President Trump’s Legal Team Cries Foul, Alleged Juror Misconduct

President Trump’s attorneys are calling foul on the New York jury that convicted him.

They’re claiming they’ve uncovered grave juror misconduct.

But the prosecutors are pushing back.

They’re dismissing the claims as “untested” and a ploy to shake public confidence.

As of now the allegations against the juror are a bit vague due to heavy redactions in the court documents.

What we do know is that these allegations are linked to a whistleblower.

Stay tuned for the courtroom drama that looks like it will continue well into the new year.

Trump’s Attorneys Allege Juror Misconduct in New York Case https://t.co/QW53XjWJHJ via @epochtimes

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The Hill reports:

President-elect Trump’s attorneys have accused a member of the New York jury that convicted him of wrongdoing, seeking to overturn the historic guilty verdict.

In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan unsealed Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove claimed the legal team has “evidence of grave juror misconduct during the trial.”

“The jury in this case was not anywhere near fair and impartial,” they alleged.

But prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office called the allegations “untested” and “unsworn,” casting the claim as an effort to undermine public confidence in the case.

Details of the allegations were heavily redacted and concealed from public view. Merchan said in a separate letter that he ordered the redactions to ensure the safety of jurors, who have remained anonymous, and preserve the case’s integrity.

Prosecutors said the claim by Trump’s attorneys stemmed from email exchanges between the defense and an unnamed whistleblower.

The full exchanges were not attached to the letter, they said, but excerpts apparently showed the whistleblower saying the defense’s version of events “contains inaccuracies and does not contain additional information that I never shared.” The person declined to endorse the defense’s version and ceased communication with Trump’s counsel, prosecutors said.

“As such, it cannot be determined which of the allegations counsel believe they heard are accurate,” assistant district attorney Joshua Steinglass wrote. “This is precisely why the law requires sworn allegations of fact to seek dismissal on a claim of juror misconduct.”

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct. https://t.co/oLUgmhOlxt

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We’ve seen over the year that misconduct keeps popping up in regards to the trials against President Trump.

Uh oh! It looks like there was juror misconduct in the #TrumpTrial!

We knew these jurors would not be able to avoid telling their friends and relatives that were going to get Trump

It’s time for a mistrial “with prejudice” and no retrial!

But will Merchan do the right thing? pic.twitter.com/HyfnlUVFlZ

— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) June 7, 2024

Gregg Jarrett—Legal Analyst, Fox News: “I think the most egregious case of all, of misconduct, is Jack Smith’s classified documents case in Florida…” pic.twitter.com/ApEgt2FhES

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