The judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial in New York made the parties aware Friday of a post to the court system’s Facebook page. In the post, a user said, "My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted Thank you folks for all your hard work!!! The notification by the judge did not ask the parties to do anything but seemed intended to merely flag them. MORE: Trump asks judge to lift limited gag order in his hush money caseIn a separate letter, Judge Merchan granted defense attorney Todd Blanche permission to attend Trump’s pre-sentence investigation interview. Judge in Trump hush money trial flags Facebook post claiming juror spoke about case originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 08, 2024 04:30 UTC