Maryland’s Republican Senate nominee (and former gov) Larry Hogan calls for everyone to respect the jury's verdict in Trump's case

essentialsaltes said:

Hogan provokes ire within Trumpworld: ‘You just ended your campaign’​

“Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “… We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law.”

“You just ended your campaign,” Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, posted on X, moments after Hogan released his statement.

“From a political standpoint, it makes no sense to issue a statement that can be considered by us to be a criticism. It was stupid,” LaCivita said. “He didn’t have to say anything. Say, ‘It’s a sad day in America.’ But no, he had to make a point. If he’s going to make his point, we’re going to make our point. You take a shot, you’re going to get a shot back. That’s how it works in politics.”

Dan Cox, the Maryland Republican who beat Hogan’s handpicked successor in the 2022 primary race for governor, called on the state GOP to censure Hogan “for his despicable and disgusting announcement.” [emphasis added]

Respecting the rule of law and the decision of a jury is now "despicable and disgusting".

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iluvatar5150 said:

Hillary was right, it seems.

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essentialsaltes said:

Hogan provokes ire within Trumpworld: ‘You just ended your campaign’​

“Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “… We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law.”

“You just ended your campaign,” Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, posted on X, moments after Hogan released his statement.

“From a political standpoint, it makes no sense to issue a statement that can be considered by us to be a criticism. It was stupid,” LaCivita said. “He didn’t have to say anything. Say, ‘It’s a sad day in America.’ But no, he had to make a point. If he’s going to make his point, we’re going to make our point. You take a shot, you’re going to get a shot back. That’s how it works in politics.”

Dan Cox, the Maryland Republican who beat Hogan’s handpicked successor in the 2022 primary race for governor, called on the state GOP to censure Hogan “for his despicable and disgusting announcement.” [emphasis added]

Respecting the rule of law and the decision of a jury is now "despicable and disgusting".

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eleos1954 said:

Are we to "respect" the current administration when they spit in the face of a supreme court decision? ie ... Student debt relief as being unconstitutional?

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essentialsaltes said:

Hogan provokes ire within Trumpworld: ‘You just ended your campaign’​

“Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “… We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law.”

“You just ended your campaign,” Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, posted on X, moments after Hogan released his statement.

“From a political standpoint, it makes no sense to issue a statement that can be considered by us to be a criticism. It was stupid,” LaCivita said. “He didn’t have to say anything. Say, ‘It’s a sad day in America.’ But no, he had to make a point. If he’s going to make his point, we’re going to make our point. You take a shot, you’re going to get a shot back. That’s how it works in politics.”

Dan Cox, the Maryland Republican who beat Hogan’s handpicked successor in the 2022 primary race for governor, called on the state GOP to censure Hogan “for his despicable and disgusting announcement.” [emphasis added]

Respecting the rule of law and the decision of a jury is now "despicable and disgusting".

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Richard T said:

Rule of law is way, way broken. Just look at immigration. Look at how Federal law is ignored in respect to Marijuana. Look at disparities in sentencing. look at how if you really want a jury trial you have to risk years in prison to exercise that right. Even not-guilty people plea down to avoid even the chance of long term incarceration. Private versus public defenders are another sticky point. So many things are wrong it is nothing like it is supposed to be. Hope everyone gets a wake-up call from this.

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AlexB23 said:

We agree on this. While I will never use drugs nor condone their recreational usage, it is sad how we put folks in jail for pot. Other countries allow it legally.

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Richard T said:

Yes incarcerations for pot are likely just a waste of money, unless it is huge amounts and distribution. The problem is that states that have legalized pot are violating Federal law, but few care. How is it that some laws are ignored, other laws are only used for selective prosecutions? Immigration laws to are often ignored, with the Federal government even threatening states to make them also ignore Federal laws. I could give a hundred examples of the legal system being broken. OJ Simpson for instance was found not guilty for murder. So when he tried to take some memorabilia back in a robbery they also charged him with kidnapping. In other words, they really wanted payback so he served more time for the robbery than just about anyone in history. The sentence was set at 33 years. The average sentence for robbery nationwide was 71 months for a first offender. https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Robbery_FY18.pdf
So in reality it seems the idea that OJ was guilty of murder was brought into the courtroom and destroyed the rule of law. That is selective prosecution. Was Trump treated fairly? Hillary and Biden both mishandled documents, yet Trump has 40 counts of that too that he is indicted for. As to this trial we will see if they really care about justice or if they simply wanted trump off the campaign trail and convicted as a felon. If he loses the election it will likely all go away. If he wins they likely will step up the pressure.

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AlexB23 said:

Both Hillary (email scandal) and Trump (document theft) deserve prison.

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essentialsaltes said:

Another statement that's not Trumpy enough:

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(collection of mean tweets in response)

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eleos1954 said:

Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process,” (Larry Hogan)

Are we to "respect" the current administration when they spit in the face of a supreme court decision? ie ... Student debt relief as being unconstitutional?

The legal process is broken in many ways .... many laws are being ignored (not enforced and/or not prosecuted)

We live in uncertain times because of all the chaos going on and there is more allowance for "skirting" the rule of law on many levels now than there has ever been in history ... either that ... or maybe we are made more aware of it because of more information/ideas being available through the internet.

Juries have been known to get convict wrongly that's a fact .... did it happen this time? Who knows ... maybe .... maybe not. ???

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