Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann was requested on the most recent episode of the “Pod Saves America” podcast what would give him sleepless nights if he was prosecuting former President Donald Trump.
“Jury nullification,” he responded.
“What I’ve skilled is the issue in a high-profile case of jurors who wish to get on the jury and who’re lower than candid, which is a pleasant manner of claiming ‘lie,’” Weissmann, who’s now a authorized analyst for MSNBC, advised co-host Dan Pfeiffer.
“Normally most jurors don’t wish to be on a jury,” Weissmann famous throughout a dialogue on Trump’s potential imminent indictment in particular counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
“However in high-profile issues, you might have that downside of any person actually making an attempt to sneak on who is just not intending to stick to their oath of workplace as a juror,” he stated.
“It solely takes one juror to have a hung jury,” he continued. “Even when it’s 11-1 for conviction,” Trump might nonetheless declare it’s “an enormous victory.”
“So, that may be the factor that may fear me essentially the most,” he added. “The proof appears extremely sturdy. That’s the most important factor that I might fear about.”
Trump on Tuesday claimed he had acquired “a goal letter” from the particular prosecutor. The previous president stated it gave him “a really quick 4 days to report back to the Grand Jury, which just about at all times means an Arrest and Indictment.”
Trump has this yr already been indicted for allegedly mishandling categorized paperwork, faces trial within the Stormy Daniels hush cash fee case in 2024 and stays below investigation for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election end in Georgia.
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