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Media panics that two lawyers on Trump jury will vote to acquit.

Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:56 pm
Posted by loogaroo
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:56 pm
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2 of Trump’s jurors are lawyers. Would they acquit on a technicality?
The “totally uncommon” prospect of two lawyers serving on the same jury could benefit the former president, some jury experts say.
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As if there weren’t enough plot twists in Donald Trump’s legal saga, this week’s jury selection has produced one more: At least two lawyers will sit on his jury.

That could be good news for the former president, according to some experts on juror behavior, especially if Trump’s defense team plans to mount technical legal arguments to try to win an acquittal.
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Lawyers are called for jury duty like anyone else, but they rarely serve as jurors, and it’s “totally uncommon” to see two or more lawyers on a single jury, said trial consultant Charli Morris.


But of the seven jurors selected for Trump’s hush money trial so far, one is a civil litigator at a large white-shoe law firm, and another is a corporate lawyer at a firm focused on start-ups and venture capital. Five more jurors, plus about six alternates, will be selected in the coming days.

Typically, prosecutors and defense lawyers alike try to keep lawyers off juries, fearing heightened scrutiny from members of their own profession. But in a Manhattan jury pool that is largely seen as unfavorable to the former president, Trump’s legal team might see a silver lining in having lawyers on the jury.

“They’re not emotional thinkers,” said Galina Davidoff, a Chicago-based trial consultant. “The profession requires them to do analysis, and emotional thinkers get more easily swayed by the side that goes first, that tells a good story.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/18/trump-trial-jury-lawyers-00152839
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
49043 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:58 pm to
Attorneys could be just as biased as the judge and prosecutor. They will know without a doubt that he should be acquitted, however. Just a matter of how much they care. The leftists on this board don’t leave me much hope of them being honest if they are lefties.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:58 pm to
does the media realize they are not suppose to be conniving and worried about someone not getting sent to prison?
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:06 pm to
There are over 100 lawyers nationwide prosecuting Trump.

You think SFP, Uncle Boosie, or Pedo Hank would vote to acquit?
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:06 pm to
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“They’re not emotional thinkers,”


Attorneys are more willing to bastardize our laws and judicial system to reach a desired end than anyone.
Posted by LSUTIGER in TEXAS
Member since Jan 2008
13613 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:15 pm to
Since 90-95% of lawyers are Democrats, I highly doubt the prosecution would allow a conservative lawyer anywhere near the jury box
Posted by Dixie Normus
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:19 pm to
If a lawyer is on jury duty, it’s because he/she wants to be there. I guess we’ll see why at some point.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:24 pm to
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They’re not emotional thinkers


(Laughs in "TV's dumbest lawyer" Sunny Hostin)
Posted by RougeDawg
Member since Jul 2016
5974 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:26 pm to
I would feel a lot better about it if they were two engineers.
Posted by Timeoday
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Member since Aug 2020
9574 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:55 pm to
How can you be called Media if panic occurs due to an acquittal of someone?
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
95091 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 6:11 pm to
They run the risk of being disbarred if they don't vote Trump guilty. They won't be welcomed at the Manhattan legal field galas and happenings. Find him guilty however and they'll get a heroes welcome at the galas as they retell the story of how they used all their legal know how to apply the law and sway the commoners.
Posted by TBoy
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 6:27 pm to
I have never heard of two lawyers on a single jury. Wild.
Posted by BigBinBR
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Member since Mar 2023
4574 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:15 pm to
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2 of Trump’s jurors are lawyers. Would they acquit on a technicality? The “totally uncommon” prospect of two lawyers serving on the same jury could benefit the former president, some jury experts say.


Wait is the media admitting that the outcome of the trial was supposed to be predetermined?
Posted by WB Davis
Member since May 2018
2229 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 2:37 pm to
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Media panics
Progressive media is panicking mostly about Juror #2, who per the NYT gets news only from Truth Social:

Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63572 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 2:42 pm to
Every juror regardless of profession will vote based on their bias in this one. There really isn't anything to consider otherwise.

It is pretty funny to see them openly concerned that there are people on the jury who might actually know the law though.
Posted by LSUbest
Coastal Plain
Member since Aug 2007
11578 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 2:58 pm to
Given the media's history of false fears and collaboration with the IC, it is far more likely that these two are compensated actors that will attempt to ensure the jury unanimously convicts.
Posted by spacewrangler
In my easy chair with my boots on..
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 4/21/24 at 4:59 pm to
Another set up... they can now sa,.when they issue a conviction, the not 1 but 2 lawyers were on the Jury and this must be a just verdict.

Watch and See, they'll build this up as some benefit for Trump and then later use it to say he got a fairly trial but was obviously guilty due to the 2 lawyers on Jury.

Posted by Rebel
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/21/24 at 5:15 pm to
Isn’t Dan Goldman a Manhattan attorney?
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
99821 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 5:51 pm to
Would be hilarious if the prog push against non-unanimous verdicts in criminal trials bites them in the arse.
This post was edited on 4/21/24 at 7:33 pm
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Member since Mar 2006
35078 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 7:09 pm to
Lawyer- a person skilled in circumventing the law
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