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Woody Allen once said, “80 percent of success is showing up,” and former President Donald Trump this week proved the same can be said about “just keep doing it.” From the disqualification campaign in Washington to the scandal in Georgia, President Trump has had one of his best weeks in the midst of events and criticism that seemed to be dooming him. However, President Trump is not out of the woods and faces grave threats in what is becoming a war of attrition.
In Washington, the Supreme Court took a cold stance toward glacial disqualification efforts. Law professors like Harvard University’s Laurence Tribe have argued that the 14th Amendment grounds for removing Trump from office are “unshakable,” but the justices are not entirely convinced. Now, the entire effort could be unanimously rejected. Even liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed to imply that the effort was anti-democratic.
The case against Mr. Trump in Georgia has been stymied by mounting suspicions against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her close relationship with her subordinate, Special Counsel Nathan J. Wade. This week, court filings alleged that Willis and Wade made false claims in court about when their relationship began. Two prosecutors allege that Mr. Willis became intimate with Mr. Wade after he hired him. Wade’s former lawyer has reportedly come forward to dispute the claims.
If this allegation is true, it could make it impossible for Willis and Wade to proceed with their lawsuit. Various defendants indicted in Georgia are accused of making false statements and filings in court. Of course, firing Willis and Wade won’t necessarily end the case, but it will raise logical and optical questions for the firm.
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Former President Donald Trump recently had a string of good fortunes in the lawsuits against him. (GWR/Star Max/GC image)
Some are calling for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to be fired. Despite his determination to convict Trump, he has been criticized for being lax on crime in general.
Mr. Trump has the strange fortune of being a critic, and he seems to flare up in a pretty spectacular way over time. His former lawyer, Michael Cohen, went to prison and lost his law license. At the Justice Department, various FBI officials involved in the Russia investigation were accused of misconduct and expelled from the Justice Department. Among them was James Comey, who was found to have deleted FBI documents after President Trump fired him, passed them on to friends of his, and leaked them to the press. Another law enforcement official also pleaded guilty to criminal conduct related to the Russia investigation.
In the political world, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who attacked President Trump’s treatment of women, was forced to resign over sexual harassment charges. Michael Avenatti was sentenced to a long prison term for fraud and other crimes. Sen. Robert Menendez (D.N.J.), who voted to convict Trump in the Senate, is currently facing corruption charges.
Even in the arts, Trump’s critics have fallen from great heights. Comedian Kathy Griffin not only went persona non grata for her brutal portrayal of a decapitated President Trump, but also implored people to buy tickets for her now-slumping comeback tour. are doing. Alec Baldwin, who played the poignant role of President Trump, has been charged with criminal charges for allegedly shooting and killing a film crew member.
Of course, Trump’s allies, including those convicted or on trial, such as Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Rudy Giuliani, and Sidney Powell. It is natural to note that there are people out there who are suffering from similar hardships.
Former President Donald Trump speaks in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 9, 2024. Jonathan Turley says President Trump has had his best week yet, as incidents and criticism of the president seem to flare up. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
But there is no question that time worked in Trump’s favor in realizing a particular narrative. He accused Democrats of attempting to steal the election. In 2020, Democrats like Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold seized every high ground in an effort to debunk that claim while preventing people from voting for Trump, who is leading in the polls.
Similarly, Trump has long mocked President Biden for his age and mental deterioration. This week, Special Counsel Robert Hur justified his refusal to file criminal charges against Biden, citing in part his “diminished capacity.” He said his team feared the jury would see him as a “sympathetic, well-meaning older man with a poor memory.”
Biden then held a press conference and demonstrated his mental acuity. It was a disaster. Not only did Mr. Biden come across as a grumpy 80-something man who told reporters to get off his lawn, he also began to confuse the presidents of Mexico and Egypt.
Currently, 76% of Americans are concerned about whether Biden is mentally fit to be president.
More importantly, what the report said about Mr. Biden’s underlying conduct. Despite Biden’s false claims at the press conference, the report found that he knowingly kept classified material, mishandled such material over the years, and disclosed classified material. .
If that sounds familiar, it should be. The photos and allegations are strikingly similar to those about Trump at Mar-a-Lago. In fact, the report shows that every element of the crime is clear, which is probably why Mr. Hsu tried to use Biden’s memory and sympathetic demeanor to justify his decision. . However, he suggested that a less sympathetic defendant with a better memory would have been prosecuted.
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The ruthless figure sits at Mar-a-Lago facing a 37-count.
Mr. Huh tried to distinguish between the incidents, citing President Trump’s failure to cooperate and suspicions of obstructing the investigation. But that explains the number of obstacles. The problem is the retention and other mishandling counts. Some of these charges require proof of simple gross negligence. Although Mr. Hsu found Mr. Biden to have committed deliberate misconduct, he dismissed similar charges.
For many, the two special counsel investigations proved that it is still a two-tiered legal system. While Jack Smith staunchly went after Trump in Florida, in Washington it turned out that Herr was evasive and insulted both the president and the nation.
Polls show that most Americans believe the FBI is politicized. In Georgia, a recent poll also found that 77% think politics played a major role (59%) or some role (18%) in the prosecution of Trump.
None of this means President Trump is out of the woods. If elected, he could end the federal investigation or even pardon himself. But the Georgia and New York cases could still move forward absent legal challenges. Additionally, the company has had a difficult few weeks, including winning a huge amount in damages in a defamation lawsuit and being barred from doing business in New York and pending a judgment that could cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Ta.
The biggest concern is timing. Polls show that the public sees some of these cases as politically motivated, but a majority of voters in battleground states also say they would be swayed by a conviction against Trump. It shows.
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Perhaps that’s why Mr. Smith continues to ask the courts to allow him to try Mr. Trump before the election. But an appeal over immunity is pending, and there may not be enough runway. The Justice Department has long opposed a trial within months of an election. President Trump’s trial is likely to last several months, making the trial even more difficult after the summer. Smith knows that if Trump is elected, he may have support from a weary public to drop the case in 2025.
However, as things stand, President Trump may be more concerned with legitimacy than with expendable goods.
