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Grand Gestures
Author: Raine    Date: 03/23/2023 12:59:00

Is the logjam finally breaking? I don't know, but it sure feels that way. When news broke yesterday that the NYC grand Jury was not happening, I thought, something's up. It looks like it will resume today:
The Manhattan district attorney is planning to bring the grand jury weighing potential charges against former President Donald Trump back to continue their work on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

It comes after DA Alvin Bragg instructed the members of the grand jury to stay home on Wednesday rather than reconvene as planned, sources told NBC New York. The reason for the delay was unclear, including whether it may involve another potential witness to be heard.

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NBC News confirmed prosecutors had been upset with Cohen’s appearance on Ari Melber's MSNBC show and reached out to his attorney to tell him Cohen should not make any further TV appearances.
Meanwhile in DC, Special Counsel Jack Smith and the DOJ scored a pretty fantastic victory against the ever-litigious former occupant of the White House.
A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president's retention of classified records at his Florida estate.

The ruling is a significant win for the Justice Department, which has focused for months not only on the hoarding of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago but also on why Trump and his representatives resisted demands to return them to the government. It suggests the court has sided with prosecutors who have argued behind closed doors that Trump was using his legal representation to further a crime.

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Corcoran is regarded as relevant to the investigation in part because last year he drafted a statement to the Justice Department asserting that a “diligent search” for classified documents had been conducted at Mar-a-Lago in response to a subpoena. That claim proved untrue as FBI agents weeks later searched the home with a warrant and found roughly 100 additional documents with classified markings.

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A Justice Department investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith and his team of prosecutors is examining whether Trump or anyone in his orbit obstructed its efforts to recover all the classified documents, which included top-secret material, from his home. No charges have yet been filed. The inquiry is one of multiple legal threats Trump faces, including probes in Atlanta and Washington over his efforts to undo the election result and a grand jury investigation in New York over hush money payments. The New York case appears to be nearing completion and building toward an indictment.
Corcoran is expected to arrive in court tomorrow. There is no word as of this morning that TFG plans to appeal at SCOTUS. Meanwhile, Jack Smith is bringing TFG's lawyer in Fulton County into the Grand Jury.

I don't know if there will be indictments or not, but TFG is already in prison in his mind. He's going to Waco for one of his cult rallies tomorrow, and I wouldn't be surprised if things get out of hand. He's starting to get boxed in. Should be interesting for the next few days.

I could use a grand gesture for justice, how about you?

&
Raine
 

4 comments (Latest Comment: 03/23/2023 15:51:57 by Will_in_LA)
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