This is likely to be a problem.
BEFORE the verdict: “’My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted! Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!’”
Oh, so fair trial and all!
The post came a day before Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
And note, Merchan is an inveterate, googley-eyed Trump-hater who grossly unfairly treated Trump at every turn. And yet even HE had to act on this! Probably because it was getting out anyway, and his actions are merely those of a rat jumping off a sinking ship…
Still, the fact that Merchan acted shows what a big deal this is!