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why is it the judges’ responsibility to accommodate the personal schedules of defendants?

do any other defendants get such consideration?
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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KUTradition wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:56 am why is it the judges’ responsibility to accommodate the personal schedules of defendants?

do any other defendants get such consideration?
I would just point out that running for president is discretionary.
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Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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"So Much Winning!"

“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama

No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.

“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator

Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.

His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
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The irony is palpable. Two PACs, both misnomers, volleying millions in donations. Fault!
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Watch Trump end up with some Fulton County public defender, who has to squeeze his trial between a urinating in public case and an unpaid parking ticket.
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Shirley wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:39 am
"So Much Winning!"

“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama

No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.

“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator

Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.

His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
People who know about these things tell me that he's looking at low-to-mid eight figures per month in legal costs/expenses. And that's before more states take their whacks (and the feds have at least two more cases to bring, also).
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Is it legal to use campaign donations for legal services?

Just asking questions.
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In case I haven't already said it today, "____ Rudy!"

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jhawks99 wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:43 am Is it legal to use campaign donations for legal services?

Just asking questions.
Legal to use campaign donations for legal services? Most likely yes.

Legal to goose donations by, for example, claiming election fraud you know does not exist? No.
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Shirley wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:46 am In case I haven't already said it today, "____ Rudy!"

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Respect:

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejected calls by several Republican state lawmakers for a special legislative session to potentially impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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Shirley wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:39 am
"So Much Winning!"

“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama

No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.

“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator

Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.

His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
Tl;dr version: rubes are running out of disposable funds.
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zsn wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:06 am
Shirley wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:39 am
"So Much Winning!"

“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama

No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.

“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator

Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.

His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
Tl;dr version: rubes are running out of disposable funds.
I still think we're not prepared for what a general election campaign will look like when one side has so little cash. The networks need to resist the urge to give The Defendant loads and loads of free airtime.
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“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
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“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
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Shirley wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:48 pm
Rudy is straight down the fairway for what foreign intelligence services look for.
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You spelled "Trump" wrong.

But, him too.
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I didn't have this on my Bingo card.

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Shirley wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:30 pm You spelled "Trump" wrong.

But, him too.
There are at least nine fairways...
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