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Guest post by Bob Unruh
Suggests comments about moral failings are ‘dangerous rhetoric’
The Connecticut State Bar is warning attorneys not to criticize President Donald Trump’s politicized prosecution because it could become “dangerous rhetoric.”
The association recently sent a message to members signed by President Maggie Castinado, President-elect James T. Schilling and Vice President Emily Gianquinto.
They warned against “reckless statements” that attack the integrity of the country’s judicial system.
“Following the recent trial and conviction of former President Donald Trump, public officials issued statements claiming that the trial was a ‘sham,’ a ‘sham’ and ‘rigged,'” they allege; that our justice system is “corrupt and rigged.” ”; the judge is “corrupt” and deeply unethical; and the jury is “partisan” and “pre-programmed.”
It has also been compared to communist “show” trials, in which the defendant was found guilty and the court hearing was merely to create the appearance of a judicial proceeding.
The lawyer’s letter claimed the statements were “unsubstantiated and reckless” without documenting whether the allegations were true.
They can also “provoke violence against” members of the judiciary. Furthermore, they ‘sow distrust of the courts among the public…'”
The association claimed that the comments “crossed the line between critical and dangerous speech”.
Attempts to suppress speech are inconsistent with the association’s politics as some Democratic prosecutors continue to attack Trump in court.
New York Judge Arthur Engoron has asked for nearly $500 million in penalties for the way Trump negotiated loans for his companies, a practice that industry insiders said was commonplace. In fact, no one lost money or complained, and the bankers involved wanted to do more business with Trump. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed charges for misdemeanor business whistleblowing that had expired, arguing that the actions were felonies because they resulted in further, unspecified crimes. A jury in the left-wing New York enclave found Trump guilty in a verdict that is currently being appealed.
Several other cases, such as one where a prosecutor was allegedly improperly appointed and another where there was an ethical cloud over a district attorney using tax dollars to hire her lover to handle the case against Trump, have significant hurdles.
Now, Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, an expert congressional legal witness, and a popular commentator, says that for lawyers who think the law against Trump is “primitive,” , the association’s message was “chilling.”
He noted that officials asked “members to speak publicly in support of the fairness of these legal proceedings.”
He points out that reality is something else.
“For example, it would be considered egregious to criticize Judge Juan Merchant (who heard the business records case) for refusing to recuse himself from the case.”
But, he noted, “many lawyers believe his political (financial) contributions to Biden and his daughter’s major role as a Democratic fundraiser and activist should have prompted Merchant (and any sign of conflict) to step down.”
He himself believed that Moqian’s ruling was biased.
He said the verdict will likely be overturned and he doesn’t blame the jury, “but rather the judge and prosecutors for conducting a baseless and unfair trial.”
He believes the problem with the bar association’s request “is to suggest that lawyers are acting somewhat unprofessionally in denouncing what many see as a two-tiered justice system and the politicization of our legal system.”
evidence?
“Notably, bar association officials did not write a letter condemning attacks on figures such as Bill Barr or alleging that the Department of Justice manipulated the administration of justice during the Trump administration.” Furthermore, these officials never addressed the attacks on conservative judges. Issue warnings and label them “insurgent sympathizers”.
When Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., threatens judges with “big changes,” or Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., calls the Supreme Court “corrupt,” the bar Not worried.
“Similarly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also declared before the Supreme Court ‘I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have unleashed a whirlwind, and you are going to pay the price,'” he continued.
He noted that the letter actually “just reinforces the idea that the legal system maintains political orthodoxy and agenda.”
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