Trump should be getting used to losing by now. Especially in court and when it comes to lawsuits involving his Big LIE about the 2020 election. As we all know Fulton County DA Fani Willis has been inexorably moving towards asking a Grand Jury to hand down indictments. Oh, and not just against Trump it seems. As our own Murster recently noted her letter to the Chief Judge asked that all judges clear their calendars starting a couple of weeks from now. That suggests more people becoming criminal defendants than Donald J. Trump!
But let’s stick to Trump. He’s increasingly desperate it seems for two reasons. He doesn’t have a complaint federal Judge like Aileen “Loose” Cannon he might get some love from up there in GA. And Georgia is bringing STATE charges. If convicted, any Presidential Pardon powers he might again have if god forbid he gets the Presidency back (or if another Republican wins) will be worthless when it comes to state crimes and convictions. Worse still, he’s provided some of the most damning evidence against him himself!
Given all that, Trump had his lawyers attempt an extraordinary gambit – appealing to the Georgia State Supreme Court to do two things – remove Willis and shut down the case against him. Even his own lawyers acknowledged the unlikeliness of their argument prevailing. And it’s not like they had a compelling brief to begin with.
Well, today Trump has gotten his answer. In a five page unanimous decision the GA Supreme Court told Team Trump to go pound sand. Which I guess in Trump’s case would be the sand in one of the bunkers at his golf course. (Wonder how many clubs he’ll bend beyond use given how mad he’s feeling?)
Willis has a clear “gundeck” to start loading up and firing indictments at Trump and his cronies in crime.
We’re getting to what’s always the hottest part of summer. Record high temperatures have been being recorded already around the world both in the atmosphere and in the oceans. Between Willis and the possible if not likely J6 indictments coming from Jack Smith federal Grand Jury in DC. the temperature in certain courtrooms and wherever Trump is staying this summer even hotter!
The best outcome for baby huey at this point would be a massive coronary and go out a ‘martyr’ to the large contingency of zombie nazis that comprise the Guns Over People Party.
No such luck. We appear to be stuck with the orange taint fungus until Hell freezes over.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
Regarding: “And Georgia is bringing STATE charges. If convicted, any Presidential Pardon powers he might again have if god forbid he gets the Presidency back (or if another Republican wins) will be worthless when it comes to state crimes and convictions.”
Yes, that appears to be accurate, thanks in part to Trump himself & his Supreme Court picks for helping SCOTUS to rule in June 2019, 7-2, to preserve the “Separate Sovereigns” Doctrine. This retains each federal law and each state law as separately sovereign and is construed to limit the power of a President to pardon a criminal for State offenses.
One exception different than a pardon that could apply to prevent the Fanni Willis prosecution & trial from occurring, but seems impossible now based upon the current situation & timing is: If Trump were FIRST to be tried and convicted by the DOJ for federal offenses in a federal court arising from the same conduct in attempting to persuade Raffinsperger and others to “find” 11,780 Georgia votes to overturn Biden’s win there, and that federal prosecution was ALREADY concluded, Georgia’s Double Jeopardy Law O.C.G.A §16-1-8.4 would apply & block the State of Georgia from moving forward. Apparently, Jack Smith’s legal team is aware of that and has taken a hands-off approach to avoid that occurring. Similar situation applies with Smith taking a hands off approach in Michigan regarding the Michigan AG charging 16 fake Republican electoral college voters with fraud TODAY July 18, 2023, for attempting to overturn Biden’s win there. Same situation in Arizona with the Arizona AG’s ongoing criminal investigation against fake R electoral college voters there.
Under Georgia law, there is one way Trump could obtain a pardon if convicted and sentenced there. But only AFTER completely serving his Georgia sentence and AFTER waiting 5 ADDITIONAL YEARS. At that time he could apply for a pardon to the 5 person Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by Kemp or past Governors of Georgia to serve 7 year staggered terms.
The biggest concern on the Georgia Case now is the Georgia Republican controlled legislature’s passage of Georgia Senate Bill 92, signed by Kemp on May 5, 2023. This created a new commission of 8 members starting July 1, 2023, designed to remove Prosecutors like Willis from cases like this one against Trump and others “…for alleged conduct constituting grounds for discipline”. Obviously this law was political retaliation against law enforcement & the justice system when applied against Republican politicians in Georgia. The concern is the longer this case drags on, the greater opportunity Kemp and his Republican cronies to employ his new commissioners to interfere by beginning a retaliatory kangaroo court hearing against Willis and her team. This could derail and delay this case and end up in removal of Willis with a new Prosecutor who’s dedicated to stall the case down until after the 2024 election or somehow drop the case altogether.
Time is of the essence for Willis to proceed with announcing the indictments by the current Grand Jury, then arraigning Trump and his co-conspirators, then proceeding with getting a Judge assigned to set deadlines for discovery and a hearing date!