kentuck
kentuck's JournalPlaying cat and mouse with a malignant narcissist.
They warned him. He ignored them.
They do not want him to incite further violence. He knows the line they have drawn for him.
They told him not to defame witnesses or other co-defendants in his case.
But, they said nothing about holding a fundraiser for the insurrectionists that attacked our Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
And they said nothing about attacking the judges or the prosecutors. So he continues.
Are they using kid gloves when they should be using a sledgehammer?
Electing a malignant narcissist to the presidency was a tragic mistake. The country is confused and risks sliding into a violent psychosis, in my opinion.
Justice is the only tool left in the toolbox.
Who Decides Who Is a 'Domestic Enemy'? (an older article)
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/who-decides-whos-domestic-enemy/167704/(snip)
Every person in the employ of the Federal government swears an oath to the Constitution. The President takes one variant of the oath, specified in Article II, Section 1, Clause 8. Members of Congress, military officers, and civil servants take a slightly different one, codified in Title 5, §3331 of U.S. Code. Enlisted members of the armed forces take yet another variant, codified in Title 10, § 502. All three have the words “support and defend.” All but the President’s have the “all enemies, foreign and domestic” clause.
"Aid and comfort to the enemy"?
Why is Donald Trump giving comfort and aid to those that attacked our Capitol on January 6th?
DUer bottomofthehill has asked a similar question in an earlier post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218221592
The Defendant held a fundraiser dinner for the January 6th insurrectionists before he went to Atlanta to be arraigned and arrested. He was applauded with shouts of "our hero!" as he entered the ballroom at his golf course.
He knew what he was doing and he did it anyway. Why? Is he trying to stir up the dregs once again and muddy the waters?
Should he be issued a warning by the Judge in the case? Will it even matter? Surely they all see what he is doing?
It seems to me that he is opening a door to actually call for his disqualification to run for president again, according to the 14th Amendment, Section 3 ?
He is poking the law in the eye.
Do the "speedy trial" requests help or hurt the defense or the prosecution?
It is the right of each defendant, including Trump, to ask for a "speedy trial". However, it does not seem to help Trump's effort to delay the case.
Perhaps some of the defendants may think it would be beneficial to them? So far, only Kenneth Cheseboro and Sidney Powell have requested a "speedy trial".
The DA Fani Willis is attempting to accommodate their requests.
How will it affect the other defendants ability to defend themselves?
It is a complex legal situation that no one has totally figured out at this time.
My gut, which does not have a law degree, tells me that it may be for the best to go ahead and get the ball rolling.
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Many of those that attacked our Capitol on January 6th thought it was a blast.
It was fun!
They waved their huge flags, took photos with their phones, and bragged to their friends about what they had done.
They did not think they did anything wrong. They still do not think so to this day.
They were just going along with the crowd. They were following their leader. They never imagined that they would ever be charged with a crime.
But many went to jail and they still believe they are victims. They had a right to be in the Capitol.
But, it got out of hand and they were caught up in the violence.
All they wanted was for Trump to stay in the White House for four more years.
Was that so wrong?
It's rather sickening to watch a former president act like some king or royalty horseshit.
He has more protection and benefits than the president, it seems.
The cameras follow his convoy of Secret Service everywhere he goes. They hold an umbrella over his head as soon as he steps from his chauffeured SUV. They do everything except throw their jackets on the ground for him to stand on.
We fought a friggin' revolution to get rid of this type of privileged thinking. Americans that cheer this crap on turn my stomach.
It is all horseshit.
(edited "acting" to "interim" for clarification)
(edited because we only have one president - (needs no other clarifier)
If the election is held before any of the scheduled trials...?
..and Trump loses?
Would he blame his loss on all the negative attacks and witch hunts against him? I suppose he would.
But, would it make it easier to try him in court if he was the "loser" in the election?
I think that may be the direction we are headed.
The Defendant belongs in jail, but...
I doubt very much that he will ever spend a night in jail anywhere, anytime.
If it got to that point, he would make a deal.
Although he belongs in jail and I would like to see him behind bars, I must be content at the moment to see him charged and arrested, with a trial date set for his crimes against our people.
More than anything, I would want every case tried in a court with a jury decision on each case. I would want to see the truth exposed to the American people, most especially those that believe the Defendant has never lied to them.
Even then, there are those that will never accept any verdict against their Leader.
As the old song goes, you can't always get what you want.
Defendant Trump prefaces everything with a lie.
For example, he wanted to say a few words to the press and to his followers before he boarded his plane to fly back to his golf course in New Jersey.
First of all, he wanted everyone to know that he had "done nothing wrong". He had every right to "challenge" the votes in the election of 2020. He did and he did. But he went beyond taking it to the courts, which he did over 60 times. And he lost every time. He went beyond asking for a recount, which he did in AZ and GA (3 times). He used up all his legal challenges and he lost.
But he could not accept that so he resorted to more illegal means to keep control of power.
So, he lied yesterday.
He lies every damn time.
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