DC - Former President Donald Trump indicted, 4 federal counts in 2020 election interference, 1 Aug 2023, Trial 4 Mar 2024

[sds71]

Trump says he will be indicted at 5p tonight in the Jan. 6 investigation

@MegKinnardAP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump indicted in federal probe over effort to undo election loss & subvert transfer of power in run-up to Jan. 6 riot

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686477702964842497

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf

 

[sds71]

https://twitter.com/Acosta

CNN: The federal grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election handed up an indictment in the federal courthouse in Washington, DC

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686481710840487936

 

[Inthedetails]

Trump says he will be indicted at 5p tonight in the Jan. 6 investigation

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686477702964842497

Agenda Free TV on youtube is starting a livestream soon on this topic.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Trump says he will be indicted at 5p tonight in the Jan. 6 investigation

Got to keep that pot boiling.
Another lot of begging for money on the horizon.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686486852553854976

Trump indictment live updates: Grand jury returns an indictment

The grand jury in special counsel Jack Smith's probe into Trump and his allies' efforts to overturn the 2020 election is arriving at the federal courthouse in D.C.

www.nbcnews.com

A sealed indictment was delivered to a D.C.-based magistrate judge that did not include any names.

It was presented to the judge by an individual believed to be the foreman of the grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The prosecutor who accompanied the foreman was Molly Gaston.

The government requested the indictment be filed under seal and a summons be issued to the unnamed defendant, a request that was granted by Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya. This comes as Trump says he expects to be indicted by Smith.

 

[sds71]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686490101696602115

The Trump indictment lists six co-conspirators but does not name them: four attorneys, a Justice Department official and a political consultant.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf

@Niner

Reuters: TRUMP SUMMONED TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL COURT IN D.C. ON AUG. 3 AT 4 PM ET -JUSTICE DEPT

 

[TootsieFootsie]

He's really winning those indictments.

He seems to never stop winning...

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686493358489780224

 

[Inthedetails]

He's really winning those indictments.

He seems to never stop winning...

Hurts to think a president of the USA is charged (rightfully so, imo) to defraud our nation (and more). Hurts almost more that people continue to be conned by him.

 

[SouthAussie]

Special counsel Jack Smith has delivered a short statement about today's indictment.

He says since the attack on the US Capitol, the Department of Justice has "remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day".

Smith: This case is brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation of other individuals continues. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens.

In the meantime, I must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Trump indicted by grand jury on four charges over 2020 election — as it happened

Former US president Donald Trump is indicted on criminal charges. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SouthAussie]

I had a quick scroll through the indictment ... Jack Smith's team has built what looks like a decent chronology of an orchestrated plan that started in early December 2020 (pg 23 of the indictment). Even though DT spent time before that fluffing around building election lies.


And one of the co-conspirators is a Justice Dept official (pgs 3 & 4 of the indictment)

• An attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant's 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not
• An attorney who devised and attempted to implement a strategy to leverage the Vice President's ceremonial role overseeing the certification proceeding to obstruct the certification of the presidential election.
• An attorney whose unfounded claims of election fraud the Defendant privately acknowledged to others sounded "crazy". Nonetheless, the Defendant embraced and publicly amplified co-conspirator three's disinformation.
• A Justice Department official who worked on civil matters and who, with the Defendant, attempted to use the Justice Department to open sham election crime investigations and influence state legislatures with knowingly false claims of election fraud
• An attorney who assisted in devising and attempting to implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding
• A political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trump indicted in federal Jan. 6 investigation: Full coverage

The Department of Justice notified the former president of the charges tied to the events of the 2021 Capitol insurrection on Tuesday.

news.yahoo.com

According to NBC News, John Eastman’s attorney Harvey Silverglate confirmed in a statement to the news outlet that his client is unindicted Co-conspirator No. 2, named in the 45-page indictment from today. Eastman, a member of Trump’s legal team, created a memo arguing then-Vice President Mike Pence had the power to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

 

[SouthAussie]

In the weeks leading up to the election, Mr Trump is alleged to have falsely told Mr Pence at least three times he had the authority to reject the electoral results, even though Mr Pence pushed back every time.

One of the conversations took place after Mr Pence called Mr Trump on Christmas to wish him a merry Christmas, prosecutors said.

After Mr Pence pushed back on the plan in a call a week later, Mr Trump told him, "You're too honest," prosecutors said.

Trump indicted by grand jury on four charges over 2020 election — as it happened

Former US president Donald Trump is indicted on criminal charges. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

www.abc.net.au

 

[sds71]

Kaitlan Collins
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins
@kaitlancollins

Mike Pence statement: “Today's indictment serves as an important reminder: anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States...Our country is more important than one man. Our Constitution is more important than any one man’s career."

 

[Vaderman]

I've been waiting for this one.

The first (NYC) indictment? Desperate/overreach in my opinion.
The classified documents inditement(s)? Meh. So far.
But I watched/listened to January 6th unfold live while on my lunch break. He was a menace and absolutely instigated the riot.

 

[SouthAussie]

In the obstruction charge — which carries up to 20 years in prison
Conspiracy to defraud the US — which is punishable by up to five years in prison
Conspire to interfere with rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution, in this case: the right to vote and have one’s vote counted. It is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Trump indicted by grand jury on four charges over 2020 election — as it happened

Former US president Donald Trump is indicted on criminal charges. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SouthAussie]

Business Insider has taken an informed guess about the identities of the co-conspirators.

Co-conspirator 1: Rudy Giuliani (lawyer)
Co-conspirator 2: John Eastman (lawyer) - confirmed by Eastman's lawyer, as per JerseyGirl's post above
Co-conspirator 3: Sidney Powell (lawyer)
Co-conspirator 4: Jeffrey Clark (Justice Dept)
Co-conspirator 5: Kenneth Chesebro (lawyer)
Co-conspirator 6: Unclear (political consultant)

Here are the likely identities of Trump's co-conspirators in the January 6 indictment

The latest indictment of former President Donald Trump named refers to six co-conspirators, but doesn't name them. Here's who they likely are.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[ilovewings]

The judge in this case is in Washington DC and will not cater to him like Judge Cannon in Florida. I hope they get the speedy trial they want and they must have cameras in the courtroom for one of the most significant trials in our history.

 

[crussell821]

Treason treason treason. Throw the book at him!

 

[arielilane]

https://www.npr.org//live-updates/trump-grand-jury-indictment-jan-6