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> now magically that he is politically active suddenly the felony charges bust out. But the felony counts were of him falsifying business records to break elec

> now magically that he is politically active suddenly the felony charges bust out. But the felony counts were of him falsifying business records to break election laws. He did this while he was political, because he was political, and he hasn't stopped being political since. There's no suddenly here, it finally happened now because that's the speed of the justice system even with trump doing whatever he could to delay it as long as he could. The rest of the "political persecution" claims fall apart after that.

beaeglebeachedd 2y ago
The crime was record keeping fraud, something Trump has infamously and quite publicly done his whole adult life.
- infotainment 2y ago
  Well then, I’d say it’s good it finally caught up to him! Being well known for committing crimes and getting away with it doesn’t seem like a good thing.
  - beaeglebeachedd 2y ago
    Of course it's probably not a good thing. The question is which is worse, almost everyone getting away with it until/unless they have political enemies, or most everyone equally pretty much getting away with it. I'm comparing bad to worse, not good to bad. I'm saying in this case it's worse, even though everyone getting prosecuted may be better.
    - philosopher1234 2y ago
      Of course it’s a political prosecution for Alvin Bragg. But Trump ought to be prosecuted. He tried to overturn the election. Jail is appropriate. If you can’t get him on the actual crime, getting him on a related crime when everyone in America knows in their bones he’s guilty as sin is justice. Like getting Al Capone on tax crime. Justice isn’t about everything being 100% rule following at all times, it’s about crimes being punished.
    - nobody9999 2y ago
      >The question is which is worse, almost everyone getting away with it until/unless they have political enemies, or most everyone equally pretty much getting away with it. Except they don't[0]. This is a pretty commonly prosecuted crime. [0] https://www.justsecurity.org/85605/survey-of-past-new-york-felony-prosecutions-for-falsifying-business-records/ https://www.justsecurity.org/85605/survey-of-past-new-york-f...

beaeglebeachedd 2y ago

The crime was record keeping fraud, something Trump has infamously and quite publicly done his whole adult life.

infotainment 2y ago
Well then, I’d say it’s good it finally caught up to him! Being well known for committing crimes and getting away with it doesn’t seem like a good thing.
- beaeglebeachedd 2y ago
  Of course it's probably not a good thing. The question is which is worse, almost everyone getting away with it until/unless they have political enemies, or most everyone equally pretty much getting away with it. I'm comparing bad to worse, not good to bad. I'm saying in this case it's worse, even though everyone getting prosecuted may be better.
  - philosopher1234 2y ago
    Of course it’s a political prosecution for Alvin Bragg. But Trump ought to be prosecuted. He tried to overturn the election. Jail is appropriate. If you can’t get him on the actual crime, getting him on a related crime when everyone in America knows in their bones he’s guilty as sin is justice. Like getting Al Capone on tax crime. Justice isn’t about everything being 100% rule following at all times, it’s about crimes being punished.
  - nobody9999 2y ago
    >The question is which is worse, almost everyone getting away with it until/unless they have political enemies, or most everyone equally pretty much getting away with it. Except they don't[0]. This is a pretty commonly prosecuted crime. [0] https://www.justsecurity.org/85605/survey-of-past-new-york-felony-prosecutions-for-falsifying-business-records/ https://www.justsecurity.org/85605/survey-of-past-new-york-f...