I have been hearing, 'Hard to imagine that the jury will acquit on all counts'

[pbmus]

It is not comforting to hear, it is hard to imagine....

I AM LIVING IN A HARD TO IMAGINE WORLD....

[gratuitous]

1. There's a difference between acquittal and a hung jury

Considering the voluminous evidence put on by the government and the defense's refusal to put on a case, there could be a juror overwhelmed by it all who doesn't vote to convict. But it is indeed hard to imagine that all 12 jurors will vote not guilty and that Manafort walks away free. If there is a hung jury, the government can bring the case to trial again.

[Chickensoup]

2. Where u heard that?

[Grasswire2]

3. Seth Abramson's twitter feed is very good about the possibilities. nt

[LanternWaste]

4. I heard the same in regards to Papadapolous and Flynn

Both have since pleaded guilty.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Join us in the world of reality. n/t

[jberryhill]

6. What difference does it make to you?

Paul Manafort is a person with no influence or impact on your life.

Explain the difference, to you or anyone else, between (a) a world in which Manafort is convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud, and (b) a world in which Manafort is not convicted of those things.

[pbmus]

8. A...a world with justice. , B...Trump world.

[jberryhill]

9. If one defines "a world with justice" as one in which Manafort is convicted...

...then I’d suggest there is a whole lot of daily injustice which is passing you by.

[pbmus]

11. Yes, I am still one of those that dreams of people who break the laws..

That justice will prevail....

And that it is not hard to imagine ...

[jberryhill]

13. So you rejoice every time some kid is busted with a bag of weed?

[pbmus]

14. The weed laced with rat poison

Absolutely

[beachbum bob]

7. There will not be any such thing..if you have served on a jury that has

multi count charges, you systematically go thru the charges from the easy "guilty" ones first to the more complex charges last. The prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt on several of the lessor charges. Takes time to go thru the others and sometimes take a few dozen votes to come to a conclusion.

[3Hotdogs]

10. --- also was hard to imagine an Orange Shitgibbon as president.

Also hard to imagine the assholes taking over the Oregon wildlife preserve getting off, not guilty. But they did.

[Saboburns]

12. Exactly

Donald Trump is President. Fox News is the most popular news in America for the past 20 years. The Republican party conspired with Russia (RUSSIA!) to steal 2016 election. Rudy Giuliani, Trumps lawyer, is on TV daily saying such sh*t that can not be believed.

So yes. HELL YES, acquittal is possible.