@TweetCindySwift@amy_blodgett@tribelaw@RepLizCheney Cassidy Hutchinson and Bennie Thompson will have droves of top notch lawyers lined up to provide pro bono defense. It would be hugely disruptive for sure, but they don't need to worry.
@TokenamicsV2@KawhiElite@BillyM2k@GavinNewsom ๐ it was the Republicans who insisted Ukraine aid be tied to border reform.
On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It - The New York Times
https://t.co/MMeJglrVwb
BREAKING: Former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance sounds the alarm about Donald Trump's hush money trial, says that you only see this kind of jury fear in cases "involving violent organized crime."
And it gets so much worse...
"I can't help but contemplate that jurors are concerned about being publicly identified in a case involving a former president," tweeted Vance. "Typically, you would only see that happen in a case involving violent organized crime."
Vance made the observation on Twitter (X) in response to a report that one of the jurors was excused from the trial because she was afraid of backlash if her identity reached the public. Family and friends had asked her if she was a juror based on already-revealed information.
Vance voiced similar concerns during an appearance on MSNBC.
"What's so unusual here is this concern from the other juror who walked in after being selected and said, I don't think I can be impartial because of all of the outside influences that are being exerted against me already, even this early in the process," said Vance.
Donald Trump is doing everything he can to corrupt our judicial system. He wants the jurors terrified of him and his violent MAGA supporters because he knows that he can't win this case through legal means.
The jurors must be protected at all costs.
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Just fyi though, free speech and the 1st amendment is not spreading hate, lies, and fear, which all directly lead to violence, which is what you do sometimes Elon, along with Donald tRump and the Republicans.
Spreading Hate, Lies, and Fear and inciting violence is not free speech
I agree that Trump should only be convicted if the evidence supports the conviction. However, if Trump is convicted without sufficient evidence, he will have only himself to blame. The vitriolic invective he has used to great political effect has benefited him, but it has also fueled societal polarization. Just like in economics, the law of diminishing marginal utility applies, and a conviction based on insufficient evidence would validate that law. Therefore, Trump would ultimately become a victim of his own success.
Check this out:
Congressman Gerry Connolly had the PERFECT response to Republican who submitted a bill to name Dulles airport after Donald.
He said:
โDonald Trump is facing 91 felony charges. If Republicans want to name something after him, Iโd suggest they find a federal prison.โ
Sublime.
@capitalism1@cscottadale@finazzo_t@CraigRozniecki@elonmusk Man you really drank deeply at the kool-aid man's well. Seek help STAT. Yikes ๐ฌ
โIf you look at the year-on-year data, the turning point away from the nadir of European defense spending happened in 2014, pre-Trump, and clearly due to Crimea,โ
Dementia is not the worst thing Donald Trump could have. He likely meets about a dozen different diagnoses, and dementia would be one of the most benign things he has, since everyone would recognize it. The worst thing he has is Anosognosia.
@SlightlyStrayng I truly think it was "merely" a dick move on Trump's part. Obama had created the Pandemic Response team, and Trump hates Obama, so he killed it. I don't think Trump understand (or cared about) any of the possible consequences. But we see what doing that resulted in.
(Tweet 7/9 should read "Four years ago today," not "One year ago today". But the first tweet in the thread had the date right. It was in March of 2020. The point though is that Trump would certainly try equally insane things--and would get away with them next time--if he can.)