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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there going to be a drip, drip, drip of indictments...?
...until the people finally reach a consensus?
Is Weaselberg just the first of several indictments to come?
To many Americans, the first indictment did not seem like such a big deal. Certainly not that threatening for Donald Trump. But what happens when the next indictment falls?
What if it is Don Jr or part of the Trump family? Do people then begin to pay more attention?
What happens when more and more illegalities are exposed and brought forth to the public?
Does it finally reach a point where the majority of folks begin to look at the head of the Organization?
Is that the danger for Donald Trump? If indictments are leaked out one by one until there is no doubt who was in charge?
Will the drip, drip, drip turn into a gusher?
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)They do not see it as a serious development, up to this point.
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)Theyre paying attention and believe its the deep state going after their hero.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...bu they don't think their guy is guilty of anything. That possibility hasn't drawn their attention yet.
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)...it will weaken their argument and their defense. There comes a time when you are standing in the rain, it becomes difficult to argue that the sun is shining.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)There are a lot of people that do not follow the news as closely as we do.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I'm a very patient person.
just like his STDs
Happy 4th July kentuck
kentuck
(111,110 posts)My Friend!
dawg day
(7,947 posts)But I think probably that will be two underlings.
What might be important is if one or both pleads guilty... then that probably means they will testify.
CrispyQ
(36,509 posts)that it hurts the 20-30 new Q-anon candidates that are going to run. We don't need any more nutjobs in Congress.
KS Toronado
(17,317 posts)Hopefully before the midterms.
Joinfortmill
(14,456 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,300 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Snip > a This is no mere fringe benefits case. It is a straight-out fraud case, claiming that the defendants kept double books: phony ones to show the tax authorities, and accurate ones to be hidden from view. The question of whether a given company apartment or car might in theory (with appropriate supporting facts) have been an excludable fringe benefit turns out to be almost completely irrelevant. A better analogy to what is being charged here is the following: Suppose that your employer pays you monthly, through automatically deposited paychecks that end up being included on your annual W-2. But suppose that each month you could stop by the front office, request an envelope full of cash in unmarked bills, and have your W-2 reduced accordingly. So your true income would be the same as if you hadnt stopped by, but youd be reporting less salary. If your employer kept careful records of all the cash it gave you, and also still deducted it all, we would basically have this case. That is far different from simple failure to pay taxes on fringe benefits, which is how the indictment has been widely misunderstood, thanks in part to Trumps defense lawyers laying the groundwork before the charges were made public on Thursday.