From Grid News, an interesting analysis:https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trumpThe Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a criminal conspiracy, butthere are many things to consider in a case against the former president.The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and testimony from some of Trump?s closest confidants about
From Grid News, an interesting analysis:results.
https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump
The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a criminal conspiracy, but there are many things to consider in a case against the former president.
The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and testimony from some of Trump’s closest confidants about his actions during the riots and efforts to change the 2020 election
But the decision on whether to bring actual criminal charges against Trump won’t be made by the committee — it will be up to their most important audience member, Attorney General Merrick Garland.right way to make that decision as a lawyer?”
“It would be unprecedented to have the [Justice Department] from one presidency indicting the defeated opponent and potential repeat opponent of the sitting president,” said former federal prosecutor Samuel Buell. “How do you even conceive of the
Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.years, legal experts say, putting the issue front and center during the 2024 election.
If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the case and pursue a path that is less divisive among the public. If he does press charges, a trial would likely extend two to three
The committee has said it sees evidence that Trump and his associates were part of a “criminal conspiracy.”equally to everyone.”
“I’d like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity, on the part of Donald Trump or anyone else,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said recently on ABC’s “This Week.” “The rule of law needs to apply
But historically, the federal government has avoided bringing such charges against a president. Those in key positions ultimately landed on the side of bringing the country together and moving on.
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:23:36 -0700 (PDT),results.
"waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com" <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:
From Grid News, an interesting analysis:
https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump
The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a criminal conspiracy, but there are many things to consider in a case against the former president.
The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and testimony from some of Trump’s closest confidants about his actions during the riots and efforts to change the 2020 election
the right way to make that decision as a lawyer?”
But the decision on whether to bring actual criminal charges against Trump won’t be made by the committee — it will be up to their most important audience member, Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“It would be unprecedented to have the [Justice Department] from one presidency indicting the defeated opponent and potential repeat opponent of the sitting president,” said former federal prosecutor Samuel Buell. “How do you even conceive of
years, legal experts say, putting the issue front and center during the 2024
Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.
If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the case and pursue a path that is less divisive among the public. If he does press charges, a trial would likely extend two to three
election.apply equally to everyone.”
The committee has said it sees evidence that Trump and his associates were part of a “criminal conspiracy.”
“I’d like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity, on the part of Donald Trump or anyone else,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said recently on ABC’s “This Week.” “The rule of law needs to
But historically, the federal government has avoided bringing such charges against a president. Those in key positions ultimately landed on the side of bringing the country together and moving on.
It is very likely to elevate Trump's standing among the 74 million
people who voted for him in 2020 and even a conviction on those
charges would not preclude Trump from running, so you have to be
careful what you wish for.
The first problem would be finding a dozen people who are not Trumpers
or simply people who still trust the government. The places where
these acts were committed tend to be red. I see a hung jury no matter
what.
OTOH I doubt they could work through all the legal motions before the
2024 election anyway, much less actually get to a verdict.
Nick Cruz shot up Parkland High School in 2018, there is no question
he did it and he still hasn't gone to trial to determine his sentence.
It took 3 years to legally determine his guilt and he entered a plea.
On 6/25/2022 1:16 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:23:36 -0700 (PDT),
"waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com" <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:
From Grid News, an interesting analysis:election.
https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump
The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a
criminal conspiracy, but there are many things to consider in a case
against the former president.
The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case
against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and
testimony from some of Trump’s closest confidants about his actions
during the riots and efforts to change the 2020 election results.
But the decision on whether to bring actual criminal charges against
Trump won’t be made by the committee — it will be up to their most
important audience member, Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“It would be unprecedented to have the [Justice Department] from one
presidency indicting the defeated opponent and potential repeat
opponent of the sitting president,” said former federal prosecutor
Samuel Buell. “How do you even conceive of the right way to make that
decision as a lawyer?”
Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if
there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh
if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.
If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former
president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the case and
pursue a path that is less divisive among the public. If he does
press charges, a trial would likely extend two to three years, legal
experts say, putting the issue front and center during the 2024
The committee has said it sees evidence that Trump and his associates
were part of a “criminal conspiracy.”
“I’d like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible
allegation of criminal activity, on the part of Donald Trump or
anyone else,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said recently on ABC’s
“This Week.” “The rule of law needs to apply equally to everyone.” >>>
But historically, the federal government has avoided bringing such
charges against a president. Those in key positions ultimately landed
on the side of bringing the country together and moving on.
It is very likely to elevate Trump's standing among the 74 million
people who voted for him in 2020 and even a conviction on those
charges would not preclude Trump from running, so you have to be
careful what you wish for.
The first problem would be finding a dozen people who are not Trumpers
or simply people who still trust the government. The places where
these acts were committed tend to be red. I see a hung jury no matter
what.
OTOH I doubt they could work through all the legal motions before the
2024 election anyway, much less actually get to a verdict.
Nick Cruz shot up Parkland High School in 2018, there is no question
he did it and he still hasn't gone to trial to determine his sentence.
It took 3 years to legally determine his guilt and he entered a plea.
A Trump trial couldn't get through voir dire by 2024.
On 6/26/2022 9:16 AM, Keyser Sze wrote:> On 6/26/22 9:02 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:>> On 6/25/2022 1:16 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:>>> On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:23:36 -0700 (PDT),>>> "waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com" <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>From Grid News, an interesting analysis:>>>>>>>> https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump >>>>>>>>>>>> The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a >>>>
opponent of the sitting president,? said former federal prosecutor >>>> Samuel Buell. ?How do you even conceive of the right way to make >>>> that decision as a lawyer??>>>>>>>> Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if >>>>there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh >>>> if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.>>>>>>>> If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former >>>> president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the
On 6/26/22 9:02 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 6/25/2022 1:16 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:23:36 -0700 (PDT),
"waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com" <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:
From Grid News, an interesting analysis:election.
https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump
The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a
criminal conspiracy, but there are many things to consider in a case
against the former president.
The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case
against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and
testimony from some of Trump’s closest confidants about his actions
during the riots and efforts to change the 2020 election results.
But the decision on whether to bring actual criminal charges against
Trump won’t be made by the committee — it will be up to their most >>>> important audience member, Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“It would be unprecedented to have the [Justice Department] from one >>>> presidency indicting the defeated opponent and potential repeat
opponent of the sitting president,” said former federal prosecutor
Samuel Buell. “How do you even conceive of the right way to make
that decision as a lawyer?”
Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if
there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh
if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.
If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former
president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the case and
pursue a path that is less divisive among the public. If he does
press charges, a trial would likely extend two to three years, legal
experts say, putting the issue front and center during the 2024
The committee has said it sees evidence that Trump and his
associates were part of a “criminal conspiracy.”
“I’d like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible
allegation of criminal activity, on the part of Donald Trump or
anyone else,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said recently on ABC’s
“This Week.” “The rule of law needs to apply equally to everyone.” >>>>
But historically, the federal government has avoided bringing such
charges against a president. Those in key positions ultimately
landed on the side of bringing the country together and moving on.
It is very likely to elevate Trump's standing among the 74 million
people who voted for him in 2020 and even a conviction on those
charges would not preclude Trump from running, so you have to be
careful what you wish for.
The first problem would be finding a dozen people who are not Trumpers
or simply people who still trust the government. The places where
these acts were committed tend to be red. I see a hung jury no matter
what.
OTOH I doubt they could work through all the legal motions before the
2024 election anyway, much less actually get to a verdict.
Nick Cruz shot up Parkland High School in 2018, there is no question
he did it and he still hasn't gone to trial to determine his sentence.
It took 3 years to legally determine his guilt and he entered a plea.
A Trump trial couldn't get through voir dire by 2024.
I'm hopeful Trump's 325+ pounds of avoirdupois do him in. It would be a perfect squelch to his perverted ambitions. I certainly do not want to
see him or any U.S. politician as the subject of an assassination or an attempted assassination and emerge a martyr.
On 6/25/2022 1:16 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:election results.
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:23:36 -0700 (PDT),
"waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com" <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:
From Grid News, an interesting analysis:
https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/06/16/merrick-garlands-impossible-choice-whether-or-not-to-prosecute-donald-trump
The Jan. 6 committee is making the case that Trump is part of a criminal conspiracy, but there are many things to consider in a case against the former president.
The Jan. 6 committee has started to lay out a made-for-TV case against former president Donald Trump, airing video clips and testimony from some of Trump’s closest confidants about his actions during the riots and efforts to change the 2020
the right way to make that decision as a lawyer?”
But the decision on whether to bring actual criminal charges against Trump won’t be made by the committee — it will be up to their most important audience member, Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“It would be unprecedented to have the [Justice Department] from one presidency indicting the defeated opponent and potential repeat opponent of the sitting president,” said former federal prosecutor Samuel Buell. “How do you even conceive of
years, legal experts say, putting the issue front and center during the 2024
Garland will have to weigh if he believes Trump broke the law and if there is a winnable case against him. But he will also need to weigh if prosecuting Trump is the right thing to do.
If the country would be better-served by not prosecuting a former president, Garland has the discretion to not bring the case and pursue a path that is less divisive among the public. If he does press charges, a trial would likely extend two to three
apply equally to everyone.”election.
The committee has said it sees evidence that Trump and his associates were part of a “criminal conspiracy.”
“I’d like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity, on the part of Donald Trump or anyone else,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said recently on ABC’s “This Week.” “The rule of law needs to
But historically, the federal government has avoided bringing such charges against a president. Those in key positions ultimately landed on the side of bringing the country together and moving on.
It is very likely to elevate Trump's standing among the 74 million
people who voted for him in 2020 and even a conviction on those
charges would not preclude Trump from running, so you have to be
careful what you wish for.
The first problem would be finding a dozen people who are not Trumpers
or simply people who still trust the government. The places where
these acts were committed tend to be red. I see a hung jury no matter
what.
OTOH I doubt they could work through all the legal motions before the
2024 election anyway, much less actually get to a verdict.
Nick Cruz shot up Parkland High School in 2018, there is no question
he did it and he still hasn't gone to trial to determine his sentence.
It took 3 years to legally determine his guilt and he entered a plea.
A Trump trial couldn't get through voir dire by 2024.
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