When special counsel Jack Smith criminally charged Donald Trump this month for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the indictment referenced six unnamed co-conspirators—five of whom are identifiable—who aided the ex-president’s plot to stay in power, i.e. break the law. Why Smith chose not to charge these individuals is unclear; while it’s possible that the prosecutor only targeted Trump to expedite the case, it’s also plausible that he did so as part of a strategy to get them to cooperate and become government witnesses against the former guy. And according to a new report, it seems like at least some of these people might be willing to talk to save themselves.

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    You mean like how he turns on everyone the minute he feels threatened by them? Like almost his entire administration at this point?

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      I know, right? The “unindicted” in unindicted co-conspirators translates to “cooperating with the prosecution” co-conspirators. 

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    Uh, I can’t wait for the next season of “I barely know them, never really talked to them” !

    I hope it has a better end than the last one though.

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    Good. I hope the fear keeps him super stressed out and anxious. With a little luck the stress will give him an ulcer so he can live the rest of his life in pain and agony.

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      Ugh, I know they don’t deserve the sweet embrace of death, but I honestly would appreciate it if him, his whole family, and anyone who ever remotely supported him even for a brief moment just dropped dead already.

      Face it Republicans, you couldn’t make America white… ahem… “great” again. Perhaps you’ll have better luck in Hell? Fucking Nazis and their sympathizers can fucking die.

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      Hoping the stress and the decades of eating McDonald’s lead to a fatal heart attack before the election.

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    Who would have guessed that the party of selfishness and dishonesty would stab each other in the back.

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    I can’t tell who are scorpions and who are frogs, but I’m looking forward to watching them all drowning in the river.

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      I think they’re more like a ball of scorpions attempting to forge the river like ants… Just all bunch together, hold on, and jump in. The sad thing is they made it most of the way before people realized a bunch of scorpions are trying to make it to shore…

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    In this and in the Georgia case there are enough co-conspirators who don’t want to stay behind bars til they drop. Only one needs to sing the right tune, and loud enough to get a “get out of prison” card. The problem that Trump is only surrounded by weak yes-men is that they are weak.

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      The Georgia indictment is amazing. Something like 19 people named, and like 30 unindicted coconspirators. There’s no way there’s not a good number of flips there.

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          Looks like DA Willis is a democrat, so that could be part of it. I heard the governor wasn’t wanting him charged, but I’m glad a patriot was in the DA position to ensure that an attempt at justice could be brought against him.

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    they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have they already have why do you think they’re unindicted?

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      I can see Ghouliani being dumb enough to stay loyal. Turning on Trump now won’t save him, anyway.