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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney

Michael P. Desronvil, the sole juror to dissent in the mistrial, has retained Edward Paltzik.

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What this story says

  • Juror Michael P. Desronvil, who was the sole dissenter in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, has hired attorney Edward Paltzik.
  • Paltzik, who previously represented Donald Trump, announced on social media that he is representing Desronvil.
  • Judge William F. Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4 after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, with the vote split 11-1.
  • Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million toward Donald Trump's future presidential library, a detail noted in reports concerning Paltzik's past representation of Trump.

Who covered it

Left 19%(33)Centre 65%(113)Right 16%(28)

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Trust

88/100

Craft

85/100

Hype

32/100

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Missing from the left

Only 33 of the 174 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Michael P. Desronvil, the juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy, has hired attorney Edward Paltzik. Paltzik, who has previously represented Donald Trump, announced on social media that he is now representing Desronvil. Judge William F. Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4 after the 12-person jury failed to reach a unanimous decision, with the vote standing at 11-1. Desronvil was the sole juror to favour convicting Clancy.

Desronvil stated that he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt. He explained that during deliberations, he felt he was being cut off when trying to explain possible theories based on the evidence. According to Desronvil, the physical evidence and witness testimony presented by the prosecution were sufficient proof that Clancy knew what she was doing and had planned her actions. Clancy, 36, was charged with first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, at their Massachusetts home. Her defence argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and lacked criminal responsibility, while prosecutors contended she acted deliberately.

Disagreement on juror's motivation

KUTV reported that Paltzik described Desronvil as "an American Hero and Champion of Justice" and stated that the juror "loves the United States of America," respects the Constitution, and supports President Donald J. Trump. Internewscast reported that legal scholar Mark Astor suggested Desronvil's decision to retain an attorney indicates he is prepared to "stand up for himself," possibly because his name and reputation were being "dragged through the mud" and he felt attacked. Internewscast also noted that Astor said the exposure from the jury duty threatens a system that relies on people being willing to serve.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated reports mention the $16 million payment Paramount Global agreed to make toward Donald Trump's future presidential library, a detail included in the centre-rated reports from KUTV and Internewscast concerning attorney Edward Paltzik's past representation of Trump.

Tags:#LindsayClancy#Mistrial#EdwardPaltzik#MichaelDesronvil#DonaldTrump#LegalNews

Coverage settled. We checked this 8 times and stopped on 24 Sept 2026, 22:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

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How each side covered it

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Left

33 rated outlets

  • The lone juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Michael P. Desronvil, stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt during deliberations. He said other jurors cut him off when he tried to explain his theories based on the evidence. Desronvil believes the prosecution presented enough proof that Clancy knew what she was doing.
  • Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, issued a statement praising his client as an "American Hero and Champion of Justice." Paltzik also stated that those who attacked Desronvil would be held accountable and that his client was in hiding for his safety.
  • Some reports noted that Desronvil's past domestic violence allegations had resurfaced. One outlet mentioned that the judge sealed the names of all jurors indefinitely due to a "real and present risk" of harm.

Centre

113 rated outlets

  • The juror who was the sole dissenter in the Lindsay Clancy trial has hired former Trump attorney Edward Paltzik. The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt and believed she knew what she was doing. He felt deliberations were cut short when he tried to explain his reasoning.
  • Paltzik announced he was representing Desronvil, calling him a "hero" and "champion of justice." He stated Desronvil respects the Constitution and supports Donald Trump. Paltzik also said Desronvil is safe in a secure, undisclosed location.
  • The reports noted that Clancy was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children. Her defense argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors contended she acted deliberately. The trial ended in a mistrial on September 4.

Right

28 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on the holdout juror hiring a former Trump attorney. WTVC, wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, and Fox News all stated that the juror, Michael P. Desronvil, retained Edward Paltzik, who previously represented Donald Trump. Several of these reports, including wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, and Fox News, highlighted that the attorney said the juror was being "dragged through the mud." Nytimespost.com and Internewscast (which is rated centre but included in the right-leaning digest reports) mentioned that a legal scholar suggested the move signals the juror is ready to "stand up for himself."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney?
Of the 174 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 19% are rated left, 65% are rated centre, 16% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 185. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 174 rated outlets on this story, 19% are rated left, 65% are rated centre, 16% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney biased?
Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney is one event reported by 185 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney?
185 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Who is Michael P. Desronvil?
Michael P. Desronvil was the sole juror who did not agree with the other 11 in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. His dissent led to a mistrial being declared by Judge William F. Sullivan on September 4. Desronvil has since hired attorney Edward Paltzik.
Why was a mistrial declared in the Lindsay Clancy case?
A mistrial was declared because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. The vote was 11-1, with Michael P. Desronvil being the sole juror who favoured convicting Lindsay Clancy. Judge William F. Sullivan declared the mistrial on September 4.
Who is Edward Paltzik and why is he representing the juror?
Edward Paltzik is an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. He announced on social media that he is representing Michael P. Desronvil, the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case. Paltzik has described Desronvil as an "American Hero and Champion of Justice."

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