Trump hints at possible fate of Lindsay Clancy after mistrial
Trump weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy trial after her case was declared a mistrial
The long-awaited trial of Lindsay Clancy, after weeks of court proceedings, has been declared a mistrial.
The case, which has already been hogging much media attention, has also involved President Trump.
When one of the reporters asked him about the court case in Massachusetts, the president replied, "It's on television so much, it's hard not to follow it."
But on the jury's inability to reach a unanimous decision, Trump was straightforward in his response.
"It's a shame. It's a horrible tragedy," he told the reporters around him, according to Fox News.
As Clancy has been accused of killing her three children, which she herself admitted to doing, Trump also said, "She did a horrible, horrible thing. Can't be worse."
According to the president, after the case has been declared a mistrial, he said he believes the trial will restart with a new jury.
Given the nature of the crime Clancy is accused of, Trump said, "But you'll find out what the price to pay is. It's going to be a mental institution or jail or something."
Meanwhile, deadlock between the jurors, despite 36 hours of deliberations, resulted in a mistrial.
It is possible the prosecutors would retry Clancy with a new jury; however, according to CBS News, they have not decided it yet.
-
Bangkok declared disaster zone as severe flooding hits Thailand
-
Trump’s $810 million federal funding cut sparks lawmakers’ backlash
-
US-China trade tensions ease with $30 billion reciprocal tariff cuts
-
US, China agree on AI ‘communication channel’ after Trump-Xi summit
-
Trump administration blocks CNN from Air Force One amid ongoing press dispute
-
Trump is using tariff law illegally, says Alan Wolff, the trade lawyer who wrote the statute
-
New Jersey lieutenant governor faces calls to resign after sexual harassment findings
-
Trump agrees to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missiles, Zelensky says
-
Italy’s Meloni accused of courting far-right voters with new migrant school rules
-
New polls shows Democrats El-Sayed, Pappas, in the lead for two crucial Senate races
-
Andy Burnham’s high-stakes debut: What to expect at his first Labour conference as PM
-
Inquest reveals how Noah Woods left Suffolk playground before tragic death