Trump has been charged by the Department of Justice with the following four counts:
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A conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election,” according to the special counsel’s office.
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A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified.
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A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted.
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Obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote.
In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”
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Rudy Giuliani
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John Eastman
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Sidney Powell
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Jeffrey Clark
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Kenneth Chesebro
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Unknown political consultant
Updated 8/3/2023 by Jordan Lund
Washington, D.C. - 4 felonies, January 6th Election Interference
Investigation
Indictment
Arrest <- You Are Here
(Lawyers have until 8/10 to submit requested trial dates, which will be announced on 8/28)
Trial
Conviction
Sentencing
Georgia - Election Interference
Investigation <- You Are Here
2 new grand juries were impaneled on 7/11/2023.
Indictment - July 11th to September 1st.
(Grand Jury work expected July 31 to Aug. 18)
Arrest
Trial
Conviction
Sentencing
New York State - 34 felonies, Stormy Daniels Payoff
Investigation
Indictment
Arrest <- You Are Here
Trial - March 25th, 2024
Conviction
Sentencing
Florida - 40 felonies, Federal documents charges
Investigation
Indictment
The original indictment was for 37 felonies.
3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.
Arrest <- You Are Here
Trial - May 20, 2024
Conviction
Sentencing
Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.
The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation, where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again, resulting in a demand for $10 million, is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a criminal one.
Sources:
Trumps 3rd Indictment - Conspiring to Defraud the United States - 1 August 2023
NBC News: Grand jury charges Trump in 2020 election probe: Highlights
Vox: Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election
CNN: August 1, 2023 Trump indicted in special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe
Washington Post: Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment
Reason: Trump Indicted for Attempting To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election
FiveThirtyEight: All Of Trump’s Indictments Could Seriously Bog Down His Campaign
Trump’s Arraignment - 3 August 2023
AP: Trump is due to face a judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election
CBS News: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in special counsel probe
Chicago Tribune: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
The Independent: Trump appears to stumble over his name and age at arraignment
Official Documentation
These things take time. Even for regular people it can be a while between being charged and going to court.
Now should he be arrested and held like he was anyone else who’s a flight risk, yes. But I doubt any of thsse cases will goto court this year.
What would happen if he gets elected president before?
An absolute fucking disaster
Legal scholars are a bit divided on whether The Constitution allows a president to pardon themselves. But considering the question would eventually end up in front of a heavily stacked republican SCOTUS: He gets pardoned and all of this goes away
Which is why we need to make sure Biden wins next year. No matter how much of a lock it looks like, vote. And get all your friends to vote.
The states also need to charge him. He can’t pardon state offenders.
If I remember from my high school history class correctly, the concept of a president pardoning themself has never been tried before, but came into question at the end of the Nixon administration due to Nixon resigning due to the Watergate scandal and then behind pardoned by the Vice President Turned President as Gerald Ford was accused of a Quid Pro Quo with Nixon
Them we all just pack up and give up on humanity, America is an odd place but electing a guy that’s, well, literally Trump?
Yeah there are a lot of people caught up in the culture war but trump has just done too much, especially after last time there would be an awful lot of people remembering the feeling when he won and how they regret wasting their vote 3rd party or staying home because they didn’t like Hilary
He won’t
Your sure 'bout that?
I would place him losing at a near guarantee.
Funny, didn’t people think that the first time? I mean it’s not like they didn’t know he was a 6 time bankrupted TV celebrity grifter back then either.
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I agree, but that isn’t good enough. The only way to truly guarantee Trump loses at this point is for him to die.
“What do you want from theory alone.”