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2023-04-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Trump Critics Worried About DA's Charges
[Epoch Times] "Speaking as someone who very strongly does not want Donald Trump to get the Republican presidential nomination, I’m extraordinarily distressed by this document," Bolton told CNN Tuesday. "I think this is even weaker than I feared it would be."

"And I just what I understood the District Attorney to say that he thinks there’s a New York election law involved here. All I can say is the Federal Election Campaign Act [of 1971] absolutely preempts any state or local law to the contrary. How could it be otherwise? You’ve got one law governing corporate finance and a presidential election at the federal level. You’re gonna have 50 state laws interfering with it, so he’s just wrong on the applicability of the New York statute," Bolton said Tuesday.

Other Trump critics have raised questions about the viability of Bragg’s indictment. Among them, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe claimed to CNN that Bragg is haphazardly trying to elevate a misdemeanor offense to a felony.

"It’s disappointment. I think everyone was hoping we would see more about the direction that they intend to take this prosecution. What is the legal theory that ties that very solid misdemeanor case, 34 counts of misdemeanors, to the intent to conceal another crime, which is what makes it a felony?" he told CNN. "It simply isn’t there."

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who voted to impeach Trump twice and has frequently criticized him, stated that he wasn’t impressed with the charges Bragg laid out on Tuesday.

"I believe President Trump’s character and conduct make him unfit for office," Romney said Tuesday. "Even so, I believe the New York prosecutor has stretched to reach felony criminal charges in order to fit a political agenda."
Posted by Bobby 2023-04-06 13:18|| || Front Page|| [15 views ]  Top

#1 The only thing that will prevent Maoism of the US is a bloody insurrection against the ruling hard line left.
Posted by Kojo Unolump9756 2023-04-06 16:22||   2023-04-06 16:22|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Feeb-bot weighs in...
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-06 16:23||   2023-04-06 16:23|| Front Page Top

#3 The Trump Critics have no ideals they are afraid this bad case will make Trump stronger.
Posted by ruprecht 2023-04-06 21:59||   2023-04-06 21:59|| Front Page Top

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