[anoldafvet]

"I wonder what the "elites" are going to do about this trial?"

Zimmerman will be found not guilty, then Obozo will order him arrested for violating Martin's "Civil Rights".

[SoCal Pubbie]

I think you have explained the whole process here. Obama and Holder's entire goal is to get Zimmerman in a federal court. While they might have been able to do that without state charges being brought, bringing this case to court serves several purposes.

One, it makes it look like the Feds are not anxious to target Zimmerman. After all, they let the process play out, right?

Two, it depletes Zimmerman's coffers and put him in jail (at least for a while). If he applies for a job in the future and the form says “have you ever been arrested for a felony” he has to check YES. This case has to really be a drain on him and didn't they also charge his wife for perjury wife too?

Three, it adds the “where there's smoke there's fire” effect in the minds of the jury pool for the federal jury.

Finally, when civil rights charges are brought and he's convicted, in essence not of murder but racial profiling, then Obama looks like a real hero to his base.

To you and I this case should never have been brought. To Obama, it makes perfect sense.