Trump tells judge in fraud case to leave his children alone

SFC Casey O'Mally - You don't have much faith in our system do you?

MSG Stan Hutchison I have a ton of faith in the system - when it is allowed to operate free of corruption, influence, and malfeasance.

Unfortunately, I also have too much wisdom borne of both direct and observational experience to believe the system routinely operates in such a manner. And definitely not in this situation.

Any juror who can honestly say the know nothing about the case is too ignorant to be a worthy juror. And I understand we stand human nature and human failure. Very VERY few people can truly set aside their pre-conceived notions and biases. They will view testimony through their partisan lens. On top of that, no matter how much we state there is a presumption of innocence, jurors actually operate with a presumption of guilt. They are more inclined to believe prosecutors than they are defense. After all, we are told time and time again that prosecutors don't bring cases unless the person is guilty. Every person appearing for trial has already been indicted - a jury has ALREADY found that they have likely committed a crime.

And the more serious the crime, the more likely juries are to convict. ( https://today.duke.edu/2018/10/severity-crime-increases-jury%E2%80%99s-belief-guilt ) And all of the cases involve very serious crimes, indeed.

There will be no such thing as a fair trial in front of an unbiased jury. It is simply impossible.

SFC Casey O'Mally - So I must ask, what, in your opinion, can we, or should we do?

SFC Casey O'Mally - I have to once again repeat a favorate line:

Yes, we have a terrible system of government (including judicial).
But it beats the hell out of whatever is in second place.