Takeaways from the day a jury was selected to decide Donald Trump’s fate in the hush money trial | CNN Politics

Here are the takeaways from Thursday’s topsy turvy jury selection in Donald Trump’s criminal trial:

           

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Wendy Diederich Name the special treatment? He was originally fined $454 Million bond (which has NEVER been done) in his other case. A bond is given because you believe the defendant will flee and not be found. Anyone NOT KNOW who Trump is? Is THAT special Treatment? This current case was turned down by the DOJ and the Federal Election Commission. Bragg himself originally turned this case down. You are naive if you think Trump has received "special Treatment". This case is 8 years old, and is considered a Misdemeanor, not to mention the statue of limitations expired...is this Special Treatment? If you are going to prosecute a PRESIDENT....let's not have to go to extremes and NOVEL LEGAL theories to GET HIM. Defendants in a Criminal Trial are not BOUND to be PRESENT...they can DEFER their appearance. Yet this Judge might not let Trump go to see his son Graduate....is that Special Treatment?


Rowddy Fontenot.
It’s always disappointing to see the latest disinformation the right-wing propaganda mill is churning out.

This “reasoning” is very similar to Summer 2020 with Trump spouting nonsense about mail-in ballots being a scam! Etc. He was grooming people who trust him not to accept the election result. Hint: in other words, he anticipated him might lose.

Same here. That’s laying the groundwork for you to reject the jury’s ruling, because he might be found guilty.

About a million people in the area voted for Trump. Jury is 12 people, 6 alternates. Judges normally kind of challenge a candidate who says “I can’t be fair.” Not here. Merchan immediately dismissed anyone who claimed they couldn’t be fair.

Trump lawyers could then question candidates and throw out candidates about whom any bias could be found.

In addition Trump lawyers could toss out 10 candidates without having a reason.

It’s the same process for Trump as anyone gets (or slightly better).

Also notice — this is Trump’s home town. He has a reputation. In the civil fraud trial, Trump and dons brsgged about how much they have benefited the city! How wonderful their business is! All the jobs they create! They built the skyline!

Now in this trial, all of a sudden Trump “can’t get a fair trial because everyone unfairly hates me.”

It’s all just blowing smoke. It’s spin. It’s manipulation. I don’t know how Trumpers manage to flip the script 180 degrees like that. But I highly recommend don’t fall for it.


Chuck Edwards.
Now that’s off topic, but then again my post doesn’t really invite discussion, so okay.

One aspect of Trumpusm I really hate is this constant brutal denigration of our great country.

Trump conditions his followers to think like there’s a giant light switch - he’s in charge all is brilliant and no problems are his responsibility. He’s not in charge and all is lost, blackness, carnage and horror.

It’s very weird and not realistic.

We got walloped in many ways with Covid pandemic. I think Trump failed miserably to lead, but that was a big challenge no matter the president.

Under Biden’s leadership we’ve bounced back to have the strongest economy in the world.

Inflation triggered by the pandemic continues, but wages for the least wealthy have risen more than the rate of inflation.

We are ori ducking oil and gas at an historic high rate.

Our retirement funds are looking darn good.

Biden achieved the infrastructure act Trump always tried for and failed. It was long overdue — a huge accomplishment.

We have vast potential as a nation, we’re innovative and resourceful and creative. Immigrants assimilate, wanting to join this success story, and contribute trillions to our GDP and tax coffers.

For a nation of diverse propkes, we share the vast majority of our values (per a recent study), sometimes without recognizing that,

We’re a leader among nations — a position that has cost us, but has returned to us security and prosperity and freedom to roam the globe.

Our people work hard, value independence and freedom, but also help each other as needed.

We won’t let angry people attack our Capitol, defile our flag, chase away our lawmakers. We stand up to that just as we stand up to any threat.

I’m in sync with Biden’s oft repeated refrain: we can do anything if we put our minds to it, together.

We need to see our strengths. And build on them. No matter if the president is a Republican or a Democrat. That person works for us, our employee — and I for one am not hiring for that position anyone who ceaselessly tears us down.


You have to give the Democrats credit for sticking together. They will pee on your leg, tell you it's raining and they will all agree that it's raining.

Democrats WANT an open border. The census every 10 years is used to determine each states congressional representation. Congressional representation is based on the number of people whether they are citizens or not. The more migrants, the higher the population and the additional migrants will more than make up for those who are leaving blue states like NY and CA. Blue states will increase their number of congressional districts, blue state legislators will draw those new districts to favor Democrats being elected, and states like NY and CA (and others) will have more congressmen in the House of Representatives. This is not hard to figure out.


I'm so sick of seeing his face
Pathetic and disgusting the way he acts like he's a child snd a victim.
If he says he's so innocent Why is he fighting every trial and indictment
He said I didn't do nothing wrong
My hands are clean
They are all lying I'm not .
Get this over with Trump.
Take a plea pay up and serve time for your criminal actions
You did this all to yourself no one else did but you got your puppets and rioters doing your dirty work and help enabled you and lied for you and help plan with you .
Your
I alone can fix things doesn't pan out here
You can't even fix your self .
Prove them wrong if your so innocent
Trump .
Sit there and take it .
Your not a man your bratty child that feels your entitled. There are alot of men that don't sexually assult women and treat them bad not threaten and bully people .
So your not a man that makes you a monster a narcissist and your weak.
Stop acting like your a victim.
Lock Trump up


Sara Saetre no,you're definitely a blue cheerleader. The reason Biden is trailing in all these swing states is his performance. Imagine the look someone would give you when gas jumps from $1.87 a gallon to $3.89 a gallon and saying the economy is great. Covid is an airborne virus,no one can stop an airborne virus. How do you prepare for an airborne virus. Don't you remember all the flack DJT got for stopping incoming flights? Yeah,he didn't try. Smh. Tell me how you prepare for an airborne virus? The simple fact is everyone has had covid. You,me,everyone. They found this in blood samples from back in 2019. Well I can't recall warnings about covid in 2019? Oh,because that never happened, no one heard anything until 2020. And Biden doesn't have a mind to put anything to. He's not in charge, he's not capable, everyone knows it,and we want him gone. So looking at the numbers, America just may agree,or some may despise them both and vote Kennedy.


This is what happens when this liberal fascist administration turns our country into a 3rd world country that targets their political opponents! This is a fascist witch hunt with a liberal fascist Trump hating jury! Trump will never get a fair trial because this trial is nothing more than an attempt from a liberal fascist prosector and judge who are also Trump haters! And the only reason it’s being litigated is because Beijing Biden is so incompetent that he can’t win without cheating! It’s all about control with liberal fascists and they don’t care that Biden is incompetent and has diminishing faculties! Liberal fascists have turned our country into a liberal fascist hole!


Allan Bentley.
Yeah that was funny. He should have clarified it’s not proven. Same rumor with Gov Nelson Rockefeller’s son who disappeared.

You know, Trumpie says countless goofy stuff too (We’re building a wall on the Colorado border” — said during his presidency).

Just doesn’t cut it as a criticism, since we all do it.

More to the point is that a ton of psychiatrists and psychiatry professors say Trump (not Biden) shows signs of the type of dementia Trump’s dad had, starting at this age.

He teaches for the right word and can’t find it and substitutes (“United States Seal Company”) or coins a new word (“illegal adliminals”). He confuses who is who (“Nikki Haley was in charge of Capitol security,” “Jimmy Kimmel gave out the Academy Award for best picture and did just terrible”). He loses track of what he wanted to say and trails off. He tries to put together a whole idea in a sentence and can’t.

Layer the aphasias onto the lying (“Democrats believe in abortion after birth” — eye roll) and we’ve got a guy with serious communication issues.

Probably be diagnosed with dementia within a year.


Beth Schrayer Applegate yes, just like the southern border has absolutely no control over that either or the withdrawal From Afghanistan was handled.
Oh that’s right that was Trump’s plan completely.
The current War in Gaza , President Biden has no control over anything, can’t do anything , can’t even finish a complete sentence.

But the question I got for you. When is the Democratic Party going to go back to the labor party? It used to be. The Democratic Party is full of the coastal elites and the Hollywood types and the dependent poor not the working class the middle class. You might’ve heard of them might’ve even seen them work. .

Hint
No labels , JFK , Green Party , libertarian any Questions


10ºSo, thanks to Biden. Our border is wide open. 10 million illegal aliens and 500,000 suspected terrorists have crossed the border. Liberals response? Orange man bad.
The world is on the verge of WW3. The Liberals response? Lock up Trump.
Gas prices are on the rise once again. Liberals response? Trumps a traitor.
Democratic run cities are turning into 3rd world ghettos. Liberals response? Trump loves putin. THE WORLD IS FALLING APART AND YOU BRAIN DEAD LIBERALS ONLY HAVE 1 THING ON YOUR TINY MIND. TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP. YOU SHEEP ARE INSANE. AND YOU CALL US A CULT. HOLY S***.




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