The world is so weird that the judge in the Trump case (34 felony convictions) just notified all parties that a Facebook post was discovered announcing the verdict before the verdict was announced.
🚨 BREAKING: Judge Merchan sends letter to parties in NY Trump case notifying them that this comment was left on their Facebook page before the verdict:
“My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted & Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!.” pic.twitter.com/u5SBuNQs6y
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 7, 2024
Here is the official NY Court System PDF.
People v DJT 6-7-24 Letter to PartiesIt all seems legitimate, but so did the justice system.
All things being equal (and just), this is likely grounds for a mistrial and the 34 felony counts being vacated pending a retrial. Or something. The lawyers can help me out with this. I don’t have much more to add than this excellent response to the original.
According to 51 former intelligence officials, that Facebook comment is Russian disinformation.
— AdamInHTownTX (Not a Neurologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) June 7, 2024
I know he’s joking, but seriously. Jurors are forbidden from discussing the case with anyone, including each other, outside the deliberation room. This is a huge breach, but given the railroading we’ve already witnessed, can we expect anything approaching typical procedure in this circumstance?
Closing thought: What if the leak was deliberate as an escape valve for what was a very poorly handled and badly executed political persecution? It’s kind of like Biden’s sudden rebound on the border, except what Biden did was meaningless. This. This would be something.
