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That seems appropriate, but if we ARE "Watching a Movie", this trial could be the part we've all been waiting for, where our much maligned champion finally gets to present all the receipts in one giant swamp draining enema.
~Easy
It may not reach any stage, if the Judicial System were honest.
I would think their first step would be to move to dismiss all charges.
That could happen today.
At the time of the referenced “crimes” Trump was indeed POTUS.
He announced the speech as a “Presidential Address” on The Mall weeks, if not days, before; the entire world was knowledgeable of this address.
He made overtures to Congress and SCOTUS to provide added security (declined).
A stage was built under proper oversight and logistics were relayed and to all Capitol stakeholders regarding the address.
That address was thus provided “Presidential (executive) Immunity equal to the immunity enjoyed by Congressional speech on the Floors of Congress.
If these “crimes” were observed at the time of the address, the only proper venue for trial at that time -and now- is an impeachment proceeding in Congress.
His legal team should request dismissal according to the Executive Privilege doctrine as well as improper venue.
In most blue collar crimes I’ve viewed, you nailed it nicely. The first words for the defense are generally an appeal to dismiss.
However, Destination Court Room is where Trump wants his battle for America to begin.
These junk cases can’t stand under constitutional law and John Eastman is just the constitutional law wizard to explain why that is. He is not indicted at this hour, but definitely he is in the que.
Eastman served Trump well, as the lead expert counsel to Trump and Pence, as POTUS sought hard to assure voters and state legislators they had standing to learn their election law and sure rights to object to the magic ballots and tricky electronic calculators counting them.
The whole voting process was Covid manipulated, illegal and unchecked. Three states could have made the difference.
Trump asked of Pence on J6 to call for that check.
Off to court we go.
It may not reach any stage, if the Judicial System were honest.
I would think their first step would be to move to dismiss all charges.
That could happen today.
At the time of the referenced “crimes” Trump was indeed POTUS.
He announced the speech as a “Presidential Address” on The Mall weeks, if not days, before; the entire world was knowledgeable of this address.
He made overtures to Congress and SCOTUS to provide added security (declined).
A stage was built under proper oversight and logistics were relayed and to all Capitol stakeholders regarding the address.
That address was thus provided “Presidential (executive) Immunity equal to the immunity enjoyed by Congressional speech on the Floors of Congress.
If these “crimes” were observed at the time of the address, the only proper venue for trial at that time -and now- is an impeachment proceeding in Congress.
His legal team should request dismissal according to the Executive Privilege doctrine as well as improper venue.
~~~~~~~
That seems appropriate, but if we ARE "Watching a Movie", this trial could be the part we've all been waiting for, where our much maligned champion finally gets to present all the receipts in one giant swamp draining enema.
~Easy