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The theory of the “cause” ? 3rd paragraph

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One of the best things about weekends is kicking back and consuming a Teri Kanefield essay. They may not always be what you want to hear, but they never fail to contain something that you should hear.

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Misdemanors
(“Can Trump be found guilty of misdemanors (falsifying business records) if the jury doesn’t believe”).

Great article!

@Teri_Kanefield: Thanks for this one. Yes indeed - we certainly will be having a lot more fun with criminal law for the rest of this year anyway. Hopefully a lot longer.

Seems like something is missing in "...Trump tried to postpone paying Stormy Daniels until after the election, when he could avoid paying her because once the election <**> he didn’t care what people knew."

Would that be "... because once the election **was over** he didn't care what people knew."

@Teri_Kanefield Thx, Teri, great read as always!

A (slightly off-topic) ? for you: did you follow jury selection this past week, and if so, what did you make of it?

(I ask because I was struck by how much Team Trump focused on jurors feelings re: T, and how little on how receptive they might be to T's theory of the case...)

@Teri_Kanefield Great article! Thanks for laying all this out in such a clear way.

The links to last week’s post appear to be for the root of the blog, so whatever is the first entry pops up you when you click (It seems that “The Mis-Information Outrage Cycle: Part 1” is currently there). It would be better to use the permalink for the specific post (which is the case when you mention last week’s post later in the post).

@Teri_Kanefield Surprised not to see any reference to a fundamental point elucidated by Glenn Kirschner: that Trump suggested to Michael Cohen delaying payment to Stephanie Clifford with a view to stiffing her after the election (when any publicity would be irrelevant).

I believe there's written evidence of this. If so it it scuttles his side's claim that his actions were directed at saving his wife from public embarrassment and were therefore to influence the election.

@Teri_Kanefield Just read your weekend post. I have to say, your connection between fiction and litigation writing is spot on. I wish I had made those connections to students when I was teaching middle school.

Also, I like the simple comparisons you make in order to help everyone understand a legal concept. (I just feel sorry for your kids; no way they can win an argument with you 😉)

As for the trial…. My father in law was a lawyer. He once told me that once you get into a courtroom with a jury it becomes a horse race — you never know the outcome until the verdict. My hope is that Bragg has been holding on to pertinent evidence that will show TFG’s culpability beyond a reasonable doubt.

One thing, however. How can TFG say he didn’t know what he did was illegal? After all, he’s been telling everyone who will listen (for the last 8 years) that he’s a “stable genius” and knows EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING including his economists, generals, and lawyers. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks for the info.

@Teri_Kanefield I assume you know what causes the site to go down (i.e. fedi hug of death).

There are ways to fix it, but they will require something more involved than a caching plugin for WordPress.

Caching is a good strategy, but the plugin will not work well enough here, as it still goes through PHP and probably hits the database. This is too slow.

You either need microcaching on your webserver, a static site, or some CDN. All have pros and cons.

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The plot to catch and kill is a conspiracy, and the act itself is a fraud upon the unknowing victim who is deceived.