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Frankie ✅<p>French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Convicted Of Graft, Banned From Running For Office </p><p><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-guilty-of-embezzlment/33365365.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rferl.org/a/french-far-right-l</span><span class="invisible">eader-marine-le-pen-guilty-of-embezzlment/33365365.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marinelepen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marinelepen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Kelley was among the &gt;1,500 defendants who received a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> on Jan 20 for their actions during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a>.….</p><p>Kelley’s attorney has argued that Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 *rioters* should apply to Kelley’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a> plot because it “directly relates to the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sturmabteilung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sturmabteilung</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Until recently, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EmilBove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilBove</span></a> was one of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> lawyers, representing him in his NY criminal trial last year. The trial led to Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> on 34 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> counts for falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that had threatened to derail his 2016 campaign.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SDNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDNY</span></a> has long been viewed as the nation’s most prestigious US atty’s office, &amp; has a reputation for guarding its independence &amp; fending off interference from DC, winning it the nickname “the Sovereign District.”<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In one memo, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a> will establish a “Weaponization Working Group” to review <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> enforcement actions enacted under the Biden admin for any examples of “politicized justice.”</p><p>That review will cover cases brought by fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JackSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackSmith</span></a> over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s mishandling of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassifiedDocuments</span></a> &amp; 2020 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a>, Manhattan DA <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlvinBragg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlvinBragg</span></a>’s hush-money case that led to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> &amp; a case from NYAG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetitiaJames</span></a>, in which she won a $454M civil <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> judgment against Trump.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Is First <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> to Be <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Sentenced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sentenced</span></a> as a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Felon</span></a>. No <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jail</span></a> Time in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> Case, but Judge Formalizes <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Criminal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conviction</span></a>. The sentencing in Manhattan on 34 counts formalizes President-elect Trump’s felon status, making him the first to carry that distinction to the White House. How <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/shameful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shameful</span></a> for the nation, in a time where we need so much compassion and kindness rather than hatred and corruption. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/10/nyregion/trump-hush-money-sentencing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/01/10/ny</span><span class="invisible">region/trump-hush-money-sentencing</span></a> We must never be silent about or accepting of his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Though <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will soon begin the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appeal</span></a> process, the case will be concluded after sentencing, meaning it will no longer hover over him. But he will also be the first convicted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> to be sworn in as president.</p><p>This week, Trump filed a civil action against the judge overseeing the case, challenging a pair of recent rulings that upheld his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>. Both rulings rejected Trump’s argument that, as a former &amp; future president, he is entitled to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfit</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>And just in case you were wondering…</p><p>Can <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> himself? Not for state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a>.<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> authority cannot overturn his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-pardon-himself/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/05/30/trump-pardon-himself/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Even though Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merchan</span></a> has signaled that he will spare the former &amp; future president any substantive punishment, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is scrambling to avoid the symbolic blow of sentencing. Once Trump is sentenced for the 34-count <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>, he will formally become a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Another capitulation - Judge Merchan Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time. The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> who oversaw President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 10. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is expected to appeal his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> NY State Supreme Court <a href="https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFs/press/PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFs/press/</span><span class="invisible">PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf</span></a> President elect remains a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> - no <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Judge upholds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>, schedules sentencing for Jan. 10<br>
Donald Trump was found guilty in May of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/03/trump-new-york-hush-money-conviction-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/01/03/trump-new-york-hush-money-conviction-sentence/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>New York Judge Denies <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Bid to Throw Out <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conviction</span></a> Over <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immunity</span></a> Ruling. Justice Juan M. Merchan thwarted one of several attempts by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> to clear his record of 34 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/felonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felonies</span></a> before returning to the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>. “The People’s use of these acts as evidence of the decidedly personal acts of falsifying business records poses no danger of intrusion on the authority and function of the executive branch,” the judge, Juan M. Merchan, wrote in a 41-page decision. <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25459328/merchan-immunity-ruling.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">s3.documentcloud.org/documents</span><span class="invisible">/25459328/merchan-immunity-ruling.pdf</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Manhattan DA rebuffed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s request to dismiss his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>, signaling instead suggesting to freeze the case while he holds office.</p><p>In a letter to the judge, the prosecutors emphasized that a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jury</span></a> had already <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/convicted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convicted</span></a> Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.</p><p>But acknowledging the unprecedented nature of the case—Trump would be the 1st <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> to serve as president — the prosecutors raised the prospect of a 4-yr freeze.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/nyregion/trump-bragg-manhattan-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/11/19/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/trump-bragg-manhattan-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Support the Resistance<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlvinBragg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlvinBragg</span></a> is a fucking coward. He should have zero say in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> proceedings. </p><p>Remember, the only reason he proceeded with the case is he was humiliated after his own prosecutors resigned out of disgust for him.</p><p>A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> has been obtained. Honor the jury. Proceed with sentencing. </p><p>Why would anyone ever agree to be a juror in the future after learning their decision can be overturned for high profile defendants? </p><p>This is a travesty. Waiting for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merchan</span></a>'s decision.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Smith and the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> Department are not involved in two state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> cases that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has faced, including his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> this spring in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Manhattan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manhattan</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> related to a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 election. In a pending case, he faces an indictment in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> for alleged <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> in that state.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Although 57 senators, incl’g 7 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>, voted for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MitchMcConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MitchMcConnell</span></a> did not bring more Republicans along. Had he done so, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> could have <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disqualified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disqualified</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from ever running for office again.</p><p>Then there’s Biden’s AG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MerrickGarland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MerrickGarland</span></a>, who dragged his feet for well over a year before taking action against the biggest threat to American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> since the Civil War of the 1860s. His timidity is inexplicable &amp; disappointing.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Now perhaps the most important case in American history may never get to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jury</span></a> &amp; the American public will never get a chance to learn about this <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evidence</span></a> &amp; a jury’s judgment of this evidence before they consider returning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to office.</p><p>There’s a ton of blame to go around for this situation, beginning w/then–Senate Majority Ldr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MitchMcConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MitchMcConnell</span></a>’s refusal to support Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> after the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/impeached" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeached</span></a> him.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Asks <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judge</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Toss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toss</span></a> His Entire <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conviction</span></a> Thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unconstitutional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ruling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ruling</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is using the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ruling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruling</span></a> every way he can. </p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/183750/trump-judge-hush-money-conviction-supreme-court-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/183750/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-judge-hush-money-conviction-supreme-court-immunity</span></a></p>