The Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett similarly cited Weinstein’s conviction being overturned as precedent for Trump’s potential conviction being overturned.
“Nothing in the courtroom last week dealt with the actual charges. None of the witnesses actually testified about any relevant crime recognized by law,” Jarrett explained to “Fox and Friends” co-host Steve Doocy. “Instead, it was sort of this weird kabuki theater or theater of the absurd, Steve. I mean, David Pecker, who ran the National Enquirer, was on the witness stand most of the week and told us what we already knew. The tabloid was sleazy, promoting and killing stories.”
“But that’s not a crime. Paying people for their silence is not a crime. Influencing an election is not a crime, either. That’s what campaigns are designed to do,” Jarrett continued.
“Yet, Alvin Bragg’s legal minions in court keep using the words ‘conspiracy’ and ‘fraud.’ Well, Trump hasn’t been charged with that, so this hairbrain prosecution is exactly what Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch warned about during the immunity hearing last week.”
I thought the point was he could win on appeal, but he needs to win at trial?
Understand, the purpose of this trial is to get a conviction, period. They don’t care if it gets thrown out on appeal, all they want is the to be able to drone on day after day in the press that he is a convicted felon, that’s it.
They don’t care if it will be thrown out on appeal, just get a conviction so they can broadcast that day and night for weeks or months... that’s it.
Is the defense also rewarded with new a new trial when it makes a grave error?
I personally think it is an error to analyze this case on legal merits.
There is only one purpose to all of this.
That is to harass and damage Trump by any means possible. Damage his reputation, damage him financially, hamper his campaign efforts, damage his physical or mental health.
The legal merits of this or any other cases is irrelevant.
an innocent man does not need saving.
in a corrupt world, innocents will be put on trial.
They have no case here, Trump is not guilty. The only question is the quality of the jurors to see the obvious.
Merchan is way out of his league. What a fool.
Trump doesn’t need ‘saved’ by a criminal and liar
Yes,it’s easy to imagine the convictions being overturned by the Federal appeals courts.But DJT *will* be convicted and that’s all that matters to Rat Party Headquarters.