Joyce Vance: “With trial solely two weeks away, Trump is displaying growing indicators of desperation, together with an Easter Sunday ALL CAPS social media spree.”
“Don’t be stunned if he takes extra steps, like his ‘new’ movement to recuse the Decide. It’s new as a result of he filed one a couple of 12 months in the past for roughly the identical causes. The Decide dominated towards him, and that’s not the kind of movement he can attraction instantly (the kind of interlocutory attraction forward of trial we’ve been seeing for points like immunity). He can put that on the record of points on attraction if there’s a conviction. So Trump will attempt to argue new grounds to recuse, to keep away from that procedural barrier to advancing his arguments for recusal. However the Decide sought recommendation from an ethics workplace that advises judges about conflicts earlier than he dominated on the final movement, and it appears unlikely he’ll be persuaded by the sort of blatant delay tactic. It is a Fani Willis type political assault, not one thing with authorized drive.”
“Even be ready for extra delay techniques this week—Trump will attempt to bootstrap the immunity argument on attraction within the Supreme Court docket right here; however in fact, this case relies on conduct Trump engaged in earlier than he was president, though checks had been written after he assumed workplace. However that is purely private conduct.”
“There are additionally the time-honored methods of the determined: getting sick or discovering a sick or dying member of the family and firing your legal professionals.”
