Breaking: Trump admitted to probation officials he has a gun in Florida
Convicted felon possessing firearm =felony
Indicted person receiving firearm in interstate commerce =felony
Condition of release for Trump in DC , FL, GA is not committing a felony cnn.com/politics/live-…
2/ Donald J. Trump condition of release in District of Columbia:
"IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's release is subject to these conditions:
The defendant must not violate federal, state, or local law while on release."
3/ Florida arraignment:
THE COURT: Subsection B requires the release to be subject to the condition that the person not commit a federal, state or local crime during the period of release .... I assume the Defendant, former President Trump, has no problems with that condition?
MR. BLANCHE: I assure you he does not, Your Honor.
4/ Georgia bond condition for Defendant Donald J. Trump:
"The Defendant shall not violate the laws of this State, the laws of any other state, the laws of the United States of America, or any other local laws."
5/ May recall that Trump team once boasted - and then walked back - a claim that he had purchased a gun while on release.
Recall this: Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted brief to DC court saying it could be a violation of his conditions of release.⤵️ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
6/ Timeline
March 30, 2023: Manhattan indictment
March 31, 2023: Two pistols were turned over to NYPD and a third gun listed on Trump’s license was moved to Florida
April 1, 2023: Trump’s New York concealed carry license suspended
"Two of the three pistols he was licensed to carry were turned over to the NYPD on March 31, 2023, and a third gun listed on Trump’s license 'was lawfully moved to Florida,' the person [anonymous senior police official] added"
Lawfully. Hmm.
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8/ "A conviction occurs upon a verdict of guilty."
Court of Appeals of New York in People v. Montilla (2008)
Decision interpreting definition of "conviction" for NY state crime of possession of firearm by person "previously convicted of any crime."
"An FBI search warrant affidavit ... shows that a criminal investigation into 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga., was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration and relied heavily on claims ... widely debunked."
Affidavit "noted that if any of the alleged deficiencies in ballots 'were the result of intentional action,' ... would constitute evidence of a crime. Yet the affidavit also cites multiple instances of witnesses insisting that any discrepancies were the result of human error."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
2/ "The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun."
"I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground."
Here's what the Justice Department actually told the Supreme Court, and how DOJ defends ICE's use of racially profiling.
Full analysis on my YouTube and Substack
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2/ Shareable link to full analysis⤵️
A close look at what the DOJ left undisputed.
And how DOJ admitted to the courts that stopping racial profiling would “upend immigration enforcement efforts” in the way ICE currently carries it out.
3/ Document
U.S. Solicitor General to the Supreme Court arguing to allow racially profiling as a factor supporting ICE's "reasonable suspicion."
A time for choosing, from main street to wall street.
"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress’s oversight role. .... Those are pretexts."
2/ "I have served at the Federal Reserve under four administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike. ... Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats."
3/ "I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people."
An initially-secret report for Customs and Border Patrol in 2013 found:
In many cases, the “driver was attempting to flee from the agents who intentionally put themselves into the exit path of the vehicle, thereby … creating justification for the use of deadly force.”
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2/ I discuss this report at greater length on my YouTube channel and Substack