ironpony wrote:
Didn't they attempt to charge him twice with this already, and couldn't make the charges? What makes people think they can make them again, when they failed to meet the burden twice before?
Trump was up for impeachment twice, but had the deck stacked in his favor with friendly members of Congress to prevent being voted out of office. He just had enough of them to block the outcome. Federal charges in court are a bit different, as he will not have the judges guaranteed stacked in his favor. The judges will consider the evidence of the crimes, not the political party he is affiliated with.
Yes, he could appeal up the ladder to the Supreme Court if the ruling goes against him in a federal court. He may find that the members up there might not help him the way he thinks they will. He can also find himself in state courts where the rules are a bit different in playing his legal games. Either way he will be spending time in front of the bench over and over again.
BTW - The legally taped conversations with state election officials is pretty damming evidence that he was trying to influence the election results via coercion and threats (a big no-no).