NYT editorial board calls on Garland to seek indictment of Trump if there is ‘sufficient evidence’

The Hill ^ | 08/27/22 9:38 AM ET | BY JARED GANS

[RandFan]

The New York Times editorial board called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to seek an indictment of former President Trump if “sufficient evidence” exists to establish his guilt “on a serious charge.”

The board argued in a piece published Friday that, “Mr. Trump’s unprecedented assault on the integrity of American democracy requires a criminal investigation” following the Jan. 6 select committee hearings and news of the Justice Department’s search of Trump’s Palm Beach, Fla., home for classified documents.

“This board is aware that in deciding how Mr. Trump should be held accountable under the law it is necessary to consider not just whether criminal prosecution would be warranted but whether it would be wise.”

The board mentioned former President Ford’s pardon of former President Nixon for any crimes he may have committed during the Watergate scandal, with Ford justifying the decision as avoiding the “rousing” of “ugly passions” and polarization.

The board stated that prosecuting Trump could entrench support for him and “play into the conspiracy theories he has sought to stoke.” They argued it could also allow future presidents to misuse the precedent set to go after their political rivals.

But, the paper warned that doing nothing poses a much more significant risk and not holding him accountable for his actions related to the Jan. 6 insurrection would could set an “irresistible” precedent for future presidents.

“Why not attempt to stay in power by any means necessary or use the power of the office to enrich oneself or punish one’s enemies, knowing that the law does not apply to presidents in or out of office?” the board wrote.

[Mark17]

Screw the NYT.

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

I would become diseased if I did that. I don’t want to even get close (like in the same city) as the NYT.

[kiryandil]

It would be pleasant to watch a mass curb-stomping of all the people associated with the New York Times.

[Mark17]

I don’t want to even get close (like in the same city) as the NYT.

I wouldn’t either. They probably all have nasty bugs.

[Bratch]

 

Newt Gingrich Predicts DOJ Will Attempt to Indict President Trump Using a DC Grand Jury, “They are Playing for Keeps”

August 28, 2022 | Sundance | 41 Comments

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich knows a thing or ten about the DC Deep State, and he appeared on television with Mark Levin to deliver a stark opinion about the current course of action by a comprehensively corrupt and politicized DOJ and FBI.

From the perspective of Mr. Gingrich the institutional system within Washington DC is “playing for keeps” with “no interest in the law,” in their effort to keep Donald Trump from challenging the corrupt system now controlling the U.S. government.  Unfortunately, I agree with the prediction.  WATCH:

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As soon as the Washington DC FBI sent agents to Florida, everything changed.  If you stand back and look at the national political events from an objective perspective, the connections between the executive agencies and the national political apparatus starts taking on a new clarity.

Additionally, when you overlay the tepid initial response from a newly managed Florida Governor, then look at his national rollout, you can see a specifically constructed series of events intended to give an alternative for the MAGA outrage vote.

The RNC club donors and deep political operatives have been in a full national push position for Ron DeSantis which was triggered immediately after the August 8th raid on Mar-a-Lago.

For five days immediately following the raid, DeSantis remained locked down and silent in a political bunker until he emerged on August 14th in Arizona, complete with a new press office and management team.  The timing, the series of events, the branding shift and the lack of response to the FBI raid is simply too coincidental to be happenstance.

This doesn’t mean Ron DeSantis himself knew of the raid in advance; but someone in the DC Republican advisory apparatus with influence over DeSantis did know it was coming.  He was prepared to go quiet. That explains the behaviors, and lack therein, that followed.

That entire sequence of events in Florida, including the branding and book drop by alternative media (Ben Shapiro) was a big tell; it indicated a closely coordinated RNC club operation.

In the days/weeks that followed, DeSantis has been very careful to avoid any mention of the Mar-a-Lago raid, or criticism of the DOJ, Main Justice, or FBI.   Instead, he has followed an easy route to punch soft targets like Anthony Fauci and the social inequity of Biden’s college tuition debt forgiveness.

With 94% of Ron DeSantis funding coming from multinational corporations, Wall Street hedge funds and billionaires, it is easy to see where the control mechanisms are as the club masters look to take down Trump and retain control of U.S. economic, monetary and trade policy.  [SEE HERE] Ultimately, that economic system is what the Wall Street donors are paying to control.  Remember, there are trillions at stake.

In hindsight we can see the GOPe path that led to the inflection point of the August 8th raid.   However, all of these players have one major hurdle. They have gone all in against Donald Trump, and he is the one-person strong enough, and skilled enough, to outwit them.

Additionally, President Donald J Trump has the law, the constitution, the truth, and ultimately the largest portion of the awakened nation on his side.

Yes, I agree with Newt Gingrich that they are “playing for keeps.”  However, when all of the enemy is finally visible, that’s when the righteousness of natural sunlight becomes the strongest weapon.

Donald Trump may have a lot of human flaws, but authenticity, honesty and a genuine desire to do the very best for our nation is not among them.

Donald Trumps is not a deceptive person.  He is one of the most transparent people that history could ever record.  When fighting against deception and skullduggery, that transparency transfers into honest, deliberate and authentic communication; ultimately becoming a natural weapon against his opposition.

I am reminded of President Trump at the 2016 RNC nomination convention, when he said nothing except to walk into the arena while Ted Cruz was imploding in a grand and visible display of his lack of character and political dishonesty.  Candidate Donald Trump didn’t say a word, his appearance was an atomic sledgehammer all by itself.

President Donald Trump has natural gifts and instincts that have transferred well into politics, despite criticism of his tendency to grant benefit of doubt.

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but somehow, I sense that Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz will soon have even more in common.

[ronnie raygun]

NYT LOOKED THE OTHER WAY WHEN MILLIONS OF JEWS WERE EXTERMINATED BY THE NAZIS

[ronnie raygun]

NYT LOOKED THE OTHER WAY WHEN MILLIONS OF JEWS WERE EXTERMINATED BY THE NAZIS

[Mark17]

that’s when the righteousness of natural sunlight becomes the strongest weapon.

Like vampires, I hope it burns their a$$es.

[SES1066]

My anterior brain wants to know what the NYT was saying about Hillary’s email and the government documents stored there ... in a bathroom?

[I want the USA back]

Mishandling classified documents. For that they plan to put the former president through the criminal “justice” system, with prison as the goal.

If the American public doesn’t see this as a political prosecution without any basis in reality or law, then we are lost as a republic.

The attacks started as soon as Trump announced for president, and haven’t stopped. Trump proclaimed that he put this country first. The America haters hated him for that but the knives really came out when he said he was anti abortion.

[flaglady47]

The NYT’s is only good for kitty litter paper.

[vivenne]

Incident him for attacking Democracy. Is that even a “thing”?

[RandFan]

Wow interesting insights there Bratch especially about DeSantis.

I haven’t been following this latest nonsense but you make some interesting points.

[vivenne]

But, he didn’t “mishandle” “classified” documents. It’s just beyond words at this point. There is no going back. It is clear the left wants to annihilate their competition (us). We can never forget that and neverxrelent in our quest.

[silent majority rising]

Maybe the NYT should be indicted for crimes against humanity.

[vivenne]

Didn’t the NYT turn a blind eye to the Holocust?

[Missouri gal]

The reason I doubt DOJ will attempt an indictment, besides the fact there is no crime, is that defense then gets the right to disclosure. That means Trump and his team will see the full affidavit that is the phony basis of the crazy raid.

[Skooz]

Trump is the most investigated human of all time.

Nothing has been found because nothing is there.

[libertylover]

As if New York Pravda cares about evidence.