Thread by @PeteKaliner

#ChauvinTrial -- Judge is now giving the jury instructions.
Closing arguments are over.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson now alleging prosecutorial misconduct, because the prosecutor made multiple accusations that the defense lied in presenting its case.
"There's lot of law on this."

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Judge says this concern was adequately addressed by his instructions to the jury.

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Nelson now accuses Rep. Maxine Waters of threatening & intimidating the jury. I've asked the jury be sequestered from the beginning. But it hasn't.
It's highly likely jurors are aware of this. One of the jurors lives in Brooklyn Center.
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Judge Cahill: I did tell them not to watch the news.

Nelson: But it's in primetime TV shows, too. I've received 1,000s of emails. You can't avoid the pervasive coverage & crazy to think jury is free of being tainted.

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Judge: Well, Congresswoman Waters might have given you grounds for appeal.

Prosecutor: There needs to be some explicit example of proof. Not a vague statement. I don't what the context of Waters' statement was. What TV shows?

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Prosecutor: The law presumes the jury follows the judge's instructions. So, without specific examples on the record or evidence that this jury was influenced.

Defense: I can supplement the record with examples.

Judge: I'm aware of Waters' comments.

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Judge: Elected officials should stop talking about this case. Their failure to do so is abhorrent. They should respect this co-equal branch of government.
A congresswoman's opinion doesn't really matter a whole lot.
Motion for mistrial is denied.

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Judge: We investigated a rumor that a juror was talking with a national media organization. We've determined that to be not true.

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Court is now in recess - awaiting word from the jury.

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