If they can do that to TRUMP, they can do that to YOU

Original Content | 6/1/2024 | By Laz A. Mataz

[Lazamataz]

(At the end of this editorial, I'm offering the opportunity to get a bumper sticker to spread this message)

A long time ago, in 2005, I saw something George W. Bush had done, and I remarked: "First we beat the Soviet Union, then we became them." Little did I know that in under twenty years, we would see Soviet-style Show Trials. We just witnessed the most high-profile Show Trial in American history, where the President (and current candidate for a second term) was put through a trial where all of the elements were crafted to ensure a guilty verdict on manufactured crimes.

Consider the following elements:

• This judge was specifically selected to handle this case. This case was judge-shopped.
• The venue was specifically selected to ensure a Trump-hating jury.
• "Judge" Merchan took over Federal jurisdiction of election law, even though this was a state court.
• Further, Trump stood accused of a crime in which he had zero personal participation. Some nameless accountant filled out the expense information offered as evidence.
• Merchan refused to allow the defense to present witnesses that could refute the prosecution claims, most notably, one of the nation's foremost experts on Federal election law)
• The New York law (falsifying records) requires a predicate crime, none of which were proven or even formally alleged.
• Merchan instructed the jury to ignore the above fact and assume that a predicate crime exists.
• Multiple federal and state prosecutors passed on even charging Trump with any of those predicate crimes.
• The state crime that Trump was accused of, falsifying business records in pursuit of any other fraud, had long passed the Statute of Limitations, and could not legally be used as a charge.
• During the entire fraudulent trial, he out a gag order on Trump to ensure Trump could not defend himself in the court of public opinion.
• Merchan allowed elements of character assassination to be entered as evidence. How, exactly, was the Access Hollywood tape pertinent to this case?
• Merchan allowed a convicted perjurer and serial liar (Michael Cohen) to be the lead prosecution witness.
• The timing of the prosecution and sentencing of this case was carefully timed to inflict maximum political damage.

In short, a "hanging judge" was selected in a politically-hostile jurisdiction, wherein which the judge defied nearly every rule of evidence and law, muzzled the defense, and promoted every prosecution request, no matter how outrageous.

This harkens back to the Soviet Show Trial era that Josef Stalin used to eliminate his opponents. Joe Biden personally showed that this fake trial was politically motivated by flashing a demonic grin when he was asked about the verdict, as he shuffled away from reporters.... and he sent a Trump-hating actor (Robert DiNero) to the courthouse to further assassinate Trump's character.

The so-called judge in this case, Juan Merchan, Merchan violated President Trump's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights in so many ways.

• Trump's Sixth Amendment right to "an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not moving the venue to a more balanced location outside of New York City.
• Trump's Sixth Amendment right to a trial in "which district shall have been previously ascertained by law" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by trying a federal campaign finance law in a county court in New York.
• Trump's Sixth Amendment right "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations" against him was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not revealing what the underlying charge that bootstrapped the misdemeanors was. Even after conviction, nobody knows what the underlying crime was.
• Trump's Sixth Amendment right to "have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor" was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by not letting Trump put the former Chairman of the Federal Elections Commission on the witness stand to give expert testimony on what constitutes illegal campaign spending.
• Trump's Sixth Amendment right to have a unanimous jury verdict was denied to him by Bragg and Merchan by letting the jury pick from several possible underlying crimes without all agreeing on what that crime was.
• Trump's Fifth Amendment right to "due process of law" was violated when Bragg and Merchan instructed the jury to presume guilt of the underlying crime that resuscitated misdemeanors that were past their statute of limitations.

To point out the motivations of this so-called judge (besides, of course, Trump Derangement Syndrome), it was revealed that Merchan's daughter (a Democrat consultant) is poised to receive $125 Million in fees, and was given unlimited access to his court.

If such a political, Soviet-style Show Trial can happen to a former President who also is a billionaire, is most certainly can happen to you.

[Lazamataz]

Could this be a problem with your argument? https://eji.org/news/supreme-court-limits-relief-for-people-who-were-wrongly-convicted/

1. No.
2. Learn how to post a link.
3. You finally imply Trump was wrongly convicted.
4. Stop being a rabid liberal, at least until you are banned.

[bray]

Their Democracy looks a lot like a Communist Dictatorship.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

[Lonely Are The Brave]

Republican DA’S it’s time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrkkSWOezI&pp=ygUScmVsZWFzZSB0aGUga3Jha2Vu

[bray]

Oh, the resident Commie mole showed up.

[Navy Patriot]

If they can do that to TRUMP, they can do that to YOU

Well, you're right Laz, however, if they did that to Trump, they have ALREADY done it to you.

YOU were the target all along, Trump was just standing in front of you.

[RoosterRedux]

It sure does.

[Lazamataz]

Yeah, unsure why JimRob tolerates him. Perhaps he’s the new MurryMom? He’s as ignorant and assinine.

[MinorityRepublican]

[bray]

He is just the usual list of cliches over and over.

[blueunicorn6]

Anyone who still supports The Democrat Party Organized Crime Gang has a criminal heart, mind and soul.

This includes judges and prosecutors.

[xenia]

More likely they are aiming at any person with political ambitions.....either in office now or considering it.

[HIDEK6]

The first Soviet style show trial was that Adam shitshow for the first Trump “impeachment.”

[discostu]

They’ve been doing it to us for decades. It’s what the FBI is for. It’s what the War on Drugs is for. It’s what OMNI is for. It’s what the Patriot Act is for. Ain’t nothin new here.

[Lonely Are The Brave]

If you think the left are going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. Every day - every day, it is going to be a fight.

Stephen K. Bannon

[meyer]

If they can do that to TRUMP
They WILL do that to YOU

[joesbucks]

And why do you not think it’s applicable?

[Grampa Dave]

Check my new tagline!

[DeplorablePaul]

They already did it to 1400 J6 freedom fighters. Free the J6 hostages NOW!

[gopno1]

Yeah, unsure why JimRob tolerates him. Perhaps he’s the new MurryMom? He’s as ignorant and assinine.

About once every three years or so we'll get a MurryMom reference on here and I actually start laughing out loud. Her and old A+Bert were priceless.