Trump was arraigned in Miami yesterday on 30+ federal charges, following indictments last week, brought forth by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump also celebrated his 77th birthday, with some more exceptionally pungent remarks about his situation. The USA has rarely, if EVER, seen invective like this from such a prominent politician. President Harry Truman was called a traitor by some prominent Republicans in the early 1950s (over the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur in 1951, who over-reached in the Korean War, disobeying Truman and U.S. allies), but nothing significant came from that accusation, and Truman served nearly eight years as president, before deciding not to run again in 1952, at age 68. Truman is ranked in the top ten of American presidents by most modern historians.
Trump is making it ever tougher for fellow Republicans to continue supporting him. A crisis is approaching on that front. Look for Chris Christie, now a presidential candidate, to start scoring points against him. Christie, a longtime Trump supporter, claims he will be critical of Trump; he is a moderate Republican by current standards. He is quite prominent, with a solid track record as a federal prosecutor and state governor, and relatively scandal-free personal history.
Trump could go for the 'Indictment Trifecta', if and when the state of Georgia brings charges on election fraud (expected as soon as July). Trump already has groups of district (Manhattan D.A.) and federal indictments.
The Manhattan 'mistresses' trial is set for April, 2024. My guess is that the Miami cases will be heard BEFORE that.
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Federal felony indictments against Donald Trump and others could be approaching in the so-called 'Documents Case', according to multiple online and print sources today.
Recently, the New York Times published news of a second federal Grand Jury for the case, operating from Miami. The Grand Jury in Washington, in operation for several months, handling the case, has apparently paused its work. Both are under the direction of Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed by the Department of Justice.
The 'Documents Case' involves dozens of high security federal documents, which were improperly in Trump's possession after he left office as president on Jan. 20, 2021. Further sets of documents were found last summer, when the FBI raided Trump's compound Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida; this was after Trump and his lawyers said they had turned over all they had to the National Archives and other supervisory organizations.
Charges could be announced from Miami, from Washington, or possibly both.
Big names, such as former Vice-President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, have recently joined the growing roster of hopefuls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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Great to see the Durham Report fully validate The Donald ... expose your Democrat's lust for power ... at the same time, ha!Leave a comment:
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Donald Trump 'State of Play', as of May 27, 2023:
1) Improperly held National Security-related documents case, from Mar-A-Lago: Federal: Looks worse for Trump than originally believed, due to statements made by members of his team which have now been shown as lies;
2) Georgia-based electoral interference on 2020 presidential election: Georgia state prosecutor says that if charges are coming, they could arrive by early July, 2023;
3) Case of Washington Capitol Riot of Jan. 6 2021: Federal: Nothing announced specific to Trump as of yet, but jail sentences continue to be levied on riot participants; now several hundred;
4) New York City / Manhattan prosecutor, on mistresses / election cover-ups: Trial date set for April 2024, a year after indictments, for over 30 felony charges;
5) New York State prosecutor's $250 million lawsuit over corrupt business practices: investigation continues, case has no trial date announced as of yet.
Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, is gearing up to battle Trump for the MAGA portion of the Republican vote. This will get exceptionally nasty, but Trump has made a lot of enemies.
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To balance a budget.Originally posted by Pargat Perrer View Post
Also, he voted in favor of lowering taxes to promote economic growth! I personally think that folks such Bezos et al., should not have to pay any tax at all!
And, McCain believed that federal spending is not the way to promote economic growth.
Compare that to Biden ... who's trying to buy as many votes as possible, ha!
I thought Trump's comments about McCain as a prisoner of war were irrelevant as to the character of the man....hold all members to the standard that John McCain upheld.
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Wait .... isn't Trump pro-life? And aren't you a Trump supporter?Originally posted by Neil Frarey View Post
I don't know what you mean by "no tax increase on income".
No same-sex marriage ... well, no politician is perfect. But that issue is minor compared to others. Same sex is not the norm, so you want to be not the norm, there's a price to pay until we become more enlightened, and that day could still be coming.Leave a comment:
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Sen. John McCain ...Originally posted by Pargat Perrer View Post
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/cand...-mccain-iii#10
Pro-Life!
No tax increase on income!
No same-sex marriage!
... yep, decent man!Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Frank Dixon View Post
Love it, Frank, very clever! GLOAT could also mean "Greatest Loser Of All Time", and that would fit Trump also!
As long as we are mentioning worst politicians of all time, how about mentioning a few of the most decent ones?
My top vote for that goes to John McCain. Just too bad he was Republican, but still, a totally decent man. The Republicans would be wise to start a new McCain wing of the party and hold all members to the standard that John McCain upheld.
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Agreed Frank, and the meaning of the word gloat fits right in too. The astonishing thing about Trump is that he lies so compulsively that he does so at times when he does not need to. Even when the truth would be just as good, he cannot seem to avoid/resist telling another lie. All right Neil, tell us that Hunter Biden is a liar too and once again mistake me/us for lefties just because I/we attack a psychopath from the right. I cannot speak for Frank, but do you honestly think that I like Mumbles Biden, or that I liked Pervert Liar Clinton? :)Originally posted by Frank Dixon View PostLeave a comment:
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Obama was one of the worst presidents of all time.Originally posted by Neil Frarey View PostLeave a comment:
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We hear a lot of talk about the 'Greatest Of All Time', in various contexts.
I've got a new one: GLOAT. Donald Trump is the 'GLOAT', the Greatest Liar Of All Time!Leave a comment:
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Obama too ... even AFTER he Biden put all those “kids in cages”, ha!Originally posted by Brad Thomson View PostLeave a comment:
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Why not? They gave Yasser Arafat one AFTER he assassinated the Israeli Olympic team.Originally posted by Neil Frarey View PostLeave a comment:
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No new war.
No begging for oil.
No crushing inflation.
Operation Warp Speed.
First Step Act.
Etc., etc., ... f'n etc..
No big deal ... Trump believes in America 1st.
Give the guy a Nobel Peace Prize.
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