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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
9. It is only a victory for Trump in one very specific sense - the election.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:20 AM
Jul 2020

It is terrible for Trump in every other way, but there is no way this is going to happen before the election. Even if the NY grand jury find Trump did anything illegal it will be appealed and not come out til after the election.

Still a conviction by the SDNY would look really really bad before the election and their decision COULD highlight some of the findings in the taxes...but that would be very quick work they would need to do.

Yes StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #1
+1 Mike 03 Jul 2020 #7
+2 We need to look at the full half of the glass! lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12
The half-full vs. half-empty glass: LastDemocratInSC Jul 2020 #31
As an engineer I would agree but I always leave 50% margin. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #32
Not while he's a sitting president I thought soothsayer Jul 2020 #2
That's an informal internal DOJ rule for Feds. SoonerPride Jul 2020 #10
Really. Well... this could get good. soothsayer Jul 2020 #13
...and SHOULD have no bearing on the Feds. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #17
I'm not sure leftieNanner Jul 2020 #11
Neal is an expert True Blue American Jul 2020 #3
He WROTE the prevailing opinion upon which most Zoonart Jul 2020 #21
100% True Blue American Jul 2020 #28
Of course they can ScratchCat Jul 2020 #4
YEEAAAAAAA! empedocles Jul 2020 #5
Even if Trump is indicted, it would be sealed until way after the election Claustrum Jul 2020 #6
Cyrus Vance is in charge of it and I see no reason why he would do that. Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #14
100% wrong obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #23
Ari sure got it wrong malaise Jul 2020 #8
It is only a victory for Trump in one very specific sense - the election. cbdo2007 Jul 2020 #9
Legal question leftieNanner Jul 2020 #15
I have no idea - anyone else know??? cbdo2007 Jul 2020 #22
Yes, it's called a trial. n/t Yeehah Jul 2020 #25
That's what I thought. leftieNanner Jul 2020 #27
But it's swinging back and forth over his neck like a pendulum. Mike 03 Jul 2020 #16
Maybe Vance has a rapid response already in place. Nt jaysunb Jul 2020 #18
This could certainly happen, especially if donnie can't block Deutsche bank handing records over unblock Jul 2020 #19
Make no mistake, today's rulings were a win for us ...THE DOTARD LOST Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #20
Video of Katyal saying that, in a tweet he just posted: highplainsdem Jul 2020 #24
Thank you so much for posting the video. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #26
Thank you! n/t moonscape Jul 2020 #29
Not a chance on this planet or any other lame54 Jul 2020 #30
Indict AND freeze all of his assets (including his family's)! madinmaryland Jul 2020 #33
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