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Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts
- ggm 4y agoRemind me, does a grand jury serve for a set term or ad hoc? As I understand it, they're ordinary schmos: the state has to convince them there is a story to be explored, such that an endictment is justified but it's said to be rare for the jurors not to proceed. Basically, Trump can claim its statist attacks on him for politics but a grand jury isn't state actors, it's moms and pops. "It's all lies" wears a bit thin.
- johng 4y agoJuror pools can be biased. Something to consider. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/metro-area/new-york-city-metro-area/party-affiliation/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-stu...
- johng 4y agohttps://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/new_york/manhattan https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/new_york/manhattan
- db48x 4y agoIn principle the grand jury should be a check on prosecutorial overreach, but in practice they virtually always rubber–stamp anything brought before them.