The special counsel says Trump "willfully caused his supporters to obstruct and attempt to obstruct" the certification of Joe Biden's victory in 2020.
  • Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world
    1812·
    1 month ago

    Trump’s motion to dismiss based on his claims of presidential immunity is now due Nov. 7, while the government’s reply is due on Nov. 21. Whether the case ultimately goes to trial depends on the outcome of the election.

    I have zero idea why Jack Smith waited so fucking long to bring this to trial. Maybe I’m missing something, but it feels like election interference to postpone court proceedings to give a candidate criminal deniability until after the election is over. If Trump really is guilty, the public deserves to know now, not after we all vote.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      36·
      1 month ago

      His earlier case was thrown out after the Supreme Court ruled the President is immune from crimes. He had to go back do it again with only evidence from when Trump was acting as a private citizen.

    • GreyYeti@lemmy.world
      19·
      1 month ago

      Two small points-

      1. he brought the classified docs case earlier and that case has been dismissed pending appeal, so I don’t think the timing matters there.
      2. due to the Supreme Court’s interference, we are probably still a year from a verdict. They were going to help him avoid accountability no matter when the charges were brought.
    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      Part of it was that it literally wasn’t his job for over 2 years

      Garland was fucking around and didn’t appoint him until nov. 22.

      He had to build his case and do all the legwork, and this is not a case you want to fuck up. Then there’s all the SCROTUS delays and bullshit there; at literally every turn.

    • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      if you guys don’t understand the processes going on in the trump trials, Prosecuting Donald Trump is an excellent weekly podcast going over all court cases related to Trump. it is hosted by Andrew Weissman and Mary McCord, seasoned federal prosecutors. it’s very informative and they present the content in an easily understood way.

  • Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 month ago

    Go listen to Mitch McConnell’s speech on Jan 7th. McConnell is now considered a RINO by maga standards. It’s unreal how far the Overton window has shifted to the right.