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Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin said that his office was still looking into the possibility of sedition for many involved in the events of January 6. Sherwin said he believes that many will face such charges after the investigations conclude.



“I believe the facts do support those charges. I think that, as we go forward, more facts will support that,” Sherwin said.



A person can be charged with sedition if they act to “conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States,” or “by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States,” according to federal law. A person convicted of sedition could face a maximum 20 years prison sentence.


Currently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed cases against around 400 individuals who are suspected to be involved with the violence of that day. None have been alleged to have committed sedition, with most charges related to assaulting Capitol police officers or trespassing on the Capitol grounds. A small number of individuals who participated in the breach have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct Congress.


During the same interview, Sherwin also said that Trump could be held responsible for some of that day’s actions, and could face criminal charges.


It was “unequivocal” that Trump was “the magnet that brought the people to D.C. on the 6th,” Sherwin explained. “Now the question, is he criminally culpable for everything that happened during the siege, during the breach?”


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The most valuable potential cooperator might be Allen Weisselberg, who was initially hired by Fred Trump to manage the family's finances in the 1970s and has risen through the ranks of the company since. The bookkeeper knows more about the organization's and family's finances than anyone else. Members of Vance's office reportedly want him to help guide them through the financial documents in their possession.

In addition to examining Weisselberg's own conduct, prosecutors appear to be deploying the same strategy to secure his cooperation that they typically use to seek the cooperation of mob members: putting the screws to his family.

Prosecutors have looked into his eldest son, Barry Weisselberg, who is also a Trump Organization employee (he runs the cash-only Wollman Rink in Manhattan's Central Park). Barry Weisselberg might have broken tax laws, himself: For years, he paid virtually nothing in rent for his apartment — which his ex-wife, Jennifer Weisselberg, said was a wedding gift from Donald and Melania Trump — while apparently miscategorizing it on tax filings.

Jeff Robbins, a former federal prosecutor overseeing money-laundering investigations, told Insider that putting pressure on Barry Weisselberg makes it more likely that Allen Weisselberg will work with Vance's team.

"The likelihood of him cooperating goes up significantly if, in fact, the prosecutors have criminal charges that can reasonably be brought against his sons, for the simple human reason that: What father would not do something unpleasant in order to help his sons out of a legal jam?" Robbins said.

Prosecutors already have the cooperation of Jennifer Weisselberg, whose marriage gave her a window into how intertwined the Trump family business is with its employees' lives. Rather than giving employees regular raises, Trump and Allen Weisselberg would offer perks like paying for apartments or children's tuition, she previously told Insider. Vance's office has subpoenaed the private school her children attend, which could allow the office to discover whether the arrangement broke tax laws.
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A major newspaper's editorial board called for the prosecution of former president Donald Trump.


The editorial board for the Boston Globe made the case this week for holding Trump criminally accountable for his obstruction of justice, efforts to overturn his election loss in Georgia and inciting an insurrection Jan. 6 aimed at stopping the certification of Joe Biden's electoral win, arguing that prosecution was the only way to ensure future presidents conducted themselves honorably and lawfully.

"There is only one way left to restore deterrence and convey to future presidents that the rule of law applies to them," the board argued. "The Justice Department must abandon two centuries of tradition by indicting and prosecuting Donald Trump for his conduct in office."

The editors agreed the decision to prosecute a former president for crimes committed in office was a heavy responsibility, but they argued that it was necessary to preserve the rule of law -- and other democracies had successfully charged former leaders.

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A major newspaper's editorial board called for the prosecution of former president Donald Trump.


The editorial board for the Boston Globe made the case this week for holding Trump criminally accountable for his obstruction of justice, efforts to overturn his election loss in Georgia and inciting an insurrection Jan. 6 aimed at stopping the certification of Joe Biden's electoral win, arguing that prosecution was the only way to ensure future presidents conducted themselves honorably and lawfully.

"There is only one way left to restore deterrence and convey to future presidents that the rule of law applies to them," the board argued. "The Justice Department must abandon two centuries of tradition by indicting and prosecuting Donald Trump for his conduct in office."

The editors agreed the decision to prosecute a former president for crimes committed in office was a heavy responsibility, but they argued that it was necessary to preserve the rule of law -- and other democracies had successfully charged former leaders.

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-tru...l&utm_campaign=7285&recip_id=560588&list_id=1

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RAW stays obsessed with Trump.

They have nothing else. :D
 
A major newspaper's editorial board called for the prosecution of former president Donald Trump.


The editorial board for the Boston Globe made the case this week for holding Trump criminally accountable for his obstruction of justice, efforts to overturn his election loss in Georgia and inciting an insurrection Jan. 6 aimed at stopping the certification of Joe Biden's electoral win, arguing that prosecution was the only way to ensure future presidents conducted themselves honorably and lawfully.

"There is only one way left to restore deterrence and convey to future presidents that the rule of law applies to them," the board argued. "The Justice Department must abandon two centuries of tradition by indicting and prosecuting Donald Trump for his conduct in office."

The editors agreed the decision to prosecute a former president for crimes committed in office was a heavy responsibility, but they argued that it was necessary to preserve the rule of law -- and other democracies had successfully charged former leaders.

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-tru...l&utm_campaign=7285&recip_id=560588&list_id=1

Military court...treason. 1 day trial. Saddam treatment.
 
Military court...treason. 1 day trial. Saddam treatment.

Dibble, advocate of mob rule, mob justice and communism.

You're just a warm fuzzy ball of desire to send the USA into the 3rd world with people starving by the truck load ain't ya?? :D
 
Donald Trump has legal exposure for a "crime wave" committed while serving as president of the United State, a former federal prosecutor explained on MSNBC on Friday.

Glenn Kirschner told MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi "Donald Trump was an unabated crime wave as president."

"Even before he became president he committed campaign finance violations with Michael Cohen, for which Michael Cohen went to prison," he reminded. "Ali, then once he took office he could tick through the felony crimes that we can prove based on the information that has been publicly reported alone, whether it's the bribery and extortion of President Zelenskiy, the ten counts of obstruction of justice meticulously documented by Bob Mueller in volume 2 of the Trump-Russia report for which Bob Mueller famously testified Donald Trump could be prosecuted upon leaving office."


"There's something we often forget about which is obstructing congressional proceedings," he continued. "Remember, Donald Trump instructed all of his executive branch officials, do not comply with lawfully issued congressional subpoenas. And that's very different from saying let's go in and assert executive privilege and fight it legitimately."

"There are so many other offenses. There are countless, avoidable COVID deaths that I think could be pursued by the states. Then, of course, there is inciting the insurrection. We saw it with our own eyes," he reminded.

"If he is not held accountable, Ali, if we don't prosecute him then what we are doing is we are encouraging tomorrow's version of Donald Trump," he warned. "We have to prosecute today's version of Donald Trump to send the message that we will not tolerate a run away criminal president."

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The indictment of the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, cites a 15-year-long scheme to evade taxes by funneling money to Trump’s employees under the table, all meticulously recorded by internal documents, and compounded by the filing of false tax returns. “If we take its assertions as true, this is no ticky-tack, or foot fault, or debatable case of tax fraud,” notes NYU tax law professor Daniel Shaviro. “You might as well repeal the federal, state, and city income taxes as discover this sort of conduct and not prosecute it.” Trump’s spokespeople, paid and unpaid, insist he is being targeted for his political value. But if there is any unfairness, it is that he has escaped legal accountability for so long.

Trump’s first major role in his father’s firm was via their open defiance of federal rules banning discrimination against tenants in Fred Trump’s apartments. The Department of Justice operated on the theory that the Fair Housing Act required landlords like Trump to rent apartments to customers of any race, and sent testers to apply for vacancies. Black applicants would be told Trump’s apartments had no rooms, while white ones on the same day would be welcomed.

The Trump theory was that this law was merely a suggestion they were free to disregard. Trump “turned the lawsuit into a protracted battle, complete with angry denials, character assassination, charges that the government was trying to force him to rent to ‘welfare recipients’ and a $100 million countersuit accusing the Justice Department of defamation,” the New York Times recounted, ultimately allowing him to “wear the government down.”

That successful defiance of black-letter law set the template for Trump’s career. He did not simply cut corners. He understood that his indifference to conventional notions of ethics and legality gave him his primary business advantage. He used this advantage again and again: conspiring with his father to launder profits through dummy firms, thus defrauding the government of millions of dollars in tax payments in the 1970s and ’80s; refusing to pay contractors for services rendered, knowing they had little recourse against his legal might; running scams like the Trump Network and Trump University to bilk his targets out of their savings; using the Trump Foundation to funnel charitable donations into Trump’s campaign and pocket; all the way up to the present-day cases involving a series of crude tax scams.

The charges against Weisselberg do not include the allegations of tax fraud by Trump himself that New York prosecutors are reportedly pursuing, and will likely charge at some future point. But they indicate the pervasive criminality of his business, and at least open the possibility that Weisselberg will testify against the man whose criminal activity he helped direct and whom he reportedly worships.

If Trump has one actual ethical principle that guides him, it is that ratting is wrong and subordinates should not be allowed to strike deals with prosecutors by flipping on the boss. (He has called John Dean a “sleazebag” and a “rat” for betraying Nixon; “I know all about flipping — for 30, 40 years, I’ve been watching flippers,” he has raged.) It is a moral worldview he shares with the mobsters he worked with in New York. The law is a joke, the officials who carry it out are corrupt hypocrites, and loyalty is the one true value.
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If anything, his fans are only going to love Trump even more for this. They love him because he acts like they would act if they had money - including not paying his taxes.
 
Appearing on MSNBC with host Lindsey Reiser, conservative campaign strategist Susan Del Percio watched a clip of Donald Trump from Saturday night talking about the indictments filed against his company, and explained to the host that almost every time the ex-president speaks he incriminates himself further.

During his rant on Saturday night in Sarasota, Trump all but admitted that he is avoiding paying taxes -- a central part of the Manhattan DA's investigation of the Trump Organization -- and Del Percio smirked that the ex-president can't seem to keep his mouth shut as further criminal indictments loom.

"Time will continue to wear away at Donald Trump," Del Persio explained. "These legal problems may also force him to eventually have to stop these rallies because the more he opens up his mouth, the more incriminating -- the more often he incriminates himself."

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Republicans have their own vaccine.

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he appeals to the lowest traits in people, validating their greed, racism, ignorance, sexism, and violence. and that's why his firmest base will never desert him and decent people will always be disgusted by him.
 
Trump’s first major role in his father’s firm was via their open defiance of federal rules banning discrimination against tenants in Fred Trump’s apartments. The Department of Justice operated on the theory that the Fair Housing Act required landlords like Trump to rent apartments to customers of any race, and sent testers to apply for vacancies. Black applicants would be told Trump’s apartments had no rooms, while white ones on the same day would be welcomed.

To think that Herman Cain died for this prick. And all the rest of the sellout coons who tap danced on stage and shilled for his bullshit. To this day.

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he appeals to the lowest traits in people, validating their greed, racism, ignorance, sexism, and violence. and that's why his firmest base will never desert him and decent people will always be disgusted by him.

Bingo. Some of them are convinced they're just one lucky break away from being as rich as they think he is, and they don't plan on paying their taxes then either.
 
A huge 'paper trail' gives Manhattan DA's office a major advantage in its Trump investigation


On July 1, former President Donald Trump was furious to learn that Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, has been indicted on felony charges that include grand larceny, criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records — and that the Trump Organization itself has also been indicted for alleged financial crimes. These indictments resulted from an in-depth investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., whose office has been working closely with New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Journalist Bess Levin analyzes these developments in her Vanity Fair column, arguing that a sizable "paper trail" gives Vance's office a major advantage in the case.

"In life, a good rule of thumb is to not engage in the sort of behavior that could result in being charged with numerous felonies; in other words, don't do crimes," Levin writes. "But if you're going to ignore that rule, and you don't want to spend years in prison, another piece of advice is to not leave such an obvious paper trail of said crimes that you might as well have stuck a Post-it note on a stack of files that reads, 'Hey, everybody, come check out all the laws I've been breaking! It's all right here! Get the handcuffs ready!' Which, based on the indictment unsealed in a Manhattan courtroom today, is basically what the Trump Organization and its longtime CFO did, for more than a decade. Whoops!"

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One of the nation's foremost constitutional law experts revealed the federal law that prosecutors could use to hold Donald Trump to account for inciting the January 6th insurrection.

"Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States," the law states.


"That law, I think, may well apply to Donald Trump," Harvard Law Prof. Laurence Tribe said.

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Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new House select committee to scrutinize the Capitol attack, says he will investigate Donald Trump as part of his inquiry into the events of 6 January – a day he sees as the greatest test to the United States since the civil war.


In an interview with the Guardian, Thompson said that he is also prepared to depose members of Congress and senior Trump administration officials who might have participated in the insurrection that left five dead and nearly 140 injured.

“Absolutely,” Thompson said of his intent to pursue a wide-ranging inquiry against the former president and some of his most prominent allies on Capitol Hill. “Nothing is off limits.”

The aggressive move to place Trump in the crosshairs of the select committee underscores Thompson’s determination to uncover the root causes of 6 January, even after Senate Republicans, fearing political damage, blocked the creation of a 9/11-style commission.

The move comes at the same time as many Republicans have been seeking to downplay the attack on the Capitol – in which five people died – or, in the case of Trump himself, cast its protagonists in a more positive light.


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Although the court of public opinion may have found Trump guilty of inciting the Capitol riot, the case in federal court is much trickier. Under the Anti-Riot Act, prosecutors have to prove two distinct questions: whether Trump caused the riot and whether he intended to cause the riot. The officers’ testimony — which directly links Trump’s words to the rioters’ actions — may bring prosecutors one step closer to holding Trump legally responsible for Jan. 6.

Recent officers’ testimony could support the notion that Trump’s calls on supporters to reject Congress’ certification of the election were not merely the musings of a sore loser but were instead deliberately calculated to instigate violence and further his multifaceted strategy to overturn the election.

Trump’s potential involvement in an insurrectionist scheme was brought into even sharper relief by Friday’s revelations that he instructed Justice Department officials to “just say the election was corrupt” and “leave the rest to me.” This could be helpful in a criminal case to the extent that it demonstrates that Trump was connected to the outcome of disrupting the election results and taking action to achieve it, rather than just railing against the process. (Though the Justice Department was in GOP hands at the time, officials refused to follow Trump’s command because the allegations of voter fraud were false.)

Added to the Justice Department’s recent declaration that Trump’s allies in the executive and legislative branches could not invoke any privileges or immunities of their offices if Congress called on them to testify, and to the 2nd Circuit’s ruling that the Trumps could not evade a civil fraud suit via arbitration, the former president’s legal vulnerabilities are growing daily. Regardless of whether a sitting president enjoys immunity from federal criminal prosecution for crimes committed while in office, a former president does not enjoy such immunity.

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