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Update: A brief note in the sealed proceeding by a three judge appeals panel in Washington, DC has ordered Evan Corcoran to turn over documentation related to the Mar-a-Lago Papers case. Whether Trump lawyers will appeal to the Supreme Court is unknown at this time.
That is how long Individual One has evaded legal responsibility for his crimes. An amazing record that began when his father and him defeated the Department of Justice's civil rights suit for discriminatory housing practices. Black housing applications for Trump-owned properties were marked with "C" for "colored". The Trumps countersued for defamation in classic Roy Cohen style. In the settlement, Trumps did not admit that any racial discrimination took place According to the count by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Trump has been accused of committing 56 criminal offenses since he launched his first presidential campaign in 2015. His company has been convicted of tax fraud in New York. He was impeached by the House of Representatives twice. Individual One continues to confound a justice system that seems aghast at the spectacle of charging a former president for crimes, even a misdemeanor record-keeping violation. While the perverse Trump, who suffers from an obvious personality disorder, revels in the harsh glare of the camera lights. He reportedly told friends that a "perp walk" would be fun! It is as if the media enjoys having a sick clown around as the target of their sensationalism. They find him so mesmerizing they secretly hate to seem him treated as an ordinary citizen subject to law.
Trump knows this, and is using his considerable political influence--he has numerous allies in Congress--to defeat the prosecution for paying off Stormy 'Porno' Daniels. Mastering delay allows him to broadcast a counter-narrative that he is the victim of a "political witch hunt" a la Jesus Christ. The old ploy of being tried in the press rather than the courtroom seems to be working, since the DA called off the regular meeting of the grand jury Wednesday. Pundits are saying it is a mistake to bring a relatively minor crime to trial first when much more serious charges are pending, and that an indictment in New York will actually help him in the primary elections for his third nomination.
The Manhattan grand jury is reported to be convening Thursday--to hear other matters. Do not hold your breath if an indictment does come down for he will be whisked into the Manhattan justice center away from the cameras and crowds, go through an expedited booking process, be arraigned, and bail posted probably in less than half a day. End of unprecedented news event--back to usual coverage of car accidents and celebrity hijinks. Meanwhile™ Alvin Bragg is fighting a request to explain his prosecution before a House committee chaired by Jim Jordan, an outspoken Trump supporter and insurrectionist. Will reality and the rule of law prevail against the evil Cult of Trump? Stayed tune.
The prosecution in Georgia is definitely more serious, but faces its own political infighting. Fanni Lewis may loose her job as Fulton County District Attorney if she brings Trump to trial for attempting to influence the presidential election in Georgia under a new law giving the Repugnant legislature the power to remove district attorneys. Apparently, twelve individuals have been named by the special grand jury there for potential prosecution; the jury foreperson hinted in an interview that Trump could be one of those. However the DA is free to disregard their recommendations. A regular grand jury must be convened to consider possible indictments. More time for a propaganda offensive by candidate Trump and friends portraying him as a persecuted champion of the 'Merican people
Speaking of delay, Trump's lawyers filed an appeal of the order to Evan Corcoran requiring his testimony in the Mar-a-Lago Papers case. The three member appeals panel has demanded a very expedited hearing agenda, conscious of the delay tactics previously employed by the Trump defense. Special Counsel Jack Smith has alleged in court filings that Trump deliberately misled Corcoran about the existence of classified documents remaining at Mar-a-Lago. Beryl Howell, who stepped down from the position of chief judge of the US District Court in Washington DC last week, wrote that the government has made a prima facie showing of criminal violations necessary to negate attorney-client privilege.
This case centers on a certification signed by Christina Bobb, a junior legal team member, and drafted by Corcoran, stating that no more classified government documents remained at Mar-a-Lago after a grand jury subpoena was issued to produce them. That certification proved false because the FBI subsequently found a hundred more documents in their search of the resort. Some were stashed in Trumpillini's office desk drawer! Judge Howell also ordered the production of documents from Corcoran including contemporary notes of his conversations with Trump, audio recordings, and testimony from another Trump attorney Jennifer Little. From all of these lines of inquiry, it is clear Smith is building an obstruction of justice case against 'Hair' Trumpillini. But the appeal of Howell's order will take time and give the defense another bite of the legendary apple.
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