The Constitution's Fifth Amendment says "no person" shall be "deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"; it does not say that person must be a U.S. citizen, and the Supreme Court has long recognized that noncitizens have certain basic rights.
Mari's quote was perfect. The administration is clearly incompetent and corrupt but the real responsibility lies with the republicans in Congress. They have neglected their duty and not upheld their oath. They had the power to stop all of this nonsense. [image or embed]
— mhockman.bsky.social (@mhockman.bsky.social) May 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Can you imagine the amount of heads exploding at faux nooz if Biden had done 1/1000th of the illegal ---- dotardo is doing right now and then having the audacity to answer a question about upholding the Constitution (when it is right inside his oath of office) with "I don't know"?
What an utter joke the GCCCP has become.
They were set to impeach Biden over being repaid for truck loan payments he made for Hunter and this corrupt piece of filth is selling meme coins and deregulating crypto AFTER one of the largest crypto dealers buys billions of his meme coins. www.rollingstone.com
What a ------- joke the GCCCP has become.
Banana republicans.
FISHPAW:
The claim that "Trump was deprived of his due process rights under the constitution in his NY trial" is not fully accurate based on available information.
Due Process and Jury Instructions:
- In the New York trial, Judge Juan M. Merchan instructed the jury that they must reach a unanimous verdict on Trump's guilt regarding the key elements of falsifying business records and intent to conceal a crime. The jury was allowed some flexibility only in deciding which specific unlawful means Trump used, but unanimity was required on the core charges. This means the jury had to agree unanimously that Trump committed the crime, preserving his Sixth Amendment rights to a fair trial and due process[3].
- Some claims circulating on social media suggested the jury did not need to be unanimous, but these have been debunked as misrepresentations of the judge's instructions[3].
- A legal analysis noted that there were concerns about the jury instructions potentially being legally defective, which could implicate Sixth Amendment rights, but the official court documents do not conclude that Trump was deprived of due process outright; rather, motions and appeals are part of the ongoing legal process[2][4].
While there are legal arguments and motions challenging aspects of the trial procedure, the official judge's instructions required a unanimous verdict on the essential elements of the charges, meaning Trump's constitutional right to due process was upheld in that regard. Assertions that he was deprived of due process rights in the New York trial are therefore inaccurate or at least not supported by the court's instructions and rulings as of now[3][4].
Citations:
[1] www.nbcnews.com
[2] media.aflegal.org
[3] apnews.com
[4] www.nycourts.gov
[5] www.nytimes.com
[6] www.supremecourt.gov
[7] www.aclu.org
[8] thehill.com
[9] www.rollingstone.com
[10] www.npr.org
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