Nonilex

Nonilex, 5 days ago

#Trump faces similar #ElectionInterference charges in a 3rd case brought by a local prosecutor in #Georgia.

#criminal #law #GiftArticle link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/us/politics/trump-cases-status.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.EwgC.KCdXznaC6sDL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, 5 days ago

The benefits have flowed from #Trump’s businesses & campaign cmtes, acc/to a @ProPublica analysis of public disclosures, #court records & #securities filings.One campaign aide had his avg monthly pay double, from $26k to $53.5k. Another employee got a $2M severance package barring him from voluntarily cooperating w/ #law enforcement. And one of the campaign’s top ofcls had her daughter hired onto campaign staff, where she is now the 4th-highest-paid employee.
#WitnessTampering #law

Nonilex, 5 days ago

These pay increases & other benefits often came at delicate moments in the #legal proceedings against #Trump. One aide who was given a plum position on the board of Trump’s social media company, for example, got the seat after he was subpoenaed but before he testified. 👀

Significant changes to a staffer’s work situation, such as bonuses, pay raises, firings or promotions, can be #evidence of a #crime if they come outside the normal course of business.

#WitnessTampering #criminal #law

Nonilex, 5 days ago

To prove #WitnessTampering, prosecutors would need to show that perks or punishments were intended to #influence #testimony.

White-collar defense #lawyers say the situation #Trump finds himself in—…defendant & boss of many of the …primary #witnesses to his alleged #crimes —is not uncommon. Their standard advice is not to provide any unusual benefits or penalties to such employees. Ideally, decisions about employees slated to give #evidence should be made by an independent body….

#criminal #law

Nonilex, 5 days ago

…#Trump’s attorney, David Warrington, sent #ProPublica a cease-&-desist letter demanding this article not be published. The letter warned that if the outlet & its reporters “continue their reckless campaign of defamation, President Trump will evaluate all legal remedies.”

#FreePress #FirstAmendment #democracy #law #criminal #WitnessTampering #USpol #NationalSecurity #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024

Nonilex, 5 days ago

All of these prominent #Republicans linked Donald Trump’s rhetoric to the potential for #PoliticalViolence. Then we saw such #violence on #Jan6, 2021.
Despite the predictability of it — & indeed, the fact that it was predicted — #Trump has wrangled control of the #RepublicanParty again, & he continues & not-at-all-subtly raise the specter of unrest & violence as a political bargaining chip.

#StochasticTerrorism #DomesticTerrorism #MAGA #RightWing #extremism #TrumpIsAFelon #BidenHarris2024

Nonilex, 5 days ago

The most recent example: In his first interview since being #convicted on 34 #felony counts in Manhattan, #Trump this weekend addressed the possibility of being imprisoned or put under house arrest by saying, “I’m not sure the public would stand for it.”
“I think it would be tough for the public to take,” Trump told #FoxNews. “You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.”

#StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #Republicans #BidenHarris2024

Nonilex, 5 days ago

This is vintage #Trump. He’s not explicitly advocating #unrest. He’s not even explicitly mentioning unrest in this case. But he is suggestively pointing to something very bad around the corner if he doesn’t get what he wants.
And as w/his recent “bloodbath” comment, the point is not that this comment is a particularly egregious example of a #DogWhistle to his supporters; it’s that it’s merely the latest in a long line of suggestive comments. The context is key, & the track record is unmistakable

Nonilex, 5 days ago

#Trump wants his foes to worry about things getting ugly — & to perhaps adjust their behavior accordingly. The problem is that we’ve seen how supporters can take his comments as a call to action. (And Trump’s comments, crucially, almost never come w/an admonition to stay peaceful.)

#StochasticTerrorism #DomesticTerrorism #MAGA #Republicans #RightWing #extremism #TrumpIsATerrorist #TrumpIsAFelon #BidenHarris2024

Nonilex, 5 days ago

#Hamas said that Popplewell had died of wounds sustained during an Israeli air strike when posting his video last month.

#IDF spox Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said that new intelligence led to confirmation of their deaths. The military believes the 4 were killed together in the southern #Gaza city of #KhanYounis a "number of months" ago when Israeli forces were operating in the city, Hagari said in remarks that were broadcast.

#geopolitics #war #MiddleEast #Israel #Netanyahu #CeaseFire

Nonilex, 5 days ago

“We are thoroughly examining the circumstances of their deaths & checking all possibilities. We will present soon the findings, first to their families, & then to the public," he said. "We will present them w/transparency, as we have done until now."

Of the >250 people abducted on Oct. 7, about 120 remain in #Gaza, acc/to Israeli tallies. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.

#geopolitics #war #MiddleEast #Israel #Netanyahu #HumanitarianCrisis #CeaseFire

Nonilex, 5 days ago

Dr #Fauci dismisses ‘preposterous’ allegations that he led #covid coverup
The infectious-disease expert said #Republicans have distorted emails between #scientists as they discussed whether a lab leak of the coronavirus was possible.

Fauci defended himself against claims that he orchestrated a coverup of the #coronavirus #pandemic’s origins, w/the fmr govt official rejecting some allegations as “simply preposterous.”

#PublicHealth #HouseRepublicans #ConspiracyTheories #extremism

Nonilex, 5 days ago

The prominent infectious-disease expert, who served as a snr leader at the #NIH for 4 decades, said #Republicans have distorted emails between himself & other scientists as they discussed whether a lab leak of the #coronavirus was possible.
“We spend our whole life trying to determine the causes of infectious diseases, & stop them to protect the American people,” #Fauci said, adding that he did not pressure colleagues to reach a conclusion about the origins of the virus.

#HouseRepublicans

Nonilex, 5 days ago

@servelan lol @evanhurst

Nonilex, 5 days ago

The judge overseeing the #HunterBiden case is nearly done w/ #JurySelection, having narrowed the field down to 32 potential candidates, from which defense lawyers & prosecutors will use peremptory challenges to end up w/a dozen #jurors & 4 alternates. It is increasingly likely that jury selection, which began Monday morning, will finish by the afternoon.

#law

Nonilex, 5 days ago

Inside the courtroom, #HunterBiden has been surrounded by family members. At each break he has walked over to give a hug & kiss to his mother, FLOTUS Dr #JillBiden & embraces his wife, Melissa Cohen.
His uncle Jack Owens is there, as is his son-in-law, Peter Neal; Fran Person, a fmr aid to his father; his close friend Kevin Morris; Ricky “Mouse” Smith, a close family friend who has known #POTUS #Biden for decades.
Family members have been taking notes & listening closely.

#law

Nonilex, 5 days ago

Prosecutors plan to use highly personal evidence in #HunterBiden trial

Special counsel #DavidWeiss filings provide a look into prosecutors’ plans & how they may reopen some of the most painful moments in the Biden family’s past.

Court papers detail the depth of family members’ turmoil as they struggled to grapple w/the death of President Biden’s oldest son, Beau, in 2015, and the drug & alcohol #addiction of his younger son, Hunter.

#law #grief

Nonilex, 5 days ago

@gregggonsalves meanwhile, House Republicans are pillorying Dr Fauci for conspiracy theories, vilifying public health efforts.

Nonilex, 5 days ago

@Liliki he’s a pushover. First ones who should go are Alito & Thomas - equally disgraceful compromised abusers of power, then rapist Brett Kavanaugh. After that maybe the remaining will be a bit more humble.