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I’ve heard Tuesday is the big day. Get your popcorn ready folks!
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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Best part is this would be a state trial, so cameras can go in!
Oh shit, that’s right! And you just KNOW the Orange One will try to turn it into a circus. 🤡
he IS the circus.
the three (wedding) rings, the freak show (of a family), the hall of mirrors (of election fraud claims), the clown show (of supporters), the (legal) trapeze act, AND the elephant (in the room)!
The Elephant, indeed.
Can't wait for the live commentary thread here on Lemmy. mmmMmmm, this just sounds delicious!
I've seen rumors that Willis will seek more than a dozen indictments. That means that there will be quite a number of people charged.
It's really not a rumor at this point, she informed the courts to set aside an entire week just to deal with the indictments. That's a lot of time just for that.
What about these pieces of shit?
^16 Republicans tried to over throw the elections
Trump may not be able to pardon himself, but Kemp can pardon him, right?
The last time this came up, people pointed out that the GA governor does not have pardon powers.
oh wow! that must really make Trump nervous then haha
It's almost certainly one of the reasons he started campaigning so early, so he would be able to bitch about "election interference" and other nonsense during the trial(s) he knew were coming.
OKay so what happens if someone on the grand jury is like harcore MAGA and they refuse to agree with the evidence? Can they still indict him?
Certainly.
While a trial jury must reach a unanimous vote to convict, a grand jury only requires a majority vote of 12 or more to approve an indictment. Furthermore, only 16 of the 23 jurors have to be present.
Ideally anyone terribly biased would be dismissed. Counsel for each side get to dismiss several potential jurors.
I was recently in a grand jury selection pool, and I admitted that I had some bias in favor of one of the sides. The counsel for the other side dismissed me, which was fine with me, as I was not thrilled to be there in the first place.
But I think you will have a hard time finding enough people who do not have a bias towards Trump.