The lawyer for Travis McMichael claims the judge in the case was pressured by the President, former Presidents and celebrities to hand down the harshest sentence.
claims the judge in the case was pressured by the President, former Presidents and celebrities to hand down the harshest sentence.tells TMZ, he believes the dye was cast from the jump, saying the"decision makers" were under a microscope. He says he's referring to the police, prosecutors, judge and jury.
Sheffield says anyone who voiced sympathy for his client was criticized and threatened, adding,"So the decision makers face the same fate if they don't acknowledge the narrative that has been perpetrated by Ben Crump and Lee Merritt, as well as the national media, former presidents Obama, Trump and [current President] Biden, and top-level sports athletes and entertainers."All 3 defendants were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.