DBP66 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Trump aides think a family member informed on him to the FBI because agents knew where to find a specific leather case, report says Tom Porter Thu, August 18, 2022 at 6:52 AM Donald Trump with his children and other relatives as he left Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the end of his presidency, on January 20, 2021.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images Trump aides are speculating about the identity a possible informant at Mar-a-Lago. Some think only a member of Trump's family could have done it, The Guardian reported. Acting on information from a witness, the FBI searched the ex-president's Florida home. Aides to former President Donald Trump believe that a member of his family may have tipped off the FBI about the presence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, The Guardian reported. Multiple sources close to Trump told the publication that after the August 8 search of Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, aides began speculating about who could have been speaking to the agency. In the search, agents took more than a dozen boxes of items, including highly classified information. Agents appeared to have specific information about what to look for. Speculation initially focussed on Trump's political aides and resort staff at Mar-a-Lago, the outlet's sources said, before shifting to those closer to Trump. According to the sources, some aides were convinced that only a family member would have known to point agents to a particular leather-bound box, as well as knowing the location of Trump's safe. Both Trump's estranged niece, Mary, and his former attorney Michael Cohen have speculated that Jared Kushner, the former president's son-in-law, could be the informant. Neither offered evidence to back the claim. According to multiple reports, agents conducting the raid were acting on information, including witness testimony, that Trump had not return all the classified information which was requested by the Justice Department and National Archives. The New York Times reported that agents also obtained surveillance footage via subpoena of a hallway near the storage room where the documents were being kept and saw something that alarmed them. The Justice Department has asked a judge not to release the affidavit which details the probable cause the search was based on, saying that it could provide information about the scope of the investigation. Trump has said he wants the document to be made public. The warrant used in the search, which was unsealed Friday, showed that agents believe Trump may have violated several laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump has denied any wrongdoing over the handling of the documents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 'It's over' for the Trump Organization if its CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty, legal analyst and ex-prosecutor says Matthew Loh Wed, August 17, 2022 at 4:40 AM Allen Weisselberg, the former CFO of the Trump Organization, is expected to take a plea deal as early as Thursday.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The Trump Organization would be doomed if its ex-CFO pleads guilty this week, a legal analyst said. Allen Weisselberg is expected to take a plea deal with the Manhattan DA's office, the NYT reported. The financial consequences for Donald Trump "are huge," said a former prosecutor. A guilty plea from the Trump Organization's former chief financial officer in the criminal tax case against him would spell financial disaster for former President Donald Trump and his family business, said a former top federal prosecutor on Tuesday. The New York Times reported that Allen Weisselberg, a longtime top executive for the Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty in a deal with the Manhattan district attorney's office as early as Thursday. He and the Trump Organization face 15 felony counts, which include one count each of scheme to defraud, conspiracy, and grand larceny. Prosecutors said the charges stemmed from a "sweeping and audacious payment scheme" in which Weisselberg avoided paying taxes for up to $1.7 million of his income starting in March 2005. The Times reported that Weisselberg's deal would see him receive five months in prison, compared to a sentence of at least one year if he was found guilty in court. "Once Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty, it's over for the Trump Organization," said Andrew Weissmann, a law professor at New York University and former lead prosecutor under Robert Mueller, on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell." He said that crimes committed by Weisselberg would be attributed to the Trump Organization, meaning the company would also be held responsible for the charges. The Trump Organization is scheduled to face trial on October 24. If Weisselberg does not take a plea deal and goes to court, he will face trial alongside the business group. Both he and the Trump Organization have pleaded not guilty. "So the leverage in terms of the financial consequences to Donald Trump doesn't mean he's going to jail, but the consequences for the Trump Organization are huge," Weissmann said. "Remember, for those people who think Donald Trump did this in part for money, that he's venal, this is a big deal," he added. Weissmann said that if he were advising Trump on handling the list of investigations and lawsuits against him, he would prioritize dealing with the consequences of Weisselberg's plea deal. Trump currently faces six lawsuits, three criminal investigations, and a civil investigation on top of his indictment by the Manhattan district attorney's office. He has also filed two lawsuits — one against his niece, Mary Trump, and another against his former election rival Hillary Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 interesting... TOP POSTERS IN THIS TOPIC DBP66 480 posts PS: Hope this helps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Troll said: interesting... TOP POSTERS IN THIS TOPIC DBP66 480 posts PS: Hope this helps... help??...LOL...I don't need help...did you happen to notice the topic headline?..."Trump's world"....well his world has been very busy these days champ and I'll proudly post all latest news about the guy so many of you worship just so you clowns can stay on top of your game....being played by a professional liar...and you guys play the game well, tell us all about the suitcases under the table story again!....🤡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concha Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 The death of downtown: San Francisco, Cleveland and Portland have seen activity drop by almost 50 percent - as soaring crime in the Democrat-run cities forces workers, tourists and homeowners away 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, DBP66 said: help??<<<OK...LOL...I don't need help...did you happen to notice the topic headline?<<<yes..."Livin inTrump's world".... Livin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concha Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Troll said: Livin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concha Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I wonder why so many people are fleeing liberal-run cities... Shocking moment mob of looters RANSACK and destroy 7-Eleven store in Democrat-led LA, leaving store worker fearing for his life https://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2022/08/19/119956227718598389/636x382_MP4_119956227718598389.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, concha said: I wonder why so many people are fleeing liberal-run cities... Shocking moment mob of looters RANSACK and destroy 7-Eleven store in Democrat-led LA, leaving store worker fearing for his life https://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2022/08/19/119956227718598389/636x382_MP4_119956227718598389.mp4 do any crimes happen in Republican states??...like all the poor red-neck ones down south that have the highest crime/murder rates....keep wondering....🤡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concha Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, DBP66 said: do any crimes happen in Republican states??...like all the poor red-neck ones down south that have the highest crime/murder rates....keep wondering....🤡 How many of these cities with populations over 200k are run by Republicans? Check this list from a CBS article (you won't because you are lazy, stupid and don't care how many people are killed by Democrat Party governance). How many of the worst murder rates are n cities run by Republicans? https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/murder-map-deadliest-u-s-cities/56/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concha Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 'Why would anyone want to be a cop in America today?' Furious police union shares footage of two NYPD cops being subjected to racist abuse while patrolling the streets of Eric Adams' rotting Big Apple The cops were a black aman and a Hispanic woman. Thank the environment created by the Woke Left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 The scam continues....suckers will be suckers....😪 'Can I count on you?' Trump revs up fundraising pitches after FBI's Mar-a-Lago search Erin Mansfield, Candy Woodall and Rachel Looker, USA TODAY Fri, August 19, 2022 at 9:56 AM Former President Donald Trump is aggressively fundraising off the FBI’s seizure of confidential documents at his Mar-a-Lago home, sending a blitz of emails that urge supporters to donate to an “Official Trump Defense Fund.” The money is being solicited through a fundraising vehicle that can dump money into Donald Trump’s leadership PAC, Save America, and to another fund, Make America Great Again PAC, which evolved out of his first presidential campaign. A logo for the "Official Trump Defense Fund" that Save America Joint Fundraising Committee is fundraising for in light of the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is using the criminal investigation as an opportunity to motivate his supporters to stock war chests that already have more than $100 million. He will be able to use the money in a variety of ways, including opposing his political enemies, and preserving and extending his already-firm grip on the Republican Party. Some examples of what the former president sent to his followers in the days after the law enforcement actions include: “What recently took place at my Mar-a-Lago home was an unprecedented infringement of the rights of every American citizen,” the Save America Joint Fundraising Committee wrote on Aug. 12, which included the “Official Trump Defense Fund” logo at the bottom. “Scam after Scam, year after year. This POLITICAL PROSECUTION is merely a continuation of Russia, Russia, Russia, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax # 2, the no collusion Mueller Report, and more,” he said. A fundraising email sent Aug. 9 had the subject line, “The Democrats broke into the home of President Donald J. Trump.” The search was approved by a federal judge after the Department of Justice made a case that there was probable cause to believe a crime was committed. In the first 10 days since the Mar-a-Lago search, Trump and his allies sent out more than 120 emails explicitly fundraising off the raid. There were at least dozens more referring more generally to things like a “witch hunt” or the left being out to get Trump. 'Cocktail napkins, raincoats and golf balls' The vast majority were sent by the Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. Fifteen of the emails reference an “Official Trump Defense Fund,” language that is strikingly similar to the “Official Election Defense Fund” that the House committee probing Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack said likely never existed. The Save America Joint Fundraising Committee did not immediately reply to a question about whether there was a segregated fund for money that comes in for the “Official Trump Defense Fund” or where that money goes. Information on fundraising and spending this month will not be available until they report to the Federal Election Commission in September. Save America: Trump PAC formed to push debunked voter fraud claims paid $60K to Melania Trump's fashion designer Other fundraising emails came from the campaign arms of House Republicans and Senate Republicans, as well as funds affiliated with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. "Every single dollar raised will go directly to FIGHTING OFF the corrupt Left and their LIES,” an email sent Tuesday said. On Wednesday, an email promised a 1300% match in donation amounts for one day only, with text that claimed the FBI went on "a wild goose chase looking for cocktail napkins, raincoats and golf balls from the White House." The entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is shown Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. Who is he?: Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart facing firestorm for signing Mar-a-Lago search warrant Gallery: FBI search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida Not all emails explicitly say what the money will be used for, and the amount raised this month will not be disclosed with the FEC until September. An inquiry to the Save America Joint Fundraising Committee was not immediately returned. 'Time and maybe FEC records will tell' “There’s nothing inherently wrong with profiteering off of galvanizing news — and this is obviously very galvanizing for his base — as long as it’s going to the stated purpose,” said Danya Perry, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Perry said the “Official Election Defense Fund” was a “cut and dried” case because the Jan. 6 committee determined that the money largely did not go to election litigation. “Time and maybe FEC records will tell,” she said. Trump's VP: Pence expresses 'deep concern' over Mar-a-Lago search, asks for 'full accounting' from Garland She said Trump could also run into trouble if he’s fundraising not off of hyperbole, but off of false statements. A fundraising email sent Aug. 9 had subject line, “The Democrats broke into the home of President Donald J. Trump.” The search was approved by a federal judge after the Department of Justice made a case that there was probable cause that a crime was committed. An image from a campaign ad seeking money for an "Official Election Defense Fund" that the Jan. 6 committee said did not exist. Bruce Udolf, a defense attorney and former prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida, said the new Official Trump Defense Fund is “entirely predictable” and raises concerns. "If Trump's doing it, it's questionable," he said. Daniel Weiner, a director at New York University’s Brennan Center, said it's common for people across the political spectrum to use the concept that a candidate is being unfairly persecuted when asking for donations. And others have used the concept of a “fund” before. “This is a particular fundraising tactic that the Trump campaign has perfected,” he said. Fundraising emails promising matches are also common, and in Trump’s case, Weiner said there’s no indication the donations in the past have been being matched. “It’s just a fundraising tactic,” Weiner said. Ann Ravel, a Democrat who served on the Federal Election Commission, said fundraising off of Mar-a-Lago is “really unseemly.” “He is turning it into a fundraising (mechanism) and also using it probably for his purposes of politicizing it and therefore advancing his own career,” Ravel said. “Which is why I think it has to be related to deciding to run again in 2024 and to rile up the base.” Trump has not filed to run for election in 2024, but allies have called for him to take another stab at the White House, and his fundraising emails regularly ask supporters if they would vote for him a third time. Money that ends up with Save America can be spent for personal use, from clothing to defense attorneys, but cannot be turned back over to a potential campaign, Ravel said. The Make America Great Again PAC is not a leadership fund. Erin Chlopak, a senior director for campaign finance at the nonprofit watchdog group Campaign Legal Center, said the influx of fundraising emails could be “misleading at best” and “fraudulent at worst” if the donations do not in fact go to Trump’s legal defense. “There’s not necessarily a specific campaign finance law that prohibits general misleading fundraising,” she said, “but it’s certainly a problem that we have seen for many years.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Donald Trump launched a furious attack on 'broken down hack' Mitch McConnell and his 'crazy wife' in bust-up over GOP Senate candidates Alia Shoaib Sun, August 21, 2022 at 8:14 AM Former President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Joe Maiorana/AP Photo Trump lashed out at McConnell after he said the GOP might struggle to flip the Senate. Trump said McConnell was a "broken down hack politician" who should support GOP Senate hopefuls. The former president said McConnell should spend less time "helping his crazy wife and family get rich on China." Former President Donald Trump has launched a furious attack on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a dispute over the GOP Senate mid-term campaign. Trump said the senior senator from Kentucky should spend more time and money helping Republican Senate candidates get elected and "less time helping his crazy wife and family get rich on China."- ADVERTISEMENT - "Why do Republicans Senators allow a broken down hack politician, Mitch McConnell, to openly disparage hard working Republican candidates for the United States Senate," Trump wrote on Truth Social. McConnell has drawn ire from Trump after he said that Republicans will face a tough task in flipping the Senate majority, citing "candidate quality." Recent polling has shown that GOP nominees in the nation's most closely contested states are struggling to keep up. This includes Trump-backed candidates Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, JD Vance in Ohio, and Herschel Walker in Georgia. Trump and McConnell, who were once firm allies, have been publicly feuding since Trump's 2020 election loss. McConnell angered Trump after appearing to accept Joe Biden's victory and condemning the former president for being "practically and morally responsible" for the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump wrote on Truth Social that McConnell's comments about GOP Senate candidates were "an affront to honor and to leadership." The former president also made a disparaging comment about McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, who served as Trump's Transportation Secretary and was one of the first Cabinet officials to resign after the Capitol riot. She is reported to have spoken to the House January 6 panel earlier this month. Trump has previously drawn attention to Chao's business ties to China. Chao's family owns a shipping company that transports material to and from China, and a government watchdog has previously alleged that she used her office's staff and resources to support the business. Despite their fraught relationship, McConnell has said he would still support Trump as the party's 2024 nominee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Warrior Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 Just checking in, you get him yet? 2015 - We got him now 2016 - We got him now 2017 - We got him now 2018 - We got him now 2019 - We got him now 2020 - We got him now 2021 - We got him now 2022 - We got him now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Warrior said: Just checking in, you get him yet? 2015 - We got him now 2016 - We got him now 2017 - We got him now 2018 - We got him now 2019 - We got him now 2020 - We got him now 2021 - We got him now 2022 - We got him now naa...he's got nothing to worry about...it's all just "fake news"....🤡 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DBP66 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 More than 300 classified documents — including information related to the NSA, CIA, and FBI — were recovered from Mar-a-Lago in 3 separate batches, The New York Times reports Read full article Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert August 22, 2022, 11:22 PM·2 min read Mar-a-Lago one day after the FBI raid.Kimberly Leonard/Insider The New York Times reported Monday that Trump kept more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The documents included information from the CIA, NSA, and FBI on matters of national security. The government recovered the documents in three separate batches, including the Aug. 8 search. Former President Donald Trump kept more than 300 documents marked as classified at his residence in Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House, The New York Times reported Monday. The government recovered the documents, which include information related to the FBI, CIA, and National Security Administration, in three separate batches, The Times reported. The first group of documents, a batch of 15 boxes recovered by the National Archives in February, contained more than 150 classified materials and helped trigger the investigation that led to the raid on Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, The Times reported. The second set was provided to the Justice Department in June by Trump's aides, according to The Times. The rest were recovered on August 8, when FBI agents searched the Florida golf and country club and recovered documents including 11 sets of classified materials. While the specific content of the documents remains unknown, a source who had been briefed on the matter told The Times the files span "a variety of topics of national security interest." The FBI and representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Though Trump has had shifting responses to whether the documents were classified, he has denounced the investigation as an "unthinkable violation" of his rights. The search on Mar-a-Lago was executed after a federal magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, signed off on a warrant, which has been unsealed, indicating federal agents were seeking information related to national defense. The warrant relied on evidence cited in an affidavit, which is undergoing legal challenges regarding its release to the public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeBird Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 53 minutes ago, DBP66 said: More than 300 classified documents — including information related to the NSA, CIA, and FBI — were recovered from Mar-a-Lago in 3 separate batches, The New York Times reports Read full article Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert August 22, 2022, 11:22 PM·2 min read Mar-a-Lago one day after the FBI raid.Kimberly Leonard/Insider The New York Times reported Monday that Trump kept more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The documents included information from the CIA, NSA, and FBI on matters of national security. The government recovered the documents in three separate batches, including the Aug. 8 search. Former President Donald Trump kept more than 300 documents marked as classified at his residence in Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House, The New York Times reported Monday. The government recovered the documents, which include information related to the FBI, CIA, and National Security Administration, in three separate batches, The Times reported. The first group of documents, a batch of 15 boxes recovered by the National Archives in February, contained more than 150 classified materials and helped trigger the investigation that led to the raid on Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, The Times reported. The second set was provided to the Justice Department in June by Trump's aides, according to The Times. The rest were recovered on August 8, when FBI agents searched the Florida golf and country club and recovered documents including 11 sets of classified materials. While the specific content of the documents remains unknown, a source who had been briefed on the matter told The Times the files span "a variety of topics of national security interest." The FBI and representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Though Trump has had shifting responses to whether the documents were classified, he has denounced the investigation as an "unthinkable violation" of his rights. The search on Mar-a-Lago was executed after a federal magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, signed off on a warrant, which has been unsealed, indicating federal agents were seeking information related to national defense. The warrant relied on evidence cited in an affidavit, which is undergoing legal challenges regarding its release to the public. Got him this time 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, FreeBird said: Got him this time he got himself caught....once again..."the tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive"....😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP66 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Trump envoy releases letter from National Archives deemed 'extraordinary damning' for Trump Peter Weber, Senior editor Tue, August 23, 2022 at 2:42 AM U.S. National Archives Roy Rochlin/Getty Images The National Archives and Records Administration waited until May 12 to give the FBI access to the highly classified documents retrieved from former President Donald Trump in January, despite the Justice Department's "urgent" requests for the materials, according to a letter from National Archivist Debra Wall released late Monday by conservative journalist John Solomon, one of Trump's two authorized NARA liaisons. The May 10 letter to Trump's lawyers also affirms that the National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified documents, including "special access program materials" — among the most highly classified secretes in government — in the 15 boxes recovered from Trump's Mar-a-Lago complex. More classified material was taken from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI in June and August. Much of the letter covers Wall's rejection of a request by Trump's lawyers to shield the documents from the FBI on executive privilege grounds. The White House counsel said President Biden "defers to my determination," Wall wrote, and after discussions with the Office of Legal Counsel, "the question in this case is not a close one." - ADVERTISEMENT - "The executive branch here is seeking access to records belonging to, and in the custody of, the federal government itself," Wall wrote, "not only in order to investigate whether those records were handled in an unlawful manner but also, as the National Security Division explained, to 'conduct an assessment of the potential damage resulting from the apparent manner in which these materials were stored and transported and take any necessary remedial steps.'" The letter released by Trump's team is "extraordinarily damning for Trump" and his team, Politico's Kyle Cheney marveled on Twitter. "Trump allies pointed to this letter as some kind of evidence of Biden White House meddling," but "what it shows is officials expressing extreme alarm about national security damage based on records being held by Trump." The NARA letter is "damning" to Trump "on any number of levels," including its "lack of any reference to a claim by Trump's representatives that he had declassified any of the classified materials," adds University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck. "It's also telling that, even though this letter really hurts the Trump version of events, it wasn't released by the Biden Administration or NARA. It was released by Trump's own team — both a self-inflicted wound and further proof of how the government has been playing by the rules." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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