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John Oliver facing 15 years in prison for attempting to bribe Supreme Court Justice

Such as what exactly?
Why would the "what" matter to a weaponized justice system? They would just make something up right? What would Putin do?

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Why would the "what" matter to a weaponized justice system? They would just make something up right? What would Putin do?
Putin would make up some excuse, use it to seize the oligarch's assets, and then imprison or kill whoever it was. We've passed the 'make up some excuse' point. The 'use it to seize the oligarch's assets' is happening now. In the coming months we can expect Trump to be sentenced to prison and for the camera system to be mysteriously turned off before they find his body.

As for the billionaires who are friends of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, they're all bad, right? The same will happen to them.
 
Putin would make up some excuse, use it to seize the oligarch's assets, and then imprison or kill whoever it was. We've passed the 'make up some excuse' point. The 'use it to seize the oligarch's assets' is happening now. In the coming months we can expect Trump to be sentenced to prison and for the camera system to be mysteriously turned off before they find his body.

As for the billionaires who are friends of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, they're all bad, right? The same will happen to them.
Ah so you have changed your tune then. I'm not surprised. Trump owns you.

I disagree. I don't think those who bribed Thomas will have anything happen to them.
This is America. Evidence and proof is necessary. That's why trump is in so much trouble. Lots of evidence and proof.

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Is Al-O just right wing AI designed to create the dumbest threads on forums?
There is pretty stiff competition in GD for worst takes. He might be the current #1 though. He's up there with old dutchy. Most of them are eye roll worthy trolls like this one. But he really gets going with the disgusting takes when it comes to women. But the local idiot is really trying hard to compete. Being the worse on the Jazz forum isn't enough for him I guess.
 
As for John Oliver, if a prosecutor out there thinks Oliver broke the law and there is sufficient evidence to win a conviction then you will see him in court for this soon.
 
This is America. Evidence and proof is necessary. That's why trump is in so much trouble. Lots of evidence and proof.
New York has changed the game. Now not even a trial is necessary. Trump was found guilty summarily. The prosecutor said they found forms where Trump had claimed to be richer than he was and the judge declared him guilty without a trial. It wasn't even a crime being alleged but was instead a civil violation which let them ignore many of the pesky due process requirements. Only after Trump was found guilty were Trump and his lawyers allowed any defense in court as part of the sentencing process.

The mechanism New York just used to seize half a billion dollars didn't require a crime, a victim, or a jury, and there was nothing in the process they just used that would in any way limit its use to Trump. New York has just shown that it can and will take anything they want from anyone they want.
 
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New York has changed the game. Now not even a trial is necessary. Trump was found guilty summarily. The prosecutor said they found forms where Trump had claimed to be richer than he was and the judge declared him guilty without a trial. It wasn't even a crime being alleged but was instead a civil violation which let them ignore many of the pesky due process requirements. Only after Trump was found guilty were Trump and his lawyers allowed any defense in court as part of the sentencing process.

The mechanism New York just used to seize half a billion dollars didn't require a crime, a victim, or a jury, and there was nothing in the process they just used that would in any way limit its use to Trump. New York has just shown that it can and will take anything they want from anyone they want.

See, trump owns you.

There was a trial. This will probably shock you but not all trials have a jury.
There was a crime. Lying about how much his assets were worth when applying for a loan. Commiting fraud is a crime.

I agree though that nothing would limit this type of prosecution to trump. Others who also lie and cheat (commit fraud) to get favorable loan terms can also be prosecuted in a court of law. Just like before this trial occurred.

This isn't unprecedented like you think it is. Far far from it. Fraud has been illegal for a long long time. People have been convicted of fraud many many times. Trials happen without the involvement of juries often.

You are simply regurgitating trumps lies of being a poor victim.



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This will probably shock you but not all trials have a jury.
There was a crime.
In ALL criminal cases the defendant has the constitutional right to have a jury of their peers at trial. This wasn't a crime. It was a civil violation. The State of New York alleged that Trump violated a civil statute and declared him guilty summarily.
 
I have been to court 4 times in my life. I never had a jury involved. A judge sentenced me each time. There was no victim in 3 of my crimes (when I stole a candy bar is the only time there could have been a possible victim).

Still committed the crimes and faced the punishment and penalties for all 4 of them though.

Maybe the justice system is weaponized against me I guess.

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In ALL criminal cases the defendant has the constitutional right to have a jury of their peers at trial. This wasn't a crime. It was a civil violation. The State of New York alleged that Trump violated a civil statute and declared him guilty summarily.
Well there ya go. Trump was treated like any other civilian being tried for committing fraud in a civil case.
Thanks for that.

I wonder if his trump university case was a civil case involving fraud. I also wonder if his trump foundation (stealing from a charity) case was a civil case involving fraud.

Those things happened back when he was a democrat. Maybe the justice system was weaponized against democrats back then?

Trump seems to have a history of going to court for fraud.

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