In an unexpected development in Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” case, Judge Merchan informed the involved parties about an incident involving a comment left on the court system’s Facebook page indicating the poster knew of the verdict before Trump was convicted.
The comment, posted on May 29, one day before Trump’s conviction, reads:
“My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted 🎉 Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!! ❤️”
The letter from Judge Merchan reads, in full:
“Today, the Court became aware of a comment that was posted on the Unified Court System’s public Facebook page and which I now bring to your attention. In the comment, the user, “Michael Anderson,” states:
“My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted 🎉 Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!! ❤️”
The comment, now labeled as one week old, responded to a routine UCS notice, posted on May 29, 2024 regarding oral arguments in the Fourth Department of the Appellate Division unrelated to this proceeding. The posting, entitled “The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, will hear oral arguments this morning at 10,” and the comment are both viewable at https://www. facebook.com/NewYorkCourts/.”
The comment was no longer visible when checked by The National Pulse.
Theoretically, if the comment is found to be true and it is revealed that a juror discussed the verdict with their cousin, Judge Merchan could rule a mistrial. However, given his record of rulings against Trump and his daughter's financial stake in the case, this outcome seems unlikely.
Read Merchan’s letter here.
