To call the New York trial the “hush money” trial minimizes and marginalizes what happened there. He illegally influenced the election thru a complex scheme to “catch and kill” defamatory information. He used money to do it that should have been declared contributions to his campaign and was not, thus was illegal campaign contributions. And of course he lied about all of it and enlisted others to cover up the truth on his behalf.
Regardless, Trump hates dogs and stole from kids with cancer.
Channeling Simon Rosenberg, whether convicted or not, there are six things voters are going to come to learn about Trump this year that they didn’t know about him in 2020 that will make it very hard for him to win:
• That he raped E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room
• That he oversaw one of the largest financial frauds in American history, and owes hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and penalities
• That he stole America’s secrets, lied to the FBI about it all and shared those secrets with others. It was without question among the most grave security breaches in our history, and an extraordinary betrayal of the country by a former President
• That he tried to overturn an American election, led an armed insurrection against the Congress, fought to end American democracy for all time and has promised to finish the job if he somehow gets into the Oval Office next year
• That he and his family have, corruptly, taken more money from foreign governments than any political family in our history
• That he was singularly responsible for ending Roe and stripping the rights and freedoms away from the women of America; and last week confirmed, by embracing the states’ rights position, that he supports the most extreme abortion bans in the nation - this making him without question the most dangerous abortion extremist America has ever seen.
Any one of those six things will be hard for him to overcome this year. Overcoming all six will be impossible, particularly as he is a far weaker and more degraded candidate than 2020, and his party is far more a raging dumpster fire than well oiled political machine.
To sweep, we have to expand our base. Register Democrats -- save the world.
I said "Other" because I am hoping he will be found guilty and convicted in all of the pending cases. BTW: If the media would quit hanging breathlessly on Trump's every utterance about "what he will do if 'reelected'" -- and broadcasting all of it -- maybe, just maybe, Trump would get tired of talking to . . .
himself . . . and just go away! I reamed out NPR today at their contact website, for airing yesterday their overly long piece about Trump's stances and views on abortion. I was not nice about it either! I wish everyone would do the same with whatever news media you all plug into. Just like in 2016 (all the way up to today, lo, these many years -- 9 in total), why DO they keep giving him all the free airspace???
"Hush money," while tawdry, isn't illegal, but falsifying business records (a misdemeanor) with the goal of election interference (a felony) is, and I believe he will be convicted of that.
To me the biggest loose cannon in the entire Trump debacle is the corrupt and illegitimate Supreme Court. How can they seriously even be considering the idea that presidents have total immunity while in office? It’s a ridiculous, dangerous, and highly political exercise with the potential to severely damage the rule of law in this country.
I am with you, Laurie. I hope and pray Judge Merchan has the intestinal guts to put tRump in jail where he's belonged ever since he began breaking gag orders over and over and over again. I've been reading that none of the judges have dared to be the first to step up and put him in jail. Any of us would have been jailed for contempt months ago.
He’ll (knock on wood) be convicted of falsifying business records in furtherance of other crimes having to do with campaign finance violations and corrupt interference in an election.
As far as trump's trials go, I am basically hoping he will be convicted. Kudos to the judge in the way he is handling trump and his defense team. This judge does not play. It was interesting that he had no qualms telling trump to take his seat yesterday! That was great!! The Institute that decided not to award Liz Cheney because they were "afraid" of retaliation definitely needs to lose their tax status!! I applaud the photographer who came out and said he could no longer be affiliated with them. If anyone deserved that award, it was Liz Cheney. I have always been told (by my parents, teachers, etc) that the third world war would begin in the Middle East. This Iran/Israel conflict is not just saber rattling. I am truly worried as to how this is going and if we are witnessing a beginning to another world war. I may not agree with Speaker Johnson's ideals; however, I was so happy to see bipartisanship working in the House!! That is the way our government is suppose to work. A big hurrah to the Democrats for showing the republicans they are willing to work across the aisle to get the job done for the American people. I have said on other posts that I would never vote for RFK, Jr. and have explained my position on that. My reasons will not change. Thank you, Professor Reich and Ms. Lofthouse for another great Coffee Klatch!
I hope and pray he is convicting but based on what I'm seeing on mass media coverage and the lack of meaningful consequences for his flouting of the gag order and terrorizing jurors and witnesses, I have my doubts.
Trumpet 🎺 pissed off and scared a bunch of professional politicians
During the January 6 invasion of the Congress.
Trumpet 🎺 will be convicted of something jaywalking, conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to Murder, tax evasion, federal election fraud. Something for Certain . In the meanwhile trumpet 🎺 is still scamming the MAGA CULT out of the only article of modern life trumpet cares about MONEY 💰 💴 💵…
His second Scam is the poor aging Orange Jesus , a bald , Fat man with a younger wife (a trophy wife) that has dementia and shin splints. How could he survive prison ???
No Matter What Happens Trumpet will Declare Victory take the money and Run Declaring Victory with the Amount of money he scammed from the MAGA Marks …
I hope he is convicted on all counts, but ? When I was young, I used to believe that if you lied, cheated, made fraudulent statements, committed murder, did not do unto others as you would have them do unto you, did no love your neighbor as yourself, that there was consequences, Then I grew up and saw that we haven’t really evolved all that much. The rich and powerful have always had a different set of rules that they live by, and the rest of us suffer those consequences. We continue to fight for equality and equity, and while minor advances are made, these are usually pushed back against with very harsh consequences. Hope vs despair, it is a difficult dance when it comes to predicting the outcome of our species. We don’t seem to realize that we all live on “spaceship Earth” . While there are many admirable humans, today I am not a big fan of our species.
Somehow have remained an optimist regarding members of the jury assuming responsibility and exercising their civic duty ultimately in an impartial way. Color me unduly influenced by 'Twelve Angry Men', 'To Kill a Mockingbird', as well as 'And Justice For All'. I know this is not a film but may this jury prove that yes again justice can be served.
I would like to comment on the presidential immunity argumentation regarding Richard Nixon's statements of being immune while being president AFTER he had resigned and was pardoned by Gerald Ford. Why pardon somebody who does not need to be pardoned?
Personally, I do agree complety with Robert Reich that a president is not above the law and therefore is not immune as argued by the Trump camarilla. The Founding Fathers expressly created the office of the President of the United States NOT to be like a king (who had immunity by his office in the 18th century).
To call the New York trial the “hush money” trial minimizes and marginalizes what happened there. He illegally influenced the election thru a complex scheme to “catch and kill” defamatory information. He used money to do it that should have been declared contributions to his campaign and was not, thus was illegal campaign contributions. And of course he lied about all of it and enlisted others to cover up the truth on his behalf.
Regardless, Trump hates dogs and stole from kids with cancer.
Channeling Simon Rosenberg, whether convicted or not, there are six things voters are going to come to learn about Trump this year that they didn’t know about him in 2020 that will make it very hard for him to win:
• That he raped E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room
• That he oversaw one of the largest financial frauds in American history, and owes hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and penalities
• That he stole America’s secrets, lied to the FBI about it all and shared those secrets with others. It was without question among the most grave security breaches in our history, and an extraordinary betrayal of the country by a former President
• That he tried to overturn an American election, led an armed insurrection against the Congress, fought to end American democracy for all time and has promised to finish the job if he somehow gets into the Oval Office next year
• That he and his family have, corruptly, taken more money from foreign governments than any political family in our history
• That he was singularly responsible for ending Roe and stripping the rights and freedoms away from the women of America; and last week confirmed, by embracing the states’ rights position, that he supports the most extreme abortion bans in the nation - this making him without question the most dangerous abortion extremist America has ever seen.
Any one of those six things will be hard for him to overcome this year. Overcoming all six will be impossible, particularly as he is a far weaker and more degraded candidate than 2020, and his party is far more a raging dumpster fire than well oiled political machine.
To sweep, we have to expand our base. Register Democrats -- save the world.
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I said "Other" because I am hoping he will be found guilty and convicted in all of the pending cases. BTW: If the media would quit hanging breathlessly on Trump's every utterance about "what he will do if 'reelected'" -- and broadcasting all of it -- maybe, just maybe, Trump would get tired of talking to . . .
himself . . . and just go away! I reamed out NPR today at their contact website, for airing yesterday their overly long piece about Trump's stances and views on abortion. I was not nice about it either! I wish everyone would do the same with whatever news media you all plug into. Just like in 2016 (all the way up to today, lo, these many years -- 9 in total), why DO they keep giving him all the free airspace???
"Hush money," while tawdry, isn't illegal, but falsifying business records (a misdemeanor) with the goal of election interference (a felony) is, and I believe he will be convicted of that.
To me the biggest loose cannon in the entire Trump debacle is the corrupt and illegitimate Supreme Court. How can they seriously even be considering the idea that presidents have total immunity while in office? It’s a ridiculous, dangerous, and highly political exercise with the potential to severely damage the rule of law in this country.
I am with you, Laurie. I hope and pray Judge Merchan has the intestinal guts to put tRump in jail where he's belonged ever since he began breaking gag orders over and over and over again. I've been reading that none of the judges have dared to be the first to step up and put him in jail. Any of us would have been jailed for contempt months ago.
He’ll (knock on wood) be convicted of falsifying business records in furtherance of other crimes having to do with campaign finance violations and corrupt interference in an election.
As far as trump's trials go, I am basically hoping he will be convicted. Kudos to the judge in the way he is handling trump and his defense team. This judge does not play. It was interesting that he had no qualms telling trump to take his seat yesterday! That was great!! The Institute that decided not to award Liz Cheney because they were "afraid" of retaliation definitely needs to lose their tax status!! I applaud the photographer who came out and said he could no longer be affiliated with them. If anyone deserved that award, it was Liz Cheney. I have always been told (by my parents, teachers, etc) that the third world war would begin in the Middle East. This Iran/Israel conflict is not just saber rattling. I am truly worried as to how this is going and if we are witnessing a beginning to another world war. I may not agree with Speaker Johnson's ideals; however, I was so happy to see bipartisanship working in the House!! That is the way our government is suppose to work. A big hurrah to the Democrats for showing the republicans they are willing to work across the aisle to get the job done for the American people. I have said on other posts that I would never vote for RFK, Jr. and have explained my position on that. My reasons will not change. Thank you, Professor Reich and Ms. Lofthouse for another great Coffee Klatch!
He is a master at delaying justice.
He can run but he can’t hide
I hope and pray he is convicting but based on what I'm seeing on mass media coverage and the lack of meaningful consequences for his flouting of the gag order and terrorizing jurors and witnesses, I have my doubts.
Congratulations to the workers at Volkswagon in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who have successfully voted for a union. The UAW is on a roll.
Trumpet 🎺 pissed off and scared a bunch of professional politicians
During the January 6 invasion of the Congress.
Trumpet 🎺 will be convicted of something jaywalking, conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to Murder, tax evasion, federal election fraud. Something for Certain . In the meanwhile trumpet 🎺 is still scamming the MAGA CULT out of the only article of modern life trumpet cares about MONEY 💰 💴 💵…
His second Scam is the poor aging Orange Jesus , a bald , Fat man with a younger wife (a trophy wife) that has dementia and shin splints. How could he survive prison ???
No Matter What Happens Trumpet will Declare Victory take the money and Run Declaring Victory with the Amount of money he scammed from the MAGA Marks …
All of the above, I hope!
I hope he is convicted on all counts, but ? When I was young, I used to believe that if you lied, cheated, made fraudulent statements, committed murder, did not do unto others as you would have them do unto you, did no love your neighbor as yourself, that there was consequences, Then I grew up and saw that we haven’t really evolved all that much. The rich and powerful have always had a different set of rules that they live by, and the rest of us suffer those consequences. We continue to fight for equality and equity, and while minor advances are made, these are usually pushed back against with very harsh consequences. Hope vs despair, it is a difficult dance when it comes to predicting the outcome of our species. We don’t seem to realize that we all live on “spaceship Earth” . While there are many admirable humans, today I am not a big fan of our species.
Somehow have remained an optimist regarding members of the jury assuming responsibility and exercising their civic duty ultimately in an impartial way. Color me unduly influenced by 'Twelve Angry Men', 'To Kill a Mockingbird', as well as 'And Justice For All'. I know this is not a film but may this jury prove that yes again justice can be served.
I would like to comment on the presidential immunity argumentation regarding Richard Nixon's statements of being immune while being president AFTER he had resigned and was pardoned by Gerald Ford. Why pardon somebody who does not need to be pardoned?
Personally, I do agree complety with Robert Reich that a president is not above the law and therefore is not immune as argued by the Trump camarilla. The Founding Fathers expressly created the office of the President of the United States NOT to be like a king (who had immunity by his office in the 18th century).