A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
...In a sealed order last week, Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege for Meadows and a number of others, including Trump's former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, his former national security adviser Robert O'Brien, former top aide Stephen Miller, and former deputy chief of staff and social media director Dan Scavino, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Former Trump aides Nick Luna and John McEntee, along with former top DHS official Ken Cuccinelli, were also included in the order, the sources said.
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Re: Charges
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:09 pm
by Shirley
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg receives threatening letter with white powder
Re: Charges
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:19 pm
by jfish26
Feral wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:49 pm
Well, well, well.. This isn't very good news for the leader of the Trump Cult:
A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
...In a sealed order last week, Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege for Meadows and a number of others, including Trump's former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, his former national security adviser Robert O'Brien, former top aide Stephen Miller, and former deputy chief of staff and social media director Dan Scavino, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Former Trump aides Nick Luna and John McEntee, along with former top DHS official Ken Cuccinelli, were also included in the order, the sources said.
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Pretty classic numbers play. Doesn't take all that much Law & Order watching to see the strategy here.
Re: Charges
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:20 pm
by jfish26
Feral wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:09 pm
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg receives threatening letter with white powder
DOJ smiles.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:40 pm
by Shirley
So much winning!
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:02 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Welp, here we go.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:13 pm
by randylahey
Its bad news. Not for Trump supporters. But for the country in general. Legally targeting political opponents is a horrible precedent to set
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:30 pm
by Mjl
randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:13 pm
Its bad news. Not for Trump supporters. But for the country in general. Legally targeting political opponents is a horrible precedent to set
Lock her up! Lock her up!
So politicians who break the law - you think nothing should happen to them?
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:32 pm
by twocoach
randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:13 pm
Its bad news. Not for Trump supporters. But for the country in general. Legally targeting political opponents is a horrible precedent to set
"Targeting"? The world had ringside seats to his illegal behavior. It's just investigating clearly committed crimes. Frankly, it should be criminally negligent not to investigate them.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:33 pm
by twocoach
NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:02 pm
Welp, here we go.
It's a good night to stay home.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:34 pm
by Mjl
I mean - this charge in particular is pretty weak. Not necessarily legally, but campaign finance violation... meh.
But the idea that we shouldn't charge someone with crimes because they're politicians, as a whole, is nuts.
randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:13 pm
Its bad news. Not for Trump supporters. But for the country in general. Legally targeting political opponents is a horrible precedent to set
Lock her up! Lock her up!
So politicians who break the law - you think nothing should happen to them?
It's OK when DDD does it.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:37 pm
by Shirley
Trump must be at peace having been indicted by a grand jury he thinks so much of:
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:00 pm
by twocoach
I wonder if he will get to maintain his hair in prison?