The Trump Investigation(s) Thread

[Alefroth]

Read this thread re: sentencing of Stewart Rhodes:



There’s not an ounce of remorse in his comments to the court. The judge is going to throw the book at him.

It sounds like everything went against him in the hearing. I wonder why he only got 18.

[Smoove_B]

It sounds like everything went against him in the hearing. I wonder why he only got 18.

First time offense (I am not joking).

[Alefroth]

Jeebus.

Serenity now. Serenity now.

[hepcat]

It still surprises me that he's a Yale educated lawyer.

[Jaymann]

18 years??

[Isgrimnur]

The Guardian

Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump showed classified documents to people, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, as the investigation into his handling of national security materials and obstruction of justice approaches its conclusion.

The development could raise the stakes for the former president as it exposes him to serious action under the Espionage Act, of wilfully communicating national security materials rather than simply retaining them, which is rarely charged.
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Prosecutors have also developed evidence in recent weeks that Trump employees at Mar-a-Lago last year brought boxes of documents back to the storage room the day before justice department officials came to collect classified documents that had been subpoenaed, the Post reported.

[malchior]

I'll say it again. Anyone else would have been almost immediately charged for this. That these details are being leaked out into the press like this is concerning. It isn't clear why it is happening yet but it's certainly notable if you assume the circle is tight on this case.

[Smoove_B]

Lordy, there are tapes:

Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday.

The document, called an automatic discovery form, describes the nature of the charges against a defendant and a broad overview of the evidence that prosecutors will present at Trump's preliminary hearing or at trial. Trump's attorneys and media organizations, including CBS News, had repeatedly requested that such a form be made public in the weeks since Trump's arrest on April 4.

Trump is the first former president in American history to face criminal charges. He has entered a not guilty plea to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records for alleged payments made as part of a "hush money" scheme.

The document lists the dates of 34 instances between Feb. 14, 2017 and Dec. 5, 2017 when he allegedly falsified records.

In a section devoted to electronic evidence that will be turned over, a prosecutor for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office indicated they have disclosed to the defense a "recording of a conversation between defendant and a witness."

The section also indicates prosecutors intend to disclose recordings of calls between witnesses and others.

Of note:

Trial in the case is scheduled to begin March 25, 2024.

[Isgrimnur]