Well-known attorney Alan Dershowitz is finally giving his opinion on Trumps legal case.
Hes taken into account what everyone else has said, the location of the trial, and hes formed a view that few people will want to hear.
Dershowitz says that Trump doesnt stand a chance of getting acquitted in the case. Acquitted means hell be found not guilty.
According to Fox News, Theres no way he can get a fair trial, he told Fox Newss Sean Hannity. I dont care if Jesus, Muhammad, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thurgood Marshall defended Trump in New York, he wouldnt win this case. Hung jury? Maybe. Acquittal? Never.
However, this view isnt because he thinks that Trump is guilty. He briefly mentioned being a civil rights person in the South. He points out that if a Sherif said you spit on the sidewalk, it didnt matter whether you did. Instead, all that mattered was what the sheriff said. He further pointed out that you would still be found guilty if you had an all-White jury in the Jim Crowe period.
Then, Dershowitz states that New York City isnt like the South during the Jim Crowe era. Instead, he points out that finding an impartial jury is impossible. Dershowitz says that no one wants to admit it, but no one wants to be blamed for Trump being free if he wins another election. Fox News says, The judge in Trumps case, Dershowitz alleged, holds a similar view, refusing to transfer the trial out of Manhattan to a fairer venue out of fear that he could be similarly chastised.
Trump supporters have been quick to point out the same thing. The area where the trial takes place primarily voted for Biden in the 2020 election, signaling that Trump has an uphill battle and that the jury will likely be biased.
No matter how you look at it, no one will want to be someone everyone blames for. Trump is free. However, Dershowitz did say that it would probably be reversed during an appeal and that there was no chance this case would go to the Supreme Court.
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