On Thursday night, in a historic breach of all historical norms, in a move that puts the Republic on the precipice of serious constitutional disorder, chaos, and disaster, a jury in New York unanimously found Donald Trump guilty of 34 separate felonies, all stemming from hush money payments that were made to Stormy Daniels all the way back in 2016.
The legal case is an atrocity. It’s a ridiculous case — a political put-up job by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, who came into office pledging to “get” Trump.
Not pledging to find his criminal behavior that was actually criminal. Pledging to get Trump under any circumstances.
That, of course, mirrored the language of attorney General Letitia James, who was elected to her position in the state of New York on the basis of “getting Donald Trump.” The trial was a put-up job by the judge, Juan Merchan, who clearly wants Trump behind bars,…
