DBP66 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Signs Are Pointing to Racketeering Charges in Georgia Trump Probe 5.2k Nikki McCann Ramirez Fri, June 2, 2023 at 11:07 AM EDT Former U.S. President Donald Trump Visits Scotland - Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine Georgia’s 2020 election results is expanding to include Washington, D.C., and various other states, according to a Friday report from The Washington Post. According to sources who spoke to the Post, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking information regarding two firms the Trump campaign contracted to dig up evidence supporting Trump’s false claims of voter fraud throughout the country. Simpatico Software Systems and Berkeley Research Group, at least one of which Willis’ office has subpoenaed, were unable to find any instance of voting irregularities that would have changed the outcome of the election. As previously reported by the Post, the Trump campaign ultimately hid the firms’ findings from the public. Earlier this year, Willis’ office hinted that they were considering invoking Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute in the case against Trump. The expansion of the Georgia DA’s probe into Trump’s activities outside of the state boosts theories that Willis will likely include racketeering charges in an indictment, which is expected in August. Willis is not the only investigator probing potential criminal conduct by the former president in the aftermath of the 2020 election. In Washington, D.C., Special Counsel Jack Smith is conducting dual investigations into Trump’s schemes to overturn his election loss and his hoarding of classified documents following his departure from office. As Smith’s investigations heat up, sources close to Trump have told Rolling Stone that Trump’s attorneys have been preparing him for what they believe is an almost inevitable indictment. As Trump juggles a campaign, a looming criminal trial, and the threat of even more legal woes, it’s no surprise the former president is feeling vengeful. As previously reported by Rolling Stone, the former president is already railing to his close advisers about his plans to purge federal law enforcement agencies of individuals who participated in investigations into his conduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Trump goes on rant about possible DOJ charges after his lawyers meet federal prosecutors over Mar-a-Lago documents 106 Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News Mon, June 5, 2023 at 3:41 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump went on a rant Monday over the possibly of being hit with charges after his lawyers met with federal prosecutors and as the investigation into classified documents he took to Mar-a-Lago appears to be entering its final stage. Several Trump attorneys were spotted by reporters leaving the Justice Department headquarters after the 90-minute meeting, which could be related to Trump’s demand for a meeting about the probe led by special counsel Jack Smith. It’s not known which officials the lawyers met with or what the agenda was. But Trump himself suggested that an indictment could be coming soon in a statement posted on his social media site just minutes after the lawyers emerged from the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. “How can DoJ possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong, when no other president’s were charged,” Trump posted. Trump two weeks ago demanded a face-to-face meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to raise concerns about what they alleged was prosecutorial misconduct and overreach by Smith. Such a meeting with Garland or some other top official could also be a final chance to convince prosecutors not to charge Trump in the documents case or to file lesser charges. The investigation into the mishandling of classified documents is thought to be nearing its end. The grand jury hearing evidence in the case is reportedly expected to meet this week after not meeting for about a month. That could be a sign that a decision on charging Trump or others is imminent, although the panel could also be simply hearing fresh evidence. The former president took thousands of documents with him to Mar-a-Lago when he left office in 2021. After months of haggling with federal archives officials, he returned several boxes. But prosecutors demanded the rest, prompting them to hit him with a subpoena. They later became convinced that he was hiding more documents, prompting a judge-approved search that turned up more than 100 additional classified documents. Prosecutors may consider that defiance and other steps taken by Trump to be evidence of obstruction of justice. The grand jury has also heard evidence thats Trump showed the documents to unauthorized third parties, which could violate the espionage act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Trump Loses It as Lawyers Push DOJ Not to Charge Him 4.7k Nikki McCann Ramirez Mon, June 5, 2023 at 4:48 PM EDT trump-doj-meeting.jpg LIV Golf Invitational - DC - Pro-Am - Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images Donald Trump’s attorneys were spotted at the offices of the Department of Justice on Monday, where they reportedly begged prosecutors investigating the former president’s hoarding of classified documents not to charge him. The New York Times reported later in the day that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the investigation, was in attendance. The last-minute scramble to mollify investigators is unsurprising. Trump is expected to be charged in the probe, with Rolling Stone reporting in May that his attorneys have been preparing him to face yet another criminal indictment. As to the speculation hours after the meeting concluded through an unrestrained, all-caps rant on Truth Social. “HOW CAN DOJ POSSIBLY CHARGE ME, WHO DID NOTHING WRONG, WHEN NO OTHER PRESIDENT’S WERE CHARGED, WHEN JOE BIDEN WON’T BE CHARGED FOR ANYTHING,” Trump railed. “ONLY TRUMP – THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!” Trump also incorrectly claimed that President Biden had kept “1850 BOXES [of documents]. MUCH OF IT CLASSIFIED.” While a relatively small number of documents were found at several of Biden’s residences and offices, the current president has not gotten off scot-free. In January, Attorney General Merrick Garland named Robert Hur, a Trump-appointed former federal prosecutor, as special counsel to investigate Biden’s handling of documents. The current president proactively moved to hand over any documents in his possession, but Trump’s dealings with authorities has been much more adversarial. After months of pleading from the National Archives, a subpoena, and an FBI search, federal authorities recovered more than 300 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago since Trump’s departure from office. Trump claimed he had unilateral authority to telepathically declassify documents at-will, and his legal team went so far as to petition the Supreme Court to prevent investigators from reviewing the material. Trump claimed he declassified everything he took from the White House, but news broke last week that the DOJ had recovered a 2021 recording of Trump admitting to having kept a “SECRET” level classified document allegedly containing a proposed attack plan against Iran, which he knew he couldn’t simply declassify. Trump’s attorneys have since claimed no such document is in Trump’s possession. During a Fox News town hall event last Thursday, Trump responded to a question about the recording by claiming that he didn’t know anything about it. “All I know is this: everything I did was right,” he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 Trump informed that he is target of special counsel investigation over classified docs: Sources Scroll back up to restore default view. 2.9k KATHERINE FAULDERS, JOHN SANTUCCI, PIERRE THOMAS and ALEXANDER MALLIN Wed, June 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith's office in recent weeks informing him that he is the target of an ongoing investigation related to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. The point of a target letter is to put the subject on notice that they are facing the prospect of indictment. Department of Justice guidelines state that "the prosecutor, in appropriate cases, is encouraged to notify such person a reasonable time before seeking an indictment in order to afford him or her an opportunity to testify before the grand jury." Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and argues he is being singled out by enemies. "I've done NOTHING wrong, but I have assumed for years that I am a Target of the WEAPONIZED DOJ & FBI," he wrote on social media this week. Lawyers for Trump on Monday met with officials at the DOJ, sources previously said. That meeting included Smith and a career justice official but neither Attorney General Merrick Garland nor Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, sources said. PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at a Team Trump volunteer leadership training event held at the Grimes Community Complex on June 1, 2023, in Grimes, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Last month, Trump's lawyers requested a meeting with Garland amid fears that the coming weeks could bring a possible indictment regarding Trump's alleged efforts to retain materials after leaving office and obstruct the government's attempts to retrieve them. The lawyers said they had questions surrounding the integrity of the grand juries investigating the former president. Smith, the special counsel, was named by Garland in November after Trump launched his third White House bid. Smith is also investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump is separately charged in New York City with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money paid made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential race. He pleaded not guilty in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 8 hours ago, concha said: he must have learned that move from your boy....the convicted sexual predator....😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 This Comer guy is the new clown act in D.C....his "proof" is no "proof"....he keeps swinging and missing...he reminds my of own Don Rickles (aka Concha)...two clowns..🤡...🤡 House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director Wray over Biden doc House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after he and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, met with FBI officials to view confidential documents Comer demanded in his investigation of President Joe Biden's family, Monday, June 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) 67 FARNOUSH AMIRI Wed, June 7, 2023 at 10:11 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday called off a vote on a contempt of Congress charge against FBI Director Christopher Wray, accepting a last-minute offer by the bureau to allow the full committee access to a confidential document of an unverified tip about President Joe Biden. Rep. James Comer said in a statement that the committee is removing a contempt resolution against Wray from Thursday's schedule after receiving an accommodation that would give the full committee access to the document. “Allowing all Oversight Committee members to review this record is an important step toward conducting oversight of the FBI and holding it accountable to the American people," the Kentucky Republican said. The action that played out over the last month against Wray reflects a larger breakdown between Republicans and the FBI that has only intensified this year, with some conservatives talking openly about trying to defund the bureau. It's a rift that first opened during the Russia investigation of then-President Donald Trump and has only widened amid the FBI's wide-ranging criminal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, which some Republicans view as overly zealous and politicized. The FBI made the last-ditch effort to ward off the contempt vote Wednesday, offering to give every lawmaker on the oversight committee access to a redacted version of a confidential document that alleges a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. It was unclear until late Wednesday if Comer would accept the offer even as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that would suffice. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on oversight committee, said in a statement Wednesday that he’s happy Comer accepted the “good faith” offer from the FBI but warned his colleague across the aisle of the precedent his actions leading up to this could set. “Holding someone in contempt of Congress is among the most serious actions our Committee can take and it should not be weaponized to undermine the FBI,” Raskin said. The FBI has called the contempt vote unwarranted considering the bureau had “continuously demonstrated its commitment to accommodate the committee’s request,” while protecting the safety of sources and the integrity of ongoing investigations. But Comer had consistently said for the past month that the only way for the FBI to comply with the subpoena is to provide an unredacted copy of the document. It's unclear what made him change course at the last minute. FBI officials have already shown a redacted version of the several-page form to Comer and Raskin during a 90-minute briefing Monday. The bureau described that briefing as an “extraordinary accommodation" where both men were able to take notes on the document and ask questions. The whole contempt fight over the document moved at an unusually rapid speed for the House. Committees often battle for months with an agency or a witness before resorting to contempt proceedings, often haggling over an “accommodation” that is considered compliance with a subpoena. Republicans moved far faster, arriving at contempt a little over a month after issuing the subpoena to Wray on May 3. It would have been the first time Republicans had used the contempt power against a federal official since taking control of the House in January, but would be far from a rare occurrence in the House. Democrats wielded the power of contempt memorably in the last Congress as part of the committee investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted by a jury on contempt charges last year after a referral from the House Jan. 6 committee. Another former Trump official, Peter Navarro, is awaiting trial on a contempt charge as well. He has pleaded not guilty. The Biden document at the center of the new dispute was written up by a longtime FBI source whom both Republicans and Democrats have described as credible. In it, the source details an unverified tip received in 2020 about the business dealings of Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, in Ukraine. Hunter Biden worked on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 Bannon received subpoena in special counsel’s Jan. 6 investigation: report 70 Jared Gans Wed, June 7, 2023 at 7:41 PM EDT Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon received a subpoena in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, NBC News reported Wednesday. Two sources familiar with the matter told the outlet that a grand jury subpoenaed Bannon for documents and testimony in late May. Bannon only officially served in the White House in 2017, but he remained a close ally to Trump throughout his presidency. A spokesperson for Smith’s office declined to comment. The Hill has reached out to Bannon’s attorney for comment. Bannon was held in contempt over his refusal to provide documents and testimony to the House select committee that investigated the insurrection and the efforts to overturn the election results during the previous session of Congress. He was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress last July and sentenced to four months in prison. Bannon has remained out of prison while he pursues appeals to the conviction. Smith has also been investigating the classified and sensitive documents that were taken from the White House to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Fla., and discovered following an FBI search of the property in August. Trump’s attorneys met with DOJ prosecutors, reportedly including Smith, on Monday to discuss the probe into the documents. The former president released a series of social media posts slamming the investigations into him as politically motivated following the meeting. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified before a grand jury in Smith’s investigations, but if he testified about one or both of the probes is unclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM IRONMAN Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 I almost miss your page long cut and paste articles….almost 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 39 minutes ago, I AM IRONMAN said: I almost miss your page long cut and paste articles….almost 😂 you're too scared of reality....😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM IRONMAN Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, DBP66 said: you're too scared of reality....😉 Reality is right around the corner…get ready for an even better time period then 2016-2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 hours ago, I AM IRONMAN said: Reality is right around the corner…get ready for an even better time period then 2016-2020. LOL...yea, when Trump will be in prison!....😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 7 charges...they threw the book at his lying ass....chalk up a win for justice...and to all the Trump clowns..."got em'"...😉 Donald Trump Says He Has Been Indicted In Classified Documents Case Donald Trump Says He Has Been Indicted In Classified Documents Case Nick Visser Thu, June 8, 2023 at 7:37 PM EDT In this article: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the Justice Department’s investigation over his handling of classified documents, he wrote on his Truth Social site on Thursday. “I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election,” he wrote. “I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 They just reported 15 mins. after being charged...he's using the arrest to fund raise....LOL...the grift continues...🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, DBP66 said: They just reported 15 mins. after being charged...he's using the arrest to fund raise....LOL...the grift continues...🙄 What are the chances his supporters give him credit for any of it? Zero. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Trump charged in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation Story by Devlin Barrett, Perry Stein, Josh Dawsey • 59m ago Trump charged in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation© Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’s been charged by the Justice Department in connection with the discovery that hundreds of classified documents were taken to his Mar-a-Lago home after he left the White House — a seismic event in the nation’s political and legal history. Several Trump advisers confirmed the charges. Trump, who is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday at 3 p.m. A seven-count indictment has been filed in federal court naming the former president as a criminal defendant, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a case that has yet to be unsealed. The charges include illegal retention of government secrets, obstruction of justice and conspiracy, according to people familiar with the matter. It is the second time Trump has been criminally charged since March, when he was indicted in state court in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments from 2016. Trump, who has denied wrongdoing in both cases, is the only former president ever charged with a crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 46 minutes ago, World Citizen said: You are seriously blaming republicans for not bailing out democrats after they made the prices for everything go up? Man you are a scum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Nolebull813 said: You are seriously blaming republicans for not bailing out democrats after they made the prices for everything go up? Man you are a scum Scum? Triggered much? 😄 No, I am not blaming anybody. I am showing that Republicans voted against measures that would help counter inflation. It's how they vote. Should I say that with crayons so you can understand. You are sooooo not smart. Democrats made prices go up and wanted Republicans to bail them out? Lol. You can't even insult me without making yourself look like a moron who doesn't know how anything works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfaddict1 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 8:17 PM, golfaddict1 said: DeSantis and his 2-3 inch heeled boots is waiting on deck with his Yale baseball bat ready to take some uppercut swings “if” Trump’s legal matters get to the point of Cult numbers flocking away or if Fulton County brings attention in the summer (stop laughing 😂). Todays news won’t do it. Trump’s ratings will probably rise higher initially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 7 hours ago, golfaddict1 said: Todays news won’t do it. Trump’s ratings will probably rise higher initially. I agree....the Trump nuts will feel he's being "targeted" again....and they will help him and his grift and the $$ will start following his way for a while....BUT for the rest of America?....this is a great day to celebrate his arrest and show the world what America is all about...."NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW"....that's what makes America GREAT....lock his lying ass up...😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Trump: I have been indicted in classified documents case Possible charges could include a violation of the Espionage Act. 37.7k David Knowles ·Senior Editor Thu, June 8, 2023 at 8:14 PM EDT Donald Trump at a campaign event in Waco, Texas, March 25. (Evan Vucci/AP) Former President Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening that his attorneys had been informed that he had been indicted by the federal government for alleged crimes stemming from his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House in early 2021. “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax,” Trump wrote on his social media website, Truth Social, adding, “I have been summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM. I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States.” Reuters, ABC News and the Associated Press confirmed that Trump had been indicted on seven criminal counts in relation to his handling of the documents, his second indictment in as many months. The National Archives and the FBI sought to retrieve the classified documents before issuing a subpoena last spring for their return. Possible Espionage Act charge Among the charges that will be made public Tuesday, Trump will be accused of violating the Espionage Act, according to reporting from the New York Times. The act prohibits the unauthorized possession of national defense-related documents and makes special mention of those that are "willfully retained" despite government efforts to retain them. If convicted on that charge alone, Trump, 76, could face a sentence of 10 years behind bars. Justice Department stays mum Attorney General Merrick Garland. (Nathan Howard/AP) The Justice Department did not issue a statement about the latest indictment or the specific charges it would contain, the AP reported. Two people familiar with the case but who are not authorized to speak publicly about it, confirmed to the outlet that prosecutors had contacted Trump's lawyers on Thursday to inform them of the indictment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM IRONMAN Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 He’s baaaaaaack (to page long cut and pastes!)😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Just now, I AM IRONMAN said: He’s baaaaaaack (to page long cut and pastes!)😉 LOL...BIG NEWS requires big posts......and guess what???..they "got em' "!...LOL.....and what say you??....7 counts.....😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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