Barr: Trump hush money case will be ‘overturned’

The Hill ^ | 06.06.2024 | SARAH FORTINSKY

[ChicagoConservative27]

Former Attorney General William Barr called the New York hush money case against former President Trump an “abomination” in a Wednesday interview and said he was confident the guilty verdict will be overturned on appeal.

“When people were talking about it, I said that the case was an abomination, and I didn’t think it was going to be brought at the end of the day because it was so vaporous,” Barr told Fox News’s Jimmy Failla in an interview on “Fox Across America.”

“I was surprised they went ahead with it,” Barr said about New York prosecutors. “And it’s met its billings — that is, it was an abomination, and everyone’s talked about that.”

“But you think about, how are the American people going to react, in a very close election, if Trump loses and this case is overturned — which it will be,” Barr added. “This case will be overturned.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

A blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while..

[brownsfan]

A swamp creature pipes up to try to grab some tv time and a little cash.

Yeah, it may be overturned, after Trump has spent time in jail, and had much damage done to his campaign.

[dfwgator]

When? In 2032?

[Lazamataz]

...and this is from a NeverTrumper!

[Fido969]

From the guy who buried that laptop....

[Responsibility2nd]

When even your enemies know you were screwed... Even Pence decried it.

But still - the rank and file GOP has been quiet in their opposition to this “guilty of something” verdict.

[fruser1]

Has he changed his mind about the election?

Or does he believe that:

-in 2016 the gov colluded to spy on the Trump campaign illegally and attempt to impeach via the same fraudulent russia hoax.

-in 2024, the gov colluded to persecute Trump again, but this time in court, and again with false accusations.

-But in 2020, in between these two persecutions, the dems were playing nice, and those two simultaneous count stops in swing states that allowed election officials to kick out observers were nothing of consequence and just coincidentally simultaneous.

[Yo-Yo]

-But in 2020, in between these two persecutions, the dems were playing nice,

I wouldn't exactly call two impeachments 'playing nice.'

[fwdude]

This ought to inform Barr who the real enemy is, and it isn’t Donald Trump. He should have acted accordingly.

[Ann Archy]

That elite SNOB got interviewed by Jimmy Failla??? Unbelievable.

[fwdude]

No skin off the Communists’ noses. This was just one more pile of feces that the Democommunists threw at the wall to see if it would stick. It won’t, but now there is a huge s*** stain on the wall.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Great summary.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

When? In 2032? From what I've heard, in a few months it will go through the first appellate level in New York, were it is likely to be upheld by elected judges. Next step is the New York Appellate Court, the highest court in New York State, where it is considered 50-50. Then on to SCOTUS, where is will almost certainly be overturned, if it gets that far, perhaps 9-0. Trump could ask for an expedited SCOTUS ruling, but politically having that denied would be a political win for Biden. SCOTUS is supposed to be apolitical, and generally defer to state courts in matters of state laws, but this is certainly a case with national implications, and Trump's constitutional rights were clearly trampled upon.

I believe that SCOTUS could act sua sponte, that is on its own initiative, and take up the case without any action on Trump's behalf, but that would make the court appear to be acting politically, so they would likely refrain.

[libertylover]

I predicted during the “trial”: high probability of conviction.

Now I predict: high probability of being overturned (at some point).

[stars & stripes forever]

“But you think about, how are the American people going to react, in a very close election, if Trump loses and this case is overturned — which it will be,” Barr added. “This case will be overturned.”

You should know, Mr. Barr. Your inaction caused it to happen once before.

[gbaker]

Barr wants to be AG again. No thanks

[Nogara]

For me, an Attorney of 28 years, this is why the convictions cannot withstand appellate scrutiny.

Go to pages 34 and 35 of the jury instructions which show what the jury was specifically asked by the judge to find in order to find Trump Guilty. Focus on element 2.

“COUNT-SPECIFIC
In order for you to find the defendant guilty of the crime of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree under Count 1 of the Indictment, the People are required to prove, from all of the evidence in the case, beyond a reasonable doubt, each of the following two elements:

1. That on or about February 14, 2017, in the county of New York and elsewhere, the defendant, personally, or by acting in concert with another person or persons, made or caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, specifically, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept or maintained by the Trump Organization; and

2. That the defendant did so with intent to defraud that included an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof.

If you find the People have proven beyond a reasonable doubt each of those two elements, you must find the defendant guilty of this crime.”

I ask, what crime, or which crimes did/could the jury have referred to when establishing element 2?

I’ve read the instructions from beginning to end, and the answer is,

[SSS Two]

SERIOUS QUESTION:

The prosecution said that recording the Stormy Daniels NDA payment as “legal expenses” was a criminal act.

How should Trump have recorded the expense? Did the prosecution ever say?

[NavyShoe]

Sure Bill.

[navymom1]

Interesting that he has suddenly started speaking out of the other side of his never Trump mouth. Maybe he knows something.......