Maybe the Courts Are Rigged…

2/3/24

We’re less than one year until the 2024 election and as each day passes, the prospect of a resolution of the 91 indictments that Donald Trump is facing seems to be becoming increasingly remote as the start dates of trial after trial get postponed. What’s going on here? Any urgency on the part of state and Federal justice systems to hold Trump to account have thus far been thwarted — if there was any urgency in the first place — by Trump’s efforts to delay.

Here’s a quick summary of the three remaining cases, and where they stand: (The Fourth case, involving 34 indictments, is the NY State Case on falsifying business records, which is almost done. Trump has been found guilty. The remaining issue, however, is the severity of the punishment, which is in the hands of Judge Arthur Engoron. While these are felony charges, it’s a civil case, which means only monetary damages, but no jail time. Besides these possible fines, Trump could be prohibited from operating any business ventures in New York, so it’s a big deal. We await the decision.)

The Georgia Conspiracy Case (13 indictments) — This is the case involving Judge Scott McAfee brought by DA Fani Willis. At the heart of this case is Trump’s strongarming Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, pressuring him to “find” 11,780 votes. Willis had originally asked that the trial…