Bannon has to be shitting his pants over the jury composition

[Nevilledog]

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The fate of Steve Bannon, who once said that people should wear it as a “badge of honor” when someone calls them a racist, will be in the hands of a majority non-white jury.
11:29 AM · Jul 19, 2022

I do realize that he'll blame his conviction (if it happens) on this fact. He can't help himself.

[milestogo]

1. May he be frequently honored.

[getagrip_already]

2. he only needs one.....

And there are a lot of a-holes out there who wouldn't convict a clock of telling time if it would own the libs.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. In DC?

Probably not.

[getagrip_already]

5. what, you think there are no republican staff or

Police or federal agents or firefighters or whatever in DC?

it's loaded with political hacks. Just in smaller numbers than dems, but they are there.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. .....

I'm not too worried about Loose Cannon getting off, especially in DC.

[PortTack]

34. Same!

[old guy]

19. I'm with you.

I'll wait till the verdict is read before I celebrate.

[whopis01]

29. So far the jury trials for the J6 defendants have all resulted in convictions

That's obviously no guarantee of anything, but it is a good sign.

And to be honest, I have been surprised by that. I would have thought most juries would have been poisoned with at least one die-hard Trumper-type.

[spooky3]

32. Most of them live in MD or VA so wouldn't be eligible

and the few hard core types who do live in DC probably either weasel out of jury duty or were struck as potential jurors based on how they answered the questions. Of course it’s possible some are on the jury, but this is probably the least of our worries with everything else going on.

[33taw]

9. Completely agree.

[brush]

10. Do you do this on every Bannon thread?

Both the judge and defense attorney admitted Bannon doesn't have much of a case.

[getagrip_already]

11. just this one afaicr.....

Yes, he doesn't have a case.

But this is a jury trial. One holdout juror could cause a mistrial or a finding of innocence (I'm not a lawyer and don't know dc court rules for misdemeanor trials).

It sucks in this case, but it usually requires a unanimous vote to convict.

[calimary]

13. There is that.

I sure hope it doesn’t play out that way.

[kcr]

14. This is true for all jury trials

Many lawyers say there's no such thing as a slam dunk. That doesn't mean his odds are great.

[plimsoll]

26. I don't with Bannon, but

they couldn't get a conviction on Amon Bundy and company with video proof of them committing the crimes. So we need to remember that about 1/3 of the country don't believe it's wrong for "them" to break laws, but would send us to the gas chamber for jaywalking.

[brush]

27. It's Washington DC, not mostly white Pacific northwest.

[maxsolomon]

36. Nullifyers are everywhere.

Not just the PNW.

[brush]

40. Much, much harder to find in POC-rich and politically knowlegeable DC.

Bannon will be found guilty, probably as soon as the next couple of days.

[maxsolomon]

41. Fun dayn moyl zu Got's oyem.

From your mouth to God's ears.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. Ewwww, there's a vision that will forever remain in my brain.

Time for some intense therapy, or a complete brain wipe.

[Joinfortmill]

6. Karma, baby.

[mahina]

8. Oh gosh I haven't laughed out loud in quite some time I realized

As I heard the sound of that guffaw coming out of me. Thank you for the laughter though!

[Aviation Pro]

12. At this point he doesn't shit bricks

But full fifths of vodka.

[Torchlight]

15. My guess is the Court Jester will be in reduced circumstances

by this time next year, and counting on every dime from every corner-magazine-store speaking gig that won't cancel him at the last minute.

But far be it from me to ever call him a racist (I think his actions and words have done that far beyond whatever assistance I could offer with the utterance)

[Traildogbob]

16. How could you

Tell if he shit his pants? He looks like he always smells like it.

[Tomconroy]

17. Gonna be a very short trial and a very quick verdict.

[ToxMarz]

18. He won't have anything nice to say about them if they aquit him either

So let him have it!

[SunSeeker]

20. That jury won't know about that quote. They don't even know who he is. nt.

[Nevilledog]

22. No way some of them don't know who he is... They just don't know details.

[SunSeeker]

24. That's what I'm afraid of, that some got on that jury under false pretenses.

Particularly those who empathize with Bannon.

[PJMcK]

45. Have you served on a jury?

Trials really don't happen as they are depicted on TV or in movies. Juries look at the case as it's presented to them. Not everyone goes into the jury room with a political agenda. Most people want to do the right thing.

Bannon will be convicted. Even his lawyers know he's broken the law.

Try a little optimism.

[SunSeeker]

46. Most people have no agenda when it comes to trials for regular people.

But at trials of celebrities, jurors often lose that detachment.

Bannon is so clearly guilty that the only way he could get off is through jury nullification, like happened at the OJ Simpson trial.

[Notek]

21. Haha

That is a funny image.

However, unless they hose him down first, I'm thinking that no one including Bannon himself will even notice.

[cloudboy07]

23. Roflmfao !! now I got clean the laptop screen , but , worth it !

[FakeNoose]

25. Isn't a conviction a foregone conclusion?

I mean he is guilty of Contempt of Congress, am I right? The guy doesn't have a defense.

If the jury doesn't find him guilty then somebody is taking a bribe. What else can we conclude?

[H2O Man]

28. Jury nullification.

A person does not need to be bribed to reject the law. However, while this is Bannon's only hope, it is very unlikely.

[COL Mustard]

30. It's my birthday. A conviction would be a huge birthday gift!!!

C'mon, jury...do your stuff!

[SheltieLover]

37. Happy Bday!

[COL Mustard]

42. Thank You!!!

It’s a great day!

[SheltieLover]

44. Yw!

Glad you are having a great bday!

Many happy returns!

[Going to Canada]

31. KARMA

Yup! KARMA!

[NNadir]

33. It just doesn't get any better than this.

[Oppaloopa]

35. Can it be said in court that he once went to Italy to get office space to take down the Catholic

church. He really did this but no one would rent or sell to him. Does he do drugs?

[slightlv]

48. He's also behind the rise of Neo-Nazism

in Germany and other authoritarian regimes in Europe. Most places have had the good, common sense to kick him out. We just keep accepting him back into the country.

[Peacetrain]

38. Can you say ruh roh Steve

[mzmolly]

39. Karma

[YoshidaYui]

43. GOOD!

Trump should be next!

[James48]

47. There are only two questions to answer.

#1. Did you receive the summons to appear?

#2. Did you appear?

If the answer is yes to the first, and no to the second, that is all that is needed to convict.

[moondust]

49. Steve Banana in trouble.

[Marcuse]

50. "I demand a jury of my peers as intended by the founding fathers in the original 1787 Constitution."

[grantcart]

51. Since he wants to go Medieval that should be "Shatting in his Breeches"

[SouthernDem4ever]

52. He always looks like he's shitting his pants

[AllaN01Bear]

53. sounds like a "woke " jury. may they fry him .

[The Wizard]

54. It only takes one juror

to hang a jury.