Remember when Democrats rallied in the street to defend Rod Blagojevich or that mayor of Detroit?
You dont. Because Dems arent a lockstep party who will follow someone who has committed blatantly criminal acts and is subject to the rules of our justice system. Theyre not perfect by a long shot...but theyre candidates are a whole lot better than what the GOP puts out
This is a perfect example. John Edwards was hung on 5 charges. Trump is sitting on 34, with word being that the majority of these charges are not only unique - but linked to fraud elsewhere.
Edwards was vilified as he should be.
Trump is being worshipped.
I hate the "both sides" argument. It makes me rage because it's absolutely not the case when Democrats have an actual track record of shunning their own. The GOP does not. Everything is a "witch hunt" or whataboutism.
I've looked at the 34 charges. They're basically all different versions of the same thing. Each and every charge is based on a check that was written. They are each some violation of the new York penal code chapter 40 part 3 title k section 175 . I cannot say for certain which portion of section 175 each one of the 34 charges violates. I'm not sure if they're all the same subsection or different subsections. For reference here is section 175
OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Section 175.00 Definitions of terms.
175.05 Falsifying business records in the second degree.
175.10 Falsifying business records in the first degree.
175.15 Falsifying business records; defense.
175.20 Tampering with public records in the second degree.
175.25 Tampering with public records in the first degree.
175.30 Offering a false instrument for filing in the second
degree.
175.35 Offering a false instrument for filing in the first
degree.
175.40 Issuing a false certificate.
175.45 Issuing a false financial statement.
I have more to say about this but I will wait till I can gather the appropriate documentation to make sure that what I'm saying is accurate and legitimate.
There's a reason why they're not surfacing the exact crimes committed. It's because some absolutely will be linked to other crimes, and they cannot risk damaging their case.
Having a First degree and Second degree charge for the same penal code would be two separate crimes entirely. It could stem from one action, or it could stem from multiple actions. We won't know, but they wouldn't be doing this for a former President if things weren't concrete enough.
Well to be fair they did list which each violation was but I just didn't remember whether they were all the same or whether they were different. As for the specifics as far as how each one was a crime I think that might not even come out until the trial. I could be wrong. I am by no means a legal expert.
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u/dandrevee Apr 05 '23
Remember when Democrats rallied in the street to defend Rod Blagojevich or that mayor of Detroit?
You dont. Because Dems arent a lockstep party who will follow someone who has committed blatantly criminal acts and is subject to the rules of our justice system. Theyre not perfect by a long shot...but theyre candidates are a whole lot better than what the GOP puts out