{"id":59510,"date":"2024-01-01T13:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T21:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59510"},"modified":"2024-01-02T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:24:05","slug":"trump-lawyer-complains-that-just-factually-reporting-his-legal-problems-is-election-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=59510","title":{"rendered":"Trump Lawyer Complains that Just Factually Reporting His Legal Problems is Election Interference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump and his team of legal “stable geniuses”<\/em> aren’t wasting any time in the new year contriving ever more outlandish arguments in defense of his unprecedented compendium of crimes. To date he has racked up 91 felony counts ranging from financial fraud, to theft and mishandling of classified materials, to inciting an insurrection, and even to sexual harassment and rape.<\/p>\n

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In the more than three years since Trump lost the election to President Biden, he has maintained a singular fixation on his wholly imaginary allegations of election fraud, asserting that, despite having lost by more than seven million votes<\/a><\/strong>, he insists that he won in a landslide. Never mind that he has been unable to produce a shred of evidence to support his wild claims. He clings to his delusions even as many of those who know him best are increasingly coming forward with the truth.<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Crybaby Trump Has a New Year\u2019s Eve Breakdown Over Former Staffers Telling the Truth About Him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On New Year’s Day Trump’s attorney, Christina Bobb, was interviewed on the ultra-rightist, Trump-fluffing “news”<\/em> network, Newsmax. She was asked about recent reports that Maine’s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, had concluded that Trump is ineligible to have his name placed on the Republican primary ballot<\/a><\/strong> due to his having violated the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Section Three of the Amendment prohibits those who have engaged in an insurrection from holding office.<\/p>\n

Undeterred by facts or reason, Bobb, endeavored to defend Trump with a familiar refrain that he chants like a mantra. According to Trump, all of the indictments and lawsuits against him are nothing but “election interference.”<\/em> But Bobb went even farther than that. As reported by The Independent<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

“An attorney for Donald Trump says that his supporters should not be made to believe that he has legal problems, following a decision to have the former president\u2019s name taken off the Republican ballot in Maine.<\/p>\n

Christina Bobb accused opponents of the former president of putting out ‘propaganda’ to harm his 2024 presidential run.”<\/p>\n

[Bobb said that] “This narrative that Trump isn\u2019t going to be ineligible, trying to instill fear in the voters that oh, maybe I shouldn\u2019t vote for him\u2026 maybe I shouldn\u2019t follow him because he won\u2019t be on the ballot.<\/p>\n

“They\u2019re trying to discourage people from supporting Donald Trump thinking he\u2019s got all these legal problems. That is election interference.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Get it? Bobb is arguing that complying with the Constitution is tantamount to “instilling fear”<\/em> in voters. But even worse, she says that simply informing voters of Trump’s legal problems is election interference. In Bobb’s mind, if the media reports facts that might discourage people from voting for Trump they are improperly interfering with the election. She is upset that if people learn that Trump has multiple criminal indictments pending it will result in them “thinking he\u2019s got all these legal problems.”<\/em> And she is appalled that people might think that, even though it’s undeniably true.<\/p>\n

In effect Bobb is arguing that merely campaigning against Trump is election interference. Because any criticism from an opponent could result in discouraging votes for Trump. DeSantis couldn’t say that Trump increased the deficit<\/a><\/strong> by nearly $8 trillion (which he did). Biden couldn’t say that Trump bragged about being responsible for overturning Roe v Wade<\/a><\/strong> (which he did). In the Trump Cult only praise of Trump is permitted.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Trump can spew whatever flagrant lies he wants to with impunity (which he does). All the while charging that his opponents are engaging in election interference. That phrase is one that Trump repeats ad infinitum. In just the last week Trump posted the following comments on his failing social media scam, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n