Stalinist Judge Merchan Directs
Jury to Choose Among These Three Crimes
to Convict Trump – Jurors Don’t Have
to Unanimously Agree!
Gateway Pundit,
by
Christina Laila
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
5/29/2024 1:28:38 PM
President Trump was back in court on Wednesday morning in Alvin Bragg’s ‘hush money’ show trial in New York City.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump in April 2023 on 34 felony counts related to ‘hush payments’ he made to Stormy Daniels.
Trump was accused of paying porn star Stormy Daniels, AKA, Stephanie Clifford, ‘hush payments’ through his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a scheme to silence her and stop the story about their alleged affair from being published in the National Enquirer.
The jury deliberations began on Wednesday after Judge Merchan instructed them to choose among the three predicate crimes Trump supposedly committed.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 5/29/2024 1:41:12 PM (No. 1727231)
Meanwhile, Obie, Billary, biden the cheater, hunter, the Garlic Man, and Mayorkas, among others continue to skate.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
FJB 2022 23 24 5/29/2024 1:46:11 PM (No. 1727234)
The two lawyers on this jury should be able to see that the prosecution did not prove their case, they should also be able to see how this judge has been totally unfair to Trump thoughout. ALL the legal eagles have denounced this case and IF those two lawyers vote gulity they better be able to defend why because they will be scrutinzed, and if they vote guilty it may even affect their future for not standing up3 for what is just. If they are at all honest and worth their salt as attorneys then they better vote not guilty. Time will tell.
93 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
daisey 5/29/2024 2:06:15 PM (No. 1727238)
I read this and went ballistic. This judge needs to pay for this egregious misuse of his power. I hope he regrets this some day. I’m furious.
100 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
daisey 5/29/2024 2:07:08 PM (No. 1727239)
Sorry for second post, but is this legal?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee 5/29/2024 2:10:13 PM (No. 1727241)
I’m praying for every member of that jury to have had their eyes opened to what is happening to our justice system in this trial, as so many others have done across this country and the world. I pray that they realize their responsibility to do what is right before God - not only for Donald Trump, but for the integrity of the rule of law and the future of our government and our people, and that they will do right. It is very true that this trial isn’t about Donald Trump. It is about US - every citizen - including them.
66 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
FormerDem 5/29/2024 2:13:56 PM (No. 1727244)
Kangaroo court brought to you by the Democrat Party. If you want to be tried the same way one fine day then reward them with a vote for Biden.
43 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
jhpeters2 5/29/2024 2:16:23 PM (No. 1727247)
I might be wrong but the two lawyers on the jury are there for the sole purpose to browbeat any juror who will not agree to convict. There second purpose is to become gadflies on all msm to claim that any juror who did not vote to convict was bought and paid for by Trump world. This trial was staged and will continue to be staged - it is the marxist way.
62 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
john56 5/29/2024 2:20:31 PM (No. 1727249)
Sorry. But I don't put much faith on the lawyers on the jury to provide reason and knowledge of the law.
After all, it's the 99% of lawyers who give the remaining 1% of them a bad name.
Or, upon seeing a gravestone reading "Here lies an honest man and a lawyer," a bystander remarked "When did they start burying two men in a grave? "
54 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Mcscow sailor 5/29/2024 2:20:32 PM (No. 1727250)
Without 100% agreement on the predicate crime, by definition this would be a hung jury
53 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
Grateful 5/29/2024 2:25:26 PM (No. 1727254)
President Trump's attorneys should file an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to intervene in this judicial farce.
62 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
smokincol 5/29/2024 2:33:56 PM (No. 1727258)
how can something be so obviously criminal and yet still attempt to portray itself as a "legitimate" legal procedure?
if the circumstances weren't so dire in their nature I'd be having a good laugh at the antics of this "judge" and the prosecutorial team to try to hobnail and debilitate the only President, since Ronald Reagan, that this country can say was a "true American"
31 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
rememberwhen 5/29/2024 2:41:37 PM (No. 1727263)
Yet another reversible error by arguable the most biased judge in the history of judges.
42 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 5/29/2024 3:00:06 PM (No. 1727274)
Tar and feather the judge.
37 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
DVC 5/29/2024 3:00:59 PM (No. 1727276)
Complete Commie Crap. The jury HAS TO be unanimous even in this Kangaroo Kourt.
39 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 5/29/2024 3:06:08 PM (No. 1727284)
Third world 'justice' is tyranny. What happens if a juror disagrees with the judge?
23 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
marlon 5/29/2024 3:11:06 PM (No. 1727286)
If either or both of the lawyers vote guilty they should immediately be brought up for disbarment. A lawyer must follow the law and in knowing that this Judge is not following the law they would be just as guilty as the judge.
33 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 5/29/2024 3:34:34 PM (No. 1727299)
The 45 Show Trial brought to us by Merchan, the corrupt NY judge. Roland Freislar is congratulating Merchan from his cell in hell.
20 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Lazyman 5/29/2024 3:35:06 PM (No. 1727301)
So they don't have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that one of three possible crimes has occurred? The only thing I see for sure is that the weaponization of government is here.
29 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
Newtsche 5/29/2024 3:36:25 PM (No. 1727304)
Is there only one definition of a hanging judge?
18 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
ldb51 5/29/2024 3:52:57 PM (No. 1727307)
So this third-world judge has effectively been running three concurrent trials, in the same courtroom, with juries of 4 persons each.
Arrest? Law license? Disbarment? Exile?
28 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
BarryNo 5/29/2024 4:52:22 PM (No. 1727330)
Merchan is essentially saying, "Look, he's guilty. You simply have to give it a label on what he's guilty of."
23 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
ironchefw 5/29/2024 4:58:08 PM (No. 1727336)
If I was a juror, I wouldn't believe the colossal waste of time and money over such a victimless crime, while real crime is occurring on New York streets every day by repeat offenders that deserve punishment.
27 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
The Remnants 5/29/2024 6:04:51 PM (No. 1727371)
I am sure I am not the only one who's asking themselves, "Where did this guy go to law school?"
14 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
skacmar 5/29/2024 8:05:41 PM (No. 1727436)
Judge Merchan gave the jury a MENU of crime options to choose from so that they could pick the crime that they each best felt closest matched the prosecutions case. 12 people might all have different choices and all of the options might be chosen. How could Trump have defended himself against this if he never knew what he was actually was charged with until the jury instructions? How could Trump defend himself when the jury is allowed to choose the crime to match what they feel matched the evidence presented?
21 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
Krause 5/30/2024 6:44:10 AM (No. 1727609)
Books will be written about this Trump era of lawfare activity. It won’t be kind to characters like Merchan, Bragg, Smith, Biden, Garland, Comey, Strozk, etc., and the left media figures.
14 people like this.
According to the Supreme Court of the United States a jury must find a defendant guilty by a unanimous decision on each count. The instructions are in error. This case should be thrown out.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
janjan 5/30/2024 8:30:08 AM (No. 1727669)
Levin gave good advice. Go straight to the Supreme Court. This judge needs to be removed from the bench and disbarred. He is flagrantly violating Trump’s constitutional rights and ignoring the law to make up his own rules. We all know that Democrats are lawless, lying bottom feeders but this is outrageous and cannot stand.
13 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
Right Time 5/30/2024 8:53:19 AM (No. 1727685)
Trump IS GUILTY!
Guilty of using too much skin tanner and guilty of a bad haircut.
But totally innocent of these Fake Charges.
7 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
Kafka2 5/30/2024 9:14:26 AM (No. 1727696)
Now let see. After final arguments were completed, not one, but three alleged crimes were reviewed. All three have not been substantiated by evidence substantiated by witnesses testimony. They were unsubstantiated assertions made in the prosecution’s closing arguments. That the prosecution could not home in on one shows the prosecution was throwing out anything they thought might stick to the wall. Considering that it was likely that all could not agree on the same assertion he would accept every juror agree to any combination, he would consider it a guilty verdict. This ignores the fact agreement
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Kafka2 5/30/2024 9:20:52 AM (No. 1727701)
Correction: last line should be, this ignores the fact that acceptance of one assertion is a reject of the other two. This is not unanimous agreement if all donor agree on the same assertion.
5 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
griddog1 5/30/2024 9:31:16 AM (No. 1727710)
This poor judge will someday stand before the "Righteous Judge" with eternity set before him!
10 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
stablemoney 5/30/2024 9:32:28 AM (No. 1727711)
I notice the judge did not include the option of declaring Trump innocent in his instructions to the jury.
9 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
NancyD 5/30/2024 9:34:55 AM (No. 1727713)
Actually, the judge told us how he is fixing the verdict to what they want, if you look at what he did, it is NO way Constitutional and will not stand. It will get struck down by the Supreme Court and the Dems will be DONE for decades. It will cost them more than they bargained for.
10 people like this.
Reply 34 - Posted by:
Zigrid 5/30/2024 10:29:13 AM (No. 1727738)
This witch trial has been a set up from the start....and the questions asked for by the jury was orchestrated by the male lawyer on the jury to give "hope" to America that they could be honest in their findings....but he will be convicted so the media narrative for the weekend cocktail DC parties and Sunday fake news show can all call President Trump a convicted criminal...it's all been planned months ago...it's all so obvious.....WE stand with President Trump...forever......
5 people like this.
Reply 35 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 5/30/2024 10:37:18 AM (No. 1727745)
Poster #2 is smackdab on it! Stevie Wonder could see how wrong this is. Especially in light of Poster #1's list of miscreants.
5 people like this.
Reply 36 - Posted by:
MickTurn 5/30/2024 11:57:13 AM (No. 1727787)
I see a PRISON CELL with Merchan and Bragg's Name on them...and the Bubbas are waiting and drooling!
3 people like this.
Reply 37 - Posted by:
broken01 5/30/2024 1:43:10 PM (No. 1727847)
Whatever the verdict is I say dropship judge Merchan back to his native Columbia via a C-17 cargo plane. Complete with a "special" parachute. Along with his fellow braindead Biden supporting democrat operative leftist activist daughter.
2 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
JackBurton 5/30/2024 3:13:56 PM (No. 1727895)
So in stead of true/false or essay, the judge decided to go with multiple choice. One problem.
The fourth option is 'None of the Above.'
3 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
Watlines1 5/30/2024 9:35:48 PM (No. 1728133)
Now we know why Biden was so eager to debate President Trump.
He knew that he would not have to debate a convicted felon.
The fix was in from long ago.
Can't wait to hear the sentence this corrupt judge will impose.
0 people like this.
Reply 40 - Posted by:
DrOstrow 5/30/2024 10:52:10 PM (No. 1728173)
Somebody, or maybe several somebodies has/have been bought off !
Bought, threatened, coerced, SOMETHING !
If this is our new judicial system, you really don't want to know what I think it
will take to stop it !!
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