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Trump has been charged by the Department of Justice with the following four counts:

  • A conspiracy to defraud the United States “by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election,” according to the special counsel’s office.

  • A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified.

  • A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted.

  • Obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct and impede, the certification of the electoral vote.


In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”

  1. Rudy Giuliani

  2. John Eastman

  3. Sidney Powell

  4. Jeffrey Clark

  5. Kenneth Chesebro

  6. Unknown political consultant


Updated 8/3/2023 by Jordan Lund

Washington, D.C. - 4 felonies, January 6th Election Interference

Investigation

Indictment

Arrest <- You Are Here

(Lawyers have until 8/10 to submit requested trial dates, which will be announced on 8/28)

Trial

Conviction

Sentencing

Georgia - Election Interference

Investigation <- You Are Here

2 new grand juries were impaneled on 7/11/2023.

Indictment - July 11th to September 1st.

(Grand Jury work expected July 31 to Aug. 18)

Arrest

Trial

Conviction

Sentencing

New York State - 34 felonies, Stormy Daniels Payoff

Investigation

Indictment

Arrest <- You Are Here

Trial - March 25th, 2024

Conviction

Sentencing

Florida - 40 felonies, Federal documents charges

Investigation

Indictment

The original indictment was for 37 felonies.

3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.

Arrest <- You Are Here

Trial - May 20, 2024

Conviction

Sentencing


Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.

The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation, where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again, resulting in a demand for $10 million, is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a criminal one.


Sources:


Trumps 3rd Indictment - Conspiring to Defraud the United States - 1 August 2023

NBC News: Grand jury charges Trump in 2020 election probe: Highlights

Vox: Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election

CNN: August 1, 2023 Trump indicted in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe

Washington Post: Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment

Reason: Trump Indicted for Attempting To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election

FiveThirtyEight: All Of Trump's Indictments Could Seriously Bog Down His Campaign


Trump's Arraignment - 3 August 2023

AP: Trump is due to face a judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election

C-SPAN: The Not Above the Law Coalition, a group of organizations in support of accountability for those who opposed certifying the 2020 election results, holds a press conference ahead of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump.

C-SPAN: Coverage of the arraignment of former President Trump, stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference. The former president is facing four criminal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

CBS News: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in special counsel probe

Chicago Tribune: Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent: Trump appears to stumble over his name and age at arraignment


Official Documentation

Read the indictment by @mateomaui@reddthat.com

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[–] GroggyKon@lemmy.world 89 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He just needs to be thrown in prison and left to rot at this point. Can't believe he is still out and in public let alone running a campaign...

[–] thr33machine@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's worse than that. New NYT poll has Trump and Biden neck and neck right now. The right is so drunk on it's own farts that nothing has changed. And honestly nothing will change their minds at this point. They like and believe the reality he sells, regardless of it's basis in facts or laws.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check that poll though. It's all manufactured to generate clicks.

They over sampled Republicans and it was land line based.

Boomers far as the eye can see.

[–] ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The only people who have landlines anymore are old boomers and people who need a landline for WFH jobs and they probably don't even answer it. I know I didn't when I had a landline specifically for work.

[–] jackfrost@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Decades of pervasive propaganda across multiple mediums, coupled with a systematic assault on public education and the very concept of critical thinking. The most noteworthy propagandists masquerade smugly under banners like "conspiracy theorist" or "patriot" rather than "liar" or "fascist." They transformed the human-shaped turd Donald Trump into a folk hero, and they're successfully pitching ordinary center-right statesman Joe Biden as a radical leftist.

I wonder if Donald Trump has ever washed a dish in his life. Or a piece of clothing. If he's ever put a bag of trash in a trash can. Changed a light bulb. Boiled an egg. I don't think he would even know how. He's indicated at least once in interviews that grocery stores are completely unfamiliar to him. He literally doesn't understand how they work. Food just materializes at his table, at the appointed time. Including his favorite, well-done steak slathered in ketchup.

I think if Donald Trump had to fend for himself for one week, even with a million dollars in a bank account, he would starve to death in dirty underwear. Yet about one half of America is convinced that he's a man of the people who can relate to our daily struggles. Because of the machine.

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I will memorize this passage and regurgitate it to all the idiots I interact with in the future. You have performed a service to us all. I thank you!

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would you put a bag of trash in a trash can? Usually you put empty bags in, then take them out when they're full (and put them in a dumpster or something).

[–] Elderos@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Some garbage trucks can more easily pick from cans.

In some areas, bags get decimated by rodents, even the cans are sometime not enough.

Odors and/or overall cleaness of the place.

The ability to put bags outside without waiting pickup day.

In some weather, bags are sent flying or covered in snow.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why would you put a bag of trash in a trash can?

Some trash services and infrastructure involves taking the trash bag from the kitchen, putting it into a can and placing that at the roadside. So, placing the bag in the trash can is step 2.

(Having grown up poor, I thought the fancy under-sink trash bags were just on Diff'rent Strokes. And a plastic trash appliance with a lid to hold the bag was an ephemeral luxury that only appeared every now and then :-) )

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.penguinore.net 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Boomers are more likely to answer a poll. With the progressive young people if they get an unknown number their cell they ignore it. And they don't have a landline or answer mail. There's no accurate way to poll everyone. They could try polling via the internet and then get all democrat responses.

[–] msage@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But will the progressives vote?

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.penguinore.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

After seeing the state of our country I would think so. Millions of teenagers just became voters and have been just watching from the sidelines this shit show. Everyone likes a common enemy. Going after abortion was probably their biggest mistake.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Let’s certainly hope so. I would have to imagine that everyone who’s just turned 18 and has younger siblings isn’t too keen on carpooling to work with a 14 year old so the book banning and child labor nonsense should spur some votes to stop the insanity as well.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Hot take: It would be more likely if the Dems actually helped the working class.

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm hoping the trial stress strokes him out. Best case scenario

He should share a cell with GW Bush and Dick Cheney.