Corporate profits are at a 70-year high, but many people want to falsely blame all of the inflation in America on stimulus checks. The Justice Department is planning to sue Live Nation/Ticketmaster for running an illegal monopoly over the ticketing industry. The 2024 Presidential campaign of Donald Trump is blatantly reactionary and treasonous. Here are some reasons why. Trump has repeatedly rejected the legitimate outcome of the 2020 presidential election, without any basis in fact. Trump has continuously praised the criminal convicts of the January 6th insurrection. He called them hostages when most of them were convicted of injuring police officers during the attack. Trump has lied and said that any criminal indictments against him are part of a Biden-led conspiracy against him. The truth is that prosecutors and grand juries issued indictments and acted independently by themselves. Trump's 2024 campaign is the extension of his 2020 coup d'etat attempt against American democracy. Trump wants more tax cuts for the rich, gut worker protections, create mass deportations, and establish a new Muslim ban. Biden wants to tax corporations and the wealthy, have universal Pre-K, 12 weeks paid family and medical leave, and expand anti-poverty tax credits. The choice is clear. We should always defend the greatness of our democracy.
Six jurors have been sworn in involving the Trump hush money case. In Manhattan, about one-third of the jury has been seated in the Trump trial. The Constitution requires a speedy trial with an impartial jury. The judge reprimands Trump for Trump visibly and audibly reacting to one of the potential jurors. In other words, Judge Juan Merchan said that he can't intimidate any jurors or potential jurors. Attorney Bragg claimed that Trump wanted to falsify business records for his alleged role in a hush-money scheme before the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty. So, the prosecution in court must prove intent and cite the New York falsifying business records statute.
There is a US. Supreme Court oral arguments in the January 6th case. Some Supreme Court Justices seem skeptical of using obstruction law to charge January 6th terrorists. Prosecutions have charged hundreds of people involved in the January 6th insurrection for obstruction. There were over 90 minutes of arguments. The Supreme Court by July 2024 could have severe ramifications for some 350 people who are charged with obstruction an official proceeding for their part in the Capitol attack, including more than 100 people who have already been convicted and received prison sentences. The Supreme Court knows full well that these terrorists have obstructed an official proceeding. The problem is that many conservative members of the Supreme Court don't see it that way. If the Supreme Court decides to minimize the acts of terrorists, then those members of the Court who voted on the side of the insurrectionists have committed treason against the United States of America overtly in my opinion. I don't use those words lightly, because those insurrectionists wanted to overthrow the government unjustly.
Two things are true. The Israeli government was wrong to have a strike on the Iranian embassy on April 1, 2024, because this act has nothing to do with self-defense. Many top-level Iranian military officers, including two generals, were killed. This act is illegal and a violation of international law. Iran's response in Israel was wrong because Iran used random strikes on civilian Israeli territories in the hundreds. Iran's act had the motivation to kill Israelis, beyond military leadership. So, we have an escalation of the tensions of the Middle East done by Hamas and the far right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu (who is pro-Trump, who has been accused of financial corruption in Israel, and desires to invade Rafah which even President Biden opposes). Biden is allying with G-7 nations to unite in favor of Israeli policies. The continued death in Gaza harming civilians, churches, schools, and other civilian locations represents a violation of international law overtly. The death of aid workers has no justification in Gaza. War mongers in America want war in Iran, China, and Russia. We reject Russian imperialism in Ukraine (and Putin is a far-right dictator), but Russia shouldn't be invaded.
Day one of Trump's historic hush money trial is over. This era of the trial deals with jury selection. More than 50 potential jurors were dismissed after saying that they could not be fair and impartial. Being a juror requires that people be fair in analyzing any criminal case. Potential jurors will continue to be vetted. Trump was charged last year with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his alleged role in a hush-money scheme before the 2016 election. Trump falsely claimed that the judge won't let him attend his son's high school graduation next month. The judge hasn't ruled yet on Trump's request to be excused from the court so he can attend Barron Trump's high school graduation. The Trump defense team wants to slow things down. Prosecutors want Judge Juan Merchan to sanction Trump and fine him for violating the gag order prohibiting him from talking about witnesses in the case. Trump used a smirk during the trial.
By Timothy
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