Posted on 03/20/2023 11:28:54 AM PDT by Signalman
Even if Democrats really were concerned about our convoluted election regulations, no serious person thinks New York’s district attorney has a case against Trump.
As the saying goes: If even Never Trump Jonah Goldberg doubts your wisdom in bringing criminal charges against the former president, then you know it’s a stupid case.
Nobody actually says that, but it’s one of many indicators that the indictment potentially coming this week from Democrat New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg (yes, that’s his actual name) is so absurd as to make anyone wonder if our justice system really is a joke.
Trump on Saturday announced that he expected to be arrested soon in relation to the very old, very stale, very tiresome allegation that he violated campaign finance laws when he reimbursed his lawyer for a payment made to a porn actress in order to supposedly cover up a past affair. The accusation is that Trump did it to protect his campaign and intentionally neglected to publicly disclose the payment, as would be required by law.
I think Democrats have no interest whatsoever in campaign finance violations and really just enjoy thinking about Trump’s sex life. But even if they really were concerned with the integrity of our convoluted election money regulations, no serious person thinks Bragg has a case. That’s evidenced no less than by the fact that the people who considered pursuing this charge previously eventually dropped it— including Bragg!
While Trump was in office and Bragg was a U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, his office looked at this very case and decided it wasn’t worth pursuing. It’s a horse that has been beaten to death, resuscitated, and beaten again. Then smacked on the rear one more time.
But persecuting Trump has no downside for Democrats chasing fame. And now is as good a time as any. The historic nature of putting a former president in handcuffs as he campaigns for another term is too good for a low-rent prosecutor to pass up.
Not so good for a republic that wants to last another year, let alone 200, but that’s never top of mind for people like Bragg.
Try to wrap your mind around it. The former president, the likely Republican presidential nominee in 2024, might be seen on live national television cuffed, placed in the back of a squad car, and taken to a police station for his mug shot. All this over campaign paperwork that would any other time be resolved with a corrected filing and, perhaps, a penalty fee.
And that’s only if you presume Trump is guilty. Rational people think he might have tried hiding an affair, but that it’s absolutely possible it was for other reasons. (I wonder if anyone has ever in American history tried hiding an affair for reasons outside of protecting his prospects to be elected U.S. president. Interesting question, but far from settled!)
If Bragg brings an indictment, that’s one up for him and another one down for faith in America.
I miss America (as do others)
Don’t think its going to happen either!
The lock her up crowd is now leave him alone.
I wonder if they are floating this to get people used to it, then will pull back.
Then, later they drop the real hammer with a “better” case.
Ultimately George Soros must be held accountable for this travesty. No immigrant in American history has ever done more harm to the American nation and the American people than George Soros. Bragg is a Soros stooge.
Still coming around saying stupid things I see. Ahhh... some things never change.
They keep looking for the silver bullet that will once and for all cause Trump to fall for good. That was what the whole impeachment fiasco was about, but to their astonishment it bounced right off of him along with everything else they’ve tried. This will too, if they go through with it.
Desantis 2024.
I’ve missed since Nixon’s first year as President.
So why wasn’t she locked up?
“The accusation is that Trump did it to protect his campaign and intentionally neglected to publicly disclose the payment, as would be required by law.“
All B.S. Every bit of this was front page news back at the time of the delayed “accusation” and the payoff from the shyster lawyer.
NONE of it was secret. The whole world saw it.
Btw… how much did Plugs pay HIS sexual abuse accuser??
The same reason Trump was spied on, impeached, railroaded, raided by your govt.
Your Just Us is one sided.. it is Swamp.
Isn’t Fort Bragg one of those scheduled to be renamed? They can keep the name and just say it honors Alvin Bragg instead of Braxton Bragg.
Let’s see, there is
- Trump and Stormy
- BiteMe showering with his daughter
- Hunter having sex with his niece
Yeah, Trump is the villain.
So, when will Free Willy be arrested for his $850k payment to Paula Jones?
As a Believer, I have always had a hard time accepting the theory of Evolution. However, I now believe that Democrats are descended from pond scum and are the product of the infinite negative mutations that had to have taken place. Since mutations create biological defects in a species it stands to reason that Democrats are dumber than pond scum. Which is why we need to drain the swamp.
DU troll alert!
R-I-G-H-T.
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