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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReport: Donald Trump Has Already Confessed Stealing Inauguration Money
Last night the federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) subpoenaed the financial records from Donald Trumps inauguration committee. This is a good indication that the SDNY prosecutors plan to bring criminal charges very soon against Donald Trump, members of his family, and others in his inner circle.
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According to the witnesses, Trump considered those inaugural contributions to be his own personal slush fund.
Remember that Trump originally put Chris Christie in charge of the transition, and then fired him and replaced him with Mike Pence.
According to the Michael Lewis book The Fifth Risk, as reported by Daily Kos, Trumps decision to fire Christie was because of Trumps desire to pocket the money. Christie (a former federal prosecutor) said he couldnt do it legally. So Trump got rid of him and put Pence in charge.
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With Pence in charge, Trump was able to illegally pocket the $107 million. And the SDNY prosecutors no doubt have evidence to prove that this happened.
But thats not all. The Lewis book shows that Trump confessed his criminal intention to steal the money to both Bannon and Christie, who can be called as witnesses and forced to testify about what they heard Trump say about his plan to steal the money.
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Report: Donald Trump Has Already Confessed Stealing Inauguration Money (Original Post)
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Feb 2019
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Sanity Claws
(21,866 posts)1. Is Christie's latest endorsement of Trump to make Trump believe
that Christie did not rat him out?
Hmmmm.
mercuryblues
(14,562 posts)3. I think Christie is going to
2024. He is trying to position himself as a trump supporter and a law-enforcement guy. From all accounts he blamed Jared for just about everything.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)11. Well, there's another delusional fool!
malaise
(269,321 posts)9. You think Crispy didn't get his cut of all that money?
delisen
(6,050 posts)14. If Christie profited it would be in a way almost impossible to trace.
In his administration's Bridgegate scandal, Christie's aide went to jail although she claimed he knew at the time it was happening. He left no tracks.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)2. "With Pence in charge" - Make that gulity as charged.
So great that there is something that will take BOTH of them down.
shanny
(6,709 posts)4. I'm sure dump isn't above anything
but the inauguration money is not the same as the transition fund.
rsdsharp
(9,237 posts)6. They seem to be conflating transition funds with inaugural funds
but I don't doubt he stole from both.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)7. Another great reason
Donors are running away from trump. He can't ever be trusted. He's too corrupt , and a serial liar.
manor321
(3,344 posts)8. I ignore PoliticusUSA
lindysalsagal
(20,794 posts)10. 100 mill $. They don't convene a grand jury for a couple thou.
Criminal.
George II
(67,782 posts)12. Despite his blindly partisan attitude I think Christie is smart enough to refuse to violate the law
He's blind, but not stupid.
AllyCat
(16,267 posts)13. AND Pence is in on the deal so will also get busted, right?