Steven BeschlossThe longer it takes to indict, the more it empowers the authoritarians.
MIGIRLINVA@StevenBeschloss The more people keep saying stuff lie this when they don't understand how criminal investigations work, the more they sound like Trump supporters.
BlueDot🇺🇦@MIGIRLINVA @StevenBeschloss I get that some charges are complex and very difficult to prove.
That said, it seems to me that somewhere among the dozens of uncharged crimes by Trump and his fascist collaborators, there is at least one that's easy to prove---perhaps one where he confessed on live TV, for example---that could secure us a quick conviction and GET HIM OFF THE STREET. I would then patiently wait for the more complicated crimes to be charged, while Trump sits in prison.
@BlueDot @StevenBeschloss Here's the problem with that theory: 1) DOJ will get ONE shot at Trump, so no, they aren't going to charge the "easy" ones and go back later. 2) From the day he is arrested, it will literally take several years before he goes to trial (I doubt they can even seat a jury). He will not spend a day in prison awaiting trial.
And if he got acquitted on one or two of those "easy" ones, that's the ball game.
@MIGIRLINVA @StevenBeschloss It's not at all obvious that the DOJ only gets one whack. May be true, it's just not obvious.
It's easy enough to find examples of people facing new charges while in prison, so I doubt you're saying there's a legal obstacle. Are you saying there's only the political will to charge Trump once? That seems like a fixable problem.
https://www.pottsmerc.com/2022/12/16/norristown-man-mastermind-in-gun-trafficking-network-faces-decades-in-prison/
@BlueDot Well, yes, a NORMAL person can have additional charges, but no, there will likely be one shot at Trump.
I think you sorely misunderstand how long this is going to take or how intertwined these cases are. A cheeseburger stands a better chance of getting Trump first.
@BlueDot And since mnay of these crimes are intertwined, if you charge on the "easy" ones first and he is acquitted, then you can't really use that for the bigger charges and the cases all apart.
It's been less than 2 years. This isn't an episode of Law & Order. Big cases like this go on for YEARS
Sharon Gibson Morgan@MIGIRLINVA @BlueDot @StevenBeschloss
That would certainly embolden him more than he already is.