You’re very welcome, glad to share the gospel according to Harry. Also thanks for banging out that killer summary, I should have done that myself but excuse excuse.
From my view, it is perfectly reasonable to be skeptical of any one take, even from someone as well credentialed as Harry.
To that point, one bugbear I am wary of is the inherent cover that lawyerly types tend to give to the Justice system writ large: namely, that it can self-police and correct for biases or bad actors. No legal source I’ve followed has yet to grapple with this blind spot specifically.
Which is to say, I’m right there beside you in being hesitant to overinvest in any one outcome.
With that, I’ll throw one more resource at you, and that is the Serious Trouble podcast. The cadence from this crew is much slower, but they bring a fair bit of levity to the table alongside some deep perspective from the angle of defense, and so I look forward to each episode. My hope is they will dive into a discussion around mandamus also, as I am just as flummoxed as you when it comes to understanding specifics.
Have a good one, and thanks again for the thoughtful conversation.
The GA case will fall apart because of the affair between Fani Willis and Nathan Wade. She committed ethics violations regarding her affair and the cover-up that should get her disbarred, and I think even the worst of Trump’s lawyers should and will be hopping all over that if they even have a shred of competency.
I don’t know much about the US legal system, but I don’t understand how this affair has any bearing on the legitimacy of the case being brought against Trump?
I presume Fani Willis could be removed, but the case against Trump would still continue under a new DA?
there is absolutely nothing stopping her from simply ignoring Smith until the trial, waiting until the jury is seated, then essentially dismiss the case for whatever reason she wants once double jeopardy is attached and the dismissal is not appealable. If she is willing to endure the professional fallout from that decision, there is literally nothing Smith can do to stop her.
Could Smith split the pile of stolen files in half and simply pursue charges on half the files? Assuming jeopardy is attached on the case for the first traunch of the files and Trump is found innocent because of Cannon’s trickery, Smith could then file a new case with the second traunch of the files and no jeopardy from the prior trial would apply because he’d be seeking prosecution on “new” files?
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Not an attorney myself but also didn’t see you wrestle with the mention of MANDAMUS in the brief. Discuss.
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You’re very welcome, glad to share the gospel according to Harry. Also thanks for banging out that killer summary, I should have done that myself but excuse excuse.
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From my view, it is perfectly reasonable to be skeptical of any one take, even from someone as well credentialed as Harry.
To that point, one bugbear I am wary of is the inherent cover that lawyerly types tend to give to the Justice system writ large: namely, that it can self-police and correct for biases or bad actors. No legal source I’ve followed has yet to grapple with this blind spot specifically.
Which is to say, I’m right there beside you in being hesitant to overinvest in any one outcome.
With that, I’ll throw one more resource at you, and that is the Serious Trouble podcast. The cadence from this crew is much slower, but they bring a fair bit of levity to the table alongside some deep perspective from the angle of defense, and so I look forward to each episode. My hope is they will dive into a discussion around mandamus also, as I am just as flummoxed as you when it comes to understanding specifics.
Have a good one, and thanks again for the thoughtful conversation.
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Greatest country in the world my ass
America is not the greatest country in the world
Good series.
I watch this clip every time it’s posted. I wish there were real people that talked like this.
Although I’m not a lawyer, I suspect this analysis is correct because it is completely depressing and so matches up perfectly with reality.
Portugal has one of the best golden visa programs in Western Europe.
Thanks for the tip
Yep consenting adults being romantically involved is not an affair.
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I don’t know much about the US legal system, but I don’t understand how this affair has any bearing on the legitimacy of the case being brought against Trump?
I presume Fani Willis could be removed, but the case against Trump would still continue under a new DA?
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Could Smith split the pile of stolen files in half and simply pursue charges on half the files? Assuming jeopardy is attached on the case for the first traunch of the files and Trump is found innocent because of Cannon’s trickery, Smith could then file a new case with the second traunch of the files and no jeopardy from the prior trial would apply because he’d be seeking prosecution on “new” files?
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Professional fallout? Trump will make them a supreme Court member for this.