Donald Trump posted on Truth Social during his trial about Michael Cohen, “KANGAROO COURT! A CORRUPT AND CONFLICTED JUDGE. RELIANCE ON COUNSEL (ADVISE OF COUNSEL) NOT ALLOWED BY MERCHAN, A FIRST. HIS RULINGS, ON A CASE THAT SHOULD, ACCORDING TO ALL LEGAL SCHOLARS AND EXPERTS, NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT, HAVE MADE THIS A BIDEN PUSHED WITCH HUNT. THERE WAS NO CRIME, EXCEPT FOR THE BUM THAT GOT CAUGHT STEALING FROM ME! IN GOD WE TRUST!”
Former President Donald Trump’s demeanor during his hush money trial might have left the jury “very offended”, an expert has warned via The Mirror.
It is noted this comes as the prosecution and defense present their closing arguments and the jury is set to begin their deliberations. The trial gripped the US as it could see the first time a former president has been found guilty over criminal charges.
It has come to light that Judge Merchan stated that he expects closings to take a full day, maybe longer. After that, he said, he’ll instruct jurors in the law for about an hour before sending them to deliberate.
He said that could happen as early as next Wednesday. Speaking to the Mirror, Gregory Germain, Professor of Law at Syracuse University has explained what could happen next in the trial and how Trump’s actions throughout could affect the jury’s decisions.
It has been noted that Juan Merchan found Trump repeatedly violated limited gag orders imposed on the case after the Republican presidential frontrunner spoke out about trial witnesses and jurors. Professor Germain said: “I doubt that there are any Trump supporters on the jury, and I think they are likely very offended by Trump’s conduct in and out of court, and with the unethical behaviour.
“So, even though only one juror is necessary for Trump to obtain a mistrial, and even though it’s a very flawed case, I predict that the jury will convict him.” Despite this, the professor did highlight possible flaws in the prosecution’s case.
He said: “I think the DA and the Judge are fully invested in obtaining a conviction. I think the judge will gloss over the legal issues in the jury instructions to allow a conviction by defining the legal issue around the propriety of paying hush money rather than the legality of paying hush money and how that relates to the documents charges.”
