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Trump Will Be In Court Instead Of Campaigning For 8 Weeks Thanks To Democrats’ New York Lawfare
The Federalist ^ | 04/16/2024 | BRIANNA LYMAN

Posted on 04/16/2024 8:37:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Each day spent in a courthouse is a day spent off the campaign trail

Forcing former President Donald Trump to sit in a courthouse for up to eight weeks in a case that both sides of the aisle have deemed “dubious” at best is deliberate election interference by vendetta-driven Democrats.

Rogue Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump on 34 counts related to allegations that Trump had his then-lawyer Michael Cohen pay money to pornographer Stormy Daniels to cover an alleged affair he had years earlier. Bragg claimed Trump falsified business records, breaking the law by having his company report payments to Daniels as “legal fees” instead of campaign expenditures. Legal experts such as The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland have called the indictment “pathetic and partisan.”

Now Trump will have to be physically present in the New York courtroom for any proceedings involving the jury, which means every weekday. The only possible exception is Wednesdays, when the court does not convene — but that depends on whether Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, grants Trump lawyer Todd Blanche’s request that the presumptive Republican nominee be allowed one weekday to conduct campaign events.

“As you know President Trump is very busy,” Blanche told Judge Merchan, according to The Washington Post. But as of this writing, Merchan would not confirm whether the former president would be excused from Wednesday proceedings and warned “that he may have to schedule court on Wednesdays if they start running behind schedule,” according to the Post. Either way, Trump’s ability to campaign will be severely curtailed.

While experts on both sides of the aisle have indicated the case lacks merit and will be unlikely to succeed in court, Trump is already paying the penalty. Each day spent in a courthouse is a day spent off the campaign trail, costing Trump both time and money. And even when this trial ends, the former president still faces other criminal cases that could potentially force him back into a courtroom.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is free to hit the campaign trail without the threat of his opponent drowning him out with countless rallies and highlighting the incumbent’s track record.

Trump currently leads Biden in several key swing states and general matchup polls, but how much longer can Trump maintain his edge if his ability to communicate to voters is limited while Biden gets unfettered access to the American public?

Merchan also rebuffed a request from Blanche to excuse the former president next Thursday so he could attend the Supreme Court hearing on his immunity claims as part of a separate lawfare case.

“Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there, but a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” Merchan said, according to the New York Post. “I will see him here next week.”

Merchan also refused to give an affirmative answer as to whether Trump could attend his son Barron’s high school graduation on May 17.

“It really depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial,” Merchan said of the request, according to Forbes.

All this effective election interference is just adding insult to injury, considering the charges themselves are blatant lawfare. Both the Department of Justice and federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York opted not to charge Trump in 2018 when charges were being brought against Cohen, but Bragg, who reportedly received $500,000 from a PAC backed by billionaire George Soros, went ahead with charges.

[READ: Majority Of Voters Recognize Democrat Lawfare Against Trump Is Political Election Interference]

As The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland noted, Bragg did not identify what supposed crime Trump intended to conceal by allegedly “falsifying business records.” As she explained, Bragg must do so for the charges to qualify as felonies.

Bragg suggested Trump concealed the alleged payments to increase his chance of winning in 2016. He also claimed Trump “orchestrated a scheme with others to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant’s electoral prospects.”

Cleveland argues, however, that “there is nothing unlawful about purchasing negative information to suppress its publication.”


Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: alvinbragg; electioninterference; lawfare; newyork; stormydaniels; trump
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m ready to boycott NY in every way possible, but I’m not sure how to go about it. Does anyone have any suggestions.


41 posted on 04/17/2024 2:20:33 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: joesbucks

Why are you on this forum?


42 posted on 04/17/2024 2:40:38 AM PDT by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam)
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To: sauropod

When pronouncing the username, the “b” is silent


43 posted on 04/17/2024 2:55:17 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer (Get involved with, or start a home fellowship group. It will be the final church. ACTS 2:42-47)
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To: AZJeep

He could do rallies around NYC the media capital of the world


44 posted on 04/17/2024 3:06:54 AM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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To: sauropod

Same reason as you.


45 posted on 04/17/2024 3:10:58 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: SeekAndFind

trump should set up a broadcast studio in a nearby building and hold virtual rallies around the nation when court isn’t in session ...


46 posted on 04/17/2024 4:09:43 AM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: joesbucks

Don’t think so. Not according to your posts.


47 posted on 04/17/2024 4:18:36 AM PDT by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Responsibility2nd

The most crazy in this madness is that Alvin is normally the most lenient prosecutor there is. He lets the criminals, murderers, drug dealers and pimps walk.
But President Trump, that’s exception!


48 posted on 04/17/2024 4:51:07 AM PDT by AZJeep
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To: SeekAndFind

The judge is a son of a bitch. I hope I never run into him or anyone who supports him.


49 posted on 04/17/2024 5:23:46 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Peter ODonnell
Right-the more s#*t they throw at him, the more steadfast his supporters will remain ... and of the more 'undecided' will rally to support him! Bank on that!

Unless of course, they decide to conduct the proceedings behind closed doors and in a total 'reporting' blackout.

THEN we're really getting into fascist territory!!

50 posted on 04/17/2024 5:42:19 AM PDT by SMARTY ("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
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To: SeekAndFind

Unless the judge dies


51 posted on 04/17/2024 5:43:45 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: sauropod

You come here to read and discuss issues of interest. So do I.


52 posted on 04/17/2024 6:04:31 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: montag813

He begged people to show up the first day and a dozen did. I think he was expecting a lot more.


53 posted on 04/17/2024 6:06:04 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: SeekAndFind

DJT will be able to reach and gather up more votes and support in NYC, as he did yesterday. Everything happens for a reason. God continue to Bless and protect this man.


54 posted on 04/17/2024 6:11:16 AM PDT by adc (wethepeople)
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To: SeekAndFind

After reviewing the first seven jurors chosen, Trump doesn’t stand a chance in this first trial. All of them are screaming libs with one goal; find Trump guilty.


55 posted on 04/17/2024 6:23:06 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: Alvin Diogenes

Isn’t this basically election interference?
Why couldn’t these trials be held after November?

I know if Joe were house arrested to his basement there’d be hell to pay from the MSM about it. Even though basement silence is his most effective campaign strategy.


56 posted on 04/17/2024 6:32:38 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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Things change as life goes on for all of us. Trump will have
to adapt to change during this time. He can and probably get
good exposure to the public. He can still have rallies when
court is in recess/down for various reasons. Unless the Court
and Judge rule otherwise then we have a much different scenario.
57 posted on 04/17/2024 6:56:10 AM PDT by deport
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To: SeekAndFind

This has to be illegal. I wish someone would put a stop to this.


58 posted on 04/17/2024 7:17:25 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: joesbucks

And why are you posting like an arse?


59 posted on 04/17/2024 7:30:32 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: SeekAndFind

None of the DA’s or judges helping Biden with these bogus trials will benefit from it because Bide will not be the next president the only thing they will receive is the kiss off for being chumps.

Biden & Co. understand very well how easy it is the play a chump with the promise of a reward.


60 posted on 04/17/2024 7:34:26 AM PDT by Vaduz
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