Judge Releases 200 Pages of Broadview Six Transcripts as Juror Called DOJ Case a 'Crock'
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Updated · CNN · Jun 9
Judge Releases 200 Pages of Broadview Six Transcripts as Juror Called DOJ Case a 'Crock'
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 9
Summary
Nearly 200 pages of newly public grand jury transcripts show Chicago jurors resisted indicting the Broadview Six, with one juror telling prosecutors the case was "a crock of shit" and asking if DOJ had "unlimited tries."
The transcripts detail alleged misconduct in October: prosecutors re-presented the case three straight weeks, vouched for their evidence, challenged a skeptical juror's openness, and then excused that juror after the panel had already rejected indictment once.
A week later, the grand jury approved charges, but Judge April Perry later deemed the exchanges improper and the U.S. attorney's office dropped the case last month after she reviewed the secret record.
The release deepens a crisis for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, already backed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, as more than 100 former office alumni cite leadership failure and defense lawyers in other cases seek added scrutiny of prosecutors.