Donald Trump: ‘Mother Theresa Could Not Beat These Charges…the Whole Thing Is Rigged’

Breitbart ^ | 29 May 2024 | WENDELL HUSEBØ

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Former President Donald Trump did not appear pleased with New York County Judge Juan Merchan’s jury instructions Thursday morning.

“Mother Teresa could not beat these charges, but we’ll see. We’ll see how we do. It’s a very disgraceful situation,” Trump told reporters after the jury began deliberations in his criminal trial.

“These charges are rigged. The whole thing is rigged,” he added. 

“We’re going to take back our country from these fascists and these thugs that are destroying us with inflation and with everything they do,” Trump continued, “allowing 15, 16, 17 million people into our country, totally unvetted, totally unchecked.”

“We’re going to bring back our nation,” Trump vowed. “November 5. Remember, most important day in the history of our country.”

“In the meantime, this trial is rigged,” he said. 

…After the federal election violation, Merchan says that the second crime is falsifying other documents. This creates a redundancy with the NY election violation on the falsifying documents. It allows the government to allege the falsification of documents as a felony and then…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 29, 2024

…So a dead misdemeanor for falsifying business records was zapped back into life by alleging that under NY election law 17-152 it was done to influence the election by the unlawful means of falsification of business records. It is so circular as to produce vertigo. So the jury…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 29, 2024

Merchan finished jury instructions before lunch. The jury will deliberate until members reach a verdict. They will be dismissed on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. until Thursday. 

According to CNN, the jury instructions include: 

• They must not make a decision based on biases or stereotypes;
• They must set aside personal...

[kiryandil]

lying again, as is your way.

[joesbucks]

Well you’re wrong.

[kiryandil]

Nope, I'm not wrong.

You're celebrating.

You said he had a fair trial.

I hope the destruction of the American judicial system was worth your partisan hate.

[joesbucks]

First, it isn’t destroyed. Second, I’m not going around giving high fives or popping the bubbly. Actually it’s sad. Not the verdict. But the person who put us and himself in this position. No. Unlike Trump on 9/11, looking across the river into NJ, you won’t see me dancing in the street.

[kiryandil]

First, it isn’t destroyed.

You keep telling yourself that, Democrat stooge.

Your "wetback cur" has shown that "the law is in his mouth".

Many people will begin to interact with the illegitimate "jesters system" accordingly.

[kiryandil]

But the person who put us and himself in this position.

The wetback cur and Fat Alvin the clown.

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Brennan said that Merchan treated him (Brennan) fairly on a different case: “He was a gentleman, he is smart, he works hard, and I really don’t — it’s above my pay grade to get into political issues. I have no political agenda.” Brennan also said that Merchan and the prosecutor were “pros.” I don’t know if he was in the courtroom or how closely he was following the case.

Brennan faced off against Steinglass, the prosecutor, in one of his cases. One lawyer can admire another’s competence in putting forward his case in a professional way without approving of the case that lawyer puts forward. Maybe some of that attitude spills over into Brennan’s opinion of Merchan. Being in control of the courtroom may make more of a positive impression on Brennan than being fair.