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Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment to Daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election – Copyright POOL\/AFP Doug Mills<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

The one solid thing that has been produced by the epic menagerie of Trump trials<\/strong> isn\u2019t even about politics, or even much about Trump. It\u2019s about the legal process and legal strategies. At what point does a highly publicized legal mess become utterly futile?<\/p>\n

At a guess, I\u2019d say right about now.<\/p>\n

If you look at this objectively, it\u2019s a very different picture from the blow-by-blow \u201csalacious\u201d monotony of the NYC falsified business docs trial news. \u00a0For the record, \u201csalacious<\/strong>\u201d is a word used when there\u2019s nothing else to say about a pretty vulgar issue.<\/p>\n

So what? Sleaze happens, much like another thing that happens. Immaterial is the other word.<\/p>\n

The legal position is this \u2013 It\u2019s a criminal case. So far it has just cast a bit more light on what seems to have been the least interesting and most over-recorded sexual encounter in modern times. That may have nothing to do with anything, particularly law, but it\u2019s getting more coverage than the current wars. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This is being done at the expense of a presidential campaign and at a cost to the American people and legal system. The case hinges on whether Competence Inc., aka the business, did or didn\u2019t falsify business records. The sleaze is entirely irrelevant.<\/p>\n

For some reason this Cretin\u2019s Crusade against a legal assault issue which has long since been decided is being conducted at the expense of all else. There\u2019s nothing much to gain. An adverse finding could in fact make things considerably worse.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, actual jail time is now also in the mix for breaching a gag order. Threats against jurors could well be actionable as civil cases and breaches of statutes, depending on the individual circumstances.<\/p>\n

This is a legal position? According to whom, Howdy Doody revivalists?<\/p>\n

The much smarter thing to do would have been bail out of the legal issues and not engage in a fundamentally pointless exercise at such cost. Win, lose, or draw, that trial time isn\u2019t coming back.<\/p>\n

The mud, and there\u2019s a lot more mud, will stick. Trump\u2019s legal position can\u2019t even deliver value for Trump. It\u2019s a lousy strategy to fight every single very dubious point. Are there applicable professional practice standards?<\/p>\n

This is where nitpicking marshmallow-level litigation hits very solid objects and obviously doesn\u2019t achieve much. Even Trump can\u2019t possibly believe he\u2019s winning. Why is he tolerating this pointless situation? Maybe you could call it \u201cundue process\u201d. It\u2019s as good a name as any for unproductive legal procedures.<\/p>\n

The other question is about legal principles and the use of court time. Due process and the right to a speedy trial, fine. The ability of anyone to virtually monopolize so much court time, constant delays, and constant intra-procedural stuff is something else.<\/p>\n

If someone commits an offense, or a civil case drags on for any significant time, is the public getting any speedy outcomes? Never mind Trump. Procedurally, this looks more like Lord of the Rings<\/em> than a legal process.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a Chicken Little<\/em><\/strong> element in this institutionalized procrastination. \u201cThey went along, and they went along\u201d doesn\u2019t actually resemble a legal process. It looks more like a runaway photocopier. Why anyone is going along doesn\u2019t appear to be under much scrutiny, either.<\/p>\n

Again, never mind Trump. This is a much broader issue related to the conduct of court business. Does this constant white noise of processes make any sense as law? I\u2019m sure there\u2019s some sort of State of Blessed Insularity where getting everything wrong and taking so much time to do so makes some kind of sense to someone.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d call it obstructive. I\u2019d also call it egregious. If the law can fly off on tangents based on any breeze that blows without deciding the issues, how is it law? What use is that to anyone?<\/p>\n

On the one hand, you have a person exercising legal rights, however badly, and achieving nothing. On the other hand, you have a quagmire of procedures achieving nothing at horrific costs in money and court time.<\/p>\n

See any room for improvement?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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