Posted on 04/03/2023 10:04:00 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former President Trump’s legal team makes a significant announcement against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s “politically motivated” indictment against him.
On Sunday, Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina expects to make a motion to dismiss any charges against the former president.
“We will take the indictment. We will dissect it. The team will look at every potential issue that we will be able to challenge and will challenge. And, of course, I very much anticipate a motion to dismiss coming because there's no law that fits this," Tacopina said during an interview on CNN.
The Trump lawyer said his team would not do anything at the arraignment because that would be “showmanship.”
The indictment of Trump will be sealed until he appears at an arrangement hearing, which is currently scheduled for Tuesday. He also said he had no reason to believe the judge assigned to the case has any bias.
“And you have a situation where, you know, the federal government, the Department of Justice, turned this matter down," Tacopina continued. "The FEC, which governs federal election laws, said there's no violation here. Yet somehow, a state prosecutor has taken a misdemeanor and tried to cobble together to make it a felony by alleging a violation of federal campaign violations. And the FEC said that doesn't exist."
Tacopina said that whether you are a Trump supporter or not, a Republican or Democrat, the fact Trump was indicted over such a flimsy event should bother anyone.
“This should really shake the core of what we believe our justice system should be about. It should not be weaponized to go after political opponents,” he said.
No more from New York
A thoughtful challenge to this judge, to keep it out of politics.
Can he suppress his TDS and follow the law and not make up some BS to justify it?
He needs to think hard about this.
Actions can have consequences beyond what we hope for.
I suspect Bragg will soon come down with COVID.
From what I understand this judge hates Trump. My guess is an immediate gag order followed by leaks designed to hurt the defense.
I’d like Trump’s team to ask for a gag order on Bragg and his office so they can sue for the obvious leaks that are coming.
In Manhattan? Ha!
“I think it is likely to get dismissed.”
I hope I’m wrong wrong can be but you’d have a better chance of winning the lottery than this being dismissed.
The fix is in......people need to understand that.
A respectable judge would dismiss this.
No judge will rule that at areignment. These are the charges how do you plead. There are only two answers. This AH judge better get on to setting a PR bail and liberal travel. Set a date for preliminary motions etc.
I hope after this the Trump team would sue Bragg back to kindergarten.
That sounds right, the motion to dismiss will be at the time they take preliminary motions.
We are all praying for President Trump.
If they can’t get a dismissal, then they’ve got to get a change of venue.
“get a change of venue”
Doesn’t the presiding judge have to grant that?.......if so that won’t happen either.
The chances of a change of venue being granted are somewhat LESS than the chances of Cindy Crawford showing up at my house tonight, begging me to do unspeakable things to her body.
Motion to recuse will likely follow the arraignment if judge shows any sort of hostility, or maybe regardless.
This is an unmistakable warning to conservatives about what happens if you defeat the liberals sacred fat cows
How will this affect NYC tourism? Won’t far fewer Rs go there now? I’m not a Trump fan but the unfairness on display is obvious to all.
“chances of Cindy Crawford showing up at my house tonight...”
isn’t she over 30 by now?
So where are the lawsuits against this crooked DA from the people harmed by him allowing felony criminals back onto the street of NY?
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