Trump on Trial (Trump indicted for a fourth time in Georgia. Expands his record of most indictments by a former president)

[China]

 

[LadySkinsFan]

2 hours ago, China said:

 

 

Not surprising.

[The Evil Genius]

 

Edited April 16, 2023 by The Evil Genius

[Larry]

"After latest revelations"?

[Captain Wiggles]

26 minutes ago, Larry said:

"After latest revelations"?

 

Trumps reportedly been showing classified documents to visitors at Mar-a-Lago. Think that's what the raw story article is referring to. 

[Bang]

How on earth is he walking free?
Outside of the GOP, there is not a single person in this country that wouldn't be cooling off behind barbed wire at Fort Meade.

 

**** this ****ing guy. If his jet takes of an turns out to sea, I say shoot the thing down.

 

~Bang

[Larry]

1 hour ago, Captain Wiggles said:

 

Trumps reportedly been showing classified documents to visitors at Mar-a-Lago. Think that's what the raw story article is referring to. 

I knew that. As soon as they revealed that he had them. His ego demands it. 
 

Trump. Remember?  
 

One of the big decisions of a new administration, is who gets to be the new President's first State Visit. Being Washington, I assume that the decision typically involves thousands of man hours of meetings. Analysis of symbolism. Messaging. Competing agendas. 
 

Donald "no collusion" Trump decided that his first state visit would be the Russian ambassador. The Russians were invited to bring their own "journalists". Who were allowed to bring their own electronics. No American journalists were permitted. Nor any American translators. 
 

And at the meeting, Donald Trump boasted to the ambassador about all the great classified info he gets now. And just as an example, mentions one of them. Information which supposedly was enough to reveal the identity of an Israeli sleeper agent, within ISIL. 
 

He literally couldn't wait to knowingly hand the most classified piece of information he could think up, to the Russian ambassador. 
 

Just to show that he could. 

We all knew that he was. 
 

Heck, how do you think the FBI got a judge to find probable cause to search that closet?  Multiple people who Trump showed classified info to, snitched. 

Edited April 16, 2023 by Larry

[LadySkinsFan]

37 minutes ago, Larry said:

I knew that. As soon as they revealed that he had them. His ego demands it. 
 

Trump. Remember?  
 

One of the big decisions of a new administration, is who gets to be the new President's first State Visit. Being Washington, I assume that the decision typically involves thousands of man hours of meetings. Analysis of symbolism. Messaging. Competing agendas. 
 

Donald "no collusion" Trump decided that his first state visit would be the Russian ambassador. The Russians were invited to bring their own "journalists". Who were allowed to bring their own electronics. No American journalists were permitted. Nor any American translators. 
 

And at the meeting, Donald Trump boasted to the ambassador about all the great classified info he gets now. And just as an example, mentions one of them. Information which supposedly was enough to reveal the identity of an Israeli sleeper agent, within ISIL. 
 

He literally couldn't wait to knowingly hand the most classified piece of information he could think up, to the Russian ambassador. 
 

Just to show that he could. 

We all knew that he was. 
 

Heck, how do you think the FBI got a judge to find probable cause to search that closet?  Multiple people who Trump showed classified info to, snitched. 

 

Absolutely correct! He couldn't wait to show off to Russians. It was shocking then and it's still shocking now. He should have been impeached and thrown out of office right then. 

 

 

Edited April 16, 2023 by LadySkinsFan

[TradeTheBeal!]

Big Monday!

 

 

[China]

 

[China]

In win for Jordan, judge denies Bragg's request to block GOP congressional subpoena

 

A federal judge has denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block a congressional subpoena for a former prosecutor in Bragg's office who investigated former President Donald Trump.

 

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday declined to enjoin the subpoena for testimony about Trump's indictment, clearing the way for Mark Pomerantz to be interviewed privately Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.

 

Pomerantz was a special assistant district attorney who resigned in 2022 over Bragg's unwillingness to pursue a case against Trump. After Pomerantz left Bragg's office, he wrote a memoir about his experience, telling ABC News in February he felt "strongly you do have to apply the same legal standards to everyone, regardless of your president or pauper."

 

The subpoena seeking testimony from Pomerantz is the first to be issued by the Republican-controlled committee. Bragg has sued the GOP chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, over the congressional probe, calling it a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack" the office.

 

The decision is a win for Jordan, a Trump ally who subpoenaed Pomerantz as part of what he's claimed is a probe into whether Bragg's office used federal funds in the investigation of the former president.

 

Bragg's office immediately said it was seeking a stay of the judge's decision.

 

"We respectfully disagree with the District Court's decision and are seeking a stay pending appeal," said a spokesperson.

 

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[Bang]

Big deal.

It's a congressional subpoena.
Not like that means anything anymore.

Ignore it.

 

~Bang

[China]

12 hours ago, China said:

In win for Jordan, judge denies Bragg's request to block GOP congressional subpoena

 

A federal judge has denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block a congressional subpoena for a former prosecutor in Bragg's office who investigated former President Donald Trump.

 

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday declined to enjoin the subpoena for testimony about Trump's indictment, clearing the way for Mark Pomerantz to be interviewed privately Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.

 

Pomerantz was a special assistant district attorney who resigned in 2022 over Bragg's unwillingness to pursue a case against Trump. After Pomerantz left Bragg's office, he wrote a memoir about his experience, telling ABC News in February he felt "strongly you do have to apply the same legal standards to everyone, regardless of your president or pauper."

 

The subpoena seeking testimony from Pomerantz is the first to be issued by the Republican-controlled committee. Bragg has sued the GOP chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, over the congressional probe, calling it a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack" the office.

 

The decision is a win for Jordan, a Trump ally who subpoenaed Pomerantz as part of what he's claimed is a probe into whether Bragg's office used federal funds in the investigation of the former president.

 

Bragg's office immediately said it was seeking a stay of the judge's decision.

 

"We respectfully disagree with the District Court's decision and are seeking a stay pending appeal," said a spokesperson.

 

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Appeals court temporarily blocks House subpoena for ex-Manhattan prosecutor in Trump probe

 

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for testimony from a former Manhattan prosecutor who was involved in a criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump.

 

The order by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York came just hours before the former prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, had been directed by a federal judge to sit for a deposition with the committee.

 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is heading an unprecedented criminal case against Trump, the Republican former president and current leading presidential candidate, on charges of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which relate to hush money payments made before the 2016 election to two women who allege they had affairs with Trump.

 

The Republican-majority House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, launched an investigation into Bragg’s case, saying it was looking into whether the prosecution was politically motivated.

 

The committee subpoenaed Pomerantz, who had resigned from the DA’s office a few months after Bragg took charge in January 2022. Pomerantz had been working on the office’s investigations of Trump under Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus Vance Jr. In a resignation letter, Pomerantz said there was “no doubt” that Trump committed crimes and questioned Bragg’s apparent decision at the time to pause the probes into Trump.

 

In response to the subpoena to Pomerantz, Bragg sued the Judiciary Committee to try to block the former prosecutor from testifying. Bragg’s civil suit argued that the congressional panel had “no power to supervise state criminal prosecutions.”

 

U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump nominee, on Wednesday denied Bragg’s effort to invalidate the subpoena for Pomerantz.

 

“The subpoena was issued with a ‘valid legislative purpose’ in connection with the ‘broad’ and ‘indispensable’ congressional power to ‘conduct investigations,’” Vyskocil wrote in federal court in Manhattan.

 

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[LadySkinsFan]

Next thing to do is get the Fascists out of the federal judiciary.

[China]

On 4/20/2023 at 11:51 AM, China said:

 

Appeals court temporarily blocks House subpoena for ex-Manhattan prosecutor in Trump probe

 

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for testimony from a former Manhattan prosecutor who was involved in a criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump.

 

The order by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York came just hours before the former prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, had been directed by a federal judge to sit for a deposition with the committee.

 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is heading an unprecedented criminal case against Trump, the Republican former president and current leading presidential candidate, on charges of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which relate to hush money payments made before the 2016 election to two women who allege they had affairs with Trump.

 

The Republican-majority House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, launched an investigation into Bragg’s case, saying it was looking into whether the prosecution was politically motivated.

 

The committee subpoenaed Pomerantz, who had resigned from the DA’s office a few months after Bragg took charge in January 2022. Pomerantz had been working on the office’s investigations of Trump under Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus Vance Jr. In a resignation letter, Pomerantz said there was “no doubt” that Trump committed crimes and questioned Bragg’s apparent decision at the time to pause the probes into Trump.

 

In response to the subpoena to Pomerantz, Bragg sued the Judiciary Committee to try to block the former prosecutor from testifying. Bragg’s civil suit argued that the congressional panel had “no power to supervise state criminal prosecutions.”

 

U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump nominee, on Wednesday denied Bragg’s effort to invalidate the subpoena for Pomerantz.

 

“The subpoena was issued with a ‘valid legislative purpose’ in connection with the ‘broad’ and ‘indispensable’ congressional power to ‘conduct investigations,’” Vyskocil wrote in federal court in Manhattan.

 

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Bragg Agrees to Let Ex-Prosecutor Testify About Trump Case in Congress

 

A former prosecutor who once helped lead an investigation of Donald J. Trump will testify before Congress next month, ending for now a legal dispute between Republican lawmakers and Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who had sought to block the testimony.

 

The former prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, is now scheduled to testify under oath to representatives of the House Judiciary Committee in a closed-door deposition on May 12. Mr. Pomerantz worked for the Manhattan district attorney’s office for about a year, but resigned more than a year before Mr. Trump was indicted, and wrote a book that described his frustration with Mr. Bragg’s approach to the investigation.

 

After a federal judge declined to halt the interview, both Mr. Bragg and Mr. Pomerantz appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appeals court delayed the questioning, which had originally been scheduled for Thursday. During the delay, lawyers for Mr. Bragg and Mr. Jordan negotiated and reached an agreement that was announced on Friday evening.

 

A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office said in a statement that the resolution would allow the office’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, to be present for the questioning of Mr. Pomerantz. A lawyer for Mr. Pomerantz is also expected to be present, and Mr. Pomerantz may decline to answer questions that he is not authorized to discuss. Congressional Republicans may contest his right to remain silent in future proceedings.

 

In a statement, a spokesman for Mr. Jordan said the committee looked forward to Mr. Pomerantz’s appearance. A lawyer for Mr. Pomerantz declined to comment.

 

Though the agreement ends Mr. Bragg’s lawsuit, which was filed April 11, the dispute between the district attorney and Mr. Jordan seems far from over. More legal turmoil is likely to follow if congressional Republicans seek to question other prosecutors who participated in the investigation of Mr. Trump.

 

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[Larry]

Still rather surprised that Jim Jordan and co-conspirators want to give a microphone to a prosecutor who quit Bragg's team, because Bragg wasn't prosecuting Trump enthusiastically enough.

 

I guess it shouldn't surprise me. They have no intention at all of actually permitting truth into the chamber. 

[China]

2 minutes ago, Larry said:

Still rather surprised that Jim Jordan and co-conspirators want to give a microphone to a prosecutor who quit Bragg's team, because Bragg wasn't prosecuting Trump enthusiastically enough.

 

I guess it shouldn't surprise me. They have no intention at all of actually permitting truth into the chamber. 

 

Well, with the deal that the NY lawyer will be alongside Pomerantz, I can guarantee Jordan et al. will get nothing out of this hearing.  Another dog and pony to show their support of the Orange Insurrectionist.

 

 

[Califan007 The Constipated]

 

 

[Ball Security]

 

 

[China]

Why so long?  Between July and September?  How about now.

[LadySkinsFan]

1 hour ago, Ball Security said:

 

 

 

Ms. Willis letting Trump's current legal actions get out of the way first, plus depending upon what Jack Smith has in mind. I'm sure there's been some communication between the two.

[The Evil Genius]

 

[The Evil Genius]

Keep digging Don. 

 

 

 

[LadySkinsFan]

It's gonna be hard to shut that guy up, to his detriment I hope.

[mistertim]

1 hour ago, LadySkinsFan said:

It's gonna be hard to shut that guy up, to his detriment I hope.

 

I guess the question is...will anyone actually hold him accountable for it? If you or I were to do something along those lines, it's likely we'd be hauled in front of a judge, found in contempt (or charged with a whole new crime) and would be cooling our asses in a jail cell right now.