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Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by eldritch_4ier on Friday March 31, 2023 @01:57AM (#35383165)
LegalEagle is pretty incredibly biased tbh. All his videos on issues he (clearly) has an opinion on are hard to trust. He doesn't like Trump, he doesn't like laws that go after social media platforms, he doesn't like really anything republicans do, etc and it shows in that he always presents the case for the side he likes while every piece of the opposing side he mentions always has a "but" that explains why it's totally wrong according to the side he likes.

He's not so much legal analysis anymore as he's just a "deboonker" against causes he dislikes.

Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by watwut on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:01AM (#35383199)
All of that might be objective. Not liking a lot what Republicans do does not mean you are unfairly biased.
Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by Seam0nkey on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:27AM (#35383804)
>he doesn't like laws that go after social media platforms

From a legal perspective you don't gotta be biased to reach the conclusion that there's not much states can do. Section 230 and and the 1st amendment are both crazy strong tools in their pockets.

Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by HyperSane on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:29AM (#35383816)
Trump has made it impossible for anyone to remain unbiased about Trump.
Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by zarzavat on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:32AM (#35383851)
Did you watch his video? LegalEagle thinks the charges against Trump have serious weaknesses. Perhaps not as biased as you think.
Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by HelloNurse on Friday March 31, 2023 @07:09AM (#35385223)
It is possible to be both biased (hoping that the charges against Trump stick) and realistic (assessing on the basis of professional expertise that the charges aren't as strong as one would like).

I'm under the impression that unfortunately such a basic level of maturity is unusual when USA politics and USA law are concerned, let alone the combination of both.

Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by mhh__ on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:39AM (#35383899)
He's just a lawyer who happens to be a liberal. He obviously has a personal opinion but other than that I've never found him to be untruthful.

(Almost?) All lawyers do this unless talking informally. There's always a "but", they hate making judgement calls.

Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by darthrupert on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:40AM (#35384614)
When the village doesn't like the village idiot, the word to use for that sentiment is not "biased".
Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by scott_w on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:47AM (#35384653)
Except he's not biased at all. In the referenced video, LE is clearly not sure the upgrade to a felony charge holds water. He explains the legal method that he thinks they're using.

For those that haven't watched, the summary is that falsifying business records is a misdemeanour in NY State Law. If it's done in pursuance of a felony, then the crime itself gets upgraded to a felony. LegalEagle points out the difficulty in this because the prosecution need to prove that the falsification was done in pursuance of violation election laws (which are a felony).

Yes, he obviously dislikes Trump, and for good reason, but that hasn't affected his legal analysis. Don't believe me? Watch his videos on Trump's impeachment where he says, in spite of the evidence, that he's sure Trump won't be convicted in the Senate because impeachment is, and was always intended as, a political process (as opposed to a legal process).