Trump Calls On SCOTUS To Throw Out Criminal Cases

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Trump calls on supreme court to 'intercede' in his criminal cases
A day after pleading not guilty to federal charges related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the January 6 insurrection, Donald Trump is calling on the US supreme court to intercede in the legal battles he is facing.

Trump, in a Truth Social post earlier today, repeated accusations that the legal troubles he brought upon himself amount to “election interference” from President Joe Biden.

He said Biden “hit me with a barrage of weak lawsuits” that will “require massive amounts of my time [and] money to adjudicate”, resources that he claimed would have been used for advertising and rallies.

Trump added: I am leading in all Polls, including against Crooked Joe, but this is not a level playing field. It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede. MAGA!

Mounting legal fees have forced Trump to drain his campaign’s financial resources ahead of the GOP primary season. In filings with the Federal Election Commission FEC) on Monday, Trump’s political action committee, Save America, said that at the end of June it had less than $4m cash on hand, having paid tens of millions of dollars in legal fees for the former president and associates.

 

[MrDawn]

If I were Trump, I would worry more about what the courts have in store for me and a lot less about becoming president. I'd be putting all of that time in with some lawyers.

 

[Webster]

If I were Trump, I would worry more about what the courts have in store for me and a lot less about becoming president. I'd be putting all of that time in with some lawyers.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

If I were Trump, I would worry more about what the courts have in store for me and a lot less about becoming president. I'd be putting all of that time in with some lawyers.

He can free himself if he becomes president though, right ?

Trump is high up in the polls. I feel like due to this “witch hunt” stunt that Trump is pulling, being indicted and imprisoned justifies support for Trump in the eyes of his supporters

 

[Webster]

He can free himself if he becomes president though, right ?

Nothing in the Constitution says he can't pardon himself were he to pull a Grover Cleveland and win (i.e., win a second non-consecutive term).

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

He can free himself if he becomes president though, right ?

Nope. Presidents have to obey the law just like everyone else.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Nope. Presidents have to obey the law just like everyone else.

Wishful thinking, or am I misunderstanding how the system works?

 

[Webster]

Wishful thinking, or am I misunderstanding how the system works?

No, Neb's right on this one.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

No, Neb's right on this one.

Well, I’m glad to hear it 😊

Although the US would become the laughing stock of the world if he were to rule from prison 🤣

 

[MrDawn]

Although the US would become the laughing stock of the world if he were to rule from prison 🤣

I doubt he would. Trump and his supporters are starting to strongly remind me of Benito Mussolini and his group of Fascists. Trump has actually been compared to Mussolini in the media on multiple occasions because of how he behaves. The thing that they both have in common is that they're criminals and both are crazy extremists who have a huge following and anyone who opposed them became very sorry. They both rely on the spreading of misinformation and what's sad is that people actually do believe Trump's lies. It is scary that Trump will do or say anything to get what he wants. I was shocked and disappointed that he incited a riot on the Capital.

 

[Webster]

Trump and his supporters are starting to strongly remind me of Benito Mussolini and his group of Fascists.

Mussolini made the trains run on time; has Trump done anything of substance that worked as expected?

 

[MrDawn]

Mussolini made the trains run on time;

What Mussolini did in those times worked. He was able to hold a gun to people's heads and make them do what he wanted. Those tactics would not get him far in today's society.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

What Mussolini did in those times worked. He was able to hold a gun to people's heads and make them do what he wanted. Those tactics would not get him far in today's society.

Oh wow, proper dictatorship, I tell you that!

Never heard of Mussolini. Too old for me 🤣

 

[Webster]

He was able to hold a gun to people's heads and make them do what he wanted.

Elected officials do that shit nowadays easy - just threaten to take away benefits, for instance.