New York’s political landscape divided over former President Trump’s bribery conviction, as Republicans criticize the verdict and Democrats applaud it. Conservative politicians denounce the trial as unjust, while Democrats assert that the former president is unfit for office. The conviction marks a historic milestone, with mixed reactions shaping the state’s political discourse.
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TRUMP’S AL CAPONE MOMENT
The former president’s charges for falsifying business records don’t begin to capture the scale of his lawlessness. But they’re still worth pursuing. By Mitchell Zimmerman | April
Cartoonish Partisan Circus Greets Trump’s Arrest in Downtown Manhattan
The indictment of former President Donald Trump turned the blocks surrounding Manhattan Criminal Court into a cartoonish partisan circus on Tuesday, with hundreds of people
WE HAVE A SMOKING GUN — INDICT TRUMP NOW
If Trump gets a “get out of jail free” card after trying to join armed rioters at the Capitol, the dangers are incalculable. By Mitchell Zimmerman |
THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR: TRUMP MUST BE INDICTED
With democracy itself under siege, Attorney General Merrick Garland must uphold his oath to defend the Constitution. By Mitchell Zimmerman | June 22, 2022 A Roosevelt Island
TIP OF THE ICEBERG
Khalil Bendib / OtherWords.org Assorted Ideas, Large & Small A federal indictment against the Trump Organization might be just the beginning of Donald Trump’s future
Faith in numbers: Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the nonreligious vote he lost in 2020
Ryan Burge, Eastern Illinois University For all the predictions and talk of a slump in support among evangelicals, it appears Donald Trump’s election loss was
Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically Connected and Untested Firms With Huge Pandemic Contracts
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Breaking: Trump Supporters Now Say Joe Biden Was Born In Dublin
Joe Biden was born in Dublin, Ireland, according to new findings by a Trump birther researchers. They say they have proof, and they’ve challenged Biden
Trump Supporter, NYC Subway, January, 2020. And then, it got worse.
Did he see it coming, just one year later?