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The move came after widespread calls to drop the case – especially after the USA TODAY NETWORK reported jurors overwhelmingly favored acquitting Andrew Gillum.
Former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum had the courage to proceed to trial. The prosecution took its best shot to convict him and lost.
Jurors, who wrote the letter and spoke to the Tallahassee Democrat, also took the extraordinary step of weighing in on whether the government should pursue a retrial.
After five days of rocky deliberations, jurors on Thursday acquitted former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on charges of lying to federal investigators but were unable to reach a verdict on conspiracy and fraud charges.
The words "not guilty" elicited gasps from Andrew Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks supporters.