Once a jury starts deliberating, time is on the side of defendant.
Wait ‘till they find out what CNN has been up to.
Donald Trump is the real defendant here. Paul Manafort is only the pawn, and this case should never have been prosecuted by the Justice Department, as it relates to a problem with taxes, and properly should have been acted upon by the IRS.
This has happened before: there is one hold-out for acquittal because of reasonable doubt.
Those wanting to convict ask judge for definition of reasonable doubt.
The judge told them that reasonable doubt did not mean “all possible doubt” but was “doubt based on reason.”
Jurors who want a conviction will use this to bully the one hold-out, saying he/she is not using common sense.
Not sure about that. The jury came in quick with OJ’s verdict.
I think with 18 counts they’re probably looking at conviction on some of the lesser accounts. If he were found innocent on all they’d come in quickly.
In summary, I read this as bad for Manifort. But then again what the heck do I know.