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.
It 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.
