The 12 jurors were denied the request on November 17 by Judge Carolyn Whittington ahead of verdict announcement on Friday . She initially said yes but changed her mind after she did legal research , according to documents filed on November 24 . It is unknown what the jurors were going to say in the statement or when they made the initial request . Documents surfaced during ongoing federal lawsuit with an individual who served on the grand jury and is fighting to speak publicly . Juror filed documents earlier this month saying prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch , misled jurors and lied to the public .
The 12 jurors were denied the request on November 17 by Judge Carolyn Whittington ahead of verdict announcement on November 24 . She initially said yes but changed her mind after she did legal research , according to documents filed on Friday . It is unknown what the jurors were going to say in the statement or when they made the initial request . Documents surfaced during ongoing federal lawsuit with an individual who served on the grand jury and is fighting to speak publicly . Juror filed documents earlier this month saying prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch , misled jurors and lied to the public .