Paul Manafort outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington on June 15. No one outside the courtroom can, or should, communicate with a jury about anything related to the substance of the case. Here we have the president publicly declaring that the government — the Department of Justice — is wrong to prosecute his former campaign chairman. What if Trump’s declarations reach the ears of the jury? With the jury on break and not sequestered over the weekend, what are the chances of members not learning about Trump’s intervention?

Source: Washington Post August 17, 2018 23:15 UTC