House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a ChristianĀ before anything else. He hasĀ saidĀ his āfaith informs everything I do.ā He hasĀ toldĀ people curious about his views to āpick up a Bible.ā His wifeĀ reportedlyĀ runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized,Ā states, āWe believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adulteryā¦is sinful and offensive to God.āĀ He hasĀ saidĀ he and his son use a software program called Covenant Eyes to ensure neither is looking at porn.
Given all this, you may think that Johnson would not be comfortable showing up to a criminal trial to defend a guy who allegedly had an affair with an adult film star (according to the adult film star anyway, though Trump denies it), paid her to stay quiet about the alleged affair, and then was accused of covering up said payment. But you would think wrong!
On Tuesday, Johnson attendedĀ Donald Trumpās hush money trial in Manhattan, whereāprior to the proceedings getting underwayāthe congressional leader nodded approvingly at Trump from behind a metal barrier, like a groupie at his favorite bandās concert.
So what? Even if he did falsify them (which they failed to prove) statute of limitations already ran up. Theyāre trying to claim he falsified them to influence the outcome of the election but thatās impossible considering that they werenāt labeled as a legal expense until after the election was over. Facts matter
Moving the goalposts I see.
Again, do you think they can just ignore things like statute of limitations and proceed anyway just because they donāt like Trump and are out to get him? The case would not be in progress if that claim of yours was accurate. The charges were indeed filled before the statute of limitations expired. This is a real court with real rules that apply and matter. It isnāt a clown sham court like Trump wants you to think it is. Facts do indeed matter. Stop fabricating them (or believing someone elseās fabrications) to fit a narrative that you want to be true.
The statute of limitations ran up on the bookkeeping charge, so Bragg claimed that the false bookkeeping was done in order to hide another supposed crime which allows him to try and make a felony out of it, but they havenāt proved the first or second crime. Some say the second crime was election interference but the problem with that theory is that Trump didnāt sign the bookkeeping documents until well after the election was already over, so that wouldnāt make any sense. Weāve basically just gotta wait until the judge gives his directions to the jury to find out what this second crime is
You obviously donāt understand how it works. If you have a corrupt jusge and prosecutor, you can absolutely bring cases to court that doesnāt belong in court. They have the power to do so. The judge doesnāt have some boss standing over his shoulder telling him what heās allowed to do or not do. Theyāve got the power to just about anything they want. The judge can decide what evidence to allow and what evidence not to allow and right now, the judge doesnāt want the defense to allow an expert witness to testify and he has that power. The jury could decide in the end that Trumps not guilty and the judge even has the power to override the jury verdict and impose a sentence anyway. Sure, itās not ethical, but he can certainly do it. The powers above him donāt come into play until the case is over and there is appeal made by the defense, and everything the judge did could be overturned. Our Justice system isnāt perfect at all and a judge having that much power is a big problem in my opinion and it largely goes unnoticed most of the time because like you, a lot people think that if itās the court system it must be legit, but thereās more people waking up to it now that theyāre using against political opponents so weāll see if something changes down the road but as it stands a corrupt judge and prosecutor can destroy a completely innocent person with no problem