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Tough to argue with anything in Andy McCarthy's closing analysis here: Merchan and Trump Conceal the Holes in Bragg’s Case
It is highly likely that former president Trump will be convicted at his criminal trial in Manhattan. Here’s why. First, with the help of Judge Juan Merchan and none other than Donald Trump, prosecutors from the office of elected progressive Democratic district attorney Alvin Bragg have effectively concealed what should have been fatal holes in their case.
The "holes" for the Trump side he admits were tactical and, though significant, unlikely to have made much difference given the extent and depth of the rigging of this circus.
After a conviction of any kind, the left will ramp up to eleven on the "Trump as felon" narrative, and the anger on the right will boil over in response. There will be efforts to disqualify Trump from the ballot, and a very orchestrated preemptive political attack from the media and Congressional Democrats on SCOTUS to either prevent an appeal or to discredit the court and their decision as partisan — proof of the need to pack the court or personally destroy conservative justices.
Those who've openly spat on the rule of law will loudly claim to be its protectors. They will dust off the same winning message from 2020 that the only way to get rid of the constant, loud anti-Trump unpleasantness generated overwhelmingly by the left is to get rid of Trump.
It is all so predictable and so tiresome. But it is coming, and America's prayer that this cup be passed will likely be denied.
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Half the nation wants this Cup.
Over Half, because it includes Never Trump wanting it.
Also, just can't help himself and has to attack Trump.
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The sheer number of charges--34--almost ensures a guilty plea in there somewhere.
I do not like the way modern day prosecutors work. They care about their careers, not justice. This self-centeredness is so vivid in the J6 prosecutions.
One interesting thing happened yesterday, at least interesting to me: In his rant outside the courtroom yesterday, De Niro said that if Trump were exonerated and/or reelected, he would never leave the presidency. "He will never leave!" he screeched. That is the heart of the Democrats' charge that Trump is a threat to democracy.
I heard this said a lot on the Left in the runup to the 2020 election--that is, the sentiment that Trump would not leave office even if Biden won. It was a lie, and the Republicans laughed it off, but a lot of Democrats either believed it and so spread the fear for that reason or just wanted Trump to leave and hoped spreading the lie would help. That threat ramped up the emotions among Democrats, which in turn caused the Biden administration transition team to be extra aggressive, which unnerved the Republicans.
Someday when people look at the nature of the emotional context of the events of that day, they will need to see the specter of that threat to understand it.
There were so many people at fault for the protest going off the rails, but I would start with the Biden campaign and the Democrats for creating such a tremendous and outlandish fear of Donald Trump.
And they are still doing this.
Given the way the J6 prosecutions have gone, I am not hopeful that the jury will exonerate Trump. It's a dark day.
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Is there some reason for hope that a New York jury isn't quite as bad as a DC jury?
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Not that I know of.
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