It was nice to see sanity reign for once with one of
these TFG trials when last week the court in New York found him guilty via
summary judgment. (Meaning based on the initial facts presented, without going
through a trial.)
If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. For these
types of crimes, it’s black and white. Either he did inflate his real estate
valuations for loans and deflate the same properties for taxes, or he didn’t.
Since the case was already this far, you know the
prosecution has their ducks in a row or they wouldn’t have brought charges
against such a high-profile target. We already know that they have all the
documents, from previous subpoenas on his company and offices. You know what
they say about shooting at the king.
I’m thinking it was like, “Here’s the paperwork where Trump Tower was valued at two bajillion
dollars. There’s the defendant’s signature. Now here on that year’s tax forms,
the valuation is half a bajillion. There’s his signature again. Case closed.”
I mean, how does the defense even argue against that? They
have the signed documents, there is zero wiggle room. I supposed “diminished
capacity” could be an argument, but I doubt the defendant would let that be
made public. The defense did offer up some lame arguments and the judge was so
offended, that he bounced them out immediately as nonsense and is adding court
costs to the defendant’s tab, just for wasting his time.
Of course, TFG and his disciples are sure to rail against
being deprived of a trial that was sure to exonerate him and this is further
proof that the system is rigged. (Against rich White guys? That IS rich.) He
knows that his only chance is to seat a jury that has some MAGAs on it, who
will vote to acquit no matter how high the evidence is stacked.
But in this country, the evidence is supposed to lead the
way to a conviction and that’s what happened here. To not see the obvious trail
of evidence is to deny reality and live in an alternate dimension, which is
unfortunately true of the MAGA cult.
The documents case in Florida would also be ripe for summary judgment because they’re just as cut and dried as the fraud case.
Q: Are these docs considered confidential or top secret?
A: Yes.
Q: Are they on a Trump property?
A: Yes.
Q: Was the defendant asked to return them?
A: Yes.
Q: Did he?
A: No.
Guilty. End of story.
Unfortunately, the judge in this matter, the Trump plant
Judge Cannon, will do everything in her power to keep this case from coming to
a guilty verdict, via delaying, diversions, time-consuming side issues, and the
like. She can keep the prosecutors running in circles for a good long time before
they can get to anything of consequence. And then as a last resort, she can
make rulings that will be sure to get appealed, which also eats up the clock.
***
I’m glad that Congress, such as it is, was able to avoid
a shutdown this weekend, but once again, they didn’t really solve anything,
they just kicked the problem further down the calendar. Speaker McCarthy is
truly between a rock and a hard place. His party is split enough that he needs
the wingnut faction to do anything, and they won’t unless they get concessions
that have zero chance in the Senate or in the Oval Office. So when he
absolutely needs something done, he’s forced to work with the Democrats, which
only enrages the wingnuts all the more.
Rep. Gaetz is already calling for a vote to remove
McCarthy as speaker. This puts the Speaker in another bind. In order to keep
his job, assuming the wingnut brigade is united, he’ll need help from the
Democrats to keep his job, and they won’t do it for nothing, I’m sure. And that
would completely change the atmosphere in the House, with a Republican Speaker
in alliance with the Democratic minority. Strange bedfellows indeed.
I’ve also heard that McCarthy is considering ousting Rep. Gaetz from his seat. That would be rich, indeed. I guess that’s what it takes for Republicans to crack down on their own people… when they threaten other Republicans. They’re still not doing anything about Rep. Santos, the poster boy for Pinocchio. In fact:
Maybe McCarthy shouldn’t have taken that particular swing,
with his own obvious skeletons hanging out of his closet. Not that he should be
piping up on Senate business in the first place.
Clean your own House, Mr. Speaker!
4 comments:
He's been committing Tax and Bank Fraud for Decades, his capacity wasn't diminished all those Years, and he knows exactly what he's doing, he's unhinged but not Insane.
I'm not saying that he actually has a diminished capacity, only that he could argue that he didn't know what his lawyers/accountants were putting in front of him to sign. But that would make him look weak, so I think it's off the table.
I always say, "the leader creates the culture." If his underlings didn't think he'd condone cooking the books, they wouldn't do it.
This is so disturbing on so many levels and I'm weary.
I want him in prison. I want someone to incapacitate him. I want him gone. Last night I saw Arnold Swartneggar on Kimmel. As a republican, this makes him sick. He pointed out how old-school republicans did things for the environment etc. when Kimmel pointed out he talks like a democrat. Did you see it? Interesting. But some of it is true because while there was a divide, it wasn't about being our dictator, it was about their ego and the American People. Oh well, that is long gone! And as a card-carrying blue gal, what the hell has Mayor Pete done? Our roads and bridges are in dire need of repair. Any programs we are unaware of to do this? Are any monies going towards this or will we wait until a huge collapse and deaths?
I didn't see it. I think Arnold could have run as a centrist Republican or Democrat.
The thing I like about TFG's current situation... He may be able to wiggle out of one or two cases, but not all four. He's gonna get his, one way or another.
Remember that they did pass that big infrastructure bill last year, with loads of dough earmarked for roads and bridges. Not nearly enough, but certainly more than any Republicans have passed. (Which they fought against!)
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