What I take away from this story is the pretty depressing realization that a corrupted political system in Georgia, and the tactic of delaying the two federal cases until he can maybe win the election and cancel them, means that this one might be the only chance to punish him for anything.
I know the talking heads are saying that because DJT is a first time offender, he will likely not be incarcerated. But then the sentencing judge is Merchan, the same one who handed Trump $10,000 in fines for violating his gag order. And what he said when doing so is the interesting part:
“Because this is now the 10th time that this Court has found Defendant in criminal contempt, spanning three separate motions, it is apparent that monetary fines have not and will not, suffice to deter Defendant from violating this Court’s lawful orders.”
Given that the judge is cognizant that fines mean nothing to DJT, perhaps he will wish to sanction him by other means. That could mean imprisonment. But not before the election. Trump will surely appeal the verdict, avoiding any immediate consequences until well after November 5th. If there’s one thing Trump is good at, it’s delaying tactics. Thankfully, he will not be able to pardon himself if elected. Only the Governor of NY can do that.
Pardoning is done at their sole discretion. There is nothing illegal about bribing for a pardon. Trump could easily have a SPAC say “hey, here’s $500m, pardon him and retire.” Political suicide for sure. But not illegal, there is precedent, and if there’s life changing money (maybe a fraction of that) there’s a possibility.
Keeping a political donation for personal use is illegal, as is bribing a public official. They might offer a highly paid position to get around it. But as you say, it’s political suicide, and if the money went to the Democrat party, as it did with Marc Rich, the party risks a big black eye as well.
Assuming that the current Democrat holding the office (Kathy Hochul) is not replaced by a Republican (fat chance), I doubt any amount of coercion would result in a pardon. Coercing a public official is also a felony, and sitting Presidents can be tried for state crimes. Never happened before, but DJT has been busting that mold.
Under NYS law he could still send him to jail even before sentencing as retroactive punishment for the gag order violations too. It’s not either a fine or jail, it can be both. And he can chose to do it at anytime during proceedings like at the end if it meant the conviction stage would be expedited. This cannot be appealed as it’s a bench judgement for being out of order. It would likely just be for a day or something.
“This was intentional. You don’t accidentally kill massive amounts of children and their families over and over again and get to say, ‘It was a mistake,’” U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a social media post to President Joe Biden. “Genocidal maniac Netanyahu told us he wants to ethically cleanse Palestinians. When are you going to believe him, POTUS?”
Despite these staggering casualties—and Israel’s forced displacement, starvation, and deprivation of millions of Gazans—the United States continues to support its top Middle Eastern ally with billions of dollars in arms and with diplomatic and political support including United Nations Security Council vetoes and genocide denial.
“How many times are we going to hear, it was a ‘mistake’ before we take serious action against Netanyahu?” U.S. Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) asked. “How does anyone justify his administration? Every single moment that we supply arms, send money, and make excuses makes us absolutely complicit in his barbaric war of death against Palestinians. Enough!”
“Biden’s backing of Netanyahu’s war is rooted in a hierarchy of human value, an empathy gap that perpetuates suffering, violence, and distrust,” he added. “Cutting off American weapons is the only way to isolate Netanyahu to prevent further killing of women and children in what has become the largest slaughter of Palestinian civilians since Israel’s founding in 1948.”
She got more votes than Trump. She lost because she didn’t get the votes where she needed them to win. Sure seems to me like a strategic failure rather than sexism. Call me a chauvinist if you want, but she should shut the fuck up.
I don’t really understand why immigrants that are victims of crime in the US get preferential treatment for immigration VISAs. Can someone explain that to me?
Damn, you’re right. Here’s the data mentioned in the article. Only republicans changed their view like that, so hopefully undecided/swing voters will truly be dissuaded from voting for him.
They don’t pay taxes anyway, since they work under the table. But that’s not a reason to put them in jail, that’s a reason to make them citizens, or at least legal immigrants. Bring us your hungry, your tired, your poor.
Obviously they pay sales tax. When people are talking about them not paying taxes, they’re talking about income taxes, which is the lion’s share of taxes that average people pay. I’ve worked in industries heavily impacted by illegal immigration before, and even legal citizens often end up working under the table on those crews, because the employers are straight-up crooks. It seems to me that the best solutions are to fast-track legal status, and actually punish the employers.
Nah brah. You and I may know that. But when the common folk says “illegals don’t pay them taxes” they refer to absolutely no taxes. And the GOP hasn’t corrected them i wonder why.
And you’re absolutely right about the employers. People blaming undocumented immigrants for their struggles are focusing in the wrong target.
FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) who conducted the “study” cited in the article are considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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