New cirkus5/3/2023 ![]() Hours later, Trump continued attacking Bragg instead - calling him racist and a criminal who should be prosecuted for leaking information about the case, Trump claimed, to the media. Trump: I have Trump hating judge with a Trump hating wife and Trump hating family /PyAXCWn3mv- Acyn April 5, 2023Īt the arraignment, Merchan did not issue a gag order but asked Trump - who recently shared an image on social media showing him holding a baseball bat next to a photo of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg - to “please refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence or civil unrest” and not to use rhetoric that could “jeopardize the rule of law.” ![]() As Trump’s legal troubles have multiplied, so too has his standing with Republican presidential primary voters.Īt the end of his relatively short but grievance-packed speech at Mar-a-Lago, Trump launched an attack on Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the case against him in New York, calling Merchan a “Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family.” Since then, however, the political winds have shifted. At the time, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looked like a potential juggernaut after his combination of hard right cultural politics combined with strict message discipline helped him to a successful re-election campaign in the Sunshine State. At that event, a low-energy Trump limped into his 2024 re-election campaign following a disappointing midterms for the GOP weighed down by the poor performance of many Trump-backed candidates. It made for a stunning contrast to his lackluster campaign launch months before in the same Mar-a-Lago ballroom. The only thing missing, for understandable reasons, was a “lock her up” chant. There were repeated claims of persecution and efforts at self aggrandizement. There were insults and racially loaded rhetoric. Trump launched into an abbreviated version of his standard rally-style speech in the ballroom of his private club. ![]() Intelligencer contributor Ben Jacobs puts Trump’s post-indictment Mar-a-Lago event in context: At this point in time, we simply do not know. This particular case is under an extraordinary microscope so it is getting more attention than any other prosecution, but none of these observations - from me or others - means that the DA’s office will lose this case. It is important to be clear-eyed about the strengths and weaknesses of any legal case, but every interesting or high-profile criminal case has challenges - factually, legally, usually both. There have been claims in recent weeks that this is a “weak” case, perhaps because people like me have raised questions about the strength of elements of the evidence. He also shared some thoughts about what to expect next: Intelligencer contributor Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor, has put together a comprehensive analysis of the indictment and DA Alvin Bragg’s strategy. What to make of the DA’s case and Trump’s chances Notably, the Kentucky Republican has used his new role as chairman of the House Oversight Committee to investigate members of Biden’s family including his son Hunter. James Comer on Fox & Friends says he took calls yesterday from county attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee who are eager to "go after the Bidens" to retaliate for the Trump indictment /ZFsblpqiMb- Aaron Rupar April 5, 2023 They’ve set precedents that they can’t go back on,” he said. During an appearance on Fox & Friends, Comer said he’s spoken to county attorneys from Tennessee and Kentucky who reportedly want to know “if there are ways to go after the Bidens now.” Comer says county attorneys want to go after Biden following Trump indictmentĬongressman James Comer suggested that Bragg’s indictment of Trump will act as a green light for conservative state and local prosecutors to pursue cases against President Joe Biden.
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