Despite hours of argument by the counsel for Hunter Biden, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Scarsi denied his eight motions to dismiss tax charges with a stinging rebuke that the defense omits one thing from its argument: actual evidence.
Hunter Biden has been arguing that he is the victim of selective prosecution despite a documented history of receiving special treatment as the son of the President. However, he has proven a key witness against himself in swatting down defenses raised by his counsel and publishing self-incriminating facts in his book.
The filings also did not address the fact that the Justice Department not only allowed the statute of limitations to run on major crimes, but sought to finalize an obscene plea agreement with no jail time for Hunter. It only fell apart when a judge decided to ask a couple of cursory questions of the prosecutor, who admitted that he had never seen an agreement this generous for a defendant.
Special Counsel David Weiss noted in his filing that they filed new charges only after Hunter’s legal counsel refused to change the agreement and insisted that it remained fully enforceable.
One only has to look at the series of superseding indictments against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to see how Hunter continues to receive special treatment. Rather than the four original counts, Menendez now faces 18 counts with his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, and alleged co-conspirators Wael Hana and Fred Daibes.
What is most notable is not the proliferation of counts but the lack of comparative charges in the pending case against Hunter Biden. Some of us have long raised concerns over the striking similarity in the alleged conduct in both cases, but the absence of similar charges against the president’s son.
Judge Scarsi made fast work of the Biden filings as entirely insufficient to dismiss these charges. Abby Lowell and the defense team seem to be doubling down on the same claims despite the uniform rejection by courts.
The judge noted:
“As the Court stated at the hearing, Defendant filed his motion without any evidence. The motion is remarkable in that it fails to include a single declaration, exhibit, or request for judicial notice. Instead, Defendant cites portions of various Internet news sources, social media posts, and legal blogs. These citations, however, are not evidence.”
Lowell disagreed with the court’s order and pledged “to vigorously pursue Mr. Biden’s challenges to the abnormal way the Special Counsel handled this investigation and charged the case.”
In truth, the “abnormal” treatment of Hunter was giving him advance notice of attempts to interview him and to search of Biden property. It was allowing the statute of limitations to run despite having an agreement on the table to keep potential felonies alive. It was trying to secure a plea agreement that even the prosecutor admitted in court was like nothing he had ever seen in his career.
The court even makes reference to Schrödinger’s cat, a paradox suggested by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 that a cat in a thought experiment could be viewed simultaneously as both alive and dead:
“The Court understands that its decision rests on an interpretation of the agreement neither party advocated—that the Diversion Agreement is a binding contract but performance of its terms is not yet required. The Court, therefore, invites the parties to stipulate to further pretrial motion practice to the extent there are additional disputes that arise from the Court’s Schrödinger’s cat-esque construction of Defendant’s immunity under the Diversion Agreement.”
The court also rejected the repeated unsuccessful claim by Hunter that the plea agreement is enforceable. The court found that the agreement fell apart before preconditions were met. It is null and void.
“Having found that the Diversion Agreement is a contract that binds the parties but that the parties made the Probation Officer’s signature a condition precedent to its performance, the Court turns to Defendant’s theory of immunity: that the United States’ obligation to refrain from prosecuting Defendant under section II(15) of the Diversion Agreement is currently in force. It is not. The immunity provision is not one exempted from the term of the contract under the survival clause.”
Scarsi has scheduled a status conference for May 29.
Here is the opinion: Hunter Biden Ruling
He has Dimplomatic immunity. Pix with dad and babysitter. Pay 💰 to the big guy.
OT: The link below provides the operations that involve Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism. It includes data, maps, pictures, and opinions, demonstrating how wide the war is. The octopus’s tentacles are fighting, but Iran, the octopus, is the center of the problem. The war has widened to such an extent that Iranian missiles fired by the Houthis are crippling ships in the sea and have hit Southern Israel. In earlier episodes, one can see the Russians placing installations on the Golan Heights along with dogfights between Israeli and Russian fighter planes. Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons are already in Syria. Earlier, when the French sent aid to Ukraine, the Russians drew back some of their weaponry, demonstrating how the Middle East and Ukraine are now linked.
The US cannot afford to lose Israel, so some aid still comes though slower while Biden plays politics. This war is existential for Israel. That means the war determines its survival, so expect Israel to go it alone if necessary and use all force necessary to survive. Israel will survive destroying its enemies in the process, but after doing so, will they be stopped by the West, preventing future wars? The West never permitted Israel to win, which has been the cause of war for the past 75 years.
None of this is necessary. Iran was nearly bankrupt when Biden took office. They could not support the terrorists as they are doing today. In the long term, this battle might be an existential one for the US, but Biden is playing politics and hoping that his misdeeds and corruption cannot be proved. Nothing will happen to Biden, but the rest of the world might suffer due to his indiscretions, resulting in WW3 if things continue to heat up.
Do not forget that any support for Hamas causes an extension of the war and its surrounding dangers. Hamas knows it cannot defeat Israel, but it is looking for support from people who do not understand the difference between brutal terrorists who throw gays off the roof and a thriving democracy that provides a lot of the technology that permits us to participate in these discussions.
S. Meyer, thank you for the video link.
Informative, as well as colorful.
More like random file footage having nothing to do with what the narrator was saying.
O T – It is reported that Tulsi Gabbard was offered the VP place on RFK’s ticket, and refused. This implies to me that she believes that she will be offered the same place on Trump’s ticket.
You actually think that a billionaire capitalist is goiing to pick a hardcore socialist for his running mate? Maybe you’ve been watching too much Fox “News.”
Presuming it is True, what it means is that she is Not willing to be affilated with the RFK jr. campaign.
While I beleive that Gabard is and should be seriously considered for VP by Trump,
The alleged offer and alleged refusal can not be logically construed to mean anything regarding a position with Trump.
I personally think Gabbard and Halley are Trump’s most likely choices. Both are female, minorities, and increase Trump’s appeal to some significant group of voters that currently are highly unlikely to vote for Trump.
I do not think the impact of either would be large – but Trump has bet his freedom on winning this election.
If I were Trump – I would pick Liz Cheney as VP if if would get me 1% more votes (Fortunately it would not).
As best as I can tell RFK Jr. Rushed his VP choice – because 28 states will not allow him on the ballot without a VP candidate.
I know next to nothing about Shannahan. But from what I have heard she bolsters RFK Jr.’s appeal to the left, not the right.
Trump has attacked SOME of RFK jr’s policies – but relations between RFK Jr. and Trump are still cordial.
Trump wants public debate with RFK Jr. and Biden on the issues. Not the open warfare of the Biden administration.
I strongly suspect that if Biden bails on debates – which is near certain that Trump may chose to publicly debate RFK Jr.
They could do the Clint Eastwood empty chair thing for Biden.
I think that an RFK Jr/Trump debate would be good for the country, good for Trump, Good for RFK jr. and bad for Biden and democrats.
Further it would be an interesting debate.
RFK Jr. and Trump share many policy postions. While being radically different on others.
Both are cable of articulately debating their positions.
Contra those on the left – Trump does not attack people personally until they make things personal.
One of the other things that RFK jr. and Trump share is they are both targets of democrat lawfare to rig the election.
“While I beleive that Gabard is and should be seriously considered for VP by Trump,
John, what do you know of Gabbard’s present positions? When in Congress, she certainly didn’t act as a conservative or libertarian. Her biggest problem is we know where she stands. If she moved her positions from the “socialist” viewpoint to the capitalist and libertarian ones, she might be the best candidate, but I haven’t seen the movement one way or the other.
Will the VP play a significant part in the election? I don’t know, but if people who hate Trump vote for a third party, the vote could lead to a Biden victory, which is destructive to the nation and the people who are losing their freedom under the Biden administration. It is mindless not to throw all support into one bucket to beat Biden and reverse the anti-freedom actions that now exist. Trump moved in the right direction even if he wasn’t 100% satisfactory to everyone.
People who are pro-Israeli don’t like Gabbard. We know why. She opposes stuff like shooting and bombing civilians, activities that the Israelis apparently believe is necessary to their existence. I think the Israelis are wrong about that, but that’s their business. I think we should stop selling them guns and giving them all the blank checks. It’s unwise and looking more and more dangerous every day. I know they are pro American or at least they say so. Is the tradeoff for being associated with them really worth it? If not throw them overboard before they drag us into a major war! Supposedly they can take care of themselves. Let them try, seems like the opposition is a bunch of guys running around in sandals. Do they really need to bomb hospitals to handle that?
Saloth Sar
“People who are pro-Israeli don’t like Gabbard.”
Sloth, I am pro-Israel and, to the present, don’t know anything she has said about Israel I strongly disagree with. She calls Islamists what they are terrorists and supports Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria. She met with Netanyahu and sat there when he spoke before Congress, though most Democrats walked out or stayed away.
She supports Israel’s fight against Islamists but doesn’t want expanded wars for the US to spread democracy, nor does she look for American troops on foreign soil. Israel is a democracy, and most Israelis don’t desire American soldiers to fight for them. They can do it themselves like they have done it many times.
It sounds like you don’t know what you are talking about.
She does support the right of Israel to exist. Heck so do I. But she’s not a Likudnik. Are you?
There’s quite a range of political thought existent in Israel, if not the USA! But evidently there’s a lot of difference of opinion here too.
Anyhow., I will show you what i mean. Her view is nuanced. Nuance has gone out the door, recently, after Hamas’ October terror surprise and the vindictive punishment of Gaza civilians ever since.
From Facebook in April 8, 2019:
“Tulsi Gabbard
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I’ve always supported Israel’s right to exist—especially after visiting Auschwitz in 2005. That’s why I’m so concerned with Netanyahu’s aggressive annexation policies which will simply stoke the flames of resentment and conflict. Bad for Israel, US, Palestinians, and the region.”
She just gave a lex Fridman interview. I havent heard it yet. Go study that Meyer and let us know.
Maybe there is more to discuss or maybe not
Saloth Sar
Saloth, what is your point? Gabbard felt Netanyahu was too aggressive, and that would cause resentment. That resentment exists with or without Israel’s rightful sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Many people have different opinions on the subject, and initially, Israel was satisfied if peace occurred without Judea and Samaaria. Did that make a difference to the terrorists? No. They want Israel to disappear, and the Jews exterminated.
This issue separates Israelis and Americans. Israel has to make its own decision, and Gabbard doesn’t believe in American intervention. Her beliefs today are likely significantly different, and what they would be if she were President would be favorable to Israel. October 7 was a wake-up call to many, and many have changed positions, recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
Look at a topographical map to see for yourself. It would be suicidal for Israel to relinquish its sovereignty. If you can’t figure out why, ask someone who understands military tactics and why the geography is not conducive to such actions.
Start providing some meaningful quotes and try not to mind read.
So you didnt bother to check out the lex fridman with her, fine, ok I will watch it in a few days when i get a chance
as for judea and samaria this can refer to different things the way i understand it, but, I believe this is outside the 1967 borders of israel and under UN resolution 242 the control of the area by IDF is essentially illegal under international law
but it’s clear the Israelis dont care about international law recenlty do they. Or we might say, the Likud party coalition under Netanyahu doesnt. That’s not the entire population, though, is it? Does that irritate you?> I asked you if you were Likudnik and you didnt answer. Prolly American who likes them. I get it, I might too if I were Jewish.
But Im not. Im American and I am concerned about American interests overseas and right now it looks like Israel under Netanyahu is out of control and belligerent and sucking US into a bigger regional war and I think that’s bad for us. No offense to my many Jewish friends and neighbors but I’m not interested in fighting Gog and Magog etc. Count us out!
I think the bombing of civilians in Gaza has been atrocious. I don’t go out and demonstrate with all the pro-Palestinian freaks but I can’t believe how far this has gone. It should stop. I suspect you have a special interest in this topic. I don’t but we can hardly look away and ignore it. Tell your friends over there we don’t like it. And Im a red state goy and no peacenik. Israel is losing the support of Americans. I have heard even the younger generation of Jewish Americans is disgusted by all the killing of Palestinian civilians. They are not “Amalek..” That is some batsheet insane talk from Netanyahu
Saloth Sar
You’re mistaken again, Saloth; under international law, Jordan illegally occupied Judea and Samaria. After 1967, Israeli sovereignty was returned to Israel. The UN has no power over sovereign nations, and it is as corrupt a body as can be.
“as for judea and samaria this can refer to different things.”
Wrong again. People refer to Judea and Samaria. Did you ever consider the meaning behind the name?
“it’s clear the Israelis dont care about international law ”
It would help if you learned the difference between international law and nonbinding resolutions by the UN.
“That’s not the entire population,”
Israel is a democracy where many different people have many different opinions. Do you prefer dictatorship? After October 7, the nation became more united than ever. They want an end to this war that Israel and no one else dictate.
I don’t want The US involved in another regional war, but Biden is responsible for the war in Ukraine and the war in the Middle East. Biden supplied the funds to make this happen. So did many other countries in the world. I worry about America and watch Iran’s actions in the Western Hemisphere, along with their progress in building a nuclear weapon along with a delivery system. You do know that we are the big Satan, so watch out.
“I asked you if you were Likudnik and you didnt answer. ”
I’m an American. I leave existential Israeli decisions up to the Israeli people. Are you someone who likes autocratic governments and the US or another considerable power dictator over smaller nations? Do you have any concept of freedom?
“I think the bombing of civilians in Gaza has been atrocious. ”
But you don’t think it is atrocious that Hamas uses hospitals and schools as launching sites and control centers for the attack on Israeli children. What is wrong with your head is that you are disturbed only by the terrorists who caused the war and the deaths of civilians forced to be in the field of fire.
If Israel didn’t care about civilian lives, they would have totaled Shifra Hospital in one shot, but they didn’t at the cost of Israeli lives. When Hamas cut electricity to the hospital, Israel provided electricity and a new generator until the old one was fixed. Israel made sure the fighting had the most negligible impact on the patients, while Hamas didn’t care about civilian lives. They never do. They let children go thirsty because the water pipes are used for their missile systems. It would help if you learned the facts.
“Tell your friends over there we don’t like it. ”
They know you don’t like it, but you are the one that provides hope to Hamas so that the war continues and more people are killed. There is an easy way out of Gaza. End the war and recognize terrorism will not be tolerated. You realize that the Palestinian martyrs have streets named after them, and the families are given large amounts of money. It is a business in Gaza to bring kids into being and raise them to blow up school buses to make their parents rich. It’s well-documented.
“Israel is losing the support of Americans.”
Israel lost the support of the ignorant crazies and leftists that have TDS. Still, the American people support Israel, and Jews are leaving the Democratic party because people like you live there.
For your pleasure, I am providing another video showing another aspect, one where Russia is involved.
Why were munitions stored in the tunnels that traveled under the hospital complex? Did they really think that once the tunnels were discovered the weapons and extent of the range of the underground area would be rewarded?
Tusli Gabbard is basically white. Her Mom is a white midwesterner and her dad Mike had a Samoan mom and a white-American Samoan dad. That makes her at most 1/4 Polynesian but ok whatever you guys want to call her.
The funny thing is her Mom from the midwest was the Hindu and Dad is Catholic. As many Samoans are. I like her dad, btw. another good old fashioned Democrat and not like the new kind who are despicable.
Dont people get tired of this Affirmative action/ DEI head counting crap?
Saloth Sar
Jonathan:
News Flash
Just curious, should James case be found to be a frivolous misuse of the judicial system and the political persecution a violation of Trump’s civil rights. Who would end up being liable for all legal costs in footing the bill for having to post such a ridiculous amount for appeal?
Jonathan: Breaking news! DJT just posted the $175 million bond to appeal Judge Engoron’s judgment. And who did DJT get his surety bond from? A Saudi billionaire or a Russian oligarch? Nope. The company that is under writing the bond is Knight Specialty Insurance Company.
And who owns KSIC? It’s Don Hankey, the king of sub-prime auto lending. That’s right. Hankey is worth about $8 billion. He makes his money by lending to deadbeats–people people with low or no credit. Hankey won’t loan unless he can make about a 30% return. Hankey says this about posting DJT’s bond :”I’d say it’s more of a business decision, but I happen to be a supporter [of DJT]”. Hankey also claims DJT “put up all the collateral in cash”. Why? Because, like many of Hankey’s car buyers, DJT is a poor credit risk.
So what does this say about DJT’s state of financial affairs? Six months ago DJT claimed he had about $400 million in cash. A month ago he had to post a cash bond of $91 million in the second E. Jean Carroll appeal. Now DJT had to come up with $175 million for the second bond. So do the math. That leaves DJT with only about $134 million in cash. For a lot of us that’s still a lot of money. But for someone who claims he is a “billionaire” not so much. And interest is running on all the judgments against him. Add to that the fees Hankey is going to charge DJT for posting the bond. Financial experts think the fees could be anywhere between $10-$20 million! At the end of all the litigation DJT is going to face a huge bill he probably won’t be able to pay.
Another thing to point out. By reducing the bond requirement from $464 million to only $175 million the NY Appellate Division is signaling that the amount of Engoron’s judgment was too high and it will reduced–even if DJT fails to get the case dismissed. But even if the higher court reduces the judgment by half that still leaves a judgment of $232 million. An amount DJT probably won’t have after all his appeals–unless he gets the Engoron imposed financial monitor to agree to let him sell one of real estate “crown jewels”. But that would be a huge blow to DJT’s ego–something he won’t want to do.
Finally, what is Don Hankey’s real interest in posting the $175 million bond for DJT? Strictly financial? I doubt it. A lot of people now have leverage over DJT. What might people like Hankey be looking for from a second DJT administration? Favors. Like maybe getting DJT to listen to Hankey’s complaints about state and federal prosecutions of predatory lending practices–suing car dealerships for violating consumer protection laws? DJT owes Hankey big time. Hankey saved DJT from having many of his prime real estate properties taken by AG James. When you have that kind of compromised candidate no telling what you can get!
And just think, if it wasn’t for leftist lawfare, DJT wouldn’t be compromised…
Isn’t it amazing how the left cheerleads for the lawlessness of this decision? Problem is, what goes around comes around.
“What might people like Hankey be looking for from a second DJT administration? Favors.” A better question: what was the Chinesse government and Burisma looking for when they gave millions of dollars to the Biden Crime Family?
I’m so sorry. Your family must be devastated. Get well soon.
Did you forget about Truth Social?
eliminating the spin – Trump posted the bond and the appeal will go forward.
How much cash does Trump have ? I have no idea – nor do you.
I doubt as an example that Elon Much or Jeff Bezos has half a billion in cash – that would be extremely stupid.
People are Billionaires because they DO NOT take the advice of Fanni Williams father and keep enormous amounts of cash in their homes.
Musk’s wealth, Bezo’s wealth, Trump’s wealth is invested where is all does TWO things.
1). Grows.
2). Grows the economy by providing jobs, and opportunities and products for the rest of us.
As Adam Smith noted 250 years ago – the way that you get wealthy is by providing people with things they want and need that make THEIR lives wealthy.
“When you have that kind of compromised candidate no telling what you can get!”
Now do Biden — and China, Russia, Ukraine, . . .
Whoa! Eye-opener:
“George Soros Fund Acquires $400 Million Stake in 227 US Radio Stations Ahead of 2024 Election”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/george-soros-fund-buys-400-165211641.html
Apparently you NEED an eye-opener, because that “news” is pretty old;
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/george-soros-scoops-220-us-radio-stations-ahead-20/
You can go back to sleep now.
Horrible the news 45 days old. Bring out the guillotine.
Actually, it is you who must need an eye-opener. Your February article merely announced the intended purchase by Soros. It had to go through a bankruptcy hearing. It was just approved as of the March date
Earlier in the thread, someone asked the Shill GiGi, if she dreamed about Trump at night. I do not know what she dreams about, but I am pretty sure what he/she/it does NOT dream about.
I am certain that GiGi (if GiGi is even a real person) does not go to sleep and dream about all the young boys who have been castrated, or the young girls who have had their breasts cut off. I am pretty certain that he/she/it does not have hot, sexy dreams about being ravished by Dr. Joseph Mengele. I am pretty sure that she does not go to sleep at night and worry about the jobs that have been offshored to China and elsewhere. I bet that she does not dream about male creeps in the ladies’ locker rooms. I bet that GiGi doesn’t dream about going jogging, and getting raped and beaten to death by an illegal alien (who looks like Joseph Mengele.)
No, because if she did, then she might have to start doing some self-introspection about why she is a Democrat. And no self-respecting DNC Shill would do that, nor would someone deep in the throes of cognitive dissonance denial of reality. Whichever he/she/it is, I am pretty certain that they do not have the above dreams.
You are truly sick in the head, and are a perfect example of why I am not a Republican.
Natasha,
Floyd is not sick in the head.
He is merely pointing out all the failures of you and Democrats at large.
You reap what you sow.
Face the facts if you dare.
But you will not. You will somehow twist your failures into something about Trump with gold medal worthy mental gymnastics and word salad.
No Gigi, you are just a pathetic shill. I hope that heady feeling of shilling for people who wouldn’t give you the time of day pays the bills.
You forgot a million slaughtered people in Rwanda, Geeegie.
So Floyd is sick because he says that You do NOT dream about a bunch of very sick things that Democrats are up to their necks in ?
NY {POst just did a story about Merchan’s daughter.
Trump’s remarks about Merchan’s daughter were that she was involved in Democratic politics.
That is a FACT. One that presumably YOU, Merchan and his daughter are actually proud of.
In what world is it dangerous for someone to point out about others things they are actually proud of ?
If I posted “Gigi is vehemently pro-choice” – would you demand that I be censured, gagged, jailed ?
That is both true and something you are proud of.
If I posted “Gigi is ferverently anti-Trump” – would you demand that i be cancelled ?
Again both true and something you are proud of.
Well we are learning more – Merchan’s daughter is not merely a well connected democrat lawyer, but she is specifically involved in efforts to fundraise off the democrats lawfare targeting trump.
Again something I suspect that she is proud of.
I do not know precisely what YOU are doing to defeat Trump – but I am sure that you are proud of it.
And my publicly posting about your efforts to assure Trump’s defeat would NOT constitute a “Threat” that you would demand I be censured for – unless you are actually ashamed of what you do.
To be clear – I have no problem with Merchan’s daughter being involved in efforts to raise money to defeat Trump and using the democratic lawfare against Trump as a means to do so.
Nor do I have a problem with Trump criticizing her for doing so.
The ONLY place this becomes a problem is with respect to Merchan.
His Daughter – can do whatever she pleases. Just as Gini Thomas can do whatever she pleases.
The person who CAN NOT do whatever he please AND remain judge is Merchan.
Just as with Gini Thomas we can not impute to Merchan the actions of his daughter.
But it does lay a foundation for further enquiry into Judge Merchan’s involvement in politics – specifically his involvement in the lawfare and fundraising to “get Trump”. Is Merchan’s daughter profiting from Judge Merchan’s participation in efforts to “get Trump” ?
We do not know that – but Trump is actually entitled to know. He is entitled to a judge whose family will NOT benefit from convicting Trump.
But this gets worse. Merchan has issued a broad Gag order and has been asked to extend it.
Any ACTUAL threats by Trump against Merchan’s daughter – or anyone else are crimes. Merchan has no need to do anything about that.
However Merchan protecting his daughter from criticism by Trump – Worse still ACCURATE criticism by Trump is grounds for immediate recusal.
Merchan’s daughter has made her own choices – she has involved herself in efforts to “get Trump” – she is free to do so.
And others including Trump are free to criticise her for doing so.
But Merchan attempting to prevent criticism of his daughter when she has involved her self in the case by her own CHOICE,
Is an open display of bias.
I would note that it is not all that important that she is his daughter.
Merchan can not use his power as judge to restrict Trump’s ability to criticise people would are out to “Get Trump”
If Merchan’s daughter is trying to defeat Trump at the polls – Merchan silencing criticism would be illegal election interferance.
If Merchan’s daughter is trying to defeat Trump in court – – Merchan silencing criticism would be interferance in justice.
It would be very nearly the same as Merchan’d daughter being the prosecutor in the case.
Again this is stuff you left wing nuts never think trough.
You are free to be politically biased.
you are NOT free to be politically biased AND sit as a judge.
You are not free to political bias as a judge on issues.
But you are 1000 times LESS free to be baised as a judge regarding PEOPLE.
Another perfect example of the biased media creating an anti Trump narrative
The media is screaming that Trump is attacking the judge’s kid and inciting violence
He has every right to point out her job as a partisan fundraiser for the democrats and address respond to her public comments
Is The United States in the beginning phase of an Apocalyptic movement where Right is Wrong, Good is Evil, and Lawlessness if Lawful? Day after day we see laws broken and the law breaker discharged without penalty. The destruction of our statues, morals, virtues and adherence to divine guidance has given way to self pleasure, or in other vernacular (i) [i] {i} and I again)! Is the way out of this Apocalypse a Sig Sauer P-226? I pray not for I have none.
God help us All!!!!
I would suggest that we are approaching the END of the same phase.
The Obama presidency was a slight aberrational left wing swing from more moderate centrism of BOTH parties as a result of an economic event suddenly manifesting immediately preceding the election.
In 2016 voters signaled a pendulum swing opposite that obama shift – this is relatively normal.
Democrats instead of heading the voters, doubled down on their move left. While the left in this country is significantly smaller than the right. In 2016 they held more power and influence.
I find the description of Trump – and other political voices as populist somewhat odd. What is the difference between “populism” and appealing to the majority of voters ? Yet Democrats increasingly claim to be pro-democracy and anti-populism – as if they are radically different. Regardless increasingly democrats have become aligned with power rather than the will of the people.
Traditionally it has been republicans that have been the party of powerful interests, of the wealthy, or the military industrial complex, of biog corporations. But starting quietly with Obama all of this has changed.
Regardless from 2016 forward – rather than shifting their politics to align with voters the democratic party has doubled down on leftism and become increasingly dependent on alliances with power, on law-fare, on big moneyed interests, on the military industrial complex, on the deep state, on the 4th estate, on censorship to retain power.
These increasingly extreme steps have alienated more and more of their OWN base – accelerating pre-existing trends pushing minorities to the republican party.
The rising chaos we are seeing is a sign of the WEAKNESS and desparation of the left – not a sign of strength.
It is my beleif and expectation that we are in the violent death throws of a lunatic ideology that is disconnected from reality.
It is my beleif and expectation that 2024 will be the turning point.
Bujt I am not all that concerned – because even if 2024 is not the moment that sanity overcomes political power and vested interests – the cracks in the dike are evident and the patches will not hold.
This is all inevitably coming to an end.
John Say: I wrote the post you responded to and failed to add my name while posting, I respond with a few additional thoughts>
God help us All!!!!
Do Democrats have any humility, do they listen or read other’s points of view, do they endeavor to have any connections out of their echo chamber, are they willing to have understanding and perspective of others, do they listen to questions on their perspective(s), are they willing to admit failures, and lastly do they respect others? As a general rule the answers to the questions I posed are a big NYET. They run about with their heads so high they exist in a cloud of conceit and self-worth, ruling out any that do not acquiesce to their dogma. Once a human become cloistered in their mental nirvana and locks any access to reasoning they mostly develop a tyrannical mind, set on the destruction of non-believers, similar to the Roman’s quest of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD purge of Christianity. The divisions in America are becoming so great I’m fearful of the ultimate consequences and the resolutions yet unseen.
George W,
Well said.
To answer your question of, “Do Democrats have any humility, do they listen or read other’s points of view, do they endeavor to have any connections out of their echo chamber, are they willing to have understanding and perspective of others, do they listen to questions on their perspective(s), are they willing to admit failures, and lastly do they respect others? ”
No.
Invest in chickens, PMs, ammo and your own personal well being.
LOL — clown
I agree with you that we are in a period of anarchy and chaos created by the left and embraced by democrats.
I agree that it will end BADLY. History teaches us that.
I do not want to discount the possibility that it ends in violence.
But MY read of the tea leaves is that MOSTLY it will not.
It is taking longer for the left to alienate people than I expected.
But it is happening nonetheless.
Right now the left has all its hopes on Convicting Trump of something before the election.
Without violating due process all over the place – that is just not happening.
But lets say that miraculously it does.
Democrats have bet on polls that claim that Trump will lose 6-10pts if he is convicted of a fellony.
Those polls MIGHT be right. But it is My thinking that those polled MEAN a valid conviction with due process of a legitimate crime by an unbiased jury and an unbiased judge with a public revalation of a criminal case that nearly all people recognize as a crime.
So Far the lawfare against Trump has backfired. Trump has GAINED 6-10pts in the polls as the lawfare has accumulated.
If the majority of americans see a trial that is rigged with a crime that does not sound like a crime, If the majority of americans see this is political warfare – Trump could GAIN 6-10 pts.
Right now most people DO NOT see a crime here.
In the light MOST favorable to the left – Trump paid for Daniels silence in order to win an election.
Biden coerced the media and social media into silence regarding the Hunter Biden laptop in order to win an election.
It is going to be very hard to persuade people that NDA’s which are legal are a crime.
While leveraging government to censor social media – which is actually unconstitutional is not. 4
I think the dam already broke and people don’t know where to run to avoid the coming destruction because nothing in the land is familiar. We’ll have something akin to an election this year, but I genuine doubt there will be another.
The motion is remarkable in that it fails to include a single declaration, exhibit, or request for judicial notice. Instead, Defendant cites portions of various Internet news sources, social media posts, and legal blogs.
Did an AI bot write the motions and that is why it used the internet sources???
I think that the point the Judge was making was that SELECTED news stories and internet information ALONE is not evidence of selective prosecution. There is little doubt that any trial of Hunter Biden faces a citizenry that is bitterly and vocally divided – that if you pick a person off the street at random it near certain they already have decided that Hunter is either guilty or innocent.
But the FACT that citizens have nearly all prejudged this case – with about equal numbers certain Hunter is guilty and getting a sweetheart deal and that he is the innocent target of opponents to Joe Biden and that it is going to be very difficult to get a jury is NOT the same as selective prosectution.
I an I suspect the judge would be happy to seriously consider questions regarding how to weed out jurors that have prejudged the case.
We have many politically charged cases with exactly that problem right now.
But that is not the challenge that Hunter is making. Hunter is somehow trying to claim that a DOJ that is controlled by his father – who has publicly defended Hunter, and who is himself trying to limit everything Hunter related to avoid exposing his own misconduct has somehow been prosecuting Hunter for political reasons.
That dog wont hunt.
Poor Hunter. He tried to convince the judge that the cat was dead.
The cat came back
They thought he was a goner
But the cat came back the very next day.
It just might come to pass that Hunter declares bankruptcy due to his legal bills far sooner than Trump.
Unless of course a new infusion of cash from the Chinese arrives just in time. If asked I will personally give to a Go fund me account to be used for a supply of water colors that will keep him busy with his artistic endeavors while serving out his time in cell number 115. He might sell a few that will keep him in smokes that he can trade for other necessities at the prison commissary. It’s a shame that his daddy won’t be there with him because he is not incompetent enough to stand trial.
TiT,
Seems to me, Hunter and his lawyers seem to think just because his last name is Biden, he deserves special treatment.
The entire BCF reeks of it.
Biden and the DNC kinda remind me of Columbia during the Pablo Escobar days and the eventual formation of Los Pepes’
Turley wants to talk about motions to dismiss getting rejected by Courts, but somehow omits the literally DOZENS of such frivolous motions filed by Trump and rejected by courts. Turley also keeps hammering the “Hunter Biden Scandal”. Hunter Biden is NOT a presidential candidate. Hunter Biden has paid the overdue taxes. There’s never been any evidence that Hunter Biden was a conduit for bribes or payoffs for undue influence–in fact, all evidence has been to the contrary. Hunter Biden does not disparage the sitting judge or his family, ignore gag orders, and then claim the sitting judge needs to be recused because he’s compromised because Trump disparaged him. Turley is increasingly pathetic.
When you go to sleep at night do you think about Donald Trump? Does he haunt your dreams?
No. I think about my ancestors and relatives. I am kin (collaterally, through his mother’s side) to a former President who was one of the founders of this country. My ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWII and Korea. I think about their bravery and patriotism and consider how it is even possible for a bloated, narcissistic draft-dodging pig, who brags about assaulting women, who disparages members of our military by calling them “suckers and losers”, who is a racist, who told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by”, who praises white supremacists, who started an insurrection because he couldn’t stand losing to his opponent, who can’t stop lying, who stole classified documents, and falsified campaign finance records and loan applications, to have the gall to believe he belongs in the company of former Presidents. I marvel how anyone can fail to see through this pitiful excuse of a person, who was a miserable failure pretending to be POTUS, who trashed our economy, who lied about the seriousness of COVID for the sake of his ego, who alienated our EU and NATO allies, relationships forged by decades of trust and mutual respect, who campaigns on border security after coercing Republicans into refusing to sign a bill to fix the problem and who defers to a murderous dictator who helped him cheat his way into office by spreading lies on social media. How is it even possible that we are here?
Oh get over yourself. First off, you must be mistaking Hillary for Trump. The Hillary campaign falsified campaign finance records and was fined by the FEC. Trump listed settlement (read blackmail payments) as legal expenses, which probably isn’t even untrue, and he’s charged with a felony of this. Crazy. “Stole classified” documents–you mean like Hillary, who then bleached a server that was under subpoena.
Hear hear, what a bunch of GiGoo self delusion bloviating BS, TDS. They all want to make it about Trum, it’s about OUR country and OUR freedoms and liberties. I do not wish to surrender mine to a totalitarian regime of tyrants.
Stormy Daniels did NOT “blackmail” Trump. Stop lying about this. Whataboutism will get you nowhere. Trump was told not to take the documents. He did so deliberately, refused polite requests to return them, returned some, kept others, lied about them, moved them around to keep his lawyer and the FBI from seizing them, and then played the victim. Hillary did not intentionally do anythng illegal–that’s the difference. She shouldn’t have had an unsecure server in her home–but she wasn’t knowingly trying to take classified documents. She tried to fix the problem, too. Trump is motivated by his massive ego–NO ONE tells him what to do. He falsified the hush money payments to sucker the “unborn baby-saving” Evangelicals so they wouldn’t find out that he’s the kind of person who would lure a porn actress to his hotel room under the guise of financing a film she would produce and then have sex with her while his wife was in the hospital having his child. Hillary and the DNC were fined because they misreported opposition research funds as “legal” expenses. That was the end of it. There was not the malevolent intent behind Hillary’s misreporting that was behind Trump’s deliberate lying about hush money.
“Trump was told not to take the documents. He did so deliberately, ”
How stupid can Gigi get? She is vying for the position of the most ridiculous person on the net, and several anonymous competitors are coming close.
Her posts are certainly uncontaminated by anything resembling fact.
Ellen,
Or reality.
S. Meyer,
Well said.
She just blindly believes whatever CNN, MSNBC and Rachel Maddow tells her, bobbing her head like a trained seal, with no critical thinking skills or independent thought whatsoever.
What is disturbing is that a substantial minority of the country buy not only THIS nonsense, but a long long list of other nonsense.
Rachel Maddow is allegedly a person with a very High IQ – and yet she is a font of absolute nonsense.
John Say,
“Rachel Maddow is allegedly a person with a very High IQ – and yet she is a font of absolute nonsense.”
Exactly!
And she has an legion of dupes who believe her every word.
Just read anything Natasha comments with blind cult like following.
Stormy Daniels demanded money to keep quiet. That’s blackmail.
Hillary didn’t intentionally do anything illegal? Snicker. Just one thing, Gigi, the Obama DOJ gave Cheryl Mills (a State Dept. lawyer, not Hillary’s) on the idea that Mills was Hillary’s lawyer. What f’in BS. That alone shows the fix was in.
As for the FEC violations, there are rules about the disclosures which they violated. Trump is cited for a statute that is designed to get at actual fraud, not creative designation of what money was used for. A settlement payment is a legal expense.
Where is the proof Stormy DEMANDED money? I’ve yet to see it, so please inform me? Trump took OPM (other people’s money, his favorite kind) and used it for hush money. Hush money to cover up a sexual liaison with a porn actress is not a valid campaign expense. It’s not a “settlement payment”–settlement of what? Stormy didn’t file any lawsuit against Trump. Comey investigated Hillary and found no criminal intent–which is the key. You just believe the dishonest spin you get from your alt-right media sources.
First of all, Gigi, I don’t know that you are correct that paying hush money isn’t a valid campaign expense, but let’s assume you are correct on that. So what? He didn’t spend campaign money on it. But that doesn’t mean that paying hush money is illegal. And if someone takes money in exchange for silence, that’s generally gonna be blackmail–did Trump wake up one day and say, “Oh gee, let me pay Stormy some dough.” Second, you can have settlement discussions/payments before the filing of a lawsuit.
As for Comey, he COVERED for Hillary. Sorry, I don’t have to take Comey’s word for it that Hillary didn’t have a reckless state of mind when she allowed classified info onto her homebrew server. What do you get out of being such a shill?
“Trump took OPM”
False – Trump paid a fixed monthly amount for legal expenses from his own accounts.
None of the moment came from the campaign.
Conversely Johnathon Edwards persuaded a big Donor to pay his paramour directly.
The FEC determined BOTH are legal.
Regardless Trump did not use other people’s money.
Which means the FEC is not involved
There is no campaign issue at all.
“Hush money to cover up a sexual liaison with a porn actress is not a valid campaign expense.”
The FEC determined 30 years ago that it was. They determined that AGAIN with respect to Trump.
“It’s not a “settlement payment”–settlement of what?”
Of course it is. It settles a legal matter – Daniels accepted a bit under $200K in return for her silence.
Not only is that a perfectly legitimate settlement and legal expense – but way back in 2017 the Courts already determined that.
Daniels tried to Sue Trump – and lost.
The court decided that Daniels had a valid contract with Cohen – not Trump, and that Trump was NOT a party to that contract. The courts confirmed the legality fo the contract, Confirmed that Trump was not a party to the contract and awarded legal fees to Trump.
Bragg and Merchan are “collaterally estopped” by numerous binding decisions that destroy this case.
“Stormy didn’t file any lawsuit against Trump.”
In 2017 she most definitely did – and she lost.
Regardless, you do not need to file a lawsuit to enter into a binding legal agreement.
That is a ludicrously stupid claim.
” Comey investigated Hillary and found no criminal intent–which is the key. ”
False, Comey’s public statement is damning. He found every single element of several different espionage act violations. What he determined was that a jury would not convict.
You can find Comey’s public statement online if you wish.
I personally listened to out as he made it and until the lst couple of sentences I was sure he was about to refer Clinton to DOJ for prosecution.
Trump was told not to take the documents
Your handlers are feeding you lies. Do you enjoy the fact your betters keep making you out for a fool?
“Stormy Daniels did NOT “blackmail” Trump.”
Probably not – however that is NOT established as a fact. What is established is that she agreed to a perfectly legal contract with Micheal Cohen that in return for just under 200K she would not speak about her relationship with Trump. And that if she violated that agreement she would owe Cohn about $1M.
Long before this occured the FEC and the courts had already settled that this is perfectly legal and does not violate campaign finance laws. I would further note that if it actually did violate campaign finance laws – those laws would be illegal.
Campaign finances laws can not restrict someone from doing something they have a constitutional right to do.
This is why again LONG AGO the supreme court established that campaign finance laws do not apply to the money candidates spend on themselves.
“Trump was told not to take the documents.”
US Constitution
Article II
Section I
First sentence.
“The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”
There is no one that has the authority to tell the president he can not take classified documents.
Or even what is and is not classified.
The courts have ruled on this many times.
Conversely The espionage act, the PRA, the FRA, numerous executive orders – all apply to vice presidents and secretaries of states but NOT to the president or they would be unconstitutional.
” He did so deliberately”
Correct which is why they are declassified.
“refused polite requests to return them”
Correct – exactly like Bill Clinton.
“Hillary did not intentionally do anythng illegal–that’s the difference. ”
ROFL
There is only one person in the federal govenrment that does not get or need a security clearance to handle classified documents. There is only one person who can do whatever they please with classified documents – that is the president.
It does not matter which president. Clinton, Trump Biden – it is all the same.
They are the SOURCE of all classified authority – they are not the SUBJECT of it.
Again by the constitution, and case law long preceding Trump.
As is CONSTANTLY the case with left wing nuts such as yourself – you are on the wrong side of decades, sometimes centuries of law.
Why is this important ? The presumption that ALL of us are entitled to, is that when determining the legality of our own actions we can rely on the past decisions of the courts to guide us.
YOU are free to argue that JW v. NARA or CREW V CHENEY are wrongly decided – while I HIGHLY doubt you will prevail in that,
even if you won that debate at the supreme court. You STILL would be unable to criminally convict Trump.
Because – ALL of us are ENTITLED to rely on the past decisions of courts to guide us in our actions – until AFTER those decisions are overturned.
This is an important part of the rule of law.
The FEC determined and the courts confirmed – Before Trump descended the escalator that political campaigns could pay “hush money”.
The courts determined that Presidents can take whatever Documents they wish from the Whitehouse classified or NOT.
Not just Trump – but the american people are ENTITLED to rely on those decisions to determine their own behavior or to assess the behavior of others.
If you beleive those decisions are wrong – you can appeal, change the law or where necescary – and in both of the cases above this WOULD be necescary – change the constitution.
The US went through the very difficult process of passing a constitutional amendment to infringe on the right of americans to consume alcohol. They subesquently determined this was a huge mistake and passed another amendment to real the 18th amendment.
THAT is the process that must be followed to change the rights and powers that are contained in the constitution.
“She shouldn’t have had an unsecure server in her home–but she wasn’t knowingly trying to take classified documents.”
You do not seem to understand – Hillary did not accidentally forward classified emails to her home server. She did not accidentally pick up a few classified documents from her desk at the state department and take them home in her brief case.
She REMOVED classified information from the Government secured classified network that is air-gapped from the internet,
That does NOT have printers, Floppy disks, Wifi, USB sticks or any other means of getting classified information from that secure network. That she did so in a SCIF – where she was NOT permitted to take camera’s, smart phones, and where as she left an FSO was supposed to search to assure that she did not even make notes that were classified and take them with her.
” She tried to fix the problem, too.”
No she tried to destroy evidence.
“Trump is motivated by his massive ego–NO ONE tells him what to do.”
Likely true – also true of Clinton, Biden, ….
The difference is that the constitution specified that NO ONE can tell the PRESIDENT what to do.
Sanators, Vice presidents, Secretaries of state are all subject to the authority of the president.
“He falsified the hush money payments to sucker the “unborn baby-saving” Evangelicals so they wouldn’t find out that he’s the kind of person who would lure a porn actress to his hotel room under the guise of financing a film she would produce and then have sex with her while his wife was in the hospital having his child. ”
While there is a lot of garbage to unpack there – lets assume (falsely) that it is ALL correct- that is between Trump and evangelical voters. Which si exactly what the FEC and the courts decided 30 years ago when none other than Jack Smith tried to pull this stupid argument that “hush money” was a crime.
It is NOT,
and a conspiracy to cover up a non-crime is perfectly legal.
“Hillary and the DNC were fined because they misreported opposition research funds as “legal” expenses.”
NO, they were fined because third party payment for opposition research was not reported as a campaign contribution.
Regardless, they were fined. the FEC was also asked to address the “hush money” payments – they determined those were legal and did not require reporting. They did so EXACTLY the same as they had done in the Edwards case 30 years prior.
There is not only no crime here, there is not even something within the FEC’s purview to fine.
If someone demands money for silence (absent the settlement of wrongdoing by demandee), the demandee is a victim. That’s why this prosecution is such BS.
I’ve asked you this before: do you have a life outside of this blog, defending Trump, or IS that your job?
Not a big Trump fan.
But I am also not a fan of lying and lawfare.
I expected Trump to lose to the 2016 primary – he did not.
I have not voted for him – EVER.
But my attitude towards Trump does not change reality, the facts or the law.
I have said over and over again that Trump is NOT the great president he claims to be.
I have ALSO said that he is the best president of the 21st century – both of those are True.
Like pretty much all modern democrats you engage in magical thinking.
I would love to see REAL debates over immigration, education, trade, national security, Israel, the Ukraine.
In the real world – outside the left wing nuts on this blog, I actually listen to debates on these and many other issues by people I agree with, and by people I disagree with.
But I get NONE of that from most traditional media, from democrats, from left wing nuts – from YOU.
Whether you like it or not Gigi – YOU are losing the debate, and you are losing power.
When increasingly you are calling people like Alan Derschowitz, Dave Rubin, Matt Taibbi, Barri Weis, Glenn Greenwald, Eric Weinstein, extreme far right nazi’s – you have lost. I do not agree with any of them 100% – but they are all LEFT of center.
“There was not the malevolent intent behind Hillary’s misreporting that was behind Trump’s deliberate lying about hush money.”
What total bull schiff.
First intent – as in DELIBERATENESS is a requirement for a crime.
You can not unintentionally murder someone – the fact that you might Hate the person you accidentally murder does not change the fact that if the killing was not deliberate – it is not murder.
Malevolence is NOT an element of a crime – deliberateness usually is.
Hillary DELIBERATELY manufactured fraudulent opposition research against Trump.
That BTW is NOT a crime. Falsely reporting it to DOJ/FBI as true IS.
That is however Malevolent. Making up lies about others is about as malevolent as you can get short of actual violence.
Reporting false things about someone else to law enforcement is Actual violence – because Government is FORCE.
Trump DELIBERATELY sought to hide embarrassing claims regarding allegedly legal activity.
That is NOT a crime.
Depriving you or others of knowlege of another personse alleged private legal conduct is not anywhere near Malevolence.
Hiding information about yourself is rarely illegal and never malevolent.
Knowingly falsely accusing another of illegal activity is ALWAYS Malevolent and Illegal.
Who can order PRESIDENT Trump not to take documents ?
The President is the head of the executive in the United States.
We have no King.
The president is subject to the constitution and constitutional laws.
Do you have a single court order directing Trump to not take or to return documents ?
To this day there is No Such thing.
The reason there is not – is because the courts do not have the authority to do so
CREW V CHENEY and JW V NARA
Setting up you own private server to bypass the govt email system is the actual definition of intent
She had classified docs on her server so she intentionally withheld them from retention by the govt
Obama’s own head of the FEC said that the Trump nda did not violate campaign finance laws
Your ancestors would be embarrassed.
John Adam’s successfully defended the british soldiers at the Boston Massacre.
He would have been representing the proud boys today.
I’ll take that as a “yes”.
It’s fun to see Fox News contributor Turley’s uncontrollable obsession with Hunter. Over the past 12 months, numerous Trump administration officials have raised concerns about Trump, saying he’s unfit for office—Trump’s defense secretary Mark Esper calls Trump a threat to democracy–yet surprise, surprise, Turley is laser focused on Hunter, Hunter, Hunter.
When you go to sleep at night do you think about Gigi? Does she haunt your dreams?
When I go to sleep at night, I think about all of Trump’s advisors who worked with him in the White House on a daily basis & now say he’s unfit for office & a threat to the constitution & the rule of law. You?
Not that.
I sleep peacefully.
But on the rare occasions I think about those criticism’s of Trump you fixate on – I am reminded how each and every one of them has been proven WRONG about so many things.
What Trump is accused of WANTING to do – Biden has done.
What Trump is accused of actually doing – has preven false.
What Trump is accused of having lied about
Has proven to be true.
According to those on the left Trump is a low IQ foolish clown – and yet time after time he makes fools of all of you.
When over and over and over again you prove to be wrong – it is time to question your premises.
I’ve wondered what is in it for JT with his defense of all things criminal about trump. My latest theory is JT thinks he will be the last trump supporting lawyer standing after all the others have been disbarred, imprisoned, fined, etc. Then he can cozy up to trump and say “up front fee of $50 million, and I’ll defend you in court.”
The only thing “criminal” thing about Trump is that he represents a threat to the Democratic Party police state.
Maybe, but my money is on Turley getting a seat on a federal bench, circuit court of appeals or the SCOTUS. I’ll sign up to testify against him if it comes to this.
To what do you, in your deluded, fevered imagination, do you imagine you could testify which any Senator (even the worst of them) could possibly find relevant?
Her dreams.
Natasha,
Are you truly that delusional that you actually have anything worthy that would justify your testimony?
Turley is a constitutional scholar and a law professor. Very few of those are ever Judges or criminal defense attorney’s – there are exceptions – But Turley is not one of those.
Turley’s “reward” is not being the “Last Trump lawyer standing”. It is that increasingly he appears to be the last eminent constitutional scholar on the left still standing.
The people that YOU have relied on for constitutional and legal advice have REPEATEDLY proven WRONG on everything.
While Turley has never been flat out wrong and usually pretty close to correct. Though he still leans a bit left of reality.
They also call RFK Jr a threat to democracy.
Edwardmahl,
I read RFK Jr. really spelled out how Biden was a bigger threat to democracy with Biden’s weaponize of federal agencies. RFK Jr. was spot on!
RFK Jr will get our vote at home assuming we even have an election this November. As others have stated including you and me, the end is here. Fitness is more important than ever. Crash positions may also help!
Estovir,
Well said and I agree.
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Get some!
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Many people have said many things about Trump.
Yet, Under Trump the economy grew, income for the working class grew,
the world became more peaceful. No new wars were started for the first time since FORD.
We had a major mideast peace deal for the first time since Carter
Trump SAID all kinds of things that pissed of the left – but he did NOT actually DO anything unconstitutional or outside the law.
Unlike Biden and Obama – the power of govenrment was NOT directed at journalists – to silence them or to coerce them or subpeona them or arrest them.
Trump as president did NOT ignore supreme court decisions.
Trump as president did NOT chose to ignore the law and constitution.
Or to use the DOJ to go after his political enemies.
I constantly hear those on the left TALK about the Threat Trump poses.
But every single thing they allege Trump MIGHT do, is what Democrats have ALREADY DONE.
If What Trump MIGHT do is a threat to democracy – then what Biden HAS DONE is much more than a Threat.
Wow! Pushing those Trump lies and ignoring the courts finding that the plea agreement IS VOID!
Please get your head out of the sand. Hunter has not paid all his back taxes, because of the statute limitations being allowed to run out. Any other taxes were paid by one of his millionaire pals. Honest people do not have 20 shell companies to launder ill gotten gains from our enemies. I could go on, but what’s the point…
Gigi, do you live in the real world ?
Hunter is entitled to file whatever motions he wishes – just as Trump is.
Sometimes such as this Trump and Hunter file the same challenges. But they do NOT have the same evidence.
This is a legal blog. Turley has written about legal cases more obscure than Hunter’s.
Hunter’s case has gotten the attention it deserves by Turley.
Turley’s positions on various legal issues are clearly driven by the facts and the merits of the legal arguments.
Gigi,
How is whether Hunter is a presidential candidate relevant ?
This is a legal blog, it is not daily KOS or TPM.
Was Hunter a “conduit” ? You are free to beleive he was not.
But there is ZERO doubt at all – entirely from Hunter’s own communications that Hunter SOLICITED Bribes and payoffs and promised to deliver influence.
There are only two choices – Hunter committed fraud – deceiving powerful bad actors in foreign countries, or Hunter participated in a public corruption scheme.
Hunter was NOT selling girl scout cookies.
Hunter like all criminal defendants is fre to disparage sitting judges or their families.
It is interesting that we have only seen gag orders by democrat judges against republican defendants – Manafort, Stone, Trump.
There is no Hunter Gag order – though Hunter has frequently disparaged and tried to influence the witnesses against him.
The FACT is these gag orders are UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
I would note that the grounds that Trump has used to try to get Democrat judges to recuse themselves – their and their families participation in partisan politics are much stronger versions of EXACTLY the grounds that YOU have claimed Republican judges such as Thomas must recuse themselves.
But there is a difference. The standard to recuse a judge from an ISSUE is much higher than recusing a judge from a PERSON.
I would separately note that the Trump gag orders are often – as in Merchan’s case efforts to hide the fact that Merchan is trying to conduct a star chamber trial.
Hunter’s Judge has not imposed unconstitutional rules requiring Hunter;s lawyer’s to confidentially pre-file all motions so that the judge can preclude them from being docketed should he not like them.
Trump;s lawyers have for NOW circumvented this by publicly filing the unconstitutional pre-motion motions – with the motion theyu intend to file publicly attached.
A judge that is attempting – not just through gag orders buy OTHER unconstitutional judicial orders to conduct the trial in secret is unqualified to be a judge.
That is the case whether they are sitting in judgement of Trump or anyone else.
We have seen this rise in unconstitutionally thwarting due process in a very large number of left wing nut judges.
We have seen judges unconstitutionally weaponize summery judgement as a means to avoid hearings on the facts.
We have seen these unconstitutional gag orders.
We have seen myriads of due process violations.
We have seen the use of civil and criminal cases of dubious merit to influence elections.
We have seen this use of the court schedule to influence elections.
These and many other improper unconstitutional tactics to thwart the rule of law are engaged in SOLELY but democrats.
Who are terrified that should Trump be elected president in 2024 – that Trump and Trump supporters will behave toward them as they have toward republicans.
The drama continues. This is just part of the legal maneuvering and it is what lawyers do for their clients. Let it runs its course and see where it goes. I wonder if this goes past the first of the year and Trump wins, does his father pardon Hunter?
Undoubtedly, win or lose. Hunter, his brother, and anyone else in the family who received a portion of the shakedown money. It will be scandalous, but the dems know that scandal has a very short shelf life.
So with the precedents of persecution now set, if Trump wins his DOJ could turn over the rock. When the rock is turned over there will be alot of worms exposed, the worms will roll and squirm as worms do to save themselves and the truth is finally delivered.
Americas population is now comprised of 15.5 % of foreign born people. This is a first ever for our Nation, wonder if they even speak English and know what the Constitution is.
Honestly, Mr. Turley; why waste our time repeatedly informing us of the corruption at our government institutions. There are two paths left at this point for us to remedy this. We can overcome the rigged elections at every level and evict progressives from our government/bureaucracy (this will not happen at this point – we know the dems are loaded for bear to remain in power by any means) or we take over this shame mockery of our constitution and reinvigorate the ethos of our founding fathers as the 2nd amendment was designed to do.
Neither remedy you suggest is practical. Human nature dictates that a situation must become painful before action is taken. Example is crime in NYC. It is terrible, but must get worse before anything changes. In this instance, another round of ballot horseplay must be endured before public outrage forces politicians to act contrary to their selfish interests and re-introduce equity and fairness to the voting system. In my view, that should begin with eliminating mail-in ballots.
@whimsicalmama
I fear you are correct. If things go south in November, I can’t see how we avoid a conflict at this point. It’s very concerning.