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Originally posted by Pathfinder
If it would have gone to a jury, I seriously doubt that the government would have lost but a few, if any, of the charges against him.
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I don't believe losing or getting aquittals is what prompted the Gov't agreement to the plea. Most potential jurors, as you say, were undoubtedly predjudiced long ago by Gov't demagoguery. My thoughts are that the defense would have used its disqualifications and jury consultants to get a couple of intelligent, fair, reasonably impartial people on the jury, resulting in a hung jury on the most serious charges, and a spectacular embarassment for the Administration.