Pretrial detention would be appropriate for someone with a history of attempted witness intimidation and with the means to flee the country

A jury of his peers have convicted him before. It’s the judges he seated that are the biggest problem.

Well yes ofcourse, I kinda forgot that’s not always to be taken for granted :-]

A jury of his peers could only be people that fail in business, sociopaths, pedophiles, and… former presidents?

He’s already been convicted by one jury. It’s not impossible