Evening Wire: Andrew Tate Charged With Human Trafficking & Lindsay Clancy Judge Declares Mistrial | 9.4.26

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**Georgia Howe** (1:02)
The Lindsay Clancy case ends in a mistrial. Andrew Tate is hit with a fresh charge, and the commissioner of the WNBA announces she'll be stepping down. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Friday, September 4th, and this is Evening Wire.
Despite a last-minute motion from Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, the case has ended in a mistrial. The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts denied the Clancy's team's emergency motion on Friday afternoon. Afterward, Judge William Sullivan ruled Clancy's trial over in a mistrial. Here's that moment.

**William Sullivan** (1:37)
Members of the jury, at this point, I'm going to declare that the jury is deadlocked, and I'm going to declare a mistrial.

**Georgia Howe** (1:46)
The jury deadlocked 11-1, with the majority of jurors supporting acquittal.
Based on feedback the court received from the jury foreman, Clancy's defense team said one holdout ignored the reasonable doubt standard. Clancy's attorney urged the judge to remove or replace that juror.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:03)
I would suggest, Your Honor, that clearly under the First Circuit law, federal law as well as the argument to the court, Massachusetts law, that we have a juror who has, according to the foreperson, is the only person who is basically holding out, so to speak. And unfortunately, they're not holding out based on a good faith issue with the facts or with the law, but they're holding out as a result, that even though they have agreed and expressed doubt, they are refusing to apply the law as you've given it. So I would ask again that you conduct a hearing and understand that you're probably going to deny that.

**Georgia Howe** (2:38)
The judge denied the defense's request and the mistrial means that Clancy is neither convicted nor acquitted in the murder of her three children. Clancy remains charged with murder and it's likely that prosecutors will seek to have tried again.

**John Bickley** (2:51)
Republicans fight to retain control of Congress just took a slight hit. On Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a map passed last year that was expected to give Republicans one more House seat, favoring them with a seven to one split rather than the previous maps six to two split. The court sided with a leftist group that argued that the new maps needed to be approved via referendum rather than the legislature. The judge said, quote, The referendum petition was legal, sufficient and timely, and the secretary incorrectly concluded otherwise. So the old 2022 map remains in full force in effect for this election. The case centered on Missouri's Secretary of State not certifying a ballot referendum on the maps approved by the state legislature.

**Georgia Howe** (3:35)
The Socialism Conference kicked off today in Chicago with attendees told to mask up or be removed. According to the conference website, attendees are required to wear N95 or K95 masks while in official conference spaces as part of the event's COVID-19 precautions. The sole exception to the rule is conference speakers who may unmask only during their presentations. The conference calls itself an event for socialists and radical activists to study Marxism, decolonization, working class history and other topics favored by the far left.

**John Bickley** (4:08)
President Trump has named a new acting head of the US. Army.
The president moved quickly to fill the void left this week with the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. His replacement for now is Adam Tell, who currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Tell previously pulled double duty as Trump's top Senate liaison during his first administration. He played a crucial role in pushing through landmark achievements like the Abraham Accords and the launch of the US. Space Force. Trump praised his new military chief as a quote, great patriot who is respected by all. War Secretary Pete Hegseth described Tell as strong and whip smart and predicts he'll be an immediate asset to America's soldiers.