Gee Willikers, says Romney: Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, argued that President Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump after the Justice Department brought indictments against the former president and pressured New York prosecutors not to pursue Trump’s ongoing hush money … Continue reading →
Trump’s rallies draw a lot of people. An awful lot, even in blue states like New Jersey. Does this matter in terms of the 2024 election? It’s certainly a good sign. It certainly means that, once again, he speaks to … Continue reading →
Ace reports on polls that are encouraging for Trump. When I read that sort of thing, I have mixed feelings. The first feeling is the stirring of hope. Of course, the 2024 presidential election shouldn’t even be close. In terms … Continue reading →
And that was supposed to be the strongest case against Trump. Well, it turns out it may have seemed stronger than it was because of prosecutorial misconduct. However, if the case had been brought in DC or NY instead of … Continue reading →
There are so many things wrong with this trial that it’s hard to know where to start. But here, Dershowitz focuses on the latest developments: Donald Trump writes, in his own inimitable fashion: It is a really bad feeling to … Continue reading →
See this. Or alternatively, Devil’s Island will do. If Trump actually were to be sent to Riker’s, I wonder if the inmates would greet him with cheers and applause. I also wonder how many people realize how terrible Bragg’s case … Continue reading →
The judge threatens to jail him. A quote: However, because this is now the tenth time that this Court has found Defendant in criminal contempt, spanning three separate motions, it is apparent that monetary fines have not, and will not, … Continue reading →
Shorter version: it’s a travesty. See this for a fairly succinct summary of why that’s true. An excerpt: But here’s the thing. What was the “intent to commit another crime or aid and conceal the commission thereof” that prosecutors used … Continue reading →
I have to say, Trump knows how to make lemonade out of those lemons he’s been handed. The latest: Donald Trump dropped by a New York Fire Department station in midtown Manhattan Thursday to deliver pizzas after spending another day … Continue reading →
I don’t subscribe to the Times because I just don’t want to give them money. But I saw this post at Althouse discussing a recent piece by Bret Stephens, the Times’ resident Trump-averse “conservative.” It contains the following quote from … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turley has written a good article on the dilemma facing the Court: There are cliffs on both sides of this case. If the court were to embrace special counsel Jack Smith’s arguments, a president would have no immunity from … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Karmi.”] Trump is trapped in New York City for the duration of his show trial there. The Democrats may think they’ve checkmated him – it’s certainly their hope – and perhaps they have. But Trump is nothing … Continue reading →