The Trumped Up Conviction And Its Consequences

It's not obvious how to classify an NDA expense, and the idea that Trump - who was President at the time of the alleged falsification - was paying attention to how expenses were being recorded in drop-down menus on accounting software strains belief.

The judge donated money [snip] in plain violation of a rule prohibiting New York judges from making political donations of any kind - to a pro-Biden, anti-Trump political operation, including funds that the judge earmarked for "Resisting the Republican Party and Donald Trump's radical right-wing legacy."[snip] District Attorney Alvin Bragg ran for office in an overwhelmingly Democratic county by touting his Trump-hunting prowess.

Standing alone, falsification charges would have been mere misdemeanors under New York law, which posed two problems for the DA. First, nobody cares about a misdemeanor, and it would be laughable to bring the first-ever charge against a former president for a trifling offense that falls within the same technical criminal classification as shoplifting... Second, the statute of limitations on a misdemeanor - two years - likely has long expired on Trump's conduct, which dates to 2016 and 2017.

There might be some question as to whether he could vote in some states - depending on the sentence, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced as chair of the Florida Clemency Board he would grant Trump clemency to vote in his home state.

The most creative suggestion is that of Mark Levin, who says Trump should preserve his right to appeal to the NY Supreme Court but simultaneously go right to the U.S. Supreme Court.

If President Trump is found guilty of any of the thirty-four charges, I would strongly encourage his attorneys to seek an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court based, at least in significant part, on Bush v. Gore.

The Daily Mail for one ran a poll revealing the conviction increased Trump's lead over President Biden. 

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