- Mega Millions selected a winner last night for $1.55 billion, from Florida. Until last night, there were 31 straight Tues-Fri failed drawings. Victor can get $783.3 million if the lump sum option is selected. Now, the jackpot resets to a lousy $20 million.
- Abortion-rights advocates in Ohio prevailed, the #2 reason why Democrats will win in a landslide on 5November2024. From the New York Times this morning:
- More and more of these will begin to appear, but just revealed was a secret memo from a Trump lawyer providing details of faking key state electoral votes to overturn his 2020 election loss.
- All the commentary and news releases seem to look at this indictment as some kind of political game, seriously dividing the country.
- On the one hand, most Republicans believe that there was electoral fraud and this is just judicial overreach to prevent their leading candidate from running in 2024.
- On the other, Democrats say Trump did actually conspire to overthrow the 2020 election, threatening the foundation of democracy.
- In American trials, you are considered to be innocent, until proven guilty. The problem with Donald Trump is that he is a known lier and cheat, so that the prosecution only needs to prove that he is, indeed, guilty. So only specific to this crook and egomaniac, the prevailing legal principal that should be followed for him is that he is guilty, until proven innocent. That is truism #1. Perfect for Trump.
- The second truism related to his indictment is also well-made for Trump. Federal rules forbid the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. Specific to the District of Columbia, here are the options.
- Trump is a recognized TV star, and would relish this opportunity. He would benefit from full media coverage.
- Interestingly enough, the Department of Justice should also want live TV broadcasting, for then this currently split America will better be educated and united through a guilty verdict. They should feel comfortable that the evidence is so overwhelming (after all, consider that more than a 1000 rioters got arrested, and most of them who so far went to trial were judged guilty--and there is perhaps an additional 1000 to yet be charged) that all this upcoming free publicity will result in a Democratic landslide on 5 November 2024.
- There is a 2016 precedent that maybe can be tapped. The Ninth Circuit Judicial Council began approving the following for Northern California, Western Washington and Guam.
A judge may authorize broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom and in adjacent areas during investitive, naturalization, or other ceremonial proceedings. A judge may authorize such activities in the courtroom or adjacent areas during other proceedings, or recesses between such other proceedings, only:
- Thus, for a more fair trial, since Washington, DC has too many Democrats, perhaps the venue should be moved.
- Not to West Virginia, which is too red.
- What about to Northern California or Western Washington? Certainly not Guam.
The above info pretty much then indicates that this historic trials of once president Donald Trump will NOT be televised. That would be a shame. The lack of cameras will only further exacerbate the production of fake news.
- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Williams has been investigating for more than two years.
- There is that incriminating phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. You've heard the key part. Here is the entire hour-long call.
- If judged guilty, and Trump gets re-elected, he can't pardon himself in Georgia. Nor can't anyone else.
- If Georgia has a Republican governor, as it currently has in Brian Kemp, he also can't do any pardoning, for in Georgia, that rests to an independent state board.
- A trial in Georgia is more likely to be televised.
Georgia, on the other hand, offers strong protections for open courts. Members of the media who submit requests to record proceedings are generally allowed to do so. If a judge intends to deny a request, they must promptly hold a hearing on the matter, according to Georgia’s Uniform Superior Court Rule 22.
That means that if Trump is tried in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election there, the American public will likely be able to watch the proceedings, including witnesses delivering testimony against him.
Amen.
The Orient has two ocean storms of concern. First, the two-week old now Tropical Storm Khanun will strengthen to almost hurricane strength today and make landfall west of Busan, bringing torrential rain and winds. The Boy Scouts got out in time. Khanun to the left and Lan to the right.
The new one, Typhoon Lan, looks fierce and will at any moment become a hurricane, attain Category 2 strength on Friday, and slam into the Tokyo area early on Monday. If you plan to fly into Narita or Haneda that day, closely watch what is happening.
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