Comments on: Scheduling Trump's Trials http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207074 Kick Sun, 18 Feb 2024 11:50:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207074 dsws 6 There is a vast difference between the submission of "a note to Congress" regarding Florida (or any state) than the creation and submission to NARA of fraudulent Certificates of Ascertainment of fake electors from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin (illegal documents) that falsely asserted Trump had won the electoral college vote in those states with the intention of having Vice President Pence to count those illegal certificates in place of the authentic Certificates of Ascertainment, which would thus overturn the victory of Joe Biden. The Vice President obviously has no discretion to swap official Certificates of Ascertainment with fake ones, and the electors submitting said illegal certificates and President trying to force such acceptance by a Vice President is clearly in violation of multiple laws. Many of the electors were duped with Rudy Giuliani heading the effort, while a whole lot more of them knew exactly what they were doing. Imagine the spectacle of right-wingnut House and Senate legislators' heads exploding (metaphorically) if Trump were to win the Electoral College in 2024 and Joe Biden running their exact same fake Certificates of Ascertainment scheme with the assistance of Vice President Harris. I can't imagine a scenario where it would actually require fake certificates from seven states... two or three at the absolute most. ;) dsws
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There is a vast difference between the submission of "a note to Congress" regarding Florida (or any state) than the creation and submission to NARA of fraudulent Certificates of Ascertainment of fake electors from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin (illegal documents) that falsely asserted Trump had won the electoral college vote in those states with the intention of having Vice President Pence to count those illegal certificates in place of the authentic Certificates of Ascertainment, which would thus overturn the victory of Joe Biden.

The Vice President obviously has no discretion to swap official Certificates of Ascertainment with fake ones, and the electors submitting said illegal certificates and President trying to force such acceptance by a Vice President is clearly in violation of multiple laws. Many of the electors were duped with Rudy Giuliani heading the effort, while a whole lot more of them knew exactly what they were doing.

Imagine the spectacle of right-wingnut House and Senate legislators' heads exploding (metaphorically) if Trump were to win the Electoral College in 2024 and Joe Biden running their exact same fake Certificates of Ascertainment scheme with the assistance of Vice President Harris. I can't imagine a scenario where it would actually require fake certificates from seven states... two or three at the absolute most. ;)

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207031 dsws Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:32:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207031 By the way, <i>Russia delenda est.</i> By the way,

Russia delenda est.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207030 dsws Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:31:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207030 I have some degree of sympathy for the fake electors. If I had been a candidate for presidential elector from Florida in 2000, I well might have sent a note to Congress saying that the count was mishandled, that the Constitution authorizes them to decide, and that they ought to accept the Florida electoral votes for the person for whom more eligible citizens of Florida tried to vote, despite the certification to the contrary by the relevant lower authorities. The fake electors were wrong, but it's not clear to me that they were fraudulent. I have some degree of sympathy for the fake electors. If I had been a candidate for presidential elector from Florida in 2000, I well might have sent a note to Congress saying that the count was mishandled, that the Constitution authorizes them to decide, and that they ought to accept the Florida electoral votes for the person for whom more eligible citizens of Florida tried to vote, despite the certification to the contrary by the relevant lower authorities. The fake electors were wrong, but it's not clear to me that they were fraudulent.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207026 nypoet22 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:33:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207026 alexei navalny has died in prison. RIP alexei navalny has died in prison. RIP

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207021 Kick Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:32:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207021 nypoet22 3 <i>ha! that's a good one, is it yours or borrowed? </i> That one is definitely borrowed. I had my own original creation made into red hat for a Republican friend of mine: <blockquote> <b>M</b>isogynist <b>A</b>rrogant <b>G</b>rifting <b>A</b>sshat </blockquote> I ask him all the time why I haven't seen him showing his support by wearing the "ass hat." Heh. :) nypoet22
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ha! that's a good one, is it yours or borrowed?

That one is definitely borrowed.

I had my own original creation made into red hat for a Republican friend of mine:

Misogynist Arrogant Grifting Asshat

I ask him all the time why I haven't seen him showing his support by wearing the "ass hat." Heh. :)

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207020 nypoet22 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:51:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207020 <blockquote>(Making Attorneys Get Attorneys) </blockquote> ha! that's a good one, is it yours or borrowed?

(Making Attorneys Get Attorneys)

ha! that's a good one, is it yours or borrowed?

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207015 Kick Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:25:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207015 <i>Trump illegally took national security documents with him when he left the White House, he kept them in unsecure locations at his various residences, he shared them with people who weren't cleared to see classified information, he refused to hand them back when the government demanded them, he lied about whether he had them at all, after getting a subpoena that demanded their return he still held most of them back, he lied about having turned all of them over, so the feds eventually had to get and serve a search warrant to retrieve the hundreds of classified documents back. </i> Nice summary, CW. I would add that "he also enlisted his attorney to destroy the documentary evidence and then to lie about it." Trump's own counsel is a MAGA (<b>M</b>aking <b>A</b>ttorneys <b>G</b>et <b>A</b>ttorneys) witness for the prosecution. Trump illegally took national security documents with him when he left the White House, he kept them in unsecure locations at his various residences, he shared them with people who weren't cleared to see classified information, he refused to hand them back when the government demanded them, he lied about whether he had them at all, after getting a subpoena that demanded their return he still held most of them back, he lied about having turned all of them over, so the feds eventually had to get and serve a search warrant to retrieve the hundreds of classified documents back.

Nice summary, CW.

I would add that "he also enlisted his attorney to destroy the documentary evidence and then to lie about it." Trump's own counsel is a MAGA (Making Attorneys Get Attorneys) witness for the prosecution.

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2024/02/15/scheduling-trumps-trials/#comment-207013 Kick Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:58:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24684#comment-207013 <i>Just to be clear, this is the New York state-level trial over charges that Trump illegally tried to hide hush-money payments to a porn star and broke campaign finance laws by doing so.</i> That's the one. <i>It also may be the hardest case to make, at least in the court of public opinion, as it involves legal niceties that aren't immediately apparent to the layman. </i> I respectfully disagree with the public for multiple reasons: * I don't think it's all that hard for the public (or a jury) to grasp the concept of falsifying business records and how it constitutes criminal fraud. * I also don't think the public (or a jury) will find it hard to understand how Trump conspired with Cohen, Pecker/The National Enquirer, Weisselberg, and others in order to illegally influence the People in relation to the 2016 presidential election and then cover it up by falsifying business records. <blockquote>The People claim that the Defendant paid an individual $130,000 to conceal a sexual encounter in an effort to influence the 2016 Presidential election and then falsified 34 business records to cover up the payoff. In this Court's view, those are serious allegations. ~ Judge Merchan https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24428461-trump-trial-response </blockquote> The "Decision and Order" is posted at the link above for anyone interested in reading the Court's entire ruling. * It's a cover-up of a cover-up, and the Manhattan DA literally has the receipts (physical evidence). Trump wasn't just trying to delay (again), he had also made multiple other motions, including to dismiss the entire criminal indictment and 34 felony charges against him. Epic fail by Trump's lawyers; I wonder if Trump will stiff them the way he's also refused to pay other legal bills. Just to be clear, this is the New York state-level trial over charges that Trump illegally tried to hide hush-money payments to a porn star and broke campaign finance laws by doing so.

That's the one.

It also may be the hardest case to make, at least in the court of public opinion, as it involves legal niceties that aren't immediately apparent to the layman.

I respectfully disagree with the public for multiple reasons:

* I don't think it's all that hard for the public (or a jury) to grasp the concept of falsifying business records and how it constitutes criminal fraud.

* I also don't think the public (or a jury) will find it hard to understand how Trump conspired with Cohen, Pecker/The National Enquirer, Weisselberg, and others in order to illegally influence the People in relation to the 2016 presidential election and then cover it up by falsifying business records.

The People claim that the Defendant paid an individual $130,000 to conceal a sexual encounter in an effort to influence the 2016 Presidential election and then falsified 34 business records to cover up the payoff. In this Court's view, those are serious allegations.

~ Judge Merchan

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24428461-trump-trial-response

The "Decision and Order" is posted at the link above for anyone interested in reading the Court's entire ruling.

* It's a cover-up of a cover-up, and the Manhattan DA literally has the receipts (physical evidence).

Trump wasn't just trying to delay (again), he had also made multiple other motions, including to dismiss the entire criminal indictment and 34 felony charges against him.

Epic fail by Trump's lawyers; I wonder if Trump will stiff them the way he's also refused to pay other legal bills.

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