I’ve listened to many hours of live reporting and analyses, read many of the trial transcripts, including the final arguments, and don’t think I’ve ever suggested the case was trivial. I still do not believe he’ll get jail time for the felonies, though as I tried to get in but not sure I was successful as Mona wanted to move on—he may ge…
I’ve listened to many hours of live reporting and analyses, read many of the trial transcripts, including the final arguments, and don’t think I’ve ever suggested the case was trivial. I still do not believe he’ll get jail time for the felonies, though as I tried to get in but not sure I was successful as Mona wanted to move on—he may get some sort of detention for his contempt violations. I would still have preferred another of the cases to go first, but will settle on his finally having been held to account for some of his wrong-doing.
Thank you for responding. My understanding is that this type of case is common and that those convicted are sentenced to prison. We will never know if Clinton would have won the 2016 election if the public knew about Trump’s dalliance with Stormy Daniels. But the fact that Trump et al were concerned that it might led him to engage in illegal activities to improperly influence the 2016 election. This is not a mere bookkeeping error. Consider having George Conway as a guest on Beg to Differ.
I was going to write a similar comment! It was either George or Ben Wittes who said that these kinds of cases are the "bread and butter" of Alvin Bragg's office. So for people to say that anyone other than T***p wouldn't have been prosecuted, and that he was in effect picked on, is ridiculous.
Tim pointed out the very thing you said: we'll never know what would've happened in 2016 if this hadn't been covered up. It's disappointing that Bulwark folks downplay the seriousness of the case; the main point wasn't paying off Stormy, it was interfering in the election.
I’ve listened to many hours of live reporting and analyses, read many of the trial transcripts, including the final arguments, and don’t think I’ve ever suggested the case was trivial. I still do not believe he’ll get jail time for the felonies, though as I tried to get in but not sure I was successful as Mona wanted to move on—he may get some sort of detention for his contempt violations. I would still have preferred another of the cases to go first, but will settle on his finally having been held to account for some of his wrong-doing.
Thank you for responding. My understanding is that this type of case is common and that those convicted are sentenced to prison. We will never know if Clinton would have won the 2016 election if the public knew about Trump’s dalliance with Stormy Daniels. But the fact that Trump et al were concerned that it might led him to engage in illegal activities to improperly influence the 2016 election. This is not a mere bookkeeping error. Consider having George Conway as a guest on Beg to Differ.
I was going to write a similar comment! It was either George or Ben Wittes who said that these kinds of cases are the "bread and butter" of Alvin Bragg's office. So for people to say that anyone other than T***p wouldn't have been prosecuted, and that he was in effect picked on, is ridiculous.
Tim pointed out the very thing you said: we'll never know what would've happened in 2016 if this hadn't been covered up. It's disappointing that Bulwark folks downplay the seriousness of the case; the main point wasn't paying off Stormy, it was interfering in the election.