Topic: Bookkeeping

Legal commentator Viva Frei characterizes the New York trial of Donald Trump as "judicial dog poop," noting that the charges would normally be expired misdemeanors. He criticizes Judge Merchan for allowing the prosecution to proceed without specifying the predicate felony until the very end of the trial. Frei argues that the judge’s instructions to the jury regarding non-unanimity on the underlying crime are a mockery of the American legal system.