In the last week or two Donald Trump has been found guilty of civil crimes that added up will cost him $438 million dollars. And that does not include the ban on doing business in New York State that will cost him untold amounts of money in addition. And both of these trials are on transparently trumped-up charges that have been railroaded by criminally partisan prosecutors and judges.
I can’t say that I’m surprised by any of this. But I do think it is notable that federal and state officials are nakedly using fraudulent means to attack Donald Trump’s fortune in addition to his person. Not only are they trying to imprison but they also want to bankrupt him. What I’m curious to see is whether this is completely without consequences for those in charge of these bogus prosecutions.
From where I stand, I think they will get away with it. It’s possible that higher courts may reverse some of these decisions based on the outrageous procedures that were used. The case that involved the allegedly overvalued assets is a complete sham that has no precedent. An honest court would have thrown it out on the face of it. But I don’t foresee any blowback to the New York Attorney General or the judge that oversaw the trial.
And the fake rape civil trial is a complete farce over supposed events that happened over fifteen years ago and never had any credibility in the first place. Once again, if the decision is reversed there won’t be any negative consequences for the Manhattan District Attorney or the judge. None.
Probably the only tangible effect of these witch-hunts will be on wealthy New Yorkers who think they might have Democrat political enemies. Being stripped of their fortunes now probably seems a lot more real and incredibly frightening. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them start to rethink living and doing business in the “Empire State.” Maybe there will be a stampede of billionaires heading for the borders out of New York. Suddenly that name Empire State takes on a new meaning. Empires exist at the whim of the emperor. Justice isn’t a blind goddess in an empire. She takes her marching orders from the boss.
And that’s what we’re seeing. Justice is now doled out in Washington, Colorado, California and New York according to whether you belong to the right party. If you don’t genuflect to the pieties, if you won’t burn incense to Caesar then you can expect that knock on the door and maybe you lose your money or even your freedom.
More than ever it’s important to think about the United States as separate states. Some of them still seem to possess equal justice under the law. But definitely not all. Being a business owner or even a parent is a lot different in Florida than it is in California or New York. And something like Trump’s railroading will make that crystal clear.
I guess it seems odd, me pitying Donald Trump. He’s very wealthy (so far), has been President of the United States and is famous and popular with over a hundred million Americans. I’m nobody. Even if Trump has to pay off these bogus fines, he’ll still be many thousands of times richer than I am. But I think of the spectacle of the supposedly “last best hope for humanity” rounding on one of its most important citizens and using the same tactics that you’d expect Saddam Hussein would have used against his enemies.
I think of what I would do in his circumstances and I have to admit I’d be overwhelmed. Look at what the FBI has done to those people who were in Washington on January 6th. None of the courts in DC are fair. The jury selection is rigged. Once government uses a partisan mob against its citizens, we’ve reached bottom. This is no different from Robespierre ginning up the mob to “judge” anyone and everyone who fell into the hands of the Committee of Public Safety.
It’s not justice. It’s just being fed to the lions in the coliseum. And the knowledge that any of the elite can be subjected to this same treatment will alter the reputation of the United States as a safe haven for the rich and their money. And that alteration will weaken the United States a great deal. Something to think about.
If a billionaire former US President and current candidate can be nakedly screwed over, what hope is there for the rest of us? The only glimmer is that if Trump is elected, the precedent of no Presidential immunity has been set. That means Clinton, Obama and Biden cannot hide behind it. But whatever. There is no rule of law in this nation, anymore. It is anarchy where violent criminals are coddled and lawful citizens are murdered by their own government. Time for the red states to declare martial law or else for a movement of vigilantism to take hold. It… Read more »
As you indicate there is no hope. We only have to wait for Biden to have the guillotine wheeled out in front of the Kangaroo Courthouse steps and the DC mob begin howling for the heads to roll. Complete lawlessness on display without any concern for appearances. Robespierre, Stalin, etc.