Trump has been charged by the Department of Justice with the following four counts:
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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.
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A conspiracy to impede the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified.
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A conspiracy against the right to vote and to have that vote counted.
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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.”
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Rudy Giuliani
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John Eastman
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Sidney Powell
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Jeffrey Clark
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Kenneth Chesebro
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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
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
The “he won’t face any consequences” crowd is getting just as good at moving goalposts as the MAGA crowd is.
“He won’t be investigated”.
“He won’t be indicted”.
“The trial will be delayed indefinitely”.
“He won’t be convicted”.
“He won’t actually see any jail time”.
Who’s side are you guys on anyway?
I’m one of those. I don’t know if you realize or not, but there are a stupid number of examples of rich people commiting rather horrible crimes and never seeing jail.
I’m absolutely all for Trump facing consequences. But I’ll believe it when I see it. This country is made for the rich.
If he’s convicted, he’ll almost certainly face house arrest until his natural* death.
It’s likely he would be killed in prison. The Justice Department would neither want to see him killed nor make him a martyr.
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Yeah, that’s exactly the worst case scenario. he gets to do what he did and live to the end of his days in a cushy mansion . That ain’t consequences.
The goal has always been a cell. Anything less means he hasn’t faced consequences. I’m not aware of anyone who believes he is guilty who would have been happy with an investigation or indictment that goes nowhere.
The only way he isn’t going to face some time in jail is if he flees the county. He’s facing 79 felony counts and only needs 1 for prison time. All I’m trying to say is just because he’s not in jail yet it doesn’t mean he won’t go to jail. And that’s the attitude a lot of people are pushing. “He won’t go to jail” doesn’t hold up when the same people said he wouldn’t be investigated, then he was investigated. They said he won’t be charged, then he was charged. The ball is rolling and picking up momentum now, and it will run his ass over. But just because it hasn’t caught up to him yet doesn’t mean that it won’t.
There’s another way… If he’s “elected” president / pardoned
Many, if not all, of the charges he faces across all three indictments have a punishment of a fine or jail time or both. So no, he doesn’t need just one for prison time. He could easily get a slap on the wrist and pay a fine.
Mostly the cynical side.
We want him to face consequences, but how often does that actually happen to wealthy people in the USA?
I’m on the side where “we got him” has happened so many times without actual consequences that I’ve been numb for a long time. I’m feeling optimism that he might go down for the first time in ages.
It’s only moving goalposts when it’s outright denial of reality. When new information (failed attempts to nail the bastard) is taken into account, it’s adjusting expectations.
Exactly. Have we forgotten the impeachment already? And the second impeachment?
I’ll believe Trump will actually go down for his crimes when we get a guilty sentence. There’s still a long way to go between now and a jail time.
He may be able to delay until the election. Who knows what happens then.
He might win the election.
He may not be found guilty.
He might be found guilty and not do prison time.
He might be under home arrest and start an even more dangerous insurrection.
It’s so stupid to ask what side we’re on or accusing us of “moving goalposts.” We’re on the side of “Don’t count our indicted chickens before they hatch.”
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I am on the side that I hope he goes to jail. But with everything else that he has dodged I don’t have high hopes. With these charges and the potential charges from Georgia I believe he should be disqualified from running for president. Now hopefully justice moves quickly for all of these cases
Let me give you my (non-US) perspective: The world has watched this monster stomp on every value a decent human might have for more than 5 years. We saw the things he got away with due to a brigade of lawyers (essentially money). We all know that money talks, worldwide, but especially in the US.
I have no faith in the US justice system doing the right thing anymore (if ever). So I’ll believe it when I see it.
As an American living in “Trump country” I don’t know if things will be any better if he does get convicted. I don’t think even other Americans living in the coastal areas fully understand just how big of a powder keg middle America is. The right spark in the right place and this whole country could go up before the end of the decade. I’m actively trying to move out because I fear for my safety in these next few years.
That is so very sad to read. I wish you safety and wellbeing.
I’m concerned that if he goes to jail, a bunch of his redcap loyalists will try and break him out. What they lack in critical thinking skills they make up for in numbers and firepower.
If they couldn’t do it on January 6th with Trump crippling capitol security, inside tours of the Senate and house, police cooperation, and removal of the panic buttons, they won’t be able to accomplish it now either.
It can be dangerous to assume your enemy does not learn from their failures.
They’re the Defeatist Brigade and they’re everywhere.