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Trump indictment #2: classified documents @ Mar-a-Lago [US / federal]

Trial set for less than 2 months away in August and DJT is publicly admitting to taking the documents after pleading not guilty, but with a mea culpa excuse? This is not a serious (real) trial. No attorney lets his client run around admitting to charges in public and federal trials for 37 felonies are not scheduled to start less than 2 months after arraignment and entering a not guilty plea.
 
Sonny Tufts said:
Some pig-headed and narcissistic clients don't take their attorneys' advice.

I doubt very much that the trial will begin in August.
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(caveat: assuming the CNBC article I read is complete and accurate, I haven't looked at PACER)

In most cases I would agree with you but federal felony criminal (or even civil) trial dates are not set before even any pretrial procedures are undertaken, rocket docket or not. That just doesn't happen. Judge sets motions deadlines, discovery timelines, etc first. You're an attorney so you know this is true. Plus the timing of it commencing mid to late August will make for a great distraction into September, which will likely be a very eventful month, given a certain anniversary in September. We'll see I guess but it's another example of Trump's "trials" following none of the usual court rules of procedure. Federal court is especially strict about adhering to rules of procedure....
 
devil21 said:
(caveat: assuming the CNBC article I read is complete and accurate, I haven't looked at PACER)

In most cases I would agree with you but federal felony criminal (or even civil) trial dates are not set before even any pretrial procedures are undertaken, rocket docket or not. That just doesn't happen. Judge sets motions deadlines, discovery timelines, etc first. You're an attorney so you know this is true. Plus the timing of it commencing mid to late August will make for a great distraction into September, which will likely be a very eventful month, given a certain anniversary in September. We'll see I guess but it's another example of Trump's "trials" following none of the usual court rules of procedure. Federal court is especially strict about adhering to rules of procedure....
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Given that this is a Trump-appointed judge whose previous pro-Trump ruling granting a special master to review the documents Trump took was overturned by the 11th Circuit in an opinion that was rather critical of her, I doubt that she's anti-Trump.

I'm not a litigator, but my guess is she knows the trial isn't going to start in August AND she knows that Trump's attorneys are going to file every pretrial motion under the sun in order to delay, delay, delay. So maybe this August setting is a shot across the bow saying that she's not doing to play the delay game and that she'll make sure the trial occurs well before the election.
 
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I'm a potential juror, the trial is one city south of me. My area will be favorable for Trump vs. Miami.
 
CLIP from Part of the Problem #1006:

The Case Against Trump
https://rumble.com/v2vm195-the-case-against-trump.html

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69360 said:
I have no interest. But I would convict him. Republicans outnumber Democrats more than 2 to 1 in all the counties that will provide jurors here. I would be surprised if he is convicted.
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How can you state you would convict when you haven't even been presented with the trial or evidence?
 
acptulsa said:
It's simple. Unless, of course, you have no interest, in which case it's impossible.
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Yeah, pretty sure I'd nullify that jury if I was there.

Is he guilty of the charges? Sure. Is every President guilty of those same "offenses"? Of course. Was anyone harmed by the actions they're accusing him of?? You'd have to show me something at least... There are plenty of reasons to bring charges against Trump, but they're charging him with offending some uptight librarian?!
 
CaptUSA said:
There are plenty of reasons to bring charges against Trump, but they're charging him with offending some uptight librarian?!
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That. Same with the impeachments. Excuse me? All the things you could nail him on, and you're off chasing this silliness?

Oooh, he's indicted! They must really hate him! Any seat belt ticket involves an indictment. If indicting him is all it takes to get that many people to completely ignore his whole record, I'm sure he doesn't mind a bit.
 
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