The reason why Zenger walked out of his trial a free man and Trump walked
 out a felon is that Zenger’s jury voted to acquit and Trump’s jury voted to 
convict. This simple fact refutes most of the complaints that the former 
president made to reporters immediately after the verdict on Thursday.

Trump said, without evidence, that President Biden was responsible for his 
conviction, saying “this was done by the Biden administration in order to 
wound or hurt an opponent.” Trump also implied, again without evidence, that 
evil big-money men are out to get him, describing Manhattan District Attorney 
Alvin Bragg as a “Soros-backed D.A.” And he claimed that trial judge Juan Merchan 
was unfair, calling him “a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed 
to try this case.”

But it was 12 ordinary citizens, not Biden, Soros or Merchan, who unanimously
 pronounced Trump guilty on 34 felony counts. In fact, the Trump trial shows 
why juries have long been considered an important anti-corruption device