Well, that and he actually was guilty. Just like being nice shouldn't be enough to get you off the hook when you're guilty being an asshole shouldn't be enough to get you to be declared guilty when you're not. In this case the system simply worked as it was designed to.

Nah that's stupid. It might delay your trial but do you really think they would just say "oh ok we won't bother"? Of course not - they'd just go ahead with the least biased jury they could find.

Probably why it's a joke.

It may take a very long time to find an impartial jury if the Trump impeachment goes to trial.

Impeachments are tried by the Senate. We know where to find them, whether they're impartial or not.

You mean, if criminal charges against Trump go to trial, which is far less likely than impeachment (which is tried by the Senate and has no requirement for impartiality) going to trial.

It almost did, I believe it took something like over 200 potential jurors before they found a unbiased jury.

Well, arguably they didn't find an unbiased jury. They just found enough jurors who'd deny being biased.

Yes, matt levine. Curious what his thoughts are on this case on Monday.

Matt Levine is an excellent read. Even for those without a finance background he makes it easy to understand. Would make an exceptional professor.

The issue with this is that I often think of a people, that are not following media (so would not know him at all), to be usually more on a conservative note with strong values. If such a people would meet Shkreli, they would send him straight to the jail.