Tell it to the judge
The Times points out that political bluster is irrelevant in court.
But in a court of law, the magnetism that Mr. Trump and Fox News have over their audiences may lose some of its power. No matter how many times the former president insists outside the courtroom that he’s the victim of a political prosecution, inside the courtroom his lawyers will have to address the specific charges. They will win or lose based on legal arguments, not bluster.
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James Bopp Jr., a conservative defense lawyer, said he agreed with virtually all Republicans that the Manhattan district attorney had coaxed his grand jury to bring forward a specious indictment for the political purpose of damaging Mr. Trump.
But, he said, Mr. Trump’s lawyers must answer the charges, not grandstand on the politics.
“A charge is not automatically dismissible because it’s brought for political purpose,” he said. “The motive of prosecutors may be pertinent to the broader society. It’s not pertinent to a judge.”
After two impeachments and an attempted insurrection, the claim that Trump will suffer “political damage” is laughable. The lying weasel isn’t concerned one bit. The claim itself is political propaganda.
I’m not sure I would trust a lawyer named James Bopp Jr.
iknklast, What’s in a name, a rose would smell as sweet …
I do believe that James is a scion of the Halle Bopp family and has a bright future.
Bopp is one of the right wing Uber attorneys. He is the attorney who brought Citizens United. He is one of the primary strategists behind the anti-abortion movement. More people should know his name.
https://fedsoc.org/contributors/james-bopp
I loved your remark about the name ‘James Bopp Jr’, iknklast. It is the sort of name that would have a fine home in a comic novel, written perhaps by a snobby Englishman (Waugh, Wodehouse…) or by an American writer like Philip Roth. Having looked up the man, thanks to Eava, I must say, pace the Rev, that this name does not, and any old name would not, make him smell sweet.