(05-30-2024, 07:52 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(05-30-2024, 07:01 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: Our Gov chimes in..

https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1796...5v4xQ&s=19

"Today’s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America—all in an effort to “get” Donald Trump.

That this case—involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations from nearly a decade ago—was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City. This is especially true considering this same district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct in a way that has endangered law-abiding citizens in his jurisdiction.

It is often said that no one is above the law, but it is also true that no one is below the law. If the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict.

In America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court."

It's all true.

The prosecutor was elected on promises to punish Trump.  The judges are elected in partisan elections as Democrats.  But they aren't the only players.  There was a jury too, and the jury didn't have a dog in the fight, yet they were persuaded.

But I don't think DeSantis really wants to have that conversation.  I don't think he wants to talk about a partisan justice system, because we can easily turn that around and look at what he has done with Disney's oversight board, and his removal of various elected local officials, and with him ignoring his state constitution while he gerrymanders congressional districts.  

Maybe Ron could have sat this one out.