I like this Nigerian guy.....straight shooter.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I kind of got distracted by the climbing out of swamps, but then politics is interfering with law and Trump supporters want the opposite of that ? No, I got confused. Then bored.

I disengage, I turn the page.

Hunter Biden goes to court and for once didn't get away with everything.
A whistleblower either has or is in the process of stitching Biden jnr and snr up - they are both crooks and everyone knows it.
So - to make sure that news is treated as a minor misdemeanour they hit Trump with even more - most of it isn't criminal anyway - to disguise it all.
They are trying to prosecute him on stuff that they should have done years ago - but no - let's leave it to nearer election time - jeez - really - what a surprise.
Oh and let's put that nice Lady Judge - Tanya Chutkan, on it.
She who hates Donald with a vengeance, who worked for a corrupt Law Firm and whose colleague there was Hunter Biden!!!!!!
You just could not make it up.
Trump is not a nice person and has many, many faults but this is just nuts now.
The only way that Biden can beat him is to try and jail him.
It is truly appalling and is happening in a supposedly free Country in the Western World - trial by hate and media
So transparently obvious - even to you Wisbech!

Edited by The Dolphin (04 Aug 2023 3.33pm)

Funny how you never see what is obvious to everyone else.

Comments are being made on the Farage/Coutts thread about the indictments being laid against Trump, which are diversionary, so my own comments will be made here, which seems the appropriate place.

The idea that these charges are politically motivated seems to have become so firmly rooted in some minds that they are now regarded as the obvious, unquestionable truth. I think this is risible. The reverse is true.

To not charge him would mean that politics have interfered in the rule of law and resulted in a different standard being applied to different people. Everyone should be held to the same standards. We must all be treated equally under the law. Democracy demands nothing less.

The idea that other Presidents have also committed crimes but been allowed to escape justice is also risible.

As with the rest of us some minor offences, sometimes carried out unknowingly, deserve a warning or just advice. In other cases there are even different opinions on whether an offence has occurred.

The Trump situation is unprecedented. Not just because he is the first former President to be indicted in this way but because of what happened in plain view.

That claims the election was stolen were made cannot be disputed. That no evidence has been found to support that is also indisputable. That Trump tried to pressurise Pence into not certifying the results is on record. That the Capital was stormed was seen by us all.

These events are completely unprecedented. So it’s hardly a surprise that unprecedented charges have followed.

They are only charges. They must now be proved. A full opportunity to present whatever defence is decided will be available, including that a former President is above the law, if it can be sustained.

The danger comes if these cases end up being referred to the Supreme Court and guilty verdicts get overturned by politically appointed Justices. This is the real arena in which political interference in justice could be witnessed and if it could well spark major problems.

There is also the danger of Trump pardoning himself if he somehow wins next year, but as I think that is very unlikely I am less concerned about it.

The other allegation being made is that the timing of the charges has been calculated to interfere with the election timetable. This is also untrue. The timing of such things is not in the hands of politicians. It’s in the hands of the justice system which exists completely separately, despite the cynicism of some.

I have always said that patience is needed. Gathering evidence is a slow process and preparing a case even slower. Convincing witnesses to cooperate takes time. Reassuring them about the provision of any necessary protection and establishing it takes longer. With so many involved I am impressed it’s already being done. This is without any sight of charges relating to the 2016 election which remain under wraps. Maybe the current ones will be deemed sufficient.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Bang on the money there! The only way they will stop trump is to jail him!