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Donald Trump should not be the person you rely on for the legal zeitgeist. His thoughts on the Central Park 5 and repeated losses to E. Jean Carroll should attest to that, but he’s unexpectedly tapped in when it comes to rappers facing legal trouble. During his time as president, he pardoned Lil Wayne, commuted Kodak Black’s sentence, and threatened Sweden with a trade war over A$AP Rocky’s detainment. Given his niche relevance when it comes to rappers and the legal system, it’s worth noting that he’s somewhat informed of the buffoonery that is Young Thug’s RICO case. He had this to say:
DONALD TRUMP TALKING ABOUT YOUNG THUG BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY pic.twitter.com/H3hNgBkwlg
— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) August 5, 2024
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For some context on how abysmally bad the state is in this case, here’s them making a good faith effort on how Brady violations only count if they get away with them:
This clip should have her fired from the DA’s office and I am so serious. Brady violations are treated as the extreme end of prosecutorial misconduct for a REASON.
Confidently botching Brady this bad is inexcusable. Has this been your “understanding” your WHOLE career? DO TELL https://t.co/9hqZ3VPv9w pic.twitter.com/VOvkuutQGR
— reb (@rebmasel) August 5, 2024
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Between the prosecution saying this, Glanville’s assessment that secret ex-partes with witnesses are far game, and the damned superior judge that agreed with him, this case has shown that there’s something rotten in the state of Georgia. Even Trump can see that.
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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.