Trump supporters and conspiracy theory - Part 2

[Richard Smith]

Trump is now surging in the polls up 30 points.  A magnificent triumph over oppression.  No other person in American history could have withstood the onslaught and obsessive hatred of the leftists including endless attacks from the corrupt media and justice departments for seven years and counting.  Magnificent.  They have ensured that Trump will be the Republican nominee.  And wait until the bogus Bragg case unravels!  Dems are in complete panic about Ukraine Joe as his cognitive decline progresses and his poll numbers crater with each new disaster.   

[Rick Plant]

Wow. Lindsey Graham just called for Trump to “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” in New York because of Trump’s indictment.

This is the Republican Party. Complete and utter lawlessness.

[Rick Plant]

New York Post

[Rick Plant]

News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-trumps-indictment-reportedly-includes-at-least-1-felony-charge

[Rick Plant]

Donald Trump’s team is bragging that he raised $4 million dollars in “campaign” contributions in the 24 hours after his criminal indictment in Manhattan. That’s a number that sounds like a lot, but when you put it in context, it really isn’t.

For instance, Puck News has reported that Trump raised $40 million dollars in his first three months after leaving office, at a time when nothing high stakes was really happening with him. This $4 million is coming in one shot, but it’s still one-tenth of what Trump brought in during his first quarter out of office. It’s really not a lot of money in that context. It’s got to be a small fraction of what Trump would have been hoping for out of something as dramatic as his indictment.

This is also part of a familiar pattern these days. Trump dramatically hyped his Waco rally, but the crowd was a fraction of what he drew in the old days. Trump publicly urged his supporters to take to the streets and protest against his indictment, but almost none of them did. And now his isn’t particularly motivated to donate to him.

It’s becoming clear that Donald Trump’s base is as tired and washed up as he is. He’s spent the past two years mostly hiding from the public eye, and coming across as listless and lifeless when he has periodically surfaced. In order to hang in there with him, his supporters have had to spend these two years telling themselves that they weren’t seeing what they were seeing. And now they’re seeing that he’s just a sad broken man who couldn’t stop himself from being indicted and arrested. No wonder they’re tired.

Trump’s Fundraising Fatigue

A lackluster pre-indictment-gate small-dollar haul highlights an unlikely vulnerability vexing the Trump campaign: the easy money is no longer there.

The small-dollar fundraising drought is especially problematic for Trump, who can no longer rely on Republican mega-donors to fill the gaps.

https://puck.news/trumps-fundraining-fatigue/

[Rick Plant]

Trump faces felony charge, source says



Former President Donald Trump faces a felony charge, a source told CBS News SaPersonay. A person familiar with the matter told CBS News that Trump is being charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, a felony in New York State.

The charge stems from alleged hush money paid in 2016 to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence regarding an affair she claimed to have had with Trump. The indictment handed up by a New York grand jury remains sealed, so the details of the charge are not immediately available.

Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. 

The former president is expected to be arraigned before Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.  The indictment would be read to him at that time.

In total, there are approximately 30 counts in the indictment, two sources confirmed to CBS News on Friday.

In a statement responding to news of his indictment, the former president called it "Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," and accused Democrats of "weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States."

Two Trump attorneys, Joseph Tacopina and Susan Necheles, issued a statement saying that the former president "did not commit any crime" and vowed to "vigorously fight this political prosecution in Court."

Prosecutors did not inform Necheles and Tacopina of the charge, they told CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-faces-felony-charge-source-says/

[Richard Smith]

Trump continues to surge in the polls and has received over $4 million in campaign donations since this ridiculous political indictment.  Magnificent.  At least some people are still willing to stand up to the Stalinist purge at risk to themselves. 

[Rick Plant]

Kyle Griffin  @kylegriffin1

Breaking WaPo: Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing to possible obstruction by Trump in the classified documents investigation.

Investigators "increasingly suspect Trump went through boxes after [the] subpoena."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/02/trump-mar-a-lago-obstruction-classified/

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1642613058047561734


Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

WaPo: Investigators now suspect, based on witness statements, security footage, and other evidence, that boxes including classified material were moved from a Mar-a-Lago storage area after the subpoena was served, and that Trump personally examined at least some of those boxes.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1642614324358250498