ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

"If you slice and dice one payoff into 34 misdemeanors with the intent to claim each action intended to cover up a serious crime … shouldn’t you name that crime? Alvin Bragg still hasn’t done so, despite going through with an arraignment on what appears to be a secret charge of some sort.

Presumably, Bragg will argue that Donald Trump violated federal campaign-finance laws and falsified business records to cover it up. That isn’t the only possibility, as we’ll see in a moment, but that has been the leading theory. That theory of the crime has two big problems, however. First off, the Federal E******n Commission and Department of Justice have jurisdiction over federal campaign-finance regulation, not a county DA. And second, as one FEC commissioner explained yesterday afternoon to Paul Bedard, the FEC already investigated it — and concluded no crime had been committed by Trump, as did the DoJ (via Off the Press):

BBZ Loc: Long Island, NY

Trainor is hardly unbiased. On September 14, 2017, Trump nominated him to be a member of the Federal E******n Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023. Trainor's nomination languished in the Republican-controlled Senate for years, with Trump re-nominating him twice (in 2019 and 2020). During his FEC confirmation hearings, he refused to recuse himself from matters related to the Trump campaign. On May 19, 2020, the Senate v**ed to invoke cloture on his nomination by a 50–43 v**e[10] and later that day confirmed his nomination by a 49–43 v**e.

American Vet

So let me get this straight: If Trump selected someone, they are biased. But if FJB nominates someone, they are honest and impartial?

Did I get that right?