This week, Donald Trump appeared in court to choose the jury for his alleged “hush money” case.
On the opening day of his criminal trial, Judge Juan Merchan gave former President Donald Trump a strong ultimatum about his presence. Jesse Rodrigeuz of MSNBC reports that Merchan informed Trump that he would need to be in court each day for the remainder of his trial.
Merchan threatened to make an arrest if she did not turn up.
Six to eight weeks is the anticipated duration of the trial. In essence, the judge is stopping Trump from running for president.
Merchan contributed a nominal amount to Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Merchan did not withdraw from the lawsuit in spite of these and other conflicts of interest.
What further evidence is necessary for you to conclude that this is election meddling?
According to Forbes:
Before Monday morning’s jury selection, Trump renewed his criticism of the case, calling it a “witch hunt” and claiming in a tirade on Truth Social that the allegations against him are not valid under New York’s statute of limitations. In that post, the former president made a similar argument to Truth Social, questioning why it took the prosecution almost seven years to file charges following his 2016 presidential campaign. At that time, the prosecution claimed that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen had paid Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump. However, a COVID-19-related amendment to the state statute brought the allegations against Trump outside the state’s statute of limitations.
Additionally, Trump’s plea to go to his son’s graduation was turned down.
In terms of legal experts rejecting the case, Trump is correct.
CNN legal commentator Elie Honig noted, “The prosecution’s main witness is a convicted perjurer and fraudster who freely spews hatred at the defendant, often in obscene terms, effectively for a living.” “The current Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg’s predecessor, could have indicted Donald Trump before he left office but did not,” the statement reads. “The notoriously aggressive feds at the Southern District of New York passed on the matter years ago.”
The accusations are either misdemeanors or the lowest kind of felonies, depending on how the jury rules, according to Honig. The majority of defendants found guilty of such crimes are sentenced to probation and fines rather than jail time.
In a similar vein, Jonathan Turley described the Trump case as an “indictment of the New York court system.”
Bragg is now pursuing a lawsuit that has taken years to construct and will cost all parties millions of dollars in litigation fees, according to him. “That is all about a misdemeanor under state law that occurred prior to the 2016 election and has already run its course due to the statute of limitations.”
I have a feeling that Trump will raise a respectable sum of money for his campaign this week.
Author: Blake Ambrose
