{"id":1909738,"date":"2023-04-04T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-goodwin-brawls-in-your-court-dems-anti-trump-bias-paves-way-for-more-partisanship\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:45:11","slug":"michael-goodwin-brawls-in-your-court-dems-anti-trump-bias-paves-way-for-more-partisanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-goodwin-brawls-in-your-court-dems-anti-trump-bias-paves-way-for-more-partisanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Goodwin: Brawl\u2019s in Your Court, Dems: Anti-Trump Bias Paves Way for More Partisanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-goodwin-brawls-in-your-court-dems-anti-trump-bias-paves-way-for-more-partisanship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1909738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading widget-heading widget-heading--sm\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"widget-heading__sub\">More From:<\/span> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/author\/michael-goodwin\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/author\/michael-goodwin\/\"}\"> \t\t\t\tMichael Goodwin\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-module__content\">\n<ul class=\"inline-module__list\">\n<li class=\"story story--list\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/28\/albanys-budget-mess-is-just-one-reason-why-new-yorkers-are-leaving\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/28\/albanys-budget-mess-is-just-one-reason-why-new-yorkers-are-leaving\/\"}\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/newspress-collage-26340700-1680058276779.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;1680043914\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlbany&#8217;s budget mess is just one reason why New Yorkers are leaving\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"story story--list\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/25\/trumps-bizarre-behavior-a-gift-to-the-left-just-as-public-opinion-was-turning-on-bragg\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/25\/trumps-bizarre-behavior-a-gift-to-the-left-just-as-public-opinion-was-turning-on-bragg\/\"}\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008789934.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrump&#8217;s bizarre behavior a gift to the left just as public opinion was turning on Bragg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"story story--list\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/21\/the-heart-of-new-yorks-woes-is-rotten-government\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/21\/the-heart-of-new-yorks-woes-is-rotten-government\/\"}\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/newspress-collage-26236460-1679456450477.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;1679442090\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe heart of New York&#8217;s woes is rotten government\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"story story--list\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/18\/corruption-does-the-talking-for-joe\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/18\/corruption-does-the-talking-for-joe\/\"}\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008466205.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorruption does the talking for Joe Biden\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"story story--list\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/14\/kathy-hochul-finally-finds-courage-in-ny-budget-fight\/\" data-ga-event=\"{\"category\":\"More From\",\"action\":\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/14\/kathy-hochul-finally-finds-courage-in-ny-budget-fight\/\"}\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/newspress-collage-26138044-1678843992779.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;1678829666\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tScratch &#038; claw like hell, Kat! Hochul finally finds courage in NY budget fight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>My first thought when I saw the news flash that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/indictment-makes-trump-stronger-his-friends-say-and-foes-agree\/\">Donald Trump had been indicted<\/a> was \u201cBanana republic, here we come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the instant jubilation on the left, including in the media, my second thought was, \u201cBanana republic, here we are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a clich\u00e9 to say we\u2019ve crossed the Rubicon, but that doesn\u2019t make it less true. <\/p>\n<p>That we did it under the poisoned guise of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/30\/democratic-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-has-a-bad-case-of-bias\/\">Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg<\/a> makes the moment all the more ridiculous \u2014 and perilous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are so many persuasive arguments against the case that the sensible conclusion is that Bragg\u2019s charges represent a legal stretch, and thus were brought for political reasons. <\/p>\n<p>That happens routinely in autocracies and banana republics, and now it\u2019s happened in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations, including ones outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and instant polls showing nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/house-dems-show-hypocrisy-over-trump-stormy-daniels-indictment\/\">all Democrats favor the charges<\/a>, confirm the partisan flavor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/trump-charged-with-at-least-one-felony-in-stormy-daniels-case\/\">charges haven\u2019t been released<\/a>, but all that mattered was that Trump was being \u201cheld accountable,\u201d as one sign said, no matter what for and whether it was legitimate. <\/p>\n<p>This is score settling, not a quest for justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Pelosi says it all\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405831\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>A Manhattan grand jury indicted former President Trump for the \u201chush money\u201d payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has such a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that she <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/nancy-pelosi-mocked-over-major-error-in-her-tweet-about-trump-indictment\/\">made a fool of herself on Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible she doesn\u2019t know that, in America, the burden of proof is on the government and all defendants are presumed innocent?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or was she lifting the veil on a dystopian future where the left gains total power and locks up opponents and dissenters?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In that case, Pelosi came close to validating The Babylon Bee\u2019s tweet that \u201cDemocrats Vow To Arrest As Many Political Opponents As It Takes To Defeat Fascism.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405854\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>Nancy Pelosi came close to validating The Babylon Bee\u2019s tweet that \u201cDemocrats Vow To Arrest As Many Political Opponents As It Takes To Defeat Fascism.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Kleponis \/ CNP \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The satire site may be ahead of the curve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The original event of Bragg\u2019s case \u2014 Trump\u2019s brief liaison with <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/stormy-daniels-on-donal-trumps-hush-money-indictment\/\">Stormy Daniels<\/a> \u2014 happened 17 years ago, in 2006. <\/p>\n<p>The hush-money payments of $130,000 were made in 2016, seven years ago, during <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/11\/09\/donald-trump-is-elected-president-in-historic-upset\/\">Trump\u2019s successful run for the presidency<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Had Trump lost, the case never would have been brought. <\/p>\n<p>As with the Russia, Russia, Russia fable and the flimsy impeachment over Ukraine, he is still being penalized for winning. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405834\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>The hush-money payments of $130,000 were made in 2016.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How dare he!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The message to other conservatives who hope to crash the Washington power structure is unmistakable: We will crush you, so don\u2019t even think of trying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--related-post\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading widget-heading widget-heading--underline\"> \t\t\tsee also\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"story story--i-flex story--i-flex-none-lg\">\n<div class=\"story__image\"> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/indictment-makes-trump-stronger-his-friends-say-and-foes-agree\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/div>\n<p>  \t \t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/indictment-makes-trump-stronger-his-friends-say-and-foes-agree\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"postid-26402278 story__headline headline headline--xs inline-module--related-post__headline\"> \t\tIndictment makes Trump \u2018stronger,\u2019 his friends say \u2014 and foes agree\t<\/h3>\n<p> <\/a>  \t \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bragg, a radical progressive who sees hardened criminals as victims of racism, reportedly built his case on a novel theory about a campaign-finance violation. <\/p>\n<p>Apparently, that\u2019s the only way he could avoid running afoul of a statute of limitations and also create at least one felony rap out of misdemeanor-level violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He should have stuck with his initial refusal to bring the case because it was weak, which is why federal prosecutors and the Federal Election Commission declined to pursue it. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, berated as a coward by far-left militants, Bragg bent to the mob and kept a campaign promise to get Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He shares the motivation with his chief witness, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/22\/2018-letter-shows-michael-cohen-lying-to-federal-officials\/\">Michael Cohen<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The former Trump lawyer is a notorious liar who spent three years in federal prison for tax evasion and other charges and has been on a revenge mission to get his former boss. <\/p>\n<p>Cohen vowed to work with prosecutors and do whatever it took to save himself, according to his former lawyer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405862\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen spent three years in prison for tax evasion and other charges.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While most headlines naturally focused on the historic first of indicting a former president, it is at least as important that Trump is also <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/26\/trump-texas-rally-falls-quiet-after-he-mocks-ron-desantis\/\">a current candidate<\/a> for president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Look at it this way: The Democratic Party of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/gop-calls-for-biden-charges-after-trump-indictment\/\">President Biden<\/a> and Alvin Bragg aims to lock up the man who was Biden\u2019s Republican opponent in 2020 and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/19\/team-biden-prepares-for-onslaught-of-criticism\/\">could be again in 2024<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Those facts alone would horrify the Founders and every generation of patriots since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the taint surrounding the case doesn\u2019t just leave a smell of politics. It leaves a sickening stench.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the charges are as weak as advertised, they probably won\u2019t survive appeals, although it could be fanciful to assume any judge in New York City or state will rise above party allegiance and the bellowing of the mob for blood. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405805\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>Prosecutor Robert Hur has conducted no raids thus far in the case of President Biden\u2019s hoarding of documents.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the late Russell Baker noted, a judge is just a lawyer who curried favor with a politician.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment offers a reminder of what was lost when Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/21\/lee-zeldin-says-he-wants-robust-republican-field-for-2024\/\">Lee Zeldin<\/a> came up short in his spirited race against <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/gov-kathy-hochul-claims-progress-on-bail-budget-plans-despite-lefty-pushback\/\">Gov. Hochul<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Recall that Zeldin vowed to fire Bragg on Day One on the grounds that the prosecutor was refusing to do his job of enforcing the criminal codes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bragg not only survived, he has finally found someone he believes deserves conviction and prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--related-post\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading widget-heading widget-heading--underline\"> \t\t\tsee also\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"story story--i-flex story--i-flex-none-lg\">\n<div class=\"story__image\"> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/27\/georgia-judge-orders-prosecutor-to-respond-to-trumps-challenge\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/div>\n<p>  \t \t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/27\/georgia-judge-orders-prosecutor-to-respond-to-trumps-challenge\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"postid-26314559 story__headline headline headline--xs inline-module--related-post__headline\"> \t\tGeorgia judge orders Atlanta prosecutor to answer Trump\u2019s challenge\t<\/h3>\n<p> <\/a>  \t \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Trump, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/27\/georgia-judge-orders-prosecutor-to-respond-to-trumps-challenge\/\">faces potential peril<\/a> in three other criminal cases, one a Georgia state case and two federal probes overseen by a special prosecutor. <\/p>\n<p>Maybe Bragg figured the glory would go to the Dem avenger who got the first scalp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those cases have their own weaknesses, but each already has more credibility than Bragg\u2019s wild stab at fame.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia case centers on a widely circulated phone call where Trump was recorded asking the Republican secretary of state to \u201cfind\u201d him enough votes to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/03\/trump-tells-georgia-officials-to-find-votes-to-defeat-biden\/\">and award him<\/a>, not Biden, Georgia\u2019s 16 electoral votes. <\/p>\n<p>If he didn\u2019t, Trump suggested, the secretary and his lawyer could be guilty of \u201ca criminal offense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Classified hypocrisy\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Of the two federal cases, both under special prosecutor Jack Smith, one involves the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/donald-trump-hammers-out-defense-at-mar-a-lago-for-indictment\/\">cache of classified documents<\/a> Trump allegedly kept at Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n<p>The history of the back-and-forth between Trump\u2019s lawyers and the National Archives, which owns the documents, is tangled, but the Justice Department\u2019s decision to conduct an FBI raid to execute a search warrant leaves a clear impression of partisan overreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A comparison of how Biden has been treated in connection with his hoarding of classified documents at various places is instructive. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--related-post\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading widget-heading widget-heading--underline\"> \t\t\tsee also\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"story story--i-flex story--i-flex-none-lg\">\n<div class=\"story__image\"> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/stormy-daniels-on-donal-trumps-hush-money-indictment\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/div>\n<p>  \t \t<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/stormy-daniels-on-donal-trumps-hush-money-indictment\/\" class=\"inline-module--related-post__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"postid-26390571 story__headline headline headline--xs inline-module--related-post__headline\"> \t\tStormy Daniels on Trump\u2019s indictment: There will be \u2018injuries and death\u2019\t<\/h3>\n<p> <\/a>  \t \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The prosecutor appointed to his case, Robert Hur, has conducted no raids, issuing only polite requests for documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He even gave the highly unusual permission for Biden\u2019s own lawyers to conduct some searches. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear the lawyers had security clearances themselves, suggesting a reckless level of favoritism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While there have been leaks and numerous court reports about the Trump probes, there\u2019s total radio silence about Biden\u2019s case. <\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget that key information about the president\u2019s cache was withheld from the public until after the November midterms, a move that amounts to election meddling by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/01\/ag-garland-fentanyl-unleashed-on-purpose-in-us-by-cartels\/\">Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In fact, partisan bias at the Department of Justice and the FBI is the only possible explanation for the wildly disparate approaches to the document cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second federal Trump case centers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/qanon-shaman-jacob-chansley-spotted-at-halfway-house\/\">Jan. 6 Capitol riot<\/a> and whether he broke any laws in connection with it. <\/p>\n<p>The political taint in this one is fundamental, in that the probe grows out of Pelosi\u2019s rigged House committee investigation that conveniently lasted for the first two years of Biden\u2019s term, including the midterm elections. <\/p>\n<p>Garland, a bitter partisan hack, picked up the Pelosi baton and handed it off to Smith after the first Biden classified documents were discovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/AP23090028548232.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26406077\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button> <\/a><figcaption>Trang Le of Orlando, right, and Maria Korynsel of North Palm Beach show their support for former President Donald Trump after the news broke that Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30, 2023.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Garland\u2019s explanation was that because Trump was an announced 2024 candidate and Biden said he intended to run, Justice had a conflict of interest. <\/p>\n<p>But any conflict occurred the minute the Trump probe began because Garland works for Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even more egregious, the AG reserved for himself the power to make the final decisions, including whether to seek criminal charges against either man. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s hardly a minor detail given the way Garland has protected the president and his son, Hunter Biden, from federal charges in the family\u2019s influence-peddling schemes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So the deck is heavily stacked against Trump, a fact that helps explain why no previous incumbent party and administration have moved forward against a former president. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405871\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>Former Vice President Mike Pence has called the case on Trump a \u201cpolitical prosecution.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s status as an opponent for the next election multiplies the doubts about fairness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The history of how former presidents have been treated is not a license for gross misconduct. <\/p>\n<p>Rather, it urges restraint on prosecutors unless a case involves very serious charges and the evidence of guilt is overwhelming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The temptation to pursue minor, borderline cases should be resisted \u2014 even when the former president is named Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Anything else is an invitation for a tit-for-tat reprisal that will further polarize the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The GOP ripple effect\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Already the indictment of Trump is having two political consequences. <\/p>\n<p>First, it is turning his would-be GOP opponents into defenders, with Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/ron-desantis-heads-to-long-island-for-speech-to-fans\/\">Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> saying his state would not cooperate with any extradition requests from Bragg. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26405874\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already said his state would not cooperate with any extradition requests from Alvin Bragg.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Aristide Economopoulos For The New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/mike-pence-blasts-political-prosecution-of-donald-trump\/\">former Vice President Mike Pence<\/a>, who has broken with Trump over Jan. 6, condemned the case as \u201cpolitical prosecution.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those and other early signs suggest the case is making Trump stronger among primary voters, and could help him build an insurmountable lead for the nomination. <\/p>\n<p>Although a recent poll shows a solid majority of Americans believe a criminal indictment or conviction should disqualify him from holding public office, most legal experts \u2014 and many Trump readers \u2014 insist there is nothing in the Constitution that would bar him from reclaiming the presidency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2><strong>Follow The Post\u2019s latest coverage on Trump\u2019s indictment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/03\/donald-trump-indictment-news-live-updates\/\">Follow The Post\u2019s live updates: photos, reactions and more<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/04\/trumps-34-felony-charges-carry-a-136-year-maximum-sentence\/\">Indictment unsealed: 34 felony counts carry 136-year max sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/03\/donald-trump-arrives-in-nyc-ahead-of-his-arraignment-tuesday\/\">Striking images from Trump\u2019s arraignment day in NYC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/03\/trump-widens-lead-over-desantis-in-first-poll-since-hush-money-indictment\/\">Here\u2019s what to expect after Trump is arraigned<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>The second fallout from the indictment is pressure on congressional Republicans to step up probes of the Biden family. <\/p>\n<p>That includes a related push for prosecutors in red states to pull a Bragg and find ways to indict the president and son Hunter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans need to learn how to take off the gloves and put on the brass knuckles,\u201d Mike Davis, a former Supreme Court clerk and president of the Article III Project, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/31\/gop-calls-for-biden-charges-after-trump-indictment\/\">told Post reporter Steven Nelson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/shutterstock_editorial_Manhattan_DA_Bragg_leaves_New_13852217j.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26406085\"> \t<svg class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"><\/path><\/svg> <\/button> <\/a><figcaption>Alvin Bragg leaves his office late Thursday night after the Manhattan grand jury voted in favor of indicting former President Donald Trump.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Derek French\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf New York can turn a routine settlement of a business dispute seven years ago into a felony, I think our Republican AGs and DAs should get creative,\u201d Davis added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo wrongs don\u2019t make it right, but it makes it even.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\">\n<div><button type=\"button\" class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">604<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta__wrap\">What do you think?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#spotim-specific\" class=\"comments-inline-cta__button-link\">Post a comment.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buckle up. <\/p>\n<p>The whirlwind is coming.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wpcom-liveblog-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More From: Michael Goodwin Albany&#8217;s budget mess is just one reason why New Yorkers are leaving Trump&#8217;s bizarre behavior a gift to the left just as public opinion was turning on Bragg The heart of New York&#8217;s woes is rotten government Corruption does the talking for Joe Biden Scratch &amp; claw like hell, Kat! 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