With confirmation from the National Archives that Trump took top secret information from the White House to Mar A Lago and DOJ has been asked to investigate, it adds to the week beginning on Valentine’s Day with his long-time accounting firm breaking up with him.
Yesterday a NY State Supreme Court judge ruled that he, Junior and Ivanka must testify in a civil investigation conducted by NY AG Tish James into possible bank and insurance fraud. But wait, there’s more. Maybe racketeering, maybe wire fraud. There is the ongoing Inaugural fund
Scammy jammy in DC. + Fulton County DA will have a special grand jury investigate election interference. Now there is #Documentgate shredding, burning, swallowing, flushing, official documents (destruction of federal property) Plus the defamation suit brought by @ejeancarroll
Seditious conspiracy, treason, conspiracy to commit election fraud, incitement of violence, could come in a criminal referral from the 1/6 panel to DOJ. Taking foreign money for his 2016 campaign via Nadar/UAE. Basically he is a compromised, a dangerous threat to our security.
While it is true he had a four year crime spree on us, and always skated away from every scandal (looking at you Bob Mueller, Bill Barr)- it is beginning to feel like the pile up might somehow tip him over. He always escapes unscathed, but perhaps karma is getting ready to kick👠
But, wait, there is even more. Just in: Judge Mehta said in his ruling that Trump’s words during the rally on 1/6 were likely “words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment” - this is the suit brought by Swalwell and two Capitol police officers apnews.com/article/ap-new…
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Biden is saying Russian media is making phony fabrications of genocide in Ukraine. ”To set up a false justification to act against Ukraine”- he says Ukrainian troops are showing great restraint after being baited by Russia. He says an attack could come any day.
He says Russia can still avoid war through diplomacy. He cites a meeting next week between Secretary of State Blinken and Lavrov unless Russia attacks before that. “Russia has a choice between war and all the suffering it will bring, or diplomacy.”
In a letter to the Trump Organization on Feb. 9, the Mazars notified the company of its decision and disclosed that it could no longer stand behind annual financial statements it prepared for Trump.” Mazers says don’t rely on 2011-2020 statements. nytimes.com/2022/02/14/nyr…
“Because Ms. James’s investigation is civil, she cannot file criminal charges. But she could sue Mr. Trump and his company to seek financial penalties, and could try to shut down certain aspects of Mr. Trump’s business in New York.”
One of the things being looked at is this: Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, later acknowledged to investigators that the company had overvalued the apartment by “give or take” $200 million.
As soon as Putin is done making deals with Xi at the Olympics, he will apparently invade Ukraine. According to US Intel, 50-thosuand civilians could die.
“Russia is close to completing preparations for what appears to be a large-scale invasion of Ukraine that could result in up to 50,000 civilian deaths, decapitate the government in Kyiv within two days, and launch a humanitarian crisis with up to 5 million refugees fleeing”
“What could become the largest military land offensive in Europe since World War II would probably pose broad challenges to the U.S.-led postwar international order of the last 75 years.” washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/…
Waking up to this news. US special forces kill Islamic State leader in Syria. President Biden will address the nation later about what happened. theguardian.com/world/2022/feb…
“"Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place," the president said in a statement.” usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
You know I am all in for making us and the world a safer place. While we have a big problem right now in America making us incredibly unsafe. His first name is Donald. He is practically waving his hands on his ears teasing “You can’t get me.”
“If Ginni Thomas is intimately involved—financially or ideologically tied to the litigant—that strikes me as slicing the baloney a little thin.” @JaneMayerNYer takes a look at Justice Thomas’s spouse’s involvements in potential conflicts of interest. buff.ly/3tNEapc
Outstanding enterprising long take by Jane Mayer. She cites Ginni Thomas’s role as chair of weekly meetings of “Groundswell” where Ali Alexander was a participant. It’s a secret, by invitation only group waging “a 30 front war seeking to transform the nation.”
Ginni also co-hosted a “Remember the Ladies” Banquet, part of symposium in 2010 that featured Stewart Rhodes as a speaker. Rhodes pleaded not guilty to storming the Capitol on 1/6. She is involved in so many groups connected to cases coming before SCOTUS, it’s hard to keep track.