They won’t stop until our country is in full melt down mode. Scary times ahead. Why are they so afraid?????Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against charging or prosecuting a sitting president would not kick in until Inauguration Day in January, according to people familiar with the discussions.
To the surprise of no one, Judge Juan Merchan has yet again denied former President Trump’s motion for the judge to recuse himself. I am speaking, of course, about the case in which Manhattan’s elected progressive Democratic District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is prosecuting Trump. In early June, a jury found the former president and current GOP presidential nominee guilty of 34 counts of business records falsification.
It is not just that Judge Merchan had previously denied the recusal motion. The judge has signaled that, come hell or high water, he intends to sentence Trump on Sept. 18.
If you’re keeping score, that would be two days after early voting in the 2024 election begins in Pennsylvania.
The Trump defense team has been trying to stave off sentencing. And the lawyers have what, in a normal case, would be real ammunition.
On July 1, the U.S. Supreme Court held that presidents (including former presidents) are (a) presumptively immune from criminal prosecution for any official acts taken as president, and (b) absolutely immune if the official acts are core constitutional duties of the chief executive. The court instructed that this immunity extends not only to charges but to evidence. That means prosecutors are not just barred from alleging official presidential acts as crimes; they are further prohibited from even using such acts as proof offered to establish other crimes.
There is no denying that Bragg’s prosecutors used some of Trump’s official acts to prove their case. Indeed, they called as witnesses two of Trump’s White House staffers.
Unsurprisingly then, Trump’s lawyers moved post-trial to have the guilty verdicts thrown out based on the high court’s immunity ruling. Further, they again argued that Merchan should recuse himself. On that score, they claimed the lucrative political work Merchan’s daughter has done for Vice President Kamala Harris should be seen as more significant now that Harris has replaced President Biden as Trump’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming election.
I keep up and am interested in what she has to say.So now a former food blogger is a constitutional law expert? My God you guys love to get your opinions from people who have literally no idea what they are talking about about.
Why in the world should anyone care what she thinks? That's like asking Donald Trump for marriage counseling.
What? An Ohio housewife is angry about the reactions of a judge who was trying a man who tried to subvert an election he lost by 7 million popular votes? Karen needs to get back where she belongs in front of that EZ Bake oven!
I keep up and am interested in what she has to say.
Wow...a new thing called a sexist lib.What? An Ohio housewife is angry about the reactions of a judge who was trying a man who tried to subvert an election he lost by 7 million popular votes? Karen needs to get back where she belongs in front of that EZ Bake oven!
Disagree with your lame opinion.But why? She has no expertise,her opinion isn't valuable at all.
Would you go ask a Chef their opinion on how to fix your car?
The only reason you like her is that she tells you what you want to hear. That's really dangerous, they are using you and hurting discourse in America.
I wanted to use the B word but I'm a gentlemanWow...a new thing called a sexist lib.
Wow...a new thing called a sexist lib.
Disagree with your lame opinion.
She sits in the courtroom daily and has done so since J6. She is well educated on this topic and has an analysis that she shares on X. This is social media and she has a huge following for a reason. People trust her.Tell me why you disagree? Why do you give her opinion any credence at all? Why does her opinion merit any attention?
She literally is unqualified to have an opinion.
She sits in the courtroom daily and has done so since J6. She is well educated on this topic and has an analysis that she shares on X. This is social media and she has a huge following for a reason. People trust her.