Jury deliberations are underway in Donald Trump’s New York City hush money trial. Judge Juan M. Merchan provided instructions to the jury Wednesday morning.
“There is no particular formula for evaluating the truthfulness and accuracy of another person’s statement,” Merchan told the jurors. “As a juror, you are asked to make a very important decision about another member of the community, Merchan added.
It may take the jury several days to reach a verdict. If the jury can’t reach a unanimous decision, a mistrial will be declared.
According to NEWSMAX, a hung jury is a very real possibility at this point, with at least one juror seemingly sympathetic to the defense.
From NEWSMAX:
Only one skeptical juror is needed to create a hung jury that would result in a mistrial.
Trump’s legal team has focused on one juror who may prevent a guilty verdict, The Bulwark’s Marc Caputo reported.
“There are eight people on that jury who definitely hate Trump. If there’s one person who doesn’t, it’s [this] juror,” one court attendee told Caputo.
Caputo further described the juror.
“As the trial has progressed since April 15, these sources relate, this juror has appeared to nod along in seeming accordance with the defense at times,” Caputo wrote. “On other occasions, the juror has seemingly reacted favorably to and made eye contact with Trump’s congressional surrogates who began joining him in court in recent weeks.”
The reporter added that the juror “lit up” when Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and some of Trump’s other high-profile supporters appeared at the courthouse.
More over at NEWSMAX:
A hung jury in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial appears to be a real possibility. Trump's legal team has focused on one juror who may prevent a guilty verdict, according to a report. https://t.co/3wNkqpRJd3
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) May 29, 2024
