The Donald Trump Score Card

There doesn't appear to be any compelling legal reason why Merchan can't sentence Trump. He was convicted in the NY hush money case in May 2024.

He was scheduled to be sentenced in July a few days before the RNC convention. It was delayed until September.

The sentencing was delayed again until November after the election to not give the impressio of being political.

Merchan delayed it again and without any reschedule date.

 

The arguments by Trump team for not sentencing are becoming increasingly far-fetched.

The latest is that Trump supposedly has immunity as president-elect. Immunity not just to delay sentencing but to vacate the conviction itself.

Trump's team has also argued that the sentencing shouldn't happen until he has gone through a full appeal of the conviction.

Judge Merchan seems like he's not sure how to proceed with the case, but he has stated that he won't vacate the conviction.

 

Kash Patel's three twisted children's books.


The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children

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"Noted children’s book author Kash Patel has written three books for young kids. Only the first, The Plot Against the King (2022), has won particular notice amid the writer’s newfound celebrity.

But the other two, which I am not making up—The Plot Against the King 2,000 Mules (2022) and The Plot Against the King 3: The Return of the King (2024)—merit attention as well. In fact, the trilogy warrants a careful read as a series, since it reveals a fair bit about the author and his thinking and intentions. Indeed, the latter two books are arguably more important in this regard than the initial one, though the press has focused almost entirely on Patel’s first offering."

 

Pdf file download of Brennon brief sent to Supreme Court regarding presidential immunity.


https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/23-939 Brief.pdf

excerpt:

"Against the weight of history, it would take a clear statement in the Constitution to support a claim of immunity. The Impeachment Judgment Clause states the opposite, providing that the President can be accountable for his actions before courts of law. The Clause was intended to ensure only that criminal conviction would remain available regardless of impeachment. Petitioner’s alternative reading, that the Clause grants immunity unless Congress first impeaches and convicts, is inconsistent with the text and structure of the Constitution, and the expressed opinions, intentions, values, and practices of the Framers.

Finally, former President Trump stands accused of exactly the lawlessness that was foremost in the Framers’ minds: conspiring with others to retain power despite the nation’s democratic, legally ascertained vote. Conscious of that risk, the Framers took pains to ensure that the President would remain subject to the law, and not arrogate for himself an American kingship. Immunity in this case would upset the foundations on which the
Constitution rests."

 

Maddow Blog | When it comes to grocery prices, Trump suddenly changes his tune

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"Complicating matters, Trump’s difficulties with the subject aren’t altogether new. In mid-October, the Republican participated in an event in Pennsylvania where a local voter asked how the candidate intended to address grocery prices. He offered a lengthy, rambling response — which mentioned Hannibal Lecter for reasons unknown — that never actually answered the question.

Soon after, Trump decided that he and the audience should, instead of discussing campaign issues, simply listen to music for roughly 39 minutes.

In other words, before Election Day, the Republican struggled to talk about his plans for grocery prices, and that hasn’t changed in the election’s wake."

 

Trump seems to think deflation is good.


https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/economy/deflation-explainer-us-china-economy/index.html

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"In China, the effects of deflation have taken a major toll on stocks, making it the worst-performing equity market in the world last year. That prompted the nation’s sovereign wealth fund to purchase shares of Chinese-listed companies to boost prices.

Additionally, China is pursuing stimulative measures aimed at boosting consumer spending."

 

Trump's pre-election promise. Prices are going to come down fast on everything during his second term.


https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/business/trump-inflation-prices-deflation/index.html

excerpt:

"Americans crave pre-Covid prices. Former President Donald Trump is promising to make them a reality.

“Prices will come down,” Trump told voters during a speech last week laying out his vision for a return to the White House. “You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything.”

There’s no doubt the federal government can help influence the price of certain goods and services. However, broad-based price declines are not only improbable, they would bring about a doom loop difficult to escape from.

“Prices will come down and come down dramatically and come down fast,” he said.

Trump vowed to slash not just the price of gasoline, cooling bills and electricity, but predicted this would happen across the economy."

 

How Musk caused Christmas nightmare for Congress.

'Twas the nightmare before Christmas.


How Trump and Elon Musk caused Congress' nightmare before Christmas

 

Trump also said insurance prices would come down during his second term.

 

More threats from Trump.

Trump orders EU to buy large amounts of U.S. oil and gas or face tariffs.


Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs

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"This week, a US government study, commissioned by the Biden administration, found that increasing US exports of LNG could lead to a gas price increase of up to 30% for domestic gas customers."

 

Trump said the drones should be shot down if it's not known what they are.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is riding piggyback on Trump.


Trump’s talk of tariffs raises fears of hit to economies worldwide

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"Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would shoot down the mysterious New Jersey drones down herself, as government agencies continue to say they don't know who is behind them.

Writing on Truth Social on Monday evening, Greene said there was "no way in hell" she would comply with a theoretical advisory from the government to "stay inside, stay home, shelter in place" from the drones."

 

Trump campaign adviser calls Lord Mandelson 'an absolute moron'

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Like other senior Labour figures, Lord Mandelson has a record of criticising Donald Trump, once describing him as "little short of a white nationalist and racist".

 

Trump campaign adviser calls Lord Mandelson 'an absolute moron'

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"A top campaign adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump has called the incoming UK ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, "an absolute moron".

In a post on social media, Chris LaCivita said Lord Mandelson "should stay home".

Mr LaCivita, who was a co-campaign manager for Trump's presidential election bid, criticised the British government's decision saying it was replacing a "professional universally respected ambo [ambassador] with an absolute moron""

 

That's saying it mildly.

Many think that Trump is the mold for white nationalists and bigots.

Regardless, Trump should be proud of the title instead of being upset about it.

 

Universities and colleges issue advisories about Trump.


US universities issue advisories over potential Trump travel ban

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"US colleges and universities are issuing warnings to their international students to return to campus before Donald Trump assumes office as president in preparation for a repeat of potential travel bans seen during his first term.

More than a dozen US schools have issued advisories. Some students must be back soon anyway since their spring semester begins before the president-elect takes office, but others are warning that students who depend on an academic visa may be at risk and should return to campus before Trump’s inauguration on 20 January."

 

US universities issue advisories over potential Trump travel ban

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Trump has previously said he’ll revive the travel ban and expand it, pledging new “ideological screening” for non-US citizens to bar “dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots and maniacs”.

 

Trump.

 

Trump voters are confident he will turn economy around.


Trump voters confident he will turn the economy around, new poll says

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“He is a good businessman and doesn’t let anyone take advantage of him,” one Trump voter from Wisconsin told pollsters.

“The economy was at a better place when he was in office,” another Trump supporter from Arizona said.

 

Trump responds to the talk that Musk is really the president-elect.


Donald Trump responds to "President Musk" talk growing