Trump just said alleged NYC terrorist should be killed. That may hurt the case against him

[highplainsdem]

Source: CNBC

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the man alleged to have perpetrated a terrorist attack in New York City "should get death penalty."

Yet by weighing in on his preferred outcome for the case, Trump may have made the job of prosecutors more difficult.

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Within minutes of Trump's tweet, lawyers on social media began to comment on what impact it could have on Saipov's prosecution. "Mr. President, we all know he should get the death penalty. But when *you* say it, it makes it harder for DOJ to make that happen," wrote former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy on Twitter.

National security lawyer Mark Zaid wrote, "This is called potentially tainting jury pool & could impact alleged perpetrator's ability to secure fair trial. SMH #Unpresidential

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/donald-trump-new-york-attack-suspect-should-get-death-penalty.html

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GD thread about Trump's tweet:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029782739

[TeamPooka]

1. This president* is an idiot.

[vlyons]

5. He's a moron

I'll bet he doesn't know or remember that Richard Nixon got read the riot act for comments about Charlie Manson. But then to Trump, his opinion is ever so important, that he must inflict it on the public at large.

[KWR65]

2. They will just have to exclude Republicans and any supporters from the jury

President Chaos strikes again.

[LuckyLib]

3. He just never shuts up. Not a functioning brain cell nor a filter.

I just want him to STFU.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. +1000!

[7962]

13. "he just never shuts up". That says it all

If you look at the big picture, the majority of negative news stories are directly connected to stupid shit he says on his own!

[C Moon]

6. I don't know if trump-with-a-little-t is wise enough, or if his racist team is wise enough...

but maybe he said that to try to make further advances with his Nazi agenda, by getting court laws changed in his favor.

On edit...
Actually, it appears that IS EXACTLY what they are trying to do:
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358275-trump-us-justice-system-a-laughing-stock-joke

Trump: US justice system a 'laughing stock,' 'joke'
President Trump on Wednesday referred to the U.S. justice system as a "joke" and a "laughing stock."
Speaking during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump mourned the lives lost in the attack Tuesday in New York.
He said the country needs to come up with "punishment that's far quicker and far greater than the punishment these animals are getting right now."

[MountCleaners]

7. Does he realize that he is President

And not just a tweeter? Seems that's all he does.

[JDC]

8. Crazy old fool

[truthisfreedom]

9. Dotard has reverted to being three years old.

He lashes out, throws tantrums, and screams "I HATE YOU! YOU SHOULD DIE!"

[thesquanderer]

16. "Donald Trump tells biographer he's the same now as he was in first grade"

see

http://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

[no_hypocrisy]

10. He's consistent. Trump called for the Central Park Five to be executed

before their trial.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/donald-trump-and-the-central-park-five

[paleotn]

11. Interesting, we didn't hear this kind of rhetoric

after the Charlottesville incident. I guess white supremacist terrorists...OK......islamic terrorists...BAD.

[DeminPennswoods]

12. A bonanza for the defense lawyer

that's for sure.

[7962]

14. He'll get the death penalty. No doubt. Regardless of Doofus. nt

[thesquanderer]

17. New York doesn't have the death penalty.

Can they pursue this separately as a federal offense, perhaps if tied to international terrorism? I don't know.

[7962]

18. it will certainly be taken as a Federal case & they'll give him the DP

I can't see any path that would lead elsewhere. I'd be surprised if the feds haven't already taken control of the case

[Ilsa]

15. If the prosecutors would apply Piaget's theory of cognitive development,

they could simply take the perp out of the news cycle and DOTUS would cease to remember the terrorist exists.

"In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, infants develop this understanding by the end of the "sensorimotor stage," which lasts from birth to about two years of age. ... According to this view, it is through touching and handling objects that infants develop object permanence."

"The Importance of Object Permanence. Mastering the concept of object permanence is a major developmental milestone in a baby's life. ... Also important to object permanence is realizing that other people exist, even when they leave."

[7962]

19. You're insulting the intelligence of an infant!!

[Ilsa]

23. LOL nt

[The Mouth]

20. Bad legal strategy, but will play well with his base (and a lot of people).

Red meat for his supporters, AND if his comments end up causing a mistrial or lighter sentence then even more inflammatory to his minions as evidence of a 'liberal' legal system.

[Turbineguy]

21. Trump for the

defence!

[Madam45for2923]

22. Diversity Visa Program is actually a way to get more white people into the US.

Attorney friend who does immigration work says the Diversity Visa Program is actually a way to get more white people into the US.

Link to tweet