NY Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump
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« Reply #1600 on: March 28, 2024, 06:07:00 PM »

He wants to bait the judge into saying something that could cause change of venue or even a mistrial

Nah, Trump doesn't think that far ahead. He just can't resist getting his anger out in whatever way possible.
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« Reply #1601 on: March 28, 2024, 07:56:46 PM »

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« Reply #1602 on: Today at 12:02:42 AM »

If the DA believes Trump committed election interference under NY state law, why isn't he charged with election interference in the indictment?

The DA may not believe he committed election interference under NY state law. The DA may believe he committed election interference under NY state law but may think there is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he did. The DA may believe he committed election interference under NY state law and think there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he did but may think a jury will not be convinced that there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he did. The DA may believe he committed election interference but is using his prosecutorial discretion to charge what he believes is his strongest case so as not to overcharge. It's probably 1 of those.

But if he believes any of this, how can he assert election interference as the underlying crime to make falsification a felony?  Don’t you have to prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonably doubt to convict on the crime?  So if there jury believes there’s reasonable doubt on election intereference, they can’t convict on records falsification for the purpose of election interference.
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« Reply #1603 on: Today at 12:10:34 AM »

I'm not clear he is going to assert election interference as the underlying crime. In fact, I thought he wasn't doing that.
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