Trump: Set to declare 2024 presidential bid tonight; will indictments follow soon?

[Bob Armstrong]

Republican Primary - Insurmountable Electoral Lead

[Today],Trump Defeats Haley in South Carolina, Her Home State [She is a former governor].

The GOP race is becoming a less-contested one. Yet Republican leaders see enthusiasm for the former president. Others worry whether he can win in November.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/tru...ntent=breaking

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Criminal

Wrongful Taking of Official Documents from the White House

President Trump could soon discover whether his criminal trial for hoarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago will fade into the mists of indefinite delay or instead keep him pinned to a South Florida courtroom just as the general election campaign gains steam.

The New York Sun (24/2/24)

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[Bob Armstrong]

Republican Primary - Insurmountable Electoral Lead

"“I’ve been the underdog in every race I’ve ever run. I’ve always been David taking on Goliath,” Ms. [ Nikki] Haley said. “And like David, I’m not just fighting someone bigger than me. I’m fighting for something bigger than myself.”

While Ms. Haley is vowing to stay in the race through the bitter end, the states coming up immediately after the South Carolina primary don’t look much more favorable to her than her home state [Trump - 63%; Haley - 35%; she is a former governor!).

Just less than two weeks after South Carolina’s primary there will be 15 states and one territory voting on Super Tuesday, on March 5. A quick survey of polling in these states finds that Ms. Haley is unlikely to win any of them."

https://www.nysun.com/article/haley-...0%202024-02-24

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Civil Court

Business Fraud (Cooking the Books)

A New York judge ruled Friday against Donald Trump, imposing a $364-million penalty over what the judge ruled was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated the former president’s wealth.

Judge Arthur Engoron issued his decision after a 2½-month trial that saw the Republican presidential front-runner bristling under oath that he was the victim of a rigged legal system.

The stiff penalty was a victory for New York Attorney-General Letitia James, a Democrat, who sued Trump over what she said was not just harmless bragging but years of deceptive practices as he built the multinational collection of skyscrapers, golf courses and other properties that catapulted him to wealth, fame and the White House.

Trump’s lawyers had said even before the verdict that they would appeal.

[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Manhattan Criminal Court

Illegal Hush Money to Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, an American pornographic film actress, director and former stripper.

Today, Thurs., Feb. 15 -

A judge ruled that the Manhattan criminal case against Donald Trump can proceed, and said he plans to set a March 25 trial date.

The decision in the hush money case clears the way for the first criminal trial of a former American president.

[Bob Armstrong]

Americas - USA

2024 Presidential Primaries

Democratic Party Candidate - Current President, Joe Biden



President Biden's 2024 reelection campaign team has embraced his darker alter ego — "Dark Brandon," featuring beaming red laser eyes.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/11718...mpaign-website

The meme ironically combines "Let's Go Brandon" and "Dark MAGA" to celebrate Joe Biden's policy wins.

https://www.vox.com/culture/23300286...sing-explained

Dark Brandon has even appeared on Tik Tok!

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...xmPrBvlrnzGvCS

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - New York Criminal Court

Illegal payment of hush money to Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, an American pornographic film actress, director and former stripper.

The court case starts on Thursday, Feb. 13.

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Georgia 2020 Presidential Ballot Count Interference

Issue: Whether Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney, Fani Willis, by her affair with the special prosecutor she hired for the Trump ( & 18 others) case, Nathan Wade, has disqualified herself from carrying the case forward.

Judge Scott McAfee is holding a hearing on Thurs., Feb. 13, on this issue.

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Criminal

Wrongful Holding of confidential federal documents (At Trump's Mar-a-logo Residence, post Presidency)

Judge Aileen Cannon has ruled that the names and statements of some witnesses, who gave evidence of Donald Trump's "wrongful withholding", so far anonymous, can be unsealed.

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s has launched a strongly worded motion requesting that Judge Aileen Cannon reconsider her order.

"Mr. Smith warns that Judge Cannon’s order would “disclose the identities of numerous potential witnesses, along with the substance of the statements they made to the FBI or the grand jury, exposing them to significant and immediate risks of threats, intimidation, and harassment.”

There is suspicion that Smith might make an even more dramatic move.......trying to remove her from hearing the rest of the case.

https://www.nysun.com/article/jack-s...0%202024-02-09

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Electoral

Can the State of Colorado keep Trump off the Presidential Ballot?

"The Supreme Court on Thursday seemed prepared to keep Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot, expressing deep concerns about the ability of a single state to disqualify a candidate from seeking national office. The indications from the justices came as they heard arguments on the unprecedented question of whether Trump should be barred from the ballot because of his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...c7b80f14df10b6

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[Dilip Panjwani]

Bob,
Trump's notion of what is the truth is very similar to yours!
He would like to be the winner of the 2020 election, and so for him the truth is that he is the winner of the 2020 election, despite all the evidence against it.
And you would like DM to be a good ideology, and so for you the truth is that DM is a good ideology, despite all the evidence against it!

[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Criminal

“Criminal Enterprise” to overturn the results of the 2020 election (Interference in Georgia Presidential Election Count)

Georgia District Attorney - Can she continue?

Issue of Personal Conflict of Interest/Unprofessional Conduct re special prosecutor hired by her for Trump case/Did relationship predate the hiring?

https://www.nysun.com/article/fani-w...0%202024-02-07

The issue seems to have strayed pretty far from Trump at this point........

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Electoral

Eligibility to Run for President

"On Feb. 8 [Tomorrow], the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al, a case that could swing a presidential election in a way not seen since Bush v. Gore a quarter-century earlier.

The crux of Trump v. Anderson boils down to this: Should a former commander in chief be disqualified from seeking the presidency again if he engaged in insurrection?"

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https://www.propublica.org/article/s...Daily%20Digest

[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Criminal

Fomenting Insurrection

Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md...aed53a61ec9a42

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[Bob Armstrong]

Legal Problems - Criminal

Trump Wins Major Round Against Jack Smith’s Rush To Convict Him Before Election, as Ex-President’s March 6 Trial Date Is No More

The special prosecutor’s floundering, though, could clear the way for the Manhattan district attorney to usurp his spot with the Stormy Daniels case.


https://www.nysun.com/article/trump-...0%202024-02-02

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