***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Public Enemy]

Remember how in yesteryear the politician having a news conference the day after getting convicted of a crime would come out and announce they were dropping out of the race for public office generally, much less the presidency?



Nah this idiot is gonna damn near nail himself on a cross and act like he's owed the presidency as an apology

 

[mplsdunk]

Speaking of broke scammers my pillow guy owes my boy 3 mil, he just sued him. He’ll never get it but he just thinks it’s funny to sue him.

 

[finessence]

What a **** show

So what happens now realistically?

Is he cooked? = Campaign over + doing time?

Or could he drag this out some how and keep running till November?

He’s going to appeal

 

[Wargames]

He’s going to appeal

 

[aepps20]

His appeal won't be successful. You actually have to have merits for an appeal. It isn't just a redo because you want one.

 

[Public Enemy]

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

ballinsam23 maybe you need to grab a rifle and go free your “people” since the leader refuses to do so

 

[aepps20]

He wants to run for governor so makes sense

 

[jape]

 

[Belgium]

Why do these dummies always leave a paper trail?

It's like these people have never heard of phonecalls and encrypted messaging

 

[ShoeGod1423]

We know they aren't going to put him in jail, so give him a high vis shirt that says felon, a grab stick with garbage bag and make him go pick up garbage for hours on end every day for bout 4-500 hours of community service.

 

[jpzx]

Way that even CNN and MSNBC are covering this is embarrassing. But they’re a business I guess.

 

[aepps20]

Way that even CNN and MSNBC are covering this is embarrassing. But they’re a business I guess.

Profits over democracy

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Way that even CNN and MSNBC are covering this is embarrassing. But they’re a business I guess.

gotta tune into pbs fam

 

[noskey]

Just got back from shooting hoops. What I miss?

 

[05fordgt]

Yeah but he better have a legit case. I don’t see them doing him any political favors.

Exactly. It's not like the evidence didn't show everything he did wrong. And can you even appeal due to bad council? I have a good feeling his appeal won't go anywhere.

One question? Does he have to be there for the appeal or is it only his lawyers that will be there?

 

[sneaksoy]

Exactly. It's not like the evidence didn't show everything he did wrong. And can you even appeal due to bad council? I have a good feeling his appeal won't go anywhere.

One question? Does he have to be there for the appeal or is it only his lawyers that will be there?

You can appeal based on ineffective assistance of counsel, but it’s a difficult standard to prove. He’d have to show both objective deficiency (I didn’t watch the case but I understand his defense attorney was a former federal prosecutor? Unlikely he was particularly deficient) and that the deficiency was prejudicial. I haven’t followed the nitty gritty details of the case, but I imagine they may challenge the jury composition, probably the judge’s objectivity, and then sufficiency of the evidence. All such claims are going to be tough to show…

Appeals are generally written with the potential, but not requirement, for oral argument. I’d imagine he’d go for an oral argument but I dont know if he’s required to. It may depend on the state and idk NY’s rules.

 

[tay1]

Trump woke up feelin like:

 

[05fordgt]

Sounds like he had a bit of a moment at his press conference this morning!!

 

[moonman818]

We know they aren't going to put him in jail, so give him a high vis shirt that says felon, a grab stick with garbage bag and make him go pick up garbage for hours on end every day for bout 4-500 hours of community service.

This is actually a great idea. I guarantee he rather rot in a jail cell than have to pick up trash off the side of a highway.

Please sentence him to 1000 hours of community service!

 

[sonoftony]

Trump woke up feelin like:

This aged like fine wine #TYBG

 

[noskey]

This is actually a great idea. I guarantee he rather rot in a jail cell than have to pick up trash off the side of a highway.

Please sentence him to 1000 hours of community service!

1000 hours of community service + house arrest for 6 months when not performing his service should carry us through the election without Trump getting a chance to do a single klan rally

 

[ShoeGod1423]

This is actually a great idea. I guarantee he rather rot in a jail cell than have to pick up trash off the side of a highway.

Please sentence him to 1000 hours of community service!

That's what I'm saying.. he'd HATE to have to do that in front of everybody

 

[IATT]

 

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