Breaking 1-06-21: MAGA terrorist attack on Capitol

Hopefully this decision also gets applied to the rest of trump's trials...

 

Another significant part of the ruling...

 

DC Circuit on Trump

 

...just more proof that the Donald has absolutely no clue how real organized criminal masterminds operate, since he's cheaper than a hooker in Times Square on New Year's Eve.

...you BUY the judges and jurors off, you orange nitwit.

 

You have to have real wealth and tangible money to do that...

 

[AP] Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule quickly whether former President Trump can be prosecuted

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.

A federal judge ruled the case could go forward, but the Republican ex-president signaled he would ask the federal appeals court in Washington to reverse that outcome.

Smith is attempting to bypass the appeals court. The request for the Supreme Court to take up the matter directly reflects Smith’s desire to keep the trial, currently for March 4, on track and to prevent any delays that could push back the case until after next year’s presidential election.

“This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or is constitutionally protected from federal prosecution when he has been impeached but not convicted before the criminal proceedings begin,” prosecutors wrote.​

 

This is a semi-BFD. Trump's "presidential immunity" defense might be his best legal strategy to avoid conviction. If Agent Smith

Spoiler

can get the USSC to decide this as quick as possible, Trump legal will have to find another strategy.

And getting the USSC to take this case ASAP shows that the USSC realizes that the J6 trial needs to done done by the 2024 election. This would be another huge blow to Trump endless delay strategy.

 

We will see how these Constitution traditionalist view separation of powers.

 

Hmm... I am guessing the trumpsters are shook from Smith's move...

 

Hmm... you'd think someone who was "innocent" would want to be acquitted quickly... and quickly to not interfere with his campaign.

 

I guess we will see if kavanaugh is consistent to the law or beholding to trump / maga republican...



09.04.2018
Judge Kavanaugh and United States v. Nixon

Judge Kavanaugh frequently highlighted United States v. Nixon as one of the “greatest moments in American judicial history.”

Judge Kavanaugh hailed Nixon as one of “the greatest moments in American judicial history”
· In 1998, Judge Kavanaugh wrote that Nixon “reflects the proper balance of the President’s need for confidentiality and the government’s interest in obtaining all relevant evidence for criminal proceedings” (see page 206 of Brett M. Kavanaugh SJQ Appendix 12(a)).
· Judge Kavanaugh also wrote that “there is no reason to revisit” Nixon (See page 215 of Brett M. Kavanaugh SJQ Appendix 12(a)).
· In a 2016 speech, Judge Kavanaugh said:
“As a judge, you must, when appropriate, stand up to the political branches and say some action is unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful. Whether it was Marbury, or Youngstown, or Brown, or Nixon, some of the greatest moments in American judicial history have been when judges stood up to the other branches, were not cowed, and enforced the law” (See page 80 of Brett M. Kavanaugh SJQ Appendix 12(a)).

Judge Kavanaugh successfully relied on Nixon in the Independent Counsel’s investigation
· As a prosecutor in the Independent Counsel’s investigation, Kavanaugh cited Nixon in successfully arguing that President Clinton could not invoke privilege to withhold documents in a criminal investigation (See In re Lindsey, 158 F.3d 1263 (D.C. Cir. 1998) and In re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum, 112 F.3d 910 (8th Cir. 1997). Descriptions available on pages 83 and 84 of Brett M. Kavanaugh Committee Questionnaire).

Judge Kavanaugh suggested Congress should codify & strengthen Nixon holding
· In a 1998 article, Kavanaugh advocated for enacting a law to ensure the executive’s compliance with criminal subpoenas:


“The courts have rightly rejected the executive's attempt to conceal [relevant] information, and Congress should codify those results to prevent future Presidents from trying the same gambit.” (See page 207 of Brett M. Kavanaugh SJQ Appendix 12(a)).
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/judge-kavanaugh-and-united-states-v-nixon

 

I have a hunch Smith is using this to get trump all riled up...

 

trump supporters... smh

 

No surprise... trump, who previously complained that court appearances would be timed around electioneering and impact his campaign, now complains that a speeded up hearing would impact holiday activities. Hopefully the prosecutors and the court will tell him to pound sand (and have a Merry Christmas).