Last week, it emerged that health insurance leaders pressured the DOJ to bring federal charges against Luigi Mangione. This week, I discovered the top 3 officials at DOJ all collected paychecks from healthcare companies before serving in government: shorturl.at/lgLIU
Because an alleged terrorist has no right to a jury; they are blocking jury nullification.
Back on my criminal procedural soapbox to tell you that the linked article (which is scary! and good to know!) does not in the slightest entail any part of “Because an alleged terrorist has no right to a jury; they are blocking jury nullification.”
It is scary and good to know that health insurance leaders have the ability to pressure DOJ officials into bringing federal charges against someone (which appear at first glance to be factually solid, even if it ends up being a bad tactical move to bring them, as I suspect). It is scary and good to know that that ability comes from financial leverage over the top of the federal justice system.
But terrorism charges don’t take away a defendant’s right to a jury. That’s not a thing. He’s an American citizen accused of crimes on US soil–he’s not getting a military tribunal like the ones so common during the “War on Terror.” The DOJ and NYS officials are certainly worried about jury nullification, but they’re not “blocking” it. By definition, it’s pretty hard to block, and often to detect.
Anyway, misinfo is everywhere, and just because you agree with someone’s big-picture opinion doesn’t mean they’re right. Check your sources.
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