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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums@neal_katyal just said the NY grand jury could indict Trump before the election
Anybody watching him on MSNBC? Thoughts?
Link to tweet
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)I saw that.
I love that he pushed back hard on all of the "This is a partial victory for Trump" analyses. He made very clear that Trump lost bigly in every respect.
If we were smart, we'd totally use talking points like this instead of dismissing them, regardless of their unlikeliness.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(3,656 posts)We know what optimists and pessimists say. An engineer says this: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So I'd say the glass is perfect and the fullness is nominal.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Has no bearing on states
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Biden/Pelosi/Schumer need to put that high on the list of necessary repairs.
leftieNanner
(15,190 posts)That's a Federal DOJ policy, not a state one. Maybe Vance can indict him.
Wouldn't that be ..... interesting.....
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)On the Law. I trust his word.
Zoonart
(11,896 posts)of this argument rests. I think he knows what he's talking about.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)ScratchCat
(2,017 posts)These are State charges. Nothing prevents it. It just puts the GOP in the position of running a candidate that is under indictment or going with an alternative.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Claustrum
(4,846 posts)The norm is always preserved for republicans. It's only ok to break them if it's a democrat (Hillary's email).
Sanity Claws
(21,863 posts)He is not beholden to any DOJ protocols.
obamanut2012
(26,180 posts)No basis in fact for what you state.
malaise
(269,254 posts)I agree with Katyal
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)It is terrible for Trump in every other way, but there is no way this is going to happen before the election. Even if the NY grand jury find Trump did anything illegal it will be appealed and not come out til after the election.
Still a conviction by the SDNY would look really really bad before the election and their decision COULD highlight some of the findings in the taxes...but that would be very quick work they would need to do.
leftieNanner
(15,190 posts)Can you appeal an indictment?
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)I do know that if he were indicted before the election that would be terrible to his reelection strategy. Not with his rabid base obviously but with those who are on the edge (of which I would guess is about 10-20% of his support)
But also knowing Trump...he knows ALL the delay tactics possibly known to man. He's built his entire business empire on delaying lawsuits so if there is a way he will find it.
Yeehah
(4,599 posts)leftieNanner
(15,190 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I don't think it helps him on the election.
The mere fact that he's so enraged in itself achieves so much, because he makes mistakes when he's this angry.