Now What ?

(Now What ?)

Donald Trump has been President-Elect for just over two weeks. That being said, the casualty list keeps growing. All those that had "getting Trump" as their main campaign point, like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg or Prosecutor Leticia James. It had been their stated mission to keep the former President from becoming the current President, which is exactly what happened. Therefore, promises have been broken.


What Bragg has yet to do is offer his sentencing recommendation to Judge Juan Marshan. What has emerged, however, is that the Manhattan litigator could accept sentencing President Trump after he leaves Office, again. Fugitives can skirt the law by fleeing the country. A less extreme method would be Elected President. So, in 2029, President can leave the White House and take his last flight to Leavenworth ?


The next time Trump will have left Office, he will be eighty something. Will the current "rage" of the likes of Bragg and James, and the proclivities of Judge Marshan, how do things develop going forward. ? God forbid the case just gets dismissed. Trump's legal team has been operating during this time as well and continues to be his advocate. At some point, however, this has to end.


In addition to Trump's electoral victory, the Supreme Court had granted a President immunity. Of course, when Trump reverts to private citizen, such immunity would no longer be valid. There are practical considerations. The truth is closer to being that Bragg has no idea on how to proceed. Neither does Marchan.


While the lawfare act is trying to get organized, Trump will have his Second Term. Whether he will be the expected transformational figure remains to be seen. How much of a "friendly" Congress will prove accommodating also remains to be seen. President Trump will be seen. Where might one find Alvin Bragg, Leticia James, or Juna Marchan in four years ?

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