Trump pins his hopes on one juror who might just be MAGA
The Bulwark reports:
“Whatever happens happens,” Trump told one person recently. “I have no control.”
But there is one clear hope MAGAville clings to: a hung jury that results in a mistrial.
If that happens, Trump allies suspect that it will be chiefly due to the one juror who has made friendly eye contact with Trump from time to time as the jury enters the room and walks right past the defense table.
“There are eight people on that jury who definitely hate Trump. If there’s one person who doesn’t, it’s [this] juror,” said one court attendee who, like others for this story, relayed their observations on condition of anonymity to The Bulwark, which is also protecting the privacy and safety of the juror in question by not disclosing identifying details.
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“There’s one juror that people are worried about and I share the worry,” Harry Litmam, a Democrat and former deputy attorney general, wrote Tuesday on X, adding he “can’t identify her or him per judge’s orders but seems less engaged and slightly irritable.”
But in the meantime, body-language augury has only grown in MAGAville.
“Whenever our allies or elected officials are in the courtroom, [the juror] sort of gets animated,” said one, noting how the person makes eye contact or gives “a smile or a nod” in the defense’s direction at times.
“When [Sen. J.D. Vance] came to court, that [juror’s] face lit up. It wasn’t the only time.”
That source said the juror also reacted favorably to Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, and Matt Gaetz.
It would not surprise me if there is one holdout, especially if this is a white guy. It might even be a good career move if he wants to be a MAGA hero. That was always a risk with this jury.
On the other hand, I can’t help but remember that Georgia Grand Jury foreperson who gave media interviews. She was clearly entranced by all the celebrities involved but didn’t vote in Trump’s favor. Some people just get starstruck. So we’ll see.