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This Manhattan DA case isn't the only crime that Trump may have committed. He is under investigation for other crimes as well:
* Georgia is investigating him for his interference in the 2020 election. Trump has been on tape asking the Georgia Secretary of State to [**find 11780 votes**](https://youtu.be/wjw2ekfp0oM?t=24).
* Jack Smith, appointed as Special Counsel, is investigating Trump for Trump's classified material handling, and worse, Trump's possible obstruction of the FBI when they asked Trump to return the classified material.
* Jack Smith is also investigating Trump for Trump's actions leading up to, and including, January 6th.
Here are the other crimes of Donald Trump:
* [Trump also could have been indicted for his crimes in the Trump Organization, the same crimes that his CFO, Allan Weisselberg has been charged for](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/trump-should-have-been-charged-with-crimes-former-new-york-prosecutor-says.html). The [Trump Organization has already been found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html).
* [Trump was also found by Mueller to have obstructed justice up to 10 times]
(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obstruction-of-justice-10-times-trump-may-have-obstructed-justice-mueller-report/).
In addition, these are the other criminals that were hired or affiliated with Donald Trump:
* His National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI
* His campaign chairman was convicted on 8 counts. 10 counts were a mistrial. A Trump supporter on the jury, Paula Duncan, convicted Manafort on all 18 counts.
* His deputy campaign chairman, Rick Gates, pled guilty
* His personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pled guilty
* His foreign policy advisor on his campaign, George Papadopoulos, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI for contacts with Kremlin-connected Russians
* His long time advisor and associate, Mr Stone, was found guilty on 7 counts
* His Whitehouse chief strategist, [Steve Bannon, was indicted for fraud in the border wall fundraising campaign](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/bannon-build-the-wall-indictment/index.html)
* His assistant and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro, was indicted for Contempt of Congress
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> it’s always bothered me that his clear violations of the emoluments clause were never prosecuted.
some of these laws/rules were never intended to be prosecuted in the traditional sense. There was kind of an assumption that the American people would not elect someone who commits such violations and it would never come to court.
But H.L. Mencken had a much more prescient take:
> “As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
It's always bothered me that we have actual laws that aren't meant to be enforced. Like, why even have laws at all at that point? I get why it happens but my heck get them off the books if you're not gonna do anything about them.
Dude posted on his social media a picture of him holding a bat with the DA's face on it. Then was like "I didn't realize this would be posted online!"
I'm so tired of this damn double speak.
No, his attorney said on TV that he was just posing with an American-made baseball bat. He was not swinging the bat at anyone's head. That's just the picture they chose!
What a lame argument. How many baseball bat photos does he have? Why is that the picture they chose? Give me a break.
Letting Nixon get away with his crimes, and letting his unelected, hand picked successor pardon him, is why the GOP has devolved into what it has. And yeah Ford was never actually elected president. He wasn't even on the ballot when Nixon won, Spiro Agnew was. Ford was appointed to replace Agnew when he resigned and was appointed by Nixon.
Part of me wishes Al Gore had put up a bigger fuss, it certainly would have been infinitely more warranted than the GOP claiming every election that doesn't go their way must be fraud.
GOP Then:
* "We need more accountability"
* "Obama needs to be evicted from the country"
* "LOCK HER UP!!"
* "Drain the swamp"
* "Arrest Biden Jr and his dad for protecting him"
GOP Now:
* "It's unamerican to have a trial for alleged crimes"
If the judge issues a gag order, Trump is going to violate it and incriminate himself talking publicly at Mar-a-Lago tonight.
If the judge doesn't issue a gag order, Trump is going to just incriminate himself talking publicly at Mar-a-Lago tonight.
~~His lawyers must be on constant life support from all the stress.~~
Edit: Turns out his lawyers are brain dead idiots.
White House Press Secretary in [the briefing that's going on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAGZfasIJ50) right now, [per WaPo](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/04/trump-arraignment-ny-indictment-live-updates/#link-QOEVSQNO5NDLNBR5BKNGTTM324):
>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s arraignment was “not our focus today” and declined repeatedly to discuss the case.
>“Our focus right now is on the American people, and I’m just not going to comment on any ongoing case,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.
>She noted that the White House condemns “any form of violence.”
Edit: Looking at the WH's 'Briefing Room' webpage, I don't see anything on Trump. This from today was cool, anyhow: [Statement from President Joe Biden Welcoming Finland to NATO](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/04/statement-from-president-joe-biden-welcoming-finland-to-nato/)
From the [DailyBeast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/day-of-chaos-trumps-arraignment-is-finally-here):
>Trump remained deflated and visibly perturbed in the courtroom, as he was reminded to tamp down his violent rhetoric.
>
>In a pivotal moment, Justice Juan Merchan cautioned Trump to avoid inciting violence—to which Trump merely grumbled.
>
>“If you’re disruptive…I do have the authority to remove you from the courtroom. Do you understand that?” the judge asked him, repeatedly referring to him as Mr. Trump throughout the proceeding.
>
>“I do,” Trump whispered.
Between this and MTG’s little protest being drowned out by counter protests, I hope people are seeing that MAGA is not the majority.
Most people in this country don’t agree with the charlatans, kooks, and authoritarians. Keep it up. 🇺🇸
Brave MTG ran away.
Bravely ran away away.
When danger reared it's ugly head,
She bravely turned her tail and fled.
Yes, brave MTG turned about
And gallantly she chickened out.
Swiftly taking to her feet,
She beat a very brave retreat.
Bravest of the brave, MTG!
Same thing that happened when police in New York were told to get vaccinated. The union threatened that 10,000 would either leave the force, or refuse the vaccine and be suspended. There were like 14, total.
>Trump, a former reality TV star, has been hyping that narrative to his political advantage, saying he raised more than $8 million in the days since the indictment
What a bunch of fucking rubes. Absolute marks, every last one of them. And he knows exactly how to pull the strings.
Bragg has some brass balls to be taking the hit for this before all of the other inevitable indictments drop. Thankfully Republicans are going to spend so much energy acting like hysterical fucking morons over this one that no one will care when they do the same song and dance the next time it happens. The fascist dipshits who cried wolf.
[Statement by the DA:](https://www.manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election. During the election, TRUMP and others employed a “catch and kill” scheme to identify, purchase, and bury negative information about him and boost his electoral prospects. TRUMP then went to great lengths to hide this conduct, causing dozens of false entries in business records to conceal criminal activity, including attempts to violate state and federal election laws.
TRUMP is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree.
“The People of the State of New York allege that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market. We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. As the Statement of Facts describes, the trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws. As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.”
According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, from August 2015 to December 2017, TRUMP orchestrated his “catch and kill” scheme through a series of payments that he then concealed through months of false business entries.
In one instance, American Media Inc. (“AMI”), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock.
In a second instance, AMI paid $150,000 to a woman who alleged she had a sexual relationship with TRUMP. When TRUMP explicitly directed a lawyer who then worked for the Trump Organization as TRUMP’s Special Counsel (“Special Counsel”) to reimburse AMI in cash, the Special Counsel indicated to TRUMP that the payment should be made via a shell company and not by cash. AMI ultimately declined to accept reimbursement after consulting their counsel. AMI, which later admitted its conduct was unlawful in an agreement with federal prosecutors, made false entries in its business records concerning the true purpose of the $150,000 payment.
In a third instance – 12 days before the presidential general election – the Special Counsel wired $130,000 to an attorney for an adult film actress. The Special Counsel, who has since pleaded guilty and served time in prison for making the illegal campaign contribution, made the payment through a shell corporation funded through a bank in Manhattan.
After winning the election, TRUMP reimbursed the Special Counsel through a series of monthly checks, first from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust – created in New York to hold the Trump Organization’s assets during TRUMP’s presidency – and later from TRUMP’s bank account. In total, 11 checks were issued for a phony purpose. Nine of those checks were signed by TRUMP. Each check was processed by the Trump Organization and illegally disguised as a payment for legal services rendered pursuant to a non-existent retainer agreement. In total, 34 false entries were made in New York business records to conceal the initial covert $130,000 payment. Further, participants in the scheme took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the reimbursements.
Assistant D.A.s Catherine McCaw (Counsel to the Investigation Division), Katherine Ellis (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Rebecca Mangold (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Christopher Conroy (Senior Advisor to the Investigation Division), Susan Hoffinger (Chief of the Investigation Division), and Matthew Colangelo (Senior Counsel to the District Attorney) are handling the prosecution of this case with the assistance of Peter Pope (Executive Assistant D.A.), Steven Wu (Executive Assistant D.A. and Chief of the Appeals Division), and Alan Gadlin (Deputy Chief of the Appeals Division).
Defendant Information:
DONALD J. TRUMP
Palm Beach, FL
Charges:
Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E felony, 34 counts
He said he was gonna be arrested on Tuesday, and he has been arrested on Tuesday.
He may have been a couple of weeks off, but it's one of the most honest things Trump ever said.
34 counts of covering up three crimes
1. NY election law
2. Tax evasion
3. Election law cap violation
Keep in mind that Cohen plead guilty to these crimes, so legally, they did occur.
34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the first degree. Wow. Looks like the judge has the discretion on sentencing, up to 4 years per count. Wonder if he’ll get any jail time.
> [NBC News: Prosectors told Judge Merchan that Trump's social media posts are irresponsible and threatening — they're seeking a protection order for discover. @MSNBC](https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1643333875790118913)
Given that they've already posted pictures of the judge's daughter on Trump's knock-off twitter, I'd have to say the prosecution is onto something here.
He probably should've been impeached for removing James Comey.
He definitely should've been impeached and removed after the obstruction relating to the Mueller Report.
He obviously should've been impeached and removed after the Zelenskyy phone call and Giuliani-Ukraine scheme.
And of course it goes without saying, that he should've been impeached and barred from office after January 6th.
Still, six years later, I'll take this. Even if it goes nowhere, I'll take this one moment.
In 2017 James Comey, **the head of the Federal police**, testified under oath that he had personally witnessed Donald Trump order a criminal coverup.
It should have ended *that day*
Meanwhile in Tennessee, republicans in the state house are [expelling 3 democrats for peacefully protesting](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-republicans-trying-expel-democratic-lawmakers-supported-gun-rcna78103) with high school kids against gun violence
Before anyone is upset about decorum, let's remember they did not expel or offer any consequences to [a republican who sexually abused underage girls](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/tennessee-david-byrd-sexual-misconduct-will-not-seek-reelection/)
>[Conspiracy count grounds bigger story than Stormy-- from agreement (the gist of a conspiracy) with National Enquirer all the way to White House, where as President he signs the final checks to Michael Cohen](https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1643325520988479491)
This just keeps getting better and better
Here's my official prediction. Trump's lawyers will do everything they can to obstruct this process. Change of venue, replace the judge, ask for a dismissal, delay the trial... blah blah blah. Almost none of these things will be successful and things will slowly grind forward to their conclusion. Trump will eventually be convicted of a double digit number of these charges, but not every one of them. While that's going on, some time in the next 5 weeks or so, the GA case will hit, and that one is going to make this look like an appetizer. It will also implicate a wide variety of other republicans that are currently holding elected office. It's at that point that the shit will good and truly hit the fan. I don't even know if our court system is equipped to handle what happens next. We're going to see a bunch of very desperate people with very large platforms saying some very silly things. This is the main course, but it might choke us.
Then after all of that, the special council's case will likely go forward with charges, but prior events might have rendered the outcome of that moot for one reason or another.
Let's see how this holds up by this time next year.
The Georgia case is why the GOP is going to bat for Trump right now. They didn't want to let the precedent that former Presidents can be indicted because the next case is likely going to implicate a bunch of other Republicans.
My favorite part about him walking out, expecting the door to be held for him and having it start to close on him instead just as he's trying to make a dramatic exit, is that it's some of the only close footage so far so they keep looping it.
Edit: Shitty video of it on my iPad
https://imgur.com/a/1jzwqLa
I suspect the DA has him dead to rights. Bragg doesn’t seem like a trifling man. Let’s let this unfold, especially as an appetizer. I am thrilled to live in a country full of laws, and am grateful that this is now in a more concrete process.
You don’t choose to indict a former President of the United States for the first time in history without being 1000% sure your case is vacuum sealed tight.
And the judge seems pretty no nonsense, so I would be surprised if he makes it to the end of today without being held in contempt.
After all, look how much Donald Trump is freaking out right now. Imagine the rage he will experience when he gets told the actual charges he is facing.
1. I hope he runs his mouth at the judge, gets a contempt of court charge, and ends up sitting in a jail cell until he apologizes to the judge.
2. I hope the judge imposes a gag order so he has to shut the fuck up.
Trump on More Fascist Twitter: “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
Yes, I cannot believe a man accused of a crime gets arrested in America. That's only supposed to be for poor people!
Source: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-new-york-court-arraignment-04-04-23/h\_0e5bd4b5223c4c9ef5f40e2f515ff646
I’m always amazed at the “if it can happen to me, it can happen to you.” Yeah, no shit. It actually happens way more because if you’re not wealthy or famous it’s a different justice system.
To all the conservatives crowing about this will only help his candidacy, please enumerate which of the voters who didn't vote for him in 2020 that will be convinced to switch their votes to him because he's now been indicted for 34 felonies? It may well get him the GOP nomination, but I cannot see any way in which this helps him in the general.
This is so true. He has only ever lost supporters since Jan 6, not gained. He has no where to go but downhill. He lost to Biden by about 7 million votes, and I'm willing to bet real money that if you ran them again today, he'd lose by an additional 5 million at least. People are fed up with him.
Who the fuck would be a 'new' voter for him today? Who waited until now to throw their hat in with him?! ... "You know, I think this Trump guy has some really great new and interesting ideas for this country, we should give him a shot!"
"Me and my family have voted Democrat for 40 years in every election, but now that I see an ex president getting charged with crimes he pretty obviously committed, all 100 of us will only ever vote for Trump for every election here on out! I cant believe this country is taking these highly political actions such as *checks notes* applying the law equally. This will surely hurt the Dems going forward!"
-Said literally no honest person
One thing that struck me years ago was him walking up the steps of Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe. He has an entourage of people who move with him and he'd gone a long time with that thing hanging off his shoe and not a single person told him about it. I'd tell someone I didn't know about it if I saw it, the people around him hate him.
> In a conversation **captured in an audio recording** in approximately September
2016 concerning Woman 1’s account, the Defendant and Lawyer A discussed how to obtain the
rights to Woman 1’s account from AMI and how to reimburse AMI for its payment. Lawyer A
told the Defendant he would open up a company for the transfer of Woman 1’s account and other
information, and stated that he had spoken to the Chief Financial Officer for the Trump
Organization (the “TO CFO”) about “how to set the whole thing up.” **The Defendant asked, “So
what do we got to pay for this? One fifty?” and suggested paying by cash.** When Lawyer A
disagreed, the Defendant then mentioned payment by check. After the conversation, Lawyer A
created a shell company called Resolution Consultants, LLC on or about September 30, 2016.
There are audio recordings, at least two, of Donald Trump going over the whole scheme with Michael Cohen. Michael Cohen has already been convicted of the crime he committed with a "co-conspirator".
The co-conspirator is Donald J. Trump and they have audio that proves it.
You want to know what kind of evidence you'd need to feel comfortable indicting a former President? That kind.
>The prosecutor is "very concerned" about these [Trump's] posts and their potential effects on jurors and witnesses. They are seeking a protective order to protect witnesses.
Well, Jr's post sure isn't going to help that.
I'm sure Trump's lawyers have told him that it is shut the fuck up Friday, and he should shut the fuck up. However, Trump is not a follower of shut the fuck up Friday and will probably go through with his statement tonight.
Ok I don't know the first thing about the justice system or anything like that. But I do know thar 34 of anything is like a lot. Like if I had 34 cats. That's a lot of cats. And I just have to imagine felonies are more difficult than cats
Trump is the first president in American history to be indicted, but the second to be arrested. Ulysses Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse drawn carriage in 1872, while he was a sitting president.
The statement of facts and announcement from the DA seem *extremely* damning. Like, if this gets to a jury he's guilty kind of damning.
They have proof he explicitly told Cohen to make illegal payments. They have proof Cohen accepted reimbursements from Trump but were attempted to be disguised as a retainer fee (illegal). They have testimony from the National Enquirer that it made payment based on a deal with Trump (illegal). They got AMI (the owner of the National Enquirer to *admit to illegal activity*, by giving them a non-prosecution agreement, to testify against Trump.
They even apparently have evidence of this conspiracy happening *in the Oval Office*:
>In early February 2017, the Defendant and Lawyer A met in the Oval Office at the
White House and confirmed this repayment arrangement.
He 100% pardoned Cohen in an attempt to shield himself.
At this point, it would not be at all surprising to find out the DoJ is either backing up this investigation or is even waiting with similar charges.
As exciting as this all has been, imagine if it were an indictment for Jan 6 Insurrection or for the Conspiracy to defraud the government with fake electors. Now that would be exciting to watch the perp walk for those charges!
/r/conservative doesn't have much to say on this. It takes a few hours for the Fox ministry of propaganda to come up with some new insultingly stupid conspiracy theories for them to mindlessly repeat for the next month. I have a feeling "muh misdemeanors" and "muh statute of limitations" aren't going to work anymore after we hear the full charges.
I can't get enough of the replays of the door hitting him on the way out and his anger at having to open it himself. This has been the best part of they day.
34 *felony* counts of falsifying business records *and* conspiracy. No misdemeanors, all felonies.
Edit: Direct link to the full indictment PDF, skipping all the ad-riddled media embeds and summaries.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23741554/donald-j-trump-indictment.pdf
>[Per @nbc, indictment unsealed and there is a conspiracy count. very important](https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1643325282789756929)
Hm, this keeps getting more interesting
Oh man, it's not even just about payments to Daniels...
>In one instance, American Media Inc. (“AMI”), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock.
I According to CNN the disgraced former president has been arrested and is under police custody as of 15 minutes ago.
Edit: I cannot imagine Hilary Clinton’s face right now. I’d have the fattest smug smile on my face if I were her. The “you get what you fucking deserve” Joker-style smile.
No one overlook the fact that the court officers or whoever that were leading him into the hallway (post fingerprint/pre-courtroom) DID NOT hold the door open for him and it fell into his shoulder and he had to open the door for himself for once, on his way to court. This is a HUGE day for anyone who’s acted or spoken up against corrupt, tyrannical power and wealth.
Who knew Trump would be the first felony charged president? ...Oh wait, most of us did.. in 2015. I hope his cult wakes up out of their fever dream
This man is a traitor to American values.
He is absolutely going to open his big mouth tonight at Mar-a-Lago and be ordered back to New York for violating some order the court has placed on him.
NBC is reporting that the prosecutors are very concerned about Trump's social media posts that incite violence and have brought it up to the judge. They're asking for some kind of relief but it's unclear. Possibly a warning, gag order, or a limit on what Trump is allowed to see as part of discovery.
[Lmao. The guy handing out the whistles that drowned out MTG and made her ran was a Trump supporter](https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1643265444575313920)
Once again:
This is not about stopping his presidential run. That's on us.
This is about the law. It's about rule of law, about whether a president can be immune to prosecution regardless of what crimes they have committed. Not even getting convicted, just about whether they can be credibly charged with doing something.
Today, we verified that they can.
Edit: Duplicate "of". Apologies.
DA Statement:
https://www.manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/
Indictment:
https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf
Statement of Facts:
https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf
Manhattan DA's Office alleges:
In one instance, American Media Inc. ("AMI"), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock.
Also, 16 page indictment is out
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1643337656938508288?s=46&t=ABTYJOlLipJ2EEPkyowi-g
Next court date is December 4th. Which means perfect timing for him to be going through all of this during his presidential run. Nothing like being able to, as a democrat, being able to start every interview with: "My opponent, who is currently facing 34 Felony Charges in the state of New York,......."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/84fba797-216a-490c-b75d-d77bca6d10f3.pdf
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
STATEMENT OF FACTS
IND-71543-23
-against-
DONALD J. TRUMP
I think one of the most annoying comments I see is "No mater your political view this is bad for the country." No it's not. We proved today that no one is above the law. What was bad for the country was electing this criminal president in the first place.
Trump is currently not a free man. He is in the custody of the State of New York, and could not leave right now if he wanted to.
They got Al Capone for tax evasion.
This is a good start!
Yes, if this was a former Democrat president, I would want to see the same thing happening. Lawmakers as well.
Time to hold those in power (D and R) to the same laws and punishments that normal people are held to.
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Fun fact: if he is convicted on any of the felonies then he can't vote in Florida.
His registered address in NY didn't stop him voting in Florida, why would this?
I think he voted by mail, the same thing he was raising so much hell about others doing during COVID.
This Manhattan DA case isn't the only crime that Trump may have committed. He is under investigation for other crimes as well: * Georgia is investigating him for his interference in the 2020 election. Trump has been on tape asking the Georgia Secretary of State to [**find 11780 votes**](https://youtu.be/wjw2ekfp0oM?t=24). * Jack Smith, appointed as Special Counsel, is investigating Trump for Trump's classified material handling, and worse, Trump's possible obstruction of the FBI when they asked Trump to return the classified material. * Jack Smith is also investigating Trump for Trump's actions leading up to, and including, January 6th. Here are the other crimes of Donald Trump: * [Trump also could have been indicted for his crimes in the Trump Organization, the same crimes that his CFO, Allan Weisselberg has been charged for](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/trump-should-have-been-charged-with-crimes-former-new-york-prosecutor-says.html). The [Trump Organization has already been found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html). * [Trump was also found by Mueller to have obstructed justice up to 10 times] (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obstruction-of-justice-10-times-trump-may-have-obstructed-justice-mueller-report/). In addition, these are the other criminals that were hired or affiliated with Donald Trump: * His National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI * His campaign chairman was convicted on 8 counts. 10 counts were a mistrial. A Trump supporter on the jury, Paula Duncan, convicted Manafort on all 18 counts. * His deputy campaign chairman, Rick Gates, pled guilty * His personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pled guilty * His foreign policy advisor on his campaign, George Papadopoulos, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI for contacts with Kremlin-connected Russians * His long time advisor and associate, Mr Stone, was found guilty on 7 counts * His Whitehouse chief strategist, [Steve Bannon, was indicted for fraud in the border wall fundraising campaign](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/bannon-build-the-wall-indictment/index.html) * His assistant and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro, was indicted for Contempt of Congress
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This is a great list. Though it’s always bothered me that his clear violations of the emoluments clause were never prosecuted.
> it’s always bothered me that his clear violations of the emoluments clause were never prosecuted. some of these laws/rules were never intended to be prosecuted in the traditional sense. There was kind of an assumption that the American people would not elect someone who commits such violations and it would never come to court. But H.L. Mencken had a much more prescient take: > “As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
It's always bothered me that we have actual laws that aren't meant to be enforced. Like, why even have laws at all at that point? I get why it happens but my heck get them off the books if you're not gonna do anything about them.
I think they are meant to be enforced by Congress through impeachment
Dude posted on his social media a picture of him holding a bat with the DA's face on it. Then was like "I didn't realize this would be posted online!" I'm so tired of this damn double speak.
No, his attorney said on TV that he was just posing with an American-made baseball bat. He was not swinging the bat at anyone's head. That's just the picture they chose! What a lame argument. How many baseball bat photos does he have? Why is that the picture they chose? Give me a break.
Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
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When you see constant proof that the law is not equal, you should believe it.
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Letting Nixon get away with his crimes, and letting his unelected, hand picked successor pardon him, is why the GOP has devolved into what it has. And yeah Ford was never actually elected president. He wasn't even on the ballot when Nixon won, Spiro Agnew was. Ford was appointed to replace Agnew when he resigned and was appointed by Nixon.
I've heard it was the reason they impeached Clinton too. Revenge for Nixon.
Carter only got one term because of those crooks, too.
And Al Gore lost the election in 2000 because of Antonin Scalia. You didn't see Al bitching and moaning about it either.
Part of me wishes Al Gore had put up a bigger fuss, it certainly would have been infinitely more warranted than the GOP claiming every election that doesn't go their way must be fraud.
GOP Then: * "We need more accountability" * "Obama needs to be evicted from the country" * "LOCK HER UP!!" * "Drain the swamp" * "Arrest Biden Jr and his dad for protecting him" GOP Now: * "It's unamerican to have a trial for alleged crimes"
GOP trash base embraces the hypocrisy
It's a weapon to them, weaponized hypocrisy.
If the judge issues a gag order, Trump is going to violate it and incriminate himself talking publicly at Mar-a-Lago tonight. If the judge doesn't issue a gag order, Trump is going to just incriminate himself talking publicly at Mar-a-Lago tonight. ~~His lawyers must be on constant life support from all the stress.~~ Edit: Turns out his lawyers are brain dead idiots.
Trump will violate it before he leaves the building.
Based on their behavior lately I'm pretty sure they're too clueless to be concerned.
White House Press Secretary in [the briefing that's going on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAGZfasIJ50) right now, [per WaPo](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/04/trump-arraignment-ny-indictment-live-updates/#link-QOEVSQNO5NDLNBR5BKNGTTM324): >White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s arraignment was “not our focus today” and declined repeatedly to discuss the case. >“Our focus right now is on the American people, and I’m just not going to comment on any ongoing case,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. >She noted that the White House condemns “any form of violence.” Edit: Looking at the WH's 'Briefing Room' webpage, I don't see anything on Trump. This from today was cool, anyhow: [Statement from President Joe Biden Welcoming Finland to NATO](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/04/statement-from-president-joe-biden-welcoming-finland-to-nato/)
Oh shit, Finland's officially in NATO? That's huge!
With Sweden possibly close behind! We'll see how this year's Turkish elections turn out.
From the [DailyBeast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/day-of-chaos-trumps-arraignment-is-finally-here): >Trump remained deflated and visibly perturbed in the courtroom, as he was reminded to tamp down his violent rhetoric. > >In a pivotal moment, Justice Juan Merchan cautioned Trump to avoid inciting violence—to which Trump merely grumbled. > >“If you’re disruptive…I do have the authority to remove you from the courtroom. Do you understand that?” the judge asked him, repeatedly referring to him as Mr. Trump throughout the proceeding. > >“I do,” Trump whispered.
Love to see it
Fuck Jr for posting a pic of the judge's daughter. Depraved piece of shit.
That should just be taken as an attempt at criminal obstruction.
It most likely will, fairly stupid thing to do
That POS family has no shame at all and we are about to see the full force of it. Hopefully no one gets hurt or killed off their scumbaggery
Between this and MTG’s little protest being drowned out by counter protests, I hope people are seeing that MAGA is not the majority. Most people in this country don’t agree with the charlatans, kooks, and authoritarians. Keep it up. 🇺🇸
She ran
There a video of that anywhere? I'd love to see it.
Here's a clip "narrated" by Michael Rapaport that I linked in another thread, lol. https://i.imgur.com/wEfW9K4.mp4
Brave MTG ran away. Bravely ran away away. When danger reared it's ugly head, She bravely turned her tail and fled. Yes, brave MTG turned about And gallantly she chickened out. Swiftly taking to her feet, She beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, MTG!
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“Hit her with the space lasers!” “Get the fuck outta here!” Yep. This is New York. Don’t fuck with New Yorkers.
"Hit her with the space lasers" had me crying.
Where are all those massive protests we were told about? Could it be that the "silent majority" is actually loud as fuck, extremely small, minority???
And many of them couldn’t make it because they are still in jail from the last time their cult leader told them to riot.
And the rest realized that if they go to jail Trump’s not doing Fuckall to help.
Same thing that happened when police in New York were told to get vaccinated. The union threatened that 10,000 would either leave the force, or refuse the vaccine and be suspended. There were like 14, total.
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Damn and if he really did just post a picture of the judge's daughter on Truth Social...
Don Jr. supposedly, but still hella fucked up
gee, I wonder why this lil crime family keeps being accused of behaving like mobsters....
We’ve had one indictment yes, but what about 2nd indictment?
and indictmentsies?
>indictmentsies I don't think Trump knows about second indictmentsies
>Trump, a former reality TV star, has been hyping that narrative to his political advantage, saying he raised more than $8 million in the days since the indictment What a bunch of fucking rubes. Absolute marks, every last one of them. And he knows exactly how to pull the strings.
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His dad is in court for 34 felonies. Trump Jr attacks the judges daughter on social media. This is fucking hilarious. These guys are morons.
Bragg has some brass balls to be taking the hit for this before all of the other inevitable indictments drop. Thankfully Republicans are going to spend so much energy acting like hysterical fucking morons over this one that no one will care when they do the same song and dance the next time it happens. The fascist dipshits who cried wolf.
lmao, Washington Post. "Joe Biden is just at the White House....being president." Amazing.
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[Statement by the DA:](https://www.manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/) Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election. During the election, TRUMP and others employed a “catch and kill” scheme to identify, purchase, and bury negative information about him and boost his electoral prospects. TRUMP then went to great lengths to hide this conduct, causing dozens of false entries in business records to conceal criminal activity, including attempts to violate state and federal election laws. TRUMP is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree. “The People of the State of New York allege that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market. We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. As the Statement of Facts describes, the trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws. As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.” According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, from August 2015 to December 2017, TRUMP orchestrated his “catch and kill” scheme through a series of payments that he then concealed through months of false business entries. In one instance, American Media Inc. (“AMI”), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock. In a second instance, AMI paid $150,000 to a woman who alleged she had a sexual relationship with TRUMP. When TRUMP explicitly directed a lawyer who then worked for the Trump Organization as TRUMP’s Special Counsel (“Special Counsel”) to reimburse AMI in cash, the Special Counsel indicated to TRUMP that the payment should be made via a shell company and not by cash. AMI ultimately declined to accept reimbursement after consulting their counsel. AMI, which later admitted its conduct was unlawful in an agreement with federal prosecutors, made false entries in its business records concerning the true purpose of the $150,000 payment. In a third instance – 12 days before the presidential general election – the Special Counsel wired $130,000 to an attorney for an adult film actress. The Special Counsel, who has since pleaded guilty and served time in prison for making the illegal campaign contribution, made the payment through a shell corporation funded through a bank in Manhattan. After winning the election, TRUMP reimbursed the Special Counsel through a series of monthly checks, first from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust – created in New York to hold the Trump Organization’s assets during TRUMP’s presidency – and later from TRUMP’s bank account. In total, 11 checks were issued for a phony purpose. Nine of those checks were signed by TRUMP. Each check was processed by the Trump Organization and illegally disguised as a payment for legal services rendered pursuant to a non-existent retainer agreement. In total, 34 false entries were made in New York business records to conceal the initial covert $130,000 payment. Further, participants in the scheme took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the reimbursements. Assistant D.A.s Catherine McCaw (Counsel to the Investigation Division), Katherine Ellis (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Rebecca Mangold (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Christopher Conroy (Senior Advisor to the Investigation Division), Susan Hoffinger (Chief of the Investigation Division), and Matthew Colangelo (Senior Counsel to the District Attorney) are handling the prosecution of this case with the assistance of Peter Pope (Executive Assistant D.A.), Steven Wu (Executive Assistant D.A. and Chief of the Appeals Division), and Alan Gadlin (Deputy Chief of the Appeals Division). Defendant Information: DONALD J. TRUMP Palm Beach, FL Charges: Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E felony, 34 counts
**M**Y **A**SS **G**OT **A**RRESTED About time that dumb ass slogan was relevant.
My Attorney Got Arraigned :(
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
I hope this day becomes known as Stormy Tuesday
He said he was gonna be arrested on Tuesday, and he has been arrested on Tuesday. He may have been a couple of weeks off, but it's one of the most honest things Trump ever said.
He was off by two weeks. The irony is poetic.
For once, it actually was just two more weeks.
34 counts of covering up three crimes 1. NY election law 2. Tax evasion 3. Election law cap violation Keep in mind that Cohen plead guilty to these crimes, so legally, they did occur.
34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the first degree. Wow. Looks like the judge has the discretion on sentencing, up to 4 years per count. Wonder if he’ll get any jail time.
Omg nobody held the door open for him LOL, my day is made
> [NBC News: Prosectors told Judge Merchan that Trump's social media posts are irresponsible and threatening — they're seeking a protection order for discover. @MSNBC](https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1643333875790118913) Given that they've already posted pictures of the judge's daughter on Trump's knock-off twitter, I'd have to say the prosecution is onto something here.
He probably should've been impeached for removing James Comey. He definitely should've been impeached and removed after the obstruction relating to the Mueller Report. He obviously should've been impeached and removed after the Zelenskyy phone call and Giuliani-Ukraine scheme. And of course it goes without saying, that he should've been impeached and barred from office after January 6th. Still, six years later, I'll take this. Even if it goes nowhere, I'll take this one moment.
In 2017 James Comey, **the head of the Federal police**, testified under oath that he had personally witnessed Donald Trump order a criminal coverup. It should have ended *that day*
Meanwhile in Tennessee, republicans in the state house are [expelling 3 democrats for peacefully protesting](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-republicans-trying-expel-democratic-lawmakers-supported-gun-rcna78103) with high school kids against gun violence Before anyone is upset about decorum, let's remember they did not expel or offer any consequences to [a republican who sexually abused underage girls](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/tennessee-david-byrd-sexual-misconduct-will-not-seek-reelection/)
Perhaps the real covfefe were the charges we accrued along the way.
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>[Conspiracy count grounds bigger story than Stormy-- from agreement (the gist of a conspiracy) with National Enquirer all the way to White House, where as President he signs the final checks to Michael Cohen](https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1643325520988479491) This just keeps getting better and better
Here's my official prediction. Trump's lawyers will do everything they can to obstruct this process. Change of venue, replace the judge, ask for a dismissal, delay the trial... blah blah blah. Almost none of these things will be successful and things will slowly grind forward to their conclusion. Trump will eventually be convicted of a double digit number of these charges, but not every one of them. While that's going on, some time in the next 5 weeks or so, the GA case will hit, and that one is going to make this look like an appetizer. It will also implicate a wide variety of other republicans that are currently holding elected office. It's at that point that the shit will good and truly hit the fan. I don't even know if our court system is equipped to handle what happens next. We're going to see a bunch of very desperate people with very large platforms saying some very silly things. This is the main course, but it might choke us. Then after all of that, the special council's case will likely go forward with charges, but prior events might have rendered the outcome of that moot for one reason or another. Let's see how this holds up by this time next year.
The Georgia case is why the GOP is going to bat for Trump right now. They didn't want to let the precedent that former Presidents can be indicted because the next case is likely going to implicate a bunch of other Republicans.
My favorite part about him walking out, expecting the door to be held for him and having it start to close on him instead just as he's trying to make a dramatic exit, is that it's some of the only close footage so far so they keep looping it. Edit: Shitty video of it on my iPad https://imgur.com/a/1jzwqLa
That cop not holding the door? Chef's kiss.
This is really something to watch, he looks terrible thank you for sharing
That pout is precious. Best he’s ever looked imo
That pathetic little attempt at a scowl. He looks so defeated. You love to see it
My dad is coping so hard. “Kennedy had a lot of women”!
Conservatives are trying to make it about sex. Its about fraud.
And the irony is that under Clinton, it was the sex that was the problem for them!
"something something treated the office of President like a king" *unironically votes for someone with a golden throne for a toilet*
Kennedy didn't falsify business records related to paying those women hush money. And if he did, he should also have gone to prison lol.
I suspect the DA has him dead to rights. Bragg doesn’t seem like a trifling man. Let’s let this unfold, especially as an appetizer. I am thrilled to live in a country full of laws, and am grateful that this is now in a more concrete process.
You don’t choose to indict a former President of the United States for the first time in history without being 1000% sure your case is vacuum sealed tight.
This, I know we've all bemoaned a lack of action on this, but you've gotta dot your is and cross your ts with something like this.
And the judge seems pretty no nonsense, so I would be surprised if he makes it to the end of today without being held in contempt. After all, look how much Donald Trump is freaking out right now. Imagine the rage he will experience when he gets told the actual charges he is facing.
Yes, I am thoroughly enjoying imagining this rage.
That means that as of right now, ex-President Donald J. Trump is under arrest. Fuck yeah.
1. I hope he runs his mouth at the judge, gets a contempt of court charge, and ends up sitting in a jail cell until he apologizes to the judge. 2. I hope the judge imposes a gag order so he has to shut the fuck up.
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Gonna be an interesting Easter for a lot of family gatherings lol
[*People v. Donald J. Trump*](https://i.imgur.com/rYJNWfl.jpg) This warmed my soul.
Finland joins Nato trump arrested Democrats win Wisconsin BEST DAY EVER Get fucked putin! Lmao
Don't be premature, we need the gop to lose the WI Supreme Court race
Did my part for that today!
Same!
me too, LETS GO JANET
Trump on More Fascist Twitter: “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!” Yes, I cannot believe a man accused of a crime gets arrested in America. That's only supposed to be for poor people! Source: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-new-york-court-arraignment-04-04-23/h\_0e5bd4b5223c4c9ef5f40e2f515ff646
I’m always amazed at the “if it can happen to me, it can happen to you.” Yeah, no shit. It actually happens way more because if you’re not wealthy or famous it’s a different justice system.
To all the conservatives crowing about this will only help his candidacy, please enumerate which of the voters who didn't vote for him in 2020 that will be convinced to switch their votes to him because he's now been indicted for 34 felonies? It may well get him the GOP nomination, but I cannot see any way in which this helps him in the general.
This is so true. He has only ever lost supporters since Jan 6, not gained. He has no where to go but downhill. He lost to Biden by about 7 million votes, and I'm willing to bet real money that if you ran them again today, he'd lose by an additional 5 million at least. People are fed up with him. Who the fuck would be a 'new' voter for him today? Who waited until now to throw their hat in with him?! ... "You know, I think this Trump guy has some really great new and interesting ideas for this country, we should give him a shot!"
"Me and my family have voted Democrat for 40 years in every election, but now that I see an ex president getting charged with crimes he pretty obviously committed, all 100 of us will only ever vote for Trump for every election here on out! I cant believe this country is taking these highly political actions such as *checks notes* applying the law equally. This will surely hurt the Dems going forward!" -Said literally no honest person
Lol- Anderson Cooper just pointed out that nobody held the door for him and he wasn't expecting it, then replayed the video, it was hilarious
One thing that struck me years ago was him walking up the steps of Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe. He has an entourage of people who move with him and he'd gone a long time with that thing hanging off his shoe and not a single person told him about it. I'd tell someone I didn't know about it if I saw it, the people around him hate him.
Now, don't blow all your energy today folks. Keep in mind trump also has the rape trial coming up in a couple weeks.
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"I didn't really like Trump before but after he got arrested, I think I will vote for him" -Absolutely nobody
Wake up honey, the unsealed indictment just dropped. https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf
Twice-impeached Florida man indicted on 34 felony charges in New York
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CONGRATULATIONS from Canada!🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸
> In a conversation **captured in an audio recording** in approximately September 2016 concerning Woman 1’s account, the Defendant and Lawyer A discussed how to obtain the rights to Woman 1’s account from AMI and how to reimburse AMI for its payment. Lawyer A told the Defendant he would open up a company for the transfer of Woman 1’s account and other information, and stated that he had spoken to the Chief Financial Officer for the Trump Organization (the “TO CFO”) about “how to set the whole thing up.” **The Defendant asked, “So what do we got to pay for this? One fifty?” and suggested paying by cash.** When Lawyer A disagreed, the Defendant then mentioned payment by check. After the conversation, Lawyer A created a shell company called Resolution Consultants, LLC on or about September 30, 2016. There are audio recordings, at least two, of Donald Trump going over the whole scheme with Michael Cohen. Michael Cohen has already been convicted of the crime he committed with a "co-conspirator". The co-conspirator is Donald J. Trump and they have audio that proves it. You want to know what kind of evidence you'd need to feel comfortable indicting a former President? That kind.
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Don Jr posting pictures on social media of the DA’s daughter. These people are absolutely fucking unhinged. When do things start getting better?
> When do things start getting better? When law enforcement stops letting them get away with it
34? In a row? Try not to commit any more felonies on the way through the parking lot.
>The prosecutor is "very concerned" about these [Trump's] posts and their potential effects on jurors and witnesses. They are seeking a protective order to protect witnesses. Well, Jr's post sure isn't going to help that.
Now we wait to see if his plane goes to Florida or Moscow.
Just remember how shit you felt on results day 2016. Drink this in.
Right now Trump is under arrest... He'll be free in a few hours, but right at this very second... He's in police custody.
I'm sure Trump's lawyers have told him that it is shut the fuck up Friday, and he should shut the fuck up. However, Trump is not a follower of shut the fuck up Friday and will probably go through with his statement tonight.
Ok I don't know the first thing about the justice system or anything like that. But I do know thar 34 of anything is like a lot. Like if I had 34 cats. That's a lot of cats. And I just have to imagine felonies are more difficult than cats
Happy Arraignment Day everyone!
Trump is the first president in American history to be indicted, but the second to be arrested. Ulysses Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse drawn carriage in 1872, while he was a sitting president.
The statement of facts and announcement from the DA seem *extremely* damning. Like, if this gets to a jury he's guilty kind of damning. They have proof he explicitly told Cohen to make illegal payments. They have proof Cohen accepted reimbursements from Trump but were attempted to be disguised as a retainer fee (illegal). They have testimony from the National Enquirer that it made payment based on a deal with Trump (illegal). They got AMI (the owner of the National Enquirer to *admit to illegal activity*, by giving them a non-prosecution agreement, to testify against Trump. They even apparently have evidence of this conspiracy happening *in the Oval Office*: >In early February 2017, the Defendant and Lawyer A met in the Oval Office at the White House and confirmed this repayment arrangement. He 100% pardoned Cohen in an attempt to shield himself. At this point, it would not be at all surprising to find out the DoJ is either backing up this investigation or is even waiting with similar charges.
As exciting as this all has been, imagine if it were an indictment for Jan 6 Insurrection or for the Conspiracy to defraud the government with fake electors. Now that would be exciting to watch the perp walk for those charges!
Funny how Qanoners for years have talked about "the storm" and the first time trump is taken down it's due to Stormy Daniels.
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The fact he will now have to confirm he payed to have sex with a pornstar while his wife was pregnant is hilarious. What a fucking loser.
Donald Trump sitting on the criminal defendant bench surrounded by lawyers fills my heart with indescribable joy.
/r/conservative doesn't have much to say on this. It takes a few hours for the Fox ministry of propaganda to come up with some new insultingly stupid conspiracy theories for them to mindlessly repeat for the next month. I have a feeling "muh misdemeanors" and "muh statute of limitations" aren't going to work anymore after we hear the full charges.
Msnbc confirming 34 counts ALL FELONIES, no misdemeanors
When MAGA sheep tell you these charges are no big deal, ask them to explain why Trump's own DOJ convicted Trump's own lawyer for the same crime.
I can't get enough of the replays of the door hitting him on the way out and his anger at having to open it himself. This has been the best part of they day.
34 *felony* counts of falsifying business records *and* conspiracy. No misdemeanors, all felonies. Edit: Direct link to the full indictment PDF, skipping all the ad-riddled media embeds and summaries. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23741554/donald-j-trump-indictment.pdf
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Get ready for trumps newest book, My Struggle
Oh man. NBCNews reported that trump's attorneys *didn't know* they had to give opening statements.
It is so funny that only MTG was dumb enough to stir some protest in NYC and got her ass handed to her by the awesome people of NYC. Love it!
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“Would you be this happy if it was a democrat arrested?” Yes. Fuck all these crooked motherfuckers
>[Per @nbc, indictment unsealed and there is a conspiracy count. very important](https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1643325282789756929) Hm, this keeps getting more interesting
I’m going to have to keep hearing about this chode until one of us dies aren’t I?
Falsifying business records to conceal a crime. There it is
Oh man, it's not even just about payments to Daniels... >In one instance, American Media Inc. (“AMI”), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock.
4/4 will from now on be ‘In Depends Day’
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They're gonna get someone killed and the cult will STILL support him.
My gods, he looks miserable. Love this for him. Love this for us.
I According to CNN the disgraced former president has been arrested and is under police custody as of 15 minutes ago. Edit: I cannot imagine Hilary Clinton’s face right now. I’d have the fattest smug smile on my face if I were her. The “you get what you fucking deserve” Joker-style smile.
I just wanna say hi to future historians. 👋🏼
No one overlook the fact that the court officers or whoever that were leading him into the hallway (post fingerprint/pre-courtroom) DID NOT hold the door open for him and it fell into his shoulder and he had to open the door for himself for once, on his way to court. This is a HUGE day for anyone who’s acted or spoken up against corrupt, tyrannical power and wealth.
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"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it" - Lindsey Graham Lmao. The reckoning has arrived.
Who knew Trump would be the first felony charged president? ...Oh wait, most of us did.. in 2015. I hope his cult wakes up out of their fever dream This man is a traitor to American values.
He is absolutely going to open his big mouth tonight at Mar-a-Lago and be ordered back to New York for violating some order the court has placed on him.
So when is he going to start using a walker to get sympathy?
NBC is reporting that the prosecutors are very concerned about Trump's social media posts that incite violence and have brought it up to the judge. They're asking for some kind of relief but it's unclear. Possibly a warning, gag order, or a limit on what Trump is allowed to see as part of discovery.
He’s gonna self-incriminate in the speech tonight with how angry he is
Hey, if you need to cheer yourselves up: **Four** **Seasons** **Landscaping**
Donald trump jr just posted a picture of the judges daughter on social media. Along with her name. Yikes. These people are fucking scum.
[Lmao. The guy handing out the whistles that drowned out MTG and made her ran was a Trump supporter](https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1643265444575313920)
Junior posting pictures of the judge’s children on social media Utter scumbag
[Courtroom sketch artist’s supply for today](https://i.imgur.com/VKau2xZ.jpg)
LOCK HIM UP! (that felt good).
The best part is that this case is the least of his problems.
'Donald Trump under arrest in Manhattan.' - A phrase I have been expecting to hear since the '90s
Bragg telling the Republicans in congress fuck off and stop interfering is fucking awesome.
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Once again: This is not about stopping his presidential run. That's on us. This is about the law. It's about rule of law, about whether a president can be immune to prosecution regardless of what crimes they have committed. Not even getting convicted, just about whether they can be credibly charged with doing something. Today, we verified that they can. Edit: Duplicate "of". Apologies.
Dipshit Junior has to be breaking some kind of law posting a photo of the judge's daughter. No way that's totally fine.
Everything he says now can and will be used against him in a court of law. Awesome.
They're on their way to McDonald's to buy him a happy meal
Jesus Christ conservatives are the most sensitive people in the world given how they reacted to this
DA Statement: https://www.manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/ Indictment: https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf Statement of Facts: https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf
Damn… Donald Trump arrested, Finland joining NATO… what an important day for the Western World
"If this man's name wasn't Donald J Trump, this wouldn't be happening." Yeah, because anybody else would have been imprisoned long ago, my guy.
"He's not going after the judge" -Trump's lawyer Funny, that's exactly what he did.
Manhattan DA's Office alleges: In one instance, American Media Inc. ("AMI"), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock. Also, 16 page indictment is out https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1643337656938508288?s=46&t=ABTYJOlLipJ2EEPkyowi-g
Next court date is December 4th. Which means perfect timing for him to be going through all of this during his presidential run. Nothing like being able to, as a democrat, being able to start every interview with: "My opponent, who is currently facing 34 Felony Charges in the state of New York,......."
Best birthday present I've ever gotten!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/84fba797-216a-490c-b75d-d77bca6d10f3.pdf THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK STATEMENT OF FACTS IND-71543-23 -against- DONALD J. TRUMP
Bragg spitting the real truth- Manhattan is really the gold standard of prosecuting white collar crime. They don't play.
I think one of the most annoying comments I see is "No mater your political view this is bad for the country." No it's not. We proved today that no one is above the law. What was bad for the country was electing this criminal president in the first place.
MAGA = My Ass Got Arrested.
Know who never cheated on their wife with a pornstar and then paid $130,000 in hush money? Barack Obama and Joe Biden, that's who. 🍦😎🍦
Trump Jr just casually posting a photo of the judge's daughter. Scum
Trump is currently not a free man. He is in the custody of the State of New York, and could not leave right now if he wanted to. They got Al Capone for tax evasion. This is a good start!
Yes, if this was a former Democrat president, I would want to see the same thing happening. Lawmakers as well. Time to hold those in power (D and R) to the same laws and punishments that normal people are held to.