If Trump v United States, the US supreme court majority’s shocking immunity decision on 1 July, left anyone unconvinced that America’s courts are on the ballot, federal judge Aileen Cannon just sealed the deal, dropping a sledgehammer on the rule of law. Just two weeks after the disgraceful immunity decision, she tossed out Trump’s prosecution for stealing national security documents after losing re-election, smashing the longstanding and vital authority of special counsels in the bargain.
This election, our constitutional republic is at stake, along with its first principle: no one, including the most powerful, is above the law. Only We, the People, can preserve the freedom and security our laws safeguard.
The finding was that the manner of appointment and funding of the office were unconstitutional. Now, that may be right and it may be wrong – I’ve no idea myself. But whatever else it is it’s an affirmation of the constitutional nature of the Republic, no?
As has been pointed out elsewhere the ability of a partisan AG to bypass Congress and appoint a partisan prosecutor with the undisguised intention of pressing charges in an unconnected, but yet again fiercely partisan, state cuts both ways.
In less than a years time I could imagine deep-staters screaming blue murder at the prospect of a 30 year sentence courtesy of twelve good citizens and a Trump appointed judge in Texas (anywhere except Austin).
tl;dr: a Judge has used the Constitution to put a stop to our campaign of lawfare and we’re angry!
Cynical ole me notes that one party definitely has influence over the justice system, so I tend to see this as the long game being played. When corrupt old Dopey and his puppet master are in the frame a convenient loophole has been created…
‘Just two weeks after the disgraceful immunity decision, she tossed out Trump’s prosecution for stealing national security documents after losing re-election, smashing the longstanding and vital authority of special counsels in the bargain.’
Leaving aside that this appears to be a constitutional issue already strongly hinted at by Thomas in a recent judgment, there is no mention whatsoever of the fact that Trump was president and gets to classify documents, that it appears that the documents were deliberately sent to him without his request as a set-up, that notwithstanding that they were stored in a highly secure location, that the raid was itself unnecessary and the subsequent press-released photos contained evidence of evidence tampering by the FBI, how about the fact that Sleepy Daughter-Showering ‘Sniffer’ Biden removed equally classified docs when he was a senator (no right to declassify) and stuffed them in cardboard boxes in an garage next to his Corvette, and was not prosecuted on the grounds that he’s a demented old twat but not too demented to angrily refute this and carry on (at least theoretically) running the fucking country.
Trump is the victim of the most blatant lawfare ever seen. Tribe knows better than this. I wonder if there are videos of Tribe fucking kids?
Also – Dennis Aftergut ha ha ha
More gnashing and rending of garments incoming:
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an order granting a request from former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to hear oral arguments in their disqualification efforts of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after the 2024 general election.
The state court will hear those arguments on Dec. 5, or about a full month after the presidential election, according to court documents. The court initially set an Oct. 4 date for arguments.
At issue is whether Ms. Willis should be removed from the sweeping racketeering and election-related case involving the former president and several of his co-defendants, with defense lawyers arguing that her relationship with a former special prosecutor in the case, Nathan Wade, creates an appearance of impropriety.
Appearance of impropriety LMFAO
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@Interested: It seems to me the US courts are seeing which way the wind is blowing and suddenly making all sorts of decisions that favour the likely November winner, in order to protect themselves from a vengeful President. I can see Trumps legal issues magically melting away now.
It makes a mockery of the idea that somehow ‘the law’ is even handed. Its just another power bloc that acts in its own interests. I have no idea how it can be done, but somehow all the excess ‘legality’ needs to be removed from Western societies (and rounding up all the lawyers and shooting them would be a good idea too).
It makes a mockery of the idea that somehow ‘the law’ is even handed. Its just another power bloc that acts in its own interests.
I’ve news for you Jim. It’s always been like that. The prime purpose of any justice system is to keep the powerful in power. Any actual justice comes out of it is purely accidental.
“the documents were deliberately sent to him without his request as a set-up”
Sounds like a federal crime to me. Who sent them?
The Wikipedia Early Lifers are laying it on a bit thick, aren’t they?
This election, our constitutional republic is at stake, along with its first principle: no one, including the most powerful, is above the law. Only We, the People, can preserve the freedom and security our laws safeguard.
Who’s “we”?
PiP – Interested is right. Trump had those documents in his possession because the White House told him to take those documents. That’s how they knew where to send FBI agents to raid his house.
Similarly, E Jean Carroll is a fantasist and a compulsive liar who offered zero evidence for her claim that Trump “raped” her. They got around that by changing the law to get Trump and ignoring all of the contradictory claims in her nonsensical story.
Some things are so stupid you need to be a NY attorney to believe them.
There is also the strange coincidence that those documents should have been identified and returned within 12 months of Trump leaving the White House. As required by security regulations. For some strange reason, TPTB only took interest when it became clear Trump was running for the White House again 18 months later.
Larry Tribe is right up there with Paul Krugman when it comes to dispassionate, unbiased and intellectually honest analysis of this issues of the day.
Throw in Bob Reich and you have the Trifecta.
Dennis – is there any room in the Tribefecta for blood-hungry Robert Kagan, author of assassination-baiting articles such as “The Trump Dictatorship: How To Stop It”?
Dennis – is there any room in the Tribefecta for blood-hungry Robert Kagan, author of assassination-baiting articles such as “The Trump Dictatorship: How To Stop It”?
Not really. Oh sure, he’s every bit as loathsome as Tribe, Krugman and Reich, but like his butt buddy Bill Kristol, what little stature he has is purely inside the beltway. The Trifecta qualify as “public intellectuals” because they are actually listened to. Kagan acts much the same as Richard Murphy… Writing stuff that shouts “Hey, look at me! Over here! Me!”
Dennis – what little stature he has is purely inside the beltway
That’s where the power is tho.
That’s why they have so much fear and loathing for Donald J. Trump.
That’s where the power is tho.
True, but Kagan isn’t in the band. He’s not even one of the band’s roadies.
He’s a groupie.
Like Bill Kristol, the fact that he’s willing to get down on his knees doesn’t mean he can get more than an autograph.
“If Trump v United States, the US supreme court majority’s shocking immunity decision on 1 July, “
My understanding is that if SCOTUS hadn’t ruled in the way they did abides could be held liable for the deaths caused by his decision to pull out of Afghanistan, for example.
Furthermore, once again the court told Congress they had to do their jobs properly:
“Abides” sigh, “Biden”