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11 Sunday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, Donald Trump, former newsreader, indictment, Mark Alford, right wingnut, social media, special counsel, that ridiculous hat

What did everyone else expect?

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”

— Proverbs 14:29
11:03 PM · Jun 10, 2023

Some of the responses:

I wish you could see how tone deaf and transparent you are to your constituents. But you can’t bc you’re in a dark money echo chamber and you lack basic integrity.

“Actions speak louder than words.”
– My Mother

Religion is the last refuge of the scoundrel, Mark. You have arrived at your destination.

But all of this is just perfectly fine, right, Mark (r)?:

“The political persecution and witch hunt continues for Donald Trump.

I guarantee that if he weren’t running for President this would NOT be happening…”

No big deal, right?:

Go. Read the whole thing.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Previously:

It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday (June 8, 2023)

Cult member says cult things about cult leader (June 9, 2023)

Orange is the new orange* (June 9, 2023)

The usual suspects (June 9, 2023)

Interior Decoration in the Post-Presidential Grifter Federal Indictment Classified Materials Style (June 10, 2023)

Interior Decoration in the Post-Presidential Grifter Federal Indictment Classified Materials Style

10 Saturday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, Grifter, indictment, special counsel

Earlier Twenty-First Century, prevalent in Southern Florida.

Images from Donald Trump’s federal indictment [pdf]:

Staging can be an important component of real estate marketing.

Bathroom renovations can be quite expensive.

Apparently, a work in progress.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Previously:

It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday (June 8, 2023)

Cult member says cult things about cult leader (June 9, 2023)

Orange is the new orange* (June 9, 2023)

The usual suspects (June 9, 2023)

Orange is the new orange*

09 Friday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, dumbass, indictment, special counsel

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

“On November 18, 2022, Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as the Special Counsel by Order No. 5559-2022.”

On June 8, 2023 a grand jury returned an indictment of Donald Trump (r).

[….]
3. The classified documents TRUMP stored in his boxes included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods.

4. At 12:00 p.m. on January 20, 2021, TRUMP ceased to be president. As he departed the White House, TRUMP caused scores of boxes, many of which contained classified documents, to be transported to The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, where he maintained his residence. TRUMP was not authorized to possess or retain those classified documents.

5. The Mar-a-Lago Club was an active social club, which, between January 2021 and August 2022, hosted events for tens of thousands of members and guests. After TRUMP’s presidency, The Mar-a-Lago Club was not an authorized location for the storage, possession, review, display, or discussion of classified documents. Nevertheless, TRUMP stored his boxes containing classified documents 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.
[….]

[….]
17. Pursuant to Executive Order 13526, information classified at any level could be lawfully accessed only by persons determined by an appropriate United States government official to be eligible for access to classified information and who had signed an approved non-disclosure agreement, who received a security clearance, and who had a “need-to-know” the classified information. After his presidency, TRUMP was not authorized to possess or retain classified documents.

18. Executive Order 13526 provided that a former president could obtain a waiver of the “need-to-know” requirement, if the agency head or senior agency official of the agency that originated the classified information: (1) determined in writing that access was consistent with the interest of national security and (2) took appropriate steps to protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure or compromise and ensured that the information was safeguarded in a manner consistent with the order. TRUMP did not obtain any such waiver after his presidency.
[….]

[….]
54. On May 23, 2022, TRUMP met with Trump Attorney 1 and Trump Attorney 2 at The Mar-a-Lago Club to discuss the response to the May 11 Subpoena. Trump Attorney 1 and Trump Attorney 2 told TRUMP that they needed to search for documents that would be responsive to the subpoena and provide a certification that there had been compliance with the subpoena. TRUMP, in sum and substance, made the following statements, among others, as memorialized by Trump Attorney 1:
a. I don’t want anybody looking, I don’t want anybody looking through my boxes, I really don’t, I don’t want you looking through my boxes.
b. Well what if we, what happens if we just don’t respond at all or don’t play ball with them?
c. Wouldn’t it be better if we just told them we don’t have anything here?
d. Well look isn’t it better if there are no documents?
[….]

[….]
62. In sum, between May 23, 2022, and June 2, 2022, before Trump Attorney 1’s review of TRUMP’s boxes in the Storage Room, NAUTA—at TRUMP’s direction—moved
approximately 64 boxes from the Storage Room to TRUMP’s residence and brought to the Storage Room only approximately 30 boxes. Neither TRUMP nor NAUTA informed Trump Attorney 1 of this information.
[….]

[….]
71. Shortly after Trump Attorney 3 executed the false certification, on June 3, 2022, Trump Attorney 1 and Trump Attorney 3 met at The Mar-a-Lago Club with personnel from the Department of Justice and FBI. Trump Attorney 1 and Trump Attorney 3 turned over the Redweld folder containing documents with classification markings, as well as the false certification signed by Trump Attorney 3 as custodian of records. TRUMP, who had delayed his departure from The Mar-a-Lago Club, joined Trump Attorney 1 and Trump Attorney 3 for some of the meeting. TRUMP claimed to the Department of Justice and FBI that he was “an open book.”

72. Earlier that same day, NAUTA and others loaded several of TRUMP’s boxes along with other items on aircraft that flew TRUMP and his family north for the summer.
[….]

[….]
79. From on or about May 11, 2022, through in or around August 2022, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants,

DONALD J. TRUMP and
WALTINE NAUTA,

did knowingly combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with each other and with others known and unknown to the grand jury, to engage in misleading conduct toward another person and corruptly persuade another person to withhold a record, document, and other object from an official proceeding, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A), and to corruptly conceal a record, document, and other object from an official proceeding, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(1).
[….]

[….]
91. On or about June 3, 2022, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendant,

DONALD J. TRUMP,

in a matter within the jurisdiction of the judicial branch and executive branch of the United States government, did knowingly and willfully make and cause to be made a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation; that is—during a federal grand jury investigation and a federal criminal investigation being conducted by the FBI, TRUMP caused the following false statements and representations to be made to the grand jury and the FBI in a sworn certification executed by Trump Attorney 3:
[….]

Go. Read the whole thing.

Pass the popcorn.

* A tip of the hat to our friends at the Heartland Pod.

Previously:

It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday (June 9, 2023)

Cult member says cult things about cult leader (June 9, 20203)

Cult member says cult things about cult leader

09 Friday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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Tags

4th Congressional District, cult, Donald Trump, Dumbassery, former newsreader, gaslighting, indictment, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, right wingnut cult of the victim, that ridiculous hat, WTF?

Numerous news sources are reporting that former president Donald Trump (r) will be indicted on Federal charges related to classified information in Miami, Florida on Tuesday.

FAFO.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

The cult members are saying cult things.

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Last night:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
The political persecution and witch hunt continues for Donald Trump.

I guarantee that if he weren’t running for President this would NOT be happening.

They’re scared s***less that he is actually going to win and when he does, it’s game over. Everything gets exposed.
8:09 PM · Jun 8, 2023

Bullshit.

Some of the responses:

Your guarantee ain’t worth s…!

We see what you did there.

You’ve always been a cheap suit, Mark.

You are a embarrassment.

But what about the crimes?

You are a disgrace to the #ShowMeState

You are embarrassing your constituents.

It would be happening because he is a lifelong criminal. Someone finally managed to nab him; someone he couldn’t bribe, coerce or manipulate.

Go ahead, claim he’s innocent.

Dude you should just be quiet. When you see what they have this will be embarrassing for you.

Actually, it’s called accountability.
[….]

cry harder treason lover.

You’re horrible. You’re an arrogant, mean, nasty little man. We loathed you as a morning Fox 4 anchor and you’re just as bad in Congress.

Keep crying.

You’re an even worse congressman than you were a news anchor. What an embarrassment to MO

This tweet alone is sufficient evidence that you are utterly unfit for office. Disgusting.

Leadership? Yikes

Are you tweeting this off Putin’s teleprompter?

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

This traitor has believed he was above the rule of law if you believe in the rule of law and believe in America this is a just day. It’s a sad day because he thought he could skirt the rule of law. NO ONE IS ABOVE the rule of law.

You can’t guarantee anything

They (democrats) have nothing to do with this. This is all on Trump, himself. He was given multiple chances to turn over those TS documents. Not only did he not do it, but he lied about having them.

It’s laughable that you’re lawmaker.

In a normal world, you’d have a sense of shame at spouting such nonsense.

No, not Mark Alford (r).

Clown.
You
And him

So classified docs mean nothing to you?

Apparently not.

Ever heard of the Presidential Records Act? Ever heard of obstruction?

Apparently not.

I guarentee you it would be happening. He announced so early because he knew he was toast and was trying to shield himself. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

You’re embarrassing yourself.

I’ve watched you read a teleprompter for what feels like my whole life. Find some integrity.

A grand jury of his peers voted for the indictment. It’s not a witch hunt. He’s not a victim. He has confessed to doing it. Get a clue.

You’re a joke.

WTF?

You seem to forget that this started well over a year ago when Trump decided to blow off the request to return all the missing documents. He did not so the FBI executed a search warrant. Then they were lied to. Trump is finally being held accountable.

Trump isn’t running for office, he’s running from accountability.

Sit down.

You’re pathetic

You are pathetic.

It’s your view that former presidents should steal classified documents, keep them at their homes unsecured, lie about having them and refuse to return them when asked? Really?

You didn’t say he’s innocent

Um…the investigation was underway before he declared his candidacy.

Sweetie, we know all of you feel compelled to follow the GOP script on this. But maybe think of Trump as a real person and not an untouchable king? Nobody is above the law. Let the courts do their job.

Shame on you!! He broke multiple laws and is now suffering the consequence for his bad actions. What exactly do you teach your kids? You should lie, cheat and steal and then whine when you get caught? Pathetic!

Nah. It’s the constant criming.

Being dumb doesn’t make it go away.

Of course this would be happening.

He decided to run for POTUS again in hopes they wouldn’t jail a sitting President.

No one is above the law. Especially a former or sitting President.

Among his indictments is ESPIONAGE, Mark.
E S P I O N A G E !
Take that seriously. FFS.

So you would vote for a violent serial lying sexual abusing insurrectionist traitor?

Please grow up and say the word “shitless.”

Trump is a career criminal.

He is not persecuted.

It took him 50+ years but he finally came up against an opponent he can’t bankrupt or bribe.

#TrumpIndictment
Justice is truth in action.

Weird how he hasn’t exposed anything except his own crimes. Why does he have to be elected again? How is that game over?

They have meds for delusions, skippy.

You should sit this one out. He stole classified documents, then refused to give them back. If you do this, they will arrest you to Mark. Don’t be stupid for once. No one is above the law.

You are embarrassing yourself. No one is above the law. He is being held accountable for his actions. He broke the law.

If you think *some* people are above the law, you have no business being in your position and should resign. Shame on you.

Wipe the cheeto dust from your face, take out the earwig and step away from the teleprompter you arrogant little excuse for a man. Its amazing how anyone thought you had morals and ethics.

The DOJ began their probe months before he announced his candidacy. Stop your false narrative. He thought announcing would save him. Do you support espionage?

He was indicted by a grand jury. Not by the Democrats. Not by the President. Not by the DOJ. Trump did this all to himself.

And here you are defending him. The party of “law and order” can’t even police themselves from keeping a criminal con man at the top of their ticket.

There are people in the news all the time going to jail for mishandling sensitive documents. Your guarantee doesn’t hold water Mark. This has nothing to do with his candidacy and everything to do with his criminality. Have some respect for yourself.

Previously:

It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday (June 8, 2023)

It’ll be Smithmas Eve in Miami on Monday

08 Thursday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Tags

Donald Trump, FAFO, indictment, Justice Department

[image cropped]

NBC News @NBCNews
BREAKING: Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with his mishandling of more than 100 classified documents that were discovered last year at Mar-a-Lago, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges.
[….]
7:02 PM · Jun 8, 2023

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
At a celebration at 30 Rock of 75 years of @NBCNightlyNews and all of a sudden there is an energy. Breaking news. And everyone leaves to do their jobs. #journalism Very proud to be part of an organization that cares about truth and journalism.
7:09 PM · Jun 8, 2023

“Orange is the new Orange…”

The Heartland POD @TheHeartlandPOD
#TrumpIndictment
[….]
7:27 PM · Jun 8, 2023

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
If the people in power can jail their political opponents at will, we don’t have a republic
7:04 PM · Jun 8, 2023

FAFO, seditionist.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Stripes will be a new look. But, so appropriate.

Of course, your mileage may vary

06 Thursday Apr 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, social media

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7th Congressional District, arraignment, Donald Trump, Eric Burlison, indictment, right wingnut, social media, sycophant

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

This week:

Rep. Eric Burlison @RepEricBurlison
Today is a dark day for our country.

The Left is subverting the justice system to silence the leading candidate of the opposition party.

This is election interference, plain and simple.
9:19 AM · Apr 4, 2023

The responses:

Time to use their tactics against them!

If the Constitution was created and written in crayon by a four-year-old.

I wouldn’t say “leading”.

He would.

Let’s not forget the leading candidate announced very, very, early knowing there was investigations. I believe a person should question why he did that.

Funny that.

Patriotic Americans are ready for anything thrown at us…bring it!

Meaning exactly what?

I am disillusioned by the GOP’s history of general inaction. I’m a conservative republican.
The GOP is all talk, and no action!!!
DAMN IT, DO SOMETHING!!!
DON’T JUST TALK, TALK, TALK…
DO SOMETHING!!!
Help us believe in you again by earning back our respect!!!
PRODUCE RESULTS!!!

Okay.

Trump is and always has been a con man. But…it’s the lefts fault! Got it!

Also, Grifter.

Its to bad there wasnt people out there that would make sure laws are followed. America sure has changed in the last 15 years

And your point is?

Yesterday was a great day to be alive. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

Show your fuckin’ work, you embarrassingly sycophantic little twatwaffle.

The twice impeached, indicted, loser by a landslide starts his legal problems today in NY.

He still has-

A Special Grand Jury in Georgia voted to indict.

Mar-a-lago Classified Documents & J6 DOJ Investigations on going.

Can I get a “Lock Him Up” from all my MAGA friends?

MAGA friends? Must be a polite turn of phrase.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Josh (r) appears to be having difficulty getting permission to name post offices, or something

05 Wednesday Apr 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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arraignment, Donald Trump, Fascist pig, indictment, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, seditionist, social media, sycophant, U.S. Senate, Virginia

And family values, personal responsibility, and respect for the law are so yesterday.

That’s what happens when some random person in your business pays off a porn star to your benefit, cooks the business books to hide it, and messes with your tax filings.

Josh Hawley (r) goes on about the unfairness of it all. Yesterday afternoon:

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
I say again: this case against Trump has nothing to do with the law. It’s an assault on the rule of law. It has everything to do with power, and the Democrats’ determination to keep it at any cost
4:08 PM · Apr 4, 2023

Sure.

Some of the responses:

You should write laws to prevent this instead of writing tweets

Write a law for what? To prevent an obese mobster from being indicted for crimes he actually committed?

Go sit down, coward.

Your support for Trump is purely political. You supported his Jan 6 insurrection, & now your political fortunes are tied to his. You care nothing for the rule of law, you care only about power. You are a coward & a fraud. #GOPTraitorsToDemocracy

You still have not said Trump is innocent.
Why not?

Dude. He is criminal. He should get a free pass because he is your cult leader?

Nope.
Still about the rule of law.

Moron

He broke the law, Josh.

This is a lie. It has everything to do with a criminal who did crimes.

Investigating crimes, compiling evidence, putting that evidence before a grand jury, who then decides there are merits to the charges, to then indict an individual is an assault on the rule of law?

Mr. Hawley, that is how the law is supposed to play out. No one is above the law.

It’s a good thing people don’t depend on you for their legal advice.
[….]

You butt- hurt, bro?

Yawn.

He’s a criminal and you’re a coward.

Not true. A grand jury examined evidence of crimes and voted to indict. Let’s talk about it next time you’re home in MO….except you don’t have a home here, do you?

Wow, really? But, it wasn’t Dems who had a fake elector scheme and also a coup attempt on J6, that was YOUR party! Try again.

You supported the insurrection. Don’t talk to us about the law.

The indictment was brought be a grand jury, not by democrats. His fate will be decided by a jury, not the democrats. Are you suggesting that there’s an issue with trial by jury, mister “rule-of-law”?

I don’t know, man. 34 felony counts sounds pretty serious.

A Grand Jury voted to indict Trump, champ.

Tell us again about this power and control?
[….]

You look foolish. You should probably stop talking now. There are many more indictments coming and you know it. It doesn’t help that he’s on camera admitting to his crimes.

Nah.

You gave up on the rule of law a long time ago. Insurrectionist traitor.

Nixon: I’m not a crook.
Trump: I’m a crook – so what.

Heh.

You say a lot of things Mr. Hawley and none of them mean very much because in the words of Lilian Helman, “you cut your conscience to suit this years fashion.”

Do you think Trump is above the law?

I have read the statement of facts, it has everything to do with the law. Trump left a paper trail longer than a CVS receipt!

Saying something untrue over and over does not make it true. But it fools people, which is as American as you can get.

Previously:

34 Felonies (April 5, 2023)

34 Felonies

05 Wednesday Apr 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Tags

arraignment, Donald Trump, felony, hush money, indictment, New York, porn star

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Yesterday, in New York:

District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump
APRIL 4, 2023

[….]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election. During the election, TRUMP and others employed a “catch and kill” scheme to identify, purchase, and bury negative information about him and boost his electoral prospects. TRUMP then went to great lengths to hide this conduct, causing dozens of false entries in business records to conceal criminal activity, including attempts to violate state and federal election laws.

TRUMP is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree.[]

“The People of the State of New York allege that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market. We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. As the Statement of Facts describes, the trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws. As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.”

According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, from August 2015 to December 2017, TRUMP orchestrated his “catch and kill” scheme through a series of payments that he then concealed through months of false business entries.

In one instance, American Media Inc. (“AMI”), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock.

In a second instance, AMI paid $150,000 to a woman who alleged she had a sexual relationship with TRUMP. When TRUMP explicitly directed a lawyer who then worked for the Trump Organization as TRUMP’s Special Counsel (“Special Counsel”) to reimburse AMI in cash, the Special Counsel indicated to TRUMP that the payment should be made via a shell company and not by cash. AMI ultimately declined to accept reimbursement after consulting their counsel. AMI, which later admitted its conduct was unlawful in an agreement with federal prosecutors, made false entries in its business records concerning the true purpose of the $150,000 payment.

In a third instance – 12 days before the presidential general election – the Special Counsel wired $130,000 to an attorney for an adult film actress. The Special Counsel, who has since pleaded guilty and served time in prison for making the illegal campaign contribution, made the payment through a shell corporation funded through a bank in Manhattan.

After winning the election, TRUMP reimbursed the Special Counsel through a series of monthly checks, first from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust – created in New York to hold the Trump Organization’s assets during TRUMP’s presidency – and later from TRUMP’s bank account. In total, 11 checks were issued for a phony purpose. Nine of those checks were signed by TRUMP. Each check was processed by the Trump Organization and illegally disguised as a payment for legal services rendered pursuant to a non-existent retainer agreement. In total, 34 false entries were made in New York business records to conceal the initial covert $130,000 payment. Further, participants in the scheme took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the reimbursements.

Assistant D.A.s Catherine McCaw (Counsel to the Investigation Division), Katherine Ellis (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Rebecca Mangold (Major Economic Crimes Bureau), Christopher Conroy (Senior Advisor to the Investigation Division), Susan Hoffinger (Chief of the Investigation Division), and Matthew Colangelo (Senior Counsel to the District Attorney) are handling the prosecution of this case with the assistance of Peter Pope (Executive Assistant D.A.), Steven Wu (Executive Assistant D.A. and Chief of the Appeals Division), and Alan Gadlin (Deputy Chief of the Appeals Division).

Defendant Information:

DONALD J. TRUMP
Palm Beach, FL

Charges:

Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E felony, 34 counts
###
[….]

From the Statement of Facts [pdf]:

1. The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.

2. From August 2015 to December 2017, the Defendant orchestrated a scheme with others to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant’s electoral prospects. In order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York. The participants
also took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the payments made in furtherance of the scheme.

[….]

19. The Defendant directed Lawyer A to delay making a payment to Woman 2 as long as possible. He instructed Lawyer A that if they could delay the payment until after the election, they could avoid paying altogether, because at that point it would not matter if the story became public. As reflected in emails and text messages between and among Lawyer A, Lawyer B, and the AMI Editor-in-Chief, Lawyer A attempted to delay making payment as long as possible.

20. Ultimately, with pressure mounting and the election approaching, the Defendant agreed to the payoff and directed Lawyer A to proceed. Lawyer A discussed the deal with the Defendant and the TO CFO. The Defendant did not want to make the $130,000 payment himself, and asked Lawyer A and the TO CFO to find a way to make the payment. After discussing various payment options with the TO CFO, Lawyer A agreed he would make the payment. Before making the payment, Lawyer A confirmed with the Defendant that Defendant would pay him back.

[…]

“… He instructed Lawyer A that if they could delay the payment until after the election, they could avoid paying altogether, because at that point it would not matter if the story became public….”

And that is the epitaph for 21st Century America.

Anything interesting going on today?

04 Tuesday Apr 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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arraignment, Claire McCaskill, Donald Trump, indictment, irony, MSNBC, Nicolle Wallace, social media, this historic day

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Just asking.

Yesterday:

Deadline White House @DeadlineWH
“For the first time in his life, Trump does not want a camera….He likes the idea of being a victim, he likes the idea of fundraising off this…but at the end of the day I’m not sure he’s excited about the idea of…being accountable to a judge” – @clairecmc w/@NicolleDWallace
[…..]
5:30 PM · Apr 3, 2023

A few of the responses:

Lock him up!
[….]

Lock him up

Ironic, eh?

The Chip Diller of Congress

31 Friday Mar 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Jason Smith, social media

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8th Congressional District, Donald Trump, indictment, Jason Smith, missouri, social media, sycophant

Jason Smith (r) [2022 file photo].

Though Kevin Bacon is a much more believable and a better actor.

Last night:

Rep. Jason Smith @RepJasonSmith
NYC DA Alvin Bragg’s case has only been about one thing from the start — targeting President Donald Trump for political gain. Bragg’s case is so questionable that any respected prosecutor would have long since walked away. The truth will be exposed in the days and months ahead.
7:44 PM · Mar 30, 2023

The responses:

Any respectable Congress me[mb]er would support the rule of law and wait for charges to be revealed and Trump himself to defend himself in court. Instead @JudiciaryGOP has been running cover for him and interfering in investigations with their own weaponization.

You don’t even know the facts of the case, Jason.

He broke the law.

@RepJasonSmith the step up and do something about it

You mean Like January 6th? Just asking.

A grand jury of ordinary Americans determined there was probable cause of a crime.

It’s so questionable? You must be the one person who’s seen the indictment. Amazing!

Hysterical

No one knows what the charges are. What are you talking about you sycophantic boondoggle.

34 counts! It’s Alvin Bragg’s job to bring the evidence to a grand jury and the grand juries job is to indict!

I can’t wait for the twice impeached loser by a landslide to take the stand under oath and tell the jury he didn’t pork a pornstar while his third wife was home with his fifth kid, pay her $130k and cook the Trump Organization books.

Who am I kidding, he will plead the 5th.

THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL GARBAGE!

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW!!

THIS IS WHY IT’S HAPPENING, PROVE ME WRONG!

Impossible To Be A Constitutional Republic, When State And Federal Judiciary Are Seated By Direct And Indirect Popular Vote, ONLY From The Most Populous Counties And Cities In Them Because They Have The Population Density To Do So, That Being THE MOB, The Voice Of The People,

A constitutional scholar, perhaps? Nah.

The interesting thing about Trump is he usually gets his pals to commit crimes too.

Shit take from a giant douche.

What Alvin Bragg has done is illegal. He made up evidence to support a crime, lied in a court of law (perjury), and hid exculpatory evidence that debunks the allegations. This will be proven in the weeks to come. Bragg needs to be arrested and thrown in prison.

Good to know that lying in a court of law is called perjury. Wait, isn’t there supposed to be a few steps between getting arrested and getting thrown in prison?

Its called FAFO dipshit.
Cry much harder.
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