Trump weighs in on Lindsay Clancy murder trial dubbed 'kangaroo court' by GOP leaders - Fox News

President Trump commented on the Lindsay Clancy case during an Oval Office gaggle, calling it "a horrible tragedy" and predicting a second trial after the mistrial was declared Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
Trump said Clancy would still face consequences for the deaths of her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — stating there would be "a price," whether "a mental institution or jail or something."
Clancy's defense did not dispute that she strangled her children with exercise bands in January 2023, but argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity due to postpartum psychosis, a rare and severe psychiatric condition.
After nearly a week of deliberations following the six-week trial, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial when the jury deadlocked 11 to 1, with eleven jurors favoring acquittal and one holdout. The panel comprised nine women and three men.
Clancy's defense attorney sought to remove the lone dissenting juror, citing a jury note indicating the holdout had doubt but refused to apply it, according to People.
The case became a flashpoint in online debates over women's postpartum mental health and fueled misinformation, including false claims blaming her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy. GOP lawmakers reacted strongly and dubbed the proceedings a "kangaroo court," while Democratic leaders largely stayed silent.