Posted on 05/21/2024 8:23:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I wonder if Cohen ever studied ancient history, because Themistocles did something similar in 480 B.C.
At the same time that Xerxes and the Persians were fighting the Greeks at Thermopylae, there was a Greek navy nearby off the island of Euboea at a place called Artemisium. The Greeks were terrified by the Persians and wanted to withdraw to the south, but the Euboeans wanted them to stay long enough for them to get their families to safety, so they bribed Themistocles 30 talents. Themistocles gave 5 talents to the Spartan commander Eurybiades and 3 talents to the Corinthian commander Adeimantus, as if it were his own money, and kept the rest of the Euboean bribe for himself.
See Herodotus, Book 8, chapters 4 and 5.
Will the Democrats be satisfied with being able to call Trump a convicted felon, or will they try to have him imprisoned before the election?
One can only imagine the promises made to the corrupt prosecutors, judges, special counsels, etc. This whole sham has been a criminal conspiracy all the way to the Oval Office. RICO was designed for just this type situation; however, it was never contemplated that those responsible for prosecution will be the ones committing the crimes.
My question is, since this trial clearly violated Trumps federal civil rights, can he make his appeal directly to the Federal Court system?
I have never heard of a case where a jury returned a “Not Guilty” verdict and was overruled by the judge. That sounds about as unconstitutional as anything King George III could have dreamed up.
Your Honor, Jeez means Jesus. I am praying and exercising my freedom of religion.
Dersh demolished the crooked “judge”.
Today’s post-Sham Wow Hearing presser lays it all out, these folks brought plenty of fire ... well worth the watch, as well ...
Donald Trump, Jr.
Matt Whitaker
Pam Bondi
Dan Patrick
Sen. Eric Schmitt
Rep. Daniel Webster
Rep. Dan Meuser
Rep. Ronny Jackson
Rep. Troy Nehls
Rep. Dale Strong
Rep. Maria Salazar
Sebastian Gorka
Chuck Zito
Joe Piscopo
Bill White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZ3VtaNNpY
My question is, since this trial clearly violated Trumps federal civil rights, can he make his appeal directly to the Federal Court system?
I’ve wondered the same thing.
I think the judge can do that in a civil, but not criminal case.
But we are in a new era, one of evolving law, and Merchan is the legal Darwin.
With the way things are going, I’m honestly not so sure they couldn’t get away with that, too, at this point.
Is this so the Lefties can get out in front of the jury's houses and protest all week long?
We are in the grip of some very evil people. There is nothing they won’t say or do to have their way. This country and its citizens are of no value to these people. The media and the GOPee cover for them and I’m convinced that if given a chance, Merchan will give Trump an unimaginable prison sentence and make him stay in jail until his case is heard on appeal, if he can get an appeal.
Let’s be honest. The reason any of this is happening is because you, me, all of us are hated by a significant segment of the population. These are people for whom ‘winning’ (= forcing their will on all of us they hate) is everything and 100% justifies anything and everything they can do to win - legal or illegal, moral or immoral, honest or dishonest. They have no moral boundaries. None. They will take every opportunity presented to them to further their agenda - irrespective of who gets hurt and what happens to the nation.
Couldnt agree more. Marchand is a disgrace to the judiciary. But he reads the papers and he knows it is all but a universal opinion, left and right, that this case is a dog that needs to be taken out and given the Noem treatment. It cannot stand on appeal, and he could very well end up getting his knuckles rapped pretty hard by either of the two levels of appellate court. He knows just one juror of integrity could result in having to do the whole mess over again. He’s been brutal to Trump and committed all sorts of error just to benefit the prosecution. Granting the directed verdict would avoid all that. He can spend all weekend writing a decision that excoriates Trump and mournfully recounts the inability of the prosecution to prove the case. I’m going to reiterate my prior prediction on this forum of a 15-20% chance he grants the motion; it’s the perfect off ramp in a situation where he needs one
All Federal Judges go in for training at what is called The Baby Judge’s School before being assigned cases. Part of the curriculum is designed to prepare them for highly publicized trials like this, with actors playing the role of difficult witnesses and argumentative counsel. Sure, there are a boatload of cranky, temperamental, and excentric Federal Judges and Magistrates, but you never see one as inept at courtroom decorum as this judge is.
If they’re stupid enough to make a martyr out of Trump then they’ll get the Trump landslide they deserve.
Not directly, but could by writ of certiorari to the USSC. Or Trump could file a 42 USC 1983 civil multiple count claim for violation of civil rights under the color of authority against NY State, this Judge and anyone else who contributed to this illegitimate persecution
The 1983 claim would be brought in Federal District Court (best to do it in Florida)
Merchan is only there to pronounce Trump “guilty”.
The Socialist Democrats know full well this joker will be reversed on appeal. They just want to convict Trump for the election,
To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution! And a revolutionary must become a cold killing machine motivated by pure hate. We execute from revolutionary conviction!
- Che Guevara
Thanks; based on all the garbage which has taken place thus far, nothing is out of the realm of possibility, in my view.
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