If they cannot get a guilty verdict in the Manafort trial...

[kentuck]

...it may be difficult to get a fair trial anywhere in this country?

The country is so divided that jurors, or potential jurors, are willing to overlook the facts and the evidence in the trial, simply for partisan advantage, or because they refuse to do anything that might reflect poorly on their Dear Leader.

Justice is left wanting.

We dearly hope that is not the case. But, if they cannot get a guilty verdict in the Manafort case, it would not be a good indicator.

[rzemanfl]

1. Verdict. n/t

[kentuck]

2. Thanks!

More coffee! More coffee!

[rzemanfl]

3. I think I will do just that. n/t

[MaryMagdaline]

4. This courthouse has a high conviction rate

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Means a couple of things:
Jurors in district take law enforcement seriously
Judges in district don’t let unsubstantiated charges go to the jury
Prosecutors know what they’re doing in weeding out weak or biased jurors
All of the above

Voir dire in federal court is different from state, and limited, but I have to believe prosecutors knew the political affiliations of everyone on the panel and struck any of the crazies

Lighting a candle just in case.

[spooky3]

5. Agree. And 65% of Alexandria residents have a bachelor's

Degree or higher, vs about 30% for US in general. Many professional women there, who have no love for Trump and his fellow criminals.

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Good to know

[GoCubsGo]

7. He's up on something like 20 counts.

I find it difficult to believe they're going to find him innocent on all of them.