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A Necessary Punishment
Trump is fined the maximum amount allowed by law for violating a NY court gag order "to protect the integrity of these proceedings by shielding those fearful of reprisal.”
The President and the Pornstar New York criminal trial has exposed Trump’s dirty little secrets and he is not happy. When Trump is not complaining about his own attorneys or threatening to jail his enemies, he has been attacking witnesses and the Jury in violation of a court issued gag order. The Judge warned Trump that if fines are an insufficient deterrent, “jail may be a necessary punishment.”
Unindicted Co-Conspirator 1
An Arizona grand jury indictment identifies Donald Trump as Unindicted Co-Conspirator 1: “A former president of the United States who spread false claims of election fraud following the 2020 election.”
Arizona has become the fourth state to indict multiple defendants in a wide ranging conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. The 18 indicted individuals include the fake electors who signed false affidavits as well as seven top Trump associates including Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, and John Eastman, who were the architects of the fake elector plot. Also indicted is attorney Chiristina Bobb who led efforts to promote Trump's false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election on national media and was recently appointed by the RNC to head their newly formed “election integrity division."
Not with a Bang, But a Nap
Despite the salacious nature of the President and the Porn Star, a weary Donald Trump was caught dozing off on the first day of his historic criminal trial.
Donald Trump is the first American president to be tried in criminal court. Trump spent millions of his supporters' money in a failed attempt to avoid criminal prosecution by filing frivolous motions, dubious appeals, and spreading unsubstantiated deep state conspiracy theories. And after all his late night attacks and rants in ALL CAPS on his fake social media platform, the visibly exhausted former president set off a "Sleepy Don" meme firestorm when he was caught dozing at his own criminal trial.
The Hypocrisy of Rightwing Judges
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against states' rights, forcing Trump back on the Colorado ballot on the VERY SAME DAY that Trump's election interference trial was scheduled to start, but instead has been indefinitely delayed by the same Court.
Evangelical Christians and rightwing politicians have made appointing ultra-conservative judges the tip of the spear in their culture war against American multicultural democracy. Resulting in state and federal judges who routinely ignore the law and decades of precedent in order to make politically motivated rulings that attack our fundamental constitutional and legal protections. Today, the hypocrisy of the Supreme Court is further exposed when they fast tracked overturning Colorado's ruling that Trump violated the Insurrection Act, but indefinitely delayed his federal criminal prosecution for the very same crime.
Dumb, Dangerous, and Un-American
Donald Trump has a long history praising authoritarian dictators and criticizing democratic countries. Now, he's threatening to let Russia attack our NATO allies.
Recently, Trump has been pressuring Republican lawmakers to block the bipartisan Senate foreign aid packet that includes military support for Ukraine. Trump also bragged at a rally that he threatened our NATO allies telling them if "You didn’t pay. You’re delinquent," and that he would “encourage [Russia] to do whatever the hell they want.” President Biden blasted Trump for viewing our NATO defensive alliance as a “protection racket.” Biden said that no US president “has ever bowed down to a Russian dictator,” and called Trump’s actions “dumb”, “dangerous” and “un-American”
Shameful, Criminal, Violent
Donald Trump finally admits that January 6 was an insurrection, but tries to blame Nancy Pelosi.
For two hours the Supreme Court ignored the central issue that the Colorado Courts determined that Donald Trump was disqualified for holding public office for inciting an insurrection. When Trump's attorney was finally asked if January 6 was an insurrection he admitted that, “the events were shameful, criminal, violent," but refused to call it an insurrection. Trump, who previously called January 6 a "beautiful day", strangely contradicted his attorney immediately after the hearing when he told the press “I think it was an insurrection caused by Nancy Pelosi." For the record, Trump told his rallied supporters to "fight like hell" just before they stormed the Capitol chanting "Hang Mike Pence."
Complete and Total Immunity
Trump is on his usual delusions. In his mind, nothing can take him down—not even criminal trials or widely seen recordings circulated from the past couple of years—all under the mistake belief of “presidential immunity”.
During his second defamation trial Trump couldn’t help himself from his usual snide comments and claims of a “witch hunt”, which almost got himself kicked out of the trial. Mika Brzenzinski describes it perfectly, “Through this trial, you really are reminded what a vile, disgusting person Donald Trump is.” Trump and his lawyers, in defense of his 91 criminal charges, have also asserted—and Trump has posted this himself on Truth Social—that “a president of the United States must have fill immunity, without which it would be very impossible for him/her to properly function.”
On the Eve of Jan 6th
The future of the mastermind behind the Insurrection is now in the hands of the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority — three sitting Justices were appointed by him.
Three years after the Capitol Insurrection and months before primary elections take place, Trump has been barred by states from appearing on their ballots. Four years after a high profile child sex trafficker died in prison, Trump is publicly named as one of his repeat guests. Today, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Trump's appeal to get back on Colorado's ballot.
A New Year, A New Lie
As we welcome the new year, we're also sure to welcome more of Trump's lies and hateful rhetoric. It's only a couple days into the year and Trump's hasn't disappointed.
Despite his own investigator debunking any instances of voter fraud, Trump is still undeterred and continuing with his baseless accusations. His argument against the Maine ruling barring him from 2024 ballot is that the Main Secretary of State “abused her discretion and relied on ‘untrustworthy evidence.’”
We'll Take Care of That
Within 30 minutes of Wayne County Board of Canvassers voting to certify the 2020 election, Donald Trump called the two Republican members promising them attorneys if they refused to sign the official documents.
16 people have already been charged in Michigan for signing paperwork falsely asserting that Trump had won the state in 2020. Now a tape has surfaced of Trump pressuring two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to not sign the official documents as is required by law. Also on the call, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is heard saying they would look ""terrible"" if they signed the papers and that ""we will get you attorneys."" To which Trump added: ""We'll take care of that."
Colorado Disqualifies Trump for Insurrection
The Colorado Supreme Court determined that the “undisputed” evidence “established that President Trump engaged in insurrection,” and therefore “is disqualified from holding the office of the President.”
Ignore the GOP spin and read the Colorado Supreme Court decision: "We concluded that the foregoing evidence, the great bulk of which was undisputed at trial, established that President Trump engaged in insurrection." As result the Court ruled that, "Trump is disqualified from holding the office of Present under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States. Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot.”
Trump and Putin Sitting in a Tree
GOP leaders defend Donald Trump who continues his very public bromance with the most ruthless, hateful dictators around the world.
Trump continues to blame immigrants for "poisoning the blood of our country" and in the same breath praises ruthless dictators such as Vladamir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un as ""brilliant"" and "strong leaders" who are "very fond" of him. Former GOP Gov. Chris Christie blasts Republicans for their silence and called Trump "Disgusting," adding “He’s becoming crazier. And now he’s citing Vladimir Putin as a character witness.”
We Are Just Going to Stay in Power
Trump's former attorney testified under oath that Trump intended to stay in the White House even after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's election challenges.
Jenna Ellis was one of Trump’s top coup attorneys who agreed to testify against her former boss. In leaked video testimony, Ellis relates how Dan Scavino, Trump’s former White House Deputy Chief of Staff, boasted that Trump had no intention of leaving power—even after exhausting all legal challenges. According to Ellis’s sworn testimony, Scavino told her at a White House holiday party that, “The boss is not going to leave under any circumstances. We are just going to stay in power.”
Trump's Chief of Staff Granted Immunity
Mark Meadows joins a growing list of Trump's inner circle and attorneys that are cooperating with state and federal prosecutors to save themselves.
ABC News reports that Trump's former Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, has been cooperating with federal prosecutors and was granted immunity to testify under oath. Meadows helped Trump spread the Big Lie of election fraud and was with Trump during the January 6 Attack on the Capitol. Although not charged in federal court, Meadows has been indicted as Trump's co-conspirator for violating the Georgia RICO act and Solicitation of Violation of Oath by a Public Officer.
Trump's Dominoes Are Falling
Jenna Ellis is the 3rd of Donald Trump's former attorneys to cut a plea deal with Georgia prosecutors to testify against Trump and his co-conspirators for attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Donald Trump is infamous for throwing his supporters under the bus, so it is not surprising that his former attorneys are rushing to cut plea deals to testify against him. Last week, two of Trump's lawyers, Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Trump in the Georgia RICO election conspiracy. This week, Jenna Ellis became Trump's 3rd attorney that was a member of his "truly great team" promoting election lies to cut a deal with state prosecutors. As Trump's dominoes start to fall, the only question is who's next.
2nd Trump Coup Attorney Pleads Guilty
The architect of Trump's fake elector plot pleads guilty to a felony "Conspiracy to Commit Filing False Documents" and agrees to testify against Trump and his co-conspirators.
Trump's co-defendants are starting to fall like dominos in Fulton County. Kenneth Chesebro is the second Trump coup attorney to accept a plea deal that requires him to testify against Trump and the other RICO co-conspirators charged in the Georgia election fraud trial. Chesebro admitted that he conspired with Donald Trump and his attorneys Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman to put forward "fake electors" in an illegal attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
The Kraken Flips on Trump
Trump's Coup attorney Sidney Powell, who once vowed to "Release the Kraken", pleads guilty to six charges and agrees to testify against Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia RICO and election fraud trial.
With Rudy Guiliani and Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell was part of “Team Crazy” that promoted unproven election conspiracy theories. At the infamous December 18, 2020 White House meeting, Team Crazy pushed Trump to sign an executive order authorizing the military to seize voting machines and appoint Powell as special counsel. At that meeting, Trump verbally agreed to appoint Powell saying, “I’m naming her that and I’m giving her security clearance.” One hour later Trump tweeted “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
A Danger to the Administration of Justice
A federal judge imposed a gag order to prevent Trump from publicly attacking witnesses, court staff, prosecutors and their families.
Donald Trump is facing 4 criminal indictments for fraud, stealing classified documents, election interference, and racketeering. In response, Trump has publicly attacked judges, criminal prosecutors, and their families using violent and frequently racist language. Now a second judge has issued a gag order against Trump to prevent "a pre-trial smear campaign" that “presents a danger to the administration of justice.”
He'll Start Throwing People in Jail
General Mark Milley, serving as the nation's highest-ranking military officer, feared Trump's "Hitler-like embrace of the Big Lie," would lead to violence.
Serving as Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs presented "unique challenges" for General Mark Milley who said that Trump was “shameful” and “complicit” in the January 6 Attack on the Capitol. Milley's low opinion of Donald Trump is shared by many former military officials who served in Trump's White House. General John Kelly called Trump the "most flawed person" he's ever met and General James Mattis said Trump is "more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine." Milley has told friends that if Trump is re-elected president, “he’ll start throwing people in jail.”
21 Unindicted Co-Conspirators
The Georgia special grand jury recommended charging Senator Lindsey Graham and other top Republicans Trump allies.
Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis has had a busy 24-hours. First, she asked a judge to protect future Trump jurors from intimidation. Then, she publicly dismantled House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's request for more information on the case, calling it "unjustified and illegal intrusion into an open state criminal prosecution." And finally, the released Fulton County special grand jury report recommended criminal charges against 21 additional Trump unindicted co-conspirators including GOP Senators Lindsey Graham, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, Trump's national security advisor Michael Flynn, and the current Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones.