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Just saw a clip on Kimmel of Hannity after the sawdust thing came out still insisting that it is cocaine. Because "it's arranged in perfect little lines."
He actually asks, "does that look like sawdust to you?"
That's how much they gaslight.
And it looks like sawdust. Damn that is dense.
If I were a prosecutor, I'd be pressing that question too -- not a hard question to ask in the context of everything else on that laptop: admissions of smoking crack, videos of smoking crack while speeding etc.
Sorry... you still think that isn't sawdust?
Have you ever seen cocaine? Even in a movie? How about that prosecutor?
Do you know what prosecutors do?
According to you, they ludicrously try to suggest a picture of what is obviously sawdust on a saw is cocaine. Because that is sure to win them their case.
And that's why you're not a prosecutor, just like those guys are just about to not be. And that's not a joke, a mistake like this and your career is done. Who the fuck's gonna want the sawdust cocaine guys
You do realize part of their job is to instill doubt, right? It's not a mistake to push a narrative in a trial.
A Prosecutor's job is to find the truth. It shouldn't be to push a narrative or instill doubt in the facts. The Prosecutor should want criminals to go to jail, not just anyone they can instill enough doubt on.
It's the Defendant's job to install doubt, to ensure the Prosecutor has a solid case.
On top of that, I'm pretty sure prosecutors are also expected to tell the truth and not make frivolous charges like "this obvious picture of sawdust on a saw is proof you're using cocaine."