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Brazil's version goes like this . Luiz Lulu da Silva was the leftist establishment President of Brazil . He lost the Presidency to the Liberal Party candidate Jair Bolsonaro in 2019 . He began a process of economic reforms .That led to him being labeled a right wing threat to democracy.
They faced off again in 2022 . Lulu won a close election. That is normal elections in a free nation. But that is not where it ends . Bolsonaro is charged with plotting to stage a coup. Scores of his supporters were jailed after they rioted believing the election was stolen (sound familiar ?) . He is also charged with falsifying of vaccine records related to him travelling during covid. After last year's riots, Latin America's most populous democracy tries to piece itself together | AP News Bolsonaro presented plan to reverse 2022 election, Brazilian military leaders say | AP News Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's former president denies coup allegations (bbc.com) Brazil Police Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bolsonaro - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly falsifying Covid vaccination data | CNN But that is 3rd world politics . That can't happen here . Right ? Navarro becomes first Trump White House official to report to prison over Jan. 6 | The Hill Navaro is in jail because he stood for the long standing principle of executive privilege ; that President's advisors cannot be forced to testify to Congress about the advise they give to the President . But what happened when Eric Holder refused to testify to Congress during the emperor's reign over the decision to send weapons to Mexican cartels ? No criminal prosecution of Holder for contempt | CNN Politics What happened when Hunter Biden refused ? Hunter Biden declines House committee invitation to testify publicly - The Washington Post One definition of lawfare could be the asymmetrical application of the law favoring one faction over the other . General Mike Flynn's life was destroyed for allegedly lying to the FBI . Charges he was compelled to plea guilty of under the threat of his son being charged . But acting FBI director Andrew Mccalib admitted lying Michael Flynn Is Reportedly Worried His Son Could Get Wrapped up in the Russia Investigation (businessinsider.com) Andrew McCabe, Ex-F.B.I. Official, Will Not Be Charged in Lying Case - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Same thing with John Brennan and James Clapper
In 2011, then Homeland Security Advisor to President Obama, John Brennan, swore before Congress that drone-targeted assassination missions near the Pakistani border had not led to “a single collateral death.”
That was an obvious lie with grave consequences, given that Brennan was sworn under oath and was one of the top officials in the US national security community. Yet there were no subsequent repercussions. In fact, the opposite occurred. Brennan was subsequently rewarded with a 2013 appointment as CIA Director. But the next year, once again, Brennan lied to Congress, assuring the Senate Intelligence Committee that his CIA had not secretly accessed senate staffers’ computers. Again, there were no consequences for his repeated lies. Instead, Brennan, upon retirement, went on to be an MSNBC/NBC analyst who helped to promulgate the Russian collusion/laptop disinformation hoaxes. In 2013, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also lied under oath to Congress when he laughably stated that the National Security Agency did not spy on American citizens. Later, when called out by senators, Clapper fudged in a televised interview. “I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying no.” Try that contortion with the IRS. Some members of Congress referred a criminal complaint of perjury against Brennan to then Attorney General Eric Holder. Nothing happened. Again, one of the chiefs of the American national security community was exempted after lying to members of Congress. Clapper went on to a lucrative position as a CNN national security analyst, and at one point he claimed that Trump was a Putin “asset.” James Comey lied ;saying he could not recall or remember 245 times. James Comey ‘can’t recall’ squat – Boston Herald The administrative states compels you to think correctly or face the consequences. You will face criminal penalty or financial ruin. Quid Pro Joe admits to taking classified documents and disclosing their content to a ghost writer . But Robert Hur decides to not prosecute . Evita destroys documents ;computers ;evidence and obstructs justice.... and Comey decided to not prosecute. But Trump faces charges for much less offenses. Trump had to pay out almost $90 million to E Jean Carrol for alleged sexual abuse . Clueless Joe was accused of sexual assault by Tara Reade . The compliant press spun a tale of her being manipulative and deceitful . They made Joe the victim. They destroyed Reade . ‘Manipulative, deceitful, user’: Tara Reade left a trail of aggrieved acquaintances - POLITICO New Evidence Supports Credibility of Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Biden (theintercept.com) Trump has to pay out over $500 million for the right to appeal a verdict against him(in direct disregard to his 8th Amendment protection against excessive fines ) in a case where a prosecutor campaigned on the promise to get Trump...in a case where a leftist judge made the call without a jury ....for charges of defrauding victims who not only did not complain about fraud ;but testified in court that Trump used standard practices in his dealings with them. They all made money on the deal. Deutsche Bank Executive Testifies Loan to Trump Wasn't Unusual - Bloomberg I could go on but you get the point . Is lawfare the new normal ;and will it be the REAL reason democracy is destroyed ? |
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No one has ever posted a half $billion bond before . On top of that the lenders are afraid of getting on the bad side of the NY justice system. So when Eric Trump went seeking a lender to post the bond ;he says he was laughed at .
Every single person when I came to them saying, 'Hey, can I get a half-billion-dollar bond?' Maria, they were laughing. They were laughing. Top executives of the largest surety companies had never seen anything of this size. What, they’re going to start seizing assets if he can’t put up something that’s not available in the United States?"
NY attorney general takes step toward seizing Trump assets | The Hill No one has ever posted a half $billion bond before . On top of that the lenders are afraid of getting on the bad side of the NY justice system. So when Eric Trump went seeking a lender to post the bond ;he says he was laughed at .
Every single person when I came to them saying, 'Hey, can I get a half-billion-dollar bond?' Maria, they were laughing. They were laughing. Top executives of the largest surety companies had never seen anything of this size. What, they’re going to start seizing assets if he can’t put up something that’s not available in the United States?"
NY attorney general takes step toward seizing Trump assets | The Hill An insurance broker they consulted, Gary Giulietti, wrote in an affidavit that a company like the Trump Organization has most of its assets invested in real estate, making obtaining an appeal bond in the judgment’s full amount “a practical impossibility.” |
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An appeals court in NY reduced Trump's bond to $175 million. That he can pay and proceed to the appeal . I think he will get the decision reversed in appeal . He will increase his wealth by $3 billion with the completion of the Truth Social deal .
Trump's social media app Truth Social will start trading on Tuesday : NPR The Stormy Daniels case is set to begin April 15 . Seems to me that this case could've been concluded any time in the last 4 years . It is still timed to have an impact on the 2024 campaign. |
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I was listening to the Joe Paggs show today and made a pertinent observation to the effect that if they can do these things to Trump, then they can do it to anyone. It's just another symptom of an out of control fed government that needs to be reduced in size by more than a little.
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Good thing his Truth Social IPO is doing well.
Trump Media stock ticker DJT debuts after DWAC merger (cnbc.com) It was either that or he would have to sell bibles to make ends meet . Trump selling $60 'God Bless the U.S.A.' Bibles with Lee Greenwood (cnbc.com) |
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The first part of the Stormy Daniels ' hush money or non-disclosure agreement is a campaign finance violation ' case that may or may not be enforceable by local law ... will be jury selection .
Someone needs to explain how an impartial NYC jury can be found . Trump's influence on the city began decades before he became an international celebrity ;politician ;and President . There is zero chance you can find an eligible juror who has not heard about Trump ;and has not formed an unbiased opinion . Flashback 2015 . Bombs had been detonated at the Boston Marathon . Everyone knew that the accused ;Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ,and his dead brother had done it . Everyone in the city experienced the lockdowns during the manhunt. 2 months after jury selection had begun a jury was sworn in. Of the 12 jurors 4 admitted during their interview that they believed he was guilty. They made the cut anyway because they said that they could put their beliefs aside. (the other 8 were probably either lying or were too stupid to have been eligible ) After Two Months Of Jury Selection, Panel Chosen In Boston Bombing Trial : NPR The decision to seat those jurors is still having an impact. Appeals court orders judge to investigate juror bias claims in Boston bomber's trial - CBS News Tsarnaev is not as well known as Trump and certainly everyone in NY has an opinion of Trump . Martha Stewart was put on trial. It took a month to find a jury. The judge tried to prevent a media circus by barring reporters from the court during selection. 17 news organizations sued. The appeals court agreed their 1st amendment rights were violated . But since the trial had already concluded ,their opinion did not impact the trial. ABC, Inc. v. Stewart, 360 F.3d 90 | Casetext Search + Citator But that ruling could impact this case. Already judge Juan Merchan has slapped Trump with a gag order . Judge Hits Trump With Gag Order in Stormy Daniels Case (newsweek.com) I expect Trump to challenge that . Since he apparently will be spending a lot of time in court rooms instead of the campaign trail; he probably thinks it's important that he be given the right to speak out. OJ Simpson was put on trial .It took 2 months to find a jury. Michael Jackson was put on trial Jury selection took weeks and was postponed twice when a lawyer had a family member die ;and when Jackson got the flu . Finally after a 4 month trial Jackson was found not guilty . None of the cases above comes close to the impact that this Trump trial will have . |
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Meanwhile in Georgia ;Trump's lawyer Steve Sadow argued the charges against Trump should be dismissed because Trump was exercising his 1st amendment freedom of speech when he challenged the legitimacy of the Georgia election results in 2020.
The prosecution contends that what Trump said was part of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the results . Trump's co defendants have tried the 1st amendment card already and were denied. That will be one of the bases for later appeals. |
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One thing has certainly become clear. In a measure of brainpower between F Willis and Trump's lawyers, Willis falls far short. I still think team Trump will be wise to keep her on the case. She is basically a temperamental buffoon. I think most lawyers have better sense than to hire the boyfriend.
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Letita James is determined to bankrupt Trump before the election .
To recap She sued Trump . Judge Engoron decided before the case was heard that Trump was guilty even though there was no injured party and his clients were completely satisfied with the dealings. He was fined almost a half billion . He appealed The hearing on the appeal is conveniently scheduled for Sept 26. James filed a brief against the appeal this week. I have no doubt that the NY appeals court will side with James. Trump will have to fork out the fine PLUS interest that has been accumulating since the trial . In addition the judge ruled Trump can't conduct business in NY . The left is hell bent to take him down legally ;financially or with a bullet. |
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Sometimes the Dems accidently give us a glimpse of their true intent.
This happened in NY where a top spokesman for the US Attorney's office spilled the beans during conversations caught on tape. Nicholas Biase said he thought the charges brought against Trump were BS
“Honestly, I think the case is nonsense,” Biase was filmed saying to an unidentified woman on July 31 at what appears to be a bar.Biase — who said he’d known Bragg for 15 years and previously worked with him at SDNY — described the unprecedented hush money case against Trump as a “perversion of justice” in the footage.He also claimed the headline-grabbing prosecutor pursued the case to make a name for himself and run for higher office.“He wants to be, something … a mayor? I’m not sure what he wants to be, but I know he’s not happy just being the DA of New York County. Before he decided to prosecute Trump, did you know who he was? You do now,” he said in the clip.
Speaking of Judge Merchan ; “This guy is probably going to try to lock him [Trump] up. And there is going to be, it’s going to be ugly…,” Biase said, in an apparent reference to Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case. “They are so obsessed with getting him [Trump],” he continued.Asked whom he meant by “they,” Biase shot back: “The Democrats … It affects his candidacy if he’s a convicted felon.” But the spokesman said the apparent ruse backfired. “Those felonies did nothing to stop Trump from running … In fact, they made him [Trump] more relevant,” Biase said in the recording. Speaking of the Letita James case against Trump he said “Every real estate person in New York does what he [Trump] did. Nobody’s ever been charged with this … You know, it’s a perversion of justice,” “At the federal level, where I work, there is a 90-day rule where you can’t make any decisions on cases that are going to affect an election [within 90 days of an election],” he said. “That rule does not apply at the state level because the state level is like the f–king Wild West … They are like idiots. They don’t care. They’re all political.” But that's not all He also commented about the Georgia election interference case brought by Fani Willis “To put it mildly, it’s a mockery of justice. She is a joke … The whole thing is disgusting. They’re just out to get him [Trump],” Biase said of Willis. When confronted with his words he backtracked . 'Hey I was at a bar trying to pick up a chick ' .
“I said these things in an effort to please and impress someone I just met, who was secretly filming me,” Biase said. “I’m deeply sorry to the local and state law enforcement officials working on these matters, who deserve more respect than I showed them. I should have known better.”
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A 5 panel State appellate panel heard Trump's appeal of the ridiculous judgement against Trump and his business .
Clearly some of the judges had issues with Letitia James persecution. “I’m sorry, what’s being described sounds an awful lot like a potential commercial dispute between private actors,” said Judge John Higgitt . “There has to be some limitation on what the attorney general can do in interfering in these private transactions where people don’t claim harm,” said Judge Peter Moulton Judge David Friedman said “You’ve got two really sophisticated parties in which no one lost any money.” He noted that prior cases brought under the state civil fraud law involved corporate actions with large numbers of victims, such as banks bilking customers. “You don’t have anything like that here” Trump’s Huge Civil Fraud Penalty Draws Skepticism From Appeals Court - The New York Times (nytimes.com) New Doubts About Trump’s Fraud Verdict - WSJ |
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Clueless Joe made the stakes for Trump clear . This is from Joe's speech in Philadelphia this week.
THE PRESIDENT: And, folks, look, this is the same guy who has been held liable for $83 million for sexual abuse and mu- — and defamation. Same guy, for getting rid of Roe v. Wade. The same guy who has three other major cases waiting for him when he loses.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Thirty-four felonies! THE PRESIDENT: And, by the way, 34 felonies. And so far, he hadn’t gotten sentenced. He got the sentence kicked back, but I want to watch that sentence. (Laughter.) They plan on putting him in jail win or lose. If he wins next month they still have almost 3 months to get it done. |
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Other cases Letitia James civil case is still waiting for a decision from the appeals court . If any of it remains Trump is likely to continue the appeals up the ladder . Given that Guv Kathy Hochul called Trump supporters unAmerican ;she would be wise to make a blanket pardon for Trump. Will she ? Nahhhh
Judge Cannon in Florida will likely dismiss the document case. Judge Chutkan in the Jan 6 case is another matter. Smith can wind down the case all he wants to . Dismissal is in her hands . Clueless Joe could pardon Trump at the same time he pardons Hunter (and he will despite his claims otherwise. ) Georgia's election interference case is another hornet's nest. An appeals court will decide if Fani Willis can still prosecute the case. But if not another prosecutor could take up the baton . I don't have a prediction where this one will go . Maybe a Kemp pardon ? Trump will continue to appeal the E. Jean Carroll decision. No predictions on that either. Trump gambled that the American people would let him off the hook. It was either win or go to jail. |
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Jack Smith filed motions to "vacate " all open schedule deadlines in the Jan 6 . This doesn't necessarily mean dismiss . But it would be one of the steps taken before a dismissal.
As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025. The Government respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy” Edward McGrath on X: "Just like that, Jack Smith motions to vacate deadlines in Trump's D.C. criminal case. It was all dirty politics in the end. https://t.co/JyQiN7doIM" / X |
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Judge Chutkan has done as Jack Smith requested . She delayed any further action in the Jan 6 federal case giving Smith time to drop the charges .
In the document case Judge Cannon has already dismissed charges by ruling that Smith was illegally appointed as prosecutor by the Justice Dept. |
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Alvin Bragg sent a request to Judge Merchan to delay his decisions about the Trump fraud case convictions. Merchan is supposed to rule today about immunity issue of the case that came up after SCOTUS' immunity ruling.
update Merchan has delayed his decision |
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Smith does not intended to hang around to get fired . They plan to exit stage left before Trump takes office.
Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office - The New York Times He will end the caes before he leave but no doubt will zing Trump one more time when he files a confidential report (no doubt that will be leaked ) as required by the Special Council statute . But it is not likely that all this goes away as he slithers under his rock . Congress has demanded that all records and communications must be preserved . “That is a sure sign that a new balance of power in Washington will make Mr. Smith among those being hunted by congressional investigators and others.” |
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We still have 2 months of lawfare left and it appears that Garland won't go quietly. Shayne Coplan runs Polymarket ,an offshore crypto betting site where people can pretty much bet on anything. One of the bets was on the Presidential race ;and bettors went heavy for a Trump victory .
So is it a coincidence that yesterday the FBI raided Coplan's home in NY ? FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics | Reuters
The 26-year-old entrepreneur was roused from bed in his Soho pad at 6 a.m. by US law enforcement who demanded he turn over his phone and other electronic devices, a source close to the matter told The Post.
It’s “grand political theater at its worst,” the source told The Post. “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things. Instead, they staged a so-called raid so they can leak it to the media and use it for obvious political reasons.” Coplan was not provided with a reason for the raid, but the source suspects it was political retribution since Polymarket accurately predicted an easy Trump triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris – as opposed to traditional polls. The source cited said that it was speculated that Polymarket was manipulating it's polls . That is hilarious !!!! .Almost every major poll was wrong because they weighted their polls to favor Kam the Sham. Gaetz has been the subject of investigations . I don't know the truth of the charges against him. But this is another possible case where Trump is putting a victim of the agency in charge of the agency. But if it were me ;I would've put Kash Patel in charge although I think Trump may actually have Patel in mind for FBI Director. |
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