Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

[moe]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

 

[Gunny46]

Moe supports election interference and Communist show trials.

 

[Gunny46]

Moe also supports this. It's why he hates Trump.

 

[atlkvb]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

and you think he's innocent?

 

[Gunny46]

and you think he's innocent?

They don't care. That's why this Judge keeps making stuff up as he goes.

 

[atlkvb]

They don't care. That's why this Judge keeps making stuff up as he goes.

I'd bet my next commission check @moe couldn't explain to us what Trump's "guilty" of? 100% guaranteed he can't tell you what Trump's "crime" is? Hell the Jury doesn't even know!

 

[Gunny46]

I'd bet my next commission check @moe couldn't explain to us what Trump's "guilty" of? 100% guaranteed he can't tell you what Trump's "crime" is? Hell the Jury doesn't even know!

The specific criminal code and elements of those crimes should be easy to report. All twelve should have to agree. The Judge has completely abused that. Hence why everyone is so confused. This nonsense doesn't pass criminal law 101. They don't care if it holds up and gets tossed later. They just want to interfere with the election.

Easy solution is let it be known you will vote for him regardless of what they attempt. It's not even about Trump. They would do the same thing to any Republican or Libertarian that was running against them.

Shit they have done it to the handful of Moderate Democrats that run against them on a smaller scale.

 

[atlkvb]

The specific criminal code and elements of those crimes should be easy to report. All twelve should have to agree. The Judge has completely abused that. Hence why everyone is so confused. This nonsense doesn't pass criminal law 101. They don't care if it holds up and gets tossed later. They just want to interfere with the election.

Easy solution is let it be known you will vote for him regardless of what they attempt. It's not even about Trump. They would do the same thing to any Republican or Libertarian that was running against them.

Shit they have done it to the handful of Moderate Democrats that run against them on a smaller scale.

Proof of what you're saying is the statute of limitations on the original charge (falsifying business records which is only a misdemeanor btw) had expired! Fat Albert (Bragg) had declined to prosecute the case until the Biden DOJ got involved and even then he had no jurisdiction to prosecute Trump's alleged abuse of campaign funds which is a Federal issue!

The whole thing is a giant farce. Designed only to brand Trump as a "convicted felon" with Leftists hoping that branding erodes his support.

Won't work.

 

[atlkvb]

Just for anyone who's interested, read this devastating indictment of Trump's indictment by the New York State "injustice" system

Trump Trial in Manhattan is an indictment of the New York Legal system

by Jonathan Turley

The famous Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The more laws, the less justice.”

This week, New York judges and lawyers appear eager to prove that the same is true for cases against Donald Trump.

After an absurd $450 million decision courtesy of Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will bring his equally controversial criminal prosecution over hush money paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Lawyers have been scouring the civil and criminal codes for any basis to sue or prosecute Trump before the upcoming 2024 election. This week will highlight the damage done to New York’s legal system because of this unhinged crusade. They’ve charged him with everything short of ripping a label off a mattress.

Just a few weeks ago, another judge imposed a roughly half billion dollar penalty in a case without a single victim who lost a single cent on loans with Trump. (Indeed, bank officials testified they wanted more business with the Trump organization).

Now Bragg is bringing a case that has taken years to develop and millions of dollars in litigation costs for all parties. That is all over a crime from before the 2016 election that is a misdemeanor under state law that had already expired under the statute of limitations.

Like his predecessor, Bragg previously scoffed at the case. However, two prosecutors, Carey R. Dunne and Mark F. Pomerantz, then resigned and started a public pressure campaign to get New Yorkers to demand prosecution.

Pomerantz shocked many of us by publishing a book on the case against Trump — who was still under investigation and not charged, let alone convicted, of any crime. He did so despite objections from his former colleague that such a book was grossly improper.

Nevertheless, it worked. Bragg brought a Rube Goldberg case that is so convoluted and counterintuitive that even liberal legal analysts criticized it.

​

Trump paid Daniels to avoid any publicity over their brief alleged affair. As a celebrity, there was ample reason to want to keep the affair quiet, and that does not even include the fact that he is a married man.

It also occurred before the 2016 election and there was clearly a benefit to quash the scandal as a candidate. That political motivation is at the heart of this long-delayed case.

It is a repeat of the case involving former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. In 2012, the Justice Department used the same theory to charge the former Democratic presidential candidate after a disclosure that he not only had an affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter but also hid the fact that he had a child by her. Edwards denied the affair, and money from donors was passed to Hunter to keep the matter quiet.

The Justice Department spent a huge amount on the case to show that the third-party payments were a circumvention of campaign finance laws. However, Edwards was ultimately found not guilty on one count while the jury deadlocked on the other five.

With Trump, the Justice Department declined a repeat of the Edwards debacle and did not bring any federal charge.

But Bragg then used the alleged federal crime to bootstrap a defunct misdemeanor charge into a felony in the current case. He is arguing that Trump intentionally lied when his former lawyer Michael Cohen listed the payments as retainer costs rather than a payment — to avoid reporting it as a campaign contribution to himself.

Thus, if he had simply had Cohen report the payment as “hush money,” there would be no crime.

Once again, the contrast to other controversies is telling. Before the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton’s campaign denied that it had funded the infamous Steele dossier behind the debunked Russian collusion claims.


The funding was hidden as legal expenses by then-Clinton campaign general counsel Marc Elias. (The FEC later sanctioned the campaign over its hiding of the funding.). When a reporter tried to report the story, he said Elias “pushed back vigorously, saying ‘You (or your sources) are wrong.’” Times reporter Maggie Haberman declared, “Folks involved in funding this lied about it, and with sanctimony, for a year.”

Likewise, John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman, was called before congressional investigators and denied categorically any contractual agreement with Fusion GPS. Sitting beside him was Elias, who reportedly said nothing to correct the misleading information given to Congress.

Yet, there were no charges stemming from the hiding of the funding, though it was all part of the campaign budget.

Making this assorted business even more repellent will be the appearance of Cohen himself on the stand. Cohen recently was denounced by a judge as a serial perjurer who is continuing to game the system.

Cohen has a long record as a legal thug who has repeatedly lied when it served his interests. He has a knack for selling his curious skill set to powerful figures like Trump and now Bragg.

For those of us who have been critics of Cohen from when he was still working for Trump, it is mystifying that anyone would call him to the stand to attest to anything short of the time of day . . . and even then most of us would check our watches.

Fortunately witnesses are no longer required to put their hand on the bible in swearing to testify truthfully in court. Otherwise, the court would need the New York Fire Department standing by in case the book burst into flames.

So this is the case: A serial perjurer used to convert a dead state misdemeanor into a felony based on an alleged federal election crime that was rejected by the Justice Department.

They could well succeed in a city where nine out of ten potential jurors despise Trump. Trying Trump in Manhattan is about as difficult as the New York Yankees going to bat using beach balls rather than baseballs. It is hard to miss.

However, this is a Pyrrhic victory for the New York legal system. Whatever the outcome, it may prove a greater indictment of the New York court system than the defendant.

Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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Jonathan Turley indicts Trump indictments

 

[Gunny46]

Proof of what you're saying is the statute of limitations on the original charge (falsifying business records) had expired! Fat Albert (Bragg) had declined to prosecute the case until the Biden DOJ got involved and even then he had no jurisdiction ot prosecute Trump's alleged abuse of campaign funds!

The whole thing a giant farce. Designed only to brand Trump as a "convicted felon" with Leftists hoping that branding erodes his support.

Won't work.

Biden is involved. Start Impeachment immediately for interference of the upcoming election.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

Cool story. Now what’s the crime?

 

[atlkvb]

Cool story. Now what’s the crime?

He doesn't know. Trump's guilty for simply existing. (and giving Leftists heartburn)

I'll give 'em more than just heartburn once I'm back in charge

You scare the Left out of 'em DJT...which is damn hard to do to most of 'em!

 

[bamaEER]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

Alternative Media Universe is dead on. There’s a good reason Fox owes a billion dollars for their lies. But in the skewed world bifftards live in, the jury is fixed, the judge is crooked, the charges are bogus, blah blah blah. Their mantra is If you tell lies over and over, it’s gotta be fact.

 

[atlkvb]

Alternative Media Universe is dead on. There’s a good reason Fox owes a billion dollars for their lies. But in the skewed world bifftards live in, the jury is fixed, the judge is crooked, the charges are bogus, blah blah blah. Their mantra is If you tell lies over and over, it’s gotta be fact.

Tell us in two short sentences what "crime" Trump committed? Cite whatever source you wish, but just give us an idea what "lie" he's told that's now 34 felony counts?

Can you?

@bamaEER ...stating the obvious

For the record, "non disclosure" agreements are perfectly legal and binding on parties who agree to sign them.

4 things you need to know about non disclosure agreements

excerpt
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are legally binding agreements to keep information confidential. They go by other names in certain contexts, including confidentiality agreements (CAs), confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs), and proprietary information agreements (PIAs). No matter what they are called, the basic underpinning is the same: parties who have signed an agreement cannot discuss any information the agreement covers with a non-authorized party.

Hey...I paid Michael Cohen to handle my business confidentially, he took my money and screwed me a lot worse than that horse faced hooker!

You sure didn't think I had a "horseface" when you were "riding" me?

Eh...I was drunk that night!

It's OK DJT...at least Stormy wasn't a guy! Then the Left would really think you're a perverted reprobate!


*editor's note: (no one has proven Trump used any campaign funds to pay the non disclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels he hasn't denied paying with his own resources)

 

[Gunny46]

Alternative Media Universe is dead on. There’s a good reason Fox owes a billion dollars for their lies. But in the skewed world bifftards live in, the jury is fixed, the judge is crooked, the charges are bogus, blah blah blah. Their mantra is If you tell lies over and over, it’s gotta be fact.

Nobody that's honest thinks what your idiot tribe is doing is Justice. Matter of fact you are scaring the shit out of them that they are next.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Nobody that's honest thinks what your idiot tribe is doing is Justice. Matter of fact you are scaring the shit out of them that they are next.

Only a simpleton would fall for any of it. It should be very easy to (at the least) figure out the crime. Yet, nobody knows. This is literally 3rd world politics

 

[Gunny46]

Only a simpleton would fall for any of it. It should be very easy to (at the least) figure out the crime. Yet, nobody knows. This is literally 3rd world politics

Stalin, Mao, Hitler, and Satan are having a good laugh about it.

 

[atlkvb]

Only a simpleton would fall for any of it. It should be very easy to (at the least) figure out the crime. Yet, nobody knows. This is literally 3rd world politics

None of the Leftist Myrmidons who are convinced Trump's "guilty" can adequately explain to you of what based in the Law?

Not one of 'em.

Brainwashed. Lemmings. Bots.

 

[Gunny46]

Obama's Campaign equals Biden his running mates Campaign. Smack on the hand. That's all you need to know about what's going on.

Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000

The fine for violations is one of the largest ever against a presidential campaign.

www.politico.com

Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000​

 

[Gunny46]

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/07/obama-campaign-fined-big-for-hiding-donors-keeping-illegal-donations

Obama Campaign Fined Big for Hiding Donors, Keeping Illegal Donations​

 

[Gunny46]

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/30/dnc-clinton-campaign-fine-dossier-spending-disclosure-00021910

Federal campaign watchdog fines DNC, Clinton campaign over dossier spending disclosure​

 

[Gunny46]

Johnny Chung says Chinese official gave him $300,000 for Clinton campaign - April 4, 1999

www.cnn.com

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 4) -- A controversial former Democratic Party fund-raiser has told federal investigators that China's chief of military intelligence funneled $300,000 through him to back President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, CNN has confirmed.

Johnny Chung has told investigators that Gen. Ji Shengde ordered the money transferred to Chung's bank account with the specific objective of helping Clinton's campaign, according to sources familiar with his testimony.

 

[Gunny46]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/cf021098.htm

Findings Link Clinton Allies to Chinese Intelligence

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Johnny Chung says Chinese official gave him $300,000 for Clinton campaign - April 4, 1999

www.cnn.com

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 4) -- A controversial former Democratic Party fund-raiser has told federal investigators that China's chief of military intelligence funneled $300,000 through him to back President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, CNN has confirmed.

Johnny Chung has told investigators that Gen. Ji Shengde ordered the money transferred to Chung's bank account with the specific objective of helping Clinton's campaign, according to sources familiar with his testimony.

When does our legal system start doing something about any of this or current events? When the system has failed, what is the answer?

 

[Gunny46]

These hypocrites can chew on my salty nuts. Voting for Trump no matter what stunt they attempt.

 

[Gunny46]

When does our legal system start doing something about any of this or current events? When the system has failed, what is the answer?

Remove all Democrats from every office and let Maga, America First, Libertarians, and Real Republicans solve the problems.

The New Democrat Party and RINOS are Anti-American Turds.

 

[atlkvb]

When does our legal system start doing something about any of this or current events? When the system has failed, what is the answer?

This is the most aggravating thing for me! No one's ever held accountable for their blatant violation of the Law. Meantime, they have to make up sh*t to prosecute Trump with!

Unreal.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Remove all Democrats from every office and let Maga, America First, Libertarians, and Real Republicans solve the problems.

The New Democrat Party and RINOS are Anti-American Turds.

In my opinion, our biggest issue is foreign influences. You would be naive to think they aren’t influencing all of our lives because our politicians and both parties sold us out.

 

[Gunny46]

In my opinion, our biggest issue is foreign influences. You would be naive to think they aren’t influencing all of our lives because our politicians and both parties sold us out.

Lots of foreign influence. Unfortunately we have people here selling out to them.

 

[Gunny46]

In my opinion, our biggest issue is foreign influences. You would be naive to think they aren’t influencing all of our lives because our politicians and both parties sold us out.

Lots of foreign influence. Unfortunately we have people here selling out to them.

Huge mistake by Clinton and Bush.

China’s Entrance into the WTO was ‘Disaster’ for the American Economy | U.S. Senator Cotton of Arkansas

Twenty years ago this week, the People’s Republic of China became a member of the World Trade...

www.cotton.senate.gov

How the West invited China to eat its lunch

China joined to the World Trade Organization 20 years ago, a decision which changed the world.

www.google.com

 

[atlkvb]

Lots of foreign influence. Unfortunately we have people here selling out to them.

That's always been going on, Hell we buy "influence" overseas too... as much as we sell access through our Representatives here. The real problem IMO is we don't own anything because of our crushing debt. As long as we're dependent on Foreign sources of funding to finance our deficit spending, we're royally screwed because we can never pay off that debt!

This is what's killing us, and it's unsustainable
US interest payments on debt sail past 1 trillion

excerpt

There’s been a marked acceleration since the third quarter of 2020 when the federal government started pumping stimulus and rescue funds into the national economy.
Currently, when the country needs to pay for its needs, it borrows money, typically through sales of debt instruments from the Treasury. The payments have crossed the boundary of $1 trillion a quarter. When the traders get scared, it’s because they understand the potential psychological fallout. Would-be buyers of U.S. debt see no end, they begin to consider the country as a greater risk than previously thought.

 

[bornaneer]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

What do you think the verdict will be ?

 

[moe]

What do you think the verdict will be ?

I don't know but MAGA will lose their minds either way. Popcorn time.

 

[Gunny46]

I don't know but MAGA will lose their minds either way. Popcorn time.

Why? Not going to stop him from winning and that's going to be much more entertaining.

 

[bornaneer]

I don't know but MAGA will lose their minds either way. Popcorn time.

I won't lose my mind...My world does not revolve around Donald Trump, I have far more import things taking up space in my mind than Donald Trump. However you and your puppet bamaEER will lose yours.

But...it it fun watching you go ballistic when I point out lies in misinformation you post.

 

[atlkvb]

I don't know but MAGA will lose their minds either way. Popcorn time.

You're such a flake...you're hoping with all your might he gets convicted just so you can stick your miserably deflated Leftist chest out thinking you finally "got" him on something. Enjoy your victory for the summer calling him a "convicted Felon" because that will only assure his landslide win in the Fall.

 

[bornaneer]

It's like I'd already read the article. Tiny MAGA minds soak all that MAGA nonsense up then come here and puke it back up so I've been reading their BS narratives for months. Conspiracies are like oxygen for the tiny MAGA mind and this case has them all.

Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict

The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences

Throughout the duration of the Manhattan hush-money trial, Fox News and the rest of MAGA Media have set the stage to absolve Trump in the historic case. Day after day, week after week, popular personalities such as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Steve Bannon have lampooned the judicial system, portraying Trump as an innocent victim of political persecution.

Inside this alternate media universe, the actual facts of the case never penetrate the bubble that shields its audiences from detrimental developments for Trump. Instead, alternate dishonest storylines are disseminated as the gospel truth.

Not only is Trump entirely innocent of any and all wrongdoing in the MAGA Media world, but President Joe Biden is guilty of nefariously weaponizing government to wage “lawfare” on his political opponent. Audiences are told that Biden cannot win a fair fight with Trump, so he has resorted to illegal “election interference” by rigging the judicial system against Trump.

It goes without saying that these narratives are built on foundations of lies and innuendo that do not hold water. Biden does not control the judicial system. The hush-money case is taking place in New York state court with charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And it isn’t Trump’s left-wing enemies who have been making headlines testifying against the GOP candidate in the case, it’s his former allies, such as one-time fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker.

Nevertheless, millions consuming right-wing media have been fed these deceptive storylines, impacting how voters perceive current events and, more importantly, cast their ballots. In the Republican Party, voters absorb their information from outlets like Fox News, which has dishonestly run defense for Trump over the course of the trial.

“WHERE’S THE CRIME?” demanded a banner on Ingraham’s prime time show Wednesday along with a graphic showing images of Biden, Judge Juan Merchan, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “THE REAL FRAUDS.”

In the following hour, Jesse Watters accused Merchan in an on-screen graphic of “LEADING THE JURY” and intimated how “very fishy” it was that a “stop Trump” judge was selected to preside over the case.

I was not aware that you spent so much time watching FOX News...now we know why you are so cranky.
You need to broaden your interests...there's a big world out there.

 

[Gunny46]

 

[Gunny46]

 

[moe]

I was not aware that you spent so much time watching FOX News..

Huh? lol