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Donald Trump Is Being Denied His Constitutional Right to Due Process
Newsweek ^ | 9/8/23 | ALAN DERSHOWITZ

Posted on 09/08/2023 7:03:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The four criminal trials currently scheduled for former President Donald Trump are amongst the most significant and controversial trials in American history. It is imperative that they also be among the fairest trials in our history. Regardless of the results—acquittal, conviction, hung jury—the trials must be perceived as having been fair. The defendant must receive the benefit of all of his constitutional and statutory rights. Not only is Donald Trump on trial in these cases, but the American system of justice is on trial, not only in America but around the world.

The defendant is not only a former president; he is also the leading candidate to run against the incumbent president. Never before in our history has a leading presidential candidate been indicted, especially in the run-up to the election. If the trials themselves are unfair or even reasonably perceived to be unfair, our nation will be further divided and our standing in the world of democracies will be further damaged.

There is great desire among those who strongly oppose what Trump did in the past and what they believe he is likely to do in the future to "get" him. Many believe that the noble end of preventing Trump from being our next president justifies ignoble means, including stretching the Constitution and the law so as to assure his conviction. They believe that the reelection of President Trump would be more dangerous than compromising his constitutional rights.

The four criminal trials currently scheduled for former President Donald Trump are amongst the most significant and controversial trials in American history. It is imperative that they also be among the fairest trials in our history. Regardless of the results—acquittal, conviction, hung jury—the trials must be perceived as having been fair.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alandershowitz; civilrights; dershowitz; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; dueprocess; harassment; indictments; persecution; trump; trumpindictment
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To: Paladin2

Still can’t get over his repeatedly saying that because of the banana republic corruption and lawfare he is being denied the right to vote for a third time against Trump.


41 posted on 09/08/2023 11:13:22 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: nickcarraway

He was silent on the J6 gulag… still is. So why does he think his due process matters more than theirs.
He gave them this power with DACA amnesty, mail in ballots and the other CARES Act pieces.


42 posted on 09/09/2023 3:14:48 AM PDT by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: nickcarraway

“While amongst is considered acceptable in British English, it can be considered old-fashioned or even pretentious in American English. Your best bet is to use among.”

https://languagetool.org/insights/post/among-vs-amongst/


43 posted on 09/09/2023 4:42:08 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: Paladin2

“Unfortunately, Dersh is useless.”

As useless an your opinon?


44 posted on 09/09/2023 4:50:51 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Luke21
The ones who behave and do their bidding like Lindsey Graham will be fine and can continue to pretend to be the opposition.

Wrong. They're calling for him to be charged as well. Being a quisling only puts you a little farther back in the queue, and only for a short while. And Linda's time to face the DOJ's persecution by lawfare has come.

45 posted on 09/09/2023 4:56:32 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Candor7

I doubt it. That civil war should be raging by now. Nothing seems to be too horrible for us to accept.

I mean we have innocent people being sentenced to years in prison for thought crimes. Some have even committed suicide.


46 posted on 09/09/2023 5:05:28 AM PDT by dforest
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To: CatOwner

Nothing will happen if they put Trump behind bars. We will pretend we can have a fair election, turn on the NFL, and march down the path to hell.


47 posted on 09/09/2023 5:07:49 AM PDT by dforest
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To: nickcarraway

It is imperative that they also be among the fairest trials in our history.


Actually, to achieve their aim of intimidating the sheeple, these trials must be seen by everyone to be both unfair and unjust.


48 posted on 09/09/2023 5:43:32 AM PDT by scouter (As for me and my household... We will serve the LORD.)
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To: Candor7
If they keep it up they will have a civil war on their hands.

We're already in a civil war. The problem is, only one side is showing up.

The other side is too addicted to the leftist propaganda posing as entertainment to care.

49 posted on 09/09/2023 7:55:48 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: livius

Voted for Biden did you? Are you going to again?


50 posted on 09/09/2023 8:55:01 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: odawg

It’s more of an observation.


51 posted on 09/09/2023 9:32:40 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: algore

You do know that was a joke, right?


52 posted on 09/09/2023 12:25:22 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: nickcarraway

“t is imperative that they also be among the fairest trials in our history.”

Persecutions are never fair. They should never exist. Just the filing of them deprives a person of due process.


53 posted on 09/09/2023 12:29:38 PM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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To: Steely Tom
What they’re doing against Trump is going to be done against every Republican presidential candidate in the future.

Nope. Only if they are America first and don't support the deep state. That's not very many.

54 posted on 09/09/2023 9:43:25 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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