Donald Trump has consistently called the Manhattan criminal case against him a “rigged” politically motivated witch hunt.

This is the part that gets me:

Lying on New York state business records is a crime, though usually charged as a misdemeanor.

Also, the statute of limitations had also expired on those charges.

But Bragg made those charges a felony, and got around the statute of limitations, by saying they were conducted with the “intent” to commit another crime, in this case, a conspiracy to help get election in 2016.

  • airrowMEnglish
    2·
    27 days ago

    What is the Dem strategy here? This makes them look awful. They can’t beat Trump in the election so resort to stealing elections and then rigging courts…

    well anyway, will Trump just appeal to higher courts?

    • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      27 days ago

      The claim that this trial was rigged has as much supporting evidence as the claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

      i.e. basically none.

    • LovstuhagenOPMEnglish
      2·
      27 days ago

      He will.

      But I imagine it will not be resolved in time.

      It also confirms what most people on the left think about Trump, and I think to some degree it appeals to a lot of moderates and even rule of law conservatives that will now feel bad about this conviction.