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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Judge Juan Merchan REJECTS a desperate request for acquittal from Donald Trump's attorney after a jury convicts the ex-president on 34 charges including numerous felonies.

The sentencing date has been set for July 11,

Retweet to urge the judge to lock Trump up!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump's attorney bizarrely fishes for Stormy Daniels to compliment his golfing talents and to praise him as a famous celebrity.

It looks like Trump wanted very specific questions asked and Daniels humiliated him...

"He did very well at that golf tournament, right?" asked attorney Susan Necheles, referring to the 2006 Lake Tahoe golf tournament where Daniels met Trump.

"I don't remember," Daniels replied.

"President Trump was the biggest celebrity at that golf tournament, right?" weirdly asked Necheles.

"It depends on what you're a fan of," Daniels said.

"A lot of people recognized him, followed him around?" asked Necheles.

"Yeah, a lot of them were paid to follow him around," Daniels mocked. "I don't know."

Necheles also asked Daniels a question about Trump's indictment, to which Daniels humorously replied: "There are a lot of indictments."

As MSNBC contributor Adam Klasfeld, later suggested, the line of questioning was designed to "presumably please Trump" and flatter his ego.

Maybe he should focus less on compliments and more on avoiding prison time.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The transcript from Donald Trump's hush money trial reveals that he got upset today and started cursing so much that the judge had to scold him like an unruly schoolchild.

This is just humiliating...

"I understand that your client is upset at this point, but he is cursing audibly, and he is shaking his head visually and that's contemptuous," said Judge Juan Merchan to Trump's attorneys.

"It has the potential to intimidate the witness and the jury can see that," he added.

"I will talk to him," said Trump's attorney Todd Blanche.

"So, I am speaking to you here at the bench because I don't want to embarrass him," said the judge.

"I will talk to him," repeated Blanche.

"You need to speak to him. I won't tolerate that," said Merchan.

"I will talk to him," said Blanche.

"One time I noticed when Ms. Daniels was testifying about rolling up the magazine, and presumably smacking your client, and after that point he shook his head and looked down," said Merchan.

Clearly, Stormy Daniels' testimony got under Trump's infamously thin skin.

His swearing, outrageous behavior would land anyone else in contempt of court. Between this and his gag order violations, it's time that Judge Merchan locked Trump up.

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[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

May The Second Biden Administration Be As Productive and Successful As The 1st

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump responds to President Biden's challenge to a debate with a deeply unhinged outburst, says that he'll do it "ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE."

And it gets even more absurd...

"Crooked Joe Biden just announced that he’s willing to debate! Everyone knows he doesn’t really mean it, but in case he does, I say, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, an old expression used by Fighters," wrote Trump.

The post was triggered by Biden saying during an interview with Howard Stern that he'd be "happy" to debate Trump.

"I suggest Monday Evening, Tuesday Evening, or Wednesday Evening at my Rally in Michigan, a State that he is in the process of destroying with his E.V. Mandate," Trump went on in his post. His attack on electric vehicles shows that he still thinks that climate change is a hoax.

"In the alternative, he’s in New York City today, although probably doesn’t know it, and so am I, stuck in one of the many Court cases that he instigated as ELECTION INTERFERENCE AGAINST A POLITICAL OPPONENT - A CONTINUING WITCH HUNT!" Trump went on. "It’s the only way he thinks he can win. In fact, let’s do the Debate at the Courthouse tonight - on National Television, I’ll wait around!"

If Joe Biden and Donald Trump debate, Trump will get obliterated. He'll have to spend the entire time defending his failed administration and his countless criminal charges. Meanwhile, Biden has a historic slate of accomplishments that he can champion.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Melania Trump's former right-hand woman Stephanie Grisham rips into her for launching a tacky jewelry line at the exact moment that her husband Donald is on trial — and suggests a humiliating explanation.

"I try not to laugh at the thought that she would be raising money for his defense," Stephanie Grisham said during an appearance on CNN. She was Melania's chief of staff and later Trump's White House press secretary.

"That’s absolutely not going to be it," Grisham went on.

Melania announced over the weekend that she's selling $245 "Her Love & Gratitude" necklaces in the lead-up to Mother's Day.

Melania claimed that the idea behind the jewelry is to "express immense gratitude and honor all mothers," an obscene suggestion since she supports her husband, a man who wants to strip hard-earned rights away from women.

"Had I been advising her, I would have said a couple of things. Number one, this is the first day of your husband’s criminal trial and you’re going to hawk some jewelry. Probably not a very good look," said Grisham.

"And then yeah, I would have at least said ‘Hey, how are we going to give this to some kind of an initiative for children?'" Grisham added.

Grisham pointed out that Melania's mother died in January and so a portion of the jewelry sales could have easily gone to a charity "whether it’s Alzheimer’s, cancer, something. Some proceeds."

“But instead it just says, ‘Here you go. Buy this for $245,'" said Grisham.

In the end, Melania is just as much of a grifting crook as her husband. She has no shame, no decency, and is only looking to expand her own power and wealth.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that Melania Trump is the worst First Lady that we've ever had — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[annaeatzjax @acheise1]

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Judge Merchan drops a bombshell on Donald Trump in his criminal hush money trial, reveals a slew of damaging information that prosecutors can mention.

This is it the worst case scenario for Trump...

If Trump takes the stand, the judge has ruled that prosecutors can mention six crucial court determinations from four different proceedings.

1. The $354.9 million fraud case he lost in New York in February for inflating his net worth.

2. Trump was fined $5,000 for refusing to remove a lie-riddled post about a law clerk.

3. He was fined $10,000 for violating a court order by smearing a court clerk.

4. He lost his first E. Jean Carroll defamation case for $5 million. The jury ruled that he defamed and sexually abused her.

5. Trump lost a second defamation against Carroll after he smeared her again. He owes $83.3 million.

6. The case New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against him that showed that the Trump Organization repeatedly engaged in fraud.

Any single one of these would be devastating if mentioned in front of a jury. All of them presented together would be an utter disaster for Trump. They prove that he is a habitual, unrepentant criminal.

Please retweet and ❤️ to urge the prosecutors to mention all six — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump suffers an embarrassing defeat as a New York appeals court rejects his desperate attempt to put his New York hush money trial on indefinite pause.

And it gets even better....

Trump's attorneys were desperately trying to argue that Manhattan is an inappropriate venue to host Trump's trial because it's an overwhelmingly Democratic area.

They suggested that instead the trial take place in State Island, which is the only New York City borough that Trump managed to win in 2016 and 2020.

Justice Lizbeth González was unswayed by their threadbare arguments. Another Trump loss has been racked up.

The trial is set to begin April 15th.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The Biden campaign hilariously trolls Donald Trump after crushing him in fundraising last month, saying: "If Donald Trump put up these kinds of numbers on The Apprentice he’d fire himself."

But it gets even funnier...

Compared to the roughly $53 million that Biden raised last month, Trump managed to scrape together just $10.9 million. Those numbers bring Biden's cash on hand to $155 million while Trump has just $42 million.

After making the joke about The Apprentice, Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said: "But here’s why [Trump] ain’t got it: his extreme, toxic agenda of banning abortion, slashing Social Security, and promoting political violence is repelling donors and doing exactly *nothing* to earn support from the voters who will decide this election."

"Even if he had the money, it’s not a message the voters would buy," Tyler added.

Amma Moussa, who is also a Biden campaign spokesperson, tweeted: "I’m not a mathematician but I think we have A LOT more cash."

This gap in fundraising is going to prove a huge problem for Trump as November approaches. He's drowning in legal fees, scrambling to find a way to pay $454 million to the state of New York, and now his fundraising is dying up.

Apparently, Americans are sick of footing the bill for this guy's endless crime spree.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Democratic star Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez obliterates the Republicans' hack witness during a hearing for the sham Biden impeachment inquiry.

This is one for the books...

"I have a quick question. Simple. Is it your testimony today that you personally witnessed President Joe Biden commit a crime?" AOC asked Tony Bobulinski, a former associate of Hunter Biden who has been doing MAGA's bidding.

"I believe the fact that he was sitting with me while I was putting together a business deal..." began Bobulinski.

"Did you witness the president commit a crime? Is it your testimony?" interjected AOC.

"Yes," said Bobulinski.

"And what crime have you witnessed?" asked AOC.

"How much time do I have to go through it?" he responded, evading the question.

"It is simple: you name the crime," she responded. "Did you watch him steal something?"

"Corruption statutes, RICO conspiracy, FARA..." he rambled, without offering any details.

"What is the crime sir? Specifically!" she said.

"You asked me to answer the question, I answered the question," whined Bobulinski, who had not answered the question. "RICO, you're obviously not familiar with, corruption statutes..."

"Excuse me sir! Excuse me sir. Excuse me sir," said AOC. "RICO is not a crime, it is a category. What is the crime?"

Bobulinski then whined, rambled, and dissembled without providing a specific crime. As usual, Republicans want to rely on vague assertions to do their dirty PR work. AOC reclaimed her time and then tore into the entire inquiry.

"Clearly, what we are seeing here today is a continuation of the fifteen month saga of the Republican majority lost in the desert," said AOC. "Impeachment 101, the majority party or whomever is raising impeachment must accuse the president of a high crime, a specific high crime or misdemeanor."

During another stretch of the hearing, AOC voiced the same issue—

"At this point, the story isn’t the fact that the basis of this impeachment inquiry is wrong. The story is, ‘Why it is proceeding anyway?’" she asked, pointing out that there are "no charges" on the table.

"I have yet to hear in the chairman’s opening the allegation that they are specifically charging the president of the United States with," she went on. "I am hearing about the ‘Biden family.’ I am hearing about this and that. I am not hearing the specific allegation by this committee. What is it? It is not here. And that is the problem."

“The story is when this committee knew they were working with falsified evidence? That is the story," she added.

Well said congresswoman! This impeachment inquiry is an utter disgrace and a complete waste of taxpayer dollars. All that it proves is that Republicans have nothing to hit President Biden on. The sooner it concludes, the better.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump gets slammed with nightmare news as Judge Juan Merchan rules that Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Karen McDougal can all testify in his criminal hush money case.

The ex-president tried to block them and ran straight into a brick wall...

Cohen is his former right-hand man and fixer, Daniels is the adult film star he allegedly had an extramarital sexual encounter with, and McDougal is the Playboy Playmate he allegedly had a lengthy affair with.

Trump stands accused of illegally paying hush money to Daniels to cover up his sexual indiscretions and help his 2016 presidential campaign.

Similarly, it has been reported that Trump's allies at The National Enquirer paid McDougal for exclusive rights to her story — and then killed it to benefit Trump.

In other words, these three people have serious dirt on Trump and now they'll be able to spill it all in court.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll hilariously trolls Donald Trump after he coughs up the $91.6 bond for her defamation case as his appeal process proceeds.

She joked that her lawyer was going to "yank a golden toilet out of the floor at Trump Tower and toss it through the window" if the disgraced ex-president failed to produce the money.

Carroll made the remarks on her Substack, saying that her attorney "the illustrious Robbie Kaplan" is "strong enough" to perform the golden toilet removal himself.

"This bond saves Robbie the trouble of showing up with US Marshals on Monday to do so," she added.

The enormous bond in question was underwritten by insurance company Chubb — which now finds itself in a PR nightmare for having publicly declared their support for a fascist sexual predator.

Even so, there is a limit to their ill-advised generosity and the terms of the bond stipulate that they will only secure the appeal of the $83.3 million judgement. Trump will have to fend for himself for future appeals.

The bond is larger than the judgement itself because the district court usually requires that 110% of the bond be posted.

Trump's alleged golden toilet as well as his tower and golf courses could still end up on the chopping block though because he owes $454 from his New York civil fraud case.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has already voiced an interest in seizing Trump's assets and properties if he fails to produce the money.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump's defamation trial goes completely off the rails as the judge slaps him down with some of his harshest words to date — causing Trump to lash out at him.

This is one surefire way to ensure that the judge rules against you...

Judge Lewis Kaplan — who is presiding over the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit and who already had to chastise Trump's lawyer today — gave the disgraced former president a blunt warning.

"Mr. Trump has the right to be present here. That right can be forfeited and it can be forfeited if he is disruptive, which what has been reported to me consists of," said Kaplan. "And if he disregards court orders, Mr. Trump, I hope I don't have to consider excluding you from the trial."

Reacting like an angry child, Trump threw his hands up in frustration.

"I understand you're probably eager for me to do that," said Kaplan, who by now is fully aware of the way in which Trump has been exploiting the trial for political messaging.

"I would love it," said Trump, unable to control himself.

"I knew you would," said Kaplan. "You just can’t control yourself in this circumstance apparently."

No, he can't. Trump has the self-control of a rabid dog and it's time that the court held him accountable. We can't wait to hear Kaplan's ruling...

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin goes for Donald Trump’s jugular and demands that he return the $7.8 million his companies corruptly received from foreign governments while he was president.

This is perfect…

Taking the gloves off, Raskin sent a letter demanding the money be returned after a bombshell report from the House Oversight and Accountability Committee revealed that Trump used the White House to enrich his companies.

Twenty different foreign countries funneled money into Trump businesses — including China and Saudi Arabia, a blatant violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

"Your acceptance of foreign emoluments while in office was a stunning violation of the U.S. Constitution — and a profound betrayal of the interests of the United States and the trust of the American people," wrote Raskin.

Crucially, Raskin pointed out that the $7.8 million is just the tip of the iceberg because Republicans scuttled the investigation before it could uncover the full extent of the corruption.

"Critically, the report was unable to provide a full accounting of the total amount of foreign emoluments you accepted as President, and thus, was unable to determine precisely what you owe to the American people," Raskin wrote. "You spent years litigating against the Committee to prevent us from obtaining any documents regarding the foreign emoluments you received while in office."

Raskin put the problem in simple terms: these countries gave money to Trump's companies because they wanted "favors and specific policy outcomes from" Trump and his administration, many of which they obtained.

Returning the money is a good start, but justice will not be served until Trump is prosecuted for turning the White House into a personal moneymaking scam.

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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Republican Liz Cheney sounds the alarm against her own party and warns that America is "sleepwalking into dictatorship" because reelecting Donald Trump will bring about the end of American democracy.

This should send a shiver down your spine...

During a conversation with CBS News' John Dickerson, former Congresswoman Cheney offered her bluntest analysis to date.

"One of the things we see today is sort of a sleepwalking into dictatorship in the United States," said Cheney.

"He’s told us what he will do. It’s very easy to see the steps that he will take," she said of Trump. And she's right.

Trump has explicitly outlined his blueprint for American fascism, promising to "root out" his political enemies if he wins in 2024, gut the federal government, and stock it with MAGA shock troopers.

"People who say ‘well, if he’s elected, it’s not that dangerous because we have all of these checks and balances’ don’t fully understand the extent to which the Republicans in Congress today have been co-opted," Cheney explained.

Cheney is absolutely right. Fascism is on the ballot in 2024. It is your patriotic duty to take a stand against Donald Trump and save our democracy.

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