I agree.  This thread is locked for a few hours, so everybody back to your corners.

The judge cannot do that. Mistrial and worse, for the judge.

@andy58-in-nh

Thought it was deliberated here and cited by Dershowitz that a judge somewhere had already successfully switched out a juror who was considered a holdout of sorts.   

Stranger on the Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA

The judge is way past the point of no return on conducting a legal, ethical trial.

If they vote to convict, it will not stand on appeal. But their political goal will already have been accomplished.

Besides the judge getting rich, will there be any actual legal consequences for the judge being so corrupt?

Prove your insult

Oh, and btw... That is no insult. Equine company is almost always better than Hoomin. The same goes for dogs.