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Let's talk about what's they'll do with the laptop....
AG Garland appoints special counsel
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Let's talk about what's they'll do with the laptop....
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More docs found at Pence's place: Pence/Biden doc issues are VERY different than Trump's doc issues
12,918 views Feb 11, 2023 #TeamJustice
Another day, another revelation that more classified documents have been found at the home of a former high government official. As Politico reported, "FBI searches Pence's home for classified materials."
This video does a deep dive into the differences between the Pence and Biden document discoveries on the one hand, and Donald Trump's documents crimes on the other, and tries to answer the following question: do the Pence/Biden document discoveries increase or decrease the likelihood that Trump will be indicted for his documents crimes? The answer may surprise you.
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Shit is still happening on the documents case, more documents, a laptop and thumb drive turned in recently. Now there are more potential witnesses in that case going before the grand jury, so Jack has been busy on the documents and obstruction cases. With everybody around Donald going before grand juries, he can't trust anybody anymore and his aids and minions are being stripped away.
BREAKING: Jack Smith hits Trump HARD with SHOCKING New Grand Jury Witness
147,009 views Feb 12, 2023
Special Counsel Jack Smith called Donald Trump’s lawyer M. Evan Corcoran before the criminal grand jury in Washington DC. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports.
BREAKING: Jack Smith hits Trump HARD with SHOCKING New Grand Jury Witness
147,009 views Feb 12, 2023
Special Counsel Jack Smith called Donald Trump’s lawyer M. Evan Corcoran before the criminal grand jury in Washington DC. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports.
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The Georgia grand jury report will be released in 3 days, the heat will increase.
BREAKING: Judge makes MAJOR Ruling on Fulton County Grand Jury Report on Trump Election Crimes
53,452 views Feb 13, 2023
Judge Robert McBurney, Superior Court Judge from Fulton County, Georgia just made a major ruling regarding the release of the Special Grand Jury report regarding 2020 criminal election interference by Donald Trump and others. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports.
BREAKING: Judge makes MAJOR Ruling on Fulton County Grand Jury Report on Trump Election Crimes
53,452 views Feb 13, 2023
Judge Robert McBurney, Superior Court Judge from Fulton County, Georgia just made a major ruling regarding the release of the Special Grand Jury report regarding 2020 criminal election interference by Donald Trump and others. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports.
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a Republican appointee who did not accommodate the prosecutors who asked him not to order it so.
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Trump campaign paid to prove voter fraud but kept findings secret
76,843 views Feb 13, 2023 #DonaldTrump #Trump #2020election
Former president Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign commissioned an outside research firm in a bid to prove electoral-fraud claims but never released the findings, according to new Washington Post reporting.
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I wonder what Donald's Georgia republican body count will be? Looks like a few dozen or more, including himself and his cronies in DC.
Parts of Georgia grand jury report on Trump and 2020 election aftermath to be made public
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A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, will make public some parts of a report from a special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 election in the state, but not specific charging recommendations.
In his order on Monday, Judge Robert C.I. McBurney said that the special grand jury’s introduction and conclusion as well as concerns the panel had about witnesses lying under oath will made be public on Thursday. Some of the information in those sections still may be redacted, the judge noted.
Prosecutors in Georgia have aggressively investigated whether Trump or any of his associates broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the closely contested state.
The special grand jury, barred from issuing indictments, penned the highly anticipated final report as a culmination of its seven months of work, which included interviewing 75 witnesses from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.
No one has been charged in the case yet, and another grand jury would make those decisions now that the special grand jury has presented its findings.
Other findings by the special grand jury won’t be public yet – particularly the parts where the report makes recommendations about potential charges. That’s because some of the people named in those recommendations may not have appeared in grand jury proceedings so far.
“Here, however, for anyone named in the special purpose grand jury’s final report who was not afforded the opportunity to appear before the grand jury, none of those due process rights has been satisfied,” McBurney wrote in the eight-page order on Monday.
“And for those who did appear – willingly or not – only the right to be heard (although without counsel or rebuttal) was protected,” McBurney added.
A media coalition, which includes CNN, is seeking for the full report to be made public.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggested last month that the special grand jury has recommended multiple indictments and said her decision on whether to bring charges is “imminent.”
At a January court hearing in Atlanta on whether to publicly release the special grand jury report, Willis, a Democrat, said she opposes making it public at the moment, citing her ongoing deliberations of the charges.
“We want to make sure that everyone is treated fairly, and we think for future defendants to be treated fairly it’s not appropriate at this time to have this report released,” Willis said last month.
On Monday, Willis praised McBurney’s order.
“I believe Judge McBurney’s order is legally sound and consistent with my request. I have no plans to appeal today’s order,” the DA said in a statement.
Willis’ sweeping investigation has sought to determine not only whether Trump committed crimes but also whether there was a broader criminal conspiracy playing out in the efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results. In document preservation requests to Georgia officials in February 2021, Willis said she was investigating potential crimes including solicitation of election fraud, making false statements to government bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and violence or threats related to election administration.
The Georgia probe was set off by an hour-long January 2021 phone call from Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking him to “find” the votes necessary for Trump to win the Peach State.
Over time, the investigation expanded well beyond the Trump phone call to include false claims of election fraud to state lawmakers, the fake elector scheme, efforts by unauthorized individuals to access voting machines in one Georgia county and threats and harassment against election workers. Willis also investigated the sudden departure of Byung “BJay” Pak, the US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
Along the way, Willis designated a number of people as targets of her probe, including 16 Georgia Republicans who served as pro-Trump electors in 2020 and Giuliani, who was working as a lawyer for Trump.
While a special grand jury does not issue indictments, it possesses broader investigative powers than a typical grand jury in the state as well as the power to issue subpoenas for witness testimony, phone, email and other records. But how much of that makes it into the final report was up to the special grand jurors. If the special grand jury recommends any indictments, Willis could then seek them from the other grand juries regularly empaneled in Fulton County.
Willis has previously said she could pursue Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges in this case, which would allow prosecutors to bring charges against multiple defendants and make the case that Trump and his allies were part of a criminal enterprise, and brought in John Floyd, a lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases, to assist her office.
Parts of Georgia grand jury report on Trump and 2020 election aftermath to be made public
CNN
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A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, will make public some parts of a report from a special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 election in the state, but not specific charging recommendations.
In his order on Monday, Judge Robert C.I. McBurney said that the special grand jury’s introduction and conclusion as well as concerns the panel had about witnesses lying under oath will made be public on Thursday. Some of the information in those sections still may be redacted, the judge noted.
Prosecutors in Georgia have aggressively investigated whether Trump or any of his associates broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the closely contested state.
The special grand jury, barred from issuing indictments, penned the highly anticipated final report as a culmination of its seven months of work, which included interviewing 75 witnesses from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.
No one has been charged in the case yet, and another grand jury would make those decisions now that the special grand jury has presented its findings.
Other findings by the special grand jury won’t be public yet – particularly the parts where the report makes recommendations about potential charges. That’s because some of the people named in those recommendations may not have appeared in grand jury proceedings so far.
“Here, however, for anyone named in the special purpose grand jury’s final report who was not afforded the opportunity to appear before the grand jury, none of those due process rights has been satisfied,” McBurney wrote in the eight-page order on Monday.
“And for those who did appear – willingly or not – only the right to be heard (although without counsel or rebuttal) was protected,” McBurney added.
A media coalition, which includes CNN, is seeking for the full report to be made public.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggested last month that the special grand jury has recommended multiple indictments and said her decision on whether to bring charges is “imminent.”
At a January court hearing in Atlanta on whether to publicly release the special grand jury report, Willis, a Democrat, said she opposes making it public at the moment, citing her ongoing deliberations of the charges.
“We want to make sure that everyone is treated fairly, and we think for future defendants to be treated fairly it’s not appropriate at this time to have this report released,” Willis said last month.
On Monday, Willis praised McBurney’s order.
“I believe Judge McBurney’s order is legally sound and consistent with my request. I have no plans to appeal today’s order,” the DA said in a statement.
Willis’ sweeping investigation has sought to determine not only whether Trump committed crimes but also whether there was a broader criminal conspiracy playing out in the efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results. In document preservation requests to Georgia officials in February 2021, Willis said she was investigating potential crimes including solicitation of election fraud, making false statements to government bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and violence or threats related to election administration.
The Georgia probe was set off by an hour-long January 2021 phone call from Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking him to “find” the votes necessary for Trump to win the Peach State.
Over time, the investigation expanded well beyond the Trump phone call to include false claims of election fraud to state lawmakers, the fake elector scheme, efforts by unauthorized individuals to access voting machines in one Georgia county and threats and harassment against election workers. Willis also investigated the sudden departure of Byung “BJay” Pak, the US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
Along the way, Willis designated a number of people as targets of her probe, including 16 Georgia Republicans who served as pro-Trump electors in 2020 and Giuliani, who was working as a lawyer for Trump.
While a special grand jury does not issue indictments, it possesses broader investigative powers than a typical grand jury in the state as well as the power to issue subpoenas for witness testimony, phone, email and other records. But how much of that makes it into the final report was up to the special grand jurors. If the special grand jury recommends any indictments, Willis could then seek them from the other grand juries regularly empaneled in Fulton County.
Willis has previously said she could pursue Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges in this case, which would allow prosecutors to bring charges against multiple defendants and make the case that Trump and his allies were part of a criminal enterprise, and brought in John Floyd, a lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases, to assist her office.
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Subpoenas give big clues about direction of Jack Smith investigations
7,342 views Feb 13, 2023 #Subpoena #JackSmith #DOJ
New York Times Justice Department reporter Glenn Thrush, former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade discuss special counsel Jack Smith ramping up the pace of Trump inquiries.
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I read this as McBurney, a Republican appointee, trying to restrict the effect of the grand jury’s findings on the other suspects.
Willis is being politic, perhaps.
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There seems to be legitmate reasons to redact the report and the democratic prosecutor didn't want it released at all, but is happy with a redacted report. That retains prosecutorial confidentiality while a regular grand jury looks at the unredacted report and makes the charging calls.
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If the “anyone named” are redacted, then I concede.
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They have to release something in this case, there is a HUGE public interest, of the political/legal kind. She might go for RICO indictments, Georgia's version and of the few dozen defendants, some won't be able to bear the enormous cost of a losing defense for Trump and will plead while cutting a deal and testifying. Once a few who are part of a conspiracy testify and plead guilty, then if there is other evidence, the rest of them are pretty well fucked. Not everybody has to know all the details of the conspiracy either, but all are equally guilty, except the kingpin, who is more guilty that the rest. There are serious prison sentences for conspiracy, state and federal, a state conviction for conspiracy could lead to a federal convictions under different laws.
It was a conspiracy, and one so sloppily planned and executed by an idiot, that it stands a pretty good chance of being busted.
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Report: Trump’s Habit of Clogging Toilets With Government Documents Even Grosser Than Previously Thought
Someone should definitely go to jail over aides having to stick their hands into toilet bowls.
I can hardly stand to look at Smith's beauty..it must be the crisply pressed shirt and tie.
Just like he kept it a secret that minority populace would be hit harder in the pandemic. Of course writer Carl Bernstein knew too at a pivotal time..best to keep it for the book.
Who cares if black and brown people die at a higher rate?- they don't need to know that.
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Here is Glenn's take. I used to call Glenn your (the victims) personal lawyer, representing citizen's interests, he is not alone among the legal community.
New ruling by Georgia judge brings Donald Trump one step closer to being indicted for Georgia crimes
110,016 views Feb 13, 2023 #TeamJustice
Georgia state court judge Robert McBurney has ordered the partial release of a report issued by the grand jury that investigated the Georgia state election crimes of Donald Trump and his criminal associates. Judge McBurney further ruled that the balance of the report will remained sealed until Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis completes her investigation.
This video discusses why Judge McBurney's 8-page order is yet another indication that indictments are likely for Trump and company.
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Trump will have to bus his band of lunatics from state courthouse to state courthouse and in DC too! Trump's Georgia trial should be interesting MTG will lead rioters in the charge up the courthouse steps! Will the cops use rubber bullets and tear gas on them, or just let them invade the courthouse like the capitol? They will all be armed to the teeth with body armor and AR15s doing open carry outside the courthouse, so they might shoot back at the cops if they start treating them like black people!
Authoritarian style attacks on judiciary expected as potential Trump indictment looms
10,606 views Feb 14, 2023 #DonaldTrump #RachelMaddow #Politics
Rachel Maddow looks at how authoritarians attack or coopt the judiciary in the course of establishing power, and are especially keen to do so when they're facing legal trouble.
Authoritarian style attacks on judiciary expected as potential Trump indictment looms
10,606 views Feb 14, 2023 #DonaldTrump #RachelMaddow #Politics
Rachel Maddow looks at how authoritarians attack or coopt the judiciary in the course of establishing power, and are especially keen to do so when they're facing legal trouble.
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Good luck with that Mike, looks like he could implicate himself. Doing the right thing on the vote count will probably save his ass from many sins.
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Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation
Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation | CNN Politics
Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to fight a recent subpoena from the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's post-2020 election activities based on the grounds that he was president of the Senate at the time and therefore shielded from the order, sources...
Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation
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Let's talk about the release of the Trump report from Georgia....
Sorry Mike Pence, you're a regular citizen now..have you ever seen The Island of Dr. Moreau?Good luck with that Mike, looks like he could implicate himself. Doing the right thing on the vote count will probably save his ass from many sins.
Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation | CNN Politics
Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to fight a recent subpoena from the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's post-2020 election activities based on the grounds that he was president of the Senate at the time and therefore shielded from the order, sources...
Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation
Also, don't get out of the car if you're caught in a Sideshow.