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Trump Calls For Quick Trial Ending In ‘DEATH PENALTY' For NYC Terrorist
2017-11-02
[Daily Caller] President Donald Trump reversed course on his previous call for the Manhattan terrorist to be transported to Guantanamo Bay, pointing out in a Thursday tweet that a trial in New York will lead to a quicker resolution.

The tweets come one day after Trump said he "would consider" sending Sayfullo Saipov, who killed eight and wounded 11 Monday, to Guantanamo Bay during a broadcasted cabinet meeting.

Trump went on to criticize the diversity visa program, which Saipov used to enter the country from Uzbekistan in 2010.

"Diversity lottery ‐ sounds nice. It’s not nice," Trump told reporters. "It’s not good. It’s not good. It hasn’t been good. We’ve been against it."

The State Department program annually grants visas to 50,000 immigrants hailing from countries with historically low U.S. immigration.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  The media and just about every pol not named Trump has convicted the Charlottesville guy, who was trying to avoid the fate of Reginald Denny - or worse - so turnabout is fair play.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2017-11-02 22:15  

#10  This is one of those cases where Trump should have kept his mouth shut. OF COURSE Trump's comments will now poison the outcome. His comments will not prevent conviction - but they will affect the sentencing phase, and basically save this guy from the death penalty. Trump just cannot restrain himself. Stupid. And - I am nominally a Trump supporter.
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2017-11-02 20:28  

#9  I bet his lawyer will try.

Of course he will, but what constitutes a 'fair trial' when your client is caught in the act of the crime with all those witnesses and verifiable evidence. When you are guilty as hell, a fair trial is one for people not necessarily the accused.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-02 20:22  

#8  What is rope?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-11-02 17:52  

#7  Can he now claim Trump has prejudiced the jury pool and made it impossible for him to get a fair trial? I bet his lawyer will try.

I'm seeing that chatter. "And what are the charges?"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-11-02 13:46  

#6  They'll have to buy a new rope, for starters ...
Posted by: Adriane   2017-11-02 13:27  

#5   it would be amusing to watch NYC denizens try to engineer a lynching....

Now THAT's funny right there MM...droll, very droll. 8^)
Posted by: AlanC   2017-11-02 12:30  

#4  Can he now claim Trump has predjudiced the jury pool and made it impossible for him to get a fair trial? I bet his lawyer will try.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-11-02 11:50  

#3  Give him the same timeline as Tim McVeigh, or doing it to feds make it more 'hateful' deserving less judicial intervention?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-02 10:32  

#2  I'd say lynch, but that's a knee-jerk reaction. OTOH, it would be amusing to watch NYC denizens try to engineer a lynching....
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-11-02 09:09  

#1  Default to 'who isn't commenting' rule:

Soetoro, Clinton, Pelosi, McCain, Bush, Brennan, Clapper, Comey, other former administration officials remain silent.

Posted by: Besoeker   2017-11-02 09:04  

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