If I recall her testimony correctly, their romantic
by Manor76 (2024-02-15 18:37:41)
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In reply to: Paying your romantic partner to prosecute a matter  posted by manofdillon

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relationship had ended by the time she appointed him to work on the case.
If I’m reading the judge correctly, he’s not buying what the defense lawyers are selling.
Prosecution starts its case in the morning.

Like I said, I'm not following closely enough to opine
by manofdillon  (2024-02-15 18:45:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

on the veracity of the allegations. But the allegations, if true, strike me as a blatant conflict of interest. And regardless, if she ever had a romantic relationship with this guy, it was an absolutely boneheaded decision to hire him to prosecute such a high profile, politically charged matter.

"an absolutely boneheaded decision": in the court of public
by sorin69  (2024-02-16 08:17:40)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

opinion, the optics could not possibly be worse. So I agree with you. Unbelievably presumptuous carelessness. I have no opinion on the strictly legal consequences.

Trump wins either way.
by Dutch  (2024-02-16 12:29:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Boneheaded is an understatement. On one hand, the charges could potentially be thrown out if the DA is disqualified and a Trump-friendly replacement gets to make the decision on a new prosecutor. On the other hand, whether or not anyone gets convicted on this doesn't really matter because Trump now gets to continue to bang the drum (with some evidence this time) on how the system is rigged against him and and he's being treated unfairly. Regardless of outcome, Trump and his supporters will extrapolate this one incident to try to argue that all charges against trump are rigged. While those arguments will be convincing for people already in Trump's camp and unconvincing for never-Trumpers, the real question is whether or not it will sway enough of the few still on the fence to have an impact on the election.