‘Restoring Faith’ - Marty’s Hot Take
Retired IRS criminal investigator Martin Sheil reads the historic and titanic indictment
I had Marty read the Trump indictment.
Below are his words:
I am pretty speechless after reading this indictment
The evidence- the testimony - the pics - the granularity of the evidence is just stunning.
This case is a slam dunk for conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
Trump will undoubtedly bluster for a few days but the reality and the inevitability of what he is facing will soon kick in beyond any level of self delusion he can generate, and he will be compelled to initiate plea negotiations.
What is most striking to me is the level of Intent and Willfulness that the Special Prosecutor has been able to capture and articulate in the Indictment.
Remember when Jim Comey called a press conference and announced that Hillary Clinton would not be prosecuted for her insecure emails? Comey attributed the lack of prosecution potential for Hillary due to a lack of ‘Mens rea.’
The Mens rea captured by Jack Smith is titanic.
Contemporaneous notes of one of his attorneys documenting Trump suggesting his team just lie about the existence of the docs.
The recording of Trump acknowledging the confidentiality of the docs and just proclaiming to his audience “look at this- look at this!”
Sacre bleu!
I don’t see how Trump beats this - in fact I don’t even see a potential defense.
One fly in the ointment is the appointment of a Trump judge Aileen Cannon to preside over this trial. She appeared to make several biased decisions in the early going after the SW. She was overruled on Appeal but her ongoing role is concerning.
Jack Smith referenced the Speedy Trial Act during his short press conference
This is promising.
Just how speedy will this trial be scheduled?
Once again I will repeat my admonition that Trump needs to start negotiating a Plea.
Anyone else facing this kind of detailed comprehensive Bill of Particulars would send their team of attorneys to DOJ with the direction to “make a deal.”
With Trump attorneys jumping ship Trump may not fully understand how serious a situation he is confronting.
It will be interesting to see how steadfast the Trump cult will maintain support of their hero when American National Security, Human intelligence and our armed forces were placed in jeopardy.
Trump will undoubtedly fundraise from his base off this Indictment, but I can see how major donors are now likely to abandon ship. We will see.
Today is a good day for our Democracy and the rule of law.
Accountability for wrongdoing may actually become fashionable again and the law may actually be applied to the most powerful among us restoring faith in our flawed but still standing system of justice
Marty
To my Bette community, I am glad you are here.
Stay kind, stay focused, stay loud.
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