This question will be a typical askew Lobo post. I got a good grade in CrimPro 25 years ago but I've never been a party to a criminal trial. Have no idea how this goes down. So to you serious CrimLaw Cats, particularly those familiar with NY State courts:
-If a juror is gotten to, or a family member of their is threatened and they can't serve for obvious reasons, are they just replaced by an alternate or does the whole trial shut down and a new jury seated? Is it a mistrial that has to be completely 'rebooted' from scratch? Does the judge look into how the jury was compromised and dole out punishment? Basically, is there some inherent delay advantage to fucking with a juror/juror family member so as to punt this thing even farther downfield to get closer to the election?
I know from having grown up around Sam Giancana's son-in-law and labor union leaders and trucking guys, about jury tampering to just sway a vote from 12-0 to 11-1. But none of those guys were running for President of the United States. They bought some time to marshal resources or sway a unanimous vote. Fucking with this particular Manhattan jury would seem to still come down harshly on Trump but something he can hold as political capital and drive out more votes should it not be resolved by June, but rather by October. I dunno.
It's not gonna take a MAGA lunatic much poking to go out and act on their God's behalf and do something stupid or dangerous. I thought I was being paranoid, but we've already had Trump sleep through most of the trial, somebody resigned duty over a 'medical' issue, several have expressed concern over their safety, Judge keeps appearing/disappearing with no explanation, and a dude set himself on fire outside the courthouse. And by the way, we're only 5 days into the proceedings and the only other comparable court case circus was O.J.'s and he just happened to die before this all got started. The simulation is being weirder than me. And that's saying something.