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BlueAZure

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5. Their goals seem pretty obvious

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 05:20 PM

Nov 2017

They are trying to:
1) Win the court of public opinion - especially important since they surely know they cannot win in the actual courts
2) Pollute any potential jury pool in hopes of an endless string of mistrials and appeals.

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Their goals seem pretty obvious BlueAZure Nov 2017 #5

At first I thought, "If they are under house arrest BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #6

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this orderalso include bluestarone Nov 2017 #9

They can safely leave that to trump. Turbineguy Nov 2017 #10

Can judge change house arrest to incarceration tavernier Nov 2017 #11