Trump Trial Aftermath – GOP Must Implement Legal Reforms Preventing Political Bias – RedState

Conservative talking heads are missing two crucial points in the aftermath of the sham conviction of former President Donald Trump. First, almost any group of randomly selected jurors from the leftist enclave of New York City would convict Trump of any asserted crime, regardless of the facts or law. Judge Juan Merchan behaved despicably on the bench, but the jury was not duped by Merchan – the jury eagerly followed his lead. Second, Trump’s prospects on appeal are far grimmer than most conservative pundits assume. Juan Merchan is not the exception to the rule regarding New York’s overwhelmingly leftist and politically activist judiciary – he is par for the course. New York’s appellate judges are no more likely to rule dispassionately on Trump’s appeal than was Merchan. While righteous outrage at Merchan and the guilty verdict are appropriate, simply crying about the…