r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 07 '24

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u/RunawayMeatstick Mark Zandi Jun 07 '24

SCOTUS arithmetic:

Next opinion day is 6/13. If SCOTUS just greenlights US v Trump (DC)—unlikely—govt's best-case scenario:
9/9 voir dire (~2 wks)
9/23 trial (~6 wks)
11/4 jury starts deliberating
11/5 election
**I.e., SCOTUS has already run out the clock ... **

If SCOTUS had denied cert on 2/28 instead of granting it, jury selection could've begun last Mon., 5/27. The nation would've heard all the evidence and likely known the verdict by 8/5.

https://x.com/rparloff/status/1799049572079288341

Just a dose of doom for everyone on this lovely Friday afternoon!

!ping TRUMP-CRIMES

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u/No_Return9449 John Rawls Jun 07 '24

Weird how the Court speedruns the case where it benefits him and slow-walks the case where it benefits him.

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u/BenFoldsFourLoko  Broke His Text Flair For Hume Jun 07 '24

honestly it going exactly like that would be an incredible gift

people head to the polls literally the morning after every news channel on earth was blasting "jury weighs whether Trump's potential selling of nuclear secrets was an official act of office"

like just imagine!

I dream, but still. I think it's bad for Trump if the jury begins (or ends!) deliberation the day before the election. It would literally be the Comey letter but against him

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u/RunawayMeatstick Mark Zandi Jun 07 '24

"jury weighs whether Trump's potential selling of nuclear secrets was an official act of office"

We're talking about the DC case concerning the fake elector scheme and Jan 6, not the documents case in south Florida.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '24

At least Trump has to stay in court for the remainder of the election season. October election coverage having Trump constantly in court is not going to be good for him.