jerrymahoney

If Justice Thomas were a Federal Appellate Court judge there would multiple means to have him removed from conflicting cases or just plain removed. But for a sitting US Supreme Court Justice, there is not.

You would think Giuiliani would have noted the 2007 Don Imus 'ho' eruption: In a 2018 interview before he retired, Don Imus said he regretted calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy headed hos." NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Mon, Dec 30, 2019 — Famed radio host Don Imus, who died this past Friday at the age of 79, had few regrets in his illustrious 50-year career. Except for that "Rutgers thing." Right before he was about to retire in March of 2018, Imus gave this interview to CBS' Anthony Mason, where he spoke about his work on the airways as a professional flame-thrower and agent provocateur. Imus told Mason he'd been fired four times in his career, the most recent being in 2007, when he infamously called the members of the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy headed hos." He was fired over the comments, and his career never fully recovered. https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-thing-one-imus-few-regrets-he-told-interviewer

Per Wikipedia: Fani Taifa Willis (née Floyd; /fɑːniː/, FAH-nee; Crude comments are not, or ever, justified but it's a weird spelling for someone who is sensitive over how her name is pronounced.

She was recused as far as Jones is concerned: Judge blocks Georgia DA from developing case against Republican state senator in Trump investigation Mon July 25, 2022 -- In his ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said Willis’ office may “ask witnesses about the Senator’s role in the various efforts the State Republican party undertook to call into question the legitimacy of the results of the election. What her office may not do is make sure of any such evidence to develop a case against the Senator (Burt Jones).” Last week, McBurney criticized Willis during a hearing for hosting the fundraiser for the Democratic candidate. “It’s a ‘What are you thinking’ moment,” he said at the time. “The optics are horrific.” The Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia can select a replacement district attorney’s office that can question Jones, according to Georgia law. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/25/politics/georgia-willis-jones-grand-jury/index.html

Including Judge Robert McBurney when he admonished Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in 2022 for hosting a fundraiser for a political opponent of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, when McBurney declared it a “what-were-you-thinking moment.”

There is no way the average person can look at the name and know it's supposed to be pronounced Fah-nee.

Kinda like the song "A boy named Sue". If her father wanted her name to be pronounced as Fah-Nee, maybe he should've named her Fahnee.

You wrote elsewhere: I'm a bit of a $xxx stirrer, regarding misleading insurance advertising in Thailand. So why not stir the pot yourself.

I liked De Niro's line as someone who also lived in NY city in the mid-1970's: "We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another grubby real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot, a two-bit playboy lying his way into the tabloids," he said. "A clown...No one took him seriously. They take him seriously now." https://www.reuters.com/world/us/robert-de-niro-calls-trump-clown-outside-trial-biden-campaign-message-2024-05-28/

And just to expand on the above, one reason that Team Carroll wanted to expedite any oral hearing is that she is 80 years old and should not have to endure unnecessary delay. Team Trump replied, what's the big hurry now? You waited about 23 years before filing any claim. And as above: Motion (by Carroll) DENIED

The issues raised by Professor Germain regarding Judge Merchan's jury instructions give some indication of likely elements of Trump's future appeal.

Jury Instructions Are Very Favorable To Donald Trump Prosecutors—Attorney Published May 30, 2024 at 7:47 AM EDT Greg Germain, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law in New York, said Judge Juan Merchan's instructions to the jury, before they began deliberations on Wednesday, did not explain that the falsified documents at the center of the case related to crimes that Trump allegedly committed. "The judge let the prosecution have multiple theories: tax fraud, campaign finance violation, or another document falsified, and didn't make it clear how the fraud and separate crime must relate to the documents charge," Germain told Newsweek. "The jurors asked to hear the jury instructions again. The jury instructions are so favorable to the prosecution, and so unclear about what the jurors have to find to convict, that I expect they are very confused about what the case is about," Germain said. Germain said that the judge has let the prosecution offer far too many theories on why there are falsified documents in the case. https://www.newsweek.com/jury-instructions-favorable-donald-trump-hush-money-trial-1906154

No. Whilst.

He said "whilst".

Per the topic: Western Liberals: How Do You Justify Your Stay in Thailand? Justify to whom? There are people in the US with whom I eventually came to have so little contact they maybe don't even know that I am gone after 20 years.

My standard line: You don't find a Thai romantic partner; they find you.

Fine. I just hope the 'Panza Naranja' (from NYTimes) is not elected again so he can throw out the 2 federal charges.

Sure. Wake me when that happens.

Good for you. You also said: He’s not going to be President. I hope you are right but I would NOT take that as any certainty right now. Even if Judge Merchan orders prison time -- which would not be under the standing NY State sentencing guidelines * for NY State non-violent E felonies first time offenders ---- Trump would not go to jail while appeals are pending. He might be on OR or, in his case, SSR (Secret Service recognizance) * https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/felony_sentences.php

So I will go out on the proverbial limb here: Sentencing by Judge Merchan is scheduled for July 11. Trump team must wait until then to file a notice of appeal within 30 days. Then they would have 6 months to file their initial brief with the first level (of 2) NY State appeals courts. 6 months from then will be after the election. My guess (and I have not read this elsewhere) will be that they will file a brief well before the election and make sure that their narrative and basis for appeal is widely circulated and maybe even nudge (irritate?) team Bragg why do they not respond well before the NOV 5 election.

At least according to Elie Honig on CNN, the reason Todd Blanche was allowed in the pre-sentencing ZOOM is that Trump has 3 other criminal trials in process and anything said at the NY State felony pre-sentencing might be allowed as evidence in those other 3 trials.

The Mikado sang "To let the punishment fit the crime" In this case, it may be on appeal, did the charges fit the crime as prosecuted. And much of the eventual appeal will deal with Judge Merchan's rulings before the the actual trial even started.

Do you have any stock prices for November? Eh Tu? Starting at https://aseannow.com/topic/1304591-trump-surrenders-for-historic-fourth-arrest/?do=findComment&comment=18301546 JM So seeing justice is done means he is convicted. OK. The damage the guy could do in the US and world even on a daily basis is more than I care to contemplate. CH Trump is damaging democracy right now. He’s continually attacking Democracy and the institutions of Democracy. He’s already convinced millions of Americans that Justice is corrupt, he’s holding the torch for despots and tyrants the world over. On the upside he’s destroying the GOP. JM Great. so think what more he could do as President. CH He’s not going to be President. He’s headed to prison.

Trump has no prior criminal record, and while that's often the case with white-collar defendants, the lack of a rap sheet could help Trump avoid jail time. Even if Trump doesn’t avoid a jail sentence, Trump’s seemingly endless stamina for legal appeals, coupled with New York’s bail laws, could keep him free while the appellate process plays out. Due to New York’s bail laws, it is almost certain that Donald Trump will remain free on bail pending appeal while all of his various appeals go through various courts. The idea that if Merchan sends him to jail, he’s going to spend the Republican National Convention behind bars is not plausible.

And sometimes people don't spend sufficient time reading the application.