It's always so interesting reading worshipful interviews with Trump. Because he can't really stay on topic, there's a lot of talk about the things he owns and very little in the way of direct quotes.
"We discussed" this. Or he "rattled off" that. But few quotes.
What was in the "detailed" list of irregularities?
What was Trump's excellent advice for how to strengthen the GOP during the midterms? What were the arcane rules he was noting!?
You could have literally just written "he said a bunch of smart stuff."
I especially love the part where Hemingway, anticipating that people will think her interviews suck, says she's just not the sort of interviewer who expects people to answer her questions.
Instead they can just talk to her about whatever and she'll write it up glowingly.
Some weird glossy prose about how rich everyone is, followed by a weird downplaying of the fraud claims. "There's no proof of fraud but there was INTERFERENCE."
Which is to say, people wrote and said mean things about Trump. Which is a KIND of fraud I guess.
The "President's rhetoric" (again no direct quotes) but here, she says "he knows" what happened was unconstitutional, and then says that what happened was "arguably" unconstitutional.
Of course, waiting until after the election to challenge the rules didn't help.
When talking about Ben Sasse criticizing Trump, Hemingway uses some language familiar to anyone who's read the Constitution's treason clause.
You have to love that the man called COVID a hoax and then had this response after his own bout with it.
A classic ending to the piece, in which she provides a small advertisement for how great Mar-a-Lago is and is compensated by a "free" meal.
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If you are ever arrested, the two biggest things you can do to help yourself:
1. Be polite and reasonable with the officer. If he responds by acting like a jerk, that just helps you more when a jury looks at the video.
2. Politely decline to answer questions.
I have seen so many cases where a cop has a borderline arrest, and a judge takes his demeanor into account. A super nice officer who chit chats with the defendant while he waits for backup wins suppression motions.
A guy who enjoys being a jerk often doesn't.
Later down the line, the officer may be asked if he's cool with the State cutting you a break, and it's so helpful to have him on board.
District Attorney Fani Willis has opened up a website to sell merch, particularly on "Fani Friday." You too can have your very own Fani T. Willis fan club t-shirt.
Georgia has passed a law forbidding bail funds from contributing to people's bonds.
It is worth noting that when MLK was bailed out of Birminghan jail, he didn't fund his own bond. The United Auto Workers, and others, pooled tens of thousands of dollars to liberate him.
This law is squarely aimed at punishing people accused of relatively minor crimes of civil disobedience, like blocking a street, or trespassing at a department store lunch counter.
Punishing people before trial is an effective way to avoid having to give them a trial.
The State's problem is not that these people are violating their bonds. Or that they are failing to appear for court. You could address that with a bench warrant.
Georgia simply does not want to give people a trial before punishing them.
Summary: Willis may have had a net financial benefit from hiring Wade, but it was small. Her repeated efforts to bring the case to trial quickly suggest no improper motive to delay. Thus, despite a "tremendous lapse in judgment" and "unprofessional" demeanor, no actual conflict.
You want to prosecute the former President of the United States. There are credit card statements showing you financially benefitted from your romantic relationship. Your only defense is completely untraceable cash reimbursements.
You swear under oath that your relationship started in 2022. Two witnesses, including Nathan Wade's former attorney, provided evidence that this was not true.
Georgia used to have a child abuse registry. You got notice that you had been placed on it, then you got a hearing in front of an ALJ. It was probably unconstitutional. The Georgia General Assembly passed a law to eliminate it.
DFCS is STILL putting people on the registry. /1
Except now, you no longer get to appear in front of a judge, or have counsel. You are required to speak, by yourself, to the DFCS worker, and explain why you think you should not be on the registry. /2
As far as I know, there is no statutory or regulatory justification for the continuation of this registry, that was eliminated by the General Assembly in 2020. /3