"After Todd Blanche finished testifying before the Appropriations Committee yesterday - testimony that was closely focused on the Terrorist Slush Fund he and Stan Woodward had set up to reward Trump's favorite criminals - Josh Gerstein noticed this document posted with no explanation to DOJ's website. It is intended to be, I'm fairly sure, a pardon for all federal crimes Trump had committed before yesterday."
"Which is to say, Trump's known or suspected crimes go well beyond just the two indictments charged in 2023. Start at the beginning. This document, which was signed after the original " settlement" and Terrorist Slush Fund, suggests that Blanche created this document solely as part of setting up the Terrorist Slush Fund, as a "relevant requirement[] for the Fund.""
"Bullet C claims to absolve the Plaintiffs, which already includes Trump and his spawn, of all crimes. It's not just Tax crimes for refusing to pay his taxes, which may have been partly exposed by the leaked tax returns Charles Littlejohn liberated The January 6 and document theft crimes for which he was already charged (the latter would require successful appeals of Aileen Cannon's order throwing the charges out); in recent days, John Solomon has been in a panic that the January 6 charges were dismissed without prejudice"
"Any other crimes discovered as part of the January 6 investigation; significantly, Jack Smith investigated how Trump raised money in the guise of election integrity, then spent it on a slew of things that had nothing to do with election integrity Cryptocurrency fraud (for which Trump is currently being sued by Justin Sun; in response to which World Liberty has sued Sun) Bribery in plain sight Foreign influence peddling The rampant insider trading disclosed by Trump's most recent disclosure form"
A document posted to DOJ’s website after Todd Blanche’s testimony appears to be intended as a pardon for federal crimes committed by Trump before the day of posting. The document is described as signed after an earlier settlement and a “Terrorist Slush Fund,” and it is said to have been created as a relevant requirement for that fund. Bullet C is described as absolving the plaintiffs, including Trump and his associates, of all crimes. The background lists multiple categories of legal jeopardy, including tax crimes, January 6 and document theft charges, additional crimes tied to the January 6 investigation, cryptocurrency fraud, bribery, foreign influence peddling, and insider trading. The document is framed as expanding beyond the two 2023 indictments.
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