When a fed appeals court last wk rejected the claim, it temp paused its ruling, saying it would rtn the case to #trial court Mon, allowing Judge #Chutkan to restart proceedings….the appeals court said it would extend the pause until #SCOTUS rules—if Trump files…for a stay.
The #FultonCounty, GA, court's website briefly posted a doc on Mon listing several #criminal charges against Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn the #2020election, before taking the doc down w/o explanation.
The DA's office said in a statement that no charges had been filed against Trump (yet).
2 Cases. 2 Judges. One High-Stakes Week for #Trump.
Donald Trump faces a ruling in a #civil#fraud case that could drain his cash coffers. He may also receive a court date for what would be the first #criminal#trial of a fmr US #president.
According to court papers dated 29 August, reported by CNN, Jones spent $93,180 in July, excluding legal fees, but including more than $15,000 to the first of his two ex-wives, $7,900 for “housekeeping”, $6,338 on entertainment and meals, and $3,388 on groceries
Jones was accused in March of transferring $10m, to friends and family members further evidence of “fraudulent transfers”
“In a court filing Thursday, Trump's attorneys recommended starting the trial in April 2026, more than two years after prosecutors are seeking to get the trial underway.”
Tomorrow will be more interesting, when Cohen will be cross-examined. Today we heard more about how the tofurkey was made (how exactly they conducted the process of #FinancialFraud; tofurkey as opposed to sausage)
"[Trump] regurgitated legal arguments on which the judge has already ruled against him. And he made startling admissions, including that the financial statements at issue and his personal guaranty were there to induce banks to lend him money.
That’s what you call a key admission. ...
Fraud laws exist to prevent these kinds of shenanigans."
#maga NY FBI Chief was working for Russia .. the "extraordinary seriousness" of his choosing to work for Oleg Deripaska, whom the U.S. sanctioned for enabling Russia's annexation of Crimea.
One of the highest-ranking FBI agents to ever face #criminal charges was sentenced to over four years in prison on Thursday for secretly colluding with a Russian oligarch.
Charles #McGonigal, a former counterintelligence leader in the FBI's New York field office, pleaded guilty & sentenced to 50 months in prison. Traitor to America & the Constitution.
#NathanWade had little experience prosecuting #criminal cases in #Atlanta, serving as a muni #judge who mostly dealt w/traffic tickets,…&…family #law & contract disputes.
Then, #FultonCounty DA #FaniWillis (D) tapped him to lead the biggest case of her career, a 2½ year investigation that led to charges against #Trump & 18 co-defendants alleging that they illegally conspired to try to overturn the #2020election in #Georgia.
The special prosecutor, #NathanWade, leading the #ElectionInterference case against #Trump will not have to testify this week about an alleged romantic relationship w/ his boss, #FaniWillis, the #FultonCounty DA, after reaching a divorce settlement on Tues.
"Trump was in court Tuesday as jury selection got underway, but his social media operation launched what was clearly a pre-planned full-scale attack on Carroll, including repeating the defamation. (It was perhaps not a coincidence that a key Trump lawyer resigned the night before.)
Trump is risking a substantial punitive damages award by continuing to attack his accuser."
The Mar-a-Lago documents included information on ‘Special Access Programs,’ the release of which could endanger American military and intelligence personnel. …
Of the 31 documents former President Trump is being charged with inappropriately storing at his resort hotel, eight may have contained information about or derived from our government’s most sensitive activities."
"[Trump's indictment is] a devastating indictment of the American electorate. Far too many voters were willing to elect such a person to the highest office in the land despite reams of evidence that he is an unscrupulous businessman, a sexual predator, and an unrepentant narcissist who warmly embraces authoritarianism."
#SCOTUS to post a decision Mon, possibly on #Trump#ballot access?
The #SupremeCourt is set to announce ≥1 opinion AM, leading to speculation the justices could rule on Trump’s eligibility for the #Colorado ballot the day before #SuperTuesday — when presidential primary #elections are held in that state & >12 others.
Republican State Senator and candidate for Gov of Missouri said during a debate that he opposes an abortion exception for rape victims of any age because then 1 year-olds would be able to get abortions legally..
Republicans are a criminal organization & are completely depraved.
The nation’s southern #border has long been a hot spot for illegal smuggling of drugs, weapons & migrants. But what about illicitly transporting greenhouse gases that cause #ClimateChange?
A California man was arrested Mon on charges of doing exactly that & is facing the first prosecution under a 2020 US #law aimed at phasing out some of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet.
In court papers made public on Wednesday, prosecutors argued the April 15 trial date should go ahead as planned, noting it was Trump’s 8th bid to postpone the schedule as part of his broader #legal strategy to delay all 4 of his criminal trials beyond the Nov #election.
Lawyers for #Trump asked a judge on Tues night to pause a group of #civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for the #violence at the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021, until after his #federal#criminal trial connected to the same events was over.
The request…to pause the civil cases was the latest example of Trump trying to pit his multiple #legal matters against one another in an effort to #delay them.
State Supreme Court judge blocked #Trump’s attempt to gain access to #NBC’s documentary material related to adult film actress #StormyDaniels.
Manhattan Judge Juan #Merchan said Trump atty’s subpoena was “far too broad” & did not meet the #legal standard to compel #NBCUniversal to turn over docs & other items related to the documentary “Stormy.”
As I was unable to do a #TrumpTrial 🧵 today, here’s a #GiftArticle on the day’s proceedings:
“After 2 wks of enthralling jurors w/stories of sex & scandal, prosecutors delved into the documents at the heart of Trump’s #criminal trial on Mon, a pivotal turn in the case that came on the same day the judge held #Trump in #contempt & threatened to #jail him.”
#NY’s highest court on Thurs overturned Harvey #Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on #felony#SexCrime charges, a stunning reversal in the foundational case of the #MeToo era.
The decision to hear the appeal reopens the possibility that#FaniWillis, the Fulton County district attorney, could be disqualified from prosecuting Trump & 14 #CoConspirators over efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
#Trump Tues night on the conservative network #Newsmax:
“I said, ‘Wouldn’t it really be bad? … wouldn’t it be terrible to throw the president’s wife & the fmr secretary of state — think of it, the fmr secretary of state — but the president’s wife into #jail? … But they want to do it … So, you know, it’s a terrible, terrible path that they’re leading us to, & it’s very possible that it’s going to HAVE TO HAPPEN to them.”