Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Basically its a big steaming pile of bovine excrement that is unlikely to result in a conviction on anything.....all smoke and mirrors. Has "distraction" written all over it lol

Oh, well, I'm sure we're all relieved to know your latest assessment since you had previously stated, "This is about hurting his chances of winning by getting the indictments."

Originally Posted by James Brown

I'm curious.  You read the Vox article and you did not get the overall impression that the author believes Bragg will "probably not" win felony convictions...  I think "probably not win felony convictions" is a very fair summary of the article, starting with the title.  One does not use the word "dubious" without tipping their hand as to the author's underlying opinion.    Did anyone else read the article and form an opinion?  I get it that this is really pedantic stuff.

As I had already stated in my prior post, I think the author of the Vox article is attempting to present all sides of it in an effort to inform the read of the legal ramifications of the case so no I don't think  the author believes Bragg "will probably not" win the case.
Nor do I think our justice system lays in ashes. I think it's absurd to think that it does based upon a case that hasn't come to trial. Some people in the forum and in the GOP don't like it, have been biased against it before the indictments, don't like what they see in the indictments, and fortify each others belief system in their own echo chamber. Bragg believes he has a case. A grand jury believes he has a case. Let's hear what a trial jury has to say without the legal gymnastics in the form of the appeals due to supposed conflicts in state vs federal law that have been described in the Vox article occur that may potentially negate a guilty verdict at trial. THAT would indicate our system lies in ashes since the judicial system would be manipulated in in order to make it happen...

Originally Posted by James Brown

No reasonable person thinks this.

Did you read post 128? But you have qualified your comment to state:" "reasonable"

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Rod:

I'm not sure I understand your point here.  The procedural arguments and appeals must occur and be fully resolved before any trial to jury.  It would be a horrible breach of due process to make a defendant face a trial on the facts before the State proves that probable cause for a prosecution even exists.   Part of probable cause is demonstrating to the court and appeals courts if necessary that the criminal statute is applicable.  When Trump's lawyers make their pre-trial motions, Bragg is going to have to prove that he has evidence of a specific second crime, and if the courts rule that the crime Bragg has in mind won't work for whatever reason (federal v. state, statute of limitations, not in NY etc.), then the felony case is over before trial.  It must be that way in that order to be fair to the defendant.  Jim

Ok, I see and appreciate your point here. I think the legal wrangling based upon the the concerns in the Vox article can and will be resolved as a normal matter of course by Bragg prior to trial. What I'm referring to here is the lengthy manipulation of the legal system by the appeals process that characterizes the typical MO of team Trump. He has already been admonished and his lawyer fined by a judge in another case for a mil for pursuing frivolous legal folly in court. I don't expect that pattern to change though. Do you?     

“REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES,” Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3935477-trump-calls-for-defunding-federal-law-enforcement-agencies/

Obviously this is just the legal prelude for the indictments yet to come. Jack Smith's "aggressive moves" have reportedly alarmed the Trump team to the point that Trump lashed out at him last night by calling him a "lunatic." As I've noted before, Smith is a force to be reckoned with so the "heavies" are being moved into position for a legal frontal assault that already has Trump shaking in his boots...
PS: Saw a cute political commercial this morning while watching CNN. It was slammed DeSantis for his past proposals for cutting social security and medicare as well as raising the retirement age to 70. I thought it was coming from some Democratic political pact but, to my suprise, it was produced by the Make America Great Again action committee...

Bragg's strategy, explained in an overview at this point in time. I wonder if it'll answer some of Jim Brown's concerns:
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3936216-while-pinning-trump-case-to-campaign-laws-bragg-eyes-a-backup-plan/

Originally Posted by James Brown

Interesting article.   It will be compelling to watch this develop.  I did not know the Bill of Particulars process:

Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty on all 34 counts, but it’s still not entirely clear what charges Bragg plans to bring.

Trump’s attorneys must file a bill of particulars in order to get the full scope of Bragg’s claims.

“They do not have to specify the crime at this juncture; they will have to down the road. And the best way to read the sprinkling of the reference to potential tax violation is that they are clearly reserving the right to use that state tax statute as a third way of elevating what would ordinarily be a misdemeanor into a felony,” said Jeff Robbins, a former prosecutor now in private practice.

Jim

That, and: these kinds of crimes are the "bread and butter" types of convictions Bragg's office bags on an ongoing basis. It should be recalled that Cohen was convicted and did time for this stuff and Trump was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in that one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkryj0A723c

Maybe he can tell Fox news what to do too in the upcoming Dominion suit this month. 
But that's after passing judgement on something he has yet to see, the sealed indictment with those 30 plus counts he has yet to look at but nevermind the facts of the case, he's already decided on a change of venue...
The reality breech here is just something to behold...