A former US tax worker has pleaded guilty to the unauthorised leak of ex-president Donald Trump's personal tax records to news organisations.

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    1 year ago

    I wonder why he plead out. I feel like there would be a really high chance that at least one juror would refuse to convict.

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        1 year ago

        Yes. And you don’t get punished if you have a mistrial. But you do end up spending a fortune on lawyers and the prosecutor can choose to try you again