I’m thinking the Blago defense isn’t that good of an idea…just sayin.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Wednesday, Jun 2, 21 @ 9:53 am:
I think they may be thinking of the McDonnell case out of Virginia, in which the Supreme Court unanimously overturned former governor’s public-corruption conviction.
The court imposed higher standards for federal prosecutors who charge public officials with wrongdoing, saying that prosecutors have to tie gifts to a specific “official act”.
With tons of evidence with reams of paper trail, tapped phones, email communications from the ‘Fantastic 4,’ I don’t they will be able to use the (former VA gov.) McDonnell case as ruled by the U.S. Supremes. Especially in light of Tim Mapes indictment in which he was not a party to the ‘Fab 4.’
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