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How are you doing?

How are you doing one day after a New York jury, a partisan judge and DA convicted a former president? I don’t know about you , but I am optimistic.

On its face, it looked as if President Donald Trump and Make America Great Again suffered a major defeat. But was it a defeat or a self-inflicted wound by the left?

A New York jury , enabled by a partisan liberal judge became the first in history to convict a former President . Let’s not even focus on the sham charges or the leftist judge for a moment.

What happened yesterday was the setting of precedent. It is no longer outside the realm of reality to convict a former president.

Think about that seriously. What the legal system of this country used to consider out of the question, is now reality.

This means any state attorney general or local district attorney can prosecute any former president suspected of committing real crimes. No longer does a judge or prosecutor have to worry about the media blowback of being the first one to try a former president. Judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg have become trailblazers. Perhaps, not in the way they think?

I believe Trump knows this and was counting on a conviction verdict. I reached this conclusion after a comment made by CNN Legal Analyst Professor Jonathan Turley in the aftermath of the Thursday’s verdict (cued to 8:08. play to 8:43).

“The atmosphere in the room at the end, I must say, was solemn and it was riveting: no one moved. ” Turley said. “Now it was funny cause they really ramped up security right before the verdict came in and they , the security said nobody move, nobody stand. And there was a bit of chuckle cause no one was moving, everyone was frozen…The person that seemed the calmest was Trump. He continued to talk with his counsel. This did not seem to surprise him in the least.”

Remember also to 2022, when the Supreme Court allowed Congress access to Trump tax returns? Again, a precedent was set , allowing access to every presidents’ tax information. If Trump is re-elected these are substantial means of access for any Congressional inquiry or Trump Department of Justice investigation.

Consider also the Supreme Court is set to decide the issue of presidential immunity as early as next week. A ruling against Trump means past presidents can no long claim immunity from criminal charges based on official acts as president.

It will be interesting to see how this looming SCOTUS decision plays out. Before you accuse me of hopium, all I’m doing is recounting what has occurred thus far. Maybe Trump is playing 4D chess, or maybe he isn’t?

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Travesty of justice

No matter the verdict in the Trump “Hush -Money” trial in New York, it will go down in history as a travesty of justice. Whatever the outcome, the Democrat Party loses.

Judge Juan Merchan’s jury instructions that a unanimous verdict is not needed for guilt, ensures a Trump conviction will not survive the appellate process. It’s obvious the only importance to the left is Trump, “guilty!” They want to have their mockingbird media headline and narrative of former President and “convicted felon,” Trump.

They want so bad to say those words, they can taste it. Who cares if Democrats destroy America’s judicial system and rule of law in the process?

They better care, because if Trump loses , the Democrats’ victory will be a pyrrhic one. The cost will nullify any the win due to the damage and losses sustained. The losses for the Democrats will be credibility, legitimacy and most importantly , power.

Americans are coming to a realization about the Democrats with the Trump show trials, the wide-open border, the party’s support of transgendered men in women’s sports, its demonization of local law enforcement, its promotion of a two-tiered justice system, and its lust for war, that this party is an enemy to America.

Americans will never unsee , for a least a generation, the spectacle of the Democrats weaponizing the legal system and the intelligence apparatus against a a former President, private citizen and presedential candidate. To use their self-righteous, description for any of their destructive policies, it’s historic.

If there’s a hung jury or , this is highly unlikely, the jury acquits , then the public sees the Democrat lawfare tactics of weaponizing the courts against an opponent, as another form of cheating. Secondarily , anyone , despite their political affiliation will now be able to recognize and label lawfare as political dirty tricks.

If Trump survives this, which I believe he will, the Democrats’ action will surpass Watergate as the benchmark of political illegality.

In the meantime, pray for God, according to His will, to revive this nation and restore a righteous hatred of evil. Pray also for the LORD’s hand of protection over President Trump as he weathers this travesty of justice.