{"id":2365408,"date":"2024-11-07T06:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-must-end-their-lawfare-prosecutions-of-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T06:11:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:11:14","slug":"democrats-must-end-their-lawfare-prosecutions-of-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-must-end-their-lawfare-prosecutions-of-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Must End Their Lawfare Prosecutions Of Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fdemocrats-must-end-their-lawfare-prosecutions-of-donald-trump%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=2365408&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--><p>The article argues that Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris should advocate\u2063 for the end of legal actions against President-Elect Donald Trump, which the\u200c author claims are politically motivated and part of a broader strategy by the Democratic Party\u200d to undermine his campaign. It highlights comments from House\u200b Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who calls for an end to what he refers to as &#8220;lawfare.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 piece criticizes\u2062 Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden administration for indicting Trump on multiple charges, \u2062linking these actions to a \u200bcontinuous\u2063 effort to interfere\u2062 in his political career, especially in light of \u200ca recent Supreme Court ruling that suggested President \u2063Trump enjoys immunity for actions taken while\u200c in office. <\/p>\n<p>The author discusses specific cases against Trump, including indictments by various officials such as Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Fulton County DA \u2063Fani Willis, and contends that these legal efforts are politically motivated \u2062rather \u200dthan based on legitimate criminal concerns. The text suggests that the timing and\u2064 nature \u2064of \u2064these prosecutions are intended to impact Trump&#8217;s political standing, particularly in the lead-up to elections, and calls for an immediate cessation of these legal actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If Vice President Kamala Harris is serious about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/02\/harris-final-campaign-ad-trump-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calls for unity<\/a>, she should immediately call for her party and administration to end the lawfare prosecutions against President-Elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats threw the kitchen sink at Trump to try and stop him from winning, including weaponizing the justice system to jail him. Harris&rsquo; own administration deployed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapid-reaction-fani-willis-wants-to-get-trump-viktor-orban-wants-to-get-him-back-in-oval-office\/\" title=\"Fani Willis aims to pursue Trump, while Viktor Orban seeks his return to the Oval Office.\">loyal foot soldiers<\/a> to try and take down Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1854203885155463570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a post on X, &ldquo;The American people have spoken.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lawfare must end. I call on Attorney General Garland, Alvin Bragg, and Fani Willis to immediately terminate the politically-motivated prosecutions of President Donald Trump,&rdquo; Scalise said.<\/p>\n<h2>Merrick Garland&rsquo;s Department Of Injustice<\/h2>\n<p>Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland and his foot soldier Jack Smith indicted Trump twice on charges relating to alleged mishandling of classified documents and Trump&rsquo;s questioning of the 2020 election administration. <\/p>\n<p>While Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case after finding Smith&rsquo;s appointment was unconstitutional, the case surrounding the 2020 election remains. <\/p>\n<p>But it shouldn&rsquo;t. <\/p>\n<p>In July, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled 6-3 that presidents have &ldquo;absolute immunity&rdquo; for &ldquo;actions within his conclusive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rejects-trumps-motion-to-dismiss-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Judge rejects Trump\u2019s motion to dismiss Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">preclusive constitutional authority&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;at least presumptive immunity&rdquo; for all &ldquo;official acts.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-speech-fight-goes-on-after-scotuss-devastating-ruling\/\" title=\"Free Speech Fight Goes On After SCOTUS&#039;s Devastating Ruling\">high court remanded<\/a> several questions pertaining to Smith&rsquo;s lawfare case against Trump back to the lower court to determine whether the actions constituted an official act.<\/p>\n<p>But the ruling from the Supreme Court was not enough to stop the Biden-Harris administration, which was hellbent on interfering in the election. After the court severely torpedoed his lawfare efforts, Smith filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/27\/read-trump-indictment-00176509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a superseding indictment<\/a> against Trump. Then, just weeks before Election Day, Trump-hating U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/03\/jack-smiths-political-prosecution-of-trump-is-designed-to-generate-headlines-before-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">165-page report<\/a> filled with Smith&rsquo;s attacks on Trump. But now that Trump beat the regime and is set to return to the White House in just a few short weeks, Smith&rsquo;s team indicated on Wednesday that it would be looking for ways to withdraw the cases against Trump, The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4977260-special-counsel-jack-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Alvin Bragg<\/h2>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg slapped Trump with 34 felony charges for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly falsifying business records relating<\/a> to a nondisclosure agreement. The Federal Election Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Southern District of New York&rsquo;s U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/31\/guilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to take the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/31\/house-republicans-call-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-testify-over-trump-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bragg<\/a> conveniently brought the case after he hired Matthew Colangelo, who had been the no. 3 official in Biden&rsquo;s Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve jurors in Democrat-led New York City convicted Trump of an ambiguous crime no one seemed able to articulate.<\/p>\n<p>&lsquo;<strong>[READNEXT:[READNEXT:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/27\/ny-judges-scrutinize-troubling-450-million-penalty-in-trump-fraud-case-no-one-lost-any-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NY Judges Scrutinize &lsquo;Troubling&rsquo; $450 Million Penalty In Trump Fraud Case: &lsquo;No One Lost Any Money&rsquo;<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Bragg himself admitted his prosecution was lawfare, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/did-alvin-bragg-promise-trump-prosecution-hush-money-guilty-conviction-1906705\">said<\/a> while campaigning for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">district attorney<\/a> that he was the best candidate to go after Trump. Sentencing has been delayed until Nov. 26 &mdash; but Americans shouldn&rsquo;t have to wait that long for real justice to be served.<\/p>\n<h2>Fani Willis<\/h2>\n<p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2023\/08\/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT-Trump-Fulton-County-GA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">41-count indictment<\/a> in August of 2023 against Trump and 18 co-defendants for allegedly violating Georgia&rsquo;s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) statute. Willis alleged the defendants solicited &ldquo;false statements and writings&rdquo; and committed a &ldquo;violation of oath by public officer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Like the rest of the lawfare cases, Willis&rsquo; lawfare efforts are flimsy at best. Her entire trial has been marred by accusations of impropriety after she allegedly hired her lover, Nathan Wade, to serve as special prosecutor to run the prosecution. Trump and his co-defendants alleged Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting because she was benefiting financially from her lucrative relationship with Wade. Willis denied allegations that Wade was treating her to luxurious vacations he paid for with the money he earned from the lawfare prosecution. <\/p>\n<p>A judge (who <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fani-Willis-June-30-2020-CCDR-Amended.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donated<\/a> to Willis&rsquo; 2020 campaign) <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/13\/judge-dismisses-two-counts-against-trump-in-georgia-lawfare-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissed<\/a> two counts against Trump in September in the case, arguing the allegations extended past the &ldquo;State&rsquo;s jurisdiction.&rdquo; The judge had previously dismissed six other counts in the case (three of which were against Trump) in March.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/georgia-judge-tosses-2-counts-donald-trump-election\/story?id=113642911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">still faces<\/a> eight charges.<\/p>\n<p>If Democrats are sincere in their calls for &ldquo;unity,&rdquo; they must drop their lawfare prosecutions. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If VP Kamala Harris truly seeks unity, she must urge her party to halt the legal actions against President-Elect Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2365409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-06-at-4.05.33-PM-e1730927280491-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,32319,16727,5894,10951],"class_list":["post-2365408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-lawfare","tag-politics","tag-prosecutions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-06-at-4.05.33-PM-e1730927280491-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365408\/revisions\/2365412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}