[Master Thread] Federal & State Charges Against Pres. Trump [merged]

[Crazy Cat 41,675]

Merchan has a CLEAR conflict of interest here.....hard to believe any objective person thinks otherwise.  

[Pooky 3,775]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Merchan has a CLEAR conflict of interest here.....hard to believe any objective person thinks otherwise.  

He doesn’t care. 

[Dashinka 24,436]

What is the over/under on Merchan sentencing Trump to prison?  That definitely could happen if the Democrats see it as a political advantage.

[Pooky 3,775]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

What is the over/under on Merchan sentencing Trump to prison?  That definitely could happen if the Democrats see it as a political advantage.

But it could be the inflection point DJT needs to finally convince the undecided/wavering voters that this the conclusive proof of lawfare being waged against him.

[Crazy Cat 41,675]

18 hours ago, Family said:

‘Stated plainly, Defendant's arguments are nothing more than a repetition of stale and unsubstantiated claims," Merchan wrote in the three-page order.

Merchan investigates himself, and he finds no problem....shocker.

[Crazy Cat 41,675]

1 hour ago, Pooky said:

But it could be the inflection point DJT needs to finally convince the undecided/wavering voters that this the conclusive proof of lawfare being waged against him.

I suspect, if nothing else, it will bolster the core turnout numbers. 

[Family 3,988]

Looks like Venezuela  may have to wait😂
 

Jack Smith Should Move Now to Make Trump Give Up Passport: Ex-Prosecutor

 

Former President Donald Trump should be forced to give up his passport to stop him from fleeing the country and avoiding prosecution if he loses the presidential election, according to ex-federal prosecutor Randall Eliason.

 

Trump, convicted in May of 34 felony charges in New York state, also faces a federal felony election subversion trial that will likely only take place if he loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in November. During a streaming audio conversation with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, Trump hinted that he might flee to Venezuela "if something happens with this election."

 

Eliason, a George Washington University Law School professor specializing in white- collar crime, suggested on Tuesday that Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose office is prosecuting Trump, should move to force the former president to surrender his passport due to increased concerns about him fleeing prosecution following his comments to Musk.

 

In a post to X, formerly Twitter, Eliason noted that U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan did not require Trump to give up his passport as a condition of his release pending trial, while arguing that "in light of" Trump's remarks on Monday, "Smith should move to modify Trump's release conditions and have her require that he give up his passport."

 

https://www.newsweek.com/jack-smith-should-move-now-make-trump-give-passport-ex-prosecutor-1938818

Edited August 17 by Family

[Family 3,988]

The Trump Docket: Secret filing in Jan. 6 case may signal Jack Smith has disclosed sensitive evidence to judge

In Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump‘s Jan. 6 election subversion case, entered a completely classified and redacted one-page order onto the docket, prompting watchers of the recently-revived indictment of the former president and 34-count convicted felon to wonder just what the secrecy is all about.

 

NEW YORK

CRIMINAL

Merchan told him plainly: “innuendo and mischaracterizations do not a conflict create.”

Trump’s lawyers tried coming at it from a different angle afterward, suggesting that if his sentencing — currently set for Sept. 18 — was delayed past the 2024 election, it would serve to “prospectively mitigate the asserted conflicts.”

 

 

GEORGIA

CRIMINAL

A state appeals court quietly denied a request by Trump’s lead attorney to push back key proceedings aimed at dismissing the former president’s racketeering (RICO) and election subversion charges brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Trump’s lawyer wanted to take a 70th birthday trip with his wife of 45 years, he said, and indicated it was “fully paid and non-refundable.”

 

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-secret-filing-in-jan-6-case-may-signal-jack-smith-has-disclosed-sensitive-evidence-to-judge/

[Family 3,988]

Prosecutors defer to judge on Trump sentencing delay in hush money case

Trump’s lawyers argue they won't have enough time to properly pursue an appeal before his sentencing if the judge rejects Trump’s motion to dismiss the verdict.

 

Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office said Monday that they will defer to the judge on former President Donald Trump's bid todelay his sentencing on falsifying business records charges until after the election.

The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18 — two days after New York state Judge Juan Merchan is expected to rule on Trump's motion to toss out his conviction in May in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity in a different case.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/prosecutors-trump-sentencing-delay-hush-money-election-rcna166813

[Family 3,988]

 

Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling

The new indictment adjusts the charges to the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

 

Special counsel Jack Smith has charged former President Donald Trump in a superseding indictment in his federal election interference case.

"Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment," a Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday.

 

Tuesday.

"The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government's efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court's holdings and remand instructions," the spokesperson said.

 

 

The superseding indictment retains the four original charges against Trump from the special counsel's original indictment -- but is pared down to adjust to the Supreme Court's ruling.

 

While the original indictment laid out five ways Trump allegedly obstructed the function of the federal government -- having state election officials change electoral votes, arranging fraudulent slates of electors, using the Department of Justice to conduct "sham" investigations, enlisting the Vice President to obstruct the certification of the election, and exploiting the chaos of the Jan. 6 riot -- the new indictment removes mention of his use of the Department of Justice, which was explicitly mentioned in the Supreme Court's ruling as falling within his official duties.

 

While the original indictment mentions the Justice Department on over 30 occasions, the new indictment makes no mention of the DOJ. It also reframes the portion of the original indictment outlining that Trump allegedly knew his claims of election fraud were false.

 

The new indictment is 36 pages, while the original indictment was 45.

It comes just days after Smith, in a filing, urged the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge's surprise dismissal of Trump's classified documents case.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-charged-superseding-indictment-federal-election-subversion/story?id=113193224

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

 

Happy (Superseding) Indictment Day to all who celebrate! 

On 8/15/2024 at 6:40 AM, Dashinka said:

What is the over/under on Merchan sentencing Trump to prison?  That definitely could happen if the Democrats see it as a political advantage.

Contrary to popular opinion (on here at least, it seems), Merchan is not in the bag for the Dems and he's been doing this job too long to put himself in a position where his sentence will be disturbed for obvious partisanship. For realz (legal term of art). In my own exceedingly 'umble opinion, since the state isn't begging for sentencing to happen immediately, and Trump is asking for a delay, there's going to be a delay. Maybe kick it out 90 days which... takes you to after the election. 90 days isn't an excessive amount of time to delay sentencing either, from the little I know about criminal law, especially when the sides stipulate to a continuance. Sometimes judges get cranky and tell you no, but in my experience in civil cases, they're generally amenable. They like when the sides play nice. 

 

Now, in the longer term? Another 'umble opinion, all my own: despite racking up 34 felonies, Trump isn't going to prison. Could he? Of course! But Merchan has discretion in sentencing. Worst case scenario (for Trump): confinement to Mar-a-Lago for a while, perhaps with restrictions on persons he can associate with while there; ankle monitor; some probation. Best case? Probation only, since he has never been convicted of a crime before. Who knows! There's a lot of leeway, but he's not going to have to worry about dropping the soap in his gold-plated shower at Mar-a-Lago. 

 

Peace be with you all, dipping out again until another indictment. Until then, 

[Crazy Cat 41,675]

5 minutes ago, elmcitymaven said:

Merchan is not in the bag for the Dems

 There is a very clear appearance of conflict.  That is enough to recuse himself. He will be reversed on several counts when this is over.

[Crazy Cat 41,675]

4 hours ago, Family said:

 

Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling

The new indictment adjusts the charges to the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

 

 

Special counsel Jack Smith has charged former President Donald Trump in a superseding indictment in his federal election interference case.

"Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment, ECF No. 226, charging the defendant with the same criminal offenses that were charged in the original indictment," a Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday.

 

Tuesday.

"The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government's efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court's holdings and remand instructions," the spokesperson said.

 

 

The superseding indictment retains the four original charges against Trump from the special counsel's original indictment -- but is pared down to adjust to the Supreme Court's ruling.

 

While the original indictment laid out five ways Trump allegedly obstructed the function of the federal government -- having state election officials change electoral votes, arranging fraudulent slates of electors, using the Department of Justice to conduct "sham" investigations, enlisting the Vice President to obstruct the certification of the election, and exploiting the chaos of the Jan. 6 riot -- the new indictment removes mention of his use of the Department of Justice, which was explicitly mentioned in the Supreme Court's ruling as falling within his official duties.

 

While the original indictment mentions the Justice Department on over 30 occasions, the new indictment makes no mention of the DOJ. It also reframes the portion of the original indictment outlining that Trump allegedly knew his claims of election fraud were false.

 

 

 

The new indictment is 36 pages, while the original indictment was 45.

It comes just days after Smith, in a filing, urged the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge's surprise dismissal of Trump's classified documents case.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-charged-superseding-indictment-federal-election-subversion/story?id=113193224

Another waste of taxpayer funds.  Why would he even try this before his validity has been ultimately decided?

Edited August 28 by Crazy Cat

[Nous Eb 107]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Another waste of taxpayer funds.  Why would he even try this before his validity has been ultimately decided?

 

Deranged Jack Smith continues to burn the taxpayer's money for his personal vendetta. Sometimes I wonder what they have on the guy for him to keep up this sham. Normally I would say because it's an election year and the democrats and rino's will stop at nothing to do whatever is needed to keep the system on life support, but this goes deep for some reason. So I wonder who's pulling his strings.

[TBoneTX 45,088]

With campaign at full tilt, surprise!  Jack Smith strikes again

 

Late Tuesday afternoon, Jack Smith, the Biden-Harris administration's special counsel prosecuting Republican opponent Donald Trump, filed a new version of the indictment charging the former president with four felony counts related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6.  Smith amended the indictment in an attempt to make it comport with the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity.

Smith was apparently in a race against time because the Department of Justice frowns on prosecutors indicting candidates too close to an election, and we are obviously getting close to an election.  From the Washington Post: "In about 10 days, a Justice Department policy known as 'the 60-day rule' will take effect forestalling any new filing of charges against the former president, who is again the Republican nominee for the White House."  Now, you can look up the "60-day rule" and see that some experts believe the actual number is sort of vague or that it is really a 90-day rule.  If that is the case, Smith missed the deadline by a lot.  If the number is 60 days, he just made it.

And by the way, the old 60- or 90-day rule was based on the fact that there was an actual election day when nearly everyone voted.  That is no longer the case; in many states, it's more like election month.  And with early voting starting as early as Sept. 20 in some states, Smith blew up the rule any way you look at it.  The new indictment comes 24 days before voting starts in those states.  [...]

 

https://jewishworldreview.com/0824/york082824.php