{"id":54873,"date":"2024-05-12T07:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T11:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54873"},"modified":"2024-05-12T07:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T11:23:57","slug":"judges-are-supposed-to-be-neutral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54873","title":{"rendered":"Judges Are Supposed To Be Neutral"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article about the latest judicial shenanigans in the New York trial of President Trump. It is amazing that this case has not yet been thrown out of court.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Friday that the judge in former President Donald Trump\u2019s trial crossed \u201cthe line\u201d with a suggestion to prosecutors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York Judge Juan Merchan suggested that Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg testify after prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sought to introduce Weisselberg\u2019s severance package into evidence, according<\/a> to Politico. Turley called the suggestion \u201cvery unusual\u201d when asked about the development by Fox News host Martha MacCallum.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt reminds me of a judge when I started out as a lawyer who was notorious because he would say, \u2018Is the defense ready to present its case,\u2019 and turn to the prosecutors and say \u2018Are we ready to present our case?\u2019 This is a little bit crossing the line. You\u2019re not supposed to be making this a mutual effort,\u201d Turley said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article also refers to the antics of Michael Cohen:<\/p>\n

Turley earlier voiced criticism of Merchan over his handling of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. The judge told<\/a> prosecutors to inform Cohen not to make public comments about the former president and the case on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCohen is out there, you know, attacking the president, campaigning against the president. People are attacking Cohen. Were you protecting against?\u201d Turley asked. \u201cHe\u2019s in the middle of a firestorm of his own creation and so the gag order makes no sense at all, it\u2019s achieving nothing except silencing the leading candidate for the presidency and to have the sudden epiphany that just maybe, Cohen should be instructed not to make these statements is a bit late.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This case and the way it is being tried is a slippery slope to banana republic status for America. It is politically motivated and should have been stopped before it started.<\/p>\n

There is one other observation I would like to make about media bias. Bias can be very subtle. Notice that former President Clinton is referred to in the news as ‘President Clinton.’ Somehow many newscasters have forgotten that President Trump is supposed to be referred to as ‘President Trump.’ He earned that title and is allowed by law to use it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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