Facing a potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, former President Trump pulled one of his favorite moves on Monday: taking legal action to disrupt the investigation before he could be charged.
I wonder what legal basis he is asserting to quash the results of the special grand jury.
The “pound the table” principle.
I read the following and wonder if Georgia lacks a vexatious litigant statute:
“The whole world has watched the process of the SPGJ unfold and what they have witnessed was a process that was confusing, flawed and, at times, blatantly unconstitutional,” Trump attorneys argued in the filing. “Given the scrutiny and the gravity of the investigation and those individuals involved — namely, the movant President Donald J. Trump, this process should have been handled correctly, fairly, and with deference to the law and the highest ethical standards.”
Your honor, this radical prosecutor should be disqualified from indicting me on account of how she’s investigating which proves that she hates me. Only prosecutors who aren’t investigating me should be allowed to indict me.
Trump SOP but unlikely to stop this Georgian train IMHO
It really seems as if Trump forgot the mob-boss technique of keeping ones hands at least once removed, avoiding overly explicit directions and dealing with those who are unlevered. Putting himself in direct contact with election officers who were not obligated to him and attempting to suborn them in plain language was arrogant and stupid and there are receipts.
"Fish flop around before they die." – David Jolly
"Desperate people do desperate things." – me
“The Melanin Doctrine”.
The Sock weighs in….
As in orange?
Speaking of Georgia,
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Rep. Kevin McCarthy spent much of the weekend doing yard work at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s house, several eyewitnesses report.
The Speaker of the House was seen mowing Greene’s lawn, as well as gathering leaves, twigs, and other yard detritus into a bag.
While McCarthy was mowing, Greene emerged from her house and appeared to tell him that he “missed a spot,” according to one onlooker.
At his Capitol office, McCarthy downplayed the scope of his weekend duties at Greene’s property.
“I was driving by Marjorie’s house and noticed that her front yard could use a little sprucing up,” he said. “This was a hundred per cent my idea and something I wanted to do.”
The Speaker refused to confirm or deny reports that he had also cleaned Greene’s gutters and oven.
Did it ever occur to anyone that while Trump is facing several indictments, he is making all this up about Tuesday to dominate the news and force the GOP to defend him thereby pushing his competitors to the side.
That is what is most interesting, albeit predictable, is the affect it is having within the Republican Party especially the 2024 nomination. It seems to be rallying the GOP base and establishment for Donald Trump and pushing DeSantis and others to the side.
It is also showing that Trump remains in full control of the GOP as anyone not supporting Trump will be pushed away and again that includes any 2024 competitor.
Trump is also pushing all other news to the side and making it, like he did in 2016, all about Trump.
Far and away, while predictable, this is the most important part of Trump, maybe and maybe not, being indicted in New York.
I haven’t seen the full text of his motion, but in what I have read, both here and in other sources, no legal basis for quashing the report has been raised - it’s just all high-falutin’ legalese that boils down to pounding the table. Unless there’s some legal substance somewhere in the motion that I haven’t seen yet, I can’t imagine any court anywhere doing anything other than throwing it out, with prejudice. Of course, this is why Trump packed the Federal courts while in office - his last firewall against being held responsible for what he’s done. That won’t count in state-based legal proceedings, but any personal supporters he has on the Georgia benches will be expected to similarly fall in line and rule his way. Time will tell.
“I don’t like this,” something something, stare decisis?
What does his wife have to do with this?
Did Aileen Cannon move to Georgia or something?
Yes, that has occurred to me. But what if no one shows up to storm the DA gates in Tuesday?
If this con works for Trumpy, I’m becoming a full time criminal. There is NO justice in America.
One thing not working in Trump’s favor in Georgia is that the Governor there does not grant pardons, neither preemptive nor after a trial. A state pardon and paroles board, with members appointed by the governor, handles that responsibility. Were it not for this fact I expect there would be tremendous pressure on Brian Kemp to give Trump a complete pass as Ford did for Nixon before any criminal charges were leveled. As for the state board members, they might have more self-respect than to grant a preemptive pardon, waiting instead to see what happens at a trial.
Has anyone told this allegedly expensive mouthpiece, Foundling or whatever his name is, that it’s not “President” donald j. Floriduh Fats?