Posted on 06/02/2024 11:29:48 AM PDT by Lazamataz
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has called on the United States Supreme Court to intervene in the politically motivated conviction of President Donald Trump in New York.
Trump now faces sentencing after the sweeping guilty verdict on 34 counts, sparking significant political and legal debates.
On Thursday, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business records, marking a notable moment in the political and judicial landscape of the United States.
The indictment, led by George Soros-funded Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg, concluded with this historic verdict.
Following the verdict, Trump’s legal team, represented by attorney Will Scharf, immediately announced their intention to appeal the decision.
The defense highlights the case’s potential to ascend to higher courts.
The announcement of the conviction rapidly captured national attention, setting the stage for further legal and political discourse, according to the Daily Caller.
The response from political figures was swift.
Speaker Johnson discussed the matter on national television and blasted the case.
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The answer to your question is he has done nothing. I didn’t have to read the article to know this
But not too fast...raise a few hundred mil first.
But isn’t the crime DJT was charged with a federal crime....and the feds had already decided he committed no crime?
How can a state try a person for a “crime” under a non-state law?
Well, there is one way…a unanimous verdict by the SCOTUS.”
0 chance for that.
He could simply have defunded the DOJ and didn’t.
Johnson should subpoena everyone going after Trump. From Hillary, 0bama and Bi-Dung to the top 5 levels of the FIB and DOJ, the Lawfare Institute, the prosecutors and judges participating in lawfare, ‘RAT congress critters, etc. If they refuse, file contempt referrals. Garland won’t do anything, but Trump can use it as a campaign promise that he will name a head of DOJ that will put all of them in jail if elected. And if elected, Trump should use SWAT raids to round them up, naked and in the middle of the street for hours.
They need appellate cases to be brought to them. SCOTUS would have original jurisdiction to hear this case if they want it.
I'd think that this case is ripe for SCOTUS to take because Bragg and Merchan are clearly interfering with the RNC National Convention where Trump is to be formally nominated. It's no coincidence that Merchan chose the sentencing date to be just before the convention when it would not have mattered to "justice" if he waited two more weeks. That's about six weeks away.
In this case, SCOTUS would have original jurisdiction:
Article III Section 2
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction.
I would think that "The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (IND-71543-23)" would qualify for an original jurisdiction hearing by SCOTUS.
Trump could argue that his fifth and sixth amendment protections were violated by the district attorney and the trial judge in order to convict him and sentence him in such a way as to prevent his nomination in July, which has national impact.
That's pretty ripe right now with the clock ticking to July 15.
-PJ
A state case with federal implications as well as Constitutional issues is indeed the purview of the US Supreme Court. Look at State Gun laws and cases as an example. You can pass any state law you like that isn’t proscribed by the US constitution, but you can pass laws or pass judgement in a manner that goes against the US constitution. The myriad constitutional violations in this bogus case are expressly enumerated in the US constitution so you have a federal concern here.
IMHO, these 34 fake convictions represent Bills of Attainder, using the full power of the government against a private citizen, specifically for political gain.
Bills of Attainder are expressly forbidden by law in the United States.
I’m probably wrong, but they seem to fit the definition.
I understand that.
Seems I read from a legal author that the Constitution does have language providing authority for SCOTUS to supersede the appellant courts in cases like this.
There are numerous Constitutional issues, probably 4-5.
The Jury instructions were Constitutionally defective.
The NY Court of Appeals is a joke. That’s like holding out for Hochul to be fair and law-bound.
The Truth is the SCOTUS would have interceded long ago if this was Hillary or Joe. You think they’d watch a Prosecutor run on putting Obama in jail and then let totally unprecedented charges be used to get him?
Justice is far gone, and SCOTUS just wants Trump to go away. Now they love them some Biden, Schumer, and Pelosi rhetoric.
If it doesn’t work, please tell me where does Trump go to stop the these outlawish attacks?
They have hijacked every dept in the government. There is no other place.. Congress could have helped as it was progressing, but their silence was consent to carry on..
You know if they try to put him in prison, there will be heavy reaction, and they would like that..
Unchartered territory.
Since Barry and he put Joe out there.
No .and the feds had already decided he committed no crime?
Again, no. Sources: The Indictment and the Statement of Facts.
Trump's case will have to unfortunately go through the state courts first. It's the old, exhaustion, jurisdiction, ripeness stuff.
“The more pressure on the USSC to do the right thing, the better.”
Trump has to file.
Yo Mike...you think we can classify this as a Constitutional Crisis....duhhh
Actions by any state government that has any potential to effect the most Constitutionally regulated federal office has never been done before and there is SCOTUS case precedent that such interference is forbidden.
Yes. And they’d better do it right.
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