Like him or loathe him, Trump deserves fair trialsBy Betsy McCaughey
August 15, 2023
In America, every defendant is supposed to get a fair trial. It’s guaranteed in our Bill of Rights.
That guarantee sets us apart from banana republics, and we take pride in it.
Democratic prosecutors have rolled out four indictments against former President Donald Trump, including the latest by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, announced Monday night.
Will he get fair trials?
In Georgia, it’s too soon to say, but in Washington, DC, the writing is on the wall — and it sheds light on what to look for as another case is launched.
Federal prosecutor Jack Smith already is telling a string of lies to rig the trial against Trump for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
The left and the liberal media are going along.
Whether you like Trump or loathe him, Smith’s legal trickery should trouble you.
It diminishes us as a nation and threatens your own rights.
Here are Smith’s four biggest lies since he indicted Trump this month.
Lie No. 1: Smith claims the public is entitled to a speedy trial.
Smith is pushing to start it Jan. 2, 2024, affording Trump a mere five months to prepare a defense.
Yet the Department of Justice had 31 months to prepare its case.
Truth: Smith’s speedy-trial claim is a slick reversal of what the Sixth Amendment is intended to do: protect the defendant against a powerful government.
The speedy-trial right belongs to the defendant alone, and the defendant has the right to waive it to get time to prepare a defense.
Lie No. 2: Minutes after releasing the indictment, Smith railed against the violence at the Capitol as “an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” implying he is holding Trump accountable for it.
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https://nypost.com/2023/08/15/like-him-or-loathe-him-trump-deserves-fair-trials/
