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Bucky

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9. Thank you for your facts injection in this discussion

Reply to drray23 (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 02:24 PM

Mar 17

I'm surprised at how many people don't understand that there are legal processes for judge selection and jurisdictions for filing. All the document requests that went to Mar-A-Lago had gone through that federal circuit, so there was no grand conspiracy leading up to the worst possible judge getting the slam dunkiest case.

But damn, what a plot twist!

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Just for discussion purposes. I can only guess judge Cannon was judge shopped.(noproof just a feeling) [View all] bluestarone Mar 17 OP

I read there was a coin toss and we lost Stargleamer Mar 17 #1

At least the good guys have the DC circuit.... Mark.b2 Mar 17 #8

Did we inspect the coin? lame54 Mar 17 #16

No she was not "judge shopped". drray23 Mar 17 #2

BS, the crime occurred in Washington D.C. that is where he gained access to the doc's. republianmushroom Mar 17 #4

I believe its because where Trump kept the documents and refuse to return them was in Florida drray23 Mar 17 #5

Thank you for your facts injection in this discussion Bucky Mar 17 #9

So you think Jack Smith mistakenly filed the case in Florida? Uh, nope. onenote Mar 17 #10

No there was an explanation why it was filed in Florida. republianmushroom Mar 17 #13

The article acknowledges that establishing venue in DC would be a "harder case to make" onenote Mar 17 #14

There was just a high profile case that was dismissed because of lack of jurisdiction of the court Bev54 Mar 17 #17

Smith made the right decsion, he could not take the chance that the entire case be Bev54 Mar 17 #15

Like i stated, i have no proof.BUT bluestarone Mar 17 #6

Judge shopping means your file you case in a juridiction with only one judge that will rule in your favor drray23 Mar 17 #7

I do believe you are correct. republianmushroom Mar 17 #3

How was it judge-shopped when it was Smith that filed the case and chose the court within which to file it. onenote Mar 17 #11

Was there possible 3 judges available there? bluestarone Mar 17 #12