At least two Trump Judges believe that residents of the District of Columbia can be fair minded

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Link to unanimous Opinion of the Court in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE v. THOMAS WEBSTER, APPELLANT.

Opinion by Judge Millett (Obama), joined by Judges Katsas and Rao (both Trump).

Because this is a direct appeal, as opposed to a habeas proceeding, all issues raised by the defendant are dealt with here, not just the jury issue. The jury issue begins at page 6 of the opinion and proceeds for several pages.

The thing to take away from this is that both Katsas and Rao are decidedly conservative. In fact, Rao has been called the worst “Trump judge” by some liberal outlets.

Also of interest is that neither Katsas nor Rao wrote concurrences intending to “hedge” their support of the main Opinion. They signed on in full with everything Judge Millett wrote.

Overall, the Court of Appeals got it right, including the other issues raised.

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: BS

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they have to try….

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DC residents aren’t going to try.

Not try to be fair anyway.

Dershowitz (dem) says “the NY case is the weakest he’s seen in his 60 years as a lawyer and law professor.”

The others are no better.

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A stunning, and well reasoned rebuttal.

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ders is a paid trump shill.

everyone knows it, well except for you of course.

Allan

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only republicans can be open minded and fair, everyone knows that.

Allan

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It just goes to show that President Trump could never make a good pick, and surrounded himself with turncoats and buffoons.

A deep state so deep they even own these neo-cons.

Did I get that right?

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That guy is so far gone…

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The 2020 election

Nominee Joe Biden Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Delaware Florida
Running mate Kamala Harris Mike Pence
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 317,323 18,586
Percentage 92.15% 5.40%

Logic does not support these judges conclusion.

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It’s exactly what the political prosecution deserves.

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^^^^ Arrogant/ignorance so profound, “one” believes they know more about “law” than Dershowitz ^^^^^

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Why do you think voting history is relevant to being objective in a criminal trial? What does one have to do with the other?

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Especially that “one” who hasn’t displayed much knowledge about anything imo. :grinning:

Dershowitz is a dem but one who is fair minded.

A rare thing indeed these days.

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doesnt mean he is not a paid for member of MAGA, which of course he is.

Allan

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How many Floyd rioters were given ten year sentences for fighting with a cop?
If this is a common result in a protest/riot, then those who complain that the sentence was unfair have no basis.

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I would guess zero.

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Good. Then there would be no opposition to moving these political trials to a red state, as the voting record would make no difference.

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He would crawfish like greased lightning to avoid that.

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Do you think voting history impacts a person’s ability to be impartial?