Controversy
William Barr
Ty Cobb
David Sklansky
David A. Graham
Hugo Lowell
Jordan Rubin
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Will Trump Be Criminally Convicted in the Classified Documents Case?

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Claims

Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb“Justice deferred is often justice denied.”
David Sklansky
David Sklansky"Trump and his lawyers will do absolutely anything they can to avoid that trial."
David A. Graham
David A. Graham"[I]t will be tough for him [Trump] to defend [against the documents charges]."
Jordan Rubin
Jordan Rubin"[D]erailment [of the documents case against Trump] is being accomplished by Cannon’s overall slow-walking of the case."
David Sklansky
David SklanskyTrump’s indictment “is the epitome of the illegal and unprecedented weaponization of the federal government against Joe Biden’s leading opponent.”Jun 09, 2023
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy“House Republicans will hold this brazen weaponization of power accountable."Jun 09, 2023
Dennis Aftergut
Dennis Aftergut"[I]t’s difficult to imagine that anything that deserves to be called justice will emerge from a criminal proceeding over which Cannon presides."
David A. Graham
David A. Graham"This may be the most open-and-shut case... But Smith seems to have drawn a short straw when he was randomly assigned Cannon."
Ty Cobb
Ty CobbJudge Cannon has "no intention of getting this case to trial.”
William Barr
William BarrTrump's documents indictment is "very, very damning."
Hugo Lowell
Hugo LowellThe expungement of a paragraph from the indictment "could indicate how Cannon will rule on future motions... and thereby dramatically undercut the case."
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb“I don’t think this case will move at all."
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise"Biden is weaponizing his Department of Justice against his own political rival."Jun 09, 2023
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy"I, and every American who believes in the rule of law, stand with President Trump against this grave injustice."Jun 09, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!"
Jim Trusty
Jim Trusty"[T]here's [sic] fundamental flaws with each one of the counts... in this indictment and... the whole process... was a corrupt and politicized one."




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