I just read that a prominent Democrat wants the NY Governor to pardon Trump. Not because they suddenly believe he is not guilty of the made up case brought by Bragg, but because they realize they have shot themselves in the foot. That leaves crooked Joe standing on one leg. American politics are looking more like a banana republic by the day. Praying for this country, and that God gives us another chance.
What the prominent Democrat (Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said was “Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of insurrection, and a convicted felon who thrives on portraying himself as a victim,” Phillips wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “[Hochul] should pardon him for the good of the country.”
But perhaps the good of the country they should pardon the felon. Ford pardoned Nixon.
Do you believe in angels and demons? Good versus evil? I certainly do. And as the days pass, that becomes more obvious to those who are awake.
Demons walk amongst us. They're getting bolder by the day. Newscasters, commercials, movies. Everywhere you look, politicians, law enforcement, school board trustees, those who wanna pervert our natural way of life and destroy everything good. Those who wanna change our DNA and completely enslave mankind. Those are the demons right out in front of us.
And the angels? Well, that's the neat part. You're the angel. You are a sentient being born into a human body for a brief encounter with life as a human and all the adventures that it has to offer. You are an unlimited source of power and have a direct line to God Almighty himself, to source, to our creator. That's what they don't want you to know.
And that's what they spend their entire lives trying to drum it out of you with chemicals, poisons, fear, and all the rest. It's time you woke up. You are a very powerful being that they're very very f...... scared of. Things like the power of prayer, when we come together and focus on something good and grand, it manifests itself.
So it's time that we came together, set aside our color and our geological differences. Realize that it's us that have to start this. A collective consciousness focusing on good, love, care, and compassion. A life without war and famine, a life without them. We need to come together. We are here to get in the fight, and we will kick their asses to Hell & Gone. Start being who you truly are. Stay the course and let's resist the evil.
most everyone will wake up (4-6% will remain non-believers), as a result of the impending financial collapse, the constant drip, drip, drip exposures of our broken institutions, human trafficking, crimes against humanity (C19 + shots) etc etc etc
Your asinine rants would be more effective if you could give one example how the policy of the great and beautiful Donald J Trump made your life worse or how the policy of Biden made your life better. The objections to the amazing and fantastic Donald J Trump are qualitative opinions that could be said of Clinton, Biden, Obama or just about any politician. Remember the old saw about how to tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving. The political weaponization of our judicial system has been welded against the monumentally terrific Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for the 2016 election. In a mind with sober perspective this is the only real crime here and one which will change the political landscape in America forever and for the worse. Although I don't expect you to appreciate this, it is an attack on your liberty.
My asinine rant? I was just providing the quote alluded to by Paul about the prominate democrat saying that Trump should be pardoned - and agreed that yeah, it's might blow up on the dems. I'd suggest you focus a little more on what I wrote. We can agree to disagree that Trump is the"monumentally terrific Donald Trump".
Paul I hope god has better issues to deal with than who's running the USA. Lot's of wars, faminne. It seems as lame as my kids coches asking for God to help them win a Lacrosse tournament.
Short and simple. The political persecution of Mr. Trump is the begining and a salvo to those who either vote or support him. 🙄
Next step is the persecution, arrest, and conviction of his supporters. They have confirmed over 500 judges to do so. So, lawfare turns into warfare. Truly a sad day in our country. Wonder how many people will stand up and be counted.
Trump gets 139 years in prison for funding a legal "catch and kill" story.
Fauci gets salivated on by the press after funding his illegal enhanced-function virus malfeasance, that just about killed the entire world with his hysteria over-reaction.
Nope, nothing political to see here folks. Just move along.
LOL - I am math challenged I just multiplied four years by the numbers of "crimes". Thanks for revealing you think we are all FOX News bots. We are not, for future reference.
I don't think Fox bots would be there. I'm nearly sure it's all authentic folks. And I'd bet you an even 100 bucks there is no way he's serving one year. Or a week.
No matter how much you hate Democrats it is not enough. This political weaponization of our ‘justice system’ has done more irreparable damage to our country than all terrorist attacks combined. The enemy within will take this country down. This is what total corruption looks like.
What is virtue for a politician? A case can be made that political virtues be considered separately from what are traditionally considered human virtues. I cannot think of a politician who could not be accused of lying or cheating or questioning an election. These are personal qualities and not ones I consider when voting. I cannot name a recent politician who could be considered a paragon of virtue in the traditional sense. What could be considered political virtues? The two that come to my mind are not to use office for financial gain and not to use the power of the judicial system to political ends. These are qualities of third world governments that do not respect their citizens. That this was not done in America is what made America great as distinct from the socialist shitholes in which most of this world is forced to live. Trump lost money to serve the American people and made our lives better in every measurable way. Trump did not use the judicial system against his political adversaries. Remember that Trump chose to not pursue Hilliary Clinton for destroying subpeoned evidence (laptop) in a truly politically virtuous gesture. In contrast to characterizations of Trump by the left, I would declare that Trump is the most virtuous president we have had in my lifetime.
Claiming that felonious Trump “is the most virtuous president in my lifetime”, you may wish to take a gander regarding the definition of the word virtuous.
Holy smokes Peter, you apparently jumped to the last sentence without reading the body of my awesomely original, creative and irritating to Democrats and Marxists comment. For dummies, the point was that traditional definitions of virtue would not describe any modern president but perhaps a different definition should be considered. This definition relates to abuse of the power afforded by office for financial gain or the abuse of the judicial system to punish political opponents. According to this definition Trump is a virtuous president indeed.
yes, I’ve seen it…plus many many other good sites on other non-censored channels…great to see the normies waking…
Trump is a Master Communicator...leads them around by the nose & then shines Light...The Storm is brewing...expect Yuge waves...gonna be Biblical...seek
shelter if in harms way...
PS…Fate whispers to Trump "You cannot withstand the storm." Trump whispers back "I am the storm."
Good Article…the Trump conviction is another win for Team Trump…Trump walks away with increased popularity, a swelling campaign war chest, and more exposure of corruption in Justice Systems + the failing Legacy Media…it’s all part of the public education process as we continue w Mr Trump’s wild ride…onwards & upwards!
agreed & so satisfying to see the masses awakening to the Second American Revolution (+ first Global Revolution)…The Great Reset will be in the hands of Patriots (not the Great Reset planned & promoted by the Globalists)…
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (& women) are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men (& Women), deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of THE PEOPLE to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —
1) It's possible Trump will win the election but anyone who says these guilty verdicts will help him is kidding themselves. All the polling indicates it either hurts him or it doesn't matter.
2) It's kind of rich for the author to say we shouldn't go after Democrats if Trump is elected. Isn't he the guy who chanted "lock her up" from the speaker's podium at the 2016 Republican Convention?
The MAGA reaction to the Trump conviction in NY is just further reinforcement of the perversion of our system perpetrated by the Donald. His impeachments — including for incitement to insurrection — provide more support and fundraising opportunities. His completely incoherent ramble and convoluted rehash of his grievances the day after the verdict didn’t give any of those supporters the slightest pause.
But let’s step back and review Mr. Stoker’s blithe and superficial “critique” of the trial. Considering Judge Merchan’s contribution to Biden: it’s funny how Republicans don’t like to mention the dollar amount. In 2020 he gave $15 to Biden, $35 total to Dem causes. And that’s the only “tie” there is between Biden and the prosecution (another fact that paranoid Republicans, including Trump, who like to blame this state-generated prosecution on Biden, elide). Judges are not required to avoid party registration. If I were a judge, I’d probably do so, but we have plenty of jurists about whom we have no doubt of their party affiliation, not to mention their radical and dishonest bias. I don’t think the clear corruption of the likes of SCOTUS’ Alito and Thomas justify Merchan, but the proof is in the pudding. With respect to the SCOTUS corrupt pair —the former exhibiting his — his wife’s?? — political leanings with every breath, the latter accepting gobs of money from those who appear before him — they have clear conflicts and don’t care. Judge Merchan, on thje other hand, exhibited no bias. In the conduct of the trial, and ruled with an even hand. He limited how much the prosecution could have cross-examined Trump, didn’t bring down the hammer on Trump despite his repeated gag order violations (and allowed Trump to blather on about most subjects), and provided appropriate jury instructions. Stoker complains (as did Trump) about salacious witnesses, but he could have avoided that by admitting to the affair. And once Ms. Daniels took the stand, Trump’s lawyers did not object to much of her “salacious” testimony, surprising the judge himself. As for the timing of Bragg’s prosecution — was there ever any doubt that Trump was going to run again, even before he formally announced?
Merchan was well within his authority to deny Trump his desire to call an expert who would recite and explain election law — that is the province of the judge. We know darn well why Trump didn’t take the stand. He told us why: the prosecution would have crossed him on just some of his multitude of dishonest interactions with the rest of the world. Unlike any other witness, Trump wanted to be free to spout his version of events and characterize what was in his head, without fear of being challenged. He would have been reduced to a pile of dissembling rubble had he sat in the box under oath, and would have had great difficulty avoiding perjury.
Stoker’s advice to Trump’s campaign advisors to have him ensure that his DOJ won’t make politically-motivated prosecutorial action is laughable and detached from reality. Trump has already vowed retribution, and proudly proclaims himself the embodiment of vengefulness. Biden’s DOJ had nothing to do with Bragg’s decisions, and has also taken the axe to none other than President Biden’s son, and to Democratic Senator Menendez. The politically-motivated prosecution is another Republican-propogated myth and projection, because far from Trump disavowing it should disaster happen in November, he has made it a campaign promise.
Having grown up in Trump’s city, and having watched him develop and “mature” into his spoiled brat, selfish, cynical, racist ignorant charismatic narcissistic “adult” persona, and how it has caught fire beginning in 2015 to the present, I cannot underestimate him, even though the economy is good (and better than it was under Trump), the crime increase is a myth, and Republicans and Trump stopped a truly Republican-authored border policy from enactment. We’ll just forget all about that insurrection thing, as a handful of tourists run amok.
I share Stoker’s inability to predict how this conviction will impact the election. Yes, Trump’s base will only be more enthusiastic and will use it to fuel their paranoia and desire for retaliation. On the other hand, there are folks, including some now on the fence, who say they can’t bring themselves to vote for a convicted felon, and that will be one of Trump’s badges from now until the election. I do find it hard to imagine that this verdict will actually cause anyone to switch to Trump. But the virtue of prosecutors and judges with integrity is that they will enforce and follow the law regardless of the political consequences, and won’t let the politics of the situation dictate their actions.
Excellent summary Mr.Gottlieb. Of all the back and forth on both sides regarding the convicted felon, I’m left with this take;
With the exception of two of his oldest son’s (who both work for daddy) none of his family, most strikingly his wife, supported him by showing up during the trial. Quite telling.
It is true that Judge Juan Merchan presided over Trump's trial and that he had contributed to President Biden's campaign. However, whether this constitutes bias significant enough to require recusal is a matter of legal interpretation and subject to review by judicial ethics commissions.
The claim that "almost all legal scholars across the spectrum agreed" that the judge should have recused himself is unsubstantiated. There may have been some legal opinions on this matter, but it's unlikely that there was universal consensus.
The decision not to recuse Judge Merchan was made by the New York Judicial Commission after reviewing the ethical aspects, suggesting that the matter was considered according to established procedures.
Claim about Timing of Charges:
The claim that the Manhattan DA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded there was not sufficient evidence to charge Trump at the time of the alleged offenses is accurate according to publicly available information.
However, the assertion that Trump was only charged after becoming a presidential candidate and due to the campaign promise of the new Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, requires further evidence to establish a direct causal link between Bragg's campaign promise and the decision to charge Trump.
The presence of a DOJ official during the announcement of charges by the Manhattan DA does not necessarily indicate impropriety. Federal and state prosecutors often coordinate on high-profile cases.
Claim about Conduct of Trial:
Allegations regarding jury selection, witness testimony, and jury instructions being politically motivated are serious and would require evidence to substantiate.
If there were procedural irregularities or misconduct during the trial, the defense may have grounds for appeal or other legal recourse.
However, without specific details or evidence to support these claims, they remain assertions rather than established facts.
Overall, while the document presents certain claims regarding the trial of Donald Trump, many of these assertions require further evidence or legal analysis to fully assess their validity. Additionally, opinions on these matters may vary depending on one's perspective and interpretation of the events.
Perhaps if he had accepted the results of the free and fair election that he lost. But then I have yet to find an example of him ever admitting that he was wrong about anything. Please give me one if you have one.
My reply was straight forward enough. I can't say for sure but I suspect that if he hadn't made baseless claims about a stolen election or held onto classified material after being asked to return it then these charges, which of course arise out of his sexual encounter with a porn star which he tried to cover up and then falsified documents in that effort, he might have been allowed to ride off quietly into the sunset. But let's face it, he is incapable of living a private life. Something he has proved over decades of self promotion.
I was kind of hoping you would give me an answer on something (anything!) that DT has admitted he was wrong about.
There’s _no way_ the Commie Dems will let Bunker Biden debate Trump! Why? Take look at this ‘Biden Bloopers’ tape: https://tinyurl.com/2dnbx2xj
Look for a press release like this one as the debate gets near:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Office of the Press Secretary
Date [Early July]
STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PHYSICIAN
Washington, D.C. - The following is an official statement regarding President Joseph R. Biden's recent medical evaluation:
"President Biden underwent a routine medical examination on ______ conducted by the White House Medical Unit. During the examination, it was noted that the President is experiencing - [ a phony medical issue]. This condition is - [gobbledygook explanation of the medical issue and its potential impact].
The President is receiving appropriate treatment and will continue to be closely monitored by his medical team. President Biden remains in good spirits and is fully capable of carrying out his duties, but will be unable to attend his scheduled debate with Donald Trump. As always, the health and well-being of the President is our top priority.
We will provide further updates as necessary. Thank you for your understanding and support."
they know that they need to replace Biden ASAP…BUT, they have a short bench…their polls show that they only have a few choices with half a chance of winning…look for the reemergence of HRC + Michell O, or HRC + Newsom, or Michell + Newsom…
Former President and Convicted Felon Donald Trump was brought before a jury which was composed of citizens that his own legal team had a hand in choosing. After this jury listened to both the prosecution present their case and the defense put on by the defendant's lawyers they were instructed on the law in this case by the judge. They unanimously found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts he was charged with.
Those are the facts, the rest of the hand wringing and other puffery claiming that the process was somehow unfair doesn't hold water.
You might as well prepare yourself for the guilty verdicts in the documents trial, because the case is very cut and dried. It appears it will not go to trial before the election but once it does, eith after the election of after a second Trump term, he will be found guilty, because he is.
Former Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina, who until January was part of Trump’s defense team in the Manhattan case called the theories tying Biden to the Manhattan case “ridiculous” and “silly.”
“Joe Biden or anyone from his Justice Department have absolutely zero to do with the Manhattan district attorney’s office,” Tacopina said on MSNBC. “They have no jurisdiction over him. They have no contacts with him. They have no control, certainly, over him. So to say that Joe Biden brought this case is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard. We know that’s not the case, and even Trump’s lawyers know that’s not the case.”
Tacopina added: “People who say that — it’s scary that they really don’t know the law or what they’re talking about. To suggest that Joe Biden would be behind the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution is silly.”
Hello Mr Barton, The Corruption here and the failure of the So-Called-Leaders to serve the Santa Barbara Community is systemic. I can say this because of my first hand knowledge of the Judges,
the District Attorneys Office and the Santa Barbara Police Department. Targeting families did not just happened with former President Trump or Michael Flynn who are major players in the political arena but when you target Mother's, Father's, thier children and Grandparents who are vulernable and have no way to defend themselves against the Santa Barbara "Bad Actors" ..... they have all crossed the line like Hitler, and the Nazis party in 1933. Nine of my German Uncles, who were US Citizens, went off to fight Germany, Hitler and evil during WWII. You can see my father's German family here>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walther_Sr.
I read this article by Mr. Stoker on lawfare and the targeting of individuals, including the former President of the United Stated Donald Trump, and I quote “You already know that former President Donald J. Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of “falsification of documents.” and I further quote Mr. Stoker “First, Trump’s trial was nothing more than an illegitimate use of the American justice system to reach a political result. And the American people know it. The judge in the case contributed to President Joe Biden’s campaign and should have recused himself based on the appearance of impropriety. (In California a judge can neither endorse, support, or oppose,any candidate, except a candidate for judicial office.)
I sat down with you Mr. Stoker, last year and stated to you Mr. Stoker the very serious and similar problems here in Santa Barbara and also who was here addressing these very serious problems which Mr. Stoker fully understands and I quote Mr. Stoker again “Then, from jury selection to the judge’s refusal to allow the Trump defense to call certain expert witnesses, to enable the prosecution to – over the objection of the defense – call highly prejudicial witnesses with no bearing on the case, to the prejudicial jury instructions the judge forced the defense to live by, the case was a political sham.”
Is the Santa Barbara Court and their Attorneys targeting anyone for financial gain, say for hundreds of Millions of Dollars Mr. Stoker? How about false arrests and false imprisonment Mr. Stoker?
If you are going to make statements like this in the Santa Barbara Current or anywhere else for that matter be willing to do something. My family did when eleven 11 of my family members fought in WWII. I was up at Submarine Base Bangor working with our US Navy during the Cold War years of 1980's. The United States means something to my family unlike the So-Called-Leaders in this town that have obliterated the United States Constitution just like, as you say the New York “Conflicted” Judge Juan Merchan. Any Conflicted Judges here in Santa Babrara Mr. Stoker? How about the Santa Barbara District Attorneys Office any “Conflicted” Prosecutors like Alvin Bragg here in our Little Ole Beach Town of Santa Barbara Mr. Stoker? Be Careful for What you Wish for because it is here in SB.
Trump was accused of a thought crime; not just a business record misstatement .The prosecutor's arguments started with the premise he knew what Trump was thinking and then built his case from there. And convinced the jury his version of Trump's thought crime was substantiated.
Thie was accomplished mainly by the prosecution taking a lurid detour into the land of a porn queen who just happened to owe Trump millions of dollars in legal damages, and a former legal advisor and convicted felon himself, hell bent on revenge for not getting to exploit his prior relationship to the new sitting President Trump. Their testimony became the prosecution's surrogate for Trump presumed innocence.
How did the prosecutor establish what Trump was thinking to create this thought crime accusation is pivotal to the entire case? Can you say violation of due process? Can you say innocent until proven guilty? Can you say this ephemeral thought crime is now "proven beyond a reasonable doubt".?
Intent is routinely proven by inference and circumstance. Otherwise all fake courageous defendants who don’t testify would be acquitted. If you point a loaded gun at a person and pull the trigger, it is reasonable to infer you wanted to kill or seriously harm the person you pointed at. If you agree to pay someone to kill a story that might hurt your presidential campaign and reimburse your lawyer for his actual payment, call the payment something other than a campaign expense, and are meticulous about your financial records, it is reasonable to infer that you intended the payment to be misrepresented hush money.
Howard, I am interested to hear more details and specifics about corruption in our local judicial system or more broadly in our local politics. I invite you to submit an opinion piece to the Current for us all to read. My experience with Santa Barbara Public Health was rotten to the core.
My own local court experience as a very new lawyer a few decades ago was taking on a long neglected probate case for one of the young adult heirs, who was asking where was estate distribution? In the process of legal review of those long years of case neglect it was documented the lawyer on the other side had violated over 70 express provisions of the probate code - paying himself and making distributions to his clients without court notice or hearings being the worst of them.
The best I got from the judge, who was a long time friend of this probate lawyer, was the other lawyer had acted " irregularly". (Both are now deceased) Nothing more came out of this since the estate had been already drained, and there there now was little left to distribute. However, the case did trigger a review of all long-neglected probate files which uncovered hundreds of them that were now required to be officially closed.
I had been warned by another very savvy lawyer when I started this case ...don't you know the fix is already in. What does that tell you about the integrity of our local courts? The entire case is public record. The list of probate code violations is in the case records. But ultimately it was all sound and fury signifying nothing for my client.
I just read that a prominent Democrat wants the NY Governor to pardon Trump. Not because they suddenly believe he is not guilty of the made up case brought by Bragg, but because they realize they have shot themselves in the foot. That leaves crooked Joe standing on one leg. American politics are looking more like a banana republic by the day. Praying for this country, and that God gives us another chance.
Amen
What the prominent Democrat (Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said was “Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of insurrection, and a convicted felon who thrives on portraying himself as a victim,” Phillips wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “[Hochul] should pardon him for the good of the country.”
But perhaps the good of the country they should pardon the felon. Ford pardoned Nixon.
Or for the good of Biden’s re election campaign
That could prove to be very true. We'll see if the independents feel it was gross over reach or if they're tired of the ensuing carnival.
Shame on him. He wasted so many electrons saying OrangemanBad. I guess OrangemanBad is not working for 2024?
Again - I was just providing the quote. We'll see where Orangeman ends up.
this is WAY WAY bigger than Orangeman…
Do you believe in angels and demons? Good versus evil? I certainly do. And as the days pass, that becomes more obvious to those who are awake.
Demons walk amongst us. They're getting bolder by the day. Newscasters, commercials, movies. Everywhere you look, politicians, law enforcement, school board trustees, those who wanna pervert our natural way of life and destroy everything good. Those who wanna change our DNA and completely enslave mankind. Those are the demons right out in front of us.
And the angels? Well, that's the neat part. You're the angel. You are a sentient being born into a human body for a brief encounter with life as a human and all the adventures that it has to offer. You are an unlimited source of power and have a direct line to God Almighty himself, to source, to our creator. That's what they don't want you to know.
And that's what they spend their entire lives trying to drum it out of you with chemicals, poisons, fear, and all the rest. It's time you woke up. You are a very powerful being that they're very very f...... scared of. Things like the power of prayer, when we come together and focus on something good and grand, it manifests itself.
So it's time that we came together, set aside our color and our geological differences. Realize that it's us that have to start this. A collective consciousness focusing on good, love, care, and compassion. A life without war and famine, a life without them. We need to come together. We are here to get in the fight, and we will kick their asses to Hell & Gone. Start being who you truly are. Stay the course and let's resist the evil.
God Bless…
Nice dream DL, but it ain't gonna happen. The average person is too stoopid and too selfish.
most everyone will wake up (4-6% will remain non-believers), as a result of the impending financial collapse, the constant drip, drip, drip exposures of our broken institutions, human trafficking, crimes against humanity (C19 + shots) etc etc etc
stay safe…
I hate democrats
Your asinine rants would be more effective if you could give one example how the policy of the great and beautiful Donald J Trump made your life worse or how the policy of Biden made your life better. The objections to the amazing and fantastic Donald J Trump are qualitative opinions that could be said of Clinton, Biden, Obama or just about any politician. Remember the old saw about how to tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving. The political weaponization of our judicial system has been welded against the monumentally terrific Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for the 2016 election. In a mind with sober perspective this is the only real crime here and one which will change the political landscape in America forever and for the worse. Although I don't expect you to appreciate this, it is an attack on your liberty.
My asinine rant? I was just providing the quote alluded to by Paul about the prominate democrat saying that Trump should be pardoned - and agreed that yeah, it's might blow up on the dems. I'd suggest you focus a little more on what I wrote. We can agree to disagree that Trump is the"monumentally terrific Donald Trump".
My monumentally terrific asinine rants are far more repulsive than yours.
We can arm wrestle over who wins!
Paul I hope god has better issues to deal with than who's running the USA. Lot's of wars, faminne. It seems as lame as my kids coches asking for God to help them win a Lacrosse tournament.
Short and simple. The political persecution of Mr. Trump is the begining and a salvo to those who either vote or support him. 🙄
Next step is the persecution, arrest, and conviction of his supporters. They have confirmed over 500 judges to do so. So, lawfare turns into warfare. Truly a sad day in our country. Wonder how many people will stand up and be counted.
Trump gets 139 years in prison for funding a legal "catch and kill" story.
Fauci gets salivated on by the press after funding his illegal enhanced-function virus malfeasance, that just about killed the entire world with his hysteria over-reaction.
Nope, nothing political to see here folks. Just move along.
Fox or X fed you wrong numbers. Max sentence is 136. I guess we'll find out on the appeal you keep chirping about finds that was all that legal.
LOL - I am math challenged I just multiplied four years by the numbers of "crimes". Thanks for revealing you think we are all FOX News bots. We are not, for future reference.
I don't think Fox bots would be there. I'm nearly sure it's all authentic folks. And I'd bet you an even 100 bucks there is no way he's serving one year. Or a week.
No matter how much you hate Democrats it is not enough. This political weaponization of our ‘justice system’ has done more irreparable damage to our country than all terrorist attacks combined. The enemy within will take this country down. This is what total corruption looks like.
What is virtue for a politician? A case can be made that political virtues be considered separately from what are traditionally considered human virtues. I cannot think of a politician who could not be accused of lying or cheating or questioning an election. These are personal qualities and not ones I consider when voting. I cannot name a recent politician who could be considered a paragon of virtue in the traditional sense. What could be considered political virtues? The two that come to my mind are not to use office for financial gain and not to use the power of the judicial system to political ends. These are qualities of third world governments that do not respect their citizens. That this was not done in America is what made America great as distinct from the socialist shitholes in which most of this world is forced to live. Trump lost money to serve the American people and made our lives better in every measurable way. Trump did not use the judicial system against his political adversaries. Remember that Trump chose to not pursue Hilliary Clinton for destroying subpeoned evidence (laptop) in a truly politically virtuous gesture. In contrast to characterizations of Trump by the left, I would declare that Trump is the most virtuous president we have had in my lifetime.
JB;
Claiming that felonious Trump “is the most virtuous president in my lifetime”, you may wish to take a gander regarding the definition of the word virtuous.
Holy smokes Peter, you apparently jumped to the last sentence without reading the body of my awesomely original, creative and irritating to Democrats and Marxists comment. For dummies, the point was that traditional definitions of virtue would not describe any modern president but perhaps a different definition should be considered. This definition relates to abuse of the power afforded by office for financial gain or the abuse of the judicial system to punish political opponents. According to this definition Trump is a virtuous president indeed.
Actual political theater…of the Kabuki kind. Purposeful division. Problem reaction solution. Order out of chaos. Once you see it you can’t unsee it.
Exactly…you are watching a well scripted movie…
ONLY THE ILLUSION OF DEMOCRACY.
ONLY THE ILLUSION OF FOR THE PEOPLE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME OUR POTUS TRUMP STANDS WITH AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
ALL ASSETS DEPLOYED. for example…
Fact checkers created in effort to reinforce propaganda [digestion]?
The battle to prevent truth from reaching THE PEOPLE.
The battle to maintain and push division.
Divided you are weak.
Divided you fight each other.
Divided you pose no threat.
System of control.
Information warfare.
Ever listen to the YouTube channel Wake Up Call? Latest vid on this topic…in general.
yes, I’ve seen it…plus many many other good sites on other non-censored channels…great to see the normies waking…
Trump is a Master Communicator...leads them around by the nose & then shines Light...The Storm is brewing...expect Yuge waves...gonna be Biblical...seek
shelter if in harms way...
PS…Fate whispers to Trump "You cannot withstand the storm." Trump whispers back "I am the storm."
https://x.com/FNowisthetime/status/1786832203516952819
Good Article…the Trump conviction is another win for Team Trump…Trump walks away with increased popularity, a swelling campaign war chest, and more exposure of corruption in Justice Systems + the failing Legacy Media…it’s all part of the public education process as we continue w Mr Trump’s wild ride…onwards & upwards!
PS…[they] are failing on all fronts…PANIC IN DC!
The people are speaking. Deep in their gut they know something has gone very wrong in America.
agreed & so satisfying to see the masses awakening to the Second American Revolution (+ first Global Revolution)…The Great Reset will be in the hands of Patriots (not the Great Reset planned & promoted by the Globalists)…
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (& women) are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men (& Women), deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of THE PEOPLE to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —
Two points:
1) It's possible Trump will win the election but anyone who says these guilty verdicts will help him is kidding themselves. All the polling indicates it either hurts him or it doesn't matter.
2) It's kind of rich for the author to say we shouldn't go after Democrats if Trump is elected. Isn't he the guy who chanted "lock her up" from the speaker's podium at the 2016 Republican Convention?
The MAGA reaction to the Trump conviction in NY is just further reinforcement of the perversion of our system perpetrated by the Donald. His impeachments — including for incitement to insurrection — provide more support and fundraising opportunities. His completely incoherent ramble and convoluted rehash of his grievances the day after the verdict didn’t give any of those supporters the slightest pause.
But let’s step back and review Mr. Stoker’s blithe and superficial “critique” of the trial. Considering Judge Merchan’s contribution to Biden: it’s funny how Republicans don’t like to mention the dollar amount. In 2020 he gave $15 to Biden, $35 total to Dem causes. And that’s the only “tie” there is between Biden and the prosecution (another fact that paranoid Republicans, including Trump, who like to blame this state-generated prosecution on Biden, elide). Judges are not required to avoid party registration. If I were a judge, I’d probably do so, but we have plenty of jurists about whom we have no doubt of their party affiliation, not to mention their radical and dishonest bias. I don’t think the clear corruption of the likes of SCOTUS’ Alito and Thomas justify Merchan, but the proof is in the pudding. With respect to the SCOTUS corrupt pair —the former exhibiting his — his wife’s?? — political leanings with every breath, the latter accepting gobs of money from those who appear before him — they have clear conflicts and don’t care. Judge Merchan, on thje other hand, exhibited no bias. In the conduct of the trial, and ruled with an even hand. He limited how much the prosecution could have cross-examined Trump, didn’t bring down the hammer on Trump despite his repeated gag order violations (and allowed Trump to blather on about most subjects), and provided appropriate jury instructions. Stoker complains (as did Trump) about salacious witnesses, but he could have avoided that by admitting to the affair. And once Ms. Daniels took the stand, Trump’s lawyers did not object to much of her “salacious” testimony, surprising the judge himself. As for the timing of Bragg’s prosecution — was there ever any doubt that Trump was going to run again, even before he formally announced?
Merchan was well within his authority to deny Trump his desire to call an expert who would recite and explain election law — that is the province of the judge. We know darn well why Trump didn’t take the stand. He told us why: the prosecution would have crossed him on just some of his multitude of dishonest interactions with the rest of the world. Unlike any other witness, Trump wanted to be free to spout his version of events and characterize what was in his head, without fear of being challenged. He would have been reduced to a pile of dissembling rubble had he sat in the box under oath, and would have had great difficulty avoiding perjury.
Stoker’s advice to Trump’s campaign advisors to have him ensure that his DOJ won’t make politically-motivated prosecutorial action is laughable and detached from reality. Trump has already vowed retribution, and proudly proclaims himself the embodiment of vengefulness. Biden’s DOJ had nothing to do with Bragg’s decisions, and has also taken the axe to none other than President Biden’s son, and to Democratic Senator Menendez. The politically-motivated prosecution is another Republican-propogated myth and projection, because far from Trump disavowing it should disaster happen in November, he has made it a campaign promise.
Having grown up in Trump’s city, and having watched him develop and “mature” into his spoiled brat, selfish, cynical, racist ignorant charismatic narcissistic “adult” persona, and how it has caught fire beginning in 2015 to the present, I cannot underestimate him, even though the economy is good (and better than it was under Trump), the crime increase is a myth, and Republicans and Trump stopped a truly Republican-authored border policy from enactment. We’ll just forget all about that insurrection thing, as a handful of tourists run amok.
I share Stoker’s inability to predict how this conviction will impact the election. Yes, Trump’s base will only be more enthusiastic and will use it to fuel their paranoia and desire for retaliation. On the other hand, there are folks, including some now on the fence, who say they can’t bring themselves to vote for a convicted felon, and that will be one of Trump’s badges from now until the election. I do find it hard to imagine that this verdict will actually cause anyone to switch to Trump. But the virtue of prosecutors and judges with integrity is that they will enforce and follow the law regardless of the political consequences, and won’t let the politics of the situation dictate their actions.
here’s a prediction…Trump will win all 50 states…we have a long way to go until November…drip, drip, drip —> FLOOD!!!
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Excellent summary Mr.Gottlieb. Of all the back and forth on both sides regarding the convicted felon, I’m left with this take;
With the exception of two of his oldest son’s (who both work for daddy) none of his family, most strikingly his wife, supported him by showing up during the trial. Quite telling.
Do you have anything original to add?
Claim about the Judge's Bias and Recusal:
It is true that Judge Juan Merchan presided over Trump's trial and that he had contributed to President Biden's campaign. However, whether this constitutes bias significant enough to require recusal is a matter of legal interpretation and subject to review by judicial ethics commissions.
The claim that "almost all legal scholars across the spectrum agreed" that the judge should have recused himself is unsubstantiated. There may have been some legal opinions on this matter, but it's unlikely that there was universal consensus.
The decision not to recuse Judge Merchan was made by the New York Judicial Commission after reviewing the ethical aspects, suggesting that the matter was considered according to established procedures.
Claim about Timing of Charges:
The claim that the Manhattan DA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded there was not sufficient evidence to charge Trump at the time of the alleged offenses is accurate according to publicly available information.
However, the assertion that Trump was only charged after becoming a presidential candidate and due to the campaign promise of the new Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, requires further evidence to establish a direct causal link between Bragg's campaign promise and the decision to charge Trump.
The presence of a DOJ official during the announcement of charges by the Manhattan DA does not necessarily indicate impropriety. Federal and state prosecutors often coordinate on high-profile cases.
Claim about Conduct of Trial:
Allegations regarding jury selection, witness testimony, and jury instructions being politically motivated are serious and would require evidence to substantiate.
If there were procedural irregularities or misconduct during the trial, the defense may have grounds for appeal or other legal recourse.
However, without specific details or evidence to support these claims, they remain assertions rather than established facts.
Overall, while the document presents certain claims regarding the trial of Donald Trump, many of these assertions require further evidence or legal analysis to fully assess their validity. Additionally, opinions on these matters may vary depending on one's perspective and interpretation of the events.
honest question, looking for an honest answer:
?would these judicial cases have been brought against Mr Trump if he had rode off into the sunset to live a private life?
Perhaps if he had accepted the results of the free and fair election that he lost. But then I have yet to find an example of him ever admitting that he was wrong about anything. Please give me one if you have one.
Do Trump's accomplishments count? Seems to me they validate his ability to work with others, most of whom accept his style.: tinyurl.com/4f5dz3bf
question is… ?would these judicial cases have been brought against Mr Trump if he had rode off into the sunset to live a private life?
was hoping for a straight answer…if your answer is yes, then I have no reply…if your answer is no, then you live in a Banana Republic…
My reply was straight forward enough. I can't say for sure but I suspect that if he hadn't made baseless claims about a stolen election or held onto classified material after being asked to return it then these charges, which of course arise out of his sexual encounter with a porn star which he tried to cover up and then falsified documents in that effort, he might have been allowed to ride off quietly into the sunset. But let's face it, he is incapable of living a private life. Something he has proved over decades of self promotion.
I was kind of hoping you would give me an answer on something (anything!) that DT has admitted he was wrong about.
hmmm…seems like Trump has been right about everything…have to give it some thought
There’s _no way_ the Commie Dems will let Bunker Biden debate Trump! Why? Take look at this ‘Biden Bloopers’ tape: https://tinyurl.com/2dnbx2xj
Look for a press release like this one as the debate gets near:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Office of the Press Secretary
Date [Early July]
STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PHYSICIAN
Washington, D.C. - The following is an official statement regarding President Joseph R. Biden's recent medical evaluation:
"President Biden underwent a routine medical examination on ______ conducted by the White House Medical Unit. During the examination, it was noted that the President is experiencing - [ a phony medical issue]. This condition is - [gobbledygook explanation of the medical issue and its potential impact].
The President is receiving appropriate treatment and will continue to be closely monitored by his medical team. President Biden remains in good spirits and is fully capable of carrying out his duties, but will be unable to attend his scheduled debate with Donald Trump. As always, the health and well-being of the President is our top priority.
We will provide further updates as necessary. Thank you for your understanding and support."
Contact:
White House Press Office
Phone: [Phone Number]
Email: [Email Address]
Website: [Website URL]
END
they know that they need to replace Biden ASAP…BUT, they have a short bench…their polls show that they only have a few choices with half a chance of winning…look for the reemergence of HRC + Michell O, or HRC + Newsom, or Michell + Newsom…
All losers, and it's getting dark outside. Not much time left to beat the drum or reorganize the Commie Dem campaign.
No.
Commie dems. Sad state. I'm a dem and not a commie. How do you deal with that?
Former President and Convicted Felon Donald Trump was brought before a jury which was composed of citizens that his own legal team had a hand in choosing. After this jury listened to both the prosecution present their case and the defense put on by the defendant's lawyers they were instructed on the law in this case by the judge. They unanimously found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts he was charged with.
Those are the facts, the rest of the hand wringing and other puffery claiming that the process was somehow unfair doesn't hold water.
You might as well prepare yourself for the guilty verdicts in the documents trial, because the case is very cut and dried. It appears it will not go to trial before the election but once it does, eith after the election of after a second Trump term, he will be found guilty, because he is.
Former Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina, who until January was part of Trump’s defense team in the Manhattan case called the theories tying Biden to the Manhattan case “ridiculous” and “silly.”
“Joe Biden or anyone from his Justice Department have absolutely zero to do with the Manhattan district attorney’s office,” Tacopina said on MSNBC. “They have no jurisdiction over him. They have no contacts with him. They have no control, certainly, over him. So to say that Joe Biden brought this case is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard. We know that’s not the case, and even Trump’s lawyers know that’s not the case.”
Tacopina added: “People who say that — it’s scary that they really don’t know the law or what they’re talking about. To suggest that Joe Biden would be behind the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution is silly.”
Hello Mr Barton, The Corruption here and the failure of the So-Called-Leaders to serve the Santa Barbara Community is systemic. I can say this because of my first hand knowledge of the Judges,
the District Attorneys Office and the Santa Barbara Police Department. Targeting families did not just happened with former President Trump or Michael Flynn who are major players in the political arena but when you target Mother's, Father's, thier children and Grandparents who are vulernable and have no way to defend themselves against the Santa Barbara "Bad Actors" ..... they have all crossed the line like Hitler, and the Nazis party in 1933. Nine of my German Uncles, who were US Citizens, went off to fight Germany, Hitler and evil during WWII. You can see my father's German family here>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walther_Sr.
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
Any relation to the Walther ppk?
Yes
You are the king of Santa Barbara disinformation!
Helps to know specifically who you are accusing here, Eric.
Everything in that substack post was garbage.
I read this article by Mr. Stoker on lawfare and the targeting of individuals, including the former President of the United Stated Donald Trump, and I quote “You already know that former President Donald J. Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of “falsification of documents.” and I further quote Mr. Stoker “First, Trump’s trial was nothing more than an illegitimate use of the American justice system to reach a political result. And the American people know it. The judge in the case contributed to President Joe Biden’s campaign and should have recused himself based on the appearance of impropriety. (In California a judge can neither endorse, support, or oppose,any candidate, except a candidate for judicial office.)
I sat down with you Mr. Stoker, last year and stated to you Mr. Stoker the very serious and similar problems here in Santa Barbara and also who was here addressing these very serious problems which Mr. Stoker fully understands and I quote Mr. Stoker again “Then, from jury selection to the judge’s refusal to allow the Trump defense to call certain expert witnesses, to enable the prosecution to – over the objection of the defense – call highly prejudicial witnesses with no bearing on the case, to the prejudicial jury instructions the judge forced the defense to live by, the case was a political sham.”
Is the Santa Barbara Court and their Attorneys targeting anyone for financial gain, say for hundreds of Millions of Dollars Mr. Stoker? How about false arrests and false imprisonment Mr. Stoker?
If you are going to make statements like this in the Santa Barbara Current or anywhere else for that matter be willing to do something. My family did when eleven 11 of my family members fought in WWII. I was up at Submarine Base Bangor working with our US Navy during the Cold War years of 1980's. The United States means something to my family unlike the So-Called-Leaders in this town that have obliterated the United States Constitution just like, as you say the New York “Conflicted” Judge Juan Merchan. Any Conflicted Judges here in Santa Babrara Mr. Stoker? How about the Santa Barbara District Attorneys Office any “Conflicted” Prosecutors like Alvin Bragg here in our Little Ole Beach Town of Santa Barbara Mr. Stoker? Be Careful for What you Wish for because it is here in SB.
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
Trump was accused of a thought crime; not just a business record misstatement .The prosecutor's arguments started with the premise he knew what Trump was thinking and then built his case from there. And convinced the jury his version of Trump's thought crime was substantiated.
Thie was accomplished mainly by the prosecution taking a lurid detour into the land of a porn queen who just happened to owe Trump millions of dollars in legal damages, and a former legal advisor and convicted felon himself, hell bent on revenge for not getting to exploit his prior relationship to the new sitting President Trump. Their testimony became the prosecution's surrogate for Trump presumed innocence.
How did the prosecutor establish what Trump was thinking to create this thought crime accusation is pivotal to the entire case? Can you say violation of due process? Can you say innocent until proven guilty? Can you say this ephemeral thought crime is now "proven beyond a reasonable doubt".?
Intent is routinely proven by inference and circumstance. Otherwise all fake courageous defendants who don’t testify would be acquitted. If you point a loaded gun at a person and pull the trigger, it is reasonable to infer you wanted to kill or seriously harm the person you pointed at. If you agree to pay someone to kill a story that might hurt your presidential campaign and reimburse your lawyer for his actual payment, call the payment something other than a campaign expense, and are meticulous about your financial records, it is reasonable to infer that you intended the payment to be misrepresented hush money.
Ira, Democrats, the deep state and their unions over-reached. They lost America.
Stormy owes Trump about $760,000. Not millions.
Wonder if NY adds 10% on unpaid legal settlement balances?
Howard, I am interested to hear more details and specifics about corruption in our local judicial system or more broadly in our local politics. I invite you to submit an opinion piece to the Current for us all to read. My experience with Santa Barbara Public Health was rotten to the core.
My own local court experience as a very new lawyer a few decades ago was taking on a long neglected probate case for one of the young adult heirs, who was asking where was estate distribution? In the process of legal review of those long years of case neglect it was documented the lawyer on the other side had violated over 70 express provisions of the probate code - paying himself and making distributions to his clients without court notice or hearings being the worst of them.
The best I got from the judge, who was a long time friend of this probate lawyer, was the other lawyer had acted " irregularly". (Both are now deceased) Nothing more came out of this since the estate had been already drained, and there there now was little left to distribute. However, the case did trigger a review of all long-neglected probate files which uncovered hundreds of them that were now required to be officially closed.
I had been warned by another very savvy lawyer when I started this case ...don't you know the fix is already in. What does that tell you about the integrity of our local courts? The entire case is public record. The list of probate code violations is in the case records. But ultimately it was all sound and fury signifying nothing for my client.