Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump





Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump 

Judge Tanya Chutkan made public portions of a filing by prosecutors setting out their argument for why the case should go forward despite the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity:



 Aide: There will be violence if we keep doing this 

 Trump: “Make them riot. Do it.” 

 Aide: We don’t have evidence of voter fraud 

 Trump: “The details don’t matter.” 

 Aide: VP Pence has been moved to a secure location 

 Trump: “So what?”




Trump’s reaction in a nutshell: It’s election interference to allow Americans to see how I sought to illegally overturn my 2020 loss.



"That Trump is not already in jail, based on the jaw-dropping evidence, reflects a loophole in our Constitution; the essential fragility of our democracy; or both. Whatever the case, the Republicans - including the sophists on the Supreme Court - are relentlessly mining that vulnerability in order to hold political power. That's inherent in their indemnification of the crimes he has committed." --from an email sent by a friend

8 comments:

Les Carpenter said...

The fact Trump is not already behind bars is a travesty of justice. If these new revelations amount to nothing, a distinct possibility given what we've see so far, then the rule of law is already dead and dying.

skudrunner said...

I am sure it is just a coincidence that harris dips a bit in the polls and the justice department releases new information on the trump case. Maybe they can get him off the campaign trail by hauling him to court for a few weeks. With the election being a month away this is not circumstance.

BB-Idaho said...

Getting him and his mouth "off the campaign trail" might increase his
chances.

Dave Miller said...

Trump could have kept this under wraps. He and his lawyers knew it was going to be unsealed and all they had to do was ask for a stay, while the decision was appealed. But he chose not to do so. His lawyers filed no objections at all.

So no Skud, it has nothing to do with the campaign, except that Trump wanted it out there so HE could use it as an issue.

The prosecution was ordered, by the District Court to respond to the SCOTUS decision. As ordered first by the SCOTUS.

He did so. The judge held it under wraps waiting for Trump to ask for a stay of the unsealing. He did nothing!

So it gets unsealed.

Facts buddy... think about it.

skudrunner said...

BB, Good point. The election was trumps to lose and he is doing just that. For a supposed smart guy he is a moron and I don't mean to offend morons

Shaw Kenawe said...

skudrunner: "I am sure it is just a coincidence that harris dips a bit in the polls and the justice department releases new information on the trump case."

Trump and his lawyers kept delaying, delaying, and delaying so that it came down to this time frame. Blame Trump and his lawyers, and no one else. And please do some research before you come here with your conspiratorial innuendos.

Shaw Kenawe said...

No one who actually, personally knows Trump ever called him a "smart guy." Clever, manipulative, and dishonest, yes. Smart? No! His own Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson: "He's a f**king moron!"

Les Carpenter said...

Can't help but think the odds of Trump getting reelected exceeds the odds he'll ever face accountability.

By a fairly wide margin.