If Trump had lost the election this case would have stood as is! A blind man could convict him on his words alone. It amazes me how one man could corrupt so many people morally in this country
The saying “elections have consequences” has been proved by this 2024 election…unfortunately the dice has rolled in favor of Trump.
I think his legal troubles, for all practical purposes, vanished into thin air.
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if he was destined to win in 2024… It was unimaginable just an year back when he was staring at a long prison sentence in one or more cases.
He is still, and will forever be- a convicted felon. And the sentence has just been put aside until he gets out of office.
Not the best end game, but it is something.
I agree. But in the real world it doesn’t mean a damn thing. See all world leaders already started sucking up to him…silicon valley and a section of the mainstream media (atleast the owners of WaPo and LA Times) are falling over themselves and kising his ring. Biden is nowhere to be seen and the world and american allies are treating Trump as if he is already the President. Was funny to see Macron play second fiddle to Trump in his own country.
As to what will happen after 4 years I highly doubt anything serious legally will happen to Trump.
If he makes himself dictator, he may never leave office. Except maybe in a casket.
“From your lips to God’s ears.” is an old Yiddish saying.
Maybe not even then. Per the country’s constitution, Kim Il-Sung is still the president of North Korea, despite having died in 1994.
The Thousand Year Trump?
Update:
A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the job.
The nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with finding someone to lead the case after Willis was disqualified over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she’d chosen to lead it. The organization’s executive director, Pete Skandalakis, said Friday that he would take the case on himself.
And in other news, the DoJ announced it was investigating Pete Skandalakis… (OK, not yet, but give them a bit of time and it’ll happen.)
I mean, he’s got “Skandal” right in the name.
I think the “He could shoot someone in view of everyone and get away with it” point is past to the point that it is barely visible in the rear view mirror.
Trump was convicted of multiple felonies, and the sentence was basically “never mind” once he won the election. And that was via state charges in a blue state.
Now, Trump wasn’t the only person involved in the crimes in Georgia, so there’s a chance someone will still get convicted, and maybe there’s another conviction for Trump in the history books where Donald won’t serve time just for the record I guess.
If this actually goes to trial, it probably won’t conclude until after Trump’s presidential term ends, but it might also not conclude until after Trump’s life ends either (as the guy is old and clearly not in great health despite the propaganda he keeps putting out).
Here’s a 2024 decision made by Skandalakis:
This isn’t to say that he might not pursue the people who were issuing advice to people like the Senator, but it doesn’t inspire a lot of optimism.
“In my professional opinion, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years,” prosecutor Pete Skandalakis wrote, saying he was ending the case “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.”
I think understaffing could have been part of the problem. I think the department head for Fulton County was self-appointed to make this decision. It’s not that they’re any different from where I live. The county heads where I live always sound overloaded as well.
Bullshit. This is sort of important. To heck with everything else.
There, I just freed up staff time to prosecute the bastard.
Sigh.
Look, i am FAR from a fan of the orange shit stain, but I do actually think this is the right call given current circumstances:
- It will take a ton of resources from an office that’s probably struggling to fulfill normal day-to-day duties.
- It has, in the end analysis, a low probability of success based on the resources that fucknut and company have available. And even if successful, has zero chance of having any real impact on his past or future behavior.
- Why give him ANY chance to claim the martyr mantle? When the MAGA folks see him as persecuted, they send money. Don’t fund raise for him.
BTW, I don’t think any of the above are right or normal in a sane world, but unfortunately, that’s not where we live these days…