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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