Trump’s Classified Documents and Election Cases

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Trump Lawyers Use Jack Smith’s Secret Grand Jury Against Him

Jack Smith’s parallel investigation into Trump may come back to bite him.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-lawyers-use-jack-smiths-secret-grand-jury-against-him?

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Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony A witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Read more.

Why this matters: The director of information technology at Mar-a-Lago provided the Justice Department with information that helped form the basis of the revised indictment against Trump, his valet Walt Nauta and a third defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, the court filing says.   Trump’s standing in the 2024 presidential primary has only increased as charges against him have mounted. Although Trump will skip tonight’s Republican presidential primary debate, the eight debate contenders will likely face pressure to articulate how they would differ from him.

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⚖️ Mar-a-Lago worker changes story after changing lawyer

Photo illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A key witness charged in Trump's classified documents case "retracted his prior false testimony" after hiring a new lawyer — and ditching the one paid for by a Trump PAC, Axios' Sareen Habeshian writes from a new Justice Department filing. Added charges brought against Trump last month relied largely on the testimony of the Mar-a-Lago employee, identified in media reports as IT worker Yuscil Taveras. Prosecutors allege he was asked to delete surveillance footage subpoenaed by investigators. Immediately after receiving new counsel, Taveras changed his testimony and implicated Trump, property manager Carlos De Oliveira and valet Walt Nauta, according to the new filing from special counsel Jack Smith. Read the 12-page filing ...

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Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-jan-6-justice-department-indictment-1a5ae1a0ea35492e1e347e28867a7d3f?

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Column: Why Trump’s outlandish legal maneuvers are backfiring with the federal judge in the Jan. 6 case

The downside of former President Donald Trump’s deciding to employ a political strategy, aimed at maximizing the chance of his reelection in November 2024, rather than a purely legal strategy — aimed at maximizing the chances of his acquittal on criminal charges — came into sharp relief on Monday.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-28/donald-trump-georgia-court-prosecutors-judge-chutkan-trial-date?

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Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-justice-department-special-counsel-jan-6-8439ca0fcae8e7cf2a15663f9888e75a?

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Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A judge on Thursday scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against Donald Trump as she postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for one of the former president’s co-defendants had a conflict of interest.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-maralago-justice-department-40ded79fea04c90f96414fa41dbae6cd?

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Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and court staff.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-gag-order-judge-chutkan-b5f59c6688504c952df5f70029228f9e?

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Trump Is About to Be Ripped to Shreds by NYC Bank Fraud Trial Judge

Donald Trump posted a lie about his bank fraud trial judge’s clerk. He was ordered to take it down. But he kept it up, and now lawyers have been warned a lashing could be coming.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-about-to-be-ripped-to-shreds-by-new-york-bank-fraud-trial-judge?

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⚖️ ABC: Mark Meadows gets immunity

Michael Cohen, former President Trump's fixer-turned-foe, looks toward his former boss during questioning yesterday at Trump's civil fraud trial in Manhattan. Courtroom sketch: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters Mark Meadows, former President Trump's final chief of staff in the White House, was granted immunity to testify under oath by special counsel Jack Smith, ABC News reports. Why it matters: Meadows told Smith's team "that he repeatedly told Trump in the weeks after the 2020 election that allegations of significant voting fraud ... were baseless," and that Trump had been "dishonest" with his quick claim of victory right after polls closed, ABC says.

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Donald Trump Court Victory Could Leave Capitol Rioters Out in the Cold

Lawyers for Donald Trump filed several motions on Monday in response to the federal charges against him relating to the 2020 election, which could impact some Capitol rioters.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-court-victory-capitol-rioters-1837541

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What Trump can say and can’t say under a gag order in his federal 2020 election interference case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gag order in Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington is back in place, restricting the former president’s inflammatory rhetoric as he prepares for trial and campaigns to return to the White House in 2024.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-gag-order-what-to-know-8b045bab3bd8ecebef2c9cf74a11c357?

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Donald Trump Will Be Jailed for Violating Gag Order, Former Attorney Says

Donald Trump could face jail time after appearing to violate a gag order, a former attorney has said.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-violate-gag-order-jail-ty-cobb-1839408

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Florida judge denies Trump bid to postpone classified documents trial

The Florida judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case on Friday rejected the former president's bid to delay the trial’s start date — for now.

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/10/trump-classified-documents-judge-trial-date?

A judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date later.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-justice-department-maralago-296f082e6e36c0319d0a58ed563b1f45?

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Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump’s trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court appeared inclined Monday to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump’s speech in his landmark election subversion case. But the judges wrestled with how to craft a gag order that doesn’t infringe on the former president’s free speech rights or prevent him from defending himself on the campaign trail.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-capitol-riot-f6e37b4193a408a990dd3837609acc8e?

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Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of opportunities to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-immunity-9528a29b2dbebb6ee4a4ebd26780f98c?

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Federal appeals court narrows Trump gag order in 2020 election case

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld most of the partial gag order on former President Trump in his federal 2020 election subversion case.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/08/trump-gag-order-2020-election?

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case on Friday, but narrowed the restrictions on his speech to allow the former president to criticize the special counsel who brought the case.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-gag-order-33f75551e369b43cc903ad9f2c5d9439?

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Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-prosecution-immunity-f3e7206bdf169c9faa15a19084541824?

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1 minute ago, phkrause said:

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-prosecution-immunity-f3e7206bdf169c9faa15a19084541824?

The prophecy of Daniel 7 does say that "the eagles wings were torn off."  The president (or his plane) is often referred to as the "eagle."  

The national symbol for Judah was a lion.  I've wondered about that too.  

The "eagle" is symbol for the USA.  

So maybe US help for Israel will be "torn" away.  

I do believe the Daniel 7 prophecy was for the "last days."  

Sure.  It could have been a dual prophecy, having application to ancient kingdoms.  

 

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7 minutes ago, 8thdaypriest said:

The prophecy of Daniel 7 does say that "the eagles wings were torn off."  The president (or his plane) is often referred to as the "eagle."  

The national symbol for Judah was a lion.  I've wondered about that too.  

The "eagle" is symbol for the USA.  

So maybe US help for Israel will be "torn" away.  

I do believe the Daniel 7 prophecy was for the "last days."  

Sure.  It could have been a dual prophecy, having application to ancient kingdoms. 

Interesting thought! I will reread Daniel 7.

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Lion = Judah

Eagle = the USA

Bear with 3 ribs = Russia taking back breakaway republics

Leopard with 4 heads + 4 wings = China (China flag has 4 stars) 

Terrible Beast = is composite after the Globalists absorb the first three into their big global empire.  

See Revelation Chapter 13 composite beast.

After this "terrible beast" is destroyed and given to fire, "the rest of the beasts" (lion, bear, leopard) will live for "a season and a time." (Daniel 7:11-12).    This says the beasts are concurrent, not consecutive.   And they will live AFTER the terrible beast has been destroyed FOLLOWING the "court" scene of v.9-14.   That puts it squarely into the final days.

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Leopard could possibly be the Islamic nations.  Possibly.

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Russia’s 2016 election meddling could play a role in Trump’s 2020 election case Even though a trial set for next year in Washington is centered on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, lawyers on both sides have signaled their desire — for totally different purposes — to draw attention to the tumultuous presidential contest four years earlier. The callback to the 2016 race is perhaps not surprising given the history-making events of that year, when Russian operatives interfered in the election with what U.S. officials say was a goal of getting Trump elected. Read more.

Why this matters: The interest in 2016 was laid bare in recent court filings, including one in which defense lawyers made a long-shot request to force prosecutors to turn over all materials, including a classified version of a U.S. intelligence assessment, related to Russian interference and influence operations in that election.   Special counsel Jack Smith’s team says this information being sought by the defense is “wholly irrelevant” to the current case while telling Trump’s lawyers and the judge that it wants to present evidence about Trump’s history of claiming fraud. It will ultimately be up to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine what evidence is admissible at trial.   The meddling and its aftermath have thrust the topic of election security and faith in democratic processes to the forefront of American discourse.

Related coverage ➤  Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted Journalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like? Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

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🐦 Feds get data from Trump's tweeter

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to use data from former President Trump's White House cell phone in the federal 2020 election interference case, Axios' Sareen Habeshian writes from a court filing yesterday.

Smith plans to call an expert witness who has "extracted and processed data" from the phones of the former president and another unnamed person.

• The witness would also determine location and use of the phones during the post-election period, including on and around Jan. 6, 2021.

🕶️ What to watch: The federal 2020 election trial is scheduled to start on March 4 — the day before Super Tuesday.

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Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge is ordering Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to turn over more than 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss and illegally block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.

https://apnews.com/article/perry-election-investigation-trump-biden-jan-6-06754365f74f58a0a9a9d507a0805054?