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THREAD: #TrumpIndictment

1. @Reuters has published an article arguing about Mr. Trump violating the Atomic Energy Act by retaining Nuclear National Defense Information (NDI), document 19 of 31. Here is some analysis:

reuters.com/world/us/trump…

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2. First of all, a former President - not just Mr. Trump - is governed by the Presidential Records Act, pertaining to any documentary material(s) they take with them after leaving office. Secondly, the Atomic Energy Act (AEA)...

#TrumpIndictment #Trump #TrumpIndicted #Trump2024
3. ...is not Amended into the PRA & is not applicable to a former President. However, let's assume it is; the AEA states the following definition of Restricted Data (below): "shall not include data declassified *OR* removed from Restricted Data category."

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In today’s Economist/YouGov poll, a majority or plurality of the following groups of US adults approve of Donald Trump’s indictment for his handling of classified materials and obstruction of justice.
#TrumpIndictment

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Approve of Trump’s indictment:

Men
Women
Whites
Blacks
Hispanics
People aged 18-29
People aged 30-44
People aged 45-64
People earning < $50k
People earning $50k-$100k
People earning > $100k
Approve of Trump’s indictment (continued):

Registered voters
2020 Biden voters
Democrats
Independents
Liberals
Moderates
People living in urban areas
People living in suburbs
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<Thread> Former Trump supporters/legal advisors who have come out in favor of truth on #TrumpIndictment.

Trump's Attorney General Bill Barr on Fox News Sunday:

"If even half of it is true, then he's toast ... It's very, very damning."

"Espionage Act...are solid counts."
2. And prominent lawyers:

“The evidence in this indictment is very damning for the former President."

- @JayTownAlabama, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (2017-2020)

Interview with @KenDilanianNBC @NBCNightlyNews
3. Plus conservative legal commentator:

“It’s a devastating document. If they can prove half of it, he’s toast.… They can probably prove more than half of it, because a lot of it is recorded conversations, testimony from his lawyers, and that sort of thing.”

- @AndrewCMcCarthy
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The #TrumpIndictment is a travesty
But
The evidence is overwhelming

The #RightTake is
If we don't win in 2024
This is the new normal
So that's what really matters
I understand that indictments are not convictions
But prosecutors can't just lie
The facts outlined in the indictment are a huge hurdle
Trump's best chance is a juror who nullifies the charges and hangs the jury
Of course this is selective prosecution
Of course we have to back Trump in the latest attack of this seven year witch hunt
But we also have to be realistic
If we don't win in 2024
We're screwed
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So, #Trump is being indicted on 31 counts.
31.
Here you go: (MORE) Image
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second batch of #TrumpIndictment charges -- more to come Image
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third batch of #TrumpIndictment charges (MORE coming) Image
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Although it'll probably fall on mostly deaf ears here, where too many are emotionally/financially invested in an outcome so they can't/won't be able to, since I like how Twitter is increasingly democratized let's try to have an adult conversation about #TrumpIndictment. THREAD:
It looks like this DOJ case is only about the Mar-A-Lago raid and the classified documents allegedly found. Hence, Trump being indicted in Miami. However, that jury pool won't be as biased against him as the one in Manhattan. Trump received 46% of the vote in Miami-Dade in 2020.
And yes, in this era of political persecution, evidence doesn't matter nearly as much as the political loyalties of the prospective jury pool. Trump is toast in Manhattan, where he received only 12% of the 2020 vote. He will likely be convicted of felonies there.
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“Hey Joe”

“What’s good Kamala?”

“You already know!”

#TrumpIndicted lmao”

Let’s go with those #InnoCents 💵

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“You know who isn’t indicted?”

“Who Joe?”

“Me. Let’s go get some ice cream.”

#TrumpIndicted

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#TrumpIndicted on federal charges!!It’s significant that Trump, who’s always declared himself above the law & transformed the GOP & its base into a party of fascist lawlessness & violence– culminating in the Jan 6 coup attempt – faces serious charges & multiple investigations 1/7
The joy at the prospect of seeing this fascist criminal face any accountability, for anything & the hunger to see him behind bars is righteous. It reflects an enormous reservoir of popular sentiment that could be turned into necessary action to change history #TrumpIndictment 2/7
But we must not pin our hopes on a mechanism that cannot and will not address the reasons we so badly want to see Trump locked up.
Now is a time for vigilance, not complacency. #TrumpIndictment 3/7
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See. Last criminal act was *December 2017.* Statute has NOT expired. 😅 Suck it. #TrumpIndictment
David Pecker says Trump thanked him for burying the McDougal affair and illegitimate child stories, and invited Pecker to Trump’s inauguration. Classy president!
Weisselberg “grossed up” the payment to Michael, to cover the taxes and give Michael a $60K “year end bonus.” Nice! Weisselberg *documented* the “reimbursement” details on Cohen’s bank statement. Whoopsies. 💩
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#TrumpIndictment thread

This looks like @AWeissmann_ and my idea in NYT Op-ed:

“The participants also took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the payments made in furtherance of the scheme.”

Would insulate from legal challenges (preemption etc.) Image
2. David Pecker is going to be a star witness.

- August 2015: The key meeting that set up the catch and kill election scheme is: Pecker, Trump, and Cohen (para 9)
- 2016: Pecker, Trump, Cohen “series of discussions” suppressing Karen MacDougal story (para 12)
- post election:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
3. Evidence this was election driven (contra the "Melania"/"John Edwards" defense)

Para 19: Trump tried to avoid paying Stormy Daniels until after the election - “because at that point it would not matter if the story became public.”

Documents: emails and texts corroborate… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
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So it appears that the Manhattan D.A.s office has indicted Donald Trump.

So what opportunities does this open up?

Why now? And why now is important...

#TrumpIndictment
D.A. Alvin Bragg's office has confirmed the indictment in 2 places. One is attributed to a Spokesperson & the other his office's General Counsel.
Is it odd he hasn't personally confirmed it?
Don't know.
But unless he's planning the biggest April Fools joke of all time, it's real.
According to NYTs the indictments are felony charges for "falsifying business records".
They require the courts to find that the records were falsified to cover up another crime, otherwise this is just a misdemeanor.
NY doesn't have jurisdiction to decide federal election crimes.
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Need to frame this for posterity. March 31, 2023. This is just the beginning.

#TrumpIndicted #TrumpIndictment
3) “Trump continued to paint the case as partisan and biased last night. “This is political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history,” he said in a statement. He has long feared the possibility of being arrested, according to nytimes.com/2023/03/31/bri…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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#Trump cheats on his wife with a porn star, pays her off to stay quiet. He evades taxes, he shows loyalties to Russia, he sent a mob to storm the capital and attempt to over throw the U.S. government because he lost an election, he tried to go against the constitution
He stole classified documents. Being indicated on civilian charges, isn't a political attack. It isn't political persecution. It's the U.S. justice system at work. This is the constitution at work. Absolutely NO one is above the law. NO ONE. #TrumpIndictment
#trump and trump supporters all swear by the constitution swear by the laws now that their idol is being held bound by the same constitution and law, and its a "political persecution" being president doesn't pardon you from being held accountable for your actions #TrumpIndictment
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Outside the criminal court house in #NYC. After #TrumpIndictment was handed down. Tons of media came out to get a picture of @ManhattanDA
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Criminal Court in NYC
@ManhattanDA Alvin Bragg leaves the court house with a Heavy NYPD escort
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#TrumpIndictment #Trump #NYC
Downtown Manhattan NY at the Criminal Court house. Heavy police presence here , after former President Donald Trump was Indited
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March 30, 2023. Mark this day in history.

#TrumpIndictment
2) What is next? In the coming days, prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will likely ask Mr. Trump to surrender and to face arraignment. The specific charges will be announced when he is arraigned. Perp walk nytimes.com/live/2023/03/3…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) they will negotiate Mr. Trump’s surrender. If he agrees, it will raise the prospect of a former president, with the Secret Service in tow, being photographed and fingerprinted in the bowels of a New York State courthouse.
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OF COURSE I’m on my way to tennis practice

don’t send a search party… I’ll be back to join the #TrumpIndicted fun soon
listen to my friend Jay: gop base will LOVE indictments, plural, bc it’s a #CrimingCult
only the chocolate cake at MobALago is more beautiful than #TrumpIndicted #maddow
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I'm thinking about the migrants he hurt.

I'm thinking about the women he hurt.

I'm thinking about the Native people he hurt.

I'm thinking about trans people he hurt.

I'm thinking about the people of color, Muslims, & Jews he hurt.

#TrumpIndictment
I'm thinking about the earth he hurt.

I'm thinking about the reporters he hurt.

I'm thinking about the scientists he hurt.

I'm thinking about the democracy he hurt.

I'm thinking about his followers he hurt on January 6.

I'm thinking about those in Charlottesville he hurt.
I'm thinking about the justice department he hurt.

I'm thinking about the children he hurt.

I'm thinking about the soldiers he hurt.

I'm thinking about the Ukrainians he hurt.

I'm thinking about the victims of gun violence he hurt.

#TrumpIndictment
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HOLY SHIT Donald Trump has been criminally indicted in Manhattan!
Per NYT it’s felony indictment, it’s been filed under seal, and it’ll be announced in the coming days.
Trump will now be instructed to surrender himself by a deadline, then he’ll be placed under arrest, processed, and arraigned in front of a judge. This is all happening.
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#TrumpIndictment Update:

Before the grand jury will deliberate about a Trump indictment, Prosecutors say a final surprise witness will testify TOMORROW afternoon.

Additional key info has emerged about what Trump’s actual charge will be:

Sources say they expect the top count… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@VABVOX have you heard this yet?
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“My top-level, expert legal analysis of the [Trump Mar-a-Lago FBI search] affidavit is: Why ain’t this dude in jail? What does this man have to do to go to jail?”

@ElieNYC @DrJasonJohnson @CrossConnection
#TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments #TrumpESPIONAGE
“Just the classification markings referred to in this [redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant] affidavit — made the hair on the back of my neck stand up… Literally human lives can be at stake.” @FrankFigliuzzi1

@NicolleDWallace #TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments
“There is a feeling here that [if] Merrick Garland decides not to prosecute Trump, how do you hold anyone else accountable for violating classification rules going forward in the U.S. government?”@JaxAlemany

@NicolleDWallace #TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments
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