I believe that a jury of one’s peers means that noblemen are judged by noblemen and commoners are judged by commoners. Since the U.S. Constitution frowns on titles of nobility, the phrase “jury of one’s peers” no longer means much. I’m Trump’s peer just as much as Barack Obama is.
As others have said, the phrase appears nowhere in American jurisprudence. “Public trial by an impartial jury” is what the 6th amendment days.
Yeah, well, that’s what the evidence may show, but donald might defend himself by arguing that he was being duped by Cohen when he repaid him; ole’ innocent and naive donald thought it was legitimate payments for attorney representation by a guy who had been his lawyer for years. Ole’ donald had no idea that it was a reimbursement for a payoff. Remember, mean Mikey Cohen is a dirty, dirty liar.
(Who, the DA is sure to remind us at closing, documented discussions with donald about these repayments, because he knew donald would forget to pay him back)
I missed that. I don’t question that it’s basically true, but a check of the New York State constitution found:
Since his name isn’t Donald von Trump, I think we are safe from this being grounds for appeal.
I, for one, am breathlessly watching.
“Maggot Hagerman”?
Stay classy, Donnie. Those schoolyard insults are just what this matter calls for. /s.
Just spitballing here, but I suspect that this is the angle that the defense may try to exploit when they get a chance to cross examine Pecker.
Apparently, he had “catch and kill” relationships with other celebrities (I heard it ascribed to Bill Cosby, Tiger Woods, and Arnold Schwarzenegger), which they utilized to gain access to those people for stories.
So the defense argument might develop that this wasn’t campaign related; it was a celebrity scheme that was used with famous people.
(Ergo, not a campaign contribution)
Of course, the DA has pre-empted this with testimony from Pecker that this was done for the benefit of the campaign. But therein lies the crux of the argument, I think.
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I also wonder who will be the DA’s second witness.
Karen McDougal is my guess. She confirms the catch and kill scheme, since she was interviewed by the Enquirer, after having been paid, and fully expected her story to be published.
She ended up suing to be released from her agreement.
Then the DA could pivot to somebody inside the campaign (Hope Hicks, I’d think) to explain how the campaign was worried about these stories.
Again, just offering wild speculation. Take it for what it’s worth.
Came from the Magna Charta, and of course it only applied to the Peers. The Magna Charta did little for the rights of the common man, how on earth it became lionized as some wellspring of democracy I have no idea.
To state the obvious, this puts her in physical danger. Reading it, I cannot fathom how I ever doubted that Trump is worse than DeSantis.
I think she’s been in danger since Day 1. She’s been reporting on all things Trump for the last few years. Yes, she reports for the NYT, but she’s also been a frequent guest on CNN, always discussing Trump and his legal shenanigans.
Oh, and Donnie? Her last name is “Haberman,” with a B. Maybe get your target’s name right, if you expect your followers to dive into the Manhattan phone book looking for “Hagerman, M.”
I find it interesting that thousands of Trumpists have not descended upon the courthouse in Manhattan. Trump seems to expect them to, and has Twuthed about how they’re being intercepted and put in holding pens (his words), but what would they do? Protest, I guess, which is perfectly fine, but to what end? They’re not going to break into the courthouse and free him. If I was a Trumpist, I’d ask myself, “What could I accomplish by protesting outside the courthouse, especially after January 6?”
Pretty sure he was deliberately misspelling her name to imply she’s a “hag.”
That’s why he threw in the line “THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF” in his exhortation to MAGA to protest for him. I’ve got your back MAGA - come on down! (Looks like they don’t believe him.)
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Every so often I read a post on the SDMB and think: “That shows how little I know. I can’t even understand what that means, let alone comment on it.” 
LoL I suspect this may have ended up in the wrong thread 
Trickle down political theory.
MAGA Charta: Trump may suffer punishment, with or without ‘the lawful judgment of his peers’… which there aren’t any, as Trump is the Supreme Messiah.
Thing is, we have these 501(c)4 organizations, commonly known as PACs, which work on behalf of a candidate and/or party, yet their work is not counted as contributions because they are free agents expressing their views and not taking direction from the official campaign. I could make speeches in TV ads all day long in support of the candidacy of Senator Bedfellow, and as long as I am not in communication with his campaign, my ads will not be counted as contributions. Just me speaking my piece.
Was the conference with Mr. Pecker “coördinating”? I guess it depends on when it took place. If it was before the convention, one might be able to argue that Pecker was acting of his own accord.
It was a push in the right direction as it established the monarch’s power was limited and they were not above the law. It sure didn’t do much for the common person at the time though.