Judge in Trump Trial Flags Trollish Facebook Post About a ‘Juror’

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday notified both the prosecution and defense in Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial about a bizarre comment posted to the New York Courts Facebook page claiming to have insight from a “juror” prior to Trump’s conviction.

In a brief letter addressed to both defense attorney Todd Blanche and Manhattan ADA Joshua Steinglass, Merchan informed both parties that the court had “been made aware” of a comment posted to the courts system’s public Facebook page on May 29, one day before the verdict was issued. The comment, quoted in the letter, reads:

“My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted 🎉 Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!! ❤️."

Read more at The Daily Beast.