Donald Trump's lawyers keep losing their attempts to block the several legal probes into his activities, claiming the privilege of secrecy on two grounds.
One is the claim of "executive privilege" because of his presidency. But judges have ruled that does not apply because he is no longer president.
Second is the claim of lawyer/client privilege. But if a lawyer participated in some wrongdoing, that does not apply.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan district attorney keeps delaying the filing of charges.
Why?
Possibly to gather yet more evidence, or as a way to wait until the public storm is over. But the former president himself keeps storming about the district attorney's allegations -- which have not yet been formally filed -- and the prosecutor may feel this makes things worse for Trump.
It has also been suggested that the district attorney believes the case is not as strong as he would like, hence the delay. That has already happened, and perhaps is now happening again.
The good side is that this gives him more time to gather evidence, and the negative publicity -- much of it propounded by Trump himself -- justifies the delay even more, even as the alleged perpetrator generates more publicity about the issue.
All this while other prosecutors proceed with their cases in other jurisdictions.
We live in interesting times.
One is the claim of "executive privilege" because of his presidency. But judges have ruled that does not apply because he is no longer president.
Second is the claim of lawyer/client privilege. But if a lawyer participated in some wrongdoing, that does not apply.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan district attorney keeps delaying the filing of charges.
Why?
Possibly to gather yet more evidence, or as a way to wait until the public storm is over. But the former president himself keeps storming about the district attorney's allegations -- which have not yet been formally filed -- and the prosecutor may feel this makes things worse for Trump.
It has also been suggested that the district attorney believes the case is not as strong as he would like, hence the delay. That has already happened, and perhaps is now happening again.
The good side is that this gives him more time to gather evidence, and the negative publicity -- much of it propounded by Trump himself -- justifies the delay even more, even as the alleged perpetrator generates more publicity about the issue.
All this while other prosecutors proceed with their cases in other jurisdictions.
We live in interesting times.
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