re: #123 silverdolphin

The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial

Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.

Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?

they can ASK. and the judge can politely decline, which he would presumably do because if he asked the prosecutor his opinion, it would be something along the lines of “tell ‘em to go suck an egg.”