Today’s top news: Trump’s new attorney in the Georgia case appears to be a serious departure from the wackos Trump often associates with. Steven H. Sadow has offered free representation to abortion providers who run afoul of the states’ anti-abortion restrictions.
“If a doctor believes that it is appropriate to violate the law, at least as written, I want to be there to defend them because they need somebody in their corner and that is what I do,” he said after the Trump-packed Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Strange bedfellows indeed.
But while it’s true that the four Trump indictments effectively help to make the point that no one is above the law in America, gaining a conviction against the former Reality TV star may prove difficult if not impossible.
The complications of any potential trials disrupting the 2024 election cycle is one factor but the real issue is what group of 12 jurors can be found that is going to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?
Somewhere around a quarter of the population so rapidly supports him that they buy his lie that the 2020 election was rigged. And that is his excuse for almost everything he did that led to many of the charges he faces.
That means that we should reasonably expect three of any random 12 adults to be Trump sympathizers. It would only take one of them to hang a jury.
I hope I am wrong about this and that in the jurisdictions where he is likely to be tried, 12 fully unbiased individuals can be assembled to hear the evidence and render an honest verdict, free of politics.
And that if he is then judged innocent he can go free but if judged guilty he will be punished. Only then can we confirm that in America no one is above the law.
LINKS:
Trump arrest full recap: Mugshot, surrender, what’s next in Georgia election case (CNBC)
Atlanta lawyers will rep anyone prosecuted for abortions for free (A J-C)
Donald Trump's 18 other co-defendants have a tough choice to make (MSNBC)
Sabotage likely behind Prigozhin’s presumed death in plane crash, U.S. officials say (NBC)
Russia says Ukraine fired missile towards Moscow, hit Crimea with drones (Reuters)
F-18 military jet crashes near San Diego (ABC)
Nearly 400 remain unaccounted for in Maui after deadly wildfires, FBI-curated list shows (CNN)
Teacher vacancies grew by 35% last year, according to a new analysis of 37 states and Washington, D.C. (WP)
The Devilish Change Uber and Lyft Made to Surge Pricing (Slate)
A Startup in the New Jersey Suburbs Is Battling the Giants of Silicon Valley (WSJ)
Powell says Fed 'prepared to raise rates further' to bring inflation down (Yahoo)
Scientists uncover the secret of the deep-sea ‘octopus garden’ (WP)
Taliban Leader Considers New Afghan Media Law (VoA)
Taliban Says Huawei to Install Cameras to Locate Militants (Bloomberg)
Can A.I. Detect Wildfires Faster Than Humans? California Is Trying to Find Out. (NYT)
AI Researchers Are Teaching Robots to Mimic Human Dexterity (DeCrypt)
Young professionals are turning to AI to create headshots. But there are catches (NPR)
Where generative AI can make headway in healthcare (HealthcareITNews)
For Shohei Ohtani, recapturing pitching greatness may mean no hitting in 2024 (The Athletic)
How Jennifer Aniston Went From Sitcom Star to Hollywood Power Player (WSJ)
Writing for Friends Was No Dream Job (Time)
Self-Centered Child Blames Divorce Entirely On Himself (The Onion)
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