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Trump breaks silence on Lindsay Clancy after murder trial collapsed: 'She did a horrible, horrible thing'

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Mccloskey, J. (2026, September 5). Trump breaks silence on Lindsay Clancy after murder trial collapsed: 'She did a horrible, horrible thing'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16106449/trump-lindsay-clancy-murder-mistrial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-05 · by Jimmy Mccloskey
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Former US President Donald Trump expressed his disapproval of Lindsay Clancy's actions after a mistrial was declared in her murder trial. He stated that she "did a horrible, horrible thing" by killing her three young children and predicted that there will be consequences for her actions. The trial, which began in January 2023, ended in a hung jury with jurors unable to agree on a verdict despite over 37 hours of deliberation. A retrial seems likely, with the next hearing scheduled for September 29.
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As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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🔮 Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday afternoon.
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Clancy, 36, faces a retrial after a jury of nine women and three men were unable to agree on whether she was guilty of the murders or manslaughter of Cora, five, Dawson, three and 18-month-old Callan in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023.
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🔮 Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday afternoon.

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- Clancy Lindsay Clancy verdict: Sign up for The Crime Desk’s special edition as jury decides fate of mom accused of killing her three children - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source asserted
jury → sign → Source
President Trump has blasted Lindsay Clancy's killing of her three young children after the Massachusetts mother's murder trial collapsed. asserted
trial → blast → children
Speaking at the White House Friday, Trump said: 'It's a shame. asserted
It → speak → House
I see what's happened and it looks like it's a hung jury. asserted
it → see → ?
I think the judge has said it's going to be a mistrial, so there's going to be another trial. asserted
it → think → ?
Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. asserted
she → look → thing
But you'll find out what the price to pay is. asserted
price → find → ?
It's going to be mental institution or jail or something, but I guess they're going to go through another trial.' asserted
they → go → trial
Clancy, 36, faces a retrial after a jury of nine women and three men were unable to agree on whether she was guilty of the murders or manslaughter of Cora, five, Dawson, three and 18-month-old Callan in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. asserted
she → face → January
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday afternoon. asserted
Sullivan → declare → afternoon
President Donald Trump has branded the Lindsay Clancy case a 'tragedy' and said that the killer mom did a 'horrible' thing Lindsay Clancy is pictured in court Friday after a mistrial was declared. asserted
mistrial → brand → court
She will likely face being retried for the killings of her three young children later this year Clancy admits strangling her children with exercise bands but denies it was murder. asserted
it → face → bands
The former nurse said she was overmedicated while suffering from postpartum depression and that the cocktail of drugs she was prescribed brought on psychosis. asserted
she → say → psychosis
She tried to kill herself by jumping out the upstairs window of the home she shared with ex-husband Patrick Clancy in the wake of the killings. asserted
she → try → killings
The suicide attempt failed but left Clancy paralyzed and permanently confined to a wheelchair. asserted
attempt → fail → wheelchair
Jurors spent more than 37 hours deliberating five-and-a-half weeks of evidence, with one refusing to side with the others late Thursday and early Friday. asserted
one → spend → others
Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington sought an emergency order to try and force jurors to enter one final round of deliberations. asserted
Reddington → seek → deliberations
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz (left) has doubled down on his allegation that Clancy is a cold-blooded murdered. asserted
Clancy → double → allegation
Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington (right) says it will be impossible to find an impartial jury to retry her A hearing with a justice of Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court was held, but quickly ruled in favor of Judge Sullivan's original plan to declare a mistrial. Prosecutor Tim Cruz has not yet confirmed that he plans to try Clancy again, but a retrial seems likely. Speaking after the mistrial was declared, he maintained his view that Clancy's killings of her children were cold-blooded, calculated murder. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for September 29. Prosecutors could opt to try Clancy on identical charges - first and second-degree murder, as well as manslaughter. They could seek to retry her on less serious charges, likely manslaughter. They may also opt to have a judge decide the verdict themselves, rather than put the case to a jury again. Clancy's trial attracted international attention. On Friday afternoon, Reddington suggested it would be impossible to find an impartial panel of jurors to try a case that has attracted international attention. uncertain
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