“She concealed evidence regarding her political views which would have been important for the court and the parties for understanding her bias,” Ginsberg said in Tuesday’s hearing. “Based on the social media posts, it appears to me that [her answers] are misleading — intentionally,” he added.
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<><> After Hart’s role as the Stone jury foreperson became publicly known, several of her social media posts criticizing Trump were uncovered.
<><> Judge Jackson, an Obama appointee, also brought in two other jurors, both of whom said that Hart did not try to prejudice the panel and did not appear biased. Neither one was identified during the questioning. “I never had any feeling that she was attempting anything like that,” one of the jurors told the judge. Another juror said that the foreperson even slowed down deliberations so that the jury could more carefully consider one of the charges.
<><> Judge Jackson said the testimony showed that there was little evidence that Hart had acted improperly on the jury and added that Hart’s political beliefs would not be grounds for a new trial. “Posts about the president do not constitute bias against the defendant,” Jackson said. “Having an opinion about the president on some or all of his policies does not mean she can not fairly judge evidence against Roger Stone.”
Maybe she slowed it down because they were going to acquit on that charge and she wanted him guilty on all?