Donald Trump, the first former president in American history to be charged with either state or federal crimes, is now facing four separate indictments. Here is a brief overview of the key players and allegations in each of his four criminal cases. Of the below 4 criminal trials against Trump...the Hush Money trial is the weakest of the 4 criminal trials because the Hush Money trial has the least evidence and involved criminal actions in 2016. In contrast, the other criminal trials have a mountain of evidence that involves recorded telephone conversations, digital records, plea deals by Trump lawyers, plea deals by election officials, et cetera. I will document interesting aspects of each criminal trial which will include posting YouTube videos of journalists, criminal lawyers, et cetera that are closely following the criminal trials. --------- #1 - State indictment on business fraud charges in New York Trump is accused of violating New York State law by allegedly agreeing to obscure a series of reimbursements to his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who is the key witness against Trump in the case. Cohen made a $130,000 alleged "hush money" payment to adult film star Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, days before the 2016 election, in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. Trump denies the allegations and says there was no affair. Prosecutors accuse Trump of illegally portraying the reimbursements to Cohen as legal expenses. Where: Supreme Court of the State of New York Judge: Judge Juan Merchan Lead prosecutor: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Defense attorneys: Todd Blanche, Susan Necheles, Joe Tacopina Co-defendants: None Indicted: March 30, 2023 Indictment Text: Read here Charges: 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree Arraigned: April 4, 2023 Plea: Not guilty Trial: The trial began with jury selection on April 15. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks. #2 - Federal indictment on classified documents charges in Florida Trump is accused of keeping classified documents after leaving the White House and storing them "in various locations at The Mar-a-Lago Club including in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room," according to the indictment. He is also accused of a "scheme to conceal" that he had kept those documents. He denies wrongdoing. Where: U.S. district court, Fort Pierce, Florida Judge: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon Lead prosecutor: Special counsel Jack Smith Lead defense attorneys: Todd Blanche, Christopher Kise Co-defendants: Walt Nauta, an aide to Trump, and Carlos De Oliveira, a property manager at Mar-a-Lago Indicted: June 8, 2023; superseding indictment returned July 27, 2023 Indictment Text: Read here Charges: 40 counts in all, including: 32 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information; One count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; One count of withholding a document or record; One count of corruptly concealing a document or record One count of concealing a document in a federal investigation One count of scheme to conceal One count of false statements and representations One count of altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing an object One count of corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing a document, record or other object Arraigned: June 13, 2023; Aug. 10, 2023 Plea: Not guilty Scheduled trial: The trial was originally set for May 20 but has faced delays. In early May, Judge Eileen Cannon indefinitely postponed setting a date due to issues around pre-trial motions and classified evidence in the case. #3 - Federal indictment in 2020 election interference case Trump is accused of participating in a scheme to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 election to now-President Joe Biden. The indictment accuses Trump and six unindicted, unnamed co-conspirators of knowingly spreading lies that there was widespread "fraud in the election and that he had actually won," ultimately leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Trump denies wrongdoing. Where: U.S. district court, Washington, D.C. Judge: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan Lead prosecutor: Special counsel Jack Smith Lead defense attorneys: John Lauro, Todd Blanche Co-defendants: None Unindicted co-conspirators: Not named in the indictment, but most have been identified. Indicted: Aug. 1, 2023 Indictment Text: Read here Charges: 4 counts total: Conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding Conspiracy against rights Arraigned: Aug. 3, 2023 Plea: Not guilty Scheduled trial: The trial was initially scheduled for March 4, but that date was postponed while Trump appealed a claim of "presidential immunity" to the Supreme Court. The nation's highest court heard arguments on that claim on April 25 and is expected to rule by the end of June. #4 - State indictment in 2020 election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia Trump and 18 others are accused under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO law of coordinating an effort to thwart proper certification of the state's 2020 presidential election, which Biden won. The investigation was launched after an infamous recorded phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021, in which Trump pressed him "to find 11,780 votes." Trump denies the allegations. Where: Superior Court of Fulton County Judge: Judge Scott McAfee Lead prosecutor: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Lead defense attorneys: Steven Sadow, Jennifer Little Co-defendants: Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman; Mark Meadows; Kenneth Chesebro; Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis; Ray Smith; Robert Cheeley; Michael Roman; David Shafer; Shawn Still; Stephen Lee; Willie Floyd; Trevian Kutti; Sidney Powell; Cathleen Latham; Scott Hall; Misty Hampton Unindicted co-conspirators: 30 unnamed Indicted: Aug. 14, 2023 Indictment Text: Read here Charges: Trump was originally charged with 13 counts. On March 13, 2024, a Fulton County judge quashed three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer. The 10 remaining charges are: 2 counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings 2 counts of false statements and writings Violation of Georgia RICO Act Conspiracy to Commit Impersonating a public officer Conspiracy to commit filing false documents Filing false documents Booked: Aug. 24, 2023 Plea: Trump and all 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty; several co-defendants later accepted plea deals and pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Scheduled trial: Date has not yet been set. --------- Disclaimer - I am a never-trumper, anti-MAGA, U.S. Veteran, citizen of three different countries and a registered Republican. Was not able to vote in 2016 due to hospitalization, and the last political campaign my family donated was George Bush. Strong believer in Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger because of their military connection, Adam is from Illinois (met his mom & Adam once). Never met Liz Cheney but my mom has had the opportunity to photograph Cheney. I like Nikki Haley because she has similar values as Kinzinger and she's not afraid of Trump. She's a minority, married to a military guy, and has a daughter married to a minority.
I wouldn't want the name Donald Trump on a resumé. Regardless, I was thinking out loud that if Trump gets one of more felony convictions from the Hush Money criminal trial...the weakest evidence trial in comparison to the remaining criminal trials... Trump is fucked in those remaining criminal trials. I would not be surprised if his lawyers start having conversations with Trump about a "plea deal" especially if Trump is not elected President. wrbtrader
Say Trump wins and runs the DOJ personally, going after the deep state writ large. Trump could start doing what JFK and Nixon wanted to do. This all started with Rockefeller's dream of transnational elites ruling the world. Monopoly money is the root of all evil.
2 of those trials,the most damaging ones,wont start before he is re elected.Than he will pardon himself.Nobody cares about the other two and they wont hurt his re election prospects. It was also known prior to the 2020 election Trump fucked and paid off a porn star,and its was proven in court with Micheal Cohens conviction and jail sentence and Trump still got 74 million votes and only lost by 42,000 votes.That case is a non issue to voters. Fani Willis has made such a mess with The GA trial it has lost all credibility with voters.
Trump spelled it out about his "revenge plot"...the U.S. Constitution, DOJ, lawyers testifying against him, minorities that voted against him in 2020, Biden family, immigrants, Muslims are all at the top of the list. I would not be shocked by a few political opponent assassinations...not by a direct order from Trump but by some of his crazy MAGA supporters that twists his words as if he's telling to do evil on American citizens. wrbtrader
Be back tomorrow. Gotta go and have a conference call/Facetime with my mom for Mother's Day...she's in the United States while I'm here in Québec, Canada. wrbtrader