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Trump Indictment #3: 2023-08-01
Trump Indictment #4: 2023-08-14

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Trump

Trump: 4 felony counts, attempt to overturn 2020 election
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1190459957/trump-indictment-jan-6-2020-election

Trump Case: Broad Implications for U.S. Democracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-charged-jan-6-election-democracy.html

Trump +6 co-conspirators
Descriptions match w. people central to 2021-01-06 insurrection
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-indictment-election-co-conspirators.html

Trump Faces 3 conspiracy counts + obstruction
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-indictment-charges-jan-6.html

#Trump #TrumpIndictments #neofascism #GOP

Indictments against Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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Trump Indicted for Subverting American Democracy
3rd indictment against Trump in 4 mo.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/donald-trump-charged-with-crimes-related-to-subverting-2020-election-trump-indictment-january-6-jack-smith-grand-jury

New Trump Indictment Will Supercharge His War on American Democracy
Trump was aided/abetted by millions of co-conspirator MAGA Republicans who bought his lies, still do
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/trump-indictment-jack-smith-2024-election-democracy

Dallas attorney Sidney Powell apparently co-conspirator in Trump indictment
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/01/trump-federal-indictment-january-6-sidney-powell

#SidneyPowell #Trump #TrumpIndictment3 #MAGA #neofascism #GOP #ElectoralFraud

Trump indicted for subverting American democracy

It is the third indictment against Trump in the last four months.

Mother Jones

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Trump Jan. 6 Indictment, Annotated
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/01/us/politics/trump-jan-6-indictment-2020-election-annotated.html

* pdf: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/trump-jan-6-indictment-2020-election/1f1c76972b25c802/full.pdf

* 1 count: conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
Methods by Trump/co-conspirators to try to overturn 2020 election

* 2 counts: obstruction of vote certification at U.S. Capitol 2021-01-06

* 1 count: conspiracy to violate civil rights. Trump’s attempts to reverse election results in states w. close elections in 2020

#Trump #TrumpIndictment3 #neofascism #GOP #ElectoralFraud #insurrection #Jan06

Trump Jan. 6 Indictment: Read the Full Text, Annotated

The federal indictment unveiled on Tuesday charges former President Donald J. Trump with four crimes related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

The New York Times

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Special counsel Jack Smith speaks on Trump's latest indictment
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191359088/special-counsel-jack-smith-trump-indictment-livestream

Who Are Trump’s Alleged Co-Conspirators? DOJ cited 6 as-yet unindicted accomplices
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/trump-indictment-guiliani-powell-eastman-clark-chesebro

* Rudy Giuliani
* John Eastman
* fmr. DOJ official Jeffrey Clark
* Kenneth Chesebro
* self-styled “Kraken lawyer” Sidney Powell who alleged w/o evidence that Trump was victim of vast international conspiracy
* Jeffrey Clark

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Trump

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Addendae 1

Republican Candidates Stances on Trump Indictments
They cast charges against him as politically motivated/legally meritless
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/us/politics/republican-candidates-trump-indictments.html

Trump’s Legal Team Just Big Hole in 3rd Indictment Defense
Lawyer John Lauro admitted the crimes
https://newrepublic.com/post/174783/trumps-legal-team-just-blew-big-hole-third-indictment-defense

Team Trump Was Prepared to Use the Military to Stay in Power
Trump’s considered using Insurrection Act to quash protests after a stolen election
https://newrepublic.com/post/174780/team-trump-prepared-use-military-stay-power

#Trump #TrumpIndictment3 #neofascism

Where the Republican Candidates Stand on the Trump Indictments

Former President Donald J. Trump has cast the many charges against him as politically motivated and legally meritless — and most of the Republicans looking to beat him have gone along.

The New York Times

Addendae 2
Messages Point to Identity of Co-conspirator 6 in Trump Indictment
Email sent by Boris Epshteyn matches description of email indictment attributed to 1 of 6 unnamed co-conspirators

Boris Epshteyn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Epshteyn
* Russian-American Republican political strategist, investment banker, attorney
* strategic advisor on Trump 2020 presidential campaign
* remained close advisor to Trump post-presidency

#BorisEpshteyn #Trump #TrumpIndictment3 #neofascism

Boris Epshteyn - Wikipedia

Addendae 3

Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty
Appeared in Washington federal court after indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 defeat
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/politics/trump-arraignment-court.html

*pretrial hearing 2023-08-28

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Jan. 6 Conspiracy Charges
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/trump-arrest-arraignment

* news consumers might feel collective fatigue
* imp. to remember federal gov. has not gone easy on 100s of people charged re: 2021-01-06

#TrumpIndictment3 #Trump #neofascism #insurrection

Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

The former president appeared in federal court in Washington after being indicted over his efforts to overturn his defeat in 2020. His first pretrial hearing was set for Aug. 28.

The New York Times
@persagen Hate to be that devil's advocate guy and this should not detract from the huge extreme victory for the rule of law or celebrations but what about the floating concept of the House expunging the two impeachments McCarthy and the GOP put forth?