Donald J. Trump, the first U.S. president to become a felon, excoriated prosecutors and the judge in his criminal case and ran through a litany of false statements as he spoke to reporters and a small crowd of vetted supporters at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan.
  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    42·
    5 months ago

    And Johnson wants the Supreme Court to step in, overturn the conviction, and grant immunity to future prosecution.

    He’s a bigger dipshit than I took him for.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      5 months ago

      I hadn’t heard about Johnson calling for that, so I looked it up:

      https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/mike-johnson-trump-supreme-court

      “I think that the Justices on the court – I know many of them personally – I think they are deeply concerned about that, as we are. So I think they’ll set this straight,” the Louisiana Republican added.

      I think that quote really puts into perspective that the GOP is no longer the party of law. If a jury hands down a decision we don’t like, we get our friends in high places to overturn it. I bet his kids never have to worry about traffic tickets, either, they all get magically “fixed” with the right phone call.

      Trump’s allies are already plotting revenge, with one prospective Trump attorney general candidate telling Axios’ Zach Basu and Sophia Cai that GOP prosecutors should go after Democrats in response.

      You know what? If Democrats break the law, then prosecutors should go after them! Somehow, though, I don’t think this is what they have in mind.

      • MagicShel@programming.dev
        5·
        5 months ago

        GOP prosecutors should go after Democrats in response.

        Can we just not have GOP and dem prosecutors, everything doesn’t have to be one or the other for fucks sake.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
      17·
      5 months ago

      I don’t think that’s possible. First of all, they’re state crimes. Second of all, the jury has already rendered a verdict. The state courts are separate from federal for a reason, and setting aside a jury’s verdict for literally no reason is just not possible for the Supreme Court. The jury is the decider of fact, the judge is the decider of law. This jury decided that trump did indeed commit this crime, so it’s now established fact.

      They would have to rule based on some error in the court process. Judge Merchan was very careful to give Trump a fair trial, so there are no grounds for appeals.

      • rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works
        10·
        5 months ago

        I hate that we have to re-explain the entire legal system because one man who obviously committed obvious crimes also constantly lies about how the legal system works and people eat it up.