Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy❤
No. of Recommendations: 11
...where former president Trump has moved from arguing that he did not commit crimes to arguing that as president he must be allowed to commit crimes, posting on Truth Social this morning (well, the middle of the night, actually): "A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOUD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END. EVEN EVENTS THAT “CROSS THE LINE” MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD."
Umm, friendly tips: the peaceful transfer of power 'good,' insurrection 'bad'; returning top secret documents under subpoena 'good,' playing keep away with top secret documents 'bad'; allowing states to run their elections 'good,' threatening state election officials who refuse to find 11,780 votes 'bad.'
In short, do not commit crimes as president and you wont be indicted.
No immunity necessary.
You're welcome.
No. of Recommendations: 0
Dear common, liberals don't get to choose the republican nominee, follow? Us liberals should try to offer voters the best alternative. Focus bud, WHO is the best candidate to challenge and beat trump ? FOCUS!! Thank you.
No. of Recommendations: 1
In short, do not commit crimes as president and you wont be indicted. - CO
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Good advice. However you still can be the target of hundreds of state and local DA's out to make a name for themselves.
To them, you are a ham sandwich if it will help the cause or be seen as helping the cause even though the odds of prevailing may be slim.
No. of Recommendations: 7
BHM: However you still can be the target of hundreds of state and local DA's out to make a name for themselves.
To them, you are a ham sandwich if it will help the cause or be seen as helping the cause even though the odds of prevailing may be slim.
Federally, a Grand Jury has to return an indictment for a DA to proceed. Most states and localities also use Grand Juries. Indictments don't just fall out of the sky because a DA wants one. Grand Juries can, and often do, no bill.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Federally, a Grand Jury has to return an indictment for a DA to proceed. Most states and localities also use Grand Juries. Indictments don't just fall out of the sky because a DA wants one. Grand Juries can, and often do, no bill. - co
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Yet we have DA wannabees, running on the campaign promise, "Elect me and I'll get him."
No. of Recommendations: 12
BHM: Yet we have DA wannabees, running on the campaign promise, "Elect me and I'll get him."
Letitia James? She's the New York attorney general, not a DA wannabee. And she successfully prosecuted the Trump Organization, which was found to have committed fraud. Allen Weisselberg went to prison and we'll see how much the Trump Organization is liable for later this month... and if it can still do business in New York.
Perhaps you miss the irony that you support a guy who's campaign promises are retribution and severe punishment of his enemies -- hell, anyone who ever looked at him cross-eyed or who doesn't bow down and praise him as their savior, Orange Jesus.
No. of Recommendations: 6
BHM: However you still can be the target of hundreds of state and local DA's out to make a name for themselves.
Can you identify a few examples of cases against presidents in which DAs are simply out to make names for themselves?
No. of Recommendations: 3
Although I know of know of no other case (though I'm sure they exist), Letitia James did in fact campaign for her position as New York State Attorney General on a promise to look into Trump's dealings:
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2022/09/30/j...But I don't see this as being any more problematic than any other elected official promising to do something within their power once elected, and then actually doing it. Plus, the indictment of Trump was ultimately still the result of a grand jury finding the case credible.
No. of Recommendations: 6
g0177325: Although I know of know of no other case...
James also had said she would "go after" the Sackler family for marketing opioids like they were Milk Duds.
She also oversaw an investigation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a democrat (who, like Trump, said her investigation was politically motivated).
And the NRA.
And the Payam Toobian Medicare fraud scheme.
It's not like Trump was unique. Well, except that it's not everyday that the former president turns out to be a crook.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Thanks for the other James claims context.
It's not like Trump was unique. Well, except that it's not everyday that the former president turns out to be a crook.
Yup. And promising to do your job and investigate clear cases of likely corrupt or illegal behavior is exactly what an AG should be doing!
No. of Recommendations: 2
Can you identify a few examples of cases against presidents in which DAs are simply out to make names for themselves? = sano
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How about that one in Atlanta, Fani Willis who has paid her boyfriend $654,000 to date for his assistance in the prosecution. And what's up with him making two trips to the white house and billing the good citizens of Atlanta $250 per hour for his time doing so? BTW his rate is $100 more per hour than other attorneys consulting on the case and his qualifications are mainly slip and fall and name changes. The longer she drags on these cases, the more she her BF profit, but she claims it is racist for us to notice.
No. of Recommendations: 2
How about that one in Atlanta, Fani Willis who has paid her boyfriend $654,000 to date for his assistance in the prosecution. And what's up with him making two trips to the white house and billing the good citizens of Atlanta $250 per hour for his time doing so? BTW his rate is $100 more per hour than other attorneys consulting on the case and his qualifications are mainly slip and fall and name changes. The longer she drags on these cases, the more she her BF profit, but she claims it is racist for us to notice.
Then there's the idiot real estate "fraud" nonsense one.
The question should be turned on its head: Can the libs point to ANY Trump prosecution that is NOT politically motivated?
I'll answer for them: they can't, because they all are.
If Trump's the nominee, I'm voting for him. No amount of stupid name calling will change my mind.
A thinking liberal would ask why that is, but we don't have many/any of those.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Can you identify a few examples of cases against presidents in which DAs are simply out to make names for themselves? = sano
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How about that one in Atlanta, Fani Willis who has paid her boyfriend $654,000 to date for his assistance in the prosecution. = bhm
That's got nothing to do with Fani Willis "making a name for her self". All it shows is some questionable judgement - and possible corruption.
No. of Recommendations: 4
"what's up with him making two trips to the white house and billing the good citizens of Atlanta $250 per hour for his time doing so? BTW his rate is $100 more per hour than other attorneys consulting on the case and his qualifications are mainly slip and fall and name changes. The longer she drags on these cases, the more she her BF profit, but she claims it is racist for us to notice."
The above allegations,whether accurate or not, don't address your earlier allegation that the underlying cases were filed simply to make a name for a DA.
The information you have offered does not support your suggestion that a DA, Willis in this case, is simply out to make a name for herself.
No. of Recommendations: 8
Then there's the idiot real estate "fraud" nonsense one.
The underlying case is solid. Even if the case is shaky, that does not prove there are 'hundreds of DAs' out there looking to make a name for themselves by delivering ham sandwiches to grand juries.
Trump is losing cases by bench decisions and by juries. Rape is not political. Tax evasion is not political. It's just violation of laws. DAs' job is prosecuting violations.
No. of Recommendations: 0
The underlying case is solid. Even if the case is shaky, that does not prove there are 'hundreds of DAs' out there looking to make a name for themselves by delivering ham sandwiches to grand juries. - sano
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Not so much now or should I say yet. If this becomes SOP in political lawfare then there are thousands of jurisdictions in the USA that can play. On both sides of the aisle. We should not open this particular Pandora's box, we have enough problems already.
No. of Recommendations: 1
" Tax evasion is not political. It's just violation of laws. DAs' job is prosecuting violations."
You are right, Hunter Biden is in big trouble.
No. of Recommendations: 5
If this becomes SOP in political lawfare then there are thousands of jurisdictions in the USA that can play.
Let's see. Post WW2 there's Nixon and there's the orange rapist. That's 2.
If thousands of crimes of that magnitude are perpetrated, then they must be prosecuted. But again, since 1950 there's 2. In the 20th thru 23, just the one; your amoral orange rapist.
In that time frame, the GOP's exhaustive search for equivalent crime in the Executive office of a Democratic POTUS has produced exactly one blue dress; the result of personal relationship between 2 consenting adults.
No. of Recommendations: 10
You are right, Hunter Biden is in big trouble.
Yes, Hunter Biden broke the law.
I will not vote for him. Ever.
Nor will I support anybody who supports the narcisstic orange rapist who has lost a substantial and growing number of fraud lawsuits.
It's not hard to make moral choices.
No. of Recommendations: 1
"Yes, Hunter Biden broke the law.
I will not vote for him. Ever.'
Good to hear, hopefully he is the only Biden family member to have broken these laws. Time will tell.
No. of Recommendations: 2
In that time frame, the GOP's exhaustive search for equivalent crime in the Executive office of a Democratic POTUS has produced exactly one blue dress; the result of personal relationship between 2 consenting adults.
Isn't that quaint? Now the MAGAs will accept ANY amount of immoral behavior from Trump and somehow rationalize it away.
No. of Recommendations: 3
"Good to hear, hopefully he is the only Biden family member to have broken these laws. Time will tell."
Or time won't tell, and it'll live forever in the MAGA cult conspiracy bubble; old MAGAcultists babbling about how their failure to produce evidence is proof the Democrats Deep State was corrupt... otherwise they would have uncovered the deep state.... turtles all the way down.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Good to hear, hopefully he is the only Biden family member to have broken these laws. Time will tell.
He's merely going to vote for the corrupt, influence peddling, punish his political enemies, child-fondling father. Then lecture the rest of us about morality.
Yeah. I'll go back to what I said earlier today about thinking and how many on their team just don't do it.
No. of Recommendations: 2
"Or time won't tell, and it'll live forever in the MAGA cult conspiracy bubble; "
It's always good to have a wish and a hope in life. You hold on to yours .
No. of Recommendations: 2
"He's merely going to vote for the corrupt, influence peddling, punish his political enemies, child-fondling father. Then lecture the rest of us about morality."
He is a young gullible, hopefully when he grows up he will think more maturely
No. of Recommendations: 3
It's always good to have a wish and a hope in life. You hold on to yours
Sheesh. You should start a website: 'Strawmenz R Us.'
No. of Recommendations: 2
"He's merely going to vote for the corrupt, influence peddling, punish his political enemies, child-fondling father. Then lecture the rest of us about morality."
He is a young gullible, hopefully when he grows up he will think more maturely"
Prove any of those allegations. Until then there's no reason to think about the sulfurous emissions of a lying orange rapist's cult.
No. of Recommendations: 2
