CATDOG

I was thinking mini-stroke or Bell's Palsy, too.

That would explain why he's not out campaigning. I knew something fishy was going on.

TAO @ #21

Has somebody really important and respected in North Carolina endorsed Harris recently?

DONNER

I'd have to study on that. But it does seem to me that there can't be a sentencing until after the appeal of the verdict is settled and his attorney still has time to go that route if that's the plan. I just remember hearing Trump's attorney talking about their plan to appeal the verdict, not the sentence.

"They would have done it by now."

Not necessarily. Waiting until the last minute to file an appeal is the same thing as buying time, which is what Trump needs to beat the clock 'til November 5.

The weird part is that she wanted to impress a loser like Mike Lindell.

There's something fishy about Trump not leaving Mar-a-Lago.

Trump did the same thing at his golf courses. He imported migrant workers, treated them like dirt, paid them peanuts and held their passports so they couldn't quit.

When the news broke, Eric and Junior went round firing the migrants to destroy the evidence. In one interview with a fired worker, he said he and his family were left destitute without enough money to even go back home.

Trump's campaign just announced that they're going to spend a hundred million dollars on ad in three swing states. That made me wonder if Trump is substituting TV ads in lieu of rallies.

There's still something fishy about Trump staying house-bound while Kamila is eating his lunch all over the country. The Harris campaign is claiming now that even North Carolina is in play.

CHUFFY @ #17

"Remand him to custody while he appeals the verdict."

He'd have to be a flight risk or a danger to the community . . . or himself . . . before Judge Merchan could remand him.

As much as we'd all enjoy the TV coverage, it ain't gonna happen.

Re the gag orders (I think there were 11 violation) I recall Judge Merchan saying that he would handle that during the sentencing. At $5,000 per that would be a $55,000 fine which is separate from the other verdict and probably not subject to appeal.

Blame it on the election but I don't think we're going to be happy with Judge Merchan's decision. I suppose the Judge could set some strict probation rules with a jail sentence hanging over Trump's head. We all know Trump has no respect for rules, so he could still end up in jail after he loses the election, especially if one of the rules is he can't talk about the case not even in the abstract.

CLOWN

"They were just too slow in 2020."

Also, to many hands in the soup ~ All of which, except Pence, are either convicted, waiting to be convicted or flipping.

Trump learned in 2020 that too many hands spoil the soup. Now he's trying to go straight to the county-by-county certifiers in swing states to carry out his master plan.

Trump was so sure his master plan would work that he even announced his intentions, forgetting that what he was doing was illegal and all involved would face the same fate as the fake electors.

It doesn't matter who owns Epstein's jet now.

The important thing is, how many times did TRUMP fly on Epstein's jet

WITH EPSTEIN?

Rachael Maddow exposed the world to all these videos for the first time on her Monday night report on MSNBC.

Project 2025 is so shocking and all-encompassing that it appears to be inconceivable.

However, the GOP is dead serious. A vote for Trump is a vote for the death of democracy and the implementation of a full-fledged dictatorship.

I hope people take it seriously because the GOP and Donald Trump certainly do.

CLOWN

Trump has a plan to prevent a Harris certification at the county level. It's illegal, of course but there a lot of counties in swing states that could embroil the election in hundreds of post-election lawsuits to determine the results.

Now that the word is out, steps are being taken to block Trump's plan, including a advance notice to country officials that they could be subject to charges but there's no guarantee that the more rabid among them wouldn't try to muck things up anyway.

"Trump should be thankful he's going to prison this time."

I wouldn't count on that, TOR. Since Trump doesn't have any prior felony conviction in the State of New York, the Mandatory Minimum of 4 months will not apply to him.

Plus he still has the option of appealing the verdict to delay the sentencing if that's the way his attorneys plan to go. Even if they don't, the judge has to consider the fact that a prison sentence would be election interference. Somehow I get the feeling that Judge Merchan wouldn't go that far.
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VISITOR @ #10

Minimize much? LOL

I have to question if what's good for the State of New York is more important than what's good for the country . . . of, better yet, what would be a benefit to the world who is watching the trials and tribulations of Donald Trump closely in fear for themselves.

Just to prepare ourselves for any disappoint we may suffer as the result of Judge Merchan's decision, the last segment of the article is a must read:

Everyone deserves the same chance as Trump

To give more people facing sentences the options that Trump has, New York should pass the Ending Mandatory Minimums Act. This legislation would not take prison off the table entirely for the offenses that now require it; it simply would not mandate it.

With the passage of the Ending Mandatory Minimums Act, judges would be able to make their determinations based on the same factors that Trump's judge will, including whether prison is necessary for the protection of others and what sentence fits the interests of justice. Some people facing mandatory minimums would, no doubt, still be sentenced to prison, as Trump himself may or may not be. But by removing the certainty of prison in each instance, New York would take an important step toward treating people going through the justice system with fairness and equity"and New Yorkers would be the better for it.

MODER8

"They do not represent the rest of us."

Neither does Chief Justice Roberts who is claiming to be hapless to keep HIS court on the straight and narrow.

That's a clear indication that Roberts is not only 100% onboard with the Republican's plot to destroy democracy but is also working with the Heritage Foundation to construct the new Constitution in readiness for America's first unholy dictatorship, led by a certifiable, foaming-at-the mouth, nutcase with a domestic Enemies List and vowing retribution like a comic book villain.

CLOWN @ #22

Yes, I remember that. They were trying to disenfranchise all those dumb college kids getting educated at liberal universities.

LAMP

"2) OK, if he manages to delay this case until after the election, it is a NY State case, not a Federal case, so it would likely continue after the election?

If he loses, yes of course.

If he wins, that is a conundrum. I don't know. We're in uncharted territory.

With a population of 52,000 (2023) and change when everybody's home and counting dogs, cats and kids, Bozeman did seem like a strange decision. Maybe a congress critter is from around those parts and needed a PickMeUp, I'm falling.

Trump does say "it's unfair" quite often, especially when he pulls the short straw.

Whether or not he knows truth from fiction at his advanced stage in life is becoming less and less debatable.

Nonetheless, not a good quality in a man who considers himself qualified to be the most powerful leader in the world.

After his last string of compulsive lying (162 in 90 minutes) which is killing his campaign, I would be surprised if his staff wasn't keeping him under wraps until some medication kicks in.

"Trump can barely restrain his jealousy . . . "

Jealousy? Heartburn? Severe stomach ulcers? All three?

LAMP

I'm trying to avoid a lengthy constitutional convention if possible. When I suggested the American Bar I was only referring to the vetting of any number of possible nominations from which a President could choose ~ not just one. I'm trying to make vetting for ethics and bipartisanship in a judge's background a #1 priority and a final determining factor. Not to mention the wisdom that comes from many years on a federal bench.

IMO, that's what has been lacking in Republican choices.

I think if you want to take the Supreme Court out of politics you have to take politicians out of the Supreme Court or, at least pare it down to eliminate the bad seeds.

LAMP

I'm just thinking that the American Bar takes a certain amount of pride in itself, and they take a dim view of unscrupulous behavior among their ranks ~ unlike politicians motivated by money, lobbyists, personal gain and control.

Right now the Justices have no fear of anything.

If you remember, even Neil Gorsuch had the unmitigated gall to threaten the President of the United States with the words "Be careful."

AU

Mary Trump said it all with her book "Too much and Never Enough."