Since the indictment of Donald Trump was announced, I’ve done a number of radio programs. I’ll post all the links as they come available.
This morning I was “live” on the Tony Katz Show on Rumble, here’s my take on various aspects including the legality of the indictment (pending unsealing the document), the attempt to shield Alvin Bragg’s Soros backing through false accusations of anti-Semitism, and how the politics are likely to play out in the primaries and a general election.
“George Soros found a weakness in our system. And that weakness in our system is that the vast power that prosecutors have has now been mobilized for political purposes, and that was his intention in funding all these prosecutors.”
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Katz: Were you surprised? Were you shocked? What’s your take on what you know thus far?WAJ (02:00): Well, it wasn’t a surprise in the sense that everybody’s been talking for weeks, if not months now, about how it’s moving towards an indictment. But when it actually happened, yes, I actually was kind of shocked because it’s a momentous event in the history of the country where a politicized prosecutor, somebody who vowed to get Trump during his campaign, is now actually following through on it. And so I think it’s very worrisome. It’s very troublesome. It’s a dark moment in our country where a politically motivated prosecutor can try to interfere in an upcoming presidential election. So yes, that sense, it was a surprise.As political as we know that Soros-backed prosecutors have become, it’s still a shock when they actually do something like this. As to the indictment itself, we have to wait and see. We have to see what’s in it. But if the leaks and the reporting by the New York Times and others is correct, this does seem like a very far-fetched theory that they’re pursuing against Donald Trump.* * *WAJ (04:36): … I’m going to take you off track for a second and deal with the “Soros-backed” prosecutor issue.I find it completely disgusting when people abuse the accusation of anti-Semitism, which is a very serious accusation, simply because people are stating a fact. George Soros backed a number of Democrat prosecutorial candidates. It was reported widely. He has bragged about it.George Soros found a weakness in our system, and that weakness in our system is that the vast power that prosecutors have has now been mobilized for political purposes. And that was his intention in funding all these prosecutors. Our system relies on the good faith of prosecutors because they have so much power, including the power to bring matters to a grand jury, where the defendant doesn’t get to present countervailing evidence, doesn’t get to present opposing viewpoints.George Soros backed prosecutors have created enormous destruction in this country through non-prosecution of crimes. Alvin Bragg being number one, on day one he announced he would not prosecute a lot of crimes, including some violent crimes.So there is nothing wrong with saying “Soros-backed prosecutor.” I use it. In 2019, I was selected by Algemeiner Magazine as one of the top 100 people in the world positively influencing Jewish life. And I have no hesitation in saying that what George Soros has done is destructive. Do not try to shut us up by making the false accusation of anti-Semitism.* * *Katz (15:07): … There came this question, if the charges don’t stick, do you think it’ll boost Trump’s chances for election? It’s a political question…. Politically, do you think this is a gift to Trump, or you think this is a problem?WAJ (15:30): Well, in the moment, in the short term, it’s certainly going to help Trump’s chances of winning the Republican nomination. I think by all accounts he was the leading candidate, but we really hadn’t started the primaries.But I don’t think you can predict what the longer term impact is going to be. I don’t think you can say, what’s it gonna be in eight months from now. Depends what happens with these charges. Depends if other charges are brought by other prosecutors. And it depends whether Republican voters want to have this be the issue going into a general election.I think the notion that a lot of people [say] on my website and in conservative world that this is a guarantee that Trump’s going to be the next president. I’m sorry, that that’s just not the case. You live in a bubble. We live in a bubble. And outside that bubble, people are deeply suspicious of Donald Trump, deep dislike of Donald Trump. He has never won the popular vote in the country. He barely won in 2016. So the notion that Donald Trump being maliciously charged is going win him the presidency, I think is wrong.I think there’s two levels of manipulation going on here. One is the manipulation by the prosecutor. The other part is Democrats. I think are thrilled about this. They want Trump to be the nominee. They want to go into a general election with all these criminal charges pending against the Republican nominee. And yes, it will solidify some part of the Republican base, but I think people are deluding themselves if they think this is going to win a general election for Donald Trump.Katz (17:09): There’s a difference between a primary and a general. That’s the point.
(Added) Tony was kind enough to break out my comments about Soros.
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