Trump supporters and conspiracy theory - Part 2

[Rick Plant]

WATCH: Rudy Giuliani being disbarred for Trump’s ‘big lie’ becomes topic of derision on the House floor



Former U.S. Associate Attorney General Rudy Giuliani's professional woes became a topic of discussion on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Giuliani, who also served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY (SDNY), pushed Trump's "big law" of election fraud following Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. The conspiracy theory played better on Fox News than in court, with Giuliani having his law license suspended in both New York and Washington, DC.

Giuliani was mentioned during debate over a criminal referral for former Trump aides Peter Navaro and Daniel Scavino, Jr. after they refused to cooperate with a subpoena from the House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"The election claims made by Donald Trump were so frivolous and so unfounded that the president’s lead lawyer did not just lose these cases, he lost his license to practice law," Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said.

Watch: https://twitter.com/i/status/1511811889751240706

[Rick Plant]

Trump's judge-shopping effort in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton goes down in flames



Donald Trump's efforts to sue Hillary Clinton over the 2016 election — that he won — suffered an apparent blow to his legal strategy.

"A federal judge — nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1996 — on Wednesday emphatically rejected Donald Trump’s demand that he recuse from Trump’s sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, declaring that there’s no legitimate basis to demand that he step back from the case," Politico reported Wednesday. "In a five-page order, Judge Donald Middlebrooks emphasized that he has never met either of the Clintons and was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate, requiring backing from both parties."

Trump did not offer a specific complaint against Middlebrooks.

"Middlebrooks observed that Trump filed his lawsuit in the Fort Pierce division of the Southern District of the Florida federal court and that the only District Court judge who sits in that division is a Trump appointee. However, under the court’s docketing system, the case wound up assigned to Middlebrooks, who sits in West Palm Beach. 'Despite the odds, this case landed with me instead,' Middlebrooks wrote, suggesting that Trump’s legal team was judge-shopping — seeking to get the case in front of a judge who might view it favorably," Politico explained. "He also quoted an appellate precedent observing that recusal demands are 'sometimes driven more by litigation strategies than by ethical concerns.'”

The judge also seemed to question the reading comprehension skills of Trump's attorneys.

"Given this precedent, I am not disqualified from presiding, nor should I recuse on the basis of any appearance of partiality. The three cases Plaintiff cites in his Motion compel no different conclusion, and indeed do not appear to support his arguments," the judge explained.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/06/judge-recuse-trump-hillary-clinton-00023650

[Rick Plant]

The dude ain’t looking too good these days. Might need to cut back on the Big Macs.

[Richard Smith]

The dude ain’t looking too good these days. Might need to cut back on the Big Macs.

Trump is like Superman in comparison to the crypt master Joe Biden who can barely walk.  It's painful to watch his old man routine when he gets off the helicopter and tries to walk toward the White House.  It's sad that his family would allow him to run for office with his obvious physical and mental limitations for their own monetary gain.  But those chickens are coming home to roost.  Hunter's next job will be making license plates with Avenatti.

[Rick Plant]

Trump is like Superman in comparison to the crypt master Joe Biden who can barely walk.  It's painful to watch his old man routine when he gets off the helicopter and tries to walk toward the White House.  It's sad that his family would allow him to run for office with his obvious physical and mental limitations for their own monetary gain.  But those chickens are coming home to roost.  Hunter's next job will be making license plates with Avenatti.

More projection and a fake conspiracy theory from you.

Joe Biden jogs and rides a bike. Donnie was too feeble to walk down a ramp two years ago needing assistance.

Not a good day so far for Donnie as he moves one step closer to prison. 

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg just announced that his criminal case against Donald Trump is ongoing, and that new evidence is involved. This comes immediately after NY AG Tish James ramped up her related civil probe today by moving to hold Donald Trump in contempt of court.
 

[Rick Plant]

Manhattan DA drops a bombshell: Trump criminal investigation is still ongoing

It's not over: Donald Trump could still face criminal charges, says Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg



Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg issued a statement on Thursday clarifying that his office was still investigating former President Donald Trump.

"In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing," Bragg said. "It is."

Bragg's statement comes after two top prosecutors resigned from his office, alleging that the investigation of Trump and his business had stalled.

Mark Pomerantz, who led the New York investigation into Trump's finances, resigned on February 23 along with Carey Dunne, the other lead prosecutor on the case.

Pomerantz's resignation letter said that he had quit over the decision by Bragg not to move ahead with prosecution of the Republican billionaire.

That decision, he wrote in the letter, was "contrary to the public interest."

"The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes -- he did," Pomerantz wrote.

The Times reported that he has told aides the case can move forward if new evidence emerges or a Trump insider decides to turn on the former president.

But, Pomerantz wrote: "No events are likely to occur that will alter the nature of the case... There are always additional facts to be pursued."

But the decision not to prosecute "will doom any future prospects that Mr. Trump will be prosecuted for the criminal conduct we have been investigating," he continued.

Bragg, however, denied the claims that he had effectively halted the criminal investigation.

“It’s open, it’s active, we have a great team in place of dedicated career prosecutors working every day,” Bragg told Bloomberg on Thursday. “We’re exploring evidence that’s not been previously explored. We will leave no stone unturned.”

Read Bragg's full statement below:

In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing.

It is.

There have also been questions about the timing of the grand jury. As anyone who has worked on criminal cases in New York knows, New York County has grand juries sitting all the time.

There is no magic at all to any previously reported dates.

The team working on this investigation is comprised of dedicated, experienced career prosecutors. They are going through documents, interviewing witnesses, and exploring evidence not previously explored. In the long and proud tradition of white-collar prosecutions at the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, we are investigating thoroughly and following the facts without fear or favor.

The team is led by Susan Hoffinger, Chief of the Investigation Division. Susan has decades of experience as an Assistant District Attorney and a defense attorney, including New York State grand jury and trial experience, which are crucial for this investigation.

High-profile, complex investigations have been trademarks of my professional career.

As a state prosecutor and a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, I successfully brought cases involving money laundering, witness tampering, mortgage fraud, official misconduct, and bribery. And, I went wherever the facts took me, prosecuting two mayors, a city council member, an FBI agent, a former Senate Majority Leader, a District Attorney, and business executives.

Indeed, litigation involving the former president himself is not foreign to me. As the Chief Deputy at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, I oversaw the successful litigation against the former president, his family, and the Trump Foundation.

These experiences shape my approach and the investigative steps that the team is hard at work on. Prosecutors fulfilling their duties cannot and do not bring only cases that are “slam dunks.” To the contrary, every case must be brought for the right reason – namely that justice demands it. That’s what I’ve done throughout my career, regardless of how easy or tough a case might be.

I understand the public desire to know more about our investigative steps. But, the law requires secrecy during an investigation. It is a felony in New York for a prosecutor to disclose grand jury matters. And for good reason.

Doing so can create problems for cases and investigations, the individuals involved, and the criminal justice system. It can affect witness testimony or even lead to witness tampering. Unauthorized public disclosures also potentially can affect a defendant’s right to a fair trial.

While the law constrains me from commenting further at this time, I pledge that the Office will publicly state the conclusion of our investigation – whether we conclude our work without bringing charges, or move forward with an indictment.

In the meantime, we will not be discussing our investigative steps. Nor will we be discussing grand jury matters.

In short, as we have previously said, the investigation continues.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/ny-donald-trump-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-probe-criminal-charges-20220407-zq33an22jncabixhji2tkyxyby-story.html

[Rick Plant]

Donnie isn't having a good day.

Trump could be charged $10,000 per day after NY AG files motion to hold him in contempt of court



New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking the court to begin issuing fines to former President Donald Trump while he delays producing documents subpoenaed by the court.

James on Thursday asked a court to hold Trump in contempt for refusing to comply with a court order to produce the documents.

"The judge's order was crystal clear: Donald J. Trump must comply with our subpoena and turn over relevant documents to my office," James said in a statement. "Instead of obeying a court order, Mr. Trump is trying to evade it. We are seeking the court's immediate intervention because no one is above the law."

The $10,000 fine would apply to every day that Trump doesn't produce the documents.

"This court’s order was not an opening bid for a negotiation or an invitation for a new round of challenges to the subpoena," wrote assistant attorney general Andrew Amer in the court documents, according to The Daily Beast. "The ship has long since sailed on Mr. Trump’s ability to raise any such objections."

"The Trump Organization is not presently searching any of Mr. Trump's custodial files or devices, and has no intention of doing so between now and April 15, 2022," James' office wrote in the filing.

The Trumps have repeatedly tried to shut down the investigation by James, who has said she had uncovered "significant evidence" of fraudulent or misleading practices at the Trump Organization.

Following more than two hours of oral arguments, state judge Arthur Engoron rejected a plea by Trump, Donald Jr and Ivanka, to quash subpoenas issued by James in December.

He ordered the trio to sit for depositions with James's office within 21 days.

Their lawyers argued that the subpoenas in the civil case were an attempt by James to grab evidence for a parallel criminal investigation into the Trump Organization that she is involved with.

They argued that James was trying to bypass a New York state law that grants immunity to witnesses that appear before a grand jury in criminal cases.

Engoron said their argument "completely misses the mark," noting that neither the Manhattan district attorney, which is running the criminal investigation, nor James's office have ordered the Trumps to appear before a grand jury.

In his ruling, Engoron added that the Trumps could invoke their Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves during questioning in the civil case.

He noted that another of Trump's sons, Eric, had pleaded the fifth "more than 500 times" during a deposition for James's investigation in October 2020.

Engoron also rejected Trump's claim that the inquiry by James, a Democrat, is politically motivated.

AFP