Georgia grand jury investigating Trump returns indictments

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Yeah this is objectively bad. Not a "nothingburger" at all. It shouldn't derail the actual case, which I always thought was perhaps the strongest against Trump (I mean he's literally on tape telling Raffensperger to "find" him votes), but will give Trump plenty of ammo to attack the prosecution politically. Not good.

His end goal has always been to win the public opinion battle, not the courtroom battle. I don't think it's a stretch to say the odds have tipped towards him on that front.

I mean, how much does that really matter when you’re spending at least the next few years in prison

Everything. His primary purpose for running for president again, in addition to raw unbridled narcissism and a virulent streak of revenge, is to be able to dismiss all counts against him the minute he's elected. He may have trouble doing so in state courts, but being elected president will go a long way towards shielding him even there I'm sure

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Yeah this is objectively bad. Not a "nothingburger" at all. It shouldn't derail the actual case, which I always thought was perhaps the strongest against Trump (I mean he's literally on tape telling Raffensperger to "find" him votes), but will give Trump plenty of ammo to attack the prosecution politically. Not good.

His end goal has always been to win the public opinion battle, not the courtroom battle. I don't think it's a stretch to say the odds have tipped towards him on that front.

I mean, how much does that really matter when you’re spending at least the next few years in prison

Everything. His primary purpose for running for president again, in addition to Roth unbridled narcissism and a virulent streak of revenge, is to be able to dismiss all counts against him the minute he's elected. He may have trouble doing so in state courts, but being elected president will go a long way towards shielding him even there I'm sure

He’ll be a broke, failed presidential candidate come 2025 with nothing awaiting him but prison time.

Inshalla

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Seems like it would have been better to apologize and step aside out of an abundance of caution to preserve the integrity of the case.

Very much agree. My biggest concern would be who gets the case afterwards? I think a non Atlas blue County da, or possibly, maybe, George's attorney general who broke with the national Republican AG's conference over January 6th, would provide a fair and diligent prosecution. However, 99% any other Republican da in the state wl once assigned would take a week or three to " review the case" and dismiss it out of sheer political hackery/ ambition.

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Lol this is from a reporter from the notorious “bothsides” The Hill.

https://twitter.com/niallstanage/status/1758228489491152970?s=46

Not a ton to worry about if that’s what they’re saying.

I would argue the hill borders on being a Republican leaning rag. They are inevitably first as they were in the New York third congressional district rate of always wanting to report "Democrats in disarray! 1"

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Condescending and nasty woman.

Why is she so f-ing aggressiveuppity?

^ what you are trying to ask.

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Judge McAfee seems to be a very fair judge.  I doubt that he'll let the fact that someone is running against him affect his decision.  (Is that naive?  Maybe so, but he seems like a good judge.)

Great judge whom challenging is a shame.

What would happen if he loses while the trial is going on

If he lost the election he of course would remain in office until the end of his term a couple months later. If the trial is still going on then- I'm honestly not sure? I can't believe I've never encountered this situation in nearly 30 years of practice! That said, I am rather certain that instead of declaring a mistrial with a replacement judge then he would be appointed to continue hearing the case. But that's just my guess.

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https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1768761618576331233

Inb4 blue avatars come in and say that he was threatened by BLM and Antifa.

And they would. Because the usual suspects here, resent that close to 45% of the public who either support or at least enable Trump are gross scumbuckets. Sorry not sorry.