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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 17:00:40 GMT
Then you’ve got this guy. A guy who demands loyalty from others but seldom if ever gives it.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 17:03:52 GMT
And there is this…
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2023 17:24:08 GMT
Well the judge may be pulled... Of course it doesn't compete with Thomas' multimillion dollar gifts!!!! The judge overseeing the hush money case against Donald Trump paid political contributions to the Democratic party and Joe Biden in 2020, according to a report by CNN. Though the donations are small - totaling just $35 – the ramifications could be huge as Trump has already relied heavily on claims that Juan Merchan “hates me.” “While the amounts here are minimal, it’s surprising that a sitting judge would make political donations of any size to a partisan candidate or cause,” Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor and a legal analyst for CNN, said. Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics professor at New York University, told CNN political donations were prohibited for judges in the state. “The contribution to Biden and possibly the one to ‘Stop Republicans’ would be forbidden unless there is some other explanation that would allow them,” he said. But he said it would not be grounds for a legal challenge by Trump’s team. “Absolutely not,” he said. “This does not come anywhere near the kind of proof required for recusal.” Trump’s team has claimed Merchan is biased against him, stating that the judge’s daughter worked for the campaigns of Biden and now-Vice President Kamala Harris. He also pointed out that Merchan was the judge in a case against the Trump Organization in 2022 which ended in conviction on tax fraud charges. CNN said Trump’s lawyers had not responded to its report. But it quoted an ally of the former president. “He donated to Joe Biden’s campaign. He should get off this case. And this judge has a history, with President Trump, in prior cases,” said Mike Davis, a former Republican chief counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee. “He finds out that this judge actually donated to Biden’s campaign. So, that at least raises the appearance of impartiality – the appearance that this judge could not be impartial against President Trump.” “Judge Merchan has a reputation of being a fair down the middle judge, however, donating to a defendant’s political rival can cause the appearance of a conflict, even where there is none, and creates an unforced error in this case involving Trump,” said Karen Friedman, a CNN analyst and former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. CNN reported if the judge doesn’t recuse himself, Trump’s lawyers could take it to the state’s appeals court – which would delay the trial. www.rawstory.com/trump-judge/ |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 17:43:15 GMT
Well the judge may be pulled... Of course it doesn't compete with Thomas' multimillion dollar gifts!!!! The judge overseeing the hush money case against Donald Trump paid political contributions to the Democratic party and Joe Biden in 2020, according to a report by CNN. Though the donations are small - totaling just $35 – the ramifications could be huge as Trump has already relied heavily on claims that Juan Merchan “hates me.” “While the amounts here are minimal, it’s surprising that a sitting judge would make political donations of any size to a partisan candidate or cause,” Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor and a legal analyst for CNN, said. Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics professor at New York University, told CNN political donations were prohibited for judges in the state. “The contribution to Biden and possibly the one to ‘Stop Republicans’ would be forbidden unless there is some other explanation that would allow them,” he said. But he said it would not be grounds for a legal challenge by Trump’s team. “Absolutely not,” he said. “This does not come anywhere near the kind of proof required for recusal.” Trump’s team has claimed Merchan is biased against him, stating that the judge’s daughter worked for the campaigns of Biden and now-Vice President Kamala Harris. He also pointed out that Merchan was the judge in a case against the Trump Organization in 2022 which ended in conviction on tax fraud charges. CNN said Trump’s lawyers had not responded to its report. But it quoted an ally of the former president. “He donated to Joe Biden’s campaign. He should get off this case. And this judge has a history, with President Trump, in prior cases,” said Mike Davis, a former Republican chief counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee. “He finds out that this judge actually donated to Biden’s campaign. So, that at least raises the appearance of impartiality – the appearance that this judge could not be impartial against President Trump.” “Judge Merchan has a reputation of being a fair down the middle judge, however, donating to a defendant’s political rival can cause the appearance of a conflict, even where there is none, and creates an unforced error in this case involving Trump,” said Karen Friedman, a CNN analyst and former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. CNN reported if the judge doesn’t recuse himself, Trump’s lawyers could take it to the state’s appeals court – which would delay the trial. www.rawstory.com/trump-judge/CNN is on its way to becoming the new Fox News. Last year sometime there was a change in ownership and the new owners were very up front they would be pushing CNN more to the right. I read this morning the judge’s daughter worked for a digital ad company that ran ads for the Biden Campaign. Which is hardly working for the campaign. So because the judge donated $35 to the Biden campaign and his daughter worked for an ad company that ran Biden ads the judge should recuse himself? Even though he has a reputation of being a fair judge. And what replace him with a trump appointed judge? |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 17:45:15 GMT
Next! ” The civil case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll claiming that Trump raped and subsequently defamed her is scheduled for a jury trial on April 25. Unlike the indictment that could take a long time to reach a jury, this trial could result in a blockbuster jury verdict as early as May finding that Trump is guilty of rape.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 17:49:36 GMT
An incompetent person calling someone else incompetent.😀
You can’t read the article unless you subscribe to The NY Times which I don’t. I just like how the tweet is worded.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2023 17:52:38 GMT
onelasttimeAnd what replace him with a trump appointed judge?You bet.... That was my first thought.. ***** But Gillers said that the donation “would be viewed as trivial, especially given the small sums.” He said if a complaint was made, the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct would remind the judge of the rules. Asked if this could be grounds for a legal challenge or recusal, Gillers said, “Absolutely not. This does not come anywhere near the kind of proof required for recusal.” www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/politics/judge-merchan-trump-biden-contribution/index.html
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 18:05:58 GMT
Someone isn’t going to be happy…
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 18:14:22 GMT
This is going to be the next big thing.
And we need to remember that trump negotiated with a terrorist group and undermined the legally elect government of Afghanistan in the process.
What surprised a lot of folks is how quickly the US trained/armed Afghan army collapsed. And we do not know how much trump’s deals contributed to that collapse.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 19:03:47 GMT
Which is nothing until you deal with the damn problem which is too many guns.
Who wants to send to send their children to schools that are armed fortresses?
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 19:30:04 GMT
They really aren’t going to let this go but go into areas they have no business to go into.
From the article…
”House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz for his role investigating Donald Trump and his business empire – as House Republicans attempt to frame the recent indictment against the former President as politically motivated.
The move comes as Jordan has left the door open on whether to take the unprecedented step to subpoena Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as part of the larger House Republican effort to discredit the case he has brought against Trump.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2023 19:36:10 GMT
Bragg is not happy.. The House GOP continues to attempt to undermine an active investigation and ongoing New York criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment and intimidation,” Bragg’s statement said. “Repeated efforts to weaken state and local law enforcement actions are an abuse of power and will not deter us from our duty to uphold the law. These elected officials would better serve their constituents and the country, and fulfill their oath of office, by doing their jobs in Congress and not intruding on the sovereignty of the state of New York by interfering in an ongoing criminal matter in state court.” www.rawstory.com/alvin-bragg-fires-back-after-house-gop-issues-first-subpoena-in-probe-of-trump-indictment/ |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 6, 2023 20:07:08 GMT
Meanwhile in the Bay Area What kind of plea deal is that? There must be more to the story. I mean if one killed three individuals you don’t offer them a deal where plead guilty to a lesser crime for a lighter sentence. From the article… ”Judge McCannon rejected Price's plea deal for Delonzo Logwood. Logwood faced 75 years to life for three murders, but Price offered 15 years if he pled guilty to a single count of voluntary manslaughter. "Judge Mark McCannon overstepped his boundaries as a judicial officer and has created a firestorm of prejudicial comments that do not, in my views, serve justice," Price said in the video. The DA released the video Wednesday after McCannon rejected Price's motion for the judge to remove himself from the bench.“ There is always more to the story… From the Berkeley Scanner… link“Logwood had been charged with three counts of murder” Delonzo Logwood had originally been facing three counts of murder, including in the killing of 24-year-old Zaire Washington, who had been about to testify in a trial over a shooting linked to Logwood's half-brother, the East Bay Times reported in 2018. Logwood had also been charged, alongside a second defendant whose case is proceeding separately, with the murders of 22-year-old Eric Ford and 30-year-old Richard Carter, which was alleged to have taken place during a carjacking. Prosecutors had alleged that Ford's killing was part of a murder-for-hire plot and had charged Logwood and the second defendant, Dijon Holifield, with the special circumstance of murder for financial gain, according to court papers reviewed by The Berkeley Scanner.
But that was among the raft of charges, special circumstances and special allegations that were dropped under the plea deal brokered by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.Under the terms of the deal, Logwood did agree to what Price termed "non-traditional conditions" in addition to the usual restitution fines and the submission of his DNA to the state: He will be required to make formal apologies in court, the prosecution told the judge. "Mr. Logwood will be required to apologize to the families for his demeanor in court over the years," Prosecutor Stacie Pettigrew told the court. "And, second, that he will apologize for participation in a course of conduct that was detrimental to public safety and to the community." “Judge raises "concerns about public safety" From the bench, McCannon advised the defense — Richmond-based attorneys David Briggs and Linda Fullerton — that there is still some work to do. "Before I take this plea, I want to let you all know something and express my concerns. I don’t care why you all came to this offer," he said. "But I do have some concerns about public safety and Mr. Logwood." Judge McCannon said he had been particularly troubled by remarks Logwood had made in jail, which had later been played in court. "He said a number of things to another individual in jail that should cause all of us some concern, everyone here," the judge said. "And I know he was young at the time, but I’m gonna have to hear that he has matured, that he has changed his ways." McCannon then read those alleged remarks into the record himself from a transcript. "I don’t like using the N-word," he said first. "Don’t use the N-word in this courtroom. But I’m gonna read this for you so that you know how serious this is." "I ain't gonna lie, sometimes bruh, I be thinkin' about just … gettin' out, and then … just go bad on everybody," the judge read. "Like go bad strippin' [N-words]. Stripping, stripping, stripping, stripping, stripping on some [N-words] I know for sure I can rob." The judge said he would need to see Logwood's probation report, which will now be prepared, to learn more about his background. Defense attorney Briggs assured the judge it would include impressive material. McCannon said he makes a point of getting to know defendants and is not the kind of judge to issue lengthy prison sentences as a matter of course. But he said he still had qualms about the terms of the plea deal. "You all need to show me that this is a deal that I should sign my name on," he said. "And I have to be sure that the community is safe." The case is set to return before Judge McCannon on March 23 for sentencing. At that time, the judge said, he expects the families of all of the victims to be in attendance. He said he believed all of them should be able to hear Logwood's apologies. On Thursday morning, Ford's mother was in the courtroom during the brief hearing. She spoke little and seemed to be in shock. Families of the other victims did not attend. The case had been set for trial this week but attorneys instead announced the deal. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was in the courtroom herself to witness the hearing. She sat in the front row on the defense side of the room and spoke with the defense attorneys before and during the hearing. Afterward, she followed Logwood out of the courtroom into a private area before returning to check in with Ford's mother. Price declined to speak with the press after the hearing ended. The defense attorneys also declined to talk about the case until after the sentencing in March.” |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2023 21:01:23 GMT
SCOTUS Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia ban on transgender student sports participation
The decision is a victory for LGBTQ advocates.By Devin Dwyer ABCNews logo Thursday, April 6, 2023 3:12PM The U.S. Supreme Court has denied West Virginia's request to immediately reinstate a law that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating in sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The decision is a win for a 12-year-old transgender girl and her parents who are challenging the law in a bid to allow her to continue running on her middle school cross-country and track teams. The court did not explain its decision, though two justices -- Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas -- issued a dissent. Among other things, enforcement of the law at issue should not be forbidden by the federal courts without any explanation," Alito writes. The high court was not considering the ban on the merits but rather addressing the question of whether it should remain on hold while legal proceedings continue in lower courts. abc7ny.com/supreme-court-transgender-sports-ban-gender-identity-case/13095312/ |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 7, 2023 0:00:24 GMT
Which is nothing until you deal with the damn problem which is too many guns. Who wants to send to send their children to schools that are armed fortresses? I’m all for making kids as safe as possible but there will always be a weak point and a shooter will find it. Whether the bus stops, drop off or pickup, the playgrounds or sporting events. Kids walking to and from school. We can spend billions but as long as there are guns this is going to keep happening unfortunately. |
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 7, 2023 2:02:24 GMT
Which is nothing until you deal with the damn problem which is too many guns. Who wants to send to send their children to schools that are armed fortresses? I’m all for making kids as safe as possible but there will always be a weak point and a shooter will find it. Whether the bus stops, drop off or pickup, the playgrounds or sporting events. Kids walking to and from school. We can spend billions but as long as there are guns this is going to keep happening unfortunately. Uvalde should have proven without any doubt that an armed fortress will not stop someone with an AR-15. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 2:12:42 GMT
We thought Sandy Hook would provide the desire to make changes..
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The Parkland kids have taken on the fight. They are doing a good job, but they are still kids. If you noticed there were March For Our Lives tee shirt at the Tennessee state house today
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 7, 2023 2:33:41 GMT
I’m all for making kids as safe as possible but there will always be a weak point and a shooter will find it. Whether the bus stops, drop off or pickup, the playgrounds or sporting events. Kids walking to and from school. We can spend billions but as long as there are guns this is going to keep happening unfortunately. Uvalde should have proven without any doubt that an armed fortress will not stop someone with an AR-15. And that a good guy with a gun will stop them. Weren’t there 300 armed officers there and they knew there were still children alive with him but they just stood around. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 2:55:48 GMT
I guess she forgot what she said in January....
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Post by ntsf on Apr 7, 2023 3:07:21 GMT
apparently pomerantz.. the former prosecutor, wrote a book about the trump case.. and he said that trump was guilty and trump should be charged with a lot more.. that would make an interesting hearing with jordan.. congressman goldman said go ahead.. bring it all out in the light. jordan is a total fool..
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 3:33:12 GMT
We are fortunate to have Dan Goldman sitting on that committee!
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 7, 2023 4:10:36 GMT
Uvalde should have proven without any doubt that an armed fortress will not stop someone with an AR-15. And that a good guy with a gun will stop them. Weren’t there 300 armed officers there and they knew there were still children alive with him but they just stood around. Exactly. Parkland had a school resource officer and that didn't stop the shooting there, either. It doesn't matter how many school resource officers you hire. As long as there are assault weapons, there's no number of school resource officers that will be able to stop school shootings. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 4:20:18 GMT
Uvalde should have proven without any doubt that an armed fortress will not stop someone with an AR-15. And that a good guy with a gun will stop them. Weren’t there 300 armed officers there and they knew there were still children alive with him but they just stood around. Not just an ordinary good guy with a gun. They were fully trained law enforcement officers who are trained to take action!! |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 7, 2023 13:37:22 GMT
apparently pomerantz.. the former prosecutor, wrote a book about the trump case.. and he said that trump was guilty and trump should be charged with a lot more.. that would make an interesting hearing with jordan.. congressman goldman said go ahead.. bring it all out in the light. jordan is a total fool.. Nah, nothing will be brought out. They’ll just talk over him when he speaks like they have been doing. Then faux will play their little grandstanding sound bites to the cult to make them happy. The GOP platform : cut their mikes and scream your lies over them. Is the equivalent of a child plugging their ears & singing la la la I can’t hear you. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 15:46:09 GMT
Whoaaaaa..... Just heard a new commercial(I was in the kitchen, TV in living room)
NOT a direct quote.
Think you know Ron DeSantis?
Think again!
While he was in Congress he voted against social security three times...
He voted against Medicare two times...
(Something else...)
Make America great again!
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Thinking tfg is on the war path..
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 7, 2023 16:16:57 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 18:07:01 GMT
Oops... Comes close to the U N laughter at TFG..
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 18:09:39 GMT
Lower education and lower literacy Higher teen pregnancy The rest of us support them in part!! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 18:15:39 GMT
Jordan asking another former NY prosecutor to come in .
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2023 18:32:16 GMT
Just one more. Rep Comer claims he has the goods on the Biden 'crime' family.. Comer forgets we have seen the crime he admitted to.. Theft and use of stolen emails that were not his!!
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