Deposed Donald Trump (DDT) wants to delay a Supreme Court decision, but Special Counsel Jack Smith’s motion to hear the immunity case asked the high court, if it were to wait for the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court, to take the case immediately after the three-judge ruling instead of waiting for the en banc procedure with the entire circuit court. The circuit court is fast-tracking the case. DDT is accusing people of trying to take the election from the voters, exactly what he did for the 2020 election by trying to overturn the election.
The Colorado decision to keep DDT’s name off the primary ballot has brought up the issue of his insurrection. Different judges have stated that DDT was guilty of insurrection as did a bipartisan majority of the Senate in his impeachment trial. Fifty-seven senators, including seven Republicans, voted to convict DDT, but a two-thirds supermajority was necessary for an impeachment conviction.
DDT’s leading MAGA members in violence immediately caused them to send death threats to the Colorado justices and their families. Some of them give specific directions in methods—the use of bombs, hollow-point ammunition, rifles, and ropes. Fox is contributing to the MAGA violence: host Jesse Watters displayed to millions the names and photos of the four justices voting for DDT’s disqualification under a banner reading, “Meet the judges who hate democracy.” The far-right is also falsely claiming that these justices were not elected by voters.
A major DDT tactic is blaming the opposition for his own behavior. In a 2016 campaign debate, Hillary Clinton called DDT a “puppet” for Russian president Vladimir Putin. DDT retorted, “No puppet, no puppet. You’re the puppet.” Recently, after being accused of being an insurrectionist, DDT claims that President Joe Biden is an insurrectionist, not himself. No evidence exists regarding DDT’s lies. It’s the traditional “I’m rubber, you’re glue,” meaning whatever a person says returns to stick onto them.
Earlier, DDT was accused of attacking democracy so he accuses Democrats, including Biden, of his own belief. Accused of obstructing justice, DDT blames that on Democrats. The same for a quid pro quo with Ukraine: DDT blackmailed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to obtain congressional funding and then falsely accused Biden of his own behavior. Accused of racism, DDT criticizes his opponents for being racists. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that DDT had a “meltdown” during behind-the-scenes negotiations so DDT said Pelosi had a “meltdown.” Faced with allegations that his political operation collaborated with Russians, DDT said Democrats conspired with them. DDT promises he will use the DOJ to go after his political foes but falsely charges Biden of going after his own political foes. Prosecutors accusing DDT of committing crimes are then accused of committing crimes.
Another of DDT’s recent—and major—lies is that he peacefully surrendered power at the end of his term in the White House, an argument he may use if he ever goes to court for the indictment about trying to overturn the election. This falsehood came when Hugh Hewitt asked him if he would be a dictator if he returned to the White House. That answer ignores his urging of supporters to descend on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the certification of electoral votes. MAGA members also chanted “Hang Mike Pence” in response to DDT’s disapproval of his vice president because Pence wouldn’t accept fake electoral votes for DDT. And DDT’s claim to Fox that he wouldn’t be a dictator “except for Day One.” Videos of the insurrection show violence against the police trying to keep DDT’s mob from entering the Capitol.
An Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report has found collusion between DDT and January 6 rally organizations to break the law and march on the Capitol. Women for America First (WFAF)’s application for a rally permit at the Ellipse included a permit to march on the Capitol. The march was denied, and WFAF assured the permit-granters that they would have no march. At the same time, however, documents indicate WFAF’s coordination with the White House regarding the unapproved march, and the head of the WFAF, Kylie Kremer, texted that a secretly planned “second stage” for the rally included a march on the Capitol. Shown the text, the National Park Service and U.S. Park Police said, “Basically she lied to all of us.”
Fake electors are still running elections throughout the states, even if they are indicted for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Details here.
DDT is having another tantrum after Nikki Haley, at 29 percent, is only four points behind him in New Hampshire. Ron DeSantis is down to six percent, just one percent ahead of Vivek Ramaswamy. DDT told conservative friend Hugh Hewitt that he isn’t worried before he called the poll a “fake” and a “scam” on his Truth Social.
Polling for DDT shows over 58 percent of voters believe he committed serious federal crimes, 66 percent of independent voters. Yet 64 percent of GOP primary voters support DDT, at least before Colorado removed his name from the primary ballot. Sixty-two percent of Republicans want DDT to remain the GOP nominee even if he is subsequently convicted of a federal crime. Eighty-three percent of Republicans perceive his persecutions as politically motivated. Thirty percent of MAGA followers, supporters of the “law-and-order” party, say political violence is justified and don’t want a president to “always follow the rules and the law.”
Voters with a college degree, 64 percent, are more likely to believe that DDT has been charged because prosecutors believe he committed crimes; those without college education were the reverse—54 percent seeing the charges as politically motivated. The difference is worst with Republicans: 70 percent of those without college degrees want a convicted DDT to be the nominee compared to only 25 percent who don’t. Half of all voters say they pay little or no attention to the cases against DDT.
Either DDT’s dementia is worsening, or he’s entertaining himself with how far he can worsen his authoritarian (fascist?) behavior and keep his base—or both. Much was said about hateful comment that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” but last Sunday, he talked about “the great Alphonse Capone, Al Capone, great, great head of the mafia, right?” Capone was responsible for over 200 murders. [Note: Capone’s parents migrated to the U.S. six years before he was born.] DDT also told his Nevada crowd that he’d “negotiate” for “another four” years after he wins in 2004, meaning he will try to violate the constitution for three terms.
NBC News is demanding that DDT’s campaign remove an edited video to lies about it came from one of the network’s correspondent after the third GOP presidential debate. Authentic footage of Garrett Haake opens the video that cuts to video of each candidate with disparaging comments in an edited voiceover using Haake’s voice. Chris LaCivita, identified as “Trump Senior Advisor,” posted the artificial-intelligence generated video on social media.
The former GOP hangout in Washington, D.C., the Trump International Hotel, has turned blue since the days when foreign officials gave $3.7 million to DDT for their stays. Now, the Waldorf Astoria, the new name for DDT’s former hotel, is a Democratic gathering place, especially for President Joe Biden’s campaign donors.
Other Legal Issues:
E. Jean Carroll – Sexual Assault/Defamation:
DDT is trying to prevent an expert on marketing and social media as a witness because her testimony could be used to determine the amount of damages that Trump owes. Also, DDT has asked a federal appeals court to delay the trial set for January 16 so he can consider other moves. The New York appellate court has also rejected his plea for immunity.
New York – Business Fraud:
In an Arizona speech, DDT’s lawyer Alina Habba falsely accused New York’s AG Letitia James of trying to “kill” “the Trump family, their organization, and the presidency” continuously “for the last 11 joyous weeks.”
Using a conspiracy theory from former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), DDT failed in his attack against Judge Arthur Engoron, sharing an X screenshot, a reply to far-right activist Laura Loomer’s suggestion that Engoron reserved a seat for his son at DDT’s trial. On Truth Social, Loomer also accused Engoron of “financially benefiting from the Trump Trial via his position at an [sic] Democrat activist law firm in New York City and his father’s position as the judge overseeing Trump’s trial in NYC.” The image of a man she claimed was Engoron’s son is New York Post reporter Ben Kochman who exposed Loomer’s falsehood.
Washington, D.C. – Overturning the Election:
DDT’s lawyers are asking the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court to dismiss the federal indictment for overturning the 2020 election because of his immunity.
People are questioning whether DDT is running out of money after he advertised trading cards with his image and a piece of the suit he wore to take his mugshot at the Fulton County Jail. Cost, $99 with a $4 handling fee. In October, his Save America PAC had spent about $37 million on legal fees to over 670 law firms in the previous 22 months. In third-quarter fundraising, DDT raised $45.5 million with $37.5 million on hand. Biden cleared $71 million and $91 million on hand.
In another money-making scheme, DDT is selling Christmas wrapping paper and stockings with copies of his mug shot from the Georgia indictment. Wrapping paper uses black and white while stockings have a full color image. The mug shot is also on T-shirts, beer koozies, and coffee mugs.
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