The Trump Indictment
Using state violence to silence critics has a name.
The indictment of Trump would be funny if the case were filed civilly. Just as Stormy Daniels has been forced to pay Trump over $500,000 in legal fees for the frivolous lawsuit she filed against Trump, Alvin “Michael Avenatti” Bragg would be sanctioned for the “case” he filed against Trump. The indictment is a copy-and-paste job.
I’m not laughing, or not much, for serious reasons. The case is borderline terrorism. And borderline is debatable.
Does the indictment of Trump meet the definition of terrorism? Let’s look at the elements.
terrorism: noun, the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Unlawful violence includes the use of state violence, i.e., secret police squads.
Trump voluntarily appeared in court earlier today. Had he not, men with guns would have compelled him. The element of violence has been met, but is this violence unlawful?
Yes, the indictment is unlawful and no one credible is defending it.
Trump’s bookkeeping errors are misdemeanors beyond the statute of limitations (i.e., even if Trump had committed the crime, he could not be charged).
Bragg’s theory of the case is that Trump committed these bookeepping errors in an effort to commit another crime, namely Trump wanted to avoid campaign finance reporting requirements. This felony therefore allows Bragg to charge the expired misdemeanors as felonies are well. 34 times!
Bragg’s case is a disgrace for several reasons.
Frist, Hillary Clinton admitted to committing the bookkeeping style errors Trump is accused of in New York. She was not indicted by Bragg, nor was she ever investigated. If Trump’s conduct is criminal, then why wasn’t the much more serious offending conduct by the Clinton campaign charged?
Second, federal prosecutors rejected the theory of the case as a basis to bring federal charges. (Most likely because doing so would raise questions about the Clinton campaign’s funding of the Steele dossier.)
Third, state court prosecutors do not have jurisdiction over violations of federal laws.
Even Trump’s most dedicated haters admit that the case against Trump is unsupportable under existing law.
An experienced federal criminal litigator has a lengthy discussion here. Read it.
The indictment of Trump would be a laughable joke if the ends weren’t evil.
Bragg wants Trump’s voters, all 75 million of them, living in fear. He wants to suppress the vote.
He is using state violence and the threat thereof to manipulate political outcomes.
Today should be funny. Another laugh like the scum bag stuff Michael Avenatti pulled (and which got him eventually thrown into prison).
The regime wants today to be scary.
Americans today of good faith, right left and center, must refuse to live in fear.
J6 tourists rotting away in jail for years is more depraved than this action against Trump, especially as it becomes public how much evidence they hid and destroyed.
At this point, Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity must be abolished. As you pointed out, if this were a civil case, the complaint is sanctionable. But, as a prosecutor, the proud chipmunk is completely insulated from liability and the bar wont discipline him.