'Acting like a guilty person': Rep. Swalwell destroys Trump's argument for trial delay

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By Gideon Rubin
Published July 21, 2023, 7:37 PM ET

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Ca.) suggested on Friday that if Donald Trump wants to convince the public that’s he’s the innocent victim of political persecution as he proclaims, the former president isn't doing a very good job.

Swalwell during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut with Joy Reid” said Trump’s efforts to delay his Florida trial in the classified documents case don’t reflect the actions of an innocent men.

“I want to make a point that Jack Smith can't make… which is if Donald Trump was so innocent, and this prosecution was so rigged, wouldn’t an innocent person subjected to a rigged prosecution crawl through glass and walk over fire to exercise their speedy trial right?” Swalwell said.

https://www.rawstory.com/swalwell-destroys-trumps-argument/

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1. That is a ridiculous arguement

Are we now going to use this argument against every defendant who asks for a delay?

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2. Hey if ya get in trouble with the law and you're a republican

Just declare you are running for President. To muddy the waters run as an independent. Change your residence to Judge Aileen’s jurisdiction. Have your actions endorsed by “honorable” conservatives as the way the founding fathers would have wanted it. And keep loving stupid people.