While judges do a have a lot of power, they aren't necessarily beholden to the politicians who appoint them. Trump learned that the hard way already at the Supreme Court.
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Don’t underestimate his way of lying and cheating out of anything. All it takes is one closeted MAGA cultist on that jury.
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That does sound pretty bad. Hopefully a new judge can be assigned.