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So my understanding is that government officials did a bunch of illegal stuff, maybe the whole thing was illegal and corrupted in its core, so they decided to r
by dpc_pw 9y ago
So my understanding is that government officials did a bunch of illegal stuff, maybe the whole thing was illegal and corrupted in its core, so they decided to rather withhold the evidence of their wrongdoings and loose than expose the amount of corruption.
I am simply amazed by the whole thing. No matter what is the actual "legal" and "illegal" here, and who's right and wrong: to stand up against the Federal government as an individual is extraordinary. An to actually win... unthinkable.
- notyourday 9y agoHe won this stage of a fight because the prosecution acted like drunken sailors in a dive bar, except that it was not a dive bar but Eleven Madison Park. It is unclear and highly debatable if, should the government appeal the order, the order would stand What we do have here, however, is a yet another example why it is important for both sides not to be so convinced that the other side does not have a chance - we saw it with Democrats being absolutely convinced that Trump would be destroyed in the general election and now we see this.
- sounds 9y agoThe case was dismissed with prejudice. An appeal should only be granted if the plaintiff can show grounds for an appeal, which would require extraordinary evidence of judicial misconduct.