— Committed aggravated menacing “by knowingly causing others to falsely believe that members of Springfield’s #Haitian community would cause serious physical harm to the person or property of others in #Springfield;” and

— Violated the prohibition against #complicity “by conspiring w/one another & spreading vicious #lies that caused innocent parties to be parties to their various #crimes.”

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Specifically, the affidavit alleges #Trump & #JDVance:

— Disrupted public service “by causing widespread bomb & other threats that resulted in massive disruptions” to #Springfield’s public services;

— Made false alarms “by knowingly causing alarm in the Springfield community by continuing to repeat #lies that state & local officials have said were false”;

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Chandra said #SCOTUS’ July ruling granting ex-presidents broad #immunity from #criminal prosecution doesn’t apply in this case because #Trump is currently a private citizen & #JDVance did not amplify the rumors that members of #Springfield’s 15m-member #Haitian community were eating people’s pets in his capacity as a senator.

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#Trump & #JDVance, a US senator from #Ohio, are charged w/ disrupting public services, making false alarms, telecommunications harassment, aggravated menacing & complicity. The filing asks the Clark County Municipal Court to affirm that there is probable cause & to either refer the case for further investigation or to issue #arrest warrants against Trump & Vance.

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Trump has returned to the courtroom

While out, #Trump managed to–yet again–find time to #attack #James in another post on his social media platform.

#incitement #DomesticViolentExtremism