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Georgia prosecutor clears decks for possible Trump charges
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) asked judges in the Georgia county not to schedule trials and in-person hearings in roughly the first half of August, a signal she may bring charges against former President Trump during that time.

Willis also indicated about 70 percent of her staff will work remotely on various days in August, according to a letter sent Thursday to local judges, law enforcement officials and elected officials.

“I respectfully request that judges not schedule trials and in person hearings during the weeks beginning Monday, August 7 and Monday, August 14,” Willis wrote. “If judges schedule in person hearings during the post-conference days when my office will be working partially remote, senior leadership will handle those proceedings.”

She also noted that few in-person proceedings will be held the week of July 31, because most judges will be attending the state’s annual judicial conference. The letter was first reported by The New York Times.

Willis gave no reason for the request but concluded the letter by thanking the recipients for their assistance in keeping the county’s judicial complex “safe during this time.”

The district attorney has been probing whether Trump or his allies violated the law in their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including a call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) in which he asked Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes,” the number needed to overturn now-President Biden’s victory in the state.

Willis has previously indicated she will announce any indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1, which would add to Trump’s legal woes as he campaigns to return to the White House.

But Trump’s team has downplayed his involvement in the probe as potential charges loom, noting he has not appeared before a grand jury in the case and casting Willis’s investigation as a “witch hunt”.

Other figures in Trump’s orbit, including former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and 16 Republicans who were part of the Trump campaign’s false elector scheme, also have been identified as targets.

In recent court filings, Willis indicated she had offered immunity deals to some involved in the scheme.

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That's the thing about the MAL top secret documents case, depending on the indictments Jack picks from the large menu, once indicted the judge might not grant bail for such charges, they don't often do, as exemplified by the Teixeira case currently before the courts and he is staying in jail until trial.

The kid could not stay in the custody of his parents and having Trump in a cell will make the SS agents job much easier. We will see if Jack wants him running around loose by how vigorously he pursues locking him up without bail when they arraign him in DC. Donald's blathering on the CNN clown hall and public admission that the initial crimes took place in DC when he knowingly broke the law, will make arraigning and trying him in DC a sure bet, removing any risk. If Donald is in a DC jail awaiting trial, how long will he delay it?

It would be far too soon IMHO and clear the field for meatball Ron and Joe doesn't want to run against him because America is stupid enough to elect him.

MAGA: Make Attorneys Get Attorneys, as Donald goes for the Guinness world record for fucking over lawyers and putting them in prison. All Donald's usual old tricks are not working, as his minions, cronies and lawyers are stripped away, and he doesn't know who to trust or who is an informant. This is criminal stuff, not the civil shit he is used to gaming the system over, the rules are much different with criminal matters. Lots of people have probably been recording his conversations with them on their phones to use as leverage, incase Jack comes after them...


Top Trump attorney says he quit over legal team's in-fighting

8,307 views May 21, 2023 #Trump #ClassifiedDocuments #MSNBC
Trump lawyer Timothy Parlatore has resigned from the classified documents investigation after testifying to a federal grand jury and overseeing searches of the former president's properties. MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin discusses what Trump's "increasingly dwindling pile of lawyers" means amid his growing legal troubles.

Now why would Glenn post something like this?

DIY-HP-LED said:

Now why would Glenn post something like this?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1660358269532008449

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Because he's deluded and hopeful...
He's proven to me that he has no more idea of when something is going to happen than i do.
He does know the law, but he seems to have trouble forecasting what people on both sides will do, and when they'll do it.

Roger A. Shrubber said:

Because he's deluded and hopeful...
He's proven to me that he has no more idea of when something is going to happen than i do.
He does know the law, but he seems to have trouble forecasting what people on both sides will do, and when they'll do it.

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He does have contacts and knows lots of people in the business. He also knows how the justice system is supposed to work and we all see that it is not working at the normal pace. When Garland first took over everybody assumed the DOJ would work as it used to and at the pace everybody thought it should, clearly it is not. I mostly look for reasons why this might be so and many legal pundits in America are either expressing outrage, or like me, think there is a larger purpose to all this and remaining silent. I mean the republicans can't say, hurry up and indict Trump or complain about delays in anyway and I've heard nothing but patience and silence from the democrats who want his ass the most. As for myself, I've concluded the democrats want Donald running around awhile longer to destroy the republican's chances in 24 and prosecutorial discretion for the AG is legal.

Roger A. Shrubber said:

Because he's deluded and hopeful...
He's proven to me that he has no more idea of when something is going to happen than i do.
He does know the law, but he seems to have trouble forecasting what people on both sides will do, and when they'll do it.

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What it suggests to me is that, even though he was a DOJ prosecutor, there are different species in the genus. He probably is fine discussing cases in the weight class he pursued back in the day.

This prosecution is a different and (to him and us) unfamiliar beast. It takes a different sort of prosecutorial style to go after the biggest and most politically dangerous game. Smith’s team is taking on a seditionist ex-president and career criminal who to this day has the entire Republican party at his back. The DOJ gets a single shot at this, and woe be all of us if for any reason it isn’t a kill shot. So he can be forgiven for not having a feel for something he never did.

But after two years of blown calls, his apparent unwillingness to learn from them gets irritating. Jmo

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What it suggests to me is that, even though he was a DOJ prosecutor, there are different species in the genus. He probably is fine discussing cases in the weight class he pursued back in the day.

This prosecution is a different and (to him and us) unfamiliar beast. It takes a different sort of prosecutorial style to go after the biggest and most politically dangerous game. Smith’s team is taking on a seditionist ex-president and career criminal who to this day has the entire Republican party at his back. The DOJ gets a single shot at this, and woe be all of us if for any reason it isn’t a kill shot. So he can be forgiven for not having a feel for something he never did.

But after two years of blown calls, his apparent unwillingness to learn from them gets irritating. Jmo

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They will have multiple kicks at Trump, the documents, the obstruction, J6 and mail and wire fraud, that's just the feds for now. Why no indictments over the Mueller report? Or why did they let the clock run out on the Stormy Daniels hush money scheme, that was a winnable case. They are not that concerned about getting only one chance and neither are the states, timing is more important IMO. Nobody will break the law or even do anything considered improper, but taking Trump down in primary season will cause a shitstorm inside the GOP. That is assuming the MAL docs case doesn't put in in jail upon indictment.

Nobody could believe Trump could be so fucking stupid over the MAL documents and Garland must have had to pick his jaw up off his desk. Donald left his asshole exposed to the bright sunshine there and must have ignored the advice of many lawyers, just like J6 I suppose. We should have known better, but Donald is so fucking stupid that normal people can't account for it.


Trump was warned he could not keep classified documents: report

41,066 views May 22, 2023 #Trump #ClassifiedDocuments #Politics
Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump was put on notice that he could not retain any classified documents after he was subpoenaed for their return last year, according to new reporting from the Guardian's Hugo Lowell.

An odd phrase in this article: the “need for a strong national interest justification for any prosecution”.

I would say that any unanswered (alleged/suspected) criminal conduct by a president handily meets the criterion.

cannabineer said:

An odd phrase in this article: the “need for a strong national interest justification for any prosecution”.

I would say that any unanswered (alleged/suspected) criminal conduct by a president handily meets the criterion.

New glimpse into documents case suggests a fateful new reckoning is looming over Trump | CNN Politics

Latest revelations from the special counsel’s probe into ex-President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents deepen a sense that a grave political moment is approaching.

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CNN puts right wing baloney in their otherwise perfectly good sandwiches. Right in the middle of a facts based news report some editor (I guess it was an editor and not the author) will paste a completely incoherent and false argument that the fascists make. Such as, in this article:

"At the same time however, there is also a profound national interest in the peaceful conduct of a presidential election that all Americans see as fair. And Trump has already successfully cast deep suspicion on the motives of the Justice Department and the Biden administration -- arguing, that he is the target of a coordinated campaign of political persecution. "

That is right wing baloney. CNN has gone schizo. It should make no sense to somebody who hasn't joined the cult. There are a few other slices of right wing baloney in that article. Enough to make the sandwich unfit for consumption.

Looks like Jack is looking into Trump's deals while he was POTUS as part of the MAL classified documents case.

Trump to appear via video to hear warning about sharing evidence in Manhattan DA case
Former President Trump is scheduled to appear virtually in New York criminal court Tuesday afternoon to hear new rules that will bar him from using evidence to attack witnesses.

Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to take the extra step of personally instructing the former president on the terms, which were outlined in a protective order May 8.

Prosecutors requested the order shortly after Trump’s arraignment, citing what they described as a history of making “harassing, embarrassing, and threatening statements” toward individuals involved in legal disputes.

Trump’s scheduled appearance will be his first since April 4, when he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments his company made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels via his former lawyer Michael Cohen.
While Trump’s lawyers and the prosecutors are required to attend the hearing in person Tuesday, Trump will be connected by video conference, avoiding the security precautions taken last month.

Merchan made clear that Trump is allowed to speak publicly about the case, insisting the protective order should not be construed as a gag order and that he has the right to defend himself publicly.

Trump is, however, prohibited from using evidence turned over in the pretrial discovery process to target witnesses. The former president and his lawyers are also not allowed to disseminate evidence to third parties or social media — and certain evidence is accessible only to his lawyers.
The hearing is scheduled to take place at 2:15 p.m.

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Trump to appear via video to hear warning about sharing evidence in Manhattan DA case
Former President Trump is scheduled to appear virtually in New York criminal court Tuesday afternoon to hear new rules that will bar him from using evidence to attack witnesses.

Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to take the extra step of personally instructing the former president on the terms, which were outlined in a protective order May 8.

Prosecutors requested the order shortly after Trump’s arraignment, citing what they described as a history of making “harassing, embarrassing, and threatening statements” toward individuals involved in legal disputes.

Trump’s scheduled appearance will be his first since April 4, when he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments his company made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels via his former lawyer Michael Cohen.
While Trump’s lawyers and the prosecutors are required to attend the hearing in person Tuesday, Trump will be connected by video conference, avoiding the security precautions taken last month.

Merchan made clear that Trump is allowed to speak publicly about the case, insisting the protective order should not be construed as a gag order and that he has the right to defend himself publicly.

Trump is, however, prohibited from using evidence turned over in the pretrial discovery process to target witnesses. The former president and his lawyers are also not allowed to disseminate evidence to third parties or social media — and certain evidence is accessible only to his lawyers.
The hearing is scheduled to take place at 2:15 p.m.

Trump to appear via video to hear warning about sharing evidence in Manhattan DA case

Former President Trump is scheduled to appear virtually in New York criminal court Tuesday afternoon to hear new rules that will bar him from using evidence to attack witnesses. Judge Juan Manuel M…

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It doesn't matter what you tell him not to repeat, he'll repeat it...He has no choice, his tiny withered brain is hardwired to behave a certain way, and there aren't any spare circuits to reroute anything important, like shutting the fuck up and not threatening witnesses and prosecutors...

Roger A. Shrubber said:

It doesn't matter what you tell him not to repeat, he'll repeat it...He has no choice, his tiny withered brain is hardwired to behave a certain way, and there aren't any spare circuits to reroute anything important, like shutting the fuck up and not threatening witnesses and prosecutors...

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probably, in which case the judge can find him in contempt, which could get immediately expensive. “go ahead; make my day”

Roger A. Shrubber said:

It doesn't matter what you tell him not to repeat, he'll repeat it...He has no choice, his tiny withered brain is hardwired to behave a certain way, and there aren't any spare circuits to reroute anything important, like shutting the fuck up and not threatening witnesses and prosecutors...

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If he appears on video, there is recorded video evidence of his remedial education which will make his contempt trial much easier. I dunno if the in-person court proceedings are recorded, but this class for the mentally handicapped will be. The judge needs to make it clear that the next time he appears for violating a court order, he will do so in an orange jumpsuit wearing cuffs and reporters will be allowed in the courtroom for photos of him in his new wardrobe. He can appeal from his cell...

Looks like Jack is wrapping things up and the MAL documents and obstruction cases... Indictments soon the pundits are saying...


Trump allies 'bracing for indictment' as special counsel wraps up Mar-a-Lago document probe: report

Special counsel Jack Smith is finished with collecting testimony and other evidence in his investigation into Donald Trump's classified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago, according to a report.

Reporting Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that those close to the former president are "bracing for his indictment" and are searching for ways "to fundraise off a prosecution."

On Monday, the New York Times reported that the Justice Department had subpoenaed financial documents involving business dealings between Trump's company and seven overseas countries in conjunction with the documents probe.

Over the course of the investigation, Mar-a-Lago staff, Trump aides and lawyers have been called to testify before the grand jury. A number of the interviews have come in recent weeks as the probe comes to a close.

Given a recent CNN report, it appears that the latest piece of the investigation has been about possible obstructions of justice. For example, last week the National Archives turned over all communications between then-President Trump and White House staff about the training they received on preserving documents.

The final decision on an indictment is ultimately left up to Attorney General Merrick Garland, though if there is one, it will come at the recommendation of the federal grand jury.

There is still an ongoing investigation into the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.