Little Sister Resister: Justice Delayed

Developments are happening. And things are grinding to a halt.

SCREEECH! The biggest development which has squared the wheels of justice is the Supreme Court's decision to hear the immunity case. In April.

Benedict Donald has asserted that as a person who held the office of president, he has total immunity from prosecution for acts he committed while in office. He brought the assertion during the January 6 case brought by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, but it has implications for the Georgia racketeering case as well as the federal classified documents case. The January 6 case has screeched to a halt while the issue is litigated. It was heard in an appeals court, as well as by the trial judge, Tanya Chutkan. There has been unanimous agreement – by four judges so far – that the president does not have absolute immunity. And yet, here we are.

Doesn't it feel like SCOTUS is handing a gift to TRE45ON? They are giving him exactly what he wants: delays. They are set to start hearing arguments the week of April 22, and a decision isn't expected until the end of June. Even if they rule in The People's favor, the federal trial won't be able to get underway for weeks, with the attorneys needing to prepare. That will leave a very narrow window for the trial to happen before the election. If he wins in November, The Bloat of Many Colors makes it all go away.

SCOTUS will focus on only one question: “Whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”

It's so freaking frustrating. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith urged the high court to rule quickly on the matter after the first ruling by Judge Tanya Chutkan back on December 1, 2023. They declined, sending it to the lower appeals court. When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously found that Bleach Boy did not have absolute immunity, SCOTUS could have declined to hear the case and let Circuit Court decision stand. But they waited four more weeks to decide to hear the case. If SCOTUS felt the need to weigh in, why didn't they do it months ago?

Pssst.... it's because they are a corrupt body.

Ann Telnaes

Side note: the classified documents case has been stalled because of other issues, namely wrangling about who can see the classified documents at the center of the case. But the judge there, Aileen Cannon, may also pause proceedings until SCOTUS makes a decision. The Georgia case is stalled because of investigations into an improper-appearing relationship that prosecutor Fani Willis had with an attorney that she hired for the case. SCOTUS's decision on immunity will also impact that case.

All Abooooard! At least there is one justice train is heading out of the station. The first case to be filed, which was put on the back burner while the other cases did their "I think I can" chugging, will go ahead with jury selection starting on Monday, March 25.

A jury will consider each of 34 counts of falsifying records in the scheme to pay off a porn actress in exchange for her silence regarding an affair. The Talking Yam didn't want potentially damaging revelations to come out during his 2016 campaign, so he paid her $130,000 through his attorney, Michael Cohen. He then repaid Cohen from his business funds, fraudulently calling them "legal expenses." Each check and each ledger entry is its own count in the indictment. It's doubtful that he will face prison in this case, but at least he is being held accountable.

Ka-Ching! More accountability! The New York business fraud case concluded. Judge Ergororn ordered SCROTUS to pay $354 million dollars. Plus interest, which brings the total to over $450 million. Plus accrued interest until he posts a bond. Oh my! All his play money is flitting away!

The judgement came down on February 16, and Red Don immediately moved to appeal. Before he is allowed to appeal, though, he needs to post a bond for the entire amount of the judgment. He asked if he could post part of the bond ($100 million) instead of the full amount, but the judge said no way, John Wayne.

Interest is accruing until he does post the entire amount, which he is having difficulty raising. District Attorney Leticia James, who prosecuted him, trolled him on Twitter, posting his daily interest accrual, which is north of $114,000 a day.

And let us not forget the $88 million he owes E. Jean Carroll for her two defamation cases. Total judgments against him: over half a billion dollars!

He might have to sell a gold toilet or two!

For a guy who claims he is worth "billions" more than what the papers show, it shouldn't be a problem. Right? The state isn't too worried. They have the power to seize assets if he can't cough up the cash. Wouldn't that be delicious? Yanno, I'm beginning to really appreciate the workings of the civil court!

Agent Orange mustn't worry either. There's a GoFundMe in progress! One of his minions, Elena Cardone, is trying mightily to raise funds to fulfill his massive judgements. So far she has been able to collect about $1.3 million. Impressive amount, but not quite enough. It's about enough for 11 days of interest.

Trumpty Dumpty is trying the Expensive Shoes Maneuver to quickly ~~bilk~~ raise some funds. The gold shoes were sold at $399 per pair last week, and the run of 1000 pairs quickly sold out. If you were able to snag a pair, be aware: there are no refunds, and the shoes won't ship until July.

Michael Tyler, Communications Director of the Biden-Harris campaign, got in a troll right away, saying, "Donald Trump showing up to hawk bootleg Off-Whites is the closest he’ll get to an Air Force Ones ever again for the rest of his life.”

Lucky for us, $399 gold "Never Surrender" sneakers make great fodder for the funny makers. (As always, I am indebted to my sister resisters for keeping me in memes!)