Prof Turley: Only Thing Missing from Sussman Jury is Chelsea Clinton

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During a Fox News interview, Professor Jonathan Turley repeated some of the damning evidence against Clinton’s campaign attorney Michael Sussman revealed during his trial today. Turley mentioned the jury is a “nightmare” for the prosecutors. He explained that there are three Clinton donors and one juror’s daughter is on a team with Sussman’s daughter. The professor noted that the only thing missing on the jury is Chelsea Clinton.

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Professor Turley wrote about the juryย on his blog:

[Prosecutor] Shaw told the jury that the FBI โ€œshould not be used as a political tool for anyone โ€“ not Republicans. Not Democrats. Not anyone.โ€ She then added that the jurors themselves should not use this trial for their own political judgments.

Looking at the jury box, one can understand Shawโ€™s unease.ย During jury selection, one juror admitted he was a Clinton donor and could only promise to โ€œstrive for impartiality as best I can.โ€ Prosecutors objected to his being seated, but Judge Christopher Cooper overruled them.

In another exchange, a former bartender and donor to far-left Rep.ย Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezย (D-N.Y.) was told by a Sussmann defense lawyer that neither Clinton nor Trump were on trial and then asked if she could be impartial. She responded, โ€œYes, knowing thatโ€ โ€” which might suggest she would not be impartial if the campaigns were part of the trial.

Other jurors include a woman who said she thought she was a Clinton donor but could not remember; a juror whose husband worked for the Clinton 2008 campaign; and a juror who believes the legal system is racist and police departments should be defunded.

To be sure,ย D.C. voters chose Clinton over Trumpย in 2016 by a breathtaking margin: 90.9 percent to 4.1 percent. While liberal and Democratic jurors still can be fair and impartial, Judge Cooper has seated a couple jurors who seemed to struggle with the concept of impartiality.

It only takes one juror to bolt for a hung jury. It probably is best to hope the details of the coup get out into the public sphere regardless of the jury verdict.


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