i would think the judge's comments are equally devastating and could have caused a hung jury. the judge was so far beyond what is appropriate for a judge. if he had made the same kind of comments he made about the prosecution, if he had made that about the defense, it would have been reversible error for sure. his comment to rick gates mr. manafort couldn't have been paying attention if you were able to steal so much money from him, that's really devastating to the prosecution, and he made many other comments. and that worried me from the very first moment the judge started making comments against the prosecution. it could have been either one of those things that influenced the juror or it could have just been he -- she, i guess it was a female juror -- was very loyal. but mostly i have great faith in juries. they take very seriously their