The Last Refuge

Trump's 'attacking everyone' strategy 'backfired' in a 'winnable' case: ex-prosecutor https://t.co/VtqOsuDntw

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 30, 2024

"Mr. Trump’s team was a reflection of its client, always attacking and never backing down," concluded Mariotti. "That playbook has worked for Mr. Trump again and again. For this trial and in a Manhattan courtroom, the attitude and strategy backfired."

60+ cases challenging the 2020 election. Two libel judgments won by E. Jean Carroll. A civil fraud judgment won by the NYAG. A felony conviction today.

Trump’s “attitude and strategy backfired” a long time ago.

A former president is convicted of 34 felonies. A phalanx of his lawyers and enablers await trial for their own felonies. Does anyone follow the law in Joe Biden's America?

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 31, 2024

So many think-pieces written about how the Democratic convention should swap out older-than-ideal nominee Joe Biden; so few about how the Republican convention should swap out proven fraudster, rapist. and convicted felon Donald Trump.

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 30, 2024

Stay tuned.

They also assumed that virtuous people would only elect virtuous people

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 31, 2024

Please don’t throw that big fat slow ball directly over the plate…(Because actually, the system they “founded” only allowed virtuous people to vote. If by “virtuous” you mean white male property owners, where “property” included human beings.)

Respect the verdict. Respect the appeal. Respect the judge. Respect the jurors. Respect the law. Respect the Constitution. Respect America.

Lots of people are telling on themselves today. Their loyalty is to a man. And it’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen.

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) May 30, 2024

OTOH, the majority of the Supreme Court is loyal to the “Founders,” a group of people they never met, know almost nothing about, and most of whom were cool with slavery. Well, and peonage. As well as women having few to no rights. Somehow not as sad?

Quote of the Day: Democracy and the Rule of Law Edition https://t.co/AaG3amdBxT pic.twitter.com/2bBvAoHkQp

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) May 31, 2024

Welcome to America. There’s a lot of non-white Americans who would like a word.

What? It’s been a day. And I was radicalized in seminary. The last refuge nobody in government worries about.