• Flying Squid
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    156 months ago

    The only good news is that he can’t pardon himself from state crimes and the Georgia criminal trial is on the state level.

    • osarusan
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      276 months ago

      he can’t pardon himself

      Anytime I hear someone say Trump can’t do something, I want to wave my hands in the air and point to everything.

      Trump will pardon himself because he has no shame, and the people in charge of pointing out that he can’t pardon himself will do fuckall, just like every single person with any repsonsibility has done fuckall the stop Trump from doing anything for the past 8 years.

      There have been thousands of chances to prevent Trump from doing A, B, C, D, E, F, G, etc. And every. single. person. has done nothing at all to stop him. He truly is above the law.

      • Flying Squid
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        46 months ago

        Why do you say that? I have not seen that suggested by people educated on the matter.

        • @[email protected]
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          26 months ago

          I’ve heard that its likely the case will get taken from its current prosecutor and handed to a state legal board that leans conservative and that there’s a number of ways to do that. At best delaying the case for years and at worst dropping it entirely.

    • @vinylshrapnel
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      -86 months ago

      Bad news is DA Fani Willis may have fucked up with a sex scandal.

      • Flying Squid
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        276 months ago

        Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been accused of having a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor in the case against Donald Trump. Mike Roman, who served on the embattled ex-president’s 2020 reelection campaign team, made the allegations on Monday but failed to provide hard evidence to back up his claims, RadarOnline.com has learned.

        https://radaronline.com/p/fani-willis-improper-relationship-trump-prosecutor-nathan-wade/

        Don’t fall for their bullshit.

          • @[email protected]
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            86 months ago

            I really hope it’s bullshit, but it’s going to a hearing

            I think that’ll be just fine

            Willis and her office have yet to file a response to the motion in Fulton County, The judge’s order gives the DA’s office until Feb. 2 to file a response.

            Willis did have a response in a separate case involving Wade on Thursday, though — Willis was subpoenaed to give a deposition in his divorce case. Responding to that subpoena on Thursday, the DA accuses Wade’s estranged wife of conspiring with people involved with the election interference case to attack Willis’ character and undermine the prosecution.

            Willis goes on to say Wade’s marriage was “irretrievably broken” and that her deposition was not needed in the unrelated matter. Willis accused Wade’s wife of having an affair and noted that a request to unseal the divorce docket, her subpoena and the motion making the allegations of impropriety all happened on the same day, Jan. 8.

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            • @vinylshrapnel
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              76 months ago

              Sounds like the jealous ex wife is being used and exploited to attempt to throw a Hail Mary to get the case thrown out.

      • PorradaVFR
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        86 months ago

        If she did anything inappropriate that is separate from the election interference he’s being prosecuted for. Much like Stormy Daniels’ lawyer that is accused of ripping her off didn’t change the fact that she was paid hush money.

        I don’t see it as relevant to the prosecution. Separate matter they’re trying to exploit to muddy the water.