Flotsam and Jetsam - The Saturday Assortment

Nothing really stands out. So, I suppose you've already heard, Trump Indicted For A Third Time (Dana Loesch, cited by the Wombat in In The Mailbox: 08.04.23 (Albuquerque Afternoon Abbreviated Edition). Also via the Wombat, Vox Popoli, Banana Republic USA and Don Surber, Biden Indicts Trump To Hide USA’s Credit Rating Drop. 

Herr Professor Jacobsen at LI asks Trump DC Indictment – Where is the crime? "My interview about the Trump DC Indictment: “let’s go on the assumption they think they can prove these things, that the allegations were made in good faith. The question is, is there a crime here? That’s what I think a lot of people are questioning.” Why should we assume good faith here?  George Parry at Am Spec calls Trump’s Third Indictment  Ludicrous, "The case should be dismissed for failure to state an offense." Matt Vespa at Town Hall points out a WSJ Columnist who Points Out the Obvious Flaw in Jack Smith's J6 Indictment Against Trump "Consider how many politicians might already be doing time had prosecutors applied this standard earlier. Both Al Gore and George W. Bush filed lawsuits in the 2000 election that contained bold if untested legal claims." Town Hall's 'Becca Downs suspects the Special Counsel May Not Have Reviewed Records Before Indicting Trump. "Parlatore said he was "stunned" when, after the indictment came down, the prosecutor contacted him asking for the records he said he had already provided. Parlatore said the "records are absolutely exculpatory."" My extensive experience with the government is that they would rather ask you for the same thing twice than to bother to look in their own records. PJM's Matt Margolis, suggests Jack Smith May Have Doomed His Case Against Trump. "Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has acknowledged they incorrectly claimed that they had submitted all the necessary evidence as mandated by the law in the classified documents case against Donald Trump. That’s basically a euphemism for getting caught committing prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutors “discovered” that a crucial video intended to be presented as evidence had not been appropriately processed and uploaded to the designated platform for the defense to review during the investigation." I don't see this judge tossing the case over this ooops. Maybe an appeals court, or the Supremes, if Roberts is looking for a narrow excuse to shit can the whole thing. At the Messenger, Trump Wants to Move His Jan. 6 Trial Out of DC – Here’s Why It Probably Won’t Work "The former president and his lawyers want a venue shift to MAGA-friendly West Virginia." Yeah, that won't happen, but somewhere more neutral, like VA outside the NOVA Democrat lands would fairer. Jim Thompson at Red State has a Prediction: Jack Smith Will Get a DC Jury to Convict Trump and SCOTUS Will Vacate It. In Fact, Smith's Counting on It. At RCP, another prediction, Dershowitz: Conviction Of Trump By DC Jury Will Not Survive Review By Supreme Court. Breitbart cites Mark Levin: Trump’s Lawyers Should Ask SCOTUS to Stop Unconstitutional Prosecutions. Unlikely, but does it hurt to try? PJM's Athena Thorne wonders What if Trump Stops Playing Along? "Make them send armed forces to arrest him like the thugs they are. Show the captivated world that yes, it’s true — America is gone, replaced by just another failing fascist state."

Althouse reads WaPoo, "Former president Donald Trump and some of his legal advisers see an upside to the latest criminal case against him: He can use his upcoming trial to further argue his false claims of a stolen 2020 election...." I'm reading "Trump plans to use charges to revisit 2020 election, a fraught topic for GOP/Strategists in both parties agree that having Trump talking about election fraud and Jan. 6 hurts Republicans" (WaPo). At Am Think Steve Young thinks they are Handing Trump the sword. Neil McCabe at Red State, Trump Lawyer Bobb: Jack Smith's New Indictment Empowers Trump Legal Team to Get J6 Answers. Already, at ET, Trump Subpoenas Unaired Tucker Interview with Ex Capitol Police Chief. YouTube, Trump Attorney EXPOSES Corrupt Justice Department Timeline:

Jonathan Turley, calls it Making History in the Wrong Way: The Second Trump Indictment is a Threat to Free Speech.  At Da Fed Dave Harsanyi also claims Jack Smith’s Jan 6. Indictments Are An Attack On Political Speech. But Althouse (who also reads the NYT) finds "The strength of the indictment is that it is very narrowly written. The government is not attempting to prove too much, but rather it went for low-hanging fruit." "Said Harvard lawprof and former public defender, quoted in "How Jack Smith Structured the Trump Election Indictment to Reduce Risks/The special counsel layered varied charges atop the same facts, while sidestepping a free-speech question by not charging incitement". At Da Mail, 69% of Republicans now believe Biden's 2020 win was illegitimate: New poll released before Trump's January 6 arraignment shows GOP supporters believe there WAS widespread fraud.

At Fox, Trump judge's greeting to former president sets social media abuzz, Mr. Trump. PM reports Judge threatens to hold Trump without bail if he violates strict conditions of release and Next hearing in Biden DOJ’s Jan 6 case against Trump set for August 28. Sundance at CTH thinks its Seriously Sketchy – Judge Boasberg Sits in Back of DC District Court During President Trump Appearance. From Breitbart, Biden Gloats in ‘Dark Brandon’ Video on the Day Trump Gets Arraigned. Hat Hair paraphrases the Peacock, Putin takes a page from Biden and piles on jail term for political opponent. Irony meter pegged as sundance notes Secretary of State Antony Blinken Condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for Arresting Political Opposition. Cutie Pavlich at Town Hall, reports How Disgraced IRS Official Lois Lerner is Tied to Trump’s Latest Indictment, she conspired with Jack Smith in the IRS scandal. Matt Vespa is amused when he Reads the Replies: NBC News Reporter Gets Roasted Over Trump Tweet. 

Althouse, "Could Trump face prison? 'Theoretically, yes and practically, no,' said Chuck Rosenberg, a former top federal prosecutor..."

"... and counsel to then-FBI Director James B. Comey. Rosenberg served briefly as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the Trump administration and notably said the president had 'condoned police misconduct' in remarking to officers in Long Island that they need not protect suspects’ heads when loading them into police vehicles. 'Any federal district judge ought to understand it raises enormous and unprecedented logistical issues,' Rosenberg said of the prospect Trump could be incarcerated. 'Probation, fines, community service and home confinement are all alternatives.'..." From "If Trump is convicted, Secret Service protection may be obstacle to imprisonment/Donald Trump can keep Secret Service protection for life, even if he were to be convicted and sentenced to prison or home confinement" (WaPo).

Insty,  EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED:

With yet another Trump indictment apparently coming soon from a left wing DA in Georgia, it seems worth reminding everyone that this individual was the foreperson on that grand jury
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— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 4, 2023

Jude Russo at Town Hall simply says Trump Won, "It’s not a story you’ll see in the papers."

Nick Arama at Red State hosts Tucker With Devon Archer, Part 2, Lays out Real Story About Ukrainian Prosecutor, Blows up Dem Spin. Long. I'm listening long. At WaEx, Devon Archer says one Democratic claim about Biden business is ‘categorically false’. "Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s former business partner, pushed back on claims by Democrats that President Joe Biden was never involved in his son’s foreign businesses in any way. “That’s categorically false,” Archer told Tucker Carlson in a lengthy interview published Friday. “He was aware of Hunter’s business. He met with Hunter’s business partners.”" Breitbart claims Devon Archer Partially Corroborates IRS Whistleblower Claims of How Hunter Biden Evaded Burisma Taxes. At Da Caller, Devon Archer Testimony Confirms Details From FBI Form That Contains Biden Bribery Allegations. Ace, Devon Archer: Hunter Biden Wouldn't "Overtly" Say That He'd Use His Dad's Power to Help His "Business" Associates, But That's Clearly What He Was Suggesting to Them, "Matt Margolis at PJ Media." John Solomon at JTN, Text messages given to FBI: Chinese wanted Biden family name to help acquire U.S. energy assets."“They will be the Goldmans of China,” one of Hunter Biden’s business associated boasted about the relationship with CEFC." Da Caller, Dem Rep Invokes Trump’s Kids While Questioning Hunter Biden’s Former Business Partner. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller sees Josh Hawley Slam Biden Admin’s Response To Hunter Allegations As ‘Total Lie’: ‘He Himself Had The Contacts.’ Margot Cleveland at Da Fed, details why the  Media Talking Points About The Biden-Forced Firing Of Ukraine’s Prosecutor Are Laughable. From the Wombat in In The Mailbox: 08.04.23 (Albuquerque Afternoon Abbreviated Edition). Twitchy has Joe Rogan Tearing Sleepy Joe & His Degenerate Son Hunter A New One.  Biden News from an Australian outlook, Sky News, Unravelling: Hunter Biden’s demise sends CNN into total meltdown.

PJM's VodkaPundit, It Sure Looks Like the Saudis Are Playing Keep Away with Joe Biden. Hat Hair's KT, A mug of Dark Brandon is going to cost you $22.00. No thanks! And Jazz Shaw, Dem fundraising has significantly diminished in 2023. Breitbart has a Report that Obama Pulls the Strings in Joe Biden’s White House. Entirely believable. Insty, THE OBAMA FACTOR: David Samuels Interviews MLK Biographer David Garrow on Barack Obama.

Matt Wolfson at Am Think examines Gen-Z for Change: Biden’s Astroturf Youth Group. At Front Page Dan Greenfield sees panic as Biden Discovers Most Black People Aren’t Really Black “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.” From Da Caller, a New CNN Poll Spells Big Trouble For Biden. Mish Talk, What Do Federal Tax Receipts and Total Receipts Suggest About Recession? "Federal tax receipts suggest GDI numbers, not GDP numbers, are accurate." They also hint at recession." I&I says Sorry Joe, But It’s Bidenomics That Has Never Worked. PJM's Stephen Kruiser sees Idiot Dems Want to Make the Economy an Issue. Republicans Should Let Them and VodkaPundit sees Gavin Newsom Just Took Another Huge Step in His Non-Campaign to Topple Joe Biden. The Free Bacon reports PAC Spending Shows How Gavin Newsom Is Positioning Himself for a Presidential Bid. 

At Am Think Douglas Schwartz thinks about RFK, jr. and Trump's Achilles Heel, would RFK Jr. siphon votes from Trump? PJM's Kruiser announces I'm Endorsing 'Generic Republican' for President in 2024. Breitbart reports Ron DeSantis on Nixing Deep State: ‘We Are Going to Start Slitting Throats on Day One’, metaphorically I assume, but I'm open to the alternative. Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance not happy that Megadonor Tells DeSantis to Get Moderate or Else, Within Hours DeSantis Dismisses 2020 “Stolen Election Theories” as False. The Babylon Bee snarks Mike Pence Tries Bold New Strategy Of Alienating The 80 Million People Who Voted For Trump. 

Althouse, I'm amused by the combination of the headline and "at least somewhat correctly." "I'm reading "Joe Rogan Irresponsibly Suggests Kari Lake Has a Point About Election Fraud/Joe Rogan quickly veered into conspiracy territory in his most recent podcast" (Daily Beast).  Am Greats Hayden, Ludwig claims Democrats’ ‘Freedom to Vote Act’ is the Death of Free Elections. "The Left wants to 'save' democracy by fundamentally transforming it." From Da Caller, County In Crucial Swing State Abandons Plans To Hand-Count Ballots In 2024 Election, Mohave. Jordan Boyd at Da Fed worries about  Ohio, Voters To Decide How Easily They’ll Let Pro-Abortion Interest Groups Change Their Constitution.

At RCP the great Victor Davis Hanson worries about Two Sets of Laws for Two Americas. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw sees the AP is very worried someone might clean up the Justice Department. Ace wakes up and gets annoyed by Paul Sperry: The FBI Hid The Full Extent of Its Serial Frauds Upon the FISA Court By Redacting Details of Its Deceptions in FOIA Documents. "It claimed the redactions were to protect "sources and methods." In fact, they are denying information the public has a right to to protect the FBI's criminal leadership." At TNP, EXC: Chief Capitol Cop Told Tucker ‘It’s Not Crazy’ to Wonder About Ray Epps in Hidden Fox Interview. I&I observes, Anything Democrats Don’t Like Is Now A ‘Threat To Democracy.’

 At Da Wire, Jim Jordan Releases New ‘Facebook Files,’ Highlights How Biden Admin Sought To Suppress Daily Wire Content. It got personal. Bob Spencer at Front Page, Biden Regime Pressured Facebook to Ban Jokes. "Wipe that smile off your face, peasant!" Da Caller, Biden Admin Told Facebook That Censoring ‘Bad Content’ Was ‘Our Primary Concern.’ Am Thinks Greg Salsbury thinks Government’s Collusion With Social Media Is Worse Than You Realize. Not if you've been keeping up with the reading.

Hat Hair cites the NYT, Pediatricians’ group plans evidence review to inform care for transgender youth “We are making strong recommendations based on weak evidence.”

mrcTV wants you to WATCH: Wisconsin Bible Reader Stuns Council Meeting After His Arrest. 

At Ace's Morning Rant Buck Throckmorton looks towards Incentivizing Woke Activists to Self-Deport from Conservative States and Institutions. 

Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Potato On The Beach ready for prime time at the Other McCain.