Trump delivers stark verdict on Lindsay Clancy after mistrial: ‘She did a horrible thing’

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WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy case after her murder trial ended without a verdict, calling the deaths of her three children a “horrible tragedy” and saying she “did a horrible, horrible thing.”

Speaking at the White House on Friday, September 4, Trump reacted to the deadlocked jury and the mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan at Plymouth Superior Court. “It’s a shame. It’s a horrible tragedy,” Trump said. “I see what’s happened and it looks like it’s a hung jury.”

President Donald Trump speaks about Lindsay Clancy’s case in the video below, following her murder trial’s mistrial.

Donald Trump reacts to Lindsay Clancy mistrial

Trump appeared to expect another trial for Clancy, 36, who was accused of killing her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 18 months, at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023.

“I think the judge has said it’s going to be a mistrial, so there’s going to be another trial,” Trump said.

“It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing,” he added.

Trump also spoke about what could happen to Clancy next. “Can’t be worse. But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be mental institution or jail or something, but I guess they’re going to go through another trial.”

Clancy admits strangling her children with exercise bands but has denied that the killings amounted to murder.

The former nurse has said she was overmedicated while suffering from postpartum depression and that the combination of drugs she was prescribed brought on psychosis.

After the killings, Clancy attempted to take her own life by jumping from an upstairs window of the home she shared with her then-husband Patrick Clancy. The attempt failed but left her paralyzed and permanently confined to a wheelchair.

Lindsay Clancy jury deadlock leads to mistrial

The mistrial came after jurors spent more than 37 hours deliberating over five-and-a-half weeks of evidence.

The jury, made up of nine women and three men, could not agree on whether Clancy was guilty of murder or manslaughter. One juror refused to side with the others late Thursday and into Friday, leaving the panel unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington made an emergency attempt to keep the deliberations going. He sought an order that would allow the jurors to enter one final round of deliberations.

A hearing was held with a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, but the request was quickly rejected, leaving Judge Sullivan’s original plan to declare a mistrial in place.

The case has attracted international attention, and Reddington argued Friday afternoon that finding an impartial jury for another trial could be impossible because of the attention surrounding the case.

Lindsay Clancy could face another trial

Prosecutor Tim Cruz has not confirmed whether prosecutors will seek a retrial, although another trial now appears possible.

Speaking after the mistrial, Cruz maintained his view that Clancy’s killing of her children was cold-blooded and calculated murder.

Prosecutors have several options if they decide to move forward.

They could try Clancy again on the same charges, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.

They could also seek a retrial on less serious charges. Another option would be to have a judge decide the verdict rather than put the case before another jury.