Indicting Trump Will Usher In America’s Banana-Republic Stage.. Margot Cleveland

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Indicting Trump Will Usher In America’s Banana-Republic Stage
Margot Cleveland
8–10 minutes

A Manhattan grand jury appears poised to indict Donald Trump, according to news reports and the former president himself. Here’s what you need to know to understand the chatter about the anticipated criminal charges against Trump—and why the move to indict a former president for the first time in our country’s history will make political prosecutions the new norm in America.

While only the grand jury and prosecutors know for certain what charges against Trump, if any, are being considered, the consensus is that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, a Democrat, is pursuing a criminal case against Trump for allegedly falsifying business records, in violation of Sections 175.05 and 175.10 of the New York Penal Code.

Section 175.05 provides “a person is guilty of falsifying business records in the second degree when, with the intent to defraud, he makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise.” Falsifying business records in the second degree is a misdemeanor, subject to a two-year statute of limitations.

A violation of Section 175.10, however, is a felony, subject to a five-year statute of limitations. That section defines the offense of falsifying business records in the first degree and provides that if a person falsifies business records with the “intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission” of another crime, the offense is one in the first degree.

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[Free Vulcan]

We've been far down that road since at least Clinton, with the occasional break here and there.

[Bigun]

We've been far down that road since at least Clinton, with the occasional break here and there.

  And SCOTUS put us firmly in banana republic status on December 11, 2020.

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

You never saw John Gotti being a whiny little bitch, like Tangerine Mussolini.

Trump needs to man up.  Show up to court in an expensive custom-tailored suit, well-groomed, with an army of expensive lawyers, and with a "The World Is Mine" grin.

With any luck, the mugshot will become a commemorative US postage stamp.

[Free Vulcan]

You never saw John Gotti being a whiny little bitch, like Tangerine Mussolini.

Trump needs to man up.  Show up to court in an expensive custom-tailored suit, well-groomed, with an army of expensive lawyers, and with a "The World Is Mine" grin.

With any luck, the mugshot will become a commemorative US postage stamp.

I tire of Trump's bipolar, side-to-side Texas two step.

One day he's utterly on point and on fire, the next a total dumpster fire. He fails to pull the trigger when he should, plunges into things he shouldn't.

We need someone with the attitude you describe to grab the torch and run with it, not two steps forward and two steps back, spinning in circles.

[Wingnut]

With any luck, the mugshot will become a commemorative US postage stamp.

Peel n stick or lickable?

[Kamaji]

Peel n stick or lickable?

[Free Vulcan]

Peel n stick or lickable?

Can we get an actual trading card? Please please?

[Wingnut]

Can we get an actual trading card? Please please?

Only if i will come with a stick of bubble gum.

[catfish1957]

Only if i will come with a stick of bubble gum.

I hope the cards will have stats like fed deficit incurred, p***ies grabbed, along with his batting average.

[Wingnut]

I hope the cards will have stats like fed deficit incurred, p***ies grabbed, along with his batting average.

Don't forget to include "men left on base and strike out at bat".  He lead the league 4 years running 2016-2020