The jury for the trial of an online influencer charged with election interference has wrapped up its second full day of deliberation without reaching a verdict.
After more than two days of deliberation starting Monday afternoon, members of the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on the case of Douglass Mackey, who is on trial for a charge of allegedly conspiring against people’s right to vote with memes—or generally satirical online images—including one that instructed people to vote by text during the 2016 presidential election.
The jury will continue its deliberations on Thursday.
Jury deliberations can take anywhere from minutes to weeks. If the jury is not able to reach a verdict after an extended period of deliberation, the court declares a mistrial. The government can then decide between continuing to pursue the case by requesting a re-trial or dropping the case….