The Omnibus P01135809 Criminal Investigation Thread

If it wasn’t for the author, I’d have no idea if this was satire or not.

That's why I included the byline.

That's why I included the byline.

I'm waiting for the first time the special master does something Trump doesn't like and he starts saying "UNspecial master," and all the Trumpettes chortle like it's the cleverest thing they've ever heard.

I thought it was The Onion.

Understandable, but no.

He's the biggest felon. The best felon.

Press conference has been delayed an hour for some reason.

New York AG Letitia James files $250M lawsuit against Trump for defrauding lenders, others

Not just The Donald, but Ivanka as well.

Link is broken.

Try this: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...pany-charges-large-scale-business-f-rcna48668

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/...d-by-ny-ag-over-alleged-fraud-scheme-00058011

Seeking to bar him from real estate development in NY... I wonder if DeSantis will do the same in Florida to really fuck over Trump ahead of 2024.

DeSantis has been described as "Trump with Brains", but I'm beginning to wonder. His driving force seems to be to act out of spite on whoever or whatever trigers his inner Uncle Albert.

From James' statement:

Awaits legal arguments that Trump can ignore those "onerous restrictions" because he's the President (and he is! pay no attention to that fake Biden win...)

It would be hilarious to watch him try to throw Princess Vanky under the bus.

BREAKING: A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit has granted DOJ's motion for a partial stay, allowing them to continue using classified materials seized from Mar-a-Lago as part of their criminal investigation.



https://twitter.com/dnlbrns/status/1572728437873287169?s=46&t=bkc22oCe2vy7r60RLmarbA


Two of the three judges in this panel were appointed by Donald Trump:

Judge Robin Rosenbaum (appointed by Obama)
Judge Britt Grant (appointed by Trump)
Judge Andrew Brasher (appointed by Trump)

https://twitter.com/dnlbrns/status/1572729118890000385?s=46&t=bkc22oCe2vy7r60RLmarbA

Whole tweet thread is worth reading. Looks like they pretty much slapped down Trump (and Cannon).

That's where Dearie was definitely heading, but hopefully this saves some time. Indictments are definitely coming!

Another civil suit headed Biff's way.

Writer Who Says Trump Raped Her Plans to Use New Law to Prove It
E. Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle, had already sued the former president for defamation after he branded her a liar

You can be sure that Trump has learned his lesson from this. If he gets into power again, judgeships will go only to the most hardcore of extremist loons and the most craven of bootlicking sycophants.

I was in the 9th today before a panel that had a Trumper on it...and I did not realize he was a Trumper until I did a wikipedia search midway through appellee's argument. And his decisions since 2019 seem pretty California to me. I'm not sure Trump picked them all that well.

The Federalist Society picked them. The squirrelly rulings seem to come from the ones who were rated as "unqualified" by the bar.

Trump did an interview with Hannity tonight and seemed to have something bulky in his pants.

It's worth remembering that presidents don't always pick the judges. Yes, that's what The Constitution says...but...Senatorial Courtesy is a very real thing. In reality the appointments are made by the senior senator of the president's party from the state they are appointed to serve in. If there is no senator from the same party in that state it gets a little dicier, but the tradition is that the rest of the senate will not go along if the President tries to ram through an appointment without the approval of that state's senators. For a long time Florida's two senators were Connie Mack (R) and Bob Graham (D). They worked together in a truly bi-partisan fashion to get competent judges appointed. From what I saw it worked pretty damn well. Several of those judges were brilliant and the rest were at least competent and impartial. So while Trump might want to appoint nothing but boot lickers, there is a bit of tradition that might keep some of them out, but that's small consolation if he gets re-elected.

He's smarter than Trump - a low bar - but those close to him in the past claim he has as little personal charm and charisma as Ted Cruz. Not that the neo-fascist tribe lets anything like that dissuade them

Also, their rules say that this type of case CANNOT be appealed to an en banc ruling, so his only hope is SCOTUS and they don't really have any vested interest in getting involved. They already have maximum power.

Just listening to the man is embarrassing. How the fuck can anyone take him seriously? He comes off like a spoiled child.

Full ruling here:

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000183-625b-da48-a3e3-e2ff83050000

In legal circles, that opinion would be called a "smackdown".

Read the link in my sig.