LAL Daily — April 5, 2023 — Trump Indictment Published, Mar-a-Lago Speech, Declining Institutional Legitimacy

<p>It is Day 64 at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka the Most Important Trial of the Century in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys stand accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021 — United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al. Yesterday saw a significant portion of the day covered by sealed proceedings. Norm updates.<br /> <br /> Today, Norm and Mike have a lot on the agenda:</p> <p><br /> › Manhattan District Attorney 'Fat Alvin' Bragg's indictment has been made public, and perhaps the only surprise is that the public still has no idea what underlying crime in which President Donald Trump is alleged to have engaged that would elevate an otherwise paltry series of misdemeanor falsification of business records charges into first degree felonies.<br /> › Following his arraignment in New York City, President Donald Trump flew home to his Mar a Lago estate, where he delivered a wide-ranging speech. That speech illustrates what Mike has been foreshadowing, which is that the alignment of the four (4) independent legal investigations into President Trump will manifest as a multi-front effort to forestall his presidential campaign in 2024. Mike has an idea of what this may all be about.</p> <p><br /> › Professor of Law at George Washington University and constitutional scholar, Jonathan Turley, wrote in USA Today about artificial intelligence's—namely ChatGPT's—threat to individual personal lives through completely fabricated allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. Norm and Mike revisit parts of the Future of Life Institute's policy objectives. Specifically, what is America to do about the legal liability for such obvious threats to personal safety and well-being posed by ChatGPT's apparent willingness to fabricate such damaging stories?</p> <p><br /> › North Carolina's legislature is making headlines. Last week, the legislature voted to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill passed aiming to strengthen second amendment protections for citizens in the stat