And then there is the 8th Amendment which says that "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Bond companies are saying that this is far and away the largest EVER. Probably no one can come up with that amount of cash in this time frame. SCOTUS will probably slap this down… if the NY appellate court doesn’t do it first… because it sets a precedent that no objective legal mind wants on the books. After all, it could be used by anyone against any politician.
Lawfare would destroy the legal system,
And this is NOT a defense of Trump, the most horrid personality to ever become President.
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