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55. It doesn't invalidate anything, but this distraction -- and poor judgement -- has surely delayed the trial.

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 03:04 PM

Feb 2024

Even before the distraction came to light, Willis was saying the trial wouldn't start before late August and might be 2025 (of course, she might have known what was about to drop).

trump is still guilty, but thanks to this distraction, it may be years -- if ever -- before trump goes to trial.

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Someone please explain to me how boinking a subordinate invalids an investigation [View all] AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 OP

Shouldn't all investigations be free of even the hint of bias? TexasDem69 Feb 2024 #1

Where is the bias of having an affair? Is it because Willis is a woman and only men can have them? AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #7

It's not to invalidated an investigation. It's an effort for a mistrial. LakeArenal Feb 2024 #53

What bias? It would be a different matter if she was having an affair Ocelot II Feb 2024 #24

This. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #48

The claim seems to be that DA Willis hired this subordinate so that she could benefit from his earnings LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #54

ok..thanks for posting....at least it would seem they are saying the affair started after she hired him prodigitalson Feb 2024 #62

This Is What RobinA Feb 2024 #57

The problem is, the Trump defendants KNOW that they are guilty as hell, DemocraticPatriot Feb 2024 #63

There is no explanation Faux pas Feb 2024 #2

Because court shit isn't about truth, it is about rule following and appearances RockRaven Feb 2024 #3

Because rethuglicans have to be in everybody's bedrooms..... Bayard Feb 2024 #4

Right. Everyone needs ecstatic Feb 2024 #5

I dunno Polybius Feb 2024 #8

If consensual, no one's fucking business except the manager and the server. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #12

No, it's the owner's business Polybius Feb 2024 #18

Just because they banned it at yours doesn't mean every owner is a micromanaging asshole AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #21

They weren't micromanagers, the owners were pretty cool actually Polybius Feb 2024 #26

Not close to the same thing. we can do it Feb 2024 #13

I know Polybius Feb 2024 #19

I agree with the poster who mentioned an "independent contractor" type relationship ecstatic Feb 2024 #25

I like your post. n/t at140 Feb 2024 #28

You're correct, he is not an employee Zeitghost Feb 2024 #50

Do I get a refund on my chili cheese fries? lame54 Feb 2024 #33

It only matters if you are a Democrat RainCaster Feb 2024 #6

I think you may be on to something. nt BootinUp Feb 2024 #9

I don't think that will happen............................... Lovie777 Feb 2024 #10

Uh, authoritarianism. cilla4progress Feb 2024 #11

Because lots of Americas are Puritan religious bigots, and because it benefits Trump. DJ Synikus Makisimus Feb 2024 #14

Did Trump sleep with Alina Habba? blm Feb 2024 #15

Is that a real photo? traitortrump appears to be deteriorating. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #38

Yes, it is, from 2022 blm Feb 2024 #43

Yeah, he looks like he's lost a ton of weight. ShazzieB Feb 2024 #45

It has nothing to do with the affair itself. It also ... Whiskeytide Feb 2024 #16

She told the truth! Mopar151 Feb 2024 #17

True. . .but I don't care if he was the janitor. . .it doesn't change the facts of the RICO TRIAL! AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #23

Yes, hes a contractor Zeitghost Feb 2024 #51

Perception Kennah Feb 2024 #20

and it's a shame that if something organic develops, people need to have it put under a microscope AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #22

As a Union Shop Steward, I deal with situations of COI and SH all the time Kennah Feb 2024 #34

You can fuck whoever you want John Shaft Feb 2024 #27

True but you may not get to keep your job. SYFROYH Feb 2024 #59

This is someone who she hired and paid Melon Feb 2024 #29

I doubt her boinking him would negate all the facts of the RICO case AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #31

I realize that... but everyone in any trial should Melon Feb 2024 #36

I'm glad this standard didn't exist with JFK. It was Republicans in the 1970s that made this crap AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #37

I think it was in the 90s. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #39

Dole did it in the 1970s against someone he was going to lose to. He found an extra-marital affair AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #40

I worked at a paper company and the phone company (1979-1981) Dating among co-workers was common place LeftInTX Feb 2024 #47

I work for a large State of Georgia division... SYFROYH Feb 2024 #30

Or for government officials to have a romantic relationship with a vendor they hired getting paid with public funds. MichMan Feb 2024 #32

I work for a State of Washington Agency Kennah Feb 2024 #35

Unfortunately, her own statements in 2020 are now coming back to bite her MichMan Feb 2024 #42

Oh my goodness.... Melon Feb 2024 #46

In fairness though... ecstatic Feb 2024 #60

In Texas DA's are considered to be State Officials. Although they serve the county. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #49

It's irrelevant. Emile Feb 2024 #41

Can you please explain how it makes it better? elocs Feb 2024 #44

I don't think it's the boinking. There's an affidavit she submitted re: timing of events. CincyDem Feb 2024 #52

It doesn't invalidate anything, but this distraction -- and poor judgement -- has surely delayed the trial. Silent Type Feb 2024 #55

"If the law is on your side Retrograde Feb 2024 #56

If you can't dazzle then with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. If you can't baffle them with bullshit, AZLD4Candidate Feb 2024 #61

My dentist had an affair with his receptionist, but that didn't mean my fillings were compromised. Midnight Writer Feb 2024 #58

K & R & heart for the word "boinking" / nt KentuckyWoman Feb 2024 #64