Big Problems if Trump is Indicted

[Ingomike]

 

[Ingomike]

 

[HoosierLife]

The indictment. Exactly what we thought it was.

https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

 

[actaeon277]

Doesn't seem to be wrong.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The indictment. Exactly what we thought it was.

https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

So let me see if I have this straight. Paying someone to suppress negative info about yourself is bad and illegal. Paying someone to make up negative info about your opponent and then publishing it is just hunky dory. Is that about right?

 

[KG1]

If this was such a big deal how come the Feds and the, FEC who both have oversight of federal elections and the former Democrat NY DA declined to pursue it? All of this information had to have been known to them, yet they declined.

 

[actaeon277]

If this was such a big deal how come the Feds and the, FEC who both have oversight of federal elections and the former Democrat NY DA declined to pursue it? All of this information had to have been known to them, yet they declined.

reasons man
reasons.

 

[Mgderf]

I've said it before and I'll say it again,
Linguini x wall =desperate liberals

 

[Mgderf]

reasons man
reasons.

Well then...

 

[Doug]

The purpose of the prosecution is not to get a conviction.
The purpose of the prosecution is to affect the 2024 election.
As always, the Democrats are doing the thing they are accusing the Republicans of doing.

 

[actaeon277]

 

[LeftyGunner]

If this was such a big deal how come the Feds and the, FEC who both have oversight of federal elections and the former Democrat NY DA declined to pursue it? All of this information had to have been known to them, yet they declined.

I haven’t read the indictment, so I don’t know what it contains, but I’m not certain electoral implications are central to the case.

I have seen reports from left-leaning YouTubers who speculate that the 30-some criminal charges are related to falsifying business records, a felony under the New York Penal Code.

Politically, the only scenario that works in Democrat’s favor is a conviction on all charges…anything less will just play right into Trump’s never-ending claims of victimhood.

 

[KG1]

The purpose of the prosecution is not to get a conviction.
The purpose of the prosecution is to affect the 2024 election.
As always, the Democrats are doing the thing they are accusing the Republicans of doing.

Exactly. It's awfully peculiar that this zombie case from years ago was reanimated after Trump announced and started running a campaign for 2024. Bragg and I'm sure others who influenced him were keeping it in their back pockets to spring it out at this time.

 

[KG1]

I haven’t read the indictment, so I don’t know what it contains, but I’m not certain electoral implications are central to the case.

I have seen reports from left-leaning YouTubers who speculate that the 30-some criminal charges are related to falsifying business records, a felony under the New York Penal Code.

Politically, the only scenario that works in Democrat’s favor is a conviction on all charges…anything less will just play right into Trump’s never-ending claims of victimhood.

You might wanna check on this. I believe simply falsifying business records is a misdemeanor. To raise it to a felony there has to be proof that it was done with intent to defraud. They would have to prove that Trump directed someone to falsify business records to cover up another crime. That's a stretch.

 

[actaeon277]

 

[KG1]

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Priorities man, Priorities. This is an example of many to give cred to the claim that Bragg is engaged in selective prosecution for political purposes. He lets those violent offenders off the hook, but goes after Trump instead.

 

[LeftyGunner]

The purpose of the prosecution is not to get a conviction.
The purpose of the prosecution is to affect the 2024 election.
As always, the Democrats are doing the thing they are accusing the Republicans of doing.

Malicious prosecution is a violation of Trump’s civil rights under New York law. He has every right to sue and, if the charges prove to be baseless, I assume he will.

Nothing short of a full conviction works against him politically…and even then…whether or not having felony convictions even hinders him legally remains largely untried...what mechanism exists to keep him from accepting the Republican Nomination and (assuming he wins the election) the presidency if the people will it?

The prosecutors are exposing themselves to a huge amount of legal liability and political backlash for a result that is anything but certain. From my point of view it would seem the height of stupidity to file charges unless the case was ironclad. Anything less will get them eviscerated in the courts of law and public opinion…and deservedly so, using the criminal justice system for purely political purposes runs counter to traditional human values and the rule of law.

 

[actaeon277]

 

[actaeon277]

 

[jamil]

The purpose of the prosecution is not to get a conviction.
The purpose of the prosecution is to affect the 2024 election.
As always, the Democrats are doing the thing they are accusing the Republicans of doing.

Certainly it’s about the election, but also, I think the prosecutor is a left wing zealot and so maybe there’s some personal gains there too. Rachel’s mad cows have all been dreaming of putting Trump in jail for anything. It doesn’t matter what. How dare Trump win an election? So it’s also punishment.