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.
So am I..:)
And which will be followed by “Motion denied”. The judge does not want his house turned to the ground.
Bragg and his merry band of Democrat dumbasses, do not care if they have a case or not. All they wanted was the Ham Sandwich indicted........................
First question always, Who IS the judge?
flight risk!! no bail.
Now wouldn’t THAT be a hoot?
The judge came from Columbia at the age of 7. Good possibility he is not a citizen. He will do all he can to convict Trump, gag order possibly Rikers etc. would love to see how much he has contributed to the RATS.
So, there’s a chance!
Just look at what they did to Gen. Flynn.
THIS
How can Bragg indict a person and that person does not have access to the indictment. A judge told Bragg to show it and he refused.
Per the USC, the FEC has EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction over federal campaign finance issues.
And the grounds have to be legal, not factual. Factual issues will nuke a MTD.
I still don’t quite understand why he did not remain in FL after DeSantis said he would support no extradition. I don’t see any way he gets a fair trial; there is no justice there.
It’s a railroading.
Given Trump’s track record with it comes to hiring decisions, particularly regarding lawyers, I think he should think about doing the opposite of whatever they recommend.
If it is sealed, does that mean it can be kept from the public? Leaks aside of course.
Maybe we will get lucky and he comes down with brain cancer.
There is also some chatter going around that they may impose a gag order on Trump so he will not even be able to make any comments whatsoever on the charges.
Secret grand jury, sealed indictment. Stalin was a piker.
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