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#BenjaminWittes, editor in chief of #Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the #BrookingsInstitution, writes an excellent assessment of the NYC criminal trial and its political repercussions.
"...We were told by a great many pundits that the case was weak. This was false. The evidence was voluminous. It was powerfully corroborative. It was diverse. The case was quite strong..."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thoughts-on-donald-trump-s-conviction
Now, to be clear, #Trump had every right to adhere to his legal team's advice and not testify, but since when has #DonaldTrump — the #draftDodger who believes he knows more than generals — listened to anyone's advice? Donald Trump didn't testify because his own words would DAMN his case even worse than it already is. Donald Trump didn't testify because HE IS A #COWARD.
#TrumpIsACoward #TrumpIsATraitor #TrumpLies #TrumpIsALiar #TrumpCult #TrumpTrials #HushMoneyTrial
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-didnt-testify-2668332927
'Trump is a coward': Ex-president bashed for teasing court testimony that never came
Donald Trump has spent the better part of his trial in New York saying that he could set the record straight on the hush money scheme that was enacted in the final weeks of the 2016 election campaign.Sarah K. Burris (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
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...held to account.
Being a candidate in an election process does NOT entail immunity from prosecution or punishment. Neither does, in particular, having held an office. Only holding office grants (temporary) immunity.
And this has been #TFG's endgame...until #MAGA can #Russify the #US constitution + revoke the 22nd Amendment1), analogous to what #TFG's authoritarian idol #Putler has done in 2020.
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https://theconversation.com/vladimir-putin-secures-constitutional-changes-allowing-him-to-rule-until-2036-what-this-means-for-russia-141103
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Vladimir Putin secures constitutional changes allowing him to rule until 2036 – what this means for Russia
Results of a nationwide poll showed 78% of voters backed changes to Russia’s constitution.The Conversation
#USpol #Legal #TrumpTrials
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Yes, and it is normal to indict and punish a former public official, even if (s)he has been Consul or president. This is how it has been since the times of the Roman Republic. France, for instance, has had no qualms doing so.
I thought yesterday that it would be good for the US public to be educated (for the most part) or reminded of these essential lessons of history.
"Equal Justice Under Law" means just that ANYONE can and will be...
