Timeline
See You All on the 15th
At the 11th hour, an appeals court threw Trump a lifeline by reducing his business fraud bond by almost $300 million, but then minutes later a second court rejected Trump's attempt to delay his criminal hush money trial scheduled to start on April 15.
You win some and lose some. On the very last day that Trump was required to post a nearly half-billion dollar bond for business fraud, the appeals court granted him a 10-day extension and lowered his bond by 68%. But before Trump could celebrate his surprising legal victory, a second court denied Trump's attempt to delay his criminal hush money trial just "because he’s running for president." An irritated Judge Merchan rejected Trump's questionable legal arguments saying, “It’s odd that we’re even here" and "See you all on the 15th."
Russia and Russian Agents
Rudy Guiliani's former associate calls out Trump and GOP leaders for knowingly spreading Russian propaganda and “pushing a false narrative" about President Biden.
The House Oversight Committee hearing to impeach President Biden dissolved into chaos when Guiliani's former associate called out Republicans saying, "The American people have been lied to, by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions." Lev Parnes named individual GOP congressional leaders for spreading Russian "falsehoods to serve their own interests, knowing it would undermine the strength of our nation." Parnes added, "The only information ever pushed on the Bidens and Ukraine has come from one source and one source only: Russia and Russian agents."
Trump Judges "Split the Baby"
To avoid the perception of bias, judges have allowed Trump to delay justice with frivolous motions and make unsubstantiated accusations against his prosecutors.
In the Georgia RICO case Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon tossed some of the charges on technical grounds, despite there being "ample evidence." She also denied a motion to disqualify DA Fani Willis for "lack of evidence," but then criticized her for the "appearance" of misconduct. In the Florida classified documents case, the Judge ruled against Trump's frivolous claims that the law is unconstitutionally vague, but strangely said Trump's arguments warrant “serious consideration.” She has also failed to rule on Trump's outrageous claims of absolute immunity that have indefinitely delayed his election interference trial. Trump has effectively delayed criminal accountability by exploiting judges fearful of appearing biased and therefore willing to legally "split the baby" for Trump.
Make the RNC White Again
Trump's purge at the RNC has been described as an "absolute bloodbath" and "a harbinger of things to come" of how Trump is planning to take over the federal government.
Just days after Trump successfully installed his daughter-in-law as co-chair of the RNC, the new leadership gutted the existing staff and leadership to make room for Trump loyalists. Former Trump lawyer Christina Bobb has been hired to lead the RNC's new deceptively named "election integrity division'' described by Democratic election lawyer Marc Eliasas as "an all out assault on voting rights and free and fair elections." The RNC also closed their minority outreach program in what one insider labelled “Make the RNC White Again.”
Exploiting Rape for Political Purposes
Senator Katie Britt's lying about a child human trafficking victim during the GOP response to the State of the Union is a new low for Republican women who exploit sexual violence.
Women leaders in the GOP are routinely using the threat of sexual violence to scare voters, while defending Donald Trump and the hateful policies that attack women. They call educators defending transgender youth "groomers" and accuse abortion and IVF healthcare professionals of being sex traffickers who traffic in human embryos. Activist Karla Jacinto Romero, who blasted Senator Katie Britt for lying about her rape, said Britt was "using my story and distorting it for political purposes."
The Hypocrisy of Rightwing Judges
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against states' rights, forcing Trump back on the Colorado ballot on the VERY SAME DAY that Trump's election interference trial was scheduled to start, but instead has been indefinitely delayed by the same Court.
Evangelical Christians and rightwing politicians have made appointing ultra-conservative judges the tip of the spear in their culture war against American multicultural democracy. Resulting in state and federal judges who routinely ignore the law and decades of precedent in order to make politically motivated rulings that attack our fundamental constitutional and legal protections. Today, the hypocrisy of the Supreme Court is further exposed when they fast tracked overturning Colorado's ruling that Trump violated the Insurrection Act, but indefinitely delayed his federal criminal prosecution for the very same crime.
Breathless Horror and Disgust
In the same way Dr. Frankenstein's monster turned against his creator, Mitch McConnell is defeated by the anti-government, christian nationalist movement he helped create.
Mitch McConnell cynically empowered a rightwing Evangelical movement to push through corporate tax cuts and appoint fundamentalist judges to overturn decades of legal protections. After the January 6th Insurrection, McConnell lacked the courage to convict Trump and instead called on the legal system to prosecute him. In the ultimate tragic irony, on the very same day McConnell publicly surrenders his leadership to Trump's MAGA movement, the Supreme Court—that he helped create—indefinitely delays Trump's criminal trial! Victor Frankenstein's words on seeing his creation, "the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”
Putin's Pawn
Despite Trump comparing his investigations to Navalny's assassination, he still can't seem to connect the dots on why Putin is to blame.
On the 2016 campaign trail, Trump foreshadowed his fondness for Russia. Eight years later, he has come out advocating for closer ties with Moscow by doubling down on his anti-NATO, pro-Putin rhetoric. He can't seem to make himself criticize Putin because of his admiration for authoritarian leaders; despite comparing himself to a victim of authoritarian rule and censorship.
Trump's Pathological Fraud
Trump is fined $355 Million and banned from doing business for 3 years for "repeatedly falsified business records with the intent to defraud."
In his 92 page blistering ruling against Trump and his co-defendants, Judge Arthur Engoron writes, “In order to borrow more and at lower rates, defendants submitted blatantly false financial data to the accountants, resulting in fraudulent financial statements. When confronted at trial with the statements, defendants’ fact and expert witnesses simply denied reality, and defendants failed to accept responsibility or to impose internal controls to prevent future recurrences.” The Judge said of Trump and his co-defendants that “their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.”
False Derogatory Information
The heart of the House Republicans' case to impeach President Biden is based on an informant arrested for lying to the FBI and fabricating a story about the Bidens' taking bribes from a Ukrainian oligarch.
Republicans and right wing media are desperate to indict President Biden to distract voters from Donald Trump's multiple criminal and civil legal problems. Unfortunately, their star witness against Biden has just been arrested by the FBI. The 37 page indictment charges Alexander Smirnov for making false statements and creating a false and fictitious record. "Despite repeated admonishments that he must provide truthful information to the FBI and that he must not fabricate evidence, the Defendant provided false derogatory information.”
Dumb, Dangerous, and Un-American
Donald Trump has a long history praising authoritarian dictators and criticizing democratic countries. Now, he's threatening to let Russia attack our NATO allies.
Recently, Trump has been pressuring Republican lawmakers to block the bipartisan Senate foreign aid packet that includes military support for Ukraine. Trump also bragged at a rally that he threatened our NATO allies telling them if "You didn’t pay. You’re delinquent," and that he would “encourage [Russia] to do whatever the hell they want.” President Biden blasted Trump for viewing our NATO defensive alliance as a “protection racket.” Biden said that no US president “has ever bowed down to a Russian dictator,” and called Trump’s actions “dumb”, “dangerous” and “un-American”
Shameful, Criminal, Violent
Donald Trump finally admits that January 6 was an insurrection, but tries to blame Nancy Pelosi.
For two hours the Supreme Court ignored the central issue that the Colorado Courts determined that Donald Trump was disqualified for holding public office for inciting an insurrection. When Trump's attorney was finally asked if January 6 was an insurrection he admitted that, “the events were shameful, criminal, violent," but refused to call it an insurrection. Trump, who previously called January 6 a "beautiful day", strangely contradicted his attorney immediately after the hearing when he told the press “I think it was an insurrection caused by Nancy Pelosi." For the record, Trump told his rallied supporters to "fight like hell" just before they stormed the Capitol chanting "Hang Mike Pence."
Citizen Trump Is Not Immune
Fearful that Taylor Swift will endorse Biden, Trump World has promised a "holy war" and has started spreading hateful, misogynistic conspiracy theories.
The detailed 57 page court ruling made it clear that "former President Trump is not immune from prosecution," and that "Trump's alleged efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election were, if proven, an unprecedented assault on the structure of our government." The court warned that "Trump's stance would collapse our system of separation of powers by placing the President beyond the reach of all three Branches." They rejected Trump's claim of "absolute presidential immunity", and the Court ruled "for the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump.”
Taylor Swift vs. Trump World
Fearful that Taylor Swift will endorse Biden, Trump World has promised a "holy war" and has started spreading hateful, misogynistic conspiracy theories.
As we already know, Donald Trump feels threatened by strong, successful women. So when Taylor Swift was awarded Time Person of the Year for her 2023 billion dollar Eras Tour, Trump had one of his famous temper tantrums. And now that Taylor Swift is dating KC Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce, MAGA World has been going nuts with conspiracy theories that Taylor Swift is a pentagon "psyop asset" and that the Super Bowl is fixed as part of a deep state plot to re-elect President Biden.
The Emperor Without Clothes
Trump tried to bully the judge, the jury and his rape victim. Now, he must pay $83.3 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll.
After a jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million for defamation, E. Jean Carroll vows to donate the money to “something Donald Trump hates” such as “a fund for the women who have been sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.” Carroll accused Trump of using the courtroom as a “campaign stop… using the woman he sexually assaulted to get votes.” Seeing Trump in the courtroom Carroll described Trump as “nothing” with “no power.” She added, “it’s just the people around him who give him the power. It’s the emperor without clothes.”
Trump's Temper Tantrums
Trump goes into a public rage after the New Hampture primary, so the RNC is considering a meaningless motion to declare Trump the "presumptive nominee".
Donald Trump is a bully who goes into a tsge when confronted by strong women. Trump testifies in court to bully and belittle E. Jean Carroll, the woman who already proved in federal court that Trump raped her. Then, Trump throws a temper tantrum against GOP rival Nikki Halley who called Trump “insecure”, as retaliation of course Trump threatened her donors that they were “permanently barred from the MAGA camp.” He even attacked his former press secretary, Keyleigh McEnany as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) after she commented on Fox News that New Hampshire was a “good night for Joe Biden.”
Complete and Total Immunity
Trump is on his usual delusions. In his mind, nothing can take him down—not even criminal trials or widely seen recordings circulated from the past couple of years—all under the mistake belief of “presidential immunity”.
During his second defamation trial Trump couldn’t help himself from his usual snide comments and claims of a “witch hunt”, which almost got himself kicked out of the trial. Mika Brzenzinski describes it perfectly, “Through this trial, you really are reminded what a vile, disgusting person Donald Trump is.” Trump and his lawyers, in defense of his 91 criminal charges, have also asserted—and Trump has posted this himself on Truth Social—that “a president of the United States must have fill immunity, without which it would be very impossible for him/her to properly function.”
On the Eve of Jan 6th
The future of the mastermind behind the Insurrection is now in the hands of the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority — three sitting Justices were appointed by him.
Three years after the Capitol Insurrection and months before primary elections take place, Trump has been barred by states from appearing on their ballots. Four years after a high profile child sex trafficker died in prison, Trump is publicly named as one of his repeat guests. Today, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Trump's appeal to get back on Colorado's ballot.
A New Year, A New Lie
As we welcome the new year, we're also sure to welcome more of Trump's lies and hateful rhetoric. It's only a couple days into the year and Trump's hasn't disappointed.
Despite his own investigator debunking any instances of voter fraud, Trump is still undeterred and continuing with his baseless accusations. His argument against the Maine ruling barring him from 2024 ballot is that the Main Secretary of State “abused her discretion and relied on ‘untrustworthy evidence.’”
We'll Take Care of That
Within 30 minutes of Wayne County Board of Canvassers voting to certify the 2020 election, Donald Trump called the two Republican members promising them attorneys if they refused to sign the official documents.
16 people have already been charged in Michigan for signing paperwork falsely asserting that Trump had won the state in 2020. Now a tape has surfaced of Trump pressuring two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to not sign the official documents as is required by law. Also on the call, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is heard saying they would look ""terrible"" if they signed the papers and that ""we will get you attorneys."" To which Trump added: ""We'll take care of that."