if there is a mistrial or hung jury, that would give the Merchan the chance to re-schedule and keep Trump tied up for another 6 weeks.

Trump's legal troubles could really impact his campaign. If the trial drags on or if he's convicted, it might hurt his chances, although some of his supporters might rally around him even more. If Trump does get convicted, this law site shows that he could appeal the conviction on grounds like jury bias or legal errors during the trial. This could delay any potential prison time and keep him in the race longer.

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Originally posted by Fly-Sig:
How did all of this happen? Because they thought they would get away with it.

Also, I think because they know a lot more will come to light if Trump regains the White House.

Ol' Bobby's not use to this. He's used to people kissing his ass.

I've long said that acting ability does not necessarily equate to intelligence, and DeNiro is an example of a genuinely stupid person who possesses the fluke of being very good at dress-up play-pretend.

He's not even bright enough to figure out that there would be Trump supporters outside the courthouse, especially today, and what that would mean when he showed up, running his suck.

Enjoy

https://x.com/saras76/status/1795504904808616390



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One of the Twitter comments: "Imagine a guy walking through town talking smack with bodyguards."

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Ol' Bobby's not use to this.

Yes Bobby, they were talking to you.

DeNiro is a dumb guy who can barely string three words together unless someone writes it for him. He's an old punch-drunk boxer in the ring way past his prime, he is more deluded than Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, he believes he is just like the characters he plays in movies. The last gasp out of him was maybe Casino or Heat back in 1995.

This doesn't happen in America. The jury knows that. They will find Trump "not guilty."

It has been so disappointing to me ever since DeNiro first started spouting off on Trump. I had long considered him my favorite actor. In contrast to Trump, look how pathetic he looks reading off his notes. He can't even compose himself. Trump is more at home in front of a microphone, without notes, in front of anybody than anybody.

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Originally posted by justjoe:
This doesn't happen in America. The jury knows that. They will find Trump "not guilty."

They know they are being closely watched and that their anonymity is a paper-thin shield. The risk the ire of either side of the issue, and their only protection is to do their best to get it right.

Therefore, I agree that Trump will be acquitted, or there will be a mistrial.

Then again, it's New York state, which means that logical, ethical behavior can easily take a backseat if you get 12 fanatics in a jury box.

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Originally posted by Keystoner:
It has been so disappointing to me ever since DeNiro first started spouting off on Trump. I had long considered him my favorite actor...

Agreed. I've enjoyed movies starring both Alec Baldwin and DeNiro over the years and consider them excellent actors. Only to find they're bat-shit crazy leftists. Go figure.


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It seems that most people in our society equate musical talent or acting ability or being really good at running with a little ball, with a high degree of intelligence and I'm here to tell you that it just ain't so. Plenty of fine actors are stupid- Robert DeNiro for instance, and I'm not just saying that because he's a Trump hater. If you've ever listened to DeNiro being interviewed, he comes across as not too bright. During one of the brilliant Truman Capote's appearances on The Tonight Show, Capote told Carson that he felt Marlon Brando to be one of the greatest actors, but that we was "dumb as a rock."

It is only in the last 120 years or so, that the profession of acting has risen out of the gutter.

One of my favorite comments about actors before Hollywood:

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Crude studios and outdoor sets were thrown up over a 300-square-mile area from 1908 on. Hollywood—then a bucolic settlement of 5,000—became the principle focus. It was conveniently close to the hills and to downtown L.A., but its first settlers—staid Midwesterners who had outlawed saloons and theaters—were unfriendly. Recalled pioneer director Allan Dwan: ‘We were beneath them. If we walked in the streets with out cameras, they hid their girls under their beds, closed doors and windows, and shied away.’ ‘No dogs, no actors,’ read a sign at the Hollywood Hotel.”

https://screenwritingfromiowa....rs-hollywood-c-1908/

i heard that there are two lawyers on the jury. if they have any intellectual integrity at all, no way will they let a verdict of guilty go down

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Originally posted by sse:
i heard that there are two lawyers on the jury. if they have any intellectual integrity at all, no way will they let a verdict of guilty go down

New York lawyers?
Integrity?
Surely you jest.

Trump's response to today's prosecution closing arguments. Gotta love his moxie.

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Trump's response to today's prosecution closing arguments. Gotta love his moxie.

I can't see this. Can someone post a different link or a different image host?

I agree with Joe DiGenova...guilty. Of what, I don't think anyone knows, but I'm expecting a conviction and sooner rather than later.

Hopefully at least one of the jurors has some backbone, but I believe that there's a few things going through their minds: How much money they can make on talk shows selling their story, and the fact that they are too scared to go against the machine that will destroy their lives if they don't convict. Sadly, integrity is an archaic trait.

It should be not guilty but I expect a quick guilty decision.

There's more fame, notoriety, accolades and book deals with a guilty finding than incurring the wrath of the Left over a not guilty.

But the real partisan hack in all of this is the judge. In many years of appearing in court, I've never seen someone so in the bag for one side than Marchan. It boggles the mind to think what goes on in his head when he sustains or overrules objections or even comes up with the jury instructions. It's just stunning that all pretense of fair and impartial is gone.

The quicker the verdict comes back, the more likely we can assume that it will be guilty. If it drags out more than a day, then that is better news for Trump for a hung jury. But the judge I think will just keep sending the jury back to "try again" if they are deadlocked. How long can the Judge do that? Is there a limit or can he keep the Jury indefinitely until they come up with a verdict one way or another? If there is one holdout, I could definitely see the judge wage a war of attrition on that juror until he breaks.

I just don't see an acquittal being possible, unless a 12 angry men scenario unfolds in the jury room.