{"id":2262693,"date":"2024-06-07T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defense-team-notified-of-comment-found-on-new-york-court-page-predicting-outcome-of-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T21:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:36:17","slug":"trump-defense-team-notified-of-comment-found-on-new-york-court-page-predicting-outcome-of-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defense-team-notified-of-comment-found-on-new-york-court-page-predicting-outcome-of-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Defense Team Informed About Predictive Comment on New York Court Page Regarding Trial Outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-defense-team-notified-of-comment-found-on-new-york-court-page-predicting-outcome-of-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262693&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pan>small\u200c HATCH<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>    goes a long way.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We so appreciate your support. Together,\u200b we\u2019re teaming\u2064 up to fight against any 2024 election\u2019s \u2064being decided \u200dby them. Not. \u200dUs.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We\u200d will continue\u200c to expose the things\u200c you need to know\u2063 but won\u2019t see unless you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">subscribe<\/a>. Your \u2063$ can bypass social media censorship,\u2063 amplify the truth, and help keep the fight going for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>, the freedom of the \u200bpress, and President Donald \u200bTrump and his legacy, click below:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 article reports that a Facebook post, allegedly \u2064from a family member of one\u2063 of\u2064 the\u200b jurors who convicted President Trump in his New York \u200bcriminal case, has raised questions about possible\u2063 juror misconduct. The \u200dpost, which was reported by Judge Juan Merchan, stated that \u200bthe\u200c verdict\u2064 had already been decided before it was handed down. The comment was \u200daccompanied by \u200bemojis and has since been\u2064 deleted. This news has led to calls for the conviction to be vacated and raises concerns about the fairness of the trial. President Trump&#8217;s legal team\u200d has been notified and is investigating the matter. The judge is scheduled to hand down \u2062a sentence on July \u206311, just days before Trump is expected to be nominated as \u200cthe Republican \u2062Party&#8217;s \u200d2024 nominee for president. The article concludes with a note from \u2062the Deputy Managing Editor about the importance of the 2024 election and \u2064the\u2062 need for\u200c support to continue fighting against censorship and \u2064for free speech.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 3:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Attorneys for President Donald Trump were notified Friday afternoon about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> that purported to come from a family member of one of the jurors who convicted him last week in his New York criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facebook-used-facilitate-illegal-immigrants-infiltration-us-border-crossing-fake-work-credentials-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post claimed that the outcome of the trial had been decided before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-expert-jonathan-turley-provides-ray-hope-trump-guilty-verdict-case-will-reversed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the verdict<\/a> was handed down last week.<\/p>\n<p>It caught the attention of Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-matt-gaetz-torches-biden-ag-judge-merchans-daughter-profiting-off-trump-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juan Merchan<\/a>, who presided over the trial and who is scheduled to sentence Trump in just a few weeks after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of questionable business crimes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-trumps-hush-money-case-raises-questions-social-media-post-appear-rcna156128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported that Merchan flagged the post and sent it not only to Trump\u2019s legal team, but also to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/LegacyPDFS\/press\/PDFs\/People%20v%20DJT%206-7-24%20Letter%20to%20Parties.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The letter<\/a> was addressed to Trump attorney Todd Blanche and Manhattan Associate District Attorney Joshua Steinglass.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Judge Merchan sends letter to parties in NY Trump case notifying them that this comment was left on their Facebook page before the verdict:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted &#038; Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u5SBuNQs6y\">pic.twitter.com\/u5SBuNQs6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1799178304282378471?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday, the Court became aware of a comment that was posted on the Unified Court System\u2019s public Facebook page and which I now bring to your attention,\u201d Merchan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-merchan-issues-last-minute-jury-instruction-designed-convict-trump-even-jurors-dont-agree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The judge<\/a> stated that a Facebook user named Michael Anderson commented, \u201cMy cousin is a juror and said Trump is getting convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should there be an investigation into what this comment claimed?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anderson concluded, \u201cThank you folks for all your hard work!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comment was accompanied by both a party emoji and a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan reported that the comment was posted on May 29 \u2013 which was a day before a jury of 12 New Yorkers convicted Trump on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, the comment that warranted a letter to Trump\u2019s legal team is now deleted, and the network had not independently confirmed its existence.<\/p>\n<p>The news led to quick calls for the conviction to be vacated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If this is legit, it should wipe out Trump\u2019s conviction.<br \/> Judge Juan Merchan has alerted Trump\u2019s attorneys to a Facebook post by a supposed cousin of a Trump juror who spilled the beans that he had inside info that Trump was about to be convicted<br \/> \u201cMy cousin is a juror and says\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tjj6F4x6XV\">pic.twitter.com\/Tjj6F4x6XV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1799183164352475496?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uh oh! It looks like there was juror misconduct in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpTrial?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpTrial<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>We knew these jurors would not be able to avoid telling their friends and relatives that were going to get Trump<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for a mistrial \u201cwith prejudice\u201d and no retrial!<\/p>\n<p>But will Merchan do the right thing? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HyfnlUVFlZ\">pic.twitter.com\/HyfnlUVFlZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Holloway \u2708\ufe0f (@PhilHollowayEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHollowayEsq\/status\/1799180470615240743?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow, a person claiming to be the cousin of a juror posted the day before the conviction on the court\u2019s Facebook page that Trump was getting convicted. If this is confirmed, the case would likely be a mistrial. Quite the Friday news dump! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljMSmENgNx\">pic.twitter.com\/ljMSmENgNx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1799184630106693925?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether the person who posted it had really been linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-lawyer-worried-two-trump-jurors-might-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a juror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Asked for comment about the disturbing revelation, a spokesman for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-level-dr-phil-joe-biden-evil-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s<\/a> campaign told NBC, \u201cWe\u2019re investigating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team had declined to comment on the news as of early Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Merchan is scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-sentencing-date-trump-set-right-critical-election-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to hand down a sentence<\/a> on July 11 \u2014 just days before Trump is expected to be nominated as the Republican Party\u2019s 2024 nominee for president in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? 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