Official Trump Lawsuit Watch Thread

[swamp]

Feb 25, 2022 16:16:24 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

I saw this on another board and I’m wondering if it’s true - the NYAG reverted the investigation into a criminal one, not civil. So still the possibility of jail time for the grifters?

Is that possible/ true?

She’s doing both. 

[Tennesseer]

Donald Trump and His Adult Children Appeal a Manhattan Judge’s Ruling Ordering Their Depositions

Former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children appealed a Manhattan judge’s order forcing them to sit for depositions in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into their finances.

Attorney General Letitia James (D), who has been investigating the family and their business since 2019, slammed the maneuver as a delay tactic.

“Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump were ordered by the court to comply with our lawful investigation into Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings,” James wrote. “While they have the right to seek a delay, they cannot deter us from following the facts and the law wherever they may lead. Make no mistake: My office will continue to pursue this case without fear or favor because no one is above the law.”

Trump’s attorney Ron Fischetti signaled that the family would appeal any ruling against them during a hearing on Feb. 17, asking Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron to give the family time to fight any adverse ruling.

Rest of article here:  Donald Trump and His Adult Children Appeal a Manhattan Judge’s Ruling Ordering Their Depositions

[Lizard Queen]

[happyhoix]

Feb 25, 2022 20:52:22 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Yeah, and they’re also not sure they got it all. Trump may have some more US property stuck in the attic at Mar a Lago. 

Let’s go search it. 

[Lizard Queen]

Feb 25, 2022 22:13:36 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Feb 25, 2022 20:52:22 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Yeah, and they’re also not sure they got it all. Trump may have some more US property stuck in the attic at Mar a Lago. 

Let’s go search it. 

From the thread, SIC is so sensitive, it is supposed to remain in a secure facility at all times. Anyone in possession of it would be locked up and required to prove they didn't do anything with it.

[mollyanna58]

The poor slobs who carried it will take the fall.  We know Trump and family wouldn't have carried anything heavy.

[happyhoix]

Feb 26, 2022 7:41:32 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Feb 25, 2022 22:13:36 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Yeah, and they’re also not sure they got it all. Trump may have some more US property stuck in the attic at Mar a Lago. 

Let’s go search it. 

From the thread, SIC is so sensitive, it is supposed to remain in a secure facility at all times. Anyone in possession of it would be locked up and required to prove they didn't do anything with it.

And it’s not like Trump took it back and stuck it in his private home where only family and a few staff people could access it. 

He took it to mar a Lago and probably locked it in some storage room there - where any of the many cleaning or hospitality people that work there could access it if they knew how to steal keys or access electronic locks - and they’ve arrested enemy infiltrators at Mar A Lago before. 

[Tennesseer]

BOOM! Breaking news.

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump
In a court filing, the panel said there was enough evidence to suggest that the former president might have engaged in a criminal conspiracy as he fought to remain in ofPaul.

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said on Wednesday that there was enough evidence to conclude that former President Donald J. Trump and some of his allies might have conspired to commit fraud and obstruction by misleading Americans about the outcome of the 2020 election and attempting to overturn the result.

In a court filing in a civil case in California, the committee’s lawyers for the first time laid out their theory of a potential criminal case against the former president. They said they had accumulated evidence demonstrating that Mr. Trump, the conservative lawyer John Eastman and other allies could potentially be charged with criminal violations including obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the American people.

The filing also said the men might have broken a common law statute against fraud through Mr. Trump’s repeated lies that the election had been stolen.

The filing disclosed only limited new evidence, and the committee asked the judge in the civil case to review the relevant material behind closed doors. In asserting the potential for criminality, the committee largely relied on the extensive and detailed accounts already made public of the actions Mr. Trump and his allies took to keep him in office after his defeat.

The committee added information from its more than 550 interviews with state officials, Justice Department officials and top aides to Mr. Trump, among others. It said, for example, that Jason Miller, Mr. Trump’s senior campaign adviser, had said in a deposition to the committee that Mr. Trump had been told soon after Election Day by a campaign data expert “in pretty blunt terms” that he was going to lose, suggesting that Mr. Trump was well aware that his months of assertions about a stolen election were false.

The evidence gathered by the committee “provides, at minimum, a good-faith basis for concluding that President Trump has violated” the obstruction count, the filing, written by Douglas N. Letter, the general counsel of the House, states, adding: “The select committee also has a good-faith basis for concluding that the president and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States.”

The filing said that a “review of the materials may reveal that the president and members of his campaign engaged in common law fraud in connection with their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.”

Representatives of Mr. Trump and Mr. Eastman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The panel, which is controlled by Democrats, is a legislative committee and has no authority to charge the former president — or anyone else — with a crime.

But the filing contains the clearest indication yet about the committee’s direction as it weighs making a criminal referral to the Justice Department against Mr. Trump and his allies, a step that could put pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to take up the case. The Justice Department has so far said little of substance about whether it might ultimately pursue a case.

Rest of article here: Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump

[Tennesseer]

Another article about it.


Jan. 6 panel claims Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

[Tennesseer]

Trump accused of breaking campaign laws by teasing 2024 run

As former President Donald Trump continues to tease a future White House bid, a pro-Democratic super PAC has accused him of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run without officially filing his candidacy.

In its complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, American Bridge accused Trump of “illegally using his multicandidate leadership PAC to raise and spend funds in excess of Commission limits for the purpose of advancing a 2024 presidential campaign." The super PAC says that includes “payments for events at Trump properties, rallies featuring Mr. Trump, consulting payments to former Trump campaign staff, and digital advertising about Mr. Trump’s events and his presumptive 2024 opponent.”

Alleging that Trump has already privately decided to mount a 2024 campaign, American Bridge says he was then obligated to file a candidacy intent statement within 15 days of receiving contributions or making any expenditure over $5,000.

"Trump has played footsie with the Federal Election Campaign Act for months,” the group said Monday, noting that the former president, through his Save America PAC, has spent more than $100,000 per week on Facebook ads “and has consistently raised more than $1 million per week — a clear violation of campaign finance law and precedent established by the Federal Election Commission.”

American Bridge wants the FEC to compel disclosure of Trump’s expenditures and fine him “the maximum amount permitted by law.”

Taylor Budowich, a Trump spokesperson, said the complaint by American Bridge was without merit and he accused Democrats of resorting to “cheap gimmicks.”

“Our country is spiraling into disaster because of the Democrats’ failures, and instead of reversing course to provide needed relief to American families, they are busy filing frivolous complaints that have zero merit," he said.

It’s unclear how the commission would proceed with the case, which joins a backlogged docket. Sometimes criticized as ineffective and far too slow in its decisions, the six commissioners — three Democrats and three Republicans — often deadlock along party lines, resulting in frequent dismissals.

Last year, for instance, the commission dropped its inquiry into whether Trump violated campaign finance laws when he allegedly instructed his personal lawyer to pay porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to stay quiet about their alleged sexual relationship before the 2016 election after its commissioners deadlocked 2-2.

In February, the FEC opted not to hold Trump accountable for “soft money” violations that his campaign had previously acknowledged.

Rest of article here:  Trump accused of breaking campaign laws by teasing 2024 run

[Tennesseer]

New York Times article do may be behind paywall.

Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says

Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment.

One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter.

The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump.

Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry.

Mr. Pomerantz’s Feb. 23 letter, obtained by The New York Times, offers a personal account of his decision to resign and for the first time states explicitly his belief that the office could have convicted the former president. Mr. Bragg’s decision was “contrary to the public interest,” he wrote.

“The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did,” Mr. Pomerantz wrote.

Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne planned to charge Mr. Trump with falsifying business records, specifically his annual financial statements — a felony in New York State.

Mr. Bragg’s decision not to pursue charges — and the resignations that followed — threw the fate of the long-running investigation into serious doubt. If the prosecutors had secured an indictment of Mr. Trump, it would have been the highest-profile case ever brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and would have made Mr. Trump the first American president to face criminal charges.

Complete article Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Sayshere:

[happyhoix]

Mar 23, 2022 18:03:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

New York Times article do may be behind paywall.

Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says

Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment.

One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter.

The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump.

Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry.

Mr. Pomerantz’s Feb. 23 letter, obtained by The New York Times, offers a personal account of his decision to resign and for the first time states explicitly his belief that the office could have convicted the former president. Mr. Bragg’s decision was “contrary to the public interest,” he wrote.

“The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did,” Mr. Pomerantz wrote.

Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne planned to charge Mr. Trump with falsifying business records, specifically his annual financial statements — a felony in New York State.

Mr. Bragg’s decision not to pursue charges — and the resignations that followed — threw the fate of the long-running investigation into serious doubt. If the prosecutors had secured an indictment of Mr. Trump, it would have been the highest-profile case ever brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and would have made Mr. Trump the first American president to face criminal charges.

Complete article Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Sayshere:

I don’t know how law works. Can pomarantz share his findings with Letitia James for her ongoing investigation of the Trump syndicate?

[Tennesseer]

Mar 23, 2022 19:42:57 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Mar 23, 2022 18:03:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

New York Times article do may be behind paywall.

Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says

Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment.

One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter.

The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump.

Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry.

Mr. Pomerantz’s Feb. 23 letter, obtained by The New York Times, offers a personal account of his decision to resign and for the first time states explicitly his belief that the office could have convicted the former president. Mr. Bragg’s decision was “contrary to the public interest,” he wrote.

“The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did,” Mr. Pomerantz wrote.

Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne planned to charge Mr. Trump with falsifying business records, specifically his annual financial statements — a felony in New York State.

Mr. Bragg’s decision not to pursue charges — and the resignations that followed — threw the fate of the long-running investigation into serious doubt. If the prosecutors had secured an indictment of Mr. Trump, it would have been the highest-profile case ever brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and would have made Mr. Trump the first American president to face criminal charges.

Complete article Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Sayshere:

I don’t know how law works. Can pomarantz share his findings with Letitia James for her ongoing investigation of the Trump syndicate?

Good question. I don't know if legal or not.

swamp?

[swamp]

Pomerantz is free to tell James whatever he wants.  He doesn't have access to the evidence, but he can tell her where to find it. 

[Cheesy FL-Vol]

Mar 23, 2022 18:03:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

New York Times article do may be behind paywall.

Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says

Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment.

One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter.

The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump.

Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry.

Mr. Pomerantz’s Feb. 23 letter, obtained by The New York Times, offers a personal account of his decision to resign and for the first time states explicitly his belief that the office could have convicted the former president. Mr. Bragg’s decision was “contrary to the public interest,” he wrote.

“The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did,” Mr. Pomerantz wrote.

Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Dunne planned to charge Mr. Trump with falsifying business records, specifically his annual financial statements — a felony in New York State.

Mr. Bragg’s decision not to pursue charges — and the resignations that followed — threw the fate of the long-running investigation into serious doubt. If the prosecutors had secured an indictment of Mr. Trump, it would have been the highest-profile case ever brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and would have made Mr. Trump the first American president to face criminal charges.

Complete article Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Sayshere:

I wonder who bought Bragg.

[happyhoix]

Trump is suing everyone who ever offended him in the 2016 election.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-sues-hillary-clinton-and-allies-over-russia-claims/ar-AAVsEH6?ocid=EMMX

He isn’t asking for any specific relief, he just wants a jury trial so everyone can see all the horrible lies that were told about him, which is very rich coming from a guy who can’t speak the truth even if you held a gun to his head.

Another great irony - he’s claiming he had to spend 24 million on attorney fees because of all the Russia gate lies against him, which makes me wonder a) can we have proof he actually paid those bills (or did the RNC)) and b) why is someone mad about all his legal bills running up more legal bills suing everyone who ever looked at him sideways?

Hopefully some dismisses this as frivolous and Trump gets to whine about how corrupt the courts are.

[pulmonarymd]

Trump is doing his part to stimulate the economy!

[djAdvocate]

Mar 24, 2022 15:23:45 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Trump is doing his part to stimulate the economy!

his money might have some impact in Haiti, but not here.

[swamp]

Mar 24, 2022 15:21:29 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Trump is suing everyone who ever offended him in the 2016 election.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-sues-hillary-clinton-and-allies-over-russia-claims/ar-AAVsEH6?ocid=EMMX

He isn’t asking for any specific relief, he just wants a jury trial so everyone can see all the horrible lies that were told about him, which is very rich coming from a guy who can’t speak the truth even if you held a gun to his head.

Another great irony - he’s claiming he had to spend 24 million on attorney fees because of all the Russia gate lies against him, which makes me wonder a) can we have proof he actually paid those bills (or did the RNC)) and b) why is someone mad about all his legal bills running up more legal bills suing everyone who ever looked at him sideways?

Hopefully some dismisses this as frivolous and Trump gets to whine about how corrupt the courts are.

the statute of limitations on a RICO case is 4 years. 1 year on an intentional tort.

It’s a frivolous suit. Not like the rest of his lawsuits have merit, but this is dead in the water. The attorney who filed this should be sanctioned.

[Tennesseer]

Lock him up.

Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election
“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” the judge wrote in a civil case, referring to the former president’s efforts to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to upend the certification of the Electoral College results.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud the United States.

The judge’s comments marked a significant breakthrough for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which had laid out in a civil filing the crimes it believed Mr. Trump might have committed as it weighs making a criminal referral to the Justice Department.

“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” wrote Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California. “Our nation was founded on the peaceful transition of power, epitomized by George Washington laying down his sword to make way for democratic elections. Ignoring this history, President Trump vigorously campaigned for the vice president to single-handedly determine the results of the 2020 election.”

The Justice Department has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the Capitol assault but has given no public indication that it is considering pursuing a criminal case against Mr. Trump. A criminal referral from the House committee could increase pressure on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to do so.

Judge Carter’s comments came in an order for John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who wrote a memo that members of both parties have likened to a blueprint for a coup, to turn over more than 100 emails to the committee as it investigates Mr. Trump’s efforts to hold onto power after his election loss.

Many of the documents the committee will now receive relate to a legal strategy proposed by Mr. Eastman to pressure Vice President Mike Pence not to certify electors from several key swing states when Congress convened on Jan. 6, 2021. “The true animating force behind these emails was advancing a political strategy: to persuade Vice President Pence to take unilateral action on January 6,” Judge Carter wrote.

Mr. Eastman had filed suit against the panel, trying to persuade a judge to block the committee’s subpoena for documents in his possession. As part of the suit, Mr. Eastman sought to shield from release documents he said were covered by attorney-client privilege.

In response, the committee argued — under the legal theory known as the crime-fraud exception — that the privilege did not cover information conveyed from a client to a lawyer if it was part of furthering or concealing a crime.

The panel said its investigators had accumulated evidence demonstrating that Mr. Trump, Mr. Eastman and other allies could potentially be charged with criminal violations including obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the American people.

On Monday, Judge Carter, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton, agreed, writing that he believed it was “likely” that the men not only conspired to defraud the United States but “dishonestly conspired to obstruct the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.”

“President Trump and Dr. Eastman justified the plan with allegations of election fraud,” he wrote, “but President Trump likely knew the justification was baseless, and therefore that the entire plan was unlawful.”

Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election

[Tennesseer]

A Watergate prosecutor says the 457-minute gap in Trump's White House call logs could be masking 'incalculably worse' behavior than Nixon's

A Watergate prosecutor on Saturday compared Donald Trump's missing January 6, 2021, phone logs to a minutes-long gap in one of Richard Nixon's calls related to the scandal that cost Nixon his presidency — and she concluded that Trump's case had the potential to be far more serious.

"It is often said that Nixon's cover-up was worse than his underlying crime. The reverse is potentially true for Trump," Jill Wine-Banks wrote in an op-ed article published by NBC News.

"Trump's records gap is 25 times as long as Nixon's, but his alleged crime could be incalculably worse," she concluded.

Trump is under scrutiny over a gap of seven hours and 37 minutes in the White House's call logs on the day of the Capitol riot. The absence of these call records has also prompted the House January 6 committee to investigate what one unnamed lawmaker has called a "possible cover-up."

A lot can be said in 457 minutes," Wine-Banks wrote. "Comparisons to the 18.5-minute gap in a crucial President Richard Nixon recording were immediately obvious to me."

Wine-Banks, who cross-examined Nixon's secretary in 1973 about the gap, also observed she was "not the only to make that connection" between Trump and Nixon.

"First, Nixon's gap seems — based on my experience and other experts — to have been a deliberate erasure," she wrote. "Is Trump's? We don't have enough evidence to say for sure yet, but the missing chunk certainly appears deliberate."

Rest of article here: A Watergate prosecutor says the 457-minute gap in Trump's White House call logs could be masking 'incalculably worse' behavior than Nixon's

[happyhoix]

Mar 28, 2022 11:50:59 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Lock him up.

Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election
“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” the judge wrote in a civil case, referring to the former president’s efforts to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to upend the certification of the Electoral College results.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud the United States.

The judge’s comments marked a significant breakthrough for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which had laid out in a civil filing the crimes it believed Mr. Trump might have committed as it weighs making a criminal referral to the Justice Department.

“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” wrote Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California. “Our nation was founded on the peaceful transition of power, epitomized by George Washington laying down his sword to make way for democratic elections. Ignoring this history, President Trump vigorously campaigned for the vice president to single-handedly determine the results of the 2020 election.”

The Justice Department has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the Capitol assault but has given no public indication that it is considering pursuing a criminal case against Mr. Trump. A criminal referral from the House committee could increase pressure on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to do so.

Judge Carter’s comments came in an order for John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who wrote a memo that members of both parties have likened to a blueprint for a coup, to turn over more than 100 emails to the committee as it investigates Mr. Trump’s efforts to hold onto power after his election loss.

Many of the documents the committee will now receive relate to a legal strategy proposed by Mr. Eastman to pressure Vice President Mike Pence not to certify electors from several key swing states when Congress convened on Jan. 6, 2021. “The true animating force behind these emails was advancing a political strategy: to persuade Vice President Pence to take unilateral action on January 6,” Judge Carter wrote.

Mr. Eastman had filed suit against the panel, trying to persuade a judge to block the committee’s subpoena for documents in his possession. As part of the suit, Mr. Eastman sought to shield from release documents he said were covered by attorney-client privilege.

In response, the committee argued — under the legal theory known as the crime-fraud exception — that the privilege did not cover information conveyed from a client to a lawyer if it was part of furthering or concealing a crime.

The panel said its investigators had accumulated evidence demonstrating that Mr. Trump, Mr. Eastman and other allies could potentially be charged with criminal violations including obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the American people.

On Monday, Judge Carter, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton, agreed, writing that he believed it was “likely” that the men not only conspired to defraud the United States but “dishonestly conspired to obstruct the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.”

“President Trump and Dr. Eastman justified the plan with allegations of election fraud,” he wrote, “but President Trump likely knew the justification was baseless, and therefore that the entire plan was unlawful.”

Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election

Trump is STILL being seditious- according to Mo Brooks, still to this day trying to get Congress to kick Biden out of office.

What does he have to do to get arrested for seditious behavior?

[djAdvocate]

the wheels of justice grind slowly.  patience.

[happyhoix]

Apr 4, 2022 11:56:00 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

the wheels of justice grind slowly.  patience.

If I have to wait I at least want some flare, when it does occur (if).

Walk the plank over a Florida alligator pit would work.

[djAdvocate]

Apr 4, 2022 11:58:58 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Apr 4, 2022 11:56:00 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

the wheels of justice grind slowly.  patience.

If I have to wait I at least want some flare, when it does occur (if).

Walk the plank over a Florida alligator pit would work.

all signs indicate that things ARE moving forward.
the only setback, and yes it was major, was the Manhattan office.
it might end up that it was a coordinated effort with the DOJ.
but it will take months or years to find that out.

[Tennesseer]

Apr 4, 2022 11:58:58 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Apr 4, 2022 11:56:00 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

the wheels of justice grind slowly.  patience.

If I have to wait I at least want some flare, when it does occur (if).

Walk the plank over a Florida alligator pit would work.

Better: Walk a balance beam over a pool full of hungry piranhas. Baby bites. Lots and lots of viscious baby bites. A bite for each lie he told throughout his whole life.

[thyme4change]

If they stall long enough, people will die and the case will prove difficult. This is tricky, as we don't want to let Trump get away with this shit, but we also don't want to open the door for prosecution of political enemies. The case has to be rocket-ship level of air tight.

What i will say is the next asshole who wants to stay in power has a case study of what was important and what was detrimental. Even if Trump gets thrown in jail, the lessons learned will be used in the future.

[happyhoix]

Apr 4, 2022 12:00:22 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Apr 4, 2022 11:58:58 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

If I have to wait I at least want some flare, when it does occur (if).

Walk the plank over a Florida alligator pit would work.

all signs indicate that things ARE moving forward.
the only setback, and yes it was major, was the Manhattan office.
it might end up that it was a coordinated effort with the DOJ.
but it will take months or years to find that out.

You might be right on this. DA made a rare public appearance today and confirmed his team continues to investigate Trump.

So possibly they have combined forces with someone else.

[Tennesseer]

Judge holds Trump in contempt for failing to comply with NY AG subpoena

A New York state judge on Monday found former President Trump in contempt of court for not turning over documents after he was ordered to comply with a subpoena from the New York attorney general’s office.

New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $10,000 a day until he’s shown that he’s complied with the document demands.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) applauded the ruling on Monday.

“Today, justice prevailed,” James said in a statement. “For years, Donald Trump has tried to evade the law and stop our lawful investigation into him and his company’s financial dealings. Today’s ruling makes clear: No one is above the law.”

Engoron had rejected Trump’s challenge to the subpoena for his records and testimony in February, ordering the former president to sit for a deposition and turn over any requested records in his control.

Trump appealed the part of the ruling requiring him to be deposed, but didn’t challenge the order to turn over documents.

Alina Habba, Trump’s attorney, said the former president will appeal Engoron’s contempt ruling.

“We respectfully disagree with the court’s decision,” Habba said in a statement. “All documents responsive to the subpoena were produced to the attorney general months ago. The only issue raised by the attorney general at today’s hearing was with an affidavit submitted which copied the form mandated by the attorney general. This does not even come close to meeting the standard on a motion for contempt and, thus, we intend to appeal.”

Rest of article here: udge holds Trump in contempt for failing to comply with NY AG subpoena

[djAdvocate]

should raise it to $10M per day, or he will just ride it out.