News Trump: Mar-a-Lago just raided by FBI

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Dave_5k

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Cannon, who has no demonstrated knowledge or interest in the law and has systemically rubber stamped whatever motions Trump lawyers hand her (however outlandish and regardless how illegal), being in charge of this case will be a disaster for the US and the tattered reputation of the US justice system
 

eelw

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Nah I say DOJ doesn’t object. She’ll attempt to interfere somehow. Then get her thrown off the case and removed from the bench permanently
 
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UNCjigga

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You can bet if she has been assigned it the DOJ will be filing a motion to recuse instanter.
I don’t think so. There was media speculation that the case would be assigned at random using the DOJ computer that assigns cases—but the fact that both Cannon and Magistrate Reinhardt (who authorized the FBI search of MAL) are assigned to the case means that DOJ is likely keeping them on since these indictments were derived from materials seized in that search. It’s almost like the DOJ is doing everything they can NOT to put their thumb “on the scale” and give Trump/GOP a weaponization narrative—not that it matters.

Who knows…maybe that 11th circuit smackdown taught Cannon a lesson? Maybe she’ll want to play this one “by the book” as likely the defining case of her career? We’ll see.
 
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eelw

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Bwahahaha idiot Nancy Mace. Was it convenient that this indictment was announced as the house is investigating the new details that Biden accepted a bride?

Like such a dumbass!!!!!
 

sportage

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Interesting over at Fox, they apparently have no shortage of Trump idiots/loyalist willing to go out there with their BS trying to convince no one other than themselves that this indictment will go nowhere. Yet it's rapidly going somewhere, and going there fast.

It's funny how the Trump loyalist appearing on TV will toss every conspiracy they can at the wall to see what sticks. Like, this is all some collusion between Biden and Garland to eliminate Trump from the election. Or, that this is a distraction to distract from the Hunter Biden revelations or, that what Hillary did with servers is much worse than the theft of a few classified documents.

Someone is really really scared. They are pulling out all their guns to defend Trump. And I'm guessing that if Trump loyalist are so scared then that means Donald Trump is really scared. Trump is panicked and he's directing his taking heads to panic. Everyone is panicked. That tells me the DA has the goods on Donald Trump and they all know it.
I have never seen Fox freaking out and melting down to this extent ever before.
Loving it.... :D
 

soundforbjt

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Interesting over at Fox, they apparently have no shortage of Trump idiots/loyalist willing to go out there with their BS trying to convince no one other than themselves that this indictment will go nowhere. Yet it's rapidly going somewhere, and going there fast.

It's funny how the Trump loyalist appearing on TV will toss every conspiracy they can at the wall to see what sticks. Like, this is all some collusion between Biden and Garland to eliminate Trump from the election. Or, that this is a distraction to distract from the Hunter Biden revelations or, that what Hillary did with servers is much worse than the theft of a few classified documents.

Someone is really really scared. They are pulling out all their guns to defend Trump. And I'm guessing that if Trump loyalist are so scared then that means Donald Trump is really scared. Trump is panicked and he's directing his taking heads to panic. Everyone is panicked. That tells me the DA has the goods on Donald Trump and they all know it.
I have never seen Fox freaking out and melting down to this extent ever before.
Loving it.... :D

A female Congress critter from SC? said on CNN that they just handed trump the nomination.
 
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Dave_5k

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Nah I say DOJ doesn’t object. She’ll attempt to interfere somehow. Then get her thrown off the case and removed from the bench permanently
There is no way to remove her from the bench (other than impeachment, which has 0.000% chance of happening with partisan gridlock in congress)

And just one of the "minor" items she has complete discretion over as the judge is scheduling -- absolutely no chance she will permit any trial to happen until after November 2024. Lots of control of how and when the case proceeds that is not subject to any appeal or oversight at all.
 
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fskimospy

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There is no way to remove her from the bench (other than impeachment, which has 0.000% chance of happening with partisan gridlock in congress)

And just one of the "minor" items she has complete discretion over as the judge is scheduling -- absolutely no chance she will permit any trial to happen until after November 2024. Lots of control of how and when the case proceeds that is not subject to any appeal or oversight at all.
The DOJ can have her removed from the case entirely, of course.
 

sportage

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Two of trump’s lawyers just resigned.

You know why? Because Trump will take them down too and they know it, and they do not want to destroy their careers defending a crook like Donald Trump. Smart attorneys to get out ASAP.

And... all of the republican candidates are tripping over themselves to defend Trump. This only reenforces my assumption that Donald Trump wanted these challengers to run against him so that when Trump knocks them off one by one in the debates it will make Trump appear as the great super hero slaying all who dare challenge him. Thus securing Trump's nomination. This was Trump's plan, but now that Trump has been indicted thus screwed, the challengers, the hired challengers, don't know what the hell to do.
 

soundforbjt

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Right now on Fox they’re covering Jordan Van Der Sloot instead of trump.

Edit: next segment is about trump.
 
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I'm still uncertain if he will ever face any real consequences, he's been able to dodge them his whole miserable life
 

fskimospy

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I'm still uncertain if he will ever face any real consequences, he's been able to dodge them his whole miserable life
The only way he gets out of this is through a pardon.

That tweet is referring to political jams and all Trump needed there was for republicans to stand by him. He’s been desperately trying to wriggle out of this for the last year and a half and has failed utterly.
 

Zorba

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Promise to pardon Trump and you can campaign on that. Get his voters out too. Why wouldn't they?
I'm sure they will all make that claim in the primaries. But there will be zero real ramifications if they don't follow through. If they actually did it they would actually piss off swing voters and give Trump back his huge megaphone that he'll instantly start using against them. I think most of the higher up in the republican party will be ecstatic that he is finally out of the picture.

But no person that actually wants Trump pardoned would vote for a democrat in 2028, so there is basically no fallout from not pardoning him.
 
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The Team wanted a Special so the DOJ and the Goobermint could not interfere.

Now the Team wants the DOJ and Goobermint to interfere.
 

SMOGZINN

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Now donald is saying these are trumped up charges.
He is going to say a lot of stuff. He has always been big on flooding the field with bullshit in order to see what resonates with people and then focusing on that.