Thursday, June 29, 2023

TWIT: "Bring In Some Cokes™, Please"

Update: UK's The Independent is reporting that federal prosecutors are prepared to issue a superseding indictment stacking up 30 to 45 new charges beyond those already including in the Mar-a-lago Papers case. Indictments of other actors in his seditious "gang" are also being prepared according to the report, including disgraced former New York mayor and federal US Attorney Rudy Guiliani. The decision to charge additional crimes is said to be dependent on how judge Aileen Cannon conducts Trumpilini's trial in Florida. She has been accused of bias for the defendant after her egregious rulings were overturned by the conservative Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  Superseding indictments would give the DOJ an opportunity to convene a trail in a federal district other than deep-red Southern Florida.The potential new charges would be based on evidence not previously made public and include recorded incriminating statements made by the defendant. 

Rudy Guliani is emitting signs of willingness to cooperate with federal prosecutors. He was interviewed by DOJ under a "proffer" agreement, in which anything he said in the interview cannot be used against him later in a criminal prosecution. Usually, but not always, proffer agreements precede a cooperating witness deal in which use immunity is granted. The Independent learned that Guliani's proffer concerned the weeks between Election Day and January 6th when Trumpilini fought to remain in power despite legitimately loosing the 2020 election. Mark Meadows, his former chief of staff, is also reported to be cooperating with DOJ under a written agreement.  

"I'm a legitimate person", whined the twice impeached, twice indicted defendant to reporters this week.  That's what they all say, Don.  Even Dick complained, "I am not a crook!"

{27.06.2023} That's what the deranged Trumpilini said at the end of an  audio tape of him showing classified information to unauthorized persons to the accompanied by laughter at his Bedminister, New Jersey golf club. The tape is conclusive evidence of his criminal intent to withhold classified documents and disseminate them in violation of the Espionage Act. It is also an example of the preferential treatment being accorded the defendant in the Mar-a-Lago Papers case. Not only does he have the benefit of a biased judge presiding in a nest of MAGAists, but disseminating classified information is a separate offense from unlawful retention under Section 798(a) of the Act*; a crime not charged in Florida.  US Person pointed out in a previous post that he could be indicted in New Jersey for this offense, if he were being treated like any other defendant. The physical evidence and witnesses to the crime are undeniably available. So why the lack of action by Jack Smith?  Inquiring minds want to know.  

There are, however, encouraging new developments in the January 6th Insurrection probe.  The two Nevada fake electors who are state party officials were given limited immunity to testify before the grand jury. They testified last week. According to CNN which broke the immunity story, they testified about former Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt and an attorney who worked on the Trump campaign in Nevada. Both appeared on television to tout false claims of election fraud made by Trump's campaign. In one email obtained by Smith’s team, top adviser Jason Miller told an executive at the firm that produced Trump’s campaign ads: “The campaign’s own legal team and data experts cannot verify the b– s— being beamed down from the mothership,” Other documents recovered by subpoena show campaign officials in contact with Nevada election officials raising concerns about voting processes.

credit: D. Horsey, Seattle Times
BC Idonwanna: A legend in his own mind!

*(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information—(1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of any code, cipher, or cryptographic system of the United States or any foreign government; or(2) concerning the design, construction, use, maintenance, or repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned for use by the United States or any foreign government for cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or(3) concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government; or(4) obtained by the processes of communication intelligence from the communications of any foreign government, knowing the same to have been obtained by such processes—Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section—The term "classified information" means information which, at the time of a violation of this section, is, for reasons of national security, specifically designated by a United States Government Agency for limited or restricted dissemination or distribution; [italics added]