All Things US Politics Related: Biden pardons Hunter

[maj. tom]

It was postponed because of a very crooked judge that Trump himself nominated. And that's a constitutional crisis that USA may be facing. Most of the USA presidential stuff was always done on a basis of "good faith" until Trump came along and broke every single rule. Nixon barely tested it compared to the daily clown Trump since 2016. The fact that he was even put there, and is legit allowed to attempt it again, despite his outrageous criminality and antics means that the institutions of America are broken and they need to realize it.

And the stage is being set slowly in front their own faces.

The Supreme Court too is largely broken. Imagine that it has reached the stage where the only sitting black man in the court Clarence Thomas nominated by Bush Sr., known for taking bribes from billionaires, recently said that "the high court overreached its authority" in the landmark case Brown vs. Board of Education that banned segregation in public schools 70 years ago.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

To be sentenced on July 11th, if he gets through this nothing will stop him this november

American elections getting dicey

Each felony charge carries with it a potential prison sentence of four years. While a prison sentence is possible, it is not required. It’s largely up to the judge’s discretion what comes next.
To further complicate things, Trump is expected to appeal the verdict, further dragging out the legal process.
https://fox59.com/news/national-world/t ... to-prison/

[adnj]

Not really important. And nothing will happen to him. Trump is a grifting criminal, what's new?

The treason Georgia fake electors election racketeering coup attempt case is important.
The treason stealing secret documents and trying to sell them at Mar-a-Lago case is important. - (Postponed indefinitely)
Those are the ones that matter to the future of the USA.

Actually, nothing will happen there either. The secret documents is a federal case and Trump, if re-elected, can pardon himself.

Georgie - not sure if it is civil or federal.

He can be convicted on all and still be elected president and run the country from behind a jail cell.

Other than Donald Trump, from whom or where did you ever hear or read that there was a US constitutional power of self-pardon expressed as having any validity?

The text and spirit of the Constitution strongly suggest the contrary. Since the US Constitution was written, it’s been recognized that the president’s power of pardon is broad, but not so broad as to allow him to pardon himself.

This idea stems from a legal principal established over three centuries ago in Anglo-American law. That rule is that no person may be a judge in his or her own case.

The last time this issue was floated was in 1974, right before the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The Department of Justice wrote that a president may not pardon himself.

[Dohplaydat]

I imagine Trump is going to have an even bigger bump in the polls now

[VexXx Dogg]

So he could still run and potentially win? Pundits saying he might lose some support but still eligible

[Dohplaydat]

So he could still run and potentially win? Pundits saying he might lose some support but still eligible

This might actually boosts his chances of winning.

Legal experts have cited numerous avenues for credible appeal, and any appeal will not be resolved until long after the November election. That will make it all the easier for Mr Trump’s supporters to embrace his arguments that he is the victim of a biased judge and jury. This verdict is particularly vulnerable to appeal because of the lack of clear precedent for the charges the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, chose to bring.Falsifying business expenses is a misdemeanour under New York law, but by arguing that that crime was committed in order to commit or conceal another one, Mr Bragg was able to charge Mr Trump with felonies. Prosecutors argued, and Judge Juan Merchan agreed, that jurors did not even have to agree on precisely what other law Mr Trump violated, resulting in a vagueness that is sure to be one of the grounds for appeal. Mr Bragg, a Democrat, was elected to his post after boasting that he was most qualified to prosecute Mr Trump, giving the former president further grist to say he is the victim of political persecution by allies of his opponent, President Joe Biden.

That this verdict is particularly vulnerable to Mr Trump’s claims that the system of justice is being “weaponised” against him may seem a perverse reason to criticise it. No political figure should be able to hold the law hostage, extorting immunity from prosecution in exchange for not degrading the system of justice in the eyes of followers. But prosecutors exercise wide discretion in choosing what cases to bring, for good reason. They are supposed to consider not only the likelihood of conviction but also the seriousness of the crime and the public interest at stake. Mr Bragg’s predecessor, as well as Mr Biden’s Justice Department, considered bringing versions of these charges and elected not to. Compared with the other cases pending against Mr Trump, this one always seemed too much of a stretch to command widespread public legitimacy, and polling in advance of the conviction suggested that even that will not enhance faith that justice is being done.

[zoom rader]

Big little deal for Trump but we stuck with Rowlee

[MaxPower]

The Commander remains unstoppable.

[The_Honourable]

Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz

Former President Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican Party raised $52.8 million in the six hours after Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in his "hush money" trial, the campaign said Friday, a staggering total that represents more than half of what they raised in the entire month of April.

The campaign said that Thursday's sum mostly came from small-dollar donors, including 30% who were new contributors to WinRed, the GOP's fundraising platform. Fundraising totals can't be verified until the campaign's reports to the Federal Election Commission are released next month.

A CBS News analysis of the Trump campaign's fundraising through April found he has received an influx in donations following key moments in his legal battles. Before his conviction on Thursday, FEC filings show Trump's two best fundraising days were April 4, 2023, when he was arraigned in New York City, and Aug. 25, 2023, the day after his mugshot was released in his separate criminal case in Georgia.

Trump's fundraising also spiked when he was indicted by federal grand juries in Florida in June 2023 and Washington, D.C., in August 2023. He likewise saw a bump when a different judge in New York ordered him to pay $454 million in fines and interest in his civil fraud case in February.

More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fund ... onviction/

[shogun]

lol

Nothing like watchin the very same Tuners who busy in local political cheds preaching about corruption and how to "fix" it, simultaneously shameless in here openly simpin for convicted felon politicians. Face it, some of allyuh gone thru. Loving this.

[zoom rader]

lol

Nothing like watchin the very same Tuners who busy in local political cheds preaching about corruption and how to "fix" it, simultaneously shameless in here openly simpin for convicted felon politicians. Face it, some of allyuh gone thru. Loving this.

See dude,

Jack arse country filled with Stupid country

[zoom rader]

The Commander remains unstoppable.

Yup and so is crime under king kong

[alfa]

So now that he has been found guilty I'm assuming he cannot run for office again? How does it work with their system?

[The_Honourable]

So now that he has been found guilty I'm assuming he cannot run for office again? How does it work with their system?

He can still run for office but now, with a convicted felon label. If his sentence involves jailtime, it will happen if an appeal is refused (unlikely) or until all his appeals have been exhausted. So for now, the dems wet dream of trump in an orange jump suit is off the table.

[Arcmanov]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-elected ... d=97688250

I'm willing to bet money he won't get any jail time.
As a former US president, he is guaranteed a Secret Service detail for life. How that goimg to work if he vet jail?

[MaxPower]

Trump will be the next US President.

[The_Honourable]

Supreme Court rules Trump immune for official acts, not immune for unofficial ones

[K74T]

CNN

JUST IN: Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money case is postponed until September following the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, a New York judge has ruled.

[MaxPower]

Remember.

A good commander must never be underestimated.

[Dohplaydat]

Good on Trump and the SC, they did what they wanted and set out to do. Democrats sleeping again, they could have tried to influence the judges on the SC and place their people but lapsed.


Just like the lapsed putting Hillary over Bernie and choosing to stick with Biden despite everyone seeing his mental decline.

FFS they deserve to lose. Bunch of disingenuous selfish hypocrites.

[The_Honourable]

oh my...

[The_Honourable]

uh oh...

Shots fired at trump rally...

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Trump allegedly attacked!

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Assassination attempt on Donald... Papalaps

[paid_influencer]

seeing trump raise his hand in defiance after being shot was pretty damn good

[Dizzy28]

seeing trump raise his hand in defiance after being shot was pretty damn good

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[redmanjp]

it hit his ear?

[Country_Bookie]

Was Mike Tyson at this rally? Are we sure it wasn't Mike getting a case of the munchies like he did when he was fighting Holyfield

[MaxPower]

Protect the Commander!