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Elise Stefanik: Pelosi’s ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ Trump Remark Is Offensive, UnAmerican

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Republican House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) issued a stinging rebuke of Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) suggestion that former President Donald Trump is guilty of Thursday’s charges and must prove his innocence.

Under American law, those charged with crimes are innocent until proven guilty. Pelosi tweeted on Thursday, “…everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,”  suggesting Trump is “guilty until proven innocent,” contradicting the presumption of innocence and a legal principle that places the legal burden of proof on the DA prosecuting Trump.

“Guilty until proven innocent is not how it works in America,” Stefanik said in a statement issued to Breitbart News on Friday.

“Her comments on the unprecedented and corrupt indictment of Former President Trump are deeply offensive, unAmerican, and completely counter to the American principles of equal justice under the law and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. These comments must be condemned by all,” she said.

Stefanik noted Pelosi’s comment was particularly egregious because the former House speaker is still considered a leader among Democrats. “Although radical Authoritarian Nancy Pelosi no longer holds her Speaker’s gavel, she is still considered a leader in the House Democrat Caucus,” Stefanik said.

It should be noted Pelosi’s tweet was flagged by Twitter with a note that reads: “Ms. Pelosi mistakenly says that Trump can prove his innocence at trial. Law in the US assumes the innocence of a defendant and the prosecution must prove guilt for a conviction.”

On Thursday evening, a New York grand jury indicted Trump on more than 30 charges, according to media reports. The indictment will likely be unsealed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in the coming days.

“The unprecedented election interference from corrupt Socialist District Attorney Alvin Bragg is a political witch-hunt and a dark day for America,” Stefanik said in a statement. “The radical Far Left will stop at nothing to persecute Joe Biden’s chief political opponent ahead of the 2024 presidential election to suppress the will and voice of the American people.”

Stefanik, among other Republican lawmakers, believes the indictment will energize voters behind Trump.

“Knowing they cannot beat President Trump at the ballot box, the Radical Left will now follow the lead of Socialist dictators and reportedly arrest President Trump, the leading Republican candidate for President of the United States.”

Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter @WendellHusebø. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality.

Nancy Pelosi gets swift lesson in basic law after declaring Trump must ‘prove innocence’ after indictment

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) received a swift lesson in basic criminal law on Thursday over her backward response to former President Donald Trump being indicted.

“The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,” Pelosi reacted. “Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right.”

The problem with Pelosi’s response is obvious: The U.S. criminal justice system does not afford the accused “the right to a trial to prove innocence.”

Rather, Americans accused of crimes are assumed to be innocent. Prosecutors, who officially charge individuals, are responsible for proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. And if a jury unanimously agrees the government failed to meet that standard — even if everyone “knows” the accused is guilty — the criminal justice system dictates that the accused is not guilty.

Cornell Law School also explains:

The presumption of innocence is not guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. However, through statutes and court decisions—such as the U.S. Supreme Court case of Taylor v. Kentucky—it has been recognized as one of the most basic requirements of a fair trial.

Twitter, moreover, added a correction to Pelosi’s tweet.

“Ms. Pelosi mistakenly says that Trump can prove his innocence at trial. Law in the US assumes the innocence of a defendant and the prosecution must prove guilt for a conviction,” it says.

What was the response?

Pelosi’s tweet went viral, generating more than 10 million views by Friday morning and a tidal wave of backlash. Thousands of people provided Pelosi with a basic legal lesson about the presumption of innocence.

  • “This exactly the opposite of how this works. Nobody is required to ‘prove innocence’ in our criminal justice system. See the 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendments, or any episode of ‘Law and Order,'” Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), a lawyer, said.
  • “The right to ‘prove innocence’? This is America, not Stalinist Russia,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a lawyer, responded.
  • “Wrong. So obviously wrong. Most Middle Schoolers know this—at least they used to, when civics and the Constitution was respected in schools. You’re innocent until proven guilty,” Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer, responded.
  • “This is exactly backward. Under our justice system, no one has to prove innocence. The state must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. You’d hope a former speaker would know the basics of law and be precise, especially in such an unprecedented and seemingly flimsy prosecution,” former Rep. Justin Amash, a lawyer, said.
  • “Uh it’s ‘innocent until proven guilty’ not opportunity to ‘prove innocence,'” Ben Shapiro, a lawyer, said.
  • “Nancy Pelosi is dead wrong here. Does she really have no clue that the burden is not on a defendant to prove their innocence at trial?” former Rep. Lee Zeldin, a lawyer, responded.
  • “Stalinist Pelosi. Prove innocent? It’s innocent until proven guilty, moron. Or at least used to be,” BlazeTV host Mark Levin, a lawyer, responded.

To be fair, Pelosi is not a lawyer, so how could she possibly know about the presumption of innocence? At least she does now.

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Pelosi Inverts American Justice System: Trump Has Right to ‘Prove Innocence’

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared to invert the U.S. justice system in a statement Thursday as she was reacting to news that a Manhattan grand jury had voted to indict former President Donald Trump.

Pelosi, the former House speaker, placed the burden of proof in legal cases on defendants, saying that “everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence” and that the justice system “grants [Trump] that right.”

“The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law,” Pelosi wrote on social media. “No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right.”

Pelosi’s comments come after the New York Times first reported Thursday that Trump was indicted in connection with a years-old case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg revived last year related to a hush money scheme involving former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and porn star Stormy Daniels.

The historic news of a former president’s indictment on charges that remain unclear prompted reactions from top politicians across the political spectrum.

Many Republican leaders, such as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), conveyed outrage, slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for what they said was a weaponization of the legal system against political enemies.

Democrat leaders, by contrast, appeared more subdued in their reactions. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for instance, said Trump “will be able to avail himself of the legal system and a jury, not politics, to determine his fate.”

Pelosi’s statement seemingly depriving Trump of the presumption of innocence remained public as of the time of this publishing.

Write to Ashley Oliver at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @asholiver.

Lululemon, liberalism & the link to mental health

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In 2020, Pew Research did a study that was widely reported on: 56% of white women between 18 and 29 who identify as liberal have also reported to their doctor some sort of mental health issue.

Whitlock says, “When you look at the spectrum for white women who lean liberal, they are far more prone to be suffering from some sort of mental health issue than any other demographic. And if you juxtapose it with white conservative women, for a liberal, it’s off the charts.”

Whitlock continues, “I do believe [liberalism] is a mental illness. It’s detached from logic and reason. Am I wrong for going that far?

“No, not at all,” answers guest Delano Squires. He believes that this is due in part to the decline of religion in our country.

Delano Squires adds, “To the extent that religious affiliation has declined in this country — and it’s declining amongst whites and certainly amongst black folk — I think what you’ve seen is that two of the core functions of the Church — and I’ll speak from a Christian religious tradition — one in terms of building a sense of identity. ‘Who am I?’ And ultimately the answer to the question of ‘who am I?’ leads to a different question, like ‘whose am I, from where did I come, who created me?’”

“Because when you take church out of the equation, people look to something else to answer that question.”



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Nancy Pelosi Pushes ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban After Denver Handgun Attack

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed an “assault weapons” ban in the wake of Wednesday’s handgun attack at Denver East High School.

She was speaking at a gun control rally on Thursday when she called for the ban.

Pelosi tweeted:

NPR reported that the 17-year-old East High School attacker used a handgun. This means an “assault weapons” ban would not, in any way, have prevented the attack from occurring.

On February 15, 2023, Breitbart News noted that President Biden responded the Michigan State University handgun attack by pushing an “assault weapons” ban.

Biden also pushed for universal background checks. However, WWMT observed that the MSU gunman had two handguns, both of which were “purchased legally.”

To say guns were legally purchased is to say that they were acquired via background checks. Therefore, neither Biden’s “assault weapons” ban nor his universal background checks would have prevented the MSU shooting.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. AWR Hawkins holds a PhD in Military History with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at [email protected].