[tomder55]

Too many trials too little time .

Updating them is difficult . But I'll give it a shot

Trump paid the NY Slimes legal fees of $392,000 after his suit against the paper for releasing his tax records was dismissed by a judge.

DC Judge Chutkan promised a swift trial on the Jan 6 charges against Trump. That will not happen . SCOTUS agreed to hear Trump's claim of immunity . SCOTUS already determined that President's don't have absolute immunity as Trump claims . And though SCOTUS could've let the DC Circus court's decision stand ;it appears they will make a limited ruling on how much immunity the President has ;or if Trump was taking "official actions " as President on Jan 6.
This delay probably means it is too late to have a trial before the November elections .

The document case in my view is where Trump is most vulnerable . It will eventually go to trial and even though Judge Aileen Cannon, is a Trump appointed ,it doesn't mean he will walk .

The Hur report about Quid Pro Joe retaining classified docs deliberately tried to make a distinction between the 2 cases beyond the fact that Hur basically said Quid was in a quasi-veg state that a jury would find hard to convict. Basically it came down to cooperation with the attempt to retrieve the docs.

What is delaying that trial is they have to walk on egg shells in discovery due to the sensitive nature of the classified Docs. Trump's lawyers want access to them ,But they don't have security clearance. So the court has to one by one determine which one's will be made available Trump is using the issue to make requests to dismiss the case.

Inspector Javert Jack Smith wanted an August 2023 start . That did not happen . Then he wanted a Dec 2023 start . That date came and went. I believe it will be hard to get a conviction based on the similarities of the 2 cases. Docs were stored haphazardly in un-guarded boxes. In both cases Trump and Quid tried to make the case that the docs belong to them . Trump being a President has a more compelling case in that Quid at the time was a Senator or VP .

In Georgia they are trying to make the case that Trump and cronies had a conspiracy to disrupt the election. They are making local RICO charges.
That case has turned into a soap opera. Sometime before Nathan Wade (a married man at the time) was assigned to prosecute the case ;even though he is out of his league experience-wise ; Wade was shtumping Fulton County DA Fani Willis. The case for now is primarily one of her corruption. They were living large on the public trough ;money that was diverted for their pleasure.
The judge in the case now has to decide if charges against Trump are dismissed ;and if not ,if Willis and Wade should be dismissed. They may come under legal jeopardy themselves. If nothing else ,this delays the case probably past the election.

The hush money case
DA Alvin Bragg is hell bent to get this case underway. He wants to prove that Trump violated a NY law on the falsification of business records for the purpose of committing a federal campaign finance violation that the federal government declined to prosecute. In NY he will probably get away with such an absurdity . In NY the case is a misdemeanor. His tying it to Federal campaign finance laws is a lame attempt to turn it into a felony.
This is the same case his predecessor declined to prosecute because there is nothing there . Trump got a non-disclosure agreement from a prostitute to keep it quite that they had relations. Sleezy yes . Illegal ? NDA 's are signed all the time . Trump has failed to get the case dismissed.

Various attempts to remove Trump from ballots in states have been attempted . SCOTUS must move quickly to reject these very dubious claims that Trump (who has not even been charged with insurrection) can be removed based on the 14th Amendment insurrection clause.

Civil cases . These are the arrows that have so far struck Trump's Achilles' heel . Trump has judgement of over a $ half billion in NY against him in the E Jean Carrol case and the NYC's allegations that he over valued his properties for the purpose of getting loans . NYC claims he defrauded the banks and the government . Besides the fines the verdict ;handed down by a partisan judge without a trial by jury ; bars Trump and sons from conducting business in NY for 3 years .
Not sure how other states handle this .In NY he can't even think of appealing until he pays up . IMO this is a classic 8th amendment violation of excessive fines ;and a 14th amendment due process violation.

It is chilling to think that if the state can effectively deny Trump an appeal ;they can do that to anyone in the state.

Add to the pile on . The RNC is attempting to put in a resolution to prevent the committee from assisting in paying Trump's legal bills. I'm guessing they want another 4 years by Clueless Joe and the radical Dems.

I think that about covers it ...............for now

[jlisenbe]

Considering the general ineptitude demonstrated by Willis and Wade, perhaps the Trump defense team would be wise to let them continue to "lead" the state's case.

[tomder55]

Doesn't matter if the trial is held in Fulton County. Trump should press hard for a venue change.

[tomder55]

Megyn Kelly's panel skewers the lawfare campaign ;and as a bonus mocks Keith Olbermann . All in 8 1/2 minutes .

Keith Olbermann Melts Down Over Supreme Court Hearing Trump Immunity Case, with The Fifth Column - YouTube

[tomder55]

More problems for Willis

She made a phone call to Wade's former business partner Terrance Bradley that another prosecutor; Cobb County prosecutor Cindi Lee Yeager, overheard , She warned Bradley that " They are coming after us. You don’t need to talk to them about anything about us,”

Phil Holloway ✈️ on X: "“The caller was District Attorney #FaniWillis… You don’t need to talk to them about anything about us” Does this amount to “influencing a witness” which is a felony? Maybe, if the call was “by means of corruption” This case started with a phone call Willis said was corrupt https://t.co/DJYmFbbTh5" / X (twitter.com)

Hard for the judge to ignore the fact that Willis was witness tampering .