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Oops! Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during the New York civil fraud investigation involving former President Trump and others, multiple outlets reported. Why it...
by satanicpanic
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 08:23 AM PDT
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Reposted from My Substack Obviously, one of the big divides in the country has been the investigation of Trump and Russia that began during the 2016 campaign. I would argue that it has been that investigation that has been one of the key elements...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 09:33 AM PDT
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Some GOOD news, finally…………. What sad end to a sad man, who worked for a lying-loser for decades. Felon. Adjudicated Fraudster. HEY, Allen became a felon long before Trump will! Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 06:16 AM PST
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Chief Justice Roberts wonders why SCOTUS is no longer the revered institution it once was. He need only look in the mirror. At himself, and at five of his so-called colleagues. Two of these are to the right of Attila the Hun; three perjured themselves...
by lafollette
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 04:33 AM PST
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Trump is such an infamously vexatious nuisance of a client that he had to go bottom-barrel shopping for legal representation in his civil and criminal cases, which is where he managed to scrape up sentient pouting waste stain Alina Habba. During her...
by sepiasiren
104 comments
on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 06:12 PM PST
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At the end of the 11-week civil fraud case against the former guy, Judge Arthur Engoron said he would be handing down his verdict stating how much the defendant would be required to pay, by the end of January. New York Attorney General Letitia James is...
by FiredUpInCA
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on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 06:10 AM PST
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So folks let's have some fun with Latin. When Judge Engoron in New York completed the testimony and closing arguments in Trump's civil fraud trial, he indicated he hoped to have a decision by the end of January. That was always aspirational, and never...
by KeithDB
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on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 01:01 PM PST
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The Villages of Florida is by far America’s largest retirement community. The sprawling city has a population of about 145,000 mostly retirees. The amenities are amazing. Roughly 60 golf courses (free to any resident), over 100 pools, three town...
by KeithDB
230 comments
on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 02:13 PM PST
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— You might find this interesting. It always make me smile when the ‘Trump plumbers’ fall flat on their legal cans. Trump GETS AWFUL NEWS on Hearing as Co-Defendant has TOTAL BREAKDOWN MediasTouch -- Sep 3, 2023 What was Mark Meadows worst decision...
by jamess
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on Sun Sep 03, 2023 at 11:10 PM PDT
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I’m seeing people starting to freak out over Judge Steve C. Jones not forcing a quick and decisive end to Mark Meadows’ attempt to get his trial removed to federal court. Time to calm down……. Each and every judge and prosecutor I have encountered, is...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Sat Sep 02, 2023 at 06:15 AM PDT
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— With each new activist ruling, the SCOTUS is deepening its already questionable legitimacy. They are routinely and blithely overturning long standing precedents — despite their assurances to respect the very same, during their Senate confirmations....
by jamess
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on Thu Jul 06, 2023 at 07:27 PM PDT
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Tara Reade, the woman who falsely accused then-Senator Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her while she worked as an aide in her office, exploded back into the headlines earlier this week when she announced she was defecting to Russia. In the absence of...
by Darrell Lucus
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on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 12:52 PM PDT
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From The New York Times: The Manhattan district attorney’s office is now considering a new round of criminal charges against Mr. Weisselberg, 75, and this time he could be charged with perjury, according to people with knowledge of the matter. … The...
by ericlewis0
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on Fri May 19, 2023 at 03:10 PM PDT
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Fox News sued one of its producers to keep her from suing them but she sued anyway. To make this more entertaining the Fox News producer lawsuits claim Fox News attorneys coached and coerced to commit perjury when she was deposed in the Dominion Voting...
by KeithDB
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on Tue Mar 21, 2023 at 06:51 AM PDT
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So. Raw Story is reporting that Trump attorney Alina Habba is taking umbrage because the DOJ utilized such “mundane” statutes as the Espionage Act to go after Our Poor Victim, Donald Trump. www.rawstory.com/… Well, to use a quote from one of my...
by stlawrence
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on Wed Aug 31, 2022 at 11:16 AM PDT
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Let’s see how this plays out! — GF Wanna make your own card? Post ‘em in the comments! (h/t LimitReached)
by GoinFawr
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on Thu Aug 04, 2022 at 11:41 AM PDT
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The Republican strategy has always been to paralyze, discredit and demonize government by any means they can. It’s working if you haven’t noticed. They have been able to consistently block reform and progressive legislation in the Congress for years...
by psychusa
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on Wed Jun 29, 2022 at 02:16 PM PDT
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— In a word: NO! No it is not OK to lie to Congress. It is a crime, “that could land a person in some serious legal trouble.” — What Are the Penalties for Lying to Congress? www.findlaw.com by George Khoury, Esq. — March 02, 2017 Perjury and lying to...
by jamess
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on Sun May 08, 2022 at 09:00 PM PDT
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Kavanaugh’s Drinking Buddies Willing to Testify Under Oath: Brett Kavanaugh Committed Perjury During His Confirmation Hearing. Several of Kavanaugh’s drinking buddies, including his former roommate, were willing to testify under oath that Kavanaugh...
by alterego55
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on Sun Jun 12, 2022 at 08:02 AM PDT
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There have been a number of opinions in the media about MTG having perjured herself during her testimony at the disqualification hearing last week. Most of those opinions have focused on her tape-loop answer: “I don’t recall.” But those assertions...
by Standard Deviant
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on Wed Apr 27, 2022 at 10:28 AM PDT
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