TRUMP CONVICTED

• Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who slammed Bragg's indictment last month as an "abuse of prosecutorial power," warned last week that Trump could be "very exposed" legally in the Mar-a-Lago case.
• "I think this is a tight obstruction case," former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb also told CNN last week. "Yes, I do think he will go to jail on it."

• Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, was forced to testify after a judge determined Trump may have used him to lie to prosecutors — piercing traditional attorney-client privilege with a "crime fraud exception."
• Corcoran's remarkably detailed notes indicated he warned Trump that he could not keep the documents after the subpoena — and that Trump asked if they could push back against the Justice Department, according to The Guardian and CNN.

• Trump appeared to hand prosecutors a gift by confirming in his CNN town hall this month that he knowingly "took the documents" because he was "allowed to" — citing an inaccurate interpretation of the Presidential Records Act.
• He also claimed the documents became "automatically declassified" when he took them.
• The National Archives recently gave the special counsel 16 records showing Trump and his top advisers were aware of "whether, why and how" he could declassify documents — potentially undercutting that defense.

• Some of Trump's associates are preparing to fundraise off of Smith's potential prosecution, according to the Journal, but it remains to be seen whether federal charges would elicit the same GOP rallying effect.
• Meanwhile, the judge presiding over Trump's criminal case in Manhattan today set a March 25, 2024, trial date — smack dab in the middle of the GOP's presidential primaries.

cannabineer said:

Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case | CNN Politics

A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season.

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DIY-HP-LED said:

There is apparently some talk that Mark Meadows is cooperating, unless he is as insane as Trump. Mark should have enough on congress people and senators to put some away for seditious conspiracy, and if he does, he will get a greatly reduced sentence and will need to be in a witness protection program.

It also looks like the debt ceiling and Trump's indictment appear to be linked and Mark looks like he's part of that too. Maybe Donald won't be indicted until after the debt ceiling issue is settled?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/trump-attorneys-garland-meeting-request/index.html

Donald Trump’s attorneys are requesting a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the investigation by the special counsel’s office.

In a letter sent to Garland Tuesday, the former president’s attorneys, John Rowley and James Trusty, wrote, “We request a meeting at your earliest convenience to discuss the ongoing injustice that is being perpetrated by your Special Counsel and his prosecutors.”

They claimed that “no President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and unlawful fashion.”

Trump posted the letter on his social media platform Truth Social.

The Justice Department declined to comment to CNN on the letter.

As CNN previously reported, special counsel Jack Smith appears to be in the final stretch of investigations into Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents and efforts to obstruct the 2020 election.

The recent flurry of activity by Smith’s team has included a spate of grand jury appearances and activity as recently Tuesday. On Wednesday, Smith is set to receive a batch of documents from the National Archives that show Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president.

Trump’s former attorney Tim Parlatore told CNN over weekend that “at this point, they have kind of turned over every stone, interviewed every witness, and now they just have to write up the report to Merrick Garland to say this is all of the stuff we’ve done.”

It remains to be seen whether Smith has interviewed Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, a potentially key witness, and it is unclear when Smith might release his findings in a final report to Garland or decides on any charges.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/meadows-dc-political-operation-legal-woes-trump/index.html

Sources tell CNN that in recent weeks Meadows has also been advising right-wing lawmakers on negotiations over the nation’s debt ceiling, where McCarthy’s right-flank may try to stand in the way of any concessions made in a compromise with President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats.

The former chief’s hands-on role in both the debt fight and the speaker’s battle – details of which have not been previously reported – underscores how Meadows has managed to stay politically relevant even as he covertly navigates potential criminal exposure for his role in Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Meadows is viewed as a critical first-hand witness to the investigations of both special counsel Jack Smith and Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. He’s been ordered to testify before the grand jury in both investigations, and to provide documents to the special counsel after a judge rejected Trump’s claims of executive privilege.

The special counsel’s criminal investigation into January 6 and Trump’s mishandling of classified documents appear to be barreling toward a conclusion. There’s been a flurry of grand jury activity, as anticipation builds for any sign that Meadows is cooperating.

It is unclear whether Meadows has responded to the special counsel’s requests or appeared in front of that grand jury in Washington. In front of the grand jury in Georgia, Meadows declined to answer questions, one of the grand jurors revealed in February.

‘No one really knows what he’s doing’
A source close to Trump’s legal team said Trump’s lawyers have had no contact with Meadows and his team and are in the dark on what Meadows is doing in the investigation, fueling speculation about whether Meadows is cooperating with the special counsel’s probe – or if Meadows himself is a target of the investigation.

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cannabineer said:

I doubt he had a real choice - they have him by his smartphone. It certainly is cooperating.

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DIY-HP-LED said:

It sure looks like Jack is going for espionage as well as willful retention of national security documents and obstruction of justice in the MAL case. These would be very serious charges, the same ones Teixeria is facing, and he was remanded into custody upon indictment pending trial. Will Jack oppose bail if he has Trump on the same charges? Trump showed the documents around and used them in business deals apparently, espionage and that means the cuffs go on in court upon conviction and possibly at his arraignment, depending on the judge he draws. Equality before the law begins upon indictment and the judge who pleads him might have experience in many national security cases and sentenced many traitors and screwups to long prison terms.

Donald could be suddenly gone from the field and that will clear the way for the others in the GOP to make their move. He will run for the nomination from his cell and meatball Ron's promise of pardons to him and the J6 insurrectionist could be a ploy to get Trump's endorsement and to get him not to run against Ron.

Garland needs to speak out about Ron's promise to give aid and comfort to insurrectionists and seditionists and remind him about the 14th amendment, perhaps even taking legal action against Ron to deny him a place on the ballot along with any other republicans who give aid and comfort to such convicted people.

Ex-DOJ Official Predicts When Donald Trump’s ‘Worst Nightmare’ Will Happen

Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal broke down what the former president is most afraid of in the classified documents scandal.

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Herb & Suds said:

I’ve said this before but
We can not surveil Americans per say
But if our foreign targets are speaking to Americans all bets are off
I have a huge gut feeling Trump remains in constant communication with our adversaries and if they were under surveillance he is screwed
He is so motivated to be the center of attention that the chances he didn’t brag about his accomplishments aka thefts or zero

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BudmanTX said:

and another little morsel is Mark Meadows flipped, found a couple of questionable articles on the subject still trying to confirm...

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BudmanTX said:

Looks like some one is crying....

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1661731793777864711

and another little morsel is Mark Meadows flipped, found a couple of questionable articles on the subject still trying to confirm...

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DIY-HP-LED said:

MSN

www.msn.com

Mark Meadows Flipping on Donald Trump Is 'Game Over'—Legal Expert

Donald Trump would be in serious legal trouble if speculation that his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is co-operating with Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation turned out to be correct, a legal expert has said.

Former Defense Department special counsel Ryan Goodman was reacting to a CNN report on how Meadows is continuing to work his influence in Washington D.C., including by advising GOP lawmakers on the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiation.

The report adds that Meadows is no longer in communication with the former president, even though he is considered a key figure in Smith's criminal probe into Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.

An unnamed source connected to Trump told CNN they are in the dark about whether Meadows is cooperating with the federal investigation, or if Meadows is a target of a criminal probe himself.

"We've all heard the same rumors," one Trump adviser told CNN. "No one really knows what he's doing though."

While sharing a CNN link on Twitter, Goodman tweeted: "If he's cooperating, it's game over."

Meadows has long been thought of as a potential key witness in the federal probe looking into Trump's actions in and around January 6 and the former president's attempts to overturn the 2020 Election.

Meadows was with Trump on January 6 as the insurrection was unfolding and he was said to be a key figure in the post-2020 election events.

Meadows was also said to have been in direct communication with organizers of "stop the steal" protest, which took place in D.C. on January 6 in 2021, prior to the riot.

It was previously reported that Meadows had been subpoenaed by Smith to testify in front of a special grand jury as part of the investigation into the events that led up to the January 6 attack.

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