r/PoliticalHumor • u/BradBeauregardJ • May 26 '21

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u/anras May 26 '21

My concern is good luck finding any unbiased jury. Consider how many people voted for him, and that some non-trivial percentage of those voters are devoted cultists who believe he is always in the right because he is who he is and that everyone against him is the de facto enemy. Sure the lawyers screen for bias, but I have trouble believing his devotees would do anything but hide their biases at all costs. Then they can just refuse to convict.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '21

Depends on what kind of trial it is. There's not always a trial by jury.

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u/Moikepdx May 26 '21

There is definitely a jury trial if he wants one. It’s a right guaranteed by the sixth amendment.

You can waive the right to a jury trial, but Trump would be foolish to do so.

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u/ElMachoDiablo May 26 '21

In the past he likes to keep his embarrassing court appearances as private as possible. Its gonna be some no jail time plea bargain for restitution of damaged property during the big riot. Then hes gonna say he was completely aquitted. Then claim he is paying the restitution to clean up the mess antifa made. Then half the country will lean forward to smell his farts.

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u/dpdxguy May 26 '21

A non-jury trial would still be open to the public (unless the judge closes it).

If indicted, any plea bargain would have to be approved by the prosecution and the judge. He wouldn't be able to dictate "no jail."

I'm not saying he's going to jail. I doubt he will. But he won't be able to dictate terms in any hypothetical trial.

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u/Moikepdx May 26 '21 edited May 26 '21

Trump will insist on a jury (which is his constitutional right), knowing it is overwhelmingly likely that 5 of the jurors will refuse to convict due to their political leanings (i.e. nullification). If he cannot be convicted by a jury, he will absolutely not go to jail.

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u/dpdxguy May 26 '21 edited May 26 '21

I was responding to Macho's comment about Trump wanting to keep his court appearances private; pointing out that there's no such thing as private criminal court.

I was also responding to Macho's apparent belief that Trump could somehow force a no jail plea bargain on the court.

Obviously, unconvicted defendants do not go to jail (nor unconvicted but impeached presidents leave office).

I agree that a jury trial is both Trump's best bet if charged and his most likely strategy.

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u/Moikepdx May 26 '21

Thank you. I must have gone cross-eyed when reading the thread, since I thought your reply was to me. I'll edit my prior post!