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malaise

(269,352 posts)
Sun May 14, 2023, 09:58 PM May 2023

Trump rages after sexual abuse verdict but legal woes have only just begun

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/trump-sexual-abuse-verdict-e-jean-carroll-legal-troubles

But in the coming months it’s going to get a lot harder for the former, and possibly future, American president to spin his legal problems as political persecution by Democratic elitists. Investigations against him are mounting, and even more troubled legal waters lie ahead for Trump – and some of his acolytes.

Indictments in conservative Georgia are coming down the line and many of the key witnesses against Trump will be his fellow Republicans, including some who helped him try to rig the 2020 election.

Similarly, investigations by a justice department special counsel into Trump’s actions leading up to the 6 January 2021 storming of the Capitol, and the stashing of classified documents at his Florida mansion, are being built on the accounts of aides and political associates who are potential witnesses against him.
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Can’t wait😀😀😀😀

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Trump rages after sexual abuse verdict but legal woes have only just begun (Original Post) malaise May 2023 OP
SEC: (un)TruthSocial financing. Smith: wire fraud re election claims, witness tampering & LIV golf Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #1
Yeah But BOSSHOG May 2023 #2
The Dream Team. H2O Man May 2023 #3
Everybody has a plan BOSSHOG May 2023 #5
Well done! H2O Man May 2023 #7
Pillow guy is going to produce all the real data.. Permanut May 2023 #9
He's having a press conference BOSSHOG May 2023 #11
He only engages the best people Rural_Progressive May 2023 #10
Yup, long time coming Joinfortmill May 2023 #4
Recommended. H2O Man May 2023 #6
woot woot! k&r nt orleans May 2023 #8

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,088 posts)
1. SEC: (un)TruthSocial financing. Smith: wire fraud re election claims, witness tampering & LIV golf
Sun May 14, 2023, 10:17 PM
May 2023

That's four extra legal jeopardies the rump faces.

The Washington Post reported on April 12 that in recent weeks the special counsel had subpoenaed a wide range of documents, including emails and texts, from numerous Trump associates and Republican operatives to compare what they had said privately about election fraud claims with what post-election Trump fundraising emails had said. The emails raised over $200 million in donations. Investigators were examining whether wire fraud had been committed by using false claims to swindle people out of money.[51][52]


[on May 4, NYT reported:] A subpoena had also been issued for records relating to Trump's dealings with LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed professional golf venture. The Times reported investigators were seeking to determine whether Trump paid for attorneys for witnesses based on their degree of loyalty to him.[60]


BOSSHOG

(37,174 posts)
2. Yeah But
Sun May 14, 2023, 10:28 PM
May 2023

Trump has comer, gym Jordan and the pillow guy working on his defense. Who in the DOJ is gonna take on that collection of brilliance?

H2O Man

(73,715 posts)
3. The Dream Team.
Sun May 14, 2023, 10:49 PM
May 2023

No one can compete, especially with the pillow guy. I've heard he bit Mike Tyson's ear off.

BOSSHOG

(37,174 posts)
11. He's having a press conference
Mon May 15, 2023, 11:03 AM
May 2023

At a porn shop at an undisclosed location on the east coast. He promises hundreds of thousands of documents. Porn to people trump loves.

H2O Man

(73,715 posts)
6. Recommended.
Sun May 14, 2023, 10:52 PM
May 2023

Later this month, the defendent faces a hearing with the judge in Manhattan, to discuss his behavior. We will see a stage two meltdown as a result.

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