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.
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Thin on the left so far
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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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 19 Sept 2026, 20:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney
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How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led with the news that the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case had hired former Trump attorney Edward Paltzik. Both KUTV and Internewscast reported that Paltzik announced he was representing Michael P. Desronvil, the juror who caused the mistrial. They also reported that Judge William F. Sullivan declared the mistrial on September 4 due to the 11-1 jury vote. Both outlets included Desronvil's statement that he had "no doubts" about Clancy's guilt and felt he was cut off during deliberations. KUTV detailed Paltzik's previous representation of Trump in lawsuits against media companies, including Paramount Global's agreement to pay $16 million toward Trump's future presidential library. Internewscast also mentioned Paltzik's representation of Trump in lawsuits against The New York Times and ABC News, and noted Paramount Global's $16 million payment. Internewscast included comments from legal scholar Mark Astor regarding the juror's decision to hire an attorney.
Right
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- 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?
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- Is Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case hires former Trump attorney left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- 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 6 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?
- 6 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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4- Lindsay Clancy holdout juror hires former Trump attorney after mistrial (opens WTVC in a new tab)
- Clancy holdout juror taps former Trump lawyer to fight back as he’s ‘dragged through the mud’: attorney (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Clancy holdout juror taps former Trump lawyer to fight back as he’s ‘dragged through the mud’: attorney - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
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- Clancy holdout juror taps former Trump lawyer to fight back as he’s ‘dragged through the mud’: attorney (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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