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"In a filing Thursday, Smith’s office asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to allow the parties until Aug. 30 to propose next steps. If the request is granted, it would give prosecutors three more weeks to consult with other parts of the Justice Department on a way forward in a case that focuses on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results."

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

If you're trying to keep track of where we're at in the Trump prosecutions:

Updated 08/08/2024

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

Investigation
Indictment
Arrest  <- You Are Here
Trial - The trial, originally scheduled for March 4th, had been placed on hold pending the Supreme Court ruling on Presidential Immunity.

The Supreme Court ruled that the President does enjoy limited immunity for "official acts", it now returns to lower court to determine what, if any, of his acts leading up to 1/6 were "official".

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-immunity/index.html

Jack Smith has asked the judge for more time to determine a path forward. That new deadline is Friday, August 30th.
Conviction
Sentencing

New York
34 state felonies
Stormy Daniels Payoff

Investigation
Indictment
Arrest
Trial
Conviction <- You Are Here Guilty, all 34 counts.
Sentencing - Originally scheduled for July 11, 2024, now delayed until September 18th following the Supreme Court's ruling on Presidential immunity.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/trump-sentencing-date-delay-proposal/index.html

Georgia
10 state felonies
Election Interference
As of 3/13/24 - Judge McAfee cleared 6 charges, 3 against Trump, saying they were too generic to be enforced.
As of 3/15/24 - The case may proceed, but either Fulton County DA, Fani Willis and her office or Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade must remove themselves due to the appearance of impropriety.
Investigation
Indictment
Arrest <- You Are Here
All 19 defendants have surrendered.
Trial - October 4th, 2024 hearing has been set to determine if Fani Willis can remain on the case.
Three defendants, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, and bail bondsman Scott Hall, have all pled guilty and have agreed to testify in other cases.
Conviction
Sentencing

Florida
40 federal felonies
Top Secret Documents charges
Investigation
Indictment
Original indictment was for 37 felonies.
3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.
Arrest <- You Are Here
Trial - The trial had been set to begin May 20, 2024, but was subsequently delayed indefinitely by the judge, and has now been dismissed outright under the claims that the prosecutor was not Constitutionally appointed.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-tosses-trump-documents-case-ruling-prosecutor-unlawfully-appointed-2024-07-15/
The expectation is that this will be appealed and the Judge removed from the case.
Conviction
Sentencing

Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, or the Arizona fake electors, 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 crimimal one. He was found liable in that case for $83.3 million.

There had been multiple cases in multiple states to remove Trump from the ballot, citing ineligibility under the 14th amendment.

The Supreme Court ruled on March 4th that states do not have the ability to determine eligibility in Federal elections.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-colorado-supreme-court-donald-trump-ballot-ruling/

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The pure amount of these cases is just mountainous. It is extremely hard to wrap your head around how much one man can get caught with. Mobsters dont even sport conviction records like this.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And it's light. There's so much more he could be charged with.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

There’s so much more he should be charged with.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I dont understand how sedition is so hard to place on this man.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago

The Supreme Court legalized it, but just for him

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Supreme Court says he has immunity for official actions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but, when the courts spew pure insanity, do we really have to listen? I would say a sane and just society would have thrown them out too by now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There is only one process to remove a Supreme Court Justice and that's impeachment.

The House is controlled by Republicans so an impeachment can't even get started.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There are two processes, but one is a crime.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I like the term "The Franklin Alternative". It's obscure enough to not get anyone in trouble, and yet it sounds official by invoking Ben Franklin. :)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-presidents-can-be-impeached-because-benjamin-franklin-thought-it-was-better-assassination-180961500/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Unless it's an official act

[–] eestileib 4 points 3 months ago

God damn it Jack, you had months to be ready for this, what a time to get Garland's disease!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Honestly, at this point I want them delayed till after the election. Putting him in court right before the election is just gunna rally his base to vote which could be the difference in the swing states

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

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