This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, center, during his appearance at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023. Special prosecutor Jack Smith sits at left. Dana Verkouteren via Associated Press
WASHINGTON ― In a 165-page court filing unsealed Wednesday, federal prosecutors laid out their evidence against Donald Trump on four felony charges for his conduct leading up to and during his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt.
“This motion provides a comprehensive account of the defendant’s private criminal conduct; sets forth the legal framework created by Trump for resolving immunity claims; applies that framework to establish that none of the defendant’s charged conduct is immunized because it either was unofficial or any presumptive immunity is rebutted; and requests the relief the government seeks, which is, at bottom, this: that the court determine that the defendant must stand trial for his private crimes as would any other citizen,” special counsel Jack Smith wrote.
The question of immunity became key thanks to a July Supreme Court ruling stating that all official acts done by a president are immune from prosecution, but left it to the trial court to determine whether Trump’s attempt to remain in power were “official.”
“The answer to that question is no,” Smith argued.
The filing was unsealed by the judge in the case, and can be read here.
Johnny5isalive46 on October 3rd, 2024 at 12:06 UTC »
It's unbelievable we are still talking about this person:
Robert Mueller and a independent Republican investigation both found Trump's campaign to be working with Russia to undermine the US elections. Trump's attorney general William Barr and Trump were found to have continuously obstructed Justice. Mueller (Republican) stated that if they had not obstructed Justice then Donald Trump would have been charged. The republicans called the evidence "alarming" but not the treason like it was.
But that's just the beginning of the shit show that trump and his supporters are. He took office after working illegally with bad actors and then gave corporations a tax break which they used for stock buy backs. They then started a trade war with China, then France, then Mexico, and last Canada. This caused our farming industry to become crippled and we had to start farm stimulus which caused inflation. Then COVID hit and Trump denied it and said it would just go away while being secretly told in a meeting just how bad it was and he even stated how horrible it was. He then goes to tell his soft headed supporters to not wear masks and trashed the vaccines the US was helping to develop. Which led to obese republicans to die at a higher proportional rate. While at the same time getting the vaccine and also having to be air lifted to a hospital when he himself got COVID. Which again he downplayed to his supporters. Trump then started stimulus checks for Americans and even wanted his name on them. This caused more inflation.
The writing was on the wall for old Trump that he had done such a piss poor job that he will probably lose the election. But his ego couldn't take that. So he started to replace people in the department of defense with "loyalists" and began his coup attempt. Which ended with cops being maimed, one murdered, and one trumper shot and many lives ruined.
He admitted to sexually assaulting women, bragged about watching young girls undress, parties with pedophiles, convicted of rape, and convicted of fraud. To be a trump supporter at this point a person would have to be willfully ignorant or a psychopath.
reddittorbrigade on October 3rd, 2024 at 11:37 UTC »
He did that to Pence, He would do that again to Shady Vance.
Trump is the most selfish human being on earth.
Praesentius on October 3rd, 2024 at 11:32 UTC »
I have no love for Pence, but I certainly don't wish him harm. Trump is a cold, self-centered bastard.