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Day: 9 June 2023

Criminal indictment states Donald Trump took US nuclear secrets and stored files in the bathroom [Updated]

2023-06-09 /

The 49-page indictment against Mr Trump was unsealed today is extraordinarily damning.

BBC » Mr Trump has been charged with 37 counts of unauthorised possession of classified material, obstruction of justice, concealing documents and making false statements to law enforcement.

NY Times » “On nearly every one of its 49 pages, the indictment revealed a shocking example of Mr. Trump’s indifferent attitude toward some of the country’s most sensitive secrets — and of his persistent willfulness in having his aides and lawyers do his bidding in stymying attempts by the government to get the records back.”

The Economist » “The allegations are stunning.”

Mother Jones » “A Mar-a-Lago bathroom outfitted with two chandeliers, over 30 boxes of documents, and a box of Kleenex deserves specific recognition, for it singularly captures the stunning idiocy of our former president.”

Last Updated on June 11, 2023

MPGA

2023-06-09 /

Make Prisons Great Again!

Trump has lost the shield of the US Presidency that kept him and his friends safe while he was in the White House. Now the rule of law is coming for him, and, with a modicum of luck, everyone else involved in his crimes and misdemeanors.

Republican politicians cower [Updated]

2023-06-09 /

Since the time of Nixon, the GOP branded itself as the party of law and order, and national security. As Mr. Trump faces numerous serious criminal charges, and leads the country down the path to self-destruction, which Republican party candidate has enough integrity to stand up for country, and not for the party?

The Messenger » Former Vice President Mike Pence canceled his planned appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox propaganda program.

Ron DeSantis stated » “The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all.” (via the alt right platform)

BBC » As Mr Trump is charged under the Espionage Act, conservatives on our panel are angry and shocked.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Fox the federal indictment of Donald Trump will “disrupt the nation,” adding,  “And we’re not going to stand for it.”

The Messenger » Ari Fleischer, the former White House press secretary to George W. Bush » “I think every wise Republican should make a pledge they would pardon Donald Trump.”

Last Updated on June 10, 2023

The former US President indicted over classified documents case [Updated]

2023-06-09 /

Mr Trump, 76, is expected to surrender to the federal authorities in Miami, Florida at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 13.

At that point, the federal charges against him will be unsealed.

» BBC | The Guardian | The Guardian | The East African | Goal Zero | CNBC | Mother Jones

Meanwhile » Because, well you know, America »

  • Trump could still run for US President from prison (Political)
  • Two and a half years after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, an estimated 12 million American adults, or 4.4% of the adult population, believe violence is justified to restore Donald Trump to the White House. (The Guardian)
  • Speaker Kevin McCarthy falsely claimed that Mr Trump had been indicted by President Joe Biden (alt right platform)
  • Republicans rally around Trump amid reported DOJ indictment (The Hill)
  • Vivek Ramaswamy promises to pardon Trump (Political)

Connected »

  • George Takei via Mastodon » Happy federal indictment day to all who celebrate! And we should all celebrate.
  • Peter Baker, NY Times » There was a time, not that long ago really, when Donald Trump said he cared about the sanctity of classified information. That, of course, was when his opponent was accused of jeopardizing it and it was a useful political weapon for Mr. Trump.
  • Senior Fox executive Raj Shah has left the network; Shah, a former deputy press secretary under President Trump, had text messages exposed in the Dominion suit (alt right platform)
  • Trump’s Latest Campaign Strategy Looks Like a ‘Ponzi Scheme’ (The Daily Beast)
  • Philip Bump, Washington Post » Evidence grows that Trump hoarded documents — and showed them to people (Mastodon)

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