New York v Trump is a joke - 34 felonies for what comes down to misclassifying spending in a payment ledger - but the elite media is keeping a straight face.
In 2022, Alvin Bragg reduced 52% of all felony charges to a misdemeanor. In 2023, he then elevated a misdemeanor to a felony that both the DOJ and his predecessor refused to go after so he could indict the Republican nominee for president.
Democrats have decided to sacrifice higher-order values in order to engage in blatantly political selective prosecutions, and this should worry fair-minded people regardless of political persuasion.
I wrote about the shameful lawfare of Letitia James and Arthur Engoron here:
Great article. Why wasn't Hillary Clinton charged with the same crime? She paid Perkins Coie, a law firm for "legal services" when in fact it was simply procuring the Steele Dossier from Fusion GPS who got it from Christopher Steele (a foreign spy by the way). The FEC actually fined Clinton $113,000 so there is an actual predicate charge. Oh and Hillary is a New Yorker (like it or not as a former NYer myself) so she is subject to the jurisdiction. And I think calling it lawfare obscures the truth and implies a legitimate albeit excessive use of prosecution. This is not that, it is corruption and abuse of power.
this bullshit kinda makes you want to vote for him just to fuck them over. i see old friends, actual people i worked with in NYC, cheering "yay! seize his assets." ok, how will you feel when they seize yours?
they are willing to commit any miscarriage of justice to imprison someone because they were told that they shouldn't like him. he never did anything to them. in fact, some of the people i know worked with him, were invited to his wedding (to marla), and were happy enough to ride his coattails. the moment he ran for president, he became the devil.
now they cheer as the legal groundwork that will soon be used to impoverish them is tried out on someone they loathe for reasons unknown. we are no longer a country of laws and that's really scary.
This is lawfare. Most of us are giving up hope. I know that is what they want, but it is looking like they will get it which is even more depressing.
Frederick Douglass once opined that civil society depends on three boxes: The ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. The democrats/deep state made sure we lost the first box within the last decade and now have made sure we have now thoroughly lost the second box. We are down the third box in whatever form it is going to show itself, sadly.
It’s pure kangaroo court with a predetermined outcome. It’s when Jesus ask Pilot are your truths the same as mine? If the lawfare fails they will attempt to take his life.
I don't personally like Trump - but agree with him on a number of issues. The lawfare against him only strengthens my desire (and millions of others) to vote for him in 2024. If he cannot win this election - our democracy is truly dead.
Your country is doomed. One of the key tenets of the rule of law is proportionality when it comes to sentencing for crimes. In NYC you can be an illegal alien and rape and pillage and get bailed and probably never see a court again, or you can be Trump and maybe go to jail for nothing.
I realized years ago that the mainstream media was fully on board with doing the bidding of government, big tech, and big business and that means they can get away with anything. As for the legal issues, I don't have the knowledge to get too far into the details, but it really doesn't matter because I only consider one thing and that is equal treatment. Clearly there is no equal treatment to be found in any of these situations. With a functional media, these actions would have been stopped in their tracks, but again with activists masquerading as journalists they can easily get away with it and much worse.
I can’t think of a bigger “threat to democracy” than using baseless lawfare to go after a presidential candidate…
There is a side effect. I don't like Trump, but I will vote for him this November as a protest against lawfare. I think a lot of people will.
In 2022, Alvin Bragg reduced 52% of all felony charges to a misdemeanor. In 2023, he then elevated a misdemeanor to a felony that both the DOJ and his predecessor refused to go after so he could indict the Republican nominee for president.
Democrats have decided to sacrifice higher-order values in order to engage in blatantly political selective prosecutions, and this should worry fair-minded people regardless of political persuasion.
I wrote about the shameful lawfare of Letitia James and Arthur Engoron here:
https://www.euphoricrecall.net/p/the-shameful-lawfare-of-letitia-james
Great article. Why wasn't Hillary Clinton charged with the same crime? She paid Perkins Coie, a law firm for "legal services" when in fact it was simply procuring the Steele Dossier from Fusion GPS who got it from Christopher Steele (a foreign spy by the way). The FEC actually fined Clinton $113,000 so there is an actual predicate charge. Oh and Hillary is a New Yorker (like it or not as a former NYer myself) so she is subject to the jurisdiction. And I think calling it lawfare obscures the truth and implies a legitimate albeit excessive use of prosecution. This is not that, it is corruption and abuse of power.
this bullshit kinda makes you want to vote for him just to fuck them over. i see old friends, actual people i worked with in NYC, cheering "yay! seize his assets." ok, how will you feel when they seize yours?
they are willing to commit any miscarriage of justice to imprison someone because they were told that they shouldn't like him. he never did anything to them. in fact, some of the people i know worked with him, were invited to his wedding (to marla), and were happy enough to ride his coattails. the moment he ran for president, he became the devil.
now they cheer as the legal groundwork that will soon be used to impoverish them is tried out on someone they loathe for reasons unknown. we are no longer a country of laws and that's really scary.
Total corruption in America
This is lawfare. Most of us are giving up hope. I know that is what they want, but it is looking like they will get it which is even more depressing.
Frederick Douglass once opined that civil society depends on three boxes: The ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. The democrats/deep state made sure we lost the first box within the last decade and now have made sure we have now thoroughly lost the second box. We are down the third box in whatever form it is going to show itself, sadly.
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
Montesquieu
It’s pure kangaroo court with a predetermined outcome. It’s when Jesus ask Pilot are your truths the same as mine? If the lawfare fails they will attempt to take his life.
I don't personally like Trump - but agree with him on a number of issues. The lawfare against him only strengthens my desire (and millions of others) to vote for him in 2024. If he cannot win this election - our democracy is truly dead.
This is the best synopsis I have read on this. It could not be any clearer. Thanks.
"So Trump is being charged with 34 felonies for referring to a payment a lawyer made on his behalf - IN HIS OWN RECORDS - as legal services."
Wait till the world finds out that it was Cohen having the affair. That's gonna be fun!
...And just think Alex, you voted for this.
Your country is doomed. One of the key tenets of the rule of law is proportionality when it comes to sentencing for crimes. In NYC you can be an illegal alien and rape and pillage and get bailed and probably never see a court again, or you can be Trump and maybe go to jail for nothing.
USA is worse than a banana republic.
I realized years ago that the mainstream media was fully on board with doing the bidding of government, big tech, and big business and that means they can get away with anything. As for the legal issues, I don't have the knowledge to get too far into the details, but it really doesn't matter because I only consider one thing and that is equal treatment. Clearly there is no equal treatment to be found in any of these situations. With a functional media, these actions would have been stopped in their tracks, but again with activists masquerading as journalists they can easily get away with it and much worse.
This is why we pay you the big bucks Alex. Thanks - so clear and concise- will be using this to convince others.