It’s another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier charges against James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey.
Juries really aren’t there to decide whether or not it was appropriate to do a crime. They’re there to decide if a crime happened or not.
I don’t know that it’s a good thing, but it would make it hard to to get convictions for people that are likeable or who have good excuses, or are some sort of “pillar of the community” type. A judge would probably tell you that those things are meant for sentencing.
Juries really aren’t there to decide whether or not it was appropriate to do a crime. They’re there to decide if a crime happened or not.
I don’t know that it’s a good thing, but it would make it hard to to get convictions for people that are likeable or who have good excuses, or are some sort of “pillar of the community” type. A judge would probably tell you that those things are meant for sentencing.