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Latest: Judge Engoron let his contempt citation stand after a hasty meeting in court on Friday. He told the gathered lawyers that he was not satisfied with the unspecific affidavit submitted by Trumpillini. So while the fascist incarnation of Benito Mussolini [photo below] trundles off to Nebraska for another hate-filled rally [CANCELED], the fine of $10,000 a day will continue to mount. On another legal front, the January 6th Committee is preparing for public hearings to begin on June 9th. They will again invite former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to appear before the panel. Recently released text messages show he was at the nexus of conspirators' harebrained legal theories for overthrowing the duly elected administration. Meadows schemed with a clique of far-right representatives that included US Reps. Scott Perry, Jim Jordan and Louie Gohmert. The group’s role was to identify and amplify election fraud conspiracy theories. He was referred to the Justice Department by the US House for his refusal to comply with a subpoena for documents and testimony. The Department of Justice has yet to act on the criminal referral. More documents detailing the conspiracy that penetrated Congress are on their way.
The New York Supreme Court judge told Trumpillini he takes his work seriously-- then banged his gavel down on a civil contempt citation. Apparently, Trumpillini does not take his business seriously because he is being fined $10,000 a day until he personally swears in an affidavit he has no more documents to turn over in a financial fraud investigation of his organization undertaken by the New York Attorney General. The AG has complained that so far the Trump Organization has turned over only ten documents, and he has turned over zero personal documents that have been demanded since December, 2021 So far the bill is $40,000. He probably considers that chump change. Of course he has filed an appeal of Judge Engoron's citation to the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. Trump's lawyers predictably called the case against his company, "politcal". The AG's office said Trump's delay tactics have been seen before and will not thwart its investigation.
US Person certainly takes democracy seriously, the question is does Merritt Garland? Still no indictment of the only president in our history to plot an autogolpe.
