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originally posted by: Mahogani
You do realize how bad this is for Trump, especially with the election coming up in 94 days?
This is exactly what I've been reading could happen, and what the left-wing pundits were saying would be the best outcome from this case.
If I need to explain why... allow me to:
The appeals court now sent this back down to Judge Chutkan. She now gets to decide what are official acts and what are not, and call a trial on that. A sort of a mini trial. But in that mini trial, they can go over all the evidence and everything that came up during discovery.
So basically, even though the actual trial won't happen until after the election, if ever, the mini trial with all the same evidence will now happen before the election.
Just wait until Rachel Maddow, or a million others, jump on this and make it the focus of their next show. The only thing that could have happened to make that possible happened, and it happened with 3 months left on the clock.
originally posted by: RazorV66
Who F'ing cares?
originally posted by: Mahogani
originally posted by: RazorV66
Who F'ing cares?
Trump.
He will now be on trial before the election, because the appeals court ordered Judge Chutkan to resolve this, and answer these questions.
She will now do as ordered and call a trial to get to the bottom of this. And just like during the last Trump felony trial, there will be scores of reporters outside, reporting daily on what was said in the courtroom.
And what will be said in the courtroom is all the evidence that he didn't want anyone to hear in a trial before the election.
The opinion read that the lower court will have to determine "whether a prosecution involving Trump's attempts to influence the Vice President's oversight of the certification proceeding in his capacity as President of the Senate would pose any dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch."
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: Vermilion
Yeah, not entirely sure having your campaign staff wrangle numerous slates of false electors(not faithless) who are charged for violating laws in their own states to do it are part of the Presidential duties.
Again, he coordinated this with the campaign staff. Social media from those charged, like in Michigan for example and emails, again show it was his campaign staff. It was also coordinated not with WH counsel (they would not get involved) but outside lawyers. Also the fact he knew he had lost the election.
Guess we will see in the upcoming evidentiary hearings, the district received the case yesterday morning from Scotus and by afternoon already sent it Chutkin.
I guess if the judge does find he has immunity, this November will be very interesting. The sitting President will legally be able to do the same thing. Openly, without recourse. Basically from now on, the President will decide who wins.
originally posted by: frogs453
And we have motion on the case.
Judge Chutkan has set an Aug. 16 hearing to consider the schedule for Trump’s criminal case. She has denied his motion to dismiss on legal grounds but says he can refile once immunity issues are resolved.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: Vermilion
The SCOTUS kicked it back for her to decide.