The #FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Jonathan Daniel Pollock, wanted by the #FBI for his alleged involvement in the violence at the US Capitol #Magnolia#FullCamoKneePads https://t.co/GLVLkfKNVt
NEW: Florida Republicans are panicking after their anti-immigration bill has sent shockwaves through the state.
“This bill was 100 percent supposed to just scare you. I’m a farmer. We are losing employees. [The bill] was just politics and messaging.”
https://t.co/e64QUa1cta
You know what's the best part of Trump getting indicted for espionage?
Trump signed a law changing the penalty for mishandling classified docs to 5 years in prison & made it a felony.
The law he signed to punish Hillary will be used against him.
#ProudBlue#IndictmentWatch
While Chief Justice Roberts wrote the 5-4 Milligan majority opinion, joined by Kavanaugh, Sotomayor, Kagen and Jackson, it was KBJ that pulled this peculiar coalition together.🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/81t1C2EiB1
BREAKING:
DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH WILLFUL RETENTION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE MATERIAL UNDER THE ESPIONAGE ACT
It’s over for Trump
Thoughts n prayers
NEW: in a major surprise, Supreme Court rules 5-4 that Alabama's congressional map dilutes Black voting strength. This could reverberate to LA, SC and/or GA, forcing creation of 2-4 new Black majority districts and netting Dems 2-4 seats.
Key passages: https://t.co/oTMOBFEDMK
BREAKING: One of the 7 counts in the Trump indictment will be a CONSPIRACY charge.
This is likely the fruit of the Mark Meadows plea deal: Trump likely conspired with Meadows and others to pick the documents to be taken from the White House and sent to Mar-a-Lago in Jan 2021.
If your favorite candidate was just indicted for violating the espionage act against the United States of America and you still support him, you are not the true patriot you think you are.
New @CookPolitical: in the wake of the SCOTUS Alabama decision, we're shifting five House ratings in Democrats' direction. It's very likely two formerly Solid R seats will end up in Solid D. https://t.co/MXV2dJeIdc
So, you’re telling me that Comcast’s CEO made 426x more money than the average Philadelphia worker? That’s outrageous. It’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
https://t.co/lCUGmFF2ix
For those keeping score at home, "willful retention of documents" is the Espionage Act. Much of the media is inaccurately downplaying it and avoiding the word "espionage" for whatever bizarre reason the media does anything. But Trump has been charged with espionage.
What are the odds Trump avoids conviction?
Here are the most recent stats --
Among federal criminal defendants in 2022:
294 WENT TO TRIAL AND WON
65,462 WERE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
That's about a 99.6% conviction rate
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
Interfering in the Peaceful Transfer of Power
Conspiracy to Overturn a Federal Election
Conspiracy to Violate Espionage Act
Obstruction of Justice!!!
Be There. It will Be Wild!