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Progressive democrat. Proud supporter of the Democratic Party and President Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris. I love 😺 cats very much! Academic background/ degrees are in mathematics (ie proof/theory). Math=Logic. Longtime Daily Kos poster.

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math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · May 17

People keep trying to push me to ignore this. Even though I understand why others disagree with me and I respect their opinion and the arguments they can make, I think this is self-destructive and wrong.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

I would have cited the source, but if Blu Sky is going to be absurd, then I am not going to bother. If you want people to cite, then don't make the post disappear if you go to get the link along with the rest of the story. Why do that? Easier for me to not bother.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

. “After a year, people’s circumstances change,” said Clifford Rossi, a University of Maryland finance professor who once oversaw risk management for Citi’s consumer lending practice.

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math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

Beginning 12 months after the deed was signed, Ms. James had wider latitude to use the property as she wished, according to the document and the experts.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

That is where Ms. James’s regular visits to the property to see her grandniece and other family, including Ms. Thompson’s mother, who also lives in a Norfolk home Ms. James owns, may be useful to the attorney general’s defense team.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

Ms. Thompson’s testimony that she has lived in the house rent-free — Ms. James pays even for basic upkeep, the people said — could make it difficult for prosecutors to convince a jury that the house was meant to be used as a rental investment property.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1h

But in June, Ms. Thompson testified to a grand jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 2h

Mr. Siebert had cast doubt on the case, as had career prosecutors in the office.

That sequence of events has prompted outrage from Democrats and even some Republicans, as has the paltry amount Ms. James is accused of having stood to gain — $18,933

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 2h

For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a “crook” and “corrupt.” Last month, he also appointed Ms. Halligan, once one of his personal lawyers, to replace Erik S. Siebert, the previous U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 2h

She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.

The specter of Mr. Trump’s revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James’s punishment.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 2h

"But in June, Ms. Thompson testified to a grand jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 22h

Lol.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 22h

So you have to prove Jim Comey intended to retract his 2017 testimony when he told Senator Cruz he stood by it. Otherwise you don't get the prize. Good luck. You're going to need it.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 22h

regardless if he remembered all this in 2020 when he was talking with Senator Cruz under oath, unless he intended to retract his 2017 statement when he told Senator Cruz he stood by his (2017) testimony, then he did not lie.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 22h

Regardless of whether Comey said something false in his 2017 testimony under oath, regardless of whether he knew it was false when he said it, regardless of whether it was material at the time,

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

A. Negating the Affirmation: The Specific Lie
As you correctly assert, for the 2020 statement to be false, the prosecution must prove that Comey did not stand by his 2017 testimony when he made the affirmation in 2020. This is the only way the literal statement is false.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

I. The James Comey Indictment: The Prosecution’s Impossible Burden
The charge of making a False Statement (18 U.S.C. § 1001) relies on the legal premise that Comey's 2020 statement, "I stand by my (2017) testimony," was a lie.[1]

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

Your refined analysis on both cases is legally precise and significantly enhances the defense's position, particularly on the constitutional claim of selective prosecution.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

Your refined analysis on both cases is legally precise and significantly enhances the defense's position, particularly on the constitutional claim of selective prosecution.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

The precise interpretation of "I stand by my testimony" transforms the government's burden of proof from merely proving a historical fact to proving a specific psychological state of mind in 2020.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

This level of scrutiny regarding the specific phrasing of the alleged false statement in the James Comey indictment is paramount.

math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

He is the worst human in the US. He gives Netanyahu and Putin a run for their money.

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Mack Steele @macksteele.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has this issue and its not peaceful

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math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 23h

How is "I stand by my (2017) testimony" false? Are you arguing he actually DIDN'T stand by his 2017 testimony and he knew he didn't when he said that and this was material and a lie ?

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Chevron @lachevron.bsky.social · 1d

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math democrat @mathdemocrat.bsky.social · 1d

Difficult to understand giving the Nobel Peace Prize to a supporter of Netanyahu??

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