▲ 352 ▼ Jack Smith Has Set a Trap for Trump (statuskuo.substack.com) submitted 3 years ago by be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social to c/politics@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments And it’s based on his “advice of counsel” defense
[–] relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 41 points 3 years ago (6 children) If we could lock him up before election season really kicks in that would be great… otherwise I’m scared for our democracy. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] o_oli@lemmy.world 30 points 3 years ago First president elected from prison. The crazies uniting behind their martyr. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 years ago Plot twist: he can still run (and be elected) from prison. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/trump-running-for-president-prison-00090931 permalink fedilink source parent [–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Won't happen. First Republican debate is 8/23. We won't even have a trial date for the Jan. 6 stuff until 8/28. Primary calendar is here: https://www.frontloadinghq.com/p/the-2024.html?m=1 Trump has 2 trial dates set so far, New York in March and Florida in May. 1st trial is 15 days after Super Tuesday. 2nd trial is before just a handful of states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Which is fucking insane why are they pushing the trails so far out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) Caseload. The D.C.courts have 800 cases pending for 1/6 alone, not counting any other crimes. NY most likely has similar load issues. The Florida case has the added bonus of needing lawyers with security clearances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago Well, can't those 800 douches move to the back of the line? They should be making way for their leader. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Wow, 800 January 6 cases? That's going to make a lot of people happy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zorque@kbin.social 17 points 3 years ago If you weren't scared before, you haven't been paying enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago* The crazies have not been getting less crazy, and they're doing their best to convert as many fence-sitters as possible. But its not just about who wins and who loses the presidential election. There's also down-ticket races, as well as the increased extremism that this ongoing spectacle is pushing on all parts of the political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 5 points 3 years ago If we could lock him up before election season really kicks in that would be great Just going to point out that convicting and jailing him does not disqualify him from holding office, and would likely just embolden his base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] o_oli@lemmy.world 30 points 3 years ago First president elected from prison. The crazies uniting behind their martyr. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 years ago Plot twist: he can still run (and be elected) from prison. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/trump-running-for-president-prison-00090931 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Won't happen. First Republican debate is 8/23. We won't even have a trial date for the Jan. 6 stuff until 8/28. Primary calendar is here: https://www.frontloadinghq.com/p/the-2024.html?m=1 Trump has 2 trial dates set so far, New York in March and Florida in May. 1st trial is 15 days after Super Tuesday. 2nd trial is before just a handful of states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Which is fucking insane why are they pushing the trails so far out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) Caseload. The D.C.courts have 800 cases pending for 1/6 alone, not counting any other crimes. NY most likely has similar load issues. The Florida case has the added bonus of needing lawyers with security clearances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago Well, can't those 800 douches move to the back of the line? They should be making way for their leader. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Wow, 800 January 6 cases? That's going to make a lot of people happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Which is fucking insane why are they pushing the trails so far out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) Caseload. The D.C.courts have 800 cases pending for 1/6 alone, not counting any other crimes. NY most likely has similar load issues. The Florida case has the added bonus of needing lawyers with security clearances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago Well, can't those 800 douches move to the back of the line? They should be making way for their leader. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Wow, 800 January 6 cases? That's going to make a lot of people happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) Caseload. The D.C.courts have 800 cases pending for 1/6 alone, not counting any other crimes. NY most likely has similar load issues. The Florida case has the added bonus of needing lawyers with security clearances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago Well, can't those 800 douches move to the back of the line? They should be making way for their leader. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Wow, 800 January 6 cases? That's going to make a lot of people happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago Well, can't those 800 douches move to the back of the line? They should be making way for their leader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Wow, 800 January 6 cases? That's going to make a lot of people happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@kbin.social 17 points 3 years ago If you weren't scared before, you haven't been paying enough attention. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago* The crazies have not been getting less crazy, and they're doing their best to convert as many fence-sitters as possible. But its not just about who wins and who loses the presidential election. There's also down-ticket races, as well as the increased extremism that this ongoing spectacle is pushing on all parts of the political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago* The crazies have not been getting less crazy, and they're doing their best to convert as many fence-sitters as possible. But its not just about who wins and who loses the presidential election. There's also down-ticket races, as well as the increased extremism that this ongoing spectacle is pushing on all parts of the political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 5 points 3 years ago If we could lock him up before election season really kicks in that would be great Just going to point out that convicting and jailing him does not disqualify him from holding office, and would likely just embolden his base. permalink fedilink source parent