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philly.com - Monica Yant Kinney will be available for questions and comments at 1 p.m.

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[Comment From Guest]
what is you gut feeling on the out come of this trial?

12:57

monica - Hi everyone. Glad you could make it. Presuming you're here to talk about the Fumo case and not the Eagles.

12:59

monica - My gut feeling? That if I was a juror, after 4 months and 107 witnesses, I'd be pretty steamed. It was, if nothing else, epic.
That said, I hope they weigh each charge individually and come to thoughtful conclusion.

1:00	monica - I keep coming back to the strange defense strategy that everything Fumo did was okay, that he could have taken more. I can't fathom how that will sit with everyday working people who have to pay their way in the world.

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[Comment From Guest]
Monica -- is the Fumo legal team trying to get any of the 139 counts dismissed? I was surprised the case went to the jury, without some arguing that the government didn't make their case on some of the issues. This is from all my arm chair law school (Law and Order and CSI) so perhaps they didn't have an option to do that

1:01	monica - As I recall, two counts were dropped last week, so he now faces 137 instead of 139. Hardly a huge victory, but it should be noted.

1:01

[Comment From John Pierron]
In any of the court testimony, did the prosecution produce records of the Senate payroll in Fumo's office.... that showed whether employees were paid overtime or did he cover the overtime with the much higher salaries? And secondly..... did they turn in time sheets for their daily or weekly work ???

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monica - Hi John, Let me start by saying I didn't cover the entire trial and am not the resident expert. But if memory serves, the defense argument has always been that Team Fumo worked well beyond its 37.5 contracted hours -- and that all the "extra" work, like cleaning the boss's toilets and spying on ex-girlfriends, was out of the goodness of their hearts, an example of their love and devotion.

1:02	[Comment From guest] did you get the impression that the jury was leaning one way or the other?

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