On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” George Washington University Law Professor and Fox News Contributor Jonathan Turley stated that the potential legal case against former President Donald Trump is significantly weaker than the John Edwards case and that he believes that if Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg brings charges, it would be because Bragg caved to public pressure.
Turley said, “[T]he John Edwards case, that was a much stronger case, the Department of Justice went all in, and they lost, ultimately. Because these are very difficult cases to make out. Now, you take that, and now you have the Manhattan D.A. taking a case to court that the Department of Justice declined to do…and that raises some obvious questions.”
Later, he added, “This is a claim that, not only the Justice Department didn’t pursue, but Bragg’s predecessor in his office didn’t pursue it to court. But also Bragg himself threw a flag on the play. The only reason I think we’re seeing this case is that two of his prosecutors resigned, in my view, they acted really inappropriately — in the case of one of them, who wrote a book about someone who wasn’t even charged, let alone convicted.
Turley also stated, “We have to keep in mind that we have a legal system here, which is designed to protect the rights of the accused. And even if he’s convicted, there are going to be significant appellate challenges and reviews. I think we have to be careful not to just assume, in the most inflammatory way, that the rule of law is dead. This is not the first D.A. who has yielded to public pressure to bring a criminal charge.
Hopefully we can put this nation on the right path again. Although It will not happen until the septic system is totally drained from the evil actions infecting and taking away precious time and money. Our political leadership has better, more important subject matters at hand.
*this* Jonathan Turley
Turley has not read the as-yet non existent indictment and charging document, yet he opines as if he had some special insight. His credibility on this = DONUT HOLE!!
That brings back memories.
.JonathanTurley can be bought by MAGAts for a song. You all must have some good kompromat on ol' Turdley.
MAGA glossary 4 dummies 1. Education is indoctrination 2. Prosecution is persecution 3. Losing is winning 4. Insurrection is patriotism 5. Violence is victimHOOD 6. Killing women is pro-life 7. Antiracism/“woke” is racism 8. Antifascists are fascists 9. Law enforcement is illegal
You mean the one that Michael Cohen was sentenced to 3 years in prison for? Jonathan Turley is a pathetic political hack.
He is such a hack. Seriously, he has no idea. So he must be hoping to work for Trump like he did during the impeachment trials.
Get it straight there is no case , 😜 diversion tactic 101.... Eyes off Biden crimes, the border is not important to these politicians inflation is now important but let's go after the guy we started going after 6 years ago... Diversion period..🤡🤡
Turd is not reliable:; he is a hack….
Waste of time and Money, our money. Start the impeachment process of Biden so 'WE' can move on. These distractions aren't news any more. Where do I sign ?
Yes, pay no attention to the fact that Turley is a shameless partisan shill, you should TOTALLY regard him as an objective straight-shooter on the subject!
How brilliant is Turley to be able to draw a conclusion without seeing any evidence or even knowing the charges?
That's pretty idiotic since one person has already been convicted for it.
…I feel like a Butterfinger.
The Left is hoping for a perp walk. In my eyes this is a desperate attempt at political theater.
It doesn't matter that it's a stretch towards an invented legal theory. If they get a NYC liberal judge and liberal jury they could convict him of killing Ceasar.
Bragg is just another black DA owned by a white man.
I just hope it’s not a ploy to find a convenient way to try and assassinate him. That is my fear
I guess Bragg is taking his orders from soros . Because that’s who owns him .
I WISH TRUMP WOULD HIRE YOU AS A CONSULTANT'!! THESE DEMOCRATS ARE A 'CANCEROUS DISEASE' INFECTING EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES' THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT WHATEVER IS LEFT AT THE END OF THIS DEMOCRAT INSURRECTION FROM' BIDEN AND HIS WHACKOS'THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH 'SUBVERSION '!!
How does he know?..nobody knows what the charges are..Turley is a joke.
I would think the public pressure was NOT to bring charges.
And yet, here we are.
That guy is on a mission to destroy New York City by allowing criminals to roam the streets and attack, kill and rob law abiding citizens. There’s something wrong upstairs!