Donald Trump

Poncier

mrussel1 said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

mfc2006 said:

Trump is a fucking idiot. I hope something comes out of the many investigations that are ongoing. 

what more needs to come out? dude will never be held to account for anything. 

garland is a fucking disgrace. 

there will have to be a formal criminal defense at some point in the future where someone is accused of a similar crime that trump has apparently committed and they say "my client did the same thing as trump and trump was never arrested or indicted. you cannot hold my client to a higher standard than donald trump."

the law must be applied equally to the powerful and the regular citizen at all times. 

What is the crime that you think Trump personally committed? 

Incest?

Lerxst1992

mrussel1 said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

mfc2006 said:

Trump is a fucking idiot. I hope something comes out of the many investigations that are ongoing. 

what more needs to come out? dude will never be held to account for anything. 

garland is a fucking disgrace. 

there will have to be a formal criminal defense at some point in the future where someone is accused of a similar crime that trump has apparently committed and they say "my client did the same thing as trump and trump was never arrested or indicted. you cannot hold my client to a higher standard than donald trump."

the law must be applied equally to the powerful and the regular citizen at all times. 

What is the crime that you think Trump personally committed? 

What crime do they have that proves Trumps guilt? The bar for a former POTUS is extraordinarily high. Also, they indict Trump it’s probable that Biden gets indicted if a Republican wins next time? For what crime would that be for? Not sure that would matter.

Gern Blansten

It should matter. I don't care who breaks the law they should be called out and charged for it.

Lerxst1992

In nearly 250 years, it’s yet to be proven that the US president is not above the law, including the legacy of Nixon, when the partisan climate was much less intense (have any been indicted?). Indicting  trump could backfire. I’m guessing his states would ignore any indictment and he would get enough delegates anyway in 2024 to win the nomination, which would likely be interpreted as a victory and enhance his ability to convince voters it’s one big witch hunt.

mickeyrat

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-donald-trump-social-media-media-d59974c86405301e227e8401be2abab0

Donald Trump Social media Media

Stock tied to Trump social firm drops on report of turmoil

By BERNARD CONDON and TALI ARBEL

Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in a company planning to buy Donald Trump's new social media business plunged Monday on a news report that two key staff members left, deepening losses from last week when it said it would miss a deadline to file its annual financial statements.

Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped more than 10% in midday trading on a Reuters report that the chief technology officer and chief products officer had left the company, citing two anonymous sources. Neither executive responded to requests for comment by The Associated Press, but a person close to the company speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk confirmed the two had left.

It was not immediately clear why the head of technology, Josh Adams, and the product chief, Billy Boozer, decided to leave, but the staff turnover comes at a bad time for the company as it struggles to attract subscribers.

The departures follow a filing by the company last week stating that its accountants needed more time to review financial figures before filing its annual report.

Many public companies request filing extensions, but the news added to investor jitters fueled by the botched February launch of Trump's Truth Social app, which was marred by outages and long wait lists to gain access.

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As of Monday, nearly 1.5 million potential subscribers were waiting for access.

The stock rocketed past $100 last fall after Digital World announced it planned to buy Trump's company, Trump Media & Technology Group, the developer of the Truth Social app.

In midday trading Monday, shares in Digital World were trading at $56.06, down more than a third over the past month.

Last week, Trump's two adult sons began posting on the platform. “Feels the whole gang is back together!” Eric Trump wrote. The same day, Don Jr. posted, “Who's ready for some truth!”

But the biggest attraction for Truth Social, the ex-president, hasn't posted anything after writing more than month and half ago, “Get Ready. Your favorite president will see you soon!”

The Truth Social app topped Apple’s App Store free rankings on the day it was made available to a limited set of subscribers in February. Since then, it has tumbled down the charts and is no longer in the top 200.

Another possible problem for Digital World is funding its operations. Trump managed last year to get dozens of investors to agree to put $1 billion into the business once Digital World combines with Trump Media, but that hasn't happened yet.

Digital World is still waiting for regulators to sign off on the deal, which is no sure thing. The company said last year that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Digital World following reports it may have broken security rules last year.

Digital World is a so-called blank check company, a empty entity set up with the sole purpose of buying an operating business that is allowed to offer stock to raise money without much public disclosure because it doesn't have a clear idea what it will buy yet. News reports last year said Digital World and Trump’s company had conversations about a merging before Digital World stock began trading, in possible violation of the rules.

The company has said it its complying with the probe. Trump has dismissed the regulatory scrutiny as a politically motivated “witch hunt.”

Despite the Digital World stock plunge Monday, the price still values the company at more than $2 billion, surprisingly high for a business with virtually no operating history or publicly available financial figures.

HughFreakingDillon

Billy Boozer. hmmm.....sounds like a frat house name. 

ikiT

So what that article is saying is that Trizzy really doesn't know what he's doing in the "business space?"

Stunning.

mickeyrat

https://apnews.com/article/business-donald-trump-new-york-subpoenas-249ef309da3dbf739b3005d9ba2ceef4

Manhattan Donald Trump Criminal investigations NYC State Wire New York

Manhattan DA: Trump criminal investigation is continuing

By MICHAEL R. SISAK

1 hour ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Refuting suggestions that he’s lost interest in going after Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday a criminal investigation into the former president and his business practices is continuing “without fear or favor” despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership.

In a rare public statement, Bragg denied that the three-year investigation was winding down or that a grand jury term expiring this month would impede his office’s ability to bring charges.

Citing secrecy rules, the district attorney said he couldn’t discuss details of the probe but pledged to publicly disclose findings when it’s over.

“In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing,” Bragg wrote. “It is.”

The Democrat's affirmation of the investigation was part of a double dose of bad legal news for Trump on Thursday.

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It came shortly after the New York attorney general’s office asked a judge to hold Trump in contempt and fine him $10,000 per day for not meeting a March 31 deadline to turn over documents in a parallel civil investigation. Trump is appealing a subpoena for his testimony in that investigation, but not one requiring him to provide documents.

“Instead of obeying a court order, Mr. Trump is trying to evade it," Attorney General Letitia James said. "We are seeking the court’s immediate intervention because no one is above the law.”

Trump slammed James as an “operative for the Democrat Party” and called her effort to sanction him “a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt of all time."

“I’ve been investigated by the Democrats more than Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Al Capone, combined," Trump said in a statement. "This has been going on for years, and in all cases, I have been innocent.”

Bragg’s statement proclaiming that the Trump investigation was still active marked his first public comment on the matter since the two men who had been leading it, Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, resigned Feb. 23 in a dispute over the direction of the case.

Pomerantz, a former mafia prosecutor, wrote in a resignation letter that he believed Trump is “guilty of numerous felony violations” but that Bragg, who inherited the probe when he took office in January, had decided not to pursue charges.

Pomerantz said in the letter, published last month by The New York Times, that there was “evidence sufficient to establish Mr. Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” of allegations he falsified financial statements to secure loans and burnish his image as a wealthy businessman.

“I believe that your decision not to prosecute Donald Trump now, and on the existing record, is misguided and completely contrary to the public interest,” Pomerantz wrote.

Bragg’s silence after the resignations and the March 23 publication of Pomerantz’s letter gave rise to a narrative that the investigation was effectively dead.

After Pomerantz and Dunne left, Trump lawyer Robert Fischetti told the Associated Press: “I’m a very happy man. In my opinion, this investigation is over.”

Pomerantz and Dunne started on the probe under former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

Pomerantz wrote that Vance had directed them to seek an indictment of Trump and other defendants “as soon as reasonably possible,” but that Bragg reached a different conclusion after reviewing the evidence.

Vance and Bragg are Democrats. No ex-president has ever been charged with a crime.

In his statement Thursday, Bragg tried to wrest back the narrative, putting Trump on notice that he isn't done while reassuring his own supporters, who backed him in part because he pledged to continue investigating the former president, a Republican.

Bragg said that a team of “dedicated, experienced career prosecutors” is working on the investigation, led by his Investigation Division chief Susan Hoffinger and that they are “going through documents, interviewing witnesses, and exploring evidence not previously explored.”

“In the long and proud tradition of white-collar prosecutions at the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, we are investigating thoroughly and following the facts without fear or favor,” Bragg said.

So far, the three-year investigation has resulted only in tax fraud charges against Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg relating to lucrative fringe benefits such as rent, car payments and school tuition. They have pleaded not guilty.

Weisselberg’s lawyers filed court papers in February asking a judge to throw out his case, arguing that prosecutors targeted him as punishment because he wouldn’t flip on the former president.

Trump has cited potential peril from the criminal case as he appeals a ruling requiring him to answer questions under oath in James' civil investigation.

Trump’s lawyers contend James, who assigned two lawyers to work on the criminal case, is using the guise of a civil deposition to get around a state law barring prosecutors from calling someone to testify before a criminal grand jury without giving them immunity.

James, a Democrat, has said her investigation has uncovered evidence that Trump may have misstated the value of assets like golf courses and skyscrapers on his financial statements for more than a decade.

Bragg said his career and perspective have been shaped by “high-profile, complex investigations,” including a lawsuit he oversaw while a top deputy in the attorney general's office that led to the closure of Trump’s charity over allegations he used it to further his political and business interests.

“Prosecutors fulfilling their duties cannot and do not bring only cases that are ‘slam dunks,’” Bragg wrote. “To the contrary, every case must be brought for the right reason — namely that justice demands it. That’s what I’ve done throughout my career, regardless of how easy or tough a case might be.”

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ikiT

Still out there running his fucking mouth.

ikiT

Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' 

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1512944767692259328

mrussel1

ikiT said:

Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' 

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1512944767692259328

In fairness, he left it open as a possibility that Jesus was more honest.  

static111

mrussel1 said:

ikiT said:

Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' 

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1512944767692259328

In fairness, he left it open as a possibility that Jesus was more honest.  

I thought Jesus was god, kinda discounts jesus from the most honest human part.

HughFreakingDillon

sometimes I wonder if his supporters believe that shit, or if they just think it's his ridiculous riffing, knowing it's going to make liberal social media go bonkers, or a combination of both. 

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

sometimes I wonder if his supporters believe that shit, or if they just think it's his ridiculous riffing, knowing it's going to make liberal social media go bonkers, or a combination of both. 

It sounded like they did laugh when he said it. 

mrussel1

static111 said:

mrussel1 said:

ikiT said:

Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' 

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1512944767692259328

In fairness, he left it open as a possibility that Jesus was more honest.  

I thought Jesus was god, kinda discounts jesus from the most honest human part.

Well if you want to get all churchy,  He is both.  He called himself the son of man and he is part of the Trinity.  

But instead of splitting hairs,  I think we can all agree that Trump is WAY more honest than those lying jokers Mother Theresa,  Joan of Arc, St. Thomas,  etc. Posers, all of them. 

HughFreakingDillon

Truthy Trump they'll call him

Poncier

Well, he did publicly admit to lusting after his own daughter, so I guess he is honest about things.

Bentleyspop

HughFreakingDillon said:

Truthy Trump they'll call him

 Many people are saying that he is the truthiest ever

benjs

Bentleyspop said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Truthy Trump they'll call him

 Many people are saying that he is the truthiest ever

People say Honest Abe - real good guy - never told a lie. Had a big hat. He knew hats were great. You know who else made a great hat? China - and it's horrible, that hat should've been made in the US. But then the Mexicans came by, they've got their own hat, you know, and I told them "senors! I serve tacos in these at my restaurant, I know you wear these, try eating out of them!". So then, they say, sir, you were the greatest to us, you have made us love America again. And it's all thanks to you, sir, just you alone. And I said no, no, no, well, yes, but no, there were others, they matter, they just don't matter as much.

nicknyr15

benjs said:

Bentleyspop said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Truthy Trump they'll call him

 Many people are saying that he is the truthiest ever

People say Honest Abe - real good guy - never told a lie. Had a big hat. He knew hats were great. You know who else made a great hat? China - and it's horrible, that hat should've been made in the US. But then the Mexicans came by, they've got their own hat, you know, and I told them "senors! I serve tacos in these at my restaurant, I know you wear these, try eating out of them!". So then, they say, sir, you were the greatest to us, you have made us love America again. And it's all thanks to you, sir, just you alone. And I said no, no, no, well, yes, but no, there were others, they matter, they just don't matter as much.

Worst part is , If I had a Gun to my head, I wouldn’t be able to confidently answer if you made this up or if it’s an actual quote.