Posted on 03/31/2023 10:39:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley warned Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that New York judges, especially at the Appellate level, will not like his case against Trump.
He said: “This indictment, if it is reportedly following the theory that we’ve been talking about, is political. It’s a raw political prosecution. The indictment may come out with a crime that none of us have heard of.
“But for many months, this bootstrapping theory has been put out there, this idea that you could take a misdemeanor under New York law that has expired, that has a two year statute of limitations, and revive it by connecting it to a federal crime, in this case, the federal election violation
“Now, there’s a host of problems with that.
“First of all, it’s a federal crime the Department of Justice chose not to prosecute.
“Bragg’s own predecessor declined to prosecute it, but he is attempting to bootstrap that federal crime into a state case.
“And if that is the basis for the indictment, I think it’s rather outrageous.
“I think it’s legally pathetic.
“If he’s using the bootstrap theory, which is the only one that’s been discussed publicly, that is unprecedented.
“And I expect that New York judges will have the same reaction of many of us, including people on the left, that this doesn’t read right.
“Under Bragg’s theory, he could take any unproven federal crime and revive a long dead misdemeanor and turn it into a felony.
“That’s going to really, you know, raise concerns for a number of judges.
“But once it gets to the appellate level, he’s going to have a particularly difficult time, in my view,” he said.
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All they want is a pic of the perp to use as ammo in the coming election.
They’ve already chosen a Trump-hating judge.
It is simply malicious prosecution or misprison of prosecution.
Trump is going to sue Bragg personlly and New York State for millions and millions of dollars.
Bragg will soon have a huge sharp sword to fall on.
And I will enjoy watching.
THAT IS THE LAST THING THEY WANT........................
Is the indictment getting unsealed today??
I thought I read it would be Tuesday, but I could easily be wrong.
Tuesday.
At the arraignment.
Not before.
Some say it is full of felonies.
Highly unlikely.
Who can believe leftist leakers?
They are as truthful as Schiff.
😎
Turley is just like several other law professors and legal experts. They think it is still 1970 and laws are applied equally and justice is still blind.
The judge’s daughter worked for the Kamala Harris Presidential campaign. The chances of him be fair is practically nil. I’d love to be proven wrong, but I doubt it.
Yep they are stuck in a world that doesn’t exist anymore.
I doubt you could find an objective honest judge in NY.
Tomorrow will be interesting...
A jury of his enemies.
Unless they have a change of venue to Beijing.
Bragg is a full on commie disrupter. Personally, I think he knows the extortion money charge is weak. I believe he’ll throw in something about Trump taxes and property valuations.
I agree.
The hush money thing is a diversion.
There are so many stories out there.
There are 30 some felonies.
Or there is one felony.
And maybe the hush thing he will sacrifice and throw out another charge, made up, that he will charge him with.
He is a snake.
It will get thrown out, in 12 months or so when it is appealed.
Agreed. Totally.
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