[j.havenfarm]

I’m not being a wise guy when I’ve predicted on this forum a 15-20% chance of a directed verdict. With a judge as embroiled as this one, that’s a very respectable likelihood. This case is covered in reversible error and Marchand does not want to get reversed. He can take out his left wing hackery on Trump through the trial, then walk him on a directed verdict with a long self-serving decision that he can fashion to try to get him a pass from the left. Not a hard needle to thread given that even leftist commentators are attacking this case

[rascal]

Wait a minute!

Is this saying that CNN has commentators on their network that see it as a “Huge Problem” that there is no evidence shown so far that Donald Trump is guilty and he might not go to jail for 136 years as everyone is hoping?

[Rockingham]

You have a point. Judge Merchan may prefer a Trump acquittal or directed verdict or mistrial to dangerous scrutiny of his conduct by an appellate court and judicial conduct agencies. After all, Merchan has already done considerable damage by permitting the prosecution to sully Trump and keep him from campaigning.

[Liz]

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[Gay State Conservative]

A directed verdict? Geeze...put down your crack pipe,man (woman?)!

[griswold3]

The goal is a guilty verdict to give Joe Biden a campaign attack on DJT, convicted Felon. Water off a ducks back with the jury cause they know the verdict will be overturned on appeal but they can walk out of the courtroom Heroes. I can’t imagine the liberal hatred directed at the one who could not convict. That juror would have to leave the country.