Posted on 04/04/2023 7:25:46 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Some, generally those who recognize a historic context within the moment of its manifest, will say that President Donald Trump carries an anointing – a protection that keeps harm from his purpose.
Others, mainly those who pontificate punditry while exclaiming, “the beginning of the end” and “the walls are closing in”, will likely gnash their horrible teeth and declare the bad man Trump is coated in Teflon. Albeit with a slowly lessening voice, while becoming even smaller than they were.
The indictment of Donald J. Trump IS HERE and the “statement of facts” IS HERE. The situation, as it is represented within the text, is even more laughable than we could have imagined. It is no wonder why the FEC, DOJ and Mueller Teams took a pass on the allegations. The entire legal construct collapses on its face.
In the statement of facts, District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Donald Trump intended to, “influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant’s electoral prospects. In order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York“… However, you will note one key element missing, the statute he supposedly violated.
What is this federal election law Bragg speaks of?
Every single one of the 34 stacked counts are contingent upon some federal violation of election law that the FEC and DOJ refused to pursue. Yet, nothing is cited.
The courts have already determined that campaign funds can be used to avoid potentially embarrassing personal information (John Edwards case). Using personal funds, or campaign funds to avoid potentially embarrassing information, is not a campaign finance violation.
But wait, it gets better…. or worse, if you dislike Trump.
Every single one of the 34 instances when business records were “falsified” to conceal payments to Trump legal counsel, Michael Cohen, happened between February 2017 and October 2017. Guess what President Trump was NOT doing within the Trump organization in 2017, running it!
When Donald J. Trump won the November 2016 presidential election, he subsequently divested from the Trump organization, handing over control to Eric Trump and the company officers and directors.
Throughout 2017, presumably when these false business records (they are not) were created, President Donald J. Trump was not directing any accounting, disbursements or business record keeping within the organization.
(Via CNN) – The text of the 19-page letter reads: “I, Donald J. Trump, hereby resign from each and every office and position I hold” in more than 400 entities listed on the following pages.
The letter is signed by Trump and dated January 19, the day before he was sworn in.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters Monday that Trump’s two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are “fully in charge of the company.”
At a press conference January 11, Trump pledged to transfer his business holdings to a trust run by the sons. He refused to sell his ownership stake, a step that many ethics lawyers say is critical to avoid conflicts of interest. (read more)
.@realDonaldTrump – we told your counsel we'd sing your praises if you divested, we meant it.
— U.S. Office of Government Ethics (@OfficeGovEthics) November 30, 2016
Tacopina is not laughing.
We are in uncharted and very dangerous waters here.
Stalin executed many of his enemies for what can fairly be described as silly reasons.
Yet it happened, and Stalin won.
The Founders were quite wise. They understood that a free press would be a check on government overreach. So the guaranteed a free press in the very first amendment.
Unfortunately, they could not foresee that the press would willingly become an arm of just one political party.
The fact remains, he’s facing a New York judge and jury.
What would be great.... to force Bragg to charge Biden for covering up Humter’s laptop.
(A gal can dream, can’t she?)
Are you gonna spam every thread on this topic with you silly quips. Damn. We all know you don’t like Trump.
>Unfortunately, they could not foresee that the press would willingly become an arm of just one political party.
I wouldn’t say that. Having read my Federalist Papers I would say that they clearly state not to let those things happen, just like they defend Federalism in the same breath as a warning by indicating that the Congress must be subject to the same law that apply to the people. (naming one example of many)
Well lo, that rule is broken, along with nearly every other safeguard indicated by the founders in Constitution, law, or other writing. Should we expect differently? No, we should expect to be in very well-charted waters that nearly always lead to trouble.
There exist DAs and AGs in securely Red states. Now that the wall’s breached, either they will follow suit, or the left will come to the understanding that no reprisal is happening and they should double and triple down.
When I was in high school in the 1960’s some classmates were cutting donuts one night with their car. Two policemen came up with their lights flashing. The officer said he was writing them up for illegal maneuvers on a public street
The driver pointed out they weren’t on a public roadway: they were on a private parking lot. The policeman said, “Then I’m going to cite you for trespassing. The hardware store you is closed and you are on their parking lot.
The young man said, “My dad owns that hardware store. He’s ok with me being in the parking lot.”
The second policeman said, “Why don’t you write him up for Failure To Do Right?”
That’s what I think is going on with this arrest of President Trump.
Headlines I saw tuesday.
Manhattan DA Deletes ‘Meet Our Team’ Page After Staffers delete Their Far-Left Twitter Accounts…
Daughter Of Judge Overseeing Donald Trump’s Case Worked On Biden-Harris Campaign…
Alvin Bragg Faces the Inconvenient Truth as People Notice NO ACTUAL LAW Is Cited in Trump Indictments
Meanwhile . . . 9th Circuit Awards President Trump $122K From Professional Whore Stormy Daniels on Same Day as Arraignment
Trump Indictment: Justice, Soviet-Style
How can you engage in election tampering when the election is over and you won? 😆
To put it more simply, the prosecutor Bragg is claiming the following:
1. Acts that happened in 2017 influenced the election in 2016.
2. Acts that the businesses did were done when Trump was President and had handed the businesses over to someone else to run. Someone else did the things Bragg wrongly claims were crimes.
<>Unfortunately, they could not foresee . . . <>
Hey numbnuts, some 240 years ago they designed a republic, which by definition places the responsibility for maintaining it on We the People.
I enjoy a spirited conversation. But I’m no fan of schoolyard insults.
So please don’t reply to me if you can’t avoid the insults.
I assumed you wouldn’t respond to my point.
I was right.
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