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simply-ivanka · 19 days

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Trump and the Lawfare Implosion of 2024

Will his prosecution end up putting him back in the White House?

Wall Street Journal

By Kimberley A. Strassel

What’s that old saying about the “best-laid plans”? Democrats banked that a massive lawfare campaign against Donald Trump would strengthen their hold on the White House. As that legal assault founders, they’re left holding the bag known as Joe Biden.

In Florida on Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon postponed indefinitely the start of special counsel Jack Smith’s classified-documents trial. The judge noted the original date, May 20, is impossible given the messy stack of pretrial motions on her desk. The prosecution is fuming, while the press insinuates—or baldly asserts—that the judge is biased for Mr. Trump, incompetent or both. But it is Mr. Smith and his press gaggle who are living in legal unreality, attempting to rush the process to accommodate a political timeline.

What did they expect? Mr. Smith waited until 2023 to file legally novel charges involving classified documents, a former president, and a complex set of statutes governing presidential records. The pretrial disputes—some sealed for national-security reasons—involve weighty questions about rules governing the admission of classified documents in criminal trials, discovery, scope and even whether Mr. Smith’s appointment as special counsel was lawful. Judge Cannon notes the court has a “duty to fully and fairly consider” all of these, which she believes will take until at least July. This could push any trial beyond the election.

Mr. Smith’s indictments in the District of Columbia, alleging that Mr. Trump plotted to overturn the 2020 election, have separately gone to the Supreme Court, where the justices are determining whether and when a former president is immune from criminal prosecution for acts while in office. A decision on the legal question is expected in June, whereupon the case will likely return to the lower courts to apply it to the facts. That may also mean no trial before the election.

A Georgia appeals court this week decided it would review whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue leading her racketeering case against Mr. Trump in light of the conflict presented by her romantic relationship with the former special prosecutor. The trial judge is unlikely to proceed while this major issue is pending, and the appeals process could take up to six months.

Which leaves the lawfare crowd’s last, best hope in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s muddled charges on that Trump 2016 “hush money” deal with adult-film star Stormy Daniels. That case was a mess well before Judge Juan Merchan allowed Ms. Daniels to provide the jury Kama-Sutra-worthy descriptions of her claimed sexual tryst with Mr. Trump, during which she intimated several times that the encounter was nonconsensual.

Mr. Trump is charged with falsifying records, not sexual assault, and even the judge acknowledged the jury heard things that “would have been better left unsaid.” He tried to blame the defense for not objecting enough during her testimony, but it’s the judge’s job to keep witnesses on task. Judge Merchan refused a Trump request for a mistrial, but his openness to issuing a “limiting instruction” to the jury—essentially an order to unhear prejudicial testimony—is an acknowledgment that things went off the rails. If Mr. Trump is convicted, it’s also a strong Trump argument for reversal on appeal.

Little, in short, is going as planned. The lawfare strategy from the start: pile on Mr. Trump in a way that ensured Republicans would rally for his nomination, then use legal proceedings to crush his ability to campaign, drain his resources, and make him too toxic (or isolated in prison) to win a general election. He won the nomination, but the effort against him is flailing, courtesy of an echo chamber of anti-Trump prosecutors and journalists who continue to indulge the fantasy that every court, judge, jury and timeline exists to dance to their partisan fervor.

These own goals are striking. Mr. Smith wouldn’t be facing delays if he’d acknowledged up front the important constitutional question of presidential immunity, or if he’d sought an indictment for obstruction of justice and forgone charging Mr. Trump with improperly handling classified documents, which gets into legally complicated territory. The federal charges might carry more weight with the public had Mr. Bragg refrained from bringing a flimsy case that makes the whole effort look wildly partisan. And Ms. Willis’s romantic escapades have turned her legal overreach into a reality-TV joke.

Democrats faced a critical choice last year: Try to win an election by confronting the real problem of a weak and old president presiding over unpopular far-left policies, or try to rig an outcome by embracing a lawfare stratagem. They chose the latter. Perhaps a court will still convict Mr. Trump of something, although that could play either way with the electorate. Lawfare as politics is a very risky business.

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republicansaredomesticterrorists · 2 months

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https://lamag.com/politics/rfk-jr-campaign-official-says-campaigns-goal-is-to-spoil-bidens-reelection

#rfk jr is not a democrat #republican assholes #traitor trump #crooked donald #republican dirty tricks #republican hypocrisy #traitor #maga morons #never trump #resist

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rejectingrepublicans · 2 months

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#rfk jr is not a democrat #republican dirty tricks #traitor trump #republican assholes #maga morons #resist

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odinsblog · 2 months

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A super PAC funded by conservative megadonor Jeff Yass has spent more than half a million dollars in recent weeks urging Pennsylvania Democrats to support a primary challenger running against progressive House Democrat Summer Lee.

The Moderate PAC, which was formed in 2021, is airing ads in Pennsylvania’s 12th District that attack Lee for what it calls her “extreme socialist agenda,” and calling on Democratic primary voters to choose Lee’s challenger Bhavini Patel. The ads go after Lee for criticizing President Biden and the Democratic Party, and for voting against the debt ceiling bill negotiated between Biden and former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Lee is a member of the so-called “Squad” of progressive House Democrats that has stood apart from Democratic Party leaders on numerous policy issues, including most recently on U.S. support for Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

The super PAC has spent at least $586,000 on running the ads since the middle of March, according to Federal Election Commission records.

The only donation that The Moderate PAC has ever reported receiving is $1 million from Yass that was given to the group in July 2022.

Yass is a billionaire investor who former President Trump recently said was “fantastic” after the pair connected at a donor retreat in Florida.

Yass has donated more than $62 million to conservative super PAC Club for Growth Action, and $18 million to School Freedom Fund, a Club for Growth PAC that supports candidates who believe parents should receive taxpayer dollars to spend with private education companies of their choosing. Yass lives in Pennsylvania and has a net worth of about $27 billion, according to Forbes.

Yass has also donated heavily to congressional Republicans. Last year he gave $10 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC affiliated with House GOP leadership, and in 2018 he gave $200,000 to its upper chamber equivalent the Senate Leadership Fund.

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#politics #summer lee #moderate pac #jeff yass #republicans #aipac #centrism #neoliberalism #pennsylvania #republican dirty tricks #conservative democrats #conservadems

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sciralta · 5 months

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I think we can just crown Charles as the man with the biggest dick in Choices now.

#sorry to the democratically elected blades mc but that poll was before Charles could even be on the ballot #playchoices #choices #dirty little secrets #choices dirty little secrets #choices dls

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awesomecooperlove · 6 months

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#politics #dirty politicians #democrats #republicans #patriots #freedom fighters #justice seekers #digital soldiers #veterans #soldiers #humanitarians #standup #speaktruth #fight for justice #speak up #truth #please share #wwg1wga #Youtube

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bijoumikhawal · 9 months

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Saying "one of the major parties in a country trying to genocide trans people is the "most pro trans" major party in the world" as a statement of fact should inspire fear and terror, not be a call the be thankful to that fucking party. Anyway Biden is partially responsible for the current T drug class

#cipher talk #If you people could be honest about the actual strides democrats take I wouldn't despise you so much #I would love to talk about some of the actual good done! But I'm not gonna reblog your stupid fucking post if you're pulling that #Guilt tripping/ frankly threatening voting bullshit! And badmouthing your political enemies to the left of you #You do not inspire solidarity in us when you do this! You inspire hatred!#Do you know how it feels to be told 'vote for us or you'll fucking die'? By the party that refuses to play dirty and always wrings its hand #Over not having enough power?#Genuine strides have been made by democrats for trans rights right now- /largely on the state level/#Also the post I saw that inspired this was literally just fucking pink washing

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whitesinhistory · 15 days

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Aired May 13, 2015 on @democracynow | http://democracynow.org -

Today marks the 30th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the helicopter bombing of the headquarters of a radical group known as MOVE. The fire from the attack incinerated six adults and five children, and destroyed 65 homes. Despite two grand jury investigations and a commission finding that top officials were grossly negligent, no one from city government was criminally charged. MOVE was a Philadelphia-based radical movement dedicated to black liberation and a back-to-nature lifestyle. It was founded by John Africa, and all its members took on the surname Africa. We are joined in Philadelphia by Linn Washington, an award-winning journalist, professor and former columnist for The Philadelphia Tribune who has covered MOVE since 1975.

Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,300+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9am ET: http://democracynow.org

Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: http://democracynow.org/donate

Mayor Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Goode

Police Commissioner Gregore J. Sambor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregore_J._Sambor

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montanabohemian · 8 months

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i honestly don't know how many times i have to repeat myself that the u.s. is not a two-party system but is already a multiparty system. you're just being deliberately obtuse ignoring other legitimate parties that are not republican or democrat. you're just mad that the republican and democrat parties have spent literal decades building foundations to have a platform and raise a ton of money to run candidates across the country. if you want other parties to do that, then you have to actually put in the fucking work.

if any of you actually took two seconds to study comparative politics (or just looked at a multiparty system in action), you'd recognize that every single one operates the same fucking way: through coalitions. there are usually two major opposing parties and if one can't win a majority, they work with other parties to create a fucking coalition party. you fucking dumbasses are so thick that you can't be bothered to see that that is exactly how it works in congress in the united states (and in all state legislatures). most independent politicians are gonna lean towards the left and libertarians are gonna lean to the right (until the republicans piss them off).

it isn't fucking rocket science. politics is pretty similar across the world. but every single country is just a little different. and it has to be. because every nation is unique. their way of government cannot be cookie cutter same.

the real problem facing the united states elections is two-fold: money in elections and voter suppression.

stop getting your fucking information from idiotic memes about european countries that are wildly racist and xenophobic.

#also all of you so desperately want to be like western european countries with parliamentary systems #and that just wouldn't work here #leftists get big mad when they're told they have to put in the work to actually build more parties if they don't like the dems #but i find leftists to be incredibly racist when they try and tear down the democratic party which as we know it *today* ...#was built by black women #black women are thee foundation of the democratic party #and leftists like to conveniently forget that part #AND ANOTHER THING: HOW DO YOU THINK COALITIONS ARE MADE? THROUGH COMPROMISE #which y'all morons think is a dirty word #but it's how things get done in the reAL WORLD #(like the libertarians in the mt leg stood with the mt dems when the mt gop started pulling all sorts of shenanigans)#(funny how that works)#god some of you need to take some remedial civics classes #and also my degree is in comparative politics so i know what i'm talking about #how you be saying this is a two party country when you're white saviour bernard is a fucking *independent*#(i mean he uses dem money and dem platform because he's too fucking lazy to actually do the work himself but that's typical of that man)#(BUT YOU CANNOT SAY IT'S A TWO PARTY SYSTEM WHEN HE IS LITERALLY NOT OF EITHER REPUBS OR DEMS)

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ani4detal · 2 years

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this is brilliant! Don’t forget the difference between a public service and a private corporation.

#socialism is not a dirty word #democratic socialist #and a royalist too #go figure!

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kp777 · 2 years

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#politics #democrats #republicans play dirty #republicans

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republicansaredomesticterrorists · 1 month

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#rfk jr is not a democrat #conspiracy theorists #oligarch puppet #republican dirty tricks #republican assholes #traitor trump #maga morons #resist

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rejectingrepublicans · 2 months

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#jfk jr #jfk jr is not a democrat #aaron rodgers #anti vaxxers #qanon assholes #Republican puppets #Republican dirty tricks #republican assholes #traitor trump #crooked donald #republican hypocrisy #traitor #maga morons #never trump #never jfk jr

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about-changing-generation · 2 years

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Era of National Democratic Alliance end?

Bihar is a state of India. The politics of Bihar is popular and interesting revolves around 2-3 parties because major people are illiterate and they choose caste as medium for voting. It's not that all the people are illiterate on the other hand it's said that Biharis are the backbone of Indian administrative machinery. Almost every district in India has a DM or SP, who belongs to Bihar. Bihar accounts for nearly 450 out of total 5,500 IAS officers in the country. One in 10 bureaucrats shaping the destiny of India in North or South Block is from Bihar and they are also strong the mathematics subject. Many interesting language and people can be which will make you stay in Bihar for some more days than you expected…….Read Full Article on -:👇

#nitish kumar #tejashwi yadav #pm narendra modi #NDA #national democratic alliance #money world #politics #bihar politics #indian politics #economy #indian government #dirty politics #bihar jdu

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apas-95 · 5 months

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demparty 2024 campaign ad: Remember the children, imprisoned in cages, in camps at the border? Trump sent them there - it was a horrendous crime, and its outrage spread across the nation. We have ended it; the outrage is over. The children are still in the cages, of course, more than ever, but thanks to our steadfast efforts and control of our optics, you no longer have to hear about it. Remember how uncomfortable you felt, watching the news, reading online, hearing about each and every new crime the US commited? Under a Democratic administration, you haven't had to hear about any of our crimes in the last four years, you haven't had to have real conversations with coworkers or acquaintances, or drive past a protest while feeling an unadressed guilt. We're still doing all the important dirty work, but you don't have to feel that guilt over it - that's our promise. When the time comes, you'll be able to say, from the depths of your heart, "I didn't know." • Paid for by Biden/Harris 2024, 'Out of sight, out of mind'.

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