YoBuckStopsHereAug 1, 2023

Mega Thread - Donald Trump Indictment Conspiring to Defraud the United States - Washington DC

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Mega Thread - Donald Trump Indictment Conspiring to Defraud the United States - Washington DC - Lemmy.world

Trump has been charged by the Department of Justice with the following four counts: - A conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election,” according to the special counsel’s office. - A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified. - A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted. - Obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote. In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.” 1) Rudy Giuliani 2) John Eastman 3) Sidney Powell 4) Jeffrey Clark 5) Kenneth Chesebro 6) Unknown political consultant Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-live-updates-grand-jury-2020-election-probe-arrives-courthouse-rcna96825 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-live-updates-grand-jury-2020-election-probe-arrives-courthouse-rcna96825] https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/politics/2023/8/1/23800704/trump-indicted-criminal-charges-jack-smith-jan-6-insurrection [https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/politics/2023/8/1/23800704/trump-indicted-criminal-charges-jack-smith-jan-6-insurrection] https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-2020-election-probe-08-01-23#h_e5ff07f8380a98f7c451cd6d3c116614 [https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-2020-election-probe-08-01-23#h_e5ff07f8380a98f7c451cd6d3c116614] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/01/doj-trump-indictment-trump-coconspirators/ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/01/doj-trump-indictment-trump-coconspirators/] Read the indictment [https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23893881/trump-indictment-in-2020-election-and-jan-6-probe.pdf] by @[email protected] [https://lemmy.world/u/[email protected]]

Show threadSkylerAug 1, 2023

There's a very legitimate chance that Donald Trump could be convicted in multiple cases of multiple crimes and still win the presidency.

The implications of that are terrifying.

Show threadWtfEvenIsExistence3️Aug 1, 2023
If half of the country thinks he didn’t commit a crime how are we supposed to convene an impartial jury?
Show threadNeuron
Big concern, especially with the case being tried in Florida federal court. This most recent case is filed in DC however, and the vast majority of people who live in DC are not very enamored with trump, to say the least.
Aug 2, 2023 at 1:50amWeb
Show threadMimicJarAug 2, 2023

You’re not wrong but I want as fair and impartial jury as we can get.

If he “wins” in Florida but “loses” in DC it just becomes another “woke democrats” convicted me vs “patriots” saw the truth.

Don’t get me wrong he’ll say that regardless but losing in Florida is the best case. A simple fact-backed case that can not be weaseled out of. The grand jury shows that this is theoretically possible, now it’s time for the courts to prove it. From what I’ve seen, that is what exists, so I hope that continues to hold true.