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Friday, October 11, 2024

DOJ Charges over 1,500 with Focus on Trump

This week marks 45 months since the devastating January 6 attack, where over 140 police officers were assaulted as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, delaying the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

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"The filing also described Trump's public statements as calculated moves to provoke anger among his supporters, even as his advisers discredited his claims of voter fraud.

According to prosecutors, Trump privately dismissed his lawyer Sidney Powell's fraud claims as "crazy," while continuing to use similar rhetoric in public.

Prosecutors allege that Trump "laid the groundwork for his crimes well before" Election Day, including by promoting doubt in the electoral process and planning to declare victory immediately.

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has overseen the case, recently addressed Trump's defense team's claims of partisan bias.

"Defendant's opposition brief repeatedly accuses the government of bad-faith partisan bias," Chutkan wrote. "These accusations, for which Defendant provides no support, continue a pattern of defense filings focusing on political rhetoric rather than addressing the legal issues at hand."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-10 04:27 PM

"Trump tells judge that special counsel evidence in January 6 probe shouldn't be released during election"

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-10 05:17 PM

The DOJ report the article mentions but failed to link. www.justice.gov

To the oft heard refrain of the Buffoon's followers, "The protesters didn't have any weapons."

As proven in Court, the weapons used and carried on Capitol grounds include firearms; OC spray; tasers; edged weapons, including a sword, axes, hatchets, and knives; and makeshift weapons, such as destroyed office furniture, fencing, bike racks, stolen riot shields, baseball bats, hockey sticks, flagpoles, PVC piping, and reinforced knuckle gloves;

#3 | Posted by et_al at 2024-10-10 05:49 PM

@#3 ... "The protesters didn't have any weapons." ...

Yup. Back a year or two ago, I had that ~discussion~ with an alias.

That alias' premise was along the lines of ~because the Capitol Police did not confiscate any weapons that day, there were none.~

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-10 06:27 PM

I recall reading an article shortly before Jan 6 detailing street fights between Dotard's brownshirts and counter-protesters. The brownshirts often brought shields, edged weapons, and flagpoles, the flagpoles were loaded with rebar, and had sharp spear tips so the could be used for striking and stabbing, causing serious injury and death. These were the flagpoles on Jan 6, and you could see them on video being used against the cops. I am still amazed that the only shooting was Trump victim Babbitt. You notice how that stopped the attack on the Speakers lounge? If they had dropped a few MAGAts outside when they were beating cops, it would have wrapped things up quickly. Facing gunfire has a way of focusing the mind, and those caught up with riot brain would have stopped and gone home, because most of them had no idea they could die, and were not willing to do so for something they didn't even understand.

#5 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2024-10-10 06:58 PM

"Trump faces four felony charges in federal court for trying to overturn the election, one of four criminal cases that have been brought against the ex-president.

Prosecutors accuse Trump of committing conspiracy to defraud, obstruction and conspiracy against rights in his scheme to overturn the 2020 election, which included efforts to pressure state officials and lawmakers to reject the results, pressuring Pence to block the results from being certified and orchestrating a "fake elector" scheme in which GOP officials submitted false slates of electors to Congress."

All of which top Trumpers testified to under Oath.

And will do so again, along with many others.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-10 07:19 PM

@#6 ... All of which top Trumpers testified to under Oath. ...

Yeah.

That is a quite significant aspect of all these accusations against fmr Pres Trump ...

From the January 6 Committee's investigation onward ...

The majority of the witnesses seem to be Republicans.

Of that apparent majority, there does seem to be a significant percentage who were in the Trump administration and even in the Trump White House.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-10 08:02 PM

If they had dropped a few MAGAts outside when they were beating cops, it would have wrapped things up quickly.

I'm not so sure. There were back ups with weapons for the dozen or so seditious conspiracy convicted insurrectionists. The backups just needed the appropriate signal.

#8 | Posted by et_al at 2024-10-10 09:13 PM

"Judge agrees to unseal additional filings from Jan. 6 case as Trump signals challenge

Chutkan granted Smith's motion to post redacted versions of the exhibits, something that could include grand jury transcripts, texts and other evidence assembled by prosecutors.

"The court determines that the Government's proposed redactions to the Appendix are appropriate, and that Defendant's blanket objections to further unsealing are without merit. As the court has stated previously, Defendant's concern with the political consequences of these proceedings' is not a cognizable legal prejudice,'" she wrote."

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-10 10:42 PM

#9 You leave out the salient part, "[b]ut Chutkan also agreed to stay her ruling for seven days after an earlier motion from Trump's legal team asked for additional time "so that President Trump can evaluate litigation options relating to the decision."

So, the Buffoon's dice roll is now or later. His last roll ended with Smith's 165 page evidentiary brief about 30 days before the election, as required by the SC. So, now the Bufoon thinks it's a good idea to ask previously adverse courts for relief? An exercise that will ultimately cause the release of actual evidence closer to election.

D**n dude's a genius. A genius I tell yeah. /s

#10 | Posted by et_al at 2024-10-11 12:39 AM

- You leave out the salient part,

Well, thanks for being someone who thinks I don't post enough text from articles!

I sincerely appreciate that.

But you are right of course... were Trump actually even a minimally competent person he wouldn't be such a big time Lewzer.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-11 03:40 PM

Assume they're all flight risks.

#12 | Posted by Tor at 2024-10-11 04:17 PM

Et al's #8 was supposed to be a NW flag.

Someone messed up... maybe the DR hamster. Could of been me.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-11 04:36 PM

I am still amazed that the only shooting was Trump victim Babbitt.

I suspect the rules of engagement have changed since then. At least I hope so.

#14 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2024-10-12 06:37 AM

Some of these people would love to see the shooting start.

#15 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-10-12 06:29 PM

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