Donald J. Trump: President of the United States
Update and Clarification: On November 5, 2024, I cast a write-in vote for myself for president in the 2024 general election as a No Party Affiliation (NPA) candidate. Since then I learned there were many write-in votes cast for president in Florida in the 2024 general election. How many? In Marion County, there were 642 write-in votes for president. In Hillsborough County, 2,928 write-in votes were cast for president. Florida has 67 counties. On January 30, 2025 I made a public records request to the Florida Department of State for "records of statewide write-in votes cast, by county number of write-in votes cast, and by statewide total number of write-in votes cast, for the 2024 General Election held November 5, 2024". Florida responded on February 4, 2025 with a zip folder with thousands of records. This was not responsive to my request. Here is a link to my follow-up record request. Also, a link to the American Bar Association story, If you cast a write-in vote for president, will it count? State laws differ.* Otherwise...
I am pleased Donald J. Trump was elected President in 2016 and in 2024, if only for the fact that the Biden/Harris presidency was unconstitutional. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as lawyers admitted to practice the practice of law, are officers of the court, members of the judicial branch of government, and should be excluded from the executive and legislative branches of government, under the separation of powers doctrine. I have held this position since 2016, and have made this argument in a number of court filings.
FEC Complaint of Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election (Dec-14-2020)
Letter to President Trump Re Election Fraud 2020 (Dec-17-2020)
USSC Rule 23 Stay Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (Jan-13-2021)
Every American ought to thank President Trump for defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, and thank Trump again for defeating Kamala Harris in 2024. I know some folks will disagree with me, and that is the purpose of this post, and my campaigns since 2016. By explaining what President Trump has accomplished, I hope to help unify our great country, the United States of America.
President Trump exposed Joe Biden as incompetent during the presidential debate June 27, 2024. President Trump exposed the fact that the Democrats were lying to the America People about Joe Biden's fitness to serve as president for another four years. In response, the Democrats finally admitted Biden was not a fit candidate, and without holding a primary election, simply switched candidates, and installed Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate. This scenario unfolded as the Democrats were calling President Trump a "threat to democracy". Really?
Vice President Kamala Harris betrayed her oath of office when she failed to invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment on President Joe Biden under Section 4, because Biden was unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. At that point the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. "The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution addresses issues related to presidential succession and disability." Wikipedia.
Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. (Read more)**
Democrats do not believe in legitimate presidential primary elections.
The Democrats are the real threat to democracy. Evidence in the 2016 JamPAC lawsuit shows the 2016 Democratic Party primary was rigged against Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary Clinton. (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, case no. 16-cv-61511-WJZ).
In 2016 candidate Donald Trump motivated me to run for office. In 2016 the Democratic Party dumped Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary Clinton. I decided if Trump could run, I could too. My background was more in line with FDR style Democratic values, but I was not considered cool because I was born with a disfigured face and had a speech impairment. Democrats are cool, and I was not in that club.
Like Trump, I am also a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Unlike Trump, I was an older student in the Wharton Evening Division. During the day I was a licensed vehicle dealer in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Unlike Trump, I was not born into wealth. I owe my success in the car business to hard work, perseverance, and my association with the Philadelphia area Jewish community. I am NPA, a No Party Affiliation candidate.
See, Neil J. Gillespie for President - Florida Supreme Court Petition No. SC16-2031 (November 19, 2016), and The election is over (November 21, 2016)
We The People have a political system to elect the president. However our political system has been corrupted by the legal profession. This is a constitutional issue. The president is an executive office in the executive branch of government. Lawyers admitted to the practice of law are officers of the court in the judicial branch of government. President Trump is not a lawyer. He is a highly skilled politician. Trump's style of speaking, spontaneous, unguarded and sometimes blunt, has more appeal and credibility with voters than lawyer double-talk.
Lawyers have turned our political system into a never-ending legal contest of lawsuits and court battles, investigations, subpoenas, depositions, and impeachment threats and trials. This is the Democratic Party. Bill Clinton, lawyer. Hillary Clinton, lawyer. Barack Obama, lawyer. Michelle Obama, lawyer. Joe Biden, Lawyer. Kamala Harris, lawyer. A Republican lawyer corrupting our political system is Ron DeSantis, a member of The Florida Bar.
President Trump exposed another fiction, that we live under the rule of law. We actually live under the threat of arrest or indictment by corrupt prosecutors. Prosecutorial misconduct is rampant in Florida where I live, according to a news release June 17, 2024 by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), see Nation's Defense Bar Calls for Immediate Action to Combat Rampant Prosecutorial Misconduct in Florida
Washington, DC (June 17, 2024) – Prosecutorial misconduct plagues the criminal legal system, and defense attorneys play a crucial role in exposing it. As evidenced by numerous cases brought to light by the Florida defense bar, it is rampant in that state and corrective action is long overdue. As widely reported, the most recent case involves unethical and unconstitutional use of a jailhouse informant, a recurrent theme in the annals of law enforcement and prosecutorial misconduct and an issue that is ripe for reform. NACDL joins the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and its Miami Chapter in calling for the States Attorney to take immediate action, including the creation of an ethics oversight unit, to address the prosecutorial misconduct and determine its root causes. "Until this serious problem is remedied, our legal system will continue to suffer, and the respect accorded it by the public will continue to diminish," said Michael P. Heiskell, President of NACDL.
The Indictments against Donald Trump are profiled on Wikipedia.
"In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Two indictments are on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and two indictments (as well as one superseding indictment) are on federal charges (one in Florida and one in the District of Columbia)." Wikipedia
The prosecutions of Donald Trump show we live under the rule of judges more than we live under the rule of law. Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case on July 15, 2024 ruling that the appointment of Jack Smith had been unconstitutional.
The judge in a case may matter more than the facts or the law, according to an article in the Cato Journal by Robert Craig Walters, Esq.
"In the American judicial system, few more serious threats to individual
liberty can be imagined than a corrupt judge. Clothed with the power of
the state and authorized to pass judgment on the most basic aspects of
everyday life, a judge can deprive citizens of liberty and property in
complete disregard of the Constitution. The injuries inflicted may be
severe and enduring...."
Mr. Trump unsuccessfully moved to recuse or disqualify Judge Juan Merchan in the New York business records case. Trump was convicted on all counts on May 30, 2024. Attorney Jonathan Turley wrote, "Judge Merchan, in my view, used poor judgment in refusing to step aside in the interests of both his court and justice." On January 10, 2025 Judge Merchan issued Trump an unconditional discharge. On January 29, 2025, Trump filed a notice of appeal. The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Hugh Hewitt, "Here's the No. 1 reason Trump should win on appeal" claiming Judge Merchan had no business presiding over the trial.
In my experience it is virtually impossible to get a biased judge removed from a case. Even when a judge is removed, the successor judge may be worse, either due to retribution, or his/her own bias. So I contend we are under the rule of judges more than the rule of law.
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York, Judge Juan Merchan
Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified docs case), Judge Aileen Cannon
Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case), Judge Tanya Chutkan
Georgia election racketeering prosecution, Judge Scott F. McAfee
The federal election obstruction case was dismissed November 25, 2024. In the Georgia election racketeering case, the Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified state prosecutor Fani Willis from prosecuting the case on December 19, 2024. Wikipedia states, "The case had been paused while the court decided this issue.[7] As the court did not dismiss the case, another prosecutor could take Willis's role; however, it will have to be determined whether a state-level prosecutor can prosecute a sitting president (as Trump has been from January 20, 2025, onward) and whether a state-level judge will hear the case.[8]".
In my view, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as lawyers admitted to the practice of law, are officers of the court, members of the judicial branch of government, and should be excluded from the executive and legislative branches of government, under the separation of powers doctrine.
Regardless of your opinion or support for Donald Trump, We The People must support the Constitution of the United States. On December 17, 2020, I wrote President Trump about my FEC complaint because I support the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law:
"Mr. President: Please find enclosed my Federal Elections Commission Complaint of Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election. As set forth in my complaint, you are the only lawful major candidate for president in 2020 because Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Mike Pence are lawyers admitted to practice and Officers of the Court, and therefore prohibited by the U.S. Constitution separation of powers doctrine from election to the executive branch of government."
Because Donald Trump was the only constitutionally lawful major candidate for president in 2020, the federal election obstruction case, and the Georgia election racketeering case, should never have been brought against Trump.
Constitutional Right to Legal Counsel in Criminal Prosecutions***
Donald Trump, and every American, has a Constitutional right to legal counsel in criminal prosecutions. The Associated Press reported on February 2, 2024, "Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of election". The final amount of Trump's legal fees will be much more. The SDFLA Blog reported March 2, 2025 a top lawyer charges $3,000 an hour. The Florida Bar News on November 7, 2022 reported on hourly rates, "The survey found 85 percent of respondents list their hourly rate at being over $275, while 54% report their hourly rate at being over $350." Many Americans are unable to retain private legal counsel of their choice that is competent, effective, and conflict-free, due to the cost of such representation, and by blacklisting, where a defendant is unable to hire paid counsel. No lawyer has a right to practice law; it is a privilege controlled by the judicial branch of government. Once a defendant is blacklisted, two options remain: Appointed counsel, or self-representation, appearing pro se.
Assistance of Counsel Clause
"The Assistance of Counsel Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." Wikipedia. "The assistance of counsel clause includes five distinct rights: the right to counsel of choice, the right to appointed counsel, the right to conflict-free counsel, the effective assistance of counsel, and the right to represent oneself pro se." Wikipedia
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
"The Sixth Amendment (Amendment VI) to the United States Constitution sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions. It was ratified in 1791 as part of the United States Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court has applied all but one of this amendment's protections to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment." Wikipedia Text of the Sixth Amendment:
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."
The Practice of Law is Like No Other Profession
The practice of law is unlike any other profession, according to David W. Marston, a former U.S. Attorney, Harvard Law School grad, and author. Marston compared the American legal profession to the Mafia in Malice Aforethought, How Lawyers Use Our Secret Rules To Get Rich, Get Sex, Get Even...And Get Away With It, an exposé of America's legal profession.
"They all have undergone the same tough initiation, and once admitted to membership, all have sworn the same oath. They live by their own rules and have fiercely resisted efforts by outsiders to penetrate their clan. They have a code of silence that makes the Mafia’s dreaded omerta seem gossipy. And while the organization rigidly limits the operations of its members to their assigned turf, their criminal activities within these areas are surprisingly varied." (Page 22, paragraphs 4 & 5)
"The organization enforces its own discipline, and outsiders can piece
together only the most fragmentary picture of the process. But while hard statistics about crime and misconduct by its members remain elusive, there has unquestionably been a sharp escalation in recent years" (Page 23, paragraph 2)
"In every state, the organization has tentacles that reach into the legislature, as well as intimate knowledge of the local criminal justice system. Laws that might threaten operations are vigorously opposed, and when members are convicted of crimes, punishments are often lenient." (Page 23, paragraph 4)
"It’s not the Mafia. Not the Medellin drug cartel…The members are all lawyers. And the organization is the American legal profession." (Pages 23-24) Malice Aforethought
Thirty-six years ago Wharton professor and lawyer Jordan L. Peiper was jailed on contempt for failing to account for $50,000 missing from a client’s trust fund. At the time I was also one of his clients, and a 33 year-old student at the Wharton Evening School. The incident is described on page eighty of Malice Aforethought.
"The problem with commingling is that, sooner or later,
someone almost always notices that the money is missing.
For Philadelphia lawyer Jordan L. Peiper, the discovery
came later; it was not until 1989 that suspicious relatives
found that at least $50,000 had vanished from the widow's
trust Peiper had administered since 1973. When Peiper refused
to explain where the money went, an angry judge
sentenced him to six months in jail for contempt."
Judge Francis J. Catania jailed Peiper for contempt. On March 15, 2010 I wrote Mr. Marston about his reference to Jordan Peiper in Malice Aforethought. The letter also appears on my Justice Network website. Mr. Marston died March 2, 2023.
David W. Marston, former U.S. attorney, onetime candidate for mayor and governor, and longtime Philadelphia lawyer, has died at 80. His dismissal as U.S. attorney in Philadelphia by President Carter in 1978 caused a political ruckus that led to him running unsuccessfully for Pennsylvania governor and Philadelphia mayor.
The legal mind is indispensable to lawyering, but has its limitations.
One of the most compelling arguments against lawyers serving as president is found in an Article by The Honorable Dennis Jacobs, The Secret Life of Judges, 75 Fordham L. Rev. 2855 (2007).
"I sometimes think that the problem at bottom is really a lack of respect by lawyers for other people. Judges live chiefly in a circle of lawyers. But outside that circle there are people who are just as fully absorbed by other pursuits that deserve consideration and respect. Judges need a heightened respect for how nonlawyers solve problems, reach compromises, broker risks, and govern themselves and their institutions. There are lawyers on the one hand; and just about everybody else is the competition in the framing of values and standards of behavior." (par. 4-5, page 2861)
"The legal mind is indispensable to lawyering, and for other purposes it is
perfectly okay in its way. But it has its limitations. For example, every problem-solving profession except ours--quickly adopts as preferred the solution that is simplest, cheapest, and most efficacious, or (as they say) elegant... (par. 5, p. 2862)
"As a matter of self-awareness and conscience, judges should accept that the
legal mind is not the best policy instrument, and that lawyer-driven
processes and lawyer-centered solutions can be unwise, insufficient, and
unjust, even if our friends and colleagues in the legal profession lead us that
way. For the judiciary, this would mean a reduced role, but not a diminished
one if the judiciary is elevated by considerations of honor, self-restraint, and
respect for other influences." (last par., p. 2863)
In TRUMP V ANDERSON, USSC No. 23-719, I made application to Justice Clarence Thomas under Rule 13.5 to extend time to file an amicus curiae brief to bring to the attention of the Court relevant matter that has not already been brought to its attention by the Parties and may be of considerable help to the Court. Danny Bickell responded for the USSC: "The application to extend time to file a brief as Amicus Curiae has been rejected for filing under Rule 37.3 (Motions to extend the time for filing an amicus curiae brief will not he entertained)." [In USSC No. 11-10362, for example, time was extended to file an amicus curiae brief.]
The silver lining for President Trump, his four years out of office provided time for reflection and planning, against a backdrop of the failed Biden/Harris administration, to emerge revitalized and organized to immediately implement his agenda on January 20, 2025.
In conclusion, whatever you may think about President Donald J. Trump, he is the only person who had the competence, fortitude, money, and supporters needed to fight the corrupt prosecutions against him brought by the Biden/Harris administration and their lackeys. Democrats are the real threat to Democracy.
Neil J. Gillespie, February 14, 2025 (Edited February 23, 2025*). (Edited March 8. 2025**). (Edited March 9, 2025***).
President Donald J. Trump Had The Last Laugh!
Also see, Kyle Kulinski on Secular Talk, Chomsky BRILLIANTLY Dissects Trump, Democrats & RussiaGate, Noam Chomsky explains everything.
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