Tag: Donald J. Trump

Donald Trump election investigation: federal grand jury returns an indictment but defendant not identified

Former President Trump January 6th charges: 1. Conspiracy to defraud United States 2. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding 3. Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct and official proceeding 4. Conspiracy against rights  A judge agreed to seal the indictment returned by the grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to …

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It Was Just A Matter Of Time

Up Date 5:20 PM ET: NBC News is reporting that Trump will be transferred by Marine One to Walter Reed Medical Center for more advanced treatment of his CoVid-19 infection. Late last night Donald Trump tweeted that he and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 and that he would quarantine at the White House. His …

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Agnew, Nixon, and Trump

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow looks back at the context of the 1973 Department of Justice memo that serves as part of the basis for the conventional wisdom that a sitting president cannot be indicted, and shares insights from former Justice Department official J.T. Smith, who says the matter should be reconsidered. Walter Dellinger is a …

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