By now, you're well aware that Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in a Manhattan court based on a creative conflation of hush money payments (legal), improper record-keeping (misdemeanors whose statutes of limitation expired), and a vague "influence an election" law.
There's a great deal more criminally wrong with Hunter than this silly gun charge. To wit: serving as an unregistered paid foreign agent whilst riding on AF2 and lobbying his father, evading (or just not paying) millions of dollars in taxes and arguably, human trafficking. He has a trial coming up shortly, after the current silly gun trial completes, for his failure to pay millions in taxes. Likely he'll never face charges for FARA violations, though THAT one is the centerpiece of the Biden racketeering enterprise. The human trafficking stems from transporting underage girls across state lines to serve as his play toys. But all of this stems from his belief that - as the son of the vice president and president - he's untouchable. And there's no doubt, Hunter Biden rides in first class in our two-tier justice system.
I don’t think he will, but in either case, it will be spun by legacy media and big tech to the big guy’s advantage. If he’s convicted, “see?! The justice system works!” If he’s not, “poor hunter, just because he’s a mess doesn’t mean his father is!” As for your comments on the 5th, totally agree.
No fan of NICS here having been declined twice. Won on appeal, each took about 10 weeks, cost money, forced to go to the county jail to get fingerprinted only to be told on appeal "denial was not based on fingerprints." Well, "Duh? How about fingerprints as proof I am not who you accuse me of being?"
Defenders of NICS say, "90% do not appeal! It is working! They admit guilt!" Forced to get a "voluntary" VAF UPIN allowing the FBI to keep permanent records to distinguish myself from a felon 1500 miles away with same first and last names (different middle) and D.O.B. Strange, the DoD didn't seem to have any trouble with my security clearance during the felon's incarceration. DoD had no trouble distinguishing me from him. DoJ also has my fingerprints on file.
One good thing comes of it (I have to have a sense of humor). I now have a letter from the DoJ stating I may have been "adjudicated mentally deficient." That was their justification for the 2nd denial.
Peter, what do you think about the notion that the proverbial Pandora's Box has been opened for future election interference charges or lawsuits? I mean, the bar has been set so low by the Trump trial that anything the other side doesn't like can now be construed as election interference. It wouldn't be a stretch for a case to be made that NY state and Bragg are guilty of trying to influence an election.
I think it depends on how this all shakes out at the appellate level, and whether Trump wins. There's a lot of qualified immunity at play (don't agree with it, but it's there) regarding Bragg, but anything's possible.
But, if Trump wins, Bragg will catch blame for making a martyr out of him on a BS charge. Years ago, a friend and I discussed the various prosecutions against Trump, and we concluded that any conviction would have to be on something real and substantial, else the public would see it as political. This was before we learned all that we did.
There's a great deal more criminally wrong with Hunter than this silly gun charge. To wit: serving as an unregistered paid foreign agent whilst riding on AF2 and lobbying his father, evading (or just not paying) millions of dollars in taxes and arguably, human trafficking. He has a trial coming up shortly, after the current silly gun trial completes, for his failure to pay millions in taxes. Likely he'll never face charges for FARA violations, though THAT one is the centerpiece of the Biden racketeering enterprise. The human trafficking stems from transporting underage girls across state lines to serve as his play toys. But all of this stems from his belief that - as the son of the vice president and president - he's untouchable. And there's no doubt, Hunter Biden rides in first class in our two-tier justice system.
Indeed, but he's being prosecuted for the gun charge.
I don’t think he will, but in either case, it will be spun by legacy media and big tech to the big guy’s advantage. If he’s convicted, “see?! The justice system works!” If he’s not, “poor hunter, just because he’s a mess doesn’t mean his father is!” As for your comments on the 5th, totally agree.
No fan of NICS here having been declined twice. Won on appeal, each took about 10 weeks, cost money, forced to go to the county jail to get fingerprinted only to be told on appeal "denial was not based on fingerprints." Well, "Duh? How about fingerprints as proof I am not who you accuse me of being?"
Defenders of NICS say, "90% do not appeal! It is working! They admit guilt!" Forced to get a "voluntary" VAF UPIN allowing the FBI to keep permanent records to distinguish myself from a felon 1500 miles away with same first and last names (different middle) and D.O.B. Strange, the DoD didn't seem to have any trouble with my security clearance during the felon's incarceration. DoD had no trouble distinguishing me from him. DoJ also has my fingerprints on file.
One good thing comes of it (I have to have a sense of humor). I now have a letter from the DoJ stating I may have been "adjudicated mentally deficient." That was their justification for the 2nd denial.
I've heard many stories of erroneous declines from NICS. Glad you were able to reverse.
Peter, what do you think about the notion that the proverbial Pandora's Box has been opened for future election interference charges or lawsuits? I mean, the bar has been set so low by the Trump trial that anything the other side doesn't like can now be construed as election interference. It wouldn't be a stretch for a case to be made that NY state and Bragg are guilty of trying to influence an election.
I think it depends on how this all shakes out at the appellate level, and whether Trump wins. There's a lot of qualified immunity at play (don't agree with it, but it's there) regarding Bragg, but anything's possible.
But, if Trump wins, Bragg will catch blame for making a martyr out of him on a BS charge. Years ago, a friend and I discussed the various prosecutions against Trump, and we concluded that any conviction would have to be on something real and substantial, else the public would see it as political. This was before we learned all that we did.