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Trump's Civil Trial Has No Jury Because 'Nobody Asked' for One, Judge Explains (themessenger.com)
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[–] 187 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (15 children)

TL;DR, the AG asked for a bench trial, Trump's defense team didn't respond, and so Trump gets a bench trial. It's possible that a jury trial would have been disallowed in this particular case under New York law, but the defense didn't even bother to ask.

Whelp, that's on your people, Donald. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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  • [–] 75 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    You know you messed up when you run through so many good lawyers that the only people who are still willing to defend you are total goofballs.

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  • [–] 43 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    My understanding is, with possibly one or two short term exceptions, he hasn’t even had mediocre attorneys for years now. None of the big firms have wanted anything to do with him since before he was president.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    There was a good LegalEagle video the other day where he ranked all of Trumps lawyers.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhy5Y8xVHS0

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    “The Best People.”

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    AKA racists

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