Mid-air Collusion (Mueller Thread v. 19)

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Fawlty said:
Day 4 of the Manafort jury. I wonder what they are hung up on. The tax evasion should be very cut and dry, so I'm guessing they're having trouble with the whole bank loan fraud, due to the weird circumstances w/the bank exec trying to use the loan to get a job w/Trump.
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I keep picturing a jury made up of 50% Trump supporters and 50% people with brains, all of whom post in the War Room. I don't think 12 of us could agree unanimously about 18 of anything.

OeuvrePressure said:
They'll split. He's gonna skate.
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They just asked the judge "what do we do if we can't come to a consensus on one count", which reads like they have 17 counts figured out (could also mean they haven't agreed on any one count, I guess, but that's very poor wording if so). I'm thinking that is good for the prosecution, but you never know. The Judge can accept a partial verdict and then tell them to deliberate that last count. He's convening them for instructions momentarily.
 
waiguoren said:
"Can't find any criminality, so let's fall back on smearing his manliness"
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He ran on being a great businessman so it's relevant. We saw he bankrupted companies before he became a TV star, and if he was flush with cash due to criminal activity, it would just go to show how much of a fraud he is.
 
sickc0d3r said:
I keep picturing a jury made up of 50% Trump supporters and 50% people with brains, all of whom post in the War Room. I don't think 12 of us could agree unanimously about 18 of anything.


They just asked the judge "what do we do if we can't come to a consensus on one count", which reads like they have 17 counts figured out (could also mean they haven't agreed on any one count, I guess, but that's very poor wording if so). I'm thinking that is good for the prosecution, but you never know. The Judge can accept a partial verdict and then tell them to deliberate that last count. He's convening them for instructions momentarily.
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I know this forum half as well as I should like, and like less than half of the forum, half as well as they deserve.

But this is great posting, well-reasoned analysis, which makes the forum a fine setting for debate.
 
waiguoren said:
BREAKING: The jury in Paul Manafort’s fraud case indicated in a note Tuesday that it is struggling to reach a unanimous verdict on all 18 tax- and bank-fraud charges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...2e98c13528d_story.html?utm_term=.baae9ea3a60c

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Interdasting. Reuters says it's only one count the jury can't come to a consensus on:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...sks-judge-about-consensus-issue-idUSKCN1L60WU

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Jurors in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday asked the judge in his bank and tax fraud trial how to fill out a verdict form for a single count if it cannot come to a consensus on that count.

“If we cannot come to a consensus on a single count, how should we fill out the verdict form for that count?” jurors asked the judge, who read the question aloud in court.

The judge said if they were not able to reach a unanimous conclusion on any count, he would ask them if they could reach a consensus on other counts.
 
OeuvrePressure said:
I know this forum half as well as I should like, and like less than half of the forum, half as well as they deserve.

But this is great posting, well-reasoned analysis, which makes the forum a fine setting for debate.
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Bathwater said:
Interdasting. Reuters says it's only one count the jury can't come to a consensus on:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...sks-judge-about-consensus-issue-idUSKCN1L60WU

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Jurors in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday asked the judge in his bank and tax fraud trial how to fill out a verdict form for a single count if it cannot come to a consensus on that count.

“If we cannot come to a consensus on a single count, how should we fill out the verdict form for that count?” jurors asked the judge, who read the question aloud in court.

The judge said if they were not able to reach a unanimous conclusion on any count, he would ask them if they could reach a consensus on other counts.
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Ignore his misleading header and read the article he posted and you'll see it says the exact same thing.

The jury in the trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort indicated Tuesday it is split on at least one count — sending a note asking the judge for instructions on how to proceed.

Around 11 a.m. of the panel’s fourth day of deliberations, a note with a question came from the jury foreman, asking how jurors should fill out the verdict form “if we cannot come to a consensus on a single count,” said U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III. The jury also asked what that would mean for the final verdict, Ellis said.
 
PolishHeadlock said:
Ignore his misleading header and read the article he posted and you'll see it says the exact same thing.

The jury in the trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort indicated Tuesday it is split on at least one count — sending a note asking the judge for instructions on how to proceed.

Around 11 a.m. of the panel’s fourth day of deliberations, a note with a question came from the jury foreman, asking how jurors should fill out the verdict form “if we cannot come to a consensus on a single count,” said U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III. The jury also asked what that would mean for the final verdict, Ellis said.
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Good to know, thanks. Either my work is blocking content or my Chrome settings are jacked up because all I get is a newsletter sign up from the link.
 
Fawlty said:
On the plus side, you can start arguing for a pardon immediately, instead of waiting for the verdict. Very efficient.
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Either way the verdict goes, Manafort wins; he would get pardoned as surely as water is wet and Donald Trump is a liar.
 
PolishHeadlock said:
Ignore his misleading header and read the article he posted and you'll see it says the exact same thing.

The jury in the trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort indicated Tuesday it is split on at least one count — sending a note asking the judge for instructions on how to proceed.

Around 11 a.m. of the panel’s fourth day of deliberations, a note with a question came from the jury foreman, asking how jurors should fill out the verdict form “if we cannot come to a consensus on a single count,” said U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III. The jury also asked what that would mean for the final verdict, Ellis said.
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"his misleading header"

I literally copy-pasted from the front page of Washington Post. I'm not responsible for their confusing headlines.

It's amusing to me that you all are HOPING for this man to be found guilty. I only care that justice is served, so if he's guilty I hope he's convicted. Pretty sure you guys are totally convinced he's guilty of the heinous crime of working with Donald Trump and therefore he must be convicted of these tax/fraud charges.
 
Tekk said:
I heard it's only on one count though, they've reached a guilty verdict on all other counts
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I haven't seen anything on them reaching consensus on the other charges. I could see people speculating on that since they spent 3 days deliberating so you might assume it hasn't been all on this one charge but who knows.
 
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