Former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants in the sweeping Georgia racketeering case are expected to work out the terms of their bond Monday with the Fulton County district attorney’s office, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
100K for Eastman so far, no word yet on Trump or the others.
I’m not trying to minimize the unfairness of this, but… bond is intended to ensure that a person sticks around until trial. This is all pretrial, so the precedent is that it should not be punishment, it should be insurance.
If they ever lose track of Trump, they can just check Faux News. If he skips bail, they can just pull up that Truth Social and look at what he’s posting. He can’t run away and disappear, because it’s impossible for him.
Illinois has even gotten rid of cash bail entirely, because in this day an age, you can’t hide without leaving society. Either you are so dangerous that they need to keep you locked up until trial, or you aren’t and shouldn’t be punished until it’s proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you did the thing.
We shouldn’t be complaining that we’re not punishing them early, we should be pushing for the same treatment to the rest (like is slowly happening now.)
Georgia law also requires that the accused “Poses no significant risk of intimidating witnesses or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.”
I’m really interested in how they’re going to address that one given Trump’s history of intimidating witnesses, juries and obstructing the administration of justice…
The same Secret Service that was told by the Inspector General that he wanted to review all their messages around January 6, and then all the Secret Service messages for a two-day period surrounding January 6 were mysteriously deleted?
The same Secret Service that made Mike Pence sound like a Criminal Minds victim when he said: "I’m not getting in the car, Tim,” Pence said. “I trust you, Tim, but you’re not driving the car. If I get in that vehicle, you guys are taking off. I’m not getting in the car.”
Low enough to keep Trump out of a cell without breaking a sweat.
Fucking rich people…
I’m not trying to minimize the unfairness of this, but… bond is intended to ensure that a person sticks around until trial. This is all pretrial, so the precedent is that it should not be punishment, it should be insurance.
If they ever lose track of Trump, they can just check Faux News. If he skips bail, they can just pull up that Truth Social and look at what he’s posting. He can’t run away and disappear, because it’s impossible for him.
Illinois has even gotten rid of cash bail entirely, because in this day an age, you can’t hide without leaving society. Either you are so dangerous that they need to keep you locked up until trial, or you aren’t and shouldn’t be punished until it’s proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you did the thing.
We shouldn’t be complaining that we’re not punishing them early, we should be pushing for the same treatment to the rest (like is slowly happening now.)
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-illinois-supreme-court-cash-bail-ruling-explained
Georgia law also requires that the accused “Poses no significant risk of intimidating witnesses or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.”
I’m really interested in how they’re going to address that one given Trump’s history of intimidating witnesses, juries and obstructing the administration of justice…
I’d be happy if they just forbid him from using electronics. That said, that didn’t work so great for Andrew Tate…
Edit: on second thought, maybe not. He’s been caught so far because he DID use them and got recorded.
All presidents are always accompanied by secret service detail. We know exactly where he is all the time.
The same Secret Service that was told by the Inspector General that he wanted to review all their messages around January 6, and then all the Secret Service messages for a two-day period surrounding January 6 were mysteriously deleted?
The same Secret Service that made Mike Pence sound like a Criminal Minds victim when he said: "I’m not getting in the car, Tim,” Pence said. “I trust you, Tim, but you’re not driving the car. If I get in that vehicle, you guys are taking off. I’m not getting in the car.”
That Secret Service?