We knew the trial was a sham. The verdict was baked into the cake long before opening arguments began, but now we have evidence. Judge Merchan’s office issued a letter to Donald Trump’s defense team alerting them that one of the jurors discussed the verdict with a family member, who later shared that foreknowledge on the court’s public Facebook account.
We’ll see what happens. It could be troll bait, but this trial became more of a circus if true. The person who posted about the verdict claimed to have a cousin on the jury for Donald Trump’s hush money trial (via Fox News):
If this is legit, it should wipe out Trump’s conviction.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) June 7, 2024
Judge Juan Merchan has alerted Trump’s attorneys to a Facebook post by a supposed cousin of a Trump juror who spilled the beans that he had inside info that Trump was about to be convicted
"My cousin is a juror and says… pic.twitter.com/Tjj6F4x6XV
let’s see how this plays out, but if confirmed, my goodness https://t.co/ibbx67POa1
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 7, 2024
The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial notified his defense team on Friday of a comment on the court's public Facebook page that implies one of the jurors discussed the guilty verdict ahead of time.
Fox News obtained the letter Judge Juan Merchan shared with Trump defense attorneys and Manhattan prosecutors.
"'Today, the Court became aware of a comment that was posted on the Unified Court System's public Facebook page and which I now bring to your attention. In the comment, the user, ‘Michael Anderson,’ states:
"’My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted! Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!’"
The comment was posted on May 29 "regarding oral arguments in the Fourth Department of the Appellate Division unrelated to this proceeding."
The profile for "Michael Anderson" has little publicly available information, but the user identifies himself as a "Transabled & professional sh-- poster."
Before we discuss how this will impact the verdict, let’s see who “Michael Anderson” is and whether he has a cousin on the jury. All of this can and should be investigated. The New York Post’s Miranda Devine said the whole conviction should be tossed if true.
UPDATE: Is this fake? I wouldn't be shocked if this is too good to be true. The rigging and bias in this trial were believable from the start, but this might be a stretch. If not, well, Christmas has indeed come early.
Looks like the Facebook user who prompted today’s letter from Judge Merchan just admitted that the whole thing was fake. pic.twitter.com/iDrAJO9Wff
— Erik Uebelacker (@Uebey) June 7, 2024
Here is “Michael Anderson” who seems to be the account Judge Merchan references commenting that he is a Trump juror’s cousin. Seems a bit trolly since he self-describes as a professional shit poster but judge for yourselves: https://t.co/FVICvcYqtJ pic.twitter.com/vtFRW0r6p7
— Jacqueline Sweet (@JSweetLI) June 7, 2024
Something to ponder:
Anderson says to "take it easy" because he is just a "professional sh*tposter." pic.twitter.com/aJDhaYqcPZ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 7, 2024
Guy, judge would share letter with the parties with no due diligence — court really has no capacity to investigate and shouldn’t try. Makes sense to publicize because no reason it shouldn’t be on public record and one of the parties would have made public motion anyway.
— Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) June 7, 2024
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Editor's Note (Matt): Spencer already got this, which you can read here. Sorry for the double post.