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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee holds a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case. Donald Trump’s lawyers are back in court for a hearing to address motions about the trial and evidence. This is the first hearing since Judge McAfee ruled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could stay on the case as prosecutor if Nathan Wade withdrew from the case - which he did.
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No...this is not about "President" Trump. This is about Mr. Trump. Citizen Trump. Candidate Trump. The president is Biden.
Protocol states that you can call former presidents, PRESIDENT.
COMMENT OF THE DAY.
amen.
And also Defendant Trump.
Thank you.
So lies are okay because they might bring forth the truth? Jail the traitors.
he's arguing that yes, his client is big fat liar, but so what? 😂
the defendant is by no means a philosopher who intended to improve public discourse! One could actually argue the opposite, he was trying to harm public discourse and that intent is what I would ask the judge to consider
That's why I take him to mean, yes. Apparently deliberate lies to the government point us toward the truth. This is circular. On its face, to me, it's laughable.
All politicians lie...
Am fed up with passing motions, the longer this sideshow goes on the more twisted America becomes. Anybody else would have met his new cellmate months ago. Ridiculous.
Lock the loser up
Could you be talking about crooked Joe Biden?
@@jameskirk796You know who The loser (Trump)🤡 is
@@jameskirk796Biden doesn't have 4 indictments on over 90 felonies. Keep up. Biden 2024
@jameskirk796 The current Maga committee don't even have a single proof on Biden😂😂
To hear the prosecution actually state the purpose of the indictment and what it's about.
"core political speech"? "FIND ME 11,700 VOTES!"????
Criminal acts not political...go to trial let the jury cut the BS out and lock up the criminal. WCDB
💯11,780.... votes, which is 1 more than i need, gimme a break... you could get in serious trouble BR... yep totally legitimate
GREAT REPLY! BS, BS, BS...LAWYERS.
Exactly
Trump trump trump. Trump trump 2024. Ha ha sorry.
Defendant Trump should be held accountable and SOON. All this going around in circles instead of just getting on with it spells doom for the prosecution. Why let Trump run rings around the legal system to his own benefit? He shouldn't have special treatment. It's clear he has no regard for due process and no respect for the law.
No he done nothing wrong. Trump 2024. He’s gonna win don’t cry.
That's just it. The Irish DON'T get special treatment cuz you all in America are racist.
Its called "The Rule of Law" and its not about finding Trump guilty before an election, its about legal precedent according to the law, according to the tribunal process, and the rights of a president under the American Constitution. You might not like it .... because you personally despise Trump.... but just like yourself, he has rights, and as President, he has Absolute Immunity which is only punishable through Impeachment, as defined in the Constitution and well supported by Supreme Court precedent. A President can not be punished for actions taken while in office either during, or post his term unless he is impeached by congress.... That folks is the law...
If, and If, President Trump becomes President... Would you condone the new Attorney General he chooses and the Judicial Branch attorneys to go after Biden and Hunter, and everyone he chooses that crossed him... As a Republican, I would not. Government needs to stay away from Witch Hunts and over reaching powers. In particular with it's Citizens. Like them or not... Remember Hitler and Stalin. You may be next...
Trump and the supreme Court need to stop this circus....
This crime was four years ago just set a freakin date already. I'm tired of this run around.
This is why some people take matters into their own hands. The Justice system is bull 🐂💩
Well he is Rich and white... So unlike us he gets a big break
Set a date, let a jury sort out the BS, criminal acts need to be prosecuted. WCDB
Two types of legal coverage is a big part of a lot of our civil issues. WCDB @@jameswheeler349
Justice delayed is par for the course. Funny how poor minorities get charged and convicted in under a year when they break the law, isn’t it?
IMAGINE HOW STRONG OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE IF PRESIDENTS SPENT THEIR DAYS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THEM INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEM.
I agree and it appears Donald Trump has been bought and paid for by The Heritage Foundation AND TikTok. I don't understand why people think it's good for this country to be run by a corrupt businessman who hung out with Jeffrey Epstein. None of his cases are about him not doing the thing that was claimed but, instead, he should be allowed because he's Trump and has money.
I am certain you're speaking about Trump here right?
You do mean Trump!
Trump, exactly!!!!!
??? 😂
NONETHELESS. NOT ABOVE THE LAW
No one is above the law.
And the "law" is not above the constitution. This is a violation of 1st, 8th, and 16th rights. Speech has rights. And trying to silence it through false allegations is illegal. These are everyone's rights being placed on trial. Would you like to be tried for posting your thoughts? That's what this trial is about. If they win this case nobody has the right to disagree with the government. Better think about why they chose him to set the president. Who else could fight their claims if he loses? Nobody. We have been effectively shut down from saying anything about the government.
If only this judge could just say nonetheless. It's the perfect word for this
@@bereal6590 lol 😆 right 🤠🙌🏻
Our country is strong NOW. Except for the GQP cancer that must be removed this fall.
For someone who claims he's so INNOCENT, he does his best to stay out of court and have his cases dismissed.
Dont most people charged with a crime.....not want to be charged with a crime? Lol
@ktbn22 If he were innocent, he would be anxious to go to court and prove it.
@@tonilharmon. No person charged rushes to the stand to say I'm innocent except OJ. I mean come on just think of Clinton and Hunter Biden. These things take time and are done in a way. We also know that anything camn happen. Good or bad depending on your opinion. Do you think Fani should be disqualified? Even if we base it on lying under oath You can say yes she should while also saying Trump is guilty.
@ktbn22 45 continually says he has the proof. If he has it, why not show it and be done with this so he can focus on his campaign? Because he doesn't have it, that's why. He said anyone who claims the fifth is guilty; yet, he claimed it over 400 times in one sitting. He's guilty. That's why he keeps dragging this out. He thinks if he can win the election, he can make this all go away. He will not be re-elected, as evidenced by recent elections. People are fed up with him, his obnoxious, whiney supporters, and his enablers. What is wrong with you people? You seem to believe the most insane stuff ever heard. Incredible. And just for the record, I couldn't care less what Fani does in her private time.
Trump 2024 😊
Trump has the best indictments. No-one knows more about being indicted than Donald Trump.
tRump has perfect indictments, never before has anyone seen such perfect indictments, he has many lawyers and many others say to him how perfect indictments are!
Him being the most popular human in the world is mind blowing💯
What's the indictment to conviction ratio? 🤡
It was funny in the beginning. Now, not so much. This is a lesson. Learn. If trump can get away with, then so can YOU.🫵
No one knows more about indicting people than liberals trying to avoid an actual free election in pursuit of a Soviet-style America. How does it feel to be so susceptible to propaganda?
Trump's mantra delay, delay ,delay. Deflect, deflect, deflect. Guilty as charged your Honor.
bogus charges, political persecution, Stalincrats 💙
Don't forget lie lie lie and blame everybody else. This orange orangutan takes responsibility for nothing but other people's good accomplishments.
Let's count how many Excuses trump tried to use. The fbi implanted it. Presidential immunity, racism 🤣, the Affair never happened, other Presidents did it too, witch-hunt, "Absolute" presidential immunity, lawyers fault, it wasn't a big deal, judge is prejudice, the court is prejudice, the jury is against me, election interference, I know the laws better than the Judicial System and you gotta believe me when I tell you😘, the laws don't apply to me because you are not reading them Right, my lawyers are lying because they told me it was OK, I Can't Keep Writing because I WILL runout of space and it would be endless....wanna see? It never happened (there's video Evidence), article 4, Bone Spurs, [you gotta love this one] "I didn't take an Oath to The Constitution"😘, Mike pence had the power, believe me "presidential immunity", my lawyers advice, don't believe them believe me, everything was perfect, Seriously How Many dismissals did the court rule against trump....
@@brandon3525 Didn't your mom tell you to finish your chores what are you doing on here.
Someone using the legal process to benefit them? Wow, so strange.
Presidents are not allowed to interfere with the election process, trump should have known that and he had the ability to know that. Calling to change an outcome of an election by a president is illegal. There are processes to challenges election outcome, this was not that.
Democrats are the only ones who've committed treason. That's what the Mueller investigation proved. Just pointing out democrat hypocrisy.
None of the maga puppets speak on the 11,780 votes phone call they won't say a peep about it. We need to get them too after we lock Trump up.
Roger Stone, wanted him gone, and telling him to just claim he won, was SURE to get Donald in a cell. Roger, got his own, 'Sentence' commuted! His disgust is palpable. I, despise them both!
Not allowed to interfere with the election process? Hahahahahahahaha I think that ship has sailed. All these indictments and timing of court dates is election interference.
Like the election interference we are witnessing now?
Trump’s lawyer is having trouble believing his own words.
I can’t believe that any of these people think that what Trump and his “crew” were even “trying” to do was ok. And these are people who swore an oath to uphold the constitution
They all know what happened, Trumps team know it, but they are defence lawyers, that's how they earn a living. You can't defend effectively if you don't know what actually happened. The problem is Trumps base, they know what went on, they just don't care!
Now, IF any were smart, they would plead they had a lapse of judgment and a moment of 'insanity', as their 'excuse' for their criminal behavior! Throw themselves on the mercy of the court and beg for forgiveness? Nope, not Donald, he is the kid with chocolate on his lips and fingers and swearing he never touched the decorated, yet obviously poked cake!
Trump 2024 ! Trump trump make america greet !! Don’t cry
@@mickeyronney4255 just wait until he comes after you should you give him your power….he won’t stop there
Can someone explain what the heck they’re arguing about? Whatever this is feels like a waste of time. Is his lawyer saying that even if Trump lies it’s protected by the 1st Amendment? What madness is this?
it looks like a waste of time, it feels like a waste of time, it sounds like a waste of time, therefore...
It sounds like they're trying to keep evidence out of the trail by saying that what Trump and his cohorts did was lie but it's covered by their first ammendment rights, which it isn't. They're trying really hard to make the case go away. It's not.
@@quango111😂👏🏼facts
I think he's trying to say it's okay to lie because it shows people what the truth is by contrast. Ha ha - maybe that would be valid if the lying liar said at the time "hey, I'm making this up here and lying just to play devil's advocate" Ooh, "the mere fact that it's false is all they had".
Trumps lawyers are explaining in their interpretation of the law, including lega soundingl inventions, that all inditements should be removed, and the people of Georgia are guilty.
Another illustration that McCafee is inexperienced - they do not have a first amendment right to break the law
By using his first Amendment rights? He like anyone else is allowed to speak his thoughts. He loses so do we. Can you afford fight with these people? Hate him all you want. But this ruling effects all of us.
This lawyer is reaching. The judge brought up a great point when he said some charges, like terroristic threats can only be made through speech @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756
@@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756it affects those who try to lie about something and commit illegal acts to undue a just result. It doesn’t affect those who speak lies but don’t break the law.
@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 the problem is, Trump, as a representative of the office of the president (because we wouldn't be twisted in a pretzel for any other citizen) is unlike any other person. He's just the first person to abuse the office this way. There was an assumption that, that office holder would be more inclined to behave more lawfully.
Trump doesn't argue that he is innocent. He argues that he is above the law.
Why are we allowing people to throw wrenches in this case?
Why did we allow democrats to throw a wrench into our once great Country .
Why does this guy insist on calling Dolt 45 “president trump”?
😂😂😂 DOLT 45!! *snort!*😂😂😂
Don’t let him use the- 1st to commit crimes !! He knew what hi was doing and that is criminal intent!!
The 1st amendment is NOT cost free
Hiring a hit man is a crime even if it is asked for by an X- anything, criminal conduct is not protected. WCDB
For me Jan 6th was the worst. The day of the Long Knives. Do you think Addy and his crew were on point when that, and Kristallnacht went down. Of course not.
His language is seeking complicity in a crime. Speech is based on meaning...he meant to have the listeners commit a crime
No matter what this knucklehead lawyer said first amendment does not cover anyone to break the laws
Delay, delay, straws of delay...let the jury sort out the BS. Lock him up. WCDB
The planning of a bank robbery, are just words, the actions of those words, is what becomes criminal, in the action of the crime! The get away driver, didn't hold a gun, nor even enter the bank, but will be charged if there is a resulting 'Murder', even if it is a heart attack from an innocent bank patron a day or so later, due to the stress of the encounter! How many died due to Jan. 6? Why isn't Donald responsible for ANY of those deaths? He ONLY wanted false paperwork submitted as 'Electors', so it is a harmless crime?
No law was broken
@@kuhnology8803unfair jury's don't sort anything out ,,, they just do what they were paid to do.
@@jaslady22only an ignorant person would compare bank robbery to contesting an election and the validity of the vote count.... You should consider things in a realistic way by including the truth.
I'm not lawyer, but defendant counsel seemed to be struggling.
I am a retired lawyer and agree with you!
Voting blue 💙 across the board in November!!
Did anyone else think the Defendants' lawyers sounded like that drunk guy trying to argue that black is white?
I'm so fed up with Trump. His actions are cruel and sadistic and he's very abusive to women. I dispise Skanky Doodle
Speaking of his lawyers, Eastman is about to be disbarred. He should be sitting in a cell.
Black is white ,up is down, and wrong is right. The unfortunate thing is to many cult followers go along with this garbage.
😂😂😂😂
He definitely doesn't believe what he is arguing. The stuttering pauses, the dry mouth. The fact that he has to refer back to the document. It's all BS!
Lock the grifter up... Long overdue. ☹️
Donny isn't president
He will be.
@@lgsprings5623 Considering a decent percentage of Republicans now despise him, and he lost biggly last time... he is not going to be president. He will probably try to pull another coup, and might become the worlds dumbest fatest dictator... but he will never be a president again.
@@lgsprings5623 No, he won't. He is almost broke, will be declared bankrupt at some point, still hasn't even paid the REDUCED bond on his fraud fine, or on the defamation case, which impacts his overall ability to campaign. Then there's the FOUR CRIMINAL TRIALS upcoming and of course, the fact that his so-called popularity going down the drain by the day. ALABAMA just turned BLUE! Cue even more blue states and he will lose bigly!
@lgsprings5623 PFFFT .😂😂😂
Will be President of bathroom detail in prison
Defendant's lawyer doesn't even believe his own bs😂
I just love that Trump's lawyer is basically arguing that, "yeah, we know Trump was lying... but he was allowed to because it's 'political speech' so it's okay".
The 'Loop Hole' theory that has always worked for Donald will fail and he's done for. To be an attorney and have to base a case of innocence, based on the fact Donald is guilty, is slipping on the poo-poo that was smeared upon the walls of our Capitol.....those who died that day, are screaming from their graves!
Do you know how many times Joe Biden has lied? Hillary Clinton continues to say the 2106 election was stolen. Trump became president so she'd be lying....would she not?
But he wasn't just lying, he was conspiring to overturn a legitimate election in order to stay in power. That's illegal in most countries. Maybe okay in Russia and Hungary, but not in the U.S., at least not yet.
Inciting and inspiring others to act criminally as a result of one's spoken words, no matter how cleverly constructed and spoken, is still criminal behavior.
Trump 2024?
Trump trump trump 2024
FORMER President Trump. Geesh.🙄
They have probably been instructed to call him 'president'. It's more than likely a Republican directive. Annoying, but it's good to know that Trump is so broken, he has to resort to silly things to cheer himself up.
IKR?
@@lauraknapp1942 It's sickening how they still believe he's the president.
I prefer Fascist Snowflake
Political speech is not calling state officers to manipulate votes to the president's favor.
It’s just nuts that anyone would think it’s free speech bc it’s “political speech”. If judge agrees it means people can become a candidate for any rando public role & get away with it. Absolutely ABSURD!!
El Chappo can run, or atleast go on the ballot.
actually, the 1st amendment was written to protect political speech. that's not nuts. what is nuts is claiming that a politician can overthrow the federal government based on the 1st amendment.
Until he is convicted, that's the way it works. I would not want it any other way. I believe he is guilty. But otherwise you could just have prosecutors charging anyone who they don't want running for office.
The socialist candidate Eugene V Debs ran for president from jail (for protesting the draft) and got like 10% of the vote.
It is dangerous to put too many restrictions like that on who can hold office. Part of being a democracy is that people can put bad people in power if they want and wreck the place. That's the way it goes.
If Barack Obama had done what trump did he would have been in jail. No way would he be allowed to run for president.
Big Facts
Let's not talk about that thug.🥳
True. But if Obama did, almost all of the Democratic Party would've shunned him. Most of the GOP has rallied around Trump.
Republicans are ballot harvesting now, just like democrats.
@@Teresa-qq4inbut this case is about Trump
Lock up the fake ex president!
Trump 2024 !!’n. Yes he’s going to win. Don’t cry seittieb
You're racist against the Irish sir.
👏🏽👏🏽💯
If your attorney is citing Aristotle, and distorting what he said, you are really running out of arguments.
Hearing....Hearing...Hearing......motion...motion...motion......what a joke. Appeal the appeal.....if he is never going to trial just say it. There are 2 judges that Trump hasn't attacked this judge is one of them. Why?
Because he owns her
@@jameswheeler349- THIS Judge is a man.
Ooh. Intent yes intent no doubt. He intended. So tired of this defence. It's cut and dried
If you say "this is a holdup" in the middle of an empty open field, it is not a crime. However, if you go into a bank and say the same thing, it's a crime and not protected speech. Essentially what the defendant did is go into a bank (called the Georgia Secretary of State's office) and said this is a holdup (not protected speech). When the bank robber told his cohorts to hand him the money bag (votes) and his gun (threats if no capitulation) those are the statements leading up to the phone call.
Ya no bail and probation for that
"False statements make a valuable contribution" asking someone to commit a crime is protected speech? 😅😂
It seems how the judge constantly cuts the prosecutors off, but allows Trump’s defense team to go through every kind of scenario to explain their point. This is a joke.
The judge is a Republican so...
No... he's attempting to avoid being labeled "unfair", so he let's them drone on and on.😂
They know that if this ever gets to a trial he is gonna be found guilty....they are trying to try the case before a jury is ever seated. Sham...
Shameless, BS, delaying the criminal lock up.
Spaghetti thrown at the wall, theory....
Still annoys me calling donald shitzen pants, President, and Not Mr Trump.
He never did the duties of a President. Faked it for 4 years
Heck he deserves no better than being called by his first name.
Defendant Trump should be normalized
@@mac888spectral7His niece, Dr Mary Trump, says he doesn’t like being called Donald. 😂
@@cdubya3071 pretty sad that he doesn't like his own name 😬
When is the trial date? They are wondering what words to use. How about we get to the case and decide then. Geesh.
A bunch of Babbling! You can get a better defense from a wine O.
Yes, and with a judge who ALLOWS/ENCOURAGES these arguments! We are so far down the rabbit hole...
One guilty, all are guilty as a group.
Yes, that certainly applies to most charges of conspiracy!
Can we get a judge that actually knows what he is doing?
This judge wants to look balanced and in doing so he becomes ineffective
Premature motion. Jury can interpret his intent and if it's criminal it's not protected.
He only met rico once, briefly at one of epstien's parties
😂😂😂
You can yell “FIRE” in a theatre with no repercussions as long as you’re running for office. ;)
Or fire
Demons, run to fire, not from it..Right trump!?!!..
Political words are expected to be untruth and on that basis, that truth is allowed? Up is down, right is wrong, night is day, and as long as your head is spinning, he accomplished his goal. Confusion, conjecture, complicity, lies, can be used as a political rhetoric and any and all mayhem and chaos that follows, is an illusion your brain created for your reality? Words are scary.
Free speech is not a stepping stone to break laws cause harm to anyone!
Trump 2024
First amendment protects criminal behavior?
@ThreatActor-1337racist much maggot?
Name "the behavior?" He contested the vote count. And filed his petition for a recount. That is an offense? The rest of their accusations have already been shot down. It's every Americans right to petition any vote count. Of course unless it's against this administration. Since when?.
@@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 Telling Georgia officials to "go find him 10,000 votes" is eliciting criminal behavior
Can you or anyone produce any documents regarding this? Nope! He didn't say that. He said something completely different. And they are trying to suppress that from the trial. What is remotely legal about that?
@@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 Trump didn't just 'contest the vote count' at all! He tried to overturn the election result, spread ludicrous conspiracy lies for months on end, tried to stage a coup, refused to leave office peacefully, intimidated loads of people and governments officers AND tried to bully Georgia officials into falsely finding 11, 780 more votes for him! HE BEHAVED CONTEPTIBLY.
I didn't take debate in high school, but even there this guy's arguments wouldn't fly as far as the first Orville and Wright flight.
It MUST be SO difficult to pretend, he is making a legitimate case for Donald's innocence? He knows he has NOTHING to back up his claims, because his client is GUILTY!
Replace McAfee with Judge J Michael Luttig - PLEASE!! He'll run the court properly, get things going and put aside the bullsh$t and waste of time.
The first amendment Is not even a challenge. Its just reaching and delays.
This , Judge. doing the argument for the defence
Get the trial on the way! These stalling tactics are trite. If he and the other defendants didn’t do it they’ll have time in court to prove it.
Our legal system is messy and defendants with lots of money for lawyers know how to play it to their advantage. It's why so many big criminals get off. It was set up to give some advantages to poor defendants, but most poor ones can't get good legal representation that will or can use all the tactics that wealthy defendants do. Pro bono lawyers aren't motivated to work hard for their clients but ones getting millions of dollars are.
“Legitimate concern” what a joke of a defense. Wake Up America!!!
I do not understand is why the defendants’ lawyers called Allegations when 4 or 5 already plea guilty. 🤔🤔
Saying I need 11,780 votes on a RECORDED phone line is on fact NOT an allegation. Trump's lawyers are only good at wasting time. 😂
Right??? If they are guilty you know Trump is... No wonder he wants it thrown out
They plea out, every case different
@@jameswheeler349 Look, when there are charges of conspiracy, it's logical to conclude that if others plead guilty, the other co-conspirators generally are too lol!
Charles Manson.....the leader of his pack of misfits, ultimately in prison for life!
McAfee will probably try to split the baby on every ruling, which Trump will take advantage of.
Because he’s up for review in a Republican district
There so many committed crime. Why should trump case be dismissed, Go ahead do your job ,stop stalling, stop stalling, stop stalling , get rid of these illegit lawyers, 🎉🎉 judge just deny it all
these attorneys should have their points and cites memorized if they were worth their salt
Plain DEBATE TEAM talk from the Trump team. "Throw everything against the wall and see if it sticks!" I'm wondering if the lawyers could be charged with lying under oath.
So Trump argues that the first amendment protects any threats he makes if he adds something political to his paragraph.
Let a jury see the facts, I trust they will stand on the evidence. Now go find me those votes....WCDB
It's 'Political' ONLY because he was president. And so, blame letters within an alphabet, for causing 'words', that Donald 'Spewed' for effect. The cause of actions (or inaction) as he refused to offer help for hours caused the mayhem and chaos to create the havoc it did, resulting in the DEATHS that occurred! Jan. 6 was a planned event, and the planning as Peter Navarro spoke as they called it, 'The Green Bay Sweep', had intent! Illegal, criminal intent! Remember Mike Pence sought Dan Quail's advice to ask if this was 'Legal'? He knew it was NOT.
Wait asking the governor to find 11,840 votes is political speech?
In that vein, he was expressing his 'Hopes and wishes' and if Georgia would be so kind to oblige, Donald would be grateful? At least for 4 yrs., should he be granted the falsehood of the illegal finding of 11,780 votes! It was just words?
Yes, just like our government told the Ukrainian government stop prosecuting corruption stop having fair elections or you won’t get billions of dollars to fight your war. Then what next they fired a legitimate lawyer, that was prosecuting corruption then president Zelenskyy canceled elections for life.
I wanted to listen to all of this but I can’t stand Trump lawyer’s bull$hitting.
What's the difference between a lie and an untruth, because that's what the argument seems to be here?
"Political Speech" is that in relation to policy. It is NOT, under any circumstances, any 'speech' that may happen to refer to a political process or the commission of a crime and then abused as protected. That's not how it works. You can't set a theatre on fire, shout "fire" to cause panic and chaos and then say that you can't be charged with arson because you were just exercising your right to free speech when you shouted 'fire'.
Trump 2024
Trying to say Citizen #45's speech is protected because his lies would then bring out the truth goes in circles. Must be defense's intent.
trying to dilute the facts of the Jan 6 events before and after is a contrived defense and not tenable and these attorneys are not
Uncle Donnie Pennybags has a supreme court get out of jail free card “Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game.” ― Bob Dylan
Just VOTE BLUE ! This ends the Traitor 💙
Lock him up
Donald Trump is one criminal for prison 2024 vote blue Biden _Harris
Why is dismissal even being considered? Are you freakin kidding me
Secretly the judge is laughing at Trumps attorne s. They r being paid so of course they will argue whatever they have to
Speech by a politician that intentionally and knowingly furthers a crime is wrong, context matters. Individuals can withdrawal money out of an ATM, but it has to be their own money. Context and details matter. I will be interested to see how far a politician is legally allowed to lie to us with impunity while they are committing crimes.
Guilty
HE HASN'T ATTACHED THIS JUDGE WHY!!! NOT A QUESTION. PERIOD
Is this a criminal trial or a reality show?
If this is the quality of American justice I am not surprised trump walks all over it. Apply the letter of the law and throw out everything else.
But, those letters FORM words, and they aren't to be trusted as 'TRUTH'! LOL, yes, this is rather comical. Better to remain silent and let people think you are stupid, than to open your mouth and remove ALL doubt! Yep! Shameful to watch.
"False statements need MORE protection, NOT less protection"---Sadow in defense of Trump telling GA Secy. of state to find him 1800 votes.
Funny, every recount, actually found more votes for Joe Biden than were originally tallied!
Since when does First Amendment rights have anything to do with committing voter fraud?
Got to wonder if this will be more rulings that goes against DT, but then is appealed all the way to SC. Just one of many more appeals until the SC rules in DT's favor, throwing out case. I doubt this case ever gets a trial date.
A president because of his position, influence and authority can not eject himself in the election in this way, only problems occur from it
GOOD OLE BOY ON THE BENCH TRYING IT AGAIN. NO SIR YOU ARE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 💯💯💯💯✔️
The council is bringing in irrelevant discussion which has nothing to do with the indictment. The judge should just throw it out.
THE STALL, THAT WAS POORLY EXECUTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Political speech has a purpose, what was the purpose of the call? Trump didn't want to listen to his lawyers at the Whitehouse and he crossed the line.
In the first 13 min I easily understood what the prosecution and judge was saying, but the point of the defense was word salad, word salad just agree with what I want. Make a follow through argument.
This guy's defense is laughable. I would NOT want to live in a society based on what Donny's lawyer is postulating.
Why do I get the sense the judge is asking questions because he doesn't know the law.
That defense lawyer on the issue of fake elector sounded so undecisive. I hope he becomes more assertive by trial time. As usual, defense lawyers throwing all kinds of arguments to see which one sticks. This trial will go on.
Sounded drunk to me.
He's still trying to argue he didn't "know" or believe he really lost 😂 the judge needs to let a jury decide if they believe Trump didn't know
Lock him up, lock him up, lock him up send that orange traitor to prison.
Exactly
May the law and jury conclude with exacting justice for the guilty.
I like this new prosecutor.
I am spellbound. The granular examination for relevance and merit just plain thrills me. It takes adjusting to language, establishing meaning for legal terms - and it's wonderful. I can understand exactly what Defense is saying, and why the State calls it re-writing the indictment. I love this.
Oh...here we go again! C'mon judge!
Biden 2024
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Yeah let's vote for more wars and even a lower standard of living.
Another Biden landslide is just a formality. Trump may as well pull out now and save himself the embarrassment. 😁
@@lgsprings5623 you won't have any living with trump
Why do the Trump lawyers, over and over, say things like, "i could be wrong", or "I may not remember this right", or "I don't remember the citation"? Is it because they are incompetent, or because they are just throwing up a smoke screen? I suppose 2 things can be true at the same time.
Trump 2024. Sorry
Definitely