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NO EXCEPTIONS
The best thing Judge Juan Merchan could do would be to issue a Will Smith-style directive to Trump: “Keep my jurors (and trial) out of your mouth.”
Shan Wu is a former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno. He practices law in Washington, D.C.
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DEFENDANT DON
The ex-president doesn’t like to sit still, be quiet, or not have access to unlimited Diet Cokes. It’s going to be a rough few weeks for him.
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IMPUNITY
There is harm—grave harm—in allowing Trump to attack judges and prosecutors, as well as their families, through his words. He needs to be forced to stop.
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SPURIOUS AT BEST
Trump’s argument that the release date of the documentary about Daniels should be held against the prosecution is illogical on its face.
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IGNORANT JUSTICE
Judge Scott McAfee found no legal reason to disqualify DA Willis from prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia, but he took shots at her character anyway.
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LET IT GO
The president’s son testified before two GOP-led House committees on Wednesday. After a half-decade of investigations, no smoking guns proving corruption have been found.
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BODY OF EVIDENCE
Bragg has brought 34 felony counts against Trump for falsifying business records to cover up the fact he made “hush money” payments to Stormy Daniels.
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THERE’S NO THERE THERE
Common sense and the law show the absurdity of the quest to remove the Fulton County DA prosecuting Trump because of an alleged conflict of interest.
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HACK JOB
Taking shots at the president’s age and memory are gratuitous and irrelevant to whether the case should be prosecuted.
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POLITICIZED COURT
Don’t expect the liberal justices to uphold the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that bars the ex-president from the ballot.