Letter to the Editor

The case against Trump

By Pietro S. Geraci, Chair Emeritus, Orange County New York Libertarian Party, Newburgh
Posted 4/20/23

Whether you love Trump or hate him, you should be asking some questions regarding his indictment and arraignment:1 Why wait until now, several years after the supposed crime was committed, possibly …

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Letter to the Editor

The case against Trump

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Whether you love Trump or hate him, you should be asking some questions regarding his indictment and arraignment:
1 Why wait until now, several years after the supposed crime was committed, possibly beyond the statute of limitations, to charge him?
2 Why is Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg moving forward with this when his predecessor dropped the matter?
3 Why is a state trying to enforce a federal law? 
4 Why doesn’t the indictment highlight the law that Trump supposedly violated? 

Whether or not you believe Trump is guilty and whether or not you believe he belongs in prison, you have to agree that this case is suspicious, and maybe there’s some sort of ulterior motive beyond going after Trump.

Is this an odd plot by the Democratic Party to draw attention to Trump so he can win the Republican nomination for president over likely rival Ron DeSantis? Democrats likely see the polished and well-spoken Florida governor as a more formidable opponent, plus a second term for Trump would present record fundraising opportunities for them.

However, perhaps there is a more sinister plot in the works, a plot to distract the public from a bill called the RESTRICT Act making its way through Congress which would ban TikTok if passed, by granting extraordinary powers to the federal government, including the power to shut down any website or any company deemed a security risk! Other powers include the ability to ban any video game and any video game company, any payment application, and wipe out any cryptocurrency you’ve saved up. The bill would allow the feds to ban any past, present and future transactions of any sort, which means you might be charged with a crime for making a purchase that is legal today and illegal tomorrow, even though you made that purchase today. Worst of all, the RESTRICT Act grants nearly unlimited power to take any action deemed necessary against anyone considered a “foreign adversary”, including US citizens, with no due process. In other words, this bill would allow Washington to replicate Beijing’s censorship policies, complete with extrajudicial persecution.

Forget the case against Trump, you need to be paying attention to the RESTRICT Act and demanding that Pat Ryan, Chuck Shumer and Kirsten Gillibrand vote against this blatantly unconstitutional bill.