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ROOKE: Yale Law Professor Lays Out Battle Plan For Trump In Bragg Case

Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld analyzed the possible legal options former President Donald Trump could use to prevent Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case from interfering in the 2024 election.

In his recently published podcast, Straight Down the Middle, Rubenfeld delves into the Trump verdict and the various appeal routes that Trump could pursue to counter the left’s lawfare. The most apparent path is for Trump to contest the conviction through the New York Appeals Court system and, eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court. This process, however, could span several years. During this time, Trump might be incarcerated and potentially lose the election, leading to significant and irreversible consequences, known as irreparable harm, as Rubenfeld points out.

There is a better, quicker way for Trump to prevent the case from interfering in the election, where the verdict wouldn’t stand. Rubenfeld said a possible plan is for Trump and his legal team to sue Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other state actors in federal court and ask for an emergency temporary restraining order against Judge Juan Merchan to prevent him from entering a judgment of guilt.

“You’re not a convicted felon because of a jury verdict. You’re not convicted unless the judge enters a judgment of guilt against you. The judge still has the power, as I told you before, to throw out that verdict and enter a judgment of acquittal. You are not convicted until the judge enters that judgment of guilt,” Rubenfeld said.

“So what would this federal case be about? In this federal action, Trump would sue District Attorney Bragg and other state actors and ask the judge, the federal judge, for an emergency temporary restraining order halting Judge Merchan from entering that judgment of guilt until the federal courts have had an opportunity to review and rule on the serious constitutional arguments that exist here,” he said.

Rubenfeld called the case against Trump a “very bad look for this country,” adding that it’s “an especially bad look when the folks bring in the case and the judge deciding it are members of the opposing political party. And it’s an even worse look when the crime is so unclear that the state is hiding the ball about what the actual charges are right up through the trial and indeed into the trial.”

He is right. What happened to Trump is political lawfare to interfere in the 2024 election. Biden and his cronies are trying to jail a former president because he is polling better than Biden and threatening to remove him from the White House. Trump should sue. He’ll win, and his supporters can watch as the left cries over their failed attempt to take Trump down.

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MARY ROOKE

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‘I’m Okay With It’: Donald Trump Says He Is Prepared For Jail Sentence

Former President Donald Trump stated Sunday on Fox News he is prepared for a jail sentence following his guilty verdict in the New York falsified business records case.

Trump appeared on “FOX and Friends Sunday” to discuss his upcoming sentencing which is scheduled for July 11. As Fox co-host Pete Hegseth talked about the possibilities of what Trump’s sentence could look like, he asked the former president about the chance of jail time.

“I’m okay with it. I saw one of my lawyers the other day on television saying, ‘Oh no you don’t want to do that to the [president.]’ I said, ‘You don’t beg for anything. It’s just the way it is.’ Think of it, they have all my books,” Trump stated.

“They went to — for five years they sued me [for] getting my tax returns. At the end of five years, they got ’em. The Supreme Court actually gave it to them, that was the end of it. That was it, they never found anything. They hired the best accounting firms. I had a pure gold firm, they call it gold-rated firm, I don’t know what it’s supposed to be — who knows. But with all that, for years you heard about my tax [returns] —”

“They never looked into the Clinton foundation,” Fox co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy jumped in.

“And they never found it. They never went all the way with the Clinton foundation. They never went all the way with the Clinton foundation. Which is sort of interesting, isn’t it? So that could happen. I don’t know that the public would stand it, you know? I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” Trump responded. “I think it would be tough for the public to take. At a certain point there’s a breaking point.”

Last week, Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts brought forward by Manhattan  Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg who claimed that the former President falsified business records over a nondisclosure payment to porn star Stormy Daniels following the 2016 election. As Bragg declined to answer what punishment the prosecution will be seeking during a press conference after the verdict, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche teased what the defense team may be arguing in their appeal.

During an interview with CNN, Blanche called out the bias of having the trial in New York City, noting how during jury selections many were not allowed to move forward due to their bias against the former president. Others have also called out presiding Judge Juan Merchan’s $35 donation to Democrats in 2020.

Merchan, according to federal election records, donated three times in July 2020 through a Democratic online fundraising platform called ActBlue. The payments by Merchan were earmarked as a $15 donation to Biden, a $10 donation to Democrat outreach organization called Progressive Turnout Project, and another $10 donation to a subsidiary organization of Progressive Turnout Project called Stop Republicans.

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Unhinged Trump Judge Attacks Defense Witness: “GET OUT OF THE COURTROOM, NOW!”

This is madness. The Democrats are destroying this country.

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‘Are You Staring Me Down?’: Judge and Prosecution in Trump Trial Bicker With a Surprise Defense Witness Who Calls Michael Cohen ‘a Liar’

NY Sun. May 21, 2024;

A dramatic scene erupted at President Trump’s hush-money trial on Monday afternoon when the presiding judge asked the reporters to clear the courtroom so he could reprimand Mr. Trump’s witness, the veteran attorney Robert Costello.

“Are you staring me down?” the New York Supreme Court justice, Juan Merchan, asked Mr. Costello, his voice shaking with rage. “Clear the courtroom, right now. Clear the courtroom!”

Close to sixty reporters took their belongings and rushed out into the hallway. …. (more)

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Judge Fines Trump For Violating Gag Order, Warns Of Future Jail Time

Judge Juan Merchan fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 Tuesday and held him in contempt for violating his gag order, warning he may impose jail time for future violations.

Merchan ordered Trump to remove the offending posts by 2:15 pm Tuesday and to pay the fine by May 3. He rejected Trump’s defense that he was simply engaging in political speech by responding to attacks by witnesses like Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, writing that the Court is “keenly aware of, and protective of, Defendant’s First Amendment rights, particularly given his candidacy for the office of President of the United States.”
“It is critically important that Defendant’s legitimate free speech rights not be curtailed, that he be able to fully campaign for the office which he seeks and that he be able to respond and defend himself against political attacks,” Merchan wrote. “For that reason, this Court exercised discretion when it crafted the Expanded Order and delayed issuing it until the eve of trial.”
However, Merchan warned Trump that he “will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.”

Prosecutors argued in court filings that Trump violated the order in 10 instances, arguing for the judge to impose the maximum $1,000 fine for each alleged violation. The gag order prevents Trump from making statements about witnesses, prosecutors other than the district attorney, court staff and jurors, along with family members of the staff, district attorney or judge.

Last week, prosecutors brought up four new violations of the order, which Merchan will consider during a hearing Thursday.

“He’s allowed to respond to political attacks, Your Honor,” Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche told the judge during a hearing last week considering the alleged violations, according to Politico. “There is no dispute that President Trump is facing a barrage of political attacks from all sides, including from the two witnesses referenced in the early post.”

Merchan imposed the gag order on Trump on March 26, but expanded it on April 1 after Trump attacked his daughter on social media.

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KATELYNN RICHARDSON

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Here Is What We Know About The Twelve Jurors Selected For Trump Trial

All twelve jurors have been selected for former President Donald Trump’s trial relating to Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s allegations he falsified business records to hide a payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels.

The jurors include an investment banker, a security engineer with three children, a retired man from Lebanon who enjoys fly fishing, a speech therapist, a worker at an eyewear company, a woman from California who works in product development and a physical therapist, according to Politico. The panel is comprised of seven men and five women, according to NBC News.

The seven jurors sworn in Thursday join five who were selected on Tuesday, completing the panel that will weigh Bragg’s 34 count indictment against the former president. Six additional jurors are needed to serve as alternates, and Judge Juan Merchan said he is “hopeful” that selection will finish tomorrow, according to NBC News.

One alternate has already been selected, according to multiple reports. The alternate is a female asset manager who “likes to run, hang out with her friends and eat,” according to NBC News.

The jury’s foreperson, selected Tuesday, works in sales and is originally from Ireland, according to Politico. He’s married, likes “anything outdoorsy,” lives in West Harlem and reads The New York Times, Fox News and MSNBC, according to NBC News.

The second juror is a married investment banker who says he follows Trump’s posts on Truth Social, according to NBC News.

The third juror is a young corporate law attorney from Oregon who lives in Chelsea. He’s unmarried and says he gets news from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Google, according to CNN.

The fourth juror has three children and likes woodworking and metalworking, according to NBC. He’s a security engineer without any social media accounts, according to CNN.

The fifth juror is a young, female English teacher who lives with her boyfriend in Harlem, according to NBC News.

The sixth juror is a recent college graduate who works as a software engineer. She lives in Chelsea with three roommates and does not have strong feelings about Trump, according to CNN.

The seventh juror is a civil litigation attorney from North Carolina who lives on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. He has two kids and is married, according to CNN.

The eighth juror has two kids and used to be a wealth manager. He’s retired now and enjoys hobbies that include skiing, fly fishing and yoga, according to NBC News.

The ninth juror is an unmarried woman who lives alone, works as a speech therapist and said she likes reality TV podcasts, according to CNN.

The tenth juror, originally from Ohio, works in commerce and enjoys podcasts on behavioral psychology, according to CNN.

The eleventh juror, who Trump tried to remove after she said she did not like his “persona,” is a product development manager, according to CNN.

The twelfth juror is a female physical therapist who listens to sports and faith-based podcasts, according to NBC News.

Seven jurors were initially selected on Tuesday, though two were released earlier Thursday, according to reports. One said she did not believe she could be impartial after friends and colleagues asked her if she was a juror. Another was dismissed after prosecutors questioned the truthfulness of his answer on the jury selection questions.

Merchan directed the media Thursday not to report physical details about jurors or information about their employers.

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KATELYNN RICHARDSON

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