Former President Trump — and all of us — now exists in a weird liminal space.
On one side, Trump has been indicted. His attorneys confirm it: a Manhattan grand jury voted on Thursday to issue felony charges against the former President.
the decision to indict has been made, but the charges remain under wraps.
So, we’re all in a strange limbo
I don’t care. A former president of the United States has been indicted, and this benighted country can now get over its groupthink misconception that a president is some kind of a king with royal immunity for life.
THiS IndiCTment IS so OUTrageouS It maDe Lindsey GraHAM cry!
He’s a traitor who staged a coup, lost an election and a former President running for election. How is this indictment a politically motivated event of anyone else’s but himself?
AmeriCA is a TRaitoR for not ALL aMericaNS voting For him.
Grover Cleveland? Theodore Roosevelt?
So, we’re all in a strange limbo.
No, actually, I’m exhilarated by this-- and will continue to ride this high for the foreseeable future.
Trump does not intend to take a plea deal.
Tacopina added that his team planned to file various motions — likely motions to dismiss or appeal — to have the case thrown out.
Mario Puzo would have picked a more subtle name.
Tacopina added that his team planned to file various motions — likely motions to dismiss or appeal — to have the case thrown out.
Do they even know the charges yet? They remain under seal for us regular folks.
Nopeity nope nope nope.
Recalling the point from the Rolling Stone piece last week-- where their strategy is to accept a potential trial loss-- and win upon appeal.
Why is everyone else assuming this indictment is for the “Stormy Daniels” payment? I appreciate that you have stressed that the indictment is still sealed at this point.
It has been pointed out among legal professionals, such as some here on the TPM boards, that the Daniels payment could conceal another crime. WHYY offers some insight here.
Some experts have said they believe Trump could be charged with falsifying business records, which can be a misdemeanor or a felony under New York law. To secure a conviction on the felony charge, prosecutors would have to prove that records were falsified with the intention of committing or concealing a second crime. It’s not clear what prosecutors may allege as the second crime.
President Trump embodies the American people—our psyche from id to super-ego—as does no other figure.
Well, the NY Young Republicans got the “id” part right.
I suspect they don’t know what “super-ego” means.
This may be the first time an ex President was indicted. It is definitely the first time an ex President’s criming rose to the level of being indictable.
There’s no “may”. It is. That’s why this is such a big deal. The ice is broken.
Fixed it. Thx.
NY Young Republicans: Trump Is Our Christ
Had Bragg known this, he might have held off the indictment until next Friday.
It would be more accurate for NY Young Republicans to say ‘tRump is our antichrist and we love him for it. Evil will have its day.’
Of course as republicans honesty is not valued in the slightest.
NYC Republicans are sort of like Star Wars cosplayers who forgot to take off their costumes.
