A Federal Grand Jury has indicted Trump. It has been released
by the DOJ and reported on here from NBC NEWS – there are 37 felony
counts in the seven Federal criminal charges listed in the article with this headline:
“Trump indictment released”
The indictment outlining seven Federal charges
against Trump for alleged mishandling of classified documents has been unsealed.
The document released also names Trump aide Walt Nauta, and
it outlines criminal charges related to the over 100 classified documents
federal agents recovered from Trump's Florida resort in August last year.
Here is short video (2:34 minutes) of S/C Jack Smith unsealing and announcing the Federal charges in the indictment (click the link below):
https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/FL4WKhyP
It accuses Trump of
breaking seven different laws: (1) 31 counts of willful retention of
national defense information, (2) single counts of false statements and representations,
(3) conspiracy to obstruct justice, (4) withholding a document or record, (5) corruptly
concealing a document, (6) concealing a document in a federal investigation and
(7) a scheme to conceal.
It says the information Trump took with him when he left the White House includes: “(1) information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the U.S. and foreign countries; (2) United States nuclear programs; (3) potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and (4) plans for a possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.”
The indictment documents mentioned originated with all of the top national security and law enforcement agencies of the U.S. government, including: (1) the CIA; (2) DOD; (3) the NSA; (4) National Geospatial Intelligence Agency; (5) National Reconnaissance Office; (6) the DOE; (7) the State Department; and (8) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR).
The indictment also states:
“On two occasions in 2021, Trump showed classified documents to others.”
In one instance the indictment states: Trump showed a writer, a
publisher, and two members of his staff who lacked security clearance a copy of
a “plan of attack” that, according to a recording of Trump, he described as
“highly confidential.”
In the second instance the indictment states: Trump showed two
members of his political action committee (PAC), neither of who had a security
clearance, a “classified map related to a military operation.”
Both of those incidents
occurred at Trump’s New Jersey golf club, which means the documents would have
been transported there from Florida.
The indictment also alleges the documents were stored haphazardly — including on the stage of the Mar-a-Lago ballroom for two months.
The indictment also says the documents were also kept in a bathroom and a
shower. On one occasion in December of 2021, Trump aide Walt Nauta entered the
storage room where they'd been moved to and found several of the boxes had
fallen with their contents spilled on the floor, including one marked “Secret”
according to the filing.
This concludes the full story – here are some GOP-related reactions to the indictment from these media links:
= The Hill: GOP sees conflict of interest in Trump indictment
The Washington Post: GOP's reaction to Trump indictment
highlights how nobody is defending him
CNN: On Trump indictment, Senate GOP leaders silent while
top House Republicans vow payback
Rolling Stone: Republicans Rush to Defend Trump
My 2 Cents: Not to sound any alarm bell, or to be hyperbolic, but I hope this “new” Trump owned and operated GOP, based on the above and with their remarks and such, do not resort to another January 6 attempt. It's hard for me to believe that so many can read the indictment and NOT trust our legal justice system.
If he skates free, the next time he would make January 6 and the Civil War look like child’s play.
The results
would totally wipe out our country and all we stand for, but then who would take
over as some sort of dictator. Why of course Trump acting like his foreign
dictator pals show him.
Sounds farfetched, right?
No, not really – just watch, listen, and pay close attention, and I don’t mean just
to Hannity, et al on FOX news, either. I believe the ugly is yet to come, so buckle
up and plan accordingly about how to react or escape.
Best yet, I hope rational people will prevail and simply say: “This is our judicial system working as it is supposed to work. Just let it play out as designed and then we can move on back to some sort of normalcy.”
I hope you can agree with me on that, Mr. and Mrs. GOP. Because it is our only hope for the future.
Thanks for stopping by.
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