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Wednesday, May 08, 2024

"I do think people had too high hopes for these cases to take the place of grass-roots organization and self-education and voting rights and getting people to the polls and basically having a more fundamental and a real conversation about what we are facing now in under 200 days," said University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle, a former assistant U.S. attorney. "I just thought courts were the last thing standing."

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IOW, it seemed easier to prosecute Trump than to beat him in a race for President.

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Justice delayed is justice denied. - William Gladstone

Of course, Trump Cultists care not a whit about justice; if they did, they would want the facts exposed at trial before they put a criminal and a traitor back into office.

No, they really don't care whether Dear Leader is those things or not, as long as they, "win".

Which is, really, another example of how education is now the leading predictor of how one votes... the lack thereof being the Republican's only hope.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-05-08 10:53 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

I disagree with the premise.

fmr Pres Trump is being prosecuted because of the crimes he has been alleged of committing.

Any electoral outcome of that prosecution is secondary, and decided by the voters. The main thing is that fmr Pres Trump stands for his alleged crimes.

Let me phrase that differently ...

If you, yeah, you, had committed those same acts that fmr Pres Trump is accused of committing, where would you be now.

I mean, right now.

Where would you be?

After multiple criminal violations of a gag order.

Where would you be?

The Justice system is going easy on fmr Pres Trump.

Convince me otherwise...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-08 10:59 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

This is true. No one who is going to vote for that conman will be be swayed by the court cases.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-08 11:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3 ... This is true. No one who is going to vote for that conman will be be swayed by the court cases. ...

Well, yeah, the Trump cult is not going to change their opinions.

What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November? (April 2024)
thehill.com

... The first-ever criminal trial of a current or former U.S. president is underway in Manhattan, renewing questions over what a potential conviction would mean for former President Trump as he campaigns for the White House.

A conviction in the New York case, where Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, wouldn't bar him from the presidential race, but it still could roil his 2024 bid and open up the possibility that this year's GOP nominee is a convicted felon.

"If he happens to be convicted on 34 counts, that takes its toll even on someone like Donald Trump, who seems to be that Teflon candidate," said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law professor and a mediator for the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ...


All that aside, I will say, simply, too soon to tell.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-08 11:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If you, yeah, you, had committed those same acts that fmr Pres Trump is accused of committing, where would you be now.
- lamplighter

On the beach.

Pick a case of his that has ever been brought against another citizen?

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-05-08 11:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Pick a case of his that has ever been brought against another citizen"

What a riot.

Point to a single charge you or I could do without fear of legal repercussions.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-05-08 11:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

@#6 ... Point to a single charge you or I could do without fear of legal repercussions. ...

Bingo.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-08 11:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He belongs in prison. Not because of politics. But because of his crimes.

#8 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-05-09 07:29 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

IOW, it seemed easier to prosecute Trump than to beat him in a race for President.

Yeah, that poor poor persecuted angel of a man.

What an idiot.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2024-05-09 09:33 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

What they miscalculate about these cases: don't worry about the people who view them as making a political martyr out of Trump. Those people who support him no matter what the circumstance, and they are not independents, or close to the majority.

Worry instead about the independents so dissatisfied with the current system that the more Trump is taken to task by the DOJ, the more that makes voting for him a middle finger to the establishment. Not his supporters - rather the people so angry they'll choose "burn it all down" over the underwhelming business-as-usual democrat.

#10 | Posted by zeropointnrg at 2024-05-09 03:38 PM | Reply

Lots of wishful thinking by the OP.
Trump will be found guilty in the election interference case.
He's going to prison or will flee to avoid prison.

#11 | Posted by a_monson at 2024-05-09 10:54 PM | Reply

After ------- tried to overthrow the government, he was impeached and Schumer said, we have better things to do than to try him, let the criminal justice system handle it.

The criminal justice system took years to investigate and bring charges against ------- and are now saying the criminal justice system won't save us, it is up to the voters to keep ------- out of power.

The voters are once again going to the polls to put Democrats in office. Vote HARDER this time!!

You see the circular pattern?

For 50 years various Democratic administrations failed to protect Roe.

Elected Democrats failed to stop McConnell from stealing a SC seat, thus leading to Dobbs.

The elected Democrats have failed to stop republicans from stacking the courts with corrupt fanatics who are conspiring to keep ------- from being held accountable or to permit the American voters to have a trial for the man who tried to overthrow our government.

The downfall of American democracy hangs in the balance of a corrupt electoral system where the vast majority of Americans have little or no say in who leads our country.

A system being infiltrated and corrupted by fanatic authoritarians who do not care what they have to do to win. So, even if Biden wins the electoral vote, there is a distinct change it simply won't matter.

But, hey, vote harder, that will save us. The democratic party will save us. The justice system will save us.

The only thing that will save us is ------- dying.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-05-09 11:20 PM | Reply

If you can't tell I am very angry that ------- is destroying this country. I, like many Americans, have a quiet pride in our democracy. I never thought I would live to see it endangered at the hands of a sick conman.

Because do not kid yourself, if ------- wins, we will see a breath-taking transformation of our country, our government and our way of life-see Project 2025.

They will dismantle the federal government; they will use the army to rip 15,000,000 people out of this country creating an incredible amount of pain and sorrow and destroying our economy. Any protest like at the colleges will face armed national guard troops who will violently disrupt any and all protests. Reproductive rights? GONE for the entire country. I would not be surprised to see Biden thrown in a jail cell. And this is not a "state's rights" type of scenario either-so the Boaz's of the world will be sorely disappointed. It will be a centralized authoritarian state. If a state does something ------- doesn't like it will not stand. But don't worry only the trans and the gays will suffer at first (well them and any politician or journalist who cause ------- any discomfort over the past 8 years).

------- will gate keep all expenditures and will withhold and redirect money away from blue states/cities (where it is generated btw) to his supporters. ------- is planning on an authoritarian, unitary executive-which means he will essentially have dictatorial power (again see Project 2025) and with the immunity he is going to get will essentially be royalty. If you think he will allow an election in 2028 you're an idiot.

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-05-09 11:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"They will dismantle the federal government; they will use the army to rip 15,000,000 people out of this country creating an incredible amount of pain and sorrow and destroying our economy."

It's weird how people just don't think this is what's gonna happen.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-10 12:15 AM | Reply

During his first term he was stopped by his incompetency and a federal bureaucracy. Next time he will have competent authoritarians in place and will dispense with the bureaucracy.

#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-05-10 10:35 AM | Reply

IOW, it seemed easier to prosecute Trump than to beat him in a race for President.

No.

Prosecuting a criminal should never be allowed to be killed by them announcing their candidacy for political office.

Donny Depends ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY AFTER he was indicted for his criminal acts.

To allow someone a get out of jail free card based solely on them declaring a campaign is a terrible precedent to establish and if it were Biden, these same morons would be screaming and yelling about it.

#16 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-05-10 11:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

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#13 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2024-05-09 11:29 PM | FLAG: "

What a fricking drama queen.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-05-11 05:54 PM | Reply

youtu.be

Explains it quite well. Even you could understand it jeff. Though you being a lying pos you would never admit it

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-05-11 06:11 PM | Reply

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