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The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quot ....
It s politically motivated. the hearing at the end of the hearing the judge quoted a supreme court decision which reads, it is a bedrock principle of the judicial process that legal trials are not like elections to be won through the use of meeting hall, the radio and newspaper adding this case is no exception. then she offered this warning. the more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case, which could taint the jury pool, the greater the urgency to proceed to trial quickly. why should trump s statements have any impact on the pace with which he s tried? on tuesday the new york times published an etc. is a from a prior guest of mine here tha came under the headline, the prosecution of trump may have terrible consequences. in it, he rowrote, even if the prosecution succeeds before or after the election, the costs to the legal and political systems will be large. there s no getting around the fact that the indictment comes ....