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Donald Trump’s Surprisingly Good Odds against the DOJ
National Review ^ | 6.9.23 | JIM GERAGHTY

Posted on 06/10/2023 6:52:31 AM PDT by conservative98

On the menu today: No, the news isn’t in reruns; Donald Trump has been indicted again, this time over the classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Interestingly, federal prosecutors are pursuing the case in south Florida, which is likely to be much friendlier territory for the former president than Manhattan or Washington, D.C. Are federal prosecutors way too overconfident about their ability to persuade a south Florida jury? Or do they have so much evidence and such a slam-dunk case that they’re confident they can win a conviction, even in the jurisdiction most likely to be sympathetic to Trump?

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The most interesting piece of reporting in the past 24 hours is by longtime Florida political reporter Marc Caputo over at The Messenger, who points out that by indicting Trump in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, federal prosecutors are operating in a venue much more favorable to Trump than Washington, D.C., would be:

Former federal prosecutors and seasoned defense attorneys have this blunt advice: consider trying Trump elsewhere. South Florida, they say, is a hard place to get federal convictions against political figures and celebrities.

And Trump is both.

“I would absolutely try this case in Washington D.C.,” said Richard Gregorie, a former federal prosecutor in Miami who noted that Trump has far more support in South Florida than in the nation’s liberal capital city.

“People who operate in D.C. have no idea what it’s like down here. Prosecuting politicians is hard here,” he added. “The people are just suspicious of government all over South Florida.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bidengate; districtofcolumbia; documents; doj; florida; indictment; jacksmith; jimgeraghty; manhattan; maralago; marccaputo; miami; nationalreview; richardgregorie; trump
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1 posted on 06/10/2023 6:52:31 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Not so fast, Smith https://t.co/06g40152gy— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 10, 2023


2 posted on 06/10/2023 6:52:53 AM PDT by conservative98
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I'm not a lawyer but it seems to me that the only real chance DJT has here is in the Federal appeals courts.Assuming that the trials (Manhattan,DC,Miami and Atlanta occur before the election he'll be convicted in all four. And of course state appeals courts won't reverse anything...so Federal appeals courts will be his only real option.

And by that time the damage,election-wise,will have already been done.

You've gotta give Rat Party Headquarters credit...they're clearly utterly depraved and amoral...but they sure have that lawfare thing mastered.

3 posted on 06/10/2023 6:57:58 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: conservative98

They called Gotti the Teflon Don until they finally got him. Don’t underestimate a weaponized Justice department.

We are now a banana republic


4 posted on 06/10/2023 6:58:50 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: conservative98

Thanks for posting this. It’s good to see a bit of hopeful news here.


5 posted on 06/10/2023 6:58:51 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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Good odds with leftist judges and a jury pool filled with Trump haters?


6 posted on 06/10/2023 7:00:39 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: conservative98

But Andy McCarthy says Trump is finished.


7 posted on 06/10/2023 7:01:27 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: conservative98

DOJ and the courts decided he was guilty before they decided on the charges.


8 posted on 06/10/2023 7:02:38 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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To: Gay State Conservative
If the other Republican candidates think this indictment is good for them, they are completely off-base. First, the anger this is stirring up does not equate to Trump's base just moving on to the next guy (or gal) should things go sideways for Trump.

Their only option would be to offer deep support for Trump during these times, which they will not do.

This is already evident in the statement released by DeSantis.

Notice how in the statment, DeSantis called out Hillary and Hunter as the double standard in this case when Biden and Pence are the more relevant cases.

9 posted on 06/10/2023 7:03:42 AM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Casey DeSantis? No thanks. I've already voted for too many Bushes.)
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To: Leaning Right

Stand behind Trump. Dont give in.


10 posted on 06/10/2023 7:05:43 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: The Iceman Cometh
I'm not thinking primaries.IMO DJT has the nomination if he wants it. I'm thinking November.
11 posted on 06/10/2023 7:10:24 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: conservative98

The RATS are great at judge shopping.Trump needs the best legal representation and so far they have been questionable at best.


12 posted on 06/10/2023 7:11:34 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Vaquero

The only reason they got Gotti was because Gravanomflipped and they let him walk on over 20 murders for his testimony.


13 posted on 06/10/2023 7:14:19 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Gay State Conservative

Damage to,what?

I can’t speak for anyone else, but Pres Trump is the only person getting my vote. I don’t care if he’s in Guantanamo


14 posted on 06/10/2023 7:15:21 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Gay State Conservative
Damage? I expact the Trump bump in the polls to be staggering. Who knows?

Plan B is voter nullification.

15 posted on 06/10/2023 7:17:35 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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Even if by some miracle DeSantimonious became POTUS-47 does anyone really think he will do anything towards the deep state? DeSanctus is the same warmed over $h!t in a new and improved package. WE ALL KNOW IT.


16 posted on 06/10/2023 7:20:44 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Now, now, careful, you are typing blasphemy against the sainted one. The Swiss guards will be along shortly to shut you up.


17 posted on 06/10/2023 7:24:22 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: qaz123

You can speak for me because this is not about Trump it’s about what is right, fair, just and moral.


18 posted on 06/10/2023 7:28:05 AM PDT by HerrBlucher
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To: qaz123

“Gotti was because Gravanomflipped and they let him walk on over 20 murders for his testimony.”

I think you meant Sammy “The Bull”?

Sammy ended up serving time after that was all over.


19 posted on 06/10/2023 7:29:24 AM PDT by crz
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To: central_va

I agree 100%

But I’ll say it again, stop electing the incumbent. Stop voting for Graham, thunk, barasso, Ernst, grassley.

I saw grassley the other day on Fox. Good Lord he’s almost as bad as Feinstein.


20 posted on 06/10/2023 7:30:52 AM PDT by qaz123
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