And for Trump, a mistrial might be nearly as good as an outright acquittal.
A sketch shows Justice Juan Merchan presiding as prosecutor Susan Hoffinger stands at the podium and former President Donald Trump sits beside his lawyer Emil Bove during jury selection of his criminal trial in New York City on April 19. | Pool photo by Jane RosenbergA politically fraught criminal case, a defendant with MAGA supporters, a New York City jury — and a single holdout juror who forced a mistrial.
The lone-holdout scenario occurred in June 2022 at the first trial of Shea, a Colorado businessman charged with financial crimes for his role in a fraudulent fundraising scheme that was advertised as an effort to privately bankroll a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “Tim Shea is a good man. He doesn’t beat his wife,” the man reportedly said during deliberations. “You just can’t vote to lynch someone.”
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