Why the witch-hunt against Trump isn’t working

Inaya Folarin Iman, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the lawfare against Donald Trump and the dangerous politicisation of the US justice system.
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  • @nigeldenning5810
    @nigeldenning5810Ай бұрын

    0:21 "In my view, RIGHTLY"???! Jesus, what an incredible statement! "Open door, exit impartiality"!!

  • @Marktb363
    @Marktb363Ай бұрын

    Blatant political persecution.

  • @josephmayfield945

    @josephmayfield945

    Ай бұрын

    Sure Jan. 🙄

  • @nhjhbmkuy7173

    @nhjhbmkuy7173

    Ай бұрын

    Bud he did lie on business records, so he did commit the crime

  • @davidharrington1133
    @davidharrington1133Ай бұрын

    What politician is a perfect human being? Genuine question

  • @prsancho

    @prsancho

    Ай бұрын

    Or non-politicians for that matter

  • @waynemcauliffe-fv5yf
    @waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын

    As a Aussie i take offence😁

  • @JimLadBossMan
    @JimLadBossManАй бұрын

    3:51 - any time fraud is used to cover up another crime it automatically becomes a felony. It is not “legal acrobatics” he also did not pay tax on the hush money. Covering up tax evasion with fraud would have been enough to make the acts of fraud felonies. Lazy biased journalism.

  • @quintessence_sailor
    @quintessence_sailorАй бұрын

    I'm one of those I'll have neither please Americans.... they might not be the candidates we need but they're probably the candidates we deserve.

  • @justaguy328

    @justaguy328

    Ай бұрын

    Speak for yourself. Trump actually cares for America and fights for America. He's hated by the powers that be.

  • @TheJon2442
    @TheJon2442Ай бұрын

    Guilty verdict was released before the end of the case! Unsound result!

  • @josephmayfield945

    @josephmayfield945

    Ай бұрын

    “I’m an idiot.”

  • @brandonjade2146

    @brandonjade2146

    28 күн бұрын

    @@josephmayfield945”i listen to everything my holy prophets at the mainstream media tell me”

  • @prsancho
    @prsanchoАй бұрын

    Trump may be guilty, but his treatment is unfair; which makes his verdict unjust.

  • @calmac9720

    @calmac9720

    Ай бұрын

    How was his treatment unfair?

  • @prsancho

    @prsancho

    Ай бұрын

    @@calmac9720, it’s only him. It’s personal. The Law is merely incidental.

  • @calmac9720

    @calmac9720

    Ай бұрын

    @@prsancho I suppose so, but then he is kind of unique in terms of the circumstances surrounding him, like for most people the falsification of documents would not be such a big crime, but then most people are not involved in a presidential election campaign. I can see how it could also look like a witch-hunt, but I genuinely think it's just his chickens coming home to roost. You've only got to listen to the many accounts of him screwing over contractors, architects, builders etc over many years to get the picture of someone who is not honest. I do think that it's all ramped up a bit by the fact that the prosecutors want to go to trial before the election- probably with the motivation of damaging his election chances.

  • @prsancho

    @prsancho

    Ай бұрын

    @@calmac9720 , precisely. He’s not being persecuted because of what he did, but because of who he is.

  • @katherineholten8878
    @katherineholten8878Ай бұрын

    What planet is this woman from

  • @helenablavatsky9136

    @helenablavatsky9136

    Ай бұрын

    Earth.

  • @josephmayfield945
    @josephmayfield945Ай бұрын

    Well you guys just lost credibility. “Witch hunt.” Give me a break. Dude has broken so many damn laws.

  • @Pitmirk_
    @Pitmirk_Ай бұрын

    i think it is working- 1st term was fine, but they are making him bitter for the 2nd term which will make him more brittle

  • @tommyholding
    @tommyholdingАй бұрын

    They're slow grinding him and his support down, and ultimately it is working.

  • @davidharrington1133

    @davidharrington1133

    Ай бұрын

    No it self evidently is not working

  • @Essexman0023

    @Essexman0023

    Ай бұрын

    Trumps polling has improved and his political donations have hit over $300m since the court case decision. The highest of any political candidate in history.

  • @christineshotton824

    @christineshotton824

    Ай бұрын

    His fund raising and popularity in the polls are steadily increasing; both showing a marked increase since the kangaroo court ruling.

  • @archiepilcher6727

    @archiepilcher6727

    Ай бұрын

    He raised $50 million the day after the verdict, another couple of hundred million since 💰💰

  • @Essexman0023

    @Essexman0023

    Ай бұрын

    Meanwhile, since the kangaroo court decision, Trump’s polling has improved and his political donations have hit over $350m.

  • @alexo2675
    @alexo2675Ай бұрын

    These people just don't have the convictions of their beliefs, if they have any

  • @george2009town
    @george2009townАй бұрын

    He has now been scrutinised to the nth degree over 10 years now and this is the best they got? Cleanest politician ever.

  • @josephmayfield945

    @josephmayfield945

    Ай бұрын

    Are you daft? This is not the best they have. This is just the first of many. I guess you conveniently forgot when he tried to overturn the election with fake electors or “I just need you to find me x amount of votes.”

  • @calmac9720

    @calmac9720

    Ай бұрын

    Well, there's this, the rape, the defamation, the business fraud, the theft and retention of classified documents, the illegal receipt of at least $7 million dollars from foreign governments whilst in power, the extra-marital affair, tax evasion, document fraud, inciting violence towards the US department of justice, inciting an insurrection, attempts to stop the peaceful transfer of power after losing the 2020 election. So I wouldn't say he was necessarily the cleanest politician ever, it's possible though, politicians are notoriously corrupt.

  • @nothanks3236
    @nothanks3236Ай бұрын

    The charges against Trump are like prosecuting someone for jaywalking, but charging them with 34 counts of jaywalking because it took them 34 steps to cross the road.

  • @lookeast3047
    @lookeast3047Ай бұрын

    All this terrifies me - glad you think it's funny. Perhaps I worry too much. I just think that Biden is evil.

  • @calmac9720

    @calmac9720

    Ай бұрын

    I don't think that you should be terrified- I have found things much easier simply looking at the evidence that we have. Just ask yourself what is the evidence to suggest that Biden is in the wrong, and what is the evidence to suggest that Trump is in the wrong. My personal experience is that there is more evidence against Trump. There is very little, objectively, to suggest that Biden is evil.

  • @rogerwoodhouse7945
    @rogerwoodhouse7945Ай бұрын

    D Trump is the closest to being the best POTUS in that country's history .Pretty close to being the perfect human being by most standards I would suggest.No one though is looking for the 'perfect man.'

  • @calmac9720

    @calmac9720

    Ай бұрын

    Well, there's this case, the rape, the defamation, the business fraud, the theft and retention of classified documents, the illegal receipt of at least $7 million dollars from foreign governments whilst in power, the extra-marital affair, tax evasion, document fraud, inciting violence towards the US department of justice, inciting an insurrection, attempts to stop the peaceful transfer of power after losing the 2020 election. Associating with, and being advised by an accused child rapist, supporting a Senator accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, being close friends with a sexual abuser and trafficker. So I wouldn't necessarily say that he was nearly perfect, but perhaps by most standards he is. I'd like to think that we could do better though.

  • @archiebald4717
    @archiebald4717Ай бұрын

    We should thank the Democrats for boosting Trump's popularity.

  • @Azraiel213
    @Azraiel213Ай бұрын

    I wonder, did the Democrats think that persecuting the people's candidate with the full force of the American establishment would make him *less* of an underdog? 😆

  • @josephmayfield945

    @josephmayfield945

    Ай бұрын

    “The people’s candidate.” 😂 Yeah, billionaire who hates poor people and cuts taxes for the 1 percent is looking out for you.

  • @grrinc
    @grrincАй бұрын

    Has the judge accepted the guilty plea? Until then, he’s not convicted.