Indictment week!

@TheHorse (221452)

Walnut Creek, California

March 20, 2023 10:51am CST

OK, I almost used a question mark on my title. I know not to count my chickens before they hatch. But a lot of Americans will certainly have their panties in a wad if former "president" Donald Trump is not indicted this week. If convicted, he could face four years in prison, according to a New York Times article I just read. But remember that this indictment will be be about the low hanging fruit: his payment, via his lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, of something like $140,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels not to talk about their brief affair while he was campaigning in 2016. The affair had happened about 10 years prior to that. He may later face charges for trying to get Georgia's Attorney General to "find" him a few thousand votes, for inciting an insurrection, and for taking and hiding classified government documents. I didn't see mention of tax evasion in the grocery list I saw this morning, but I'd think that would be easy to prove as well. Will you be following this case? If it happens, Trump will be the first sitting or former American president to be indicted for a crime.

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@FourWalls (69944)

• United States

20 Mar 23

Now, why are you insulting Al Capone by putting him in the same league? Al never tried to overthrow the government (although he is the one who allegedly coined the phrase “vote early and vote often” for the 1927 Chicago mayoral race). Definitely not the first president or former president that should have been indicted, but….

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 23

Probably not. But in some ways, Nixon was not a bad president. I'm sure there were other naughty presidents.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 23

@evilamericans Trump should have learned to say that.

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@celticeagle (169703)

• Boise, Idaho

21 Mar 23

I have heard what will probably go down over and over on either YouTube or my usual news. The Stormie Daniels case probably won't be that significant. I am really anxious to see how the Georgia case goes. I follow everything that goes on about Trump(the putz). I have been watching him ever since Barbara Walters did the first interview with him and he showed off his gold apartments and showed himself for what he is, a narcissistic creep.

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@celticeagle (169703)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Mar 23

@TheHorse .......His father taught him the business. I think they may have been a lot alike.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

I missed that one! I am fascinated by the old interviews that showed him to know nothing of the contents of the Bible, and nothing about literature, decades ago. I do not think he is senile.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Mar 23

@celticeagle His father must be shaking his head, wherever he is.

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@ptrikha_2 (47173)

• India

20 Mar 23

I think the highly paid lawyers for Trump would find a way to save him from jail but well, nobody could be fully sure about the future.

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@ptrikha_2 (47173)

• India

21 Mar 23

@TheHorse So that implies he is in a sort of "Dire Straits" now!

@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

He has gone through a lot of lawyers and is kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel now.

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@NJChicaa (120652)

• United States

20 Mar 23

Georgia will indict him soon as well

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 23

Ah, that's good to hear. I haven't heard as much about the other investigations. How soon should I perk up my ears about that one?

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 23

@NJChicaa Ah, cool.

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@NJChicaa (120652)

• United States

20 Mar 23

@TheHorse Jack Smith just subpoenaed like 20 Mar-a-Lago employees

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

21 Mar 23

I'll be waiting to hear what happens.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

I just got home. I'll be checking my news feeds in a bit.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Mar 23

@RubyHawk I don't think there was an indictment today. I just got home from work at Guitar Center.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

22 Mar 23

@TheHorse Believe it or not. I haven’t listened to the news.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

20 Mar 23

In most cases I try to avoid talking about politics

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 23

Why is that? I find politics interesting.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Mar 23

@thebos Of course! But I'm a Social Psychologist. I guess it's part of my job.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

22 Mar 23

@TheHorse really ?

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@jstory07 (140771)

• Roseburg, Oregon

20 Mar 23

It is about time we do not need Trump as President again.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

I hope that ship has sailed.

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@wolfgirl569 (109578)

• Marion, Ohio

21 Mar 23

He is already the first to be impeached twice. He needs to go for several convictions too

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

I hope they get him for good old tax evasion. That's all they ever got Capone for. But whatever he was trying to get the AG to do in Georgia was pretty awful as well. I'm still not convinced he'll actually do time.

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@RasmaSandra (81528)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

20 Mar 23

Nope no way. It gets too much for me and I don't need to get anxious about anything, When the time comes I know I will find out about the outcome,

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

This kind of thing does not cause me anxiety. It focuses my interest. But I agree that we all have to attend to the things that give us satisfaction.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318236)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Mar 23

I'm certain all the Trump haters are drooling, even salivating at the bit for a conviction. No, I won't be following it, but I'm sure I'll hear all about it when it happens.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

I don't know if I know any Trump-haters. A lot of my Liberal and Conservative friends are just shaking their heads. That said, I do want to see justice served and Democracy protected in America.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318236)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

23 Mar 23

@TheHorse I do too.

@JudyEv (343439)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Mar 23

I'm not following it but it's pretty hard to avoid knowing a bit of what's going on.

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Mar 23

One of my friends said he does not think Trump will be indicted tomorrow. We shall see. I just made it home and have not checked any news feeds.

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@LindaOHio (183959)

• United States

15 Apr 23

I follow the case through the posts on this site. Interested in the outcome!

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@TheHorse (221452)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Apr 23

Some of the other indictments should come down soon.

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@LindaOHio (183959)

• United States

15 Apr 23

@TheHorse What a #### show. I hope it's not all for naught.