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Donald Trump seeks to delay trial until after inauguration
When the judge asked why, Trump's attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, summed it up like this:
"In view of Mr. Trump’s election as President of the United States, your honor."
Petrocelli also questioned whether Trump actually would be available to testify in court as a sitting president. He said never has there been a case in the history of the United States in which a president had to come into court to testify in a trial as a defendant.
Not only was the defendant just elected the nation's 45th president, but the judge is Curiel, whose fairness in the case previously was questioned by Trump because of his Mexican heritage. Trump previously called him “a hater” and described his actions as “a total disgrace.”
While the open cases are civil, some legal scholars raise the prospect that a court could ultimately find Trump University or even Trump personally liable for fraud. In the worst case, a finding that fraud took place — even by a civil court — could provide Congress with the grounds to consider impeachment proceedings.
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Actually, I think it's more likely he could be impeached over Trump Foundation. So many laws broken. And it wa only a single reporter that even examined that scam. What happens when the rest of the press finally turns it's attention to examine such lawlessness?
Then, if the IRS re-examines his billion dollar write off, it could be both impeachment and prison. Democrats are dummies if they let this go. I will explain that in detail in another thread. There is just so much there.
When the judge asked why, Trump's attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, summed it up like this:
"In view of Mr. Trump’s election as President of the United States, your honor."
Petrocelli also questioned whether Trump actually would be available to testify in court as a sitting president. He said never has there been a case in the history of the United States in which a president had to come into court to testify in a trial as a defendant.
Not only was the defendant just elected the nation's 45th president, but the judge is Curiel, whose fairness in the case previously was questioned by Trump because of his Mexican heritage. Trump previously called him “a hater” and described his actions as “a total disgrace.”
While the open cases are civil, some legal scholars raise the prospect that a court could ultimately find Trump University or even Trump personally liable for fraud. In the worst case, a finding that fraud took place — even by a civil court — could provide Congress with the grounds to consider impeachment proceedings.
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Actually, I think it's more likely he could be impeached over Trump Foundation. So many laws broken. And it wa only a single reporter that even examined that scam. What happens when the rest of the press finally turns it's attention to examine such lawlessness?
Then, if the IRS re-examines his billion dollar write off, it could be both impeachment and prison. Democrats are dummies if they let this go. I will explain that in detail in another thread. There is just so much there.
