Feds wouldn't pursue it , correct ?

His daughter is relevant with regard to NYS law as mentioned.   The whole thing is 3rd world banana republic.

If he had just dropped out of the Presidential race, the Democrats wouldn't have had to do this to him.  (They would have had to have done it to DeSantis or Vivek).

I agree. I don’t know that Desantis has any crimes for them to dig up to drag him though multiple trials.

The ruling Aimless posted applies specifically to this case. The court has determined that the daughter making millions off of this case is irrelevant and will not affect the judges’ impartiality

If that is true. He’s going to be convicted and will be guaranteed a win in the appeals process.

I wish @Aimless would chime in some more. He knows NY law.

If you care to speak Aimless. Please answer. In NY are defense attorneys not allowed strikes during jury selection?

He will be found guilty and it will be thrown out later.

They just want to be the ones that convict him because they are fucking nuts.

Alphabet agencies and the DNC would be able to find something on any of us, or at least make up something on any of us, you and I included, if they had the incentive.

its all a sham, a show, a persecution. this is heading in  a very very bad direction.

its all about the DEI dung piles going after whitey.  clearly stated on msdnc

any crimes needed would have been made up from whole cloth if needs be

They would just pull out the tried-and-true "mortgage fraud" accusation.  After all, I bet a dollar DeSantis thinks his house is worth more than the property appraiser's website is showing it's worth.

similar to black codes and pig laws

Lol

Donates to democrats, and you expect impartiality?

I say again, lol

Couldn't have said it better myself

That ship has sailed.

How deep does this plot go?

Disqualification.
(1) A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to instances where:
(a) (i) the judge has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party or (ii) the judge has personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;
(b) the judge knows that (i) the judge served as a lawyer in the matter in controversy, or (ii) a lawyer with whom the judge previously practiced law served during such association as a lawyer concerning the matter, or (iii) the judge has been a material witness concerning it;
(c) the judge knows that he or she, individually or as a fiduciary, or the judge's spouse or minor child residing in the judge's household has an economic interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding or has any other interest that could be substantially affected by the proceeding;
(d) the judge knows that the judge or the judge's spouse, or a person known by the judge to be within the sixth degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:
(i) is a party to the proceeding;

(ii) is an officer, director or trustee of a party;

(iii) has an interest that could be substantially affected by the proceeding;
(e) The judge knows that the judge or the judge's spouse, or a person known by the judge to be within the fourth degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person, is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding or is likely to be a material witness in the proceeding. Where the judge knows the relationship to be within the second degree, (i) the judge must disqualify him/herself without the possibility of remittal if such person personally appears in the courtroom during the proceeding or is likely to do so, but (ii) may permit remittal of disqualification provided such person remains permanently absent from the courtroom.
(f) the judge, while a judge or while a candidate for judicial office, has made a pledge or promise of conduct in office that is inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office or has made a public statement not in the judge's adjudicative capacity that commits the judge with respect to

It's not necessarily how deep, but how wide.  Leftists always seem to instinctively match in lockstep to forward their goals.  

I seriously doubt that there are secret gatherings of Democrats, in secret auditoriums, where they plot and scheme about how best to thwart Republican goals. They're not divvying up portions of the work, doling out tasks so that all their workers become cogs in some vast conspiracy.

No, instead the evil is simply part and parcel of what makes them who they are.   They wake up schemers, they eat breakfast schemers, they go about their daily lives always with schemes, and plots, and plans, thinking, "How can I fuck up someone from the Orange Empire today?"

And that's what makes them so hard to combat.  They're like ants in an anthill.  Smash a few, and there will be others rising up to take their place in moments.

Lawfare.

The Dems are destroying this nation and the Rep are complicit (Yay, Uniparty).  No rule of law and political prosecution of a former president.  Turd World like  stolen elections (both against Naughty Sunkist Entity and Kari Lake & in PA which got Fetterman).  Seizure of another nation's money and then discussion of stealing it and giving it away.  We've destroyed own credibility so why should anyone put their faith in America and buy our Treasuries?  Those in charge don't GAF about our nation.

So how is the judges daughter a party to (d)i, (d)ii, or (d)iii?

Not saying you're wrong, just asking for information.   My understanding was that she was a democrat fundraiser.  That doesn't automatically involve her in this case.

No, Merchan's daughter has made tens of millions promoting Democrats and trashing Trump, from all the Dems who would benefit from Trump being taken down.    Her job is to keep Trump from office and make sure Democrats stay in power.   Daddy has no business working this case.    

Very good post.

I believe that is how the voter fraud takes place also. It’s a sprinkle here and there. Few thousand dead votes, some harvesting by some democrats in different districts. Voting machine “malfunction” etc. But it adds up and BOOM. The election is rigged. You can’t pin point it. But we all know it’s happening.

FPNI. It's a travesty from the word GO.

Lol no

This trial exists solely because the judge is a partisan hack.

The story I read yesterday said that juror was in fact struck. It was one of the limited strikes the defense team had.

The judge had indeed refused to strike them for cause.  They want them to burn up the limited strikes they have. The jury is almost guaranteed to end up rigged as 12 anti-Trumpers.  Probably throw in an N_T republican for good measure.

ETA:  they get 10, of which both sides have used 6

That makes sense.  I'm going mostly by what I heard on the radio for that part.

Isn’t this case like multiple years beyond the statute of limitations in NY?

There we go. I figured as such. No way in hell were they just going to let one side and the judge pick the jury. That’s not how this works.

The case moving forward at all shows there is no impartiality. It should have been dismissed long ago.

I don’t know, what you’re describing would be the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.

If Justice Thomas' wife's action is concerning to Leftist's as to his ability to be an unbiased SCOTUS judge, then shouldn't Judge Merchan's ability be questioned by what his daughter has done?

No.  That was the civil suit brought by Ms I think rape is sexy. But that case was cool because the impartial state of New York passed a special, temporary law, that suspended the statute of limitations. But don’t worry, the law can’t be used again.

This is a much better case because it presumes guilt in a federal case that never happened.

This case is also "technically" beyond the statute of limitations, as by rights these should be misdemeanor charges.  They decided to elevate them to felonies because Orange Man Bad.

Big cities in red states will eventually give the democrats 100% control over all government.

It’s a felony (I believe) because it is a felony when the misdemeanor is used in connection with another crime. I believe the other “crime” is a federal election crime that he hasn’t been charged with. But the DA gets to presume guilt in a case that doesn’t exist, to elevate the misdemeanor to a felony and extend the statute of limitations.

d3. The daughter has a significant financial interest in the case.

A subtle combination of Orange Man Bad, and some  Because I Said So.

In what way?

The DOJ refused the case. By some lawyer statements, NY should even be doing this, it is straight up to make trouble, it’s election interference too.

Federal Election Commission data shows Loren Merchan’s company has seen a lucrative 2024 election cycle, due in part to one of Trump’s most vocal critics, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

Schiff’s Senate campaign has since the beginning of last year paid Authentic Campaigns more than $11 million for advertising services, according to the data. Authentic Campaigns has also provided services to Vice President Kamala Harris, the running mate of Trump’s leading opponent in the 2024 election.

Schiff, moreover, explicitly advertised off of Trump’s case in Manhattan last year when District Attorney Alvin Bragg first brought charges against the former president over accusations he falsified business records in the wake of the 2016 election, according to

Tenuous.  She seems to be a first-class grifter, but I'm not seeing a strong connection.

Its an operation not a trial.

So absolutely not.

Video:

This is one of the prospective jurors who assured us she could be unbiased in the Trump trial.

She was dismissed due to scheduling conflicts. But she said this, while also assuring the court that she could have remained objective and unbiased. pic.twitter.com/2D4cp2WdBc

Viva Frei  (@thevivafrei) April 17, 2024

Trump says Judge Merchan is only giving him 10 strikes to use for a jury pool that includes hundreds of NY leftists

Complete sham pic.twitter.com/69MGdosX5E

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) April 17, 2024

An impartial judge would defeat the purpose of the trial.