Executive
Trump indicted over January 6 event
Former President Donald J. Trump is now under indictment over the January 6 event – though the charges fall short of insurrection or sedition.
Former President Donald J. Trump is now under indictment for alleged obstruction of Congressional procedure on January 6, 2021. This conforms exactly to the apparent notice Trump received two weeks ago (July 16). But in obtaining this indictment, and setting up a criminal trial for allegedly violent acts, the Department of Justice has thrown away the respect of at least half the country. And an incumbent President, proceeding thus against a political opponent, is acting out of desperation, or else sheer brass.
The latest Trump indictment
Laura Loomer, independent journalist based in Florida, sounded the alarm at 4:35 p.m. EDT yesterday. Then, she mentioned a “strong chance” that a Washington, D.C. grand jury would indict Trump before the day was out. In her post to Platform X, she coined a slogan that many other influencers would pick up. It reads: DONALD TRUMP DID NOTHING WRONG. (Note: she mis-typed “4:00” when she meant “5:00.”)
Trump himself seemed to know what was to come. He dropped his own “Truth” on Truth Social six minutes later, wondering why no one brought such a case directly after the January 6 event. He also noted that the indictment was coming one day after Devon Archer’s sensational revelations.
Then it happened. When it did, Trump “truthed” an image of a statement that went out on his email list:
This is nothing more than the latest corrupt chapter in the continued pathetic attempt by the Biden Crime Family and their weaponized Department of Justice to interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election, in which President Trump is the undisputed frontrunner, and leading by substantial margins.
But why did they wait two and a half years to bring these fake charges, right in the middle of President Trump’s winning campaign for 2024? Why was it announced the day after the big Crooked Joe Biden scandal broke out from the Halls of Congress?
The answer is, election interference! The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes. President Trump has always followed the law and the Constitution, with advice from many highly accomplished attorneys.
These un-American witch hunts will fail and President Trump will be re-elected to the White House so he can save our Country from the abuse, incompetence, and corruption that is running through the veins of our Country at levels never seen before.
Three years ago we had strong borders, energy independence, no inflation, and a great economy. Today we are a nation in decline. President Trump will not be dfeterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!
Influencer DC Draino posted an image from the indictment at 5:43 p.m. EDT.
He took note of the four charges in the indictment – and then noted what they did not include. Apparently Special Counsel Jack Smith could not convince or did not try to convince the grand jury to indict Trump for seditious conspiracy, or with insurrection. Either of those two charges would trigger a law that, if constitutional, would bar Trump from seeking any public office. (More below.)
The judge who will try this case is worse than problematic: Tanya Chutkan, the “Hanging Judge” in January 6 cases, and one with a long history with Trump.
Reaction, from Members of Congress and laypeople
Plenty of outraged reaction poured out over Platform X in the hours since. Trump’s son Donald Jr. shared this suspicious timeline juxtaposing Jack Smith’s actions in Trump’s case, with the House investigation of the Bidens.
Charlie Kirk observed that, should this prosecution succeed, the establishment will make or break Presidents from now on.
Several Senators and Representatives shared their outrage, beginning with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
This is arguably the most important post of all, coming as it does from the Speaker of the House:
Dom Lucre, Breaker of Narratives, posted this video – a montage of famous lines from Trump’s speeches and other patriotic scenes. Influencer Justin Bellucci set this to the song Silent Running by Mike and the Mechanics.
(Here is the official Silent Running video from Mike and the Mechanics’ album, On Dangerous Ground:)
In stark contrast came this self-serving statement from Mike Pence, as African journalist Simon Ateba quoted it:
Analysis
True, this is only a layman’s analysis, but it makes sense, and covers more than any trial to come. First, have a look at the law Jack Smith thinks he can use against Trump. Title 18, United States Code, Section 2383 reads:
Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
That law dates from June 25, 1948 and hence technically takes precedence over the Amnesty Act of 1872. That Act “removes” the “disabilities” that Amendment XIV Section 3 imposes on federal officers who “participate in insurrection or rebellion.” In a case involving then-Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), a federal judge disallowed an attempt to keep him off a ballot. This judge cited the Amnesty Act of 1872. In addition we have the Amnesty Act of 1898, which removes every last exception to this amnesty.
Thus Trump’s lawyers could make a very strong case that the Amnesty Acts of 1872 and 1898 remain in force. After all, they have the Cawthorn precedent. Might Jack Smith have decided not to risk it? If so, he might have thrown away any opportunity to bar Trump from appearing on a ballot. Rep. Matthew Lyon (Dem-Rep-Vt.) famously won re-election while sitting in jail on the Sedition Act. (See Bowers, Clause Germade, Jefferson and Hamilton: the Struggle for Democracy in America. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1925.) This same Matthew Lyon famously clashed with Rep. Roger Griswold (Fed-Conn.).
He in a trice struck Lyon thrice
Upon his head, enrag’d, sir.
Who seized the tongs to ease his wrongs
And Griswold thus engag’d, sir.
Can this judge treat Trump fairly?
They could and should also move to get the case before a different judge. A judge with a history with either party to a case should not judge another case between said parties. This judge presents another problem, quite apart from Barack Obama having appointed her. She’s from Jamaica, and so her grasp of American civics and traditions of presumption of innocence is suspect.
“Conspiracy against rights” refers to contesting an election, as Jack Posobiec explains.
The indictment in fact presumes that the election was fair and uncontestable, and that Trump knew this. But he had good reason to believe then, and to continue to believe today, that his opponents stole the election.
And what are we to make of five “unindicted co-conspirators”? Whom is the grand jury talking about? Attorney Sidney Powell, perhaps?
The outraged reaction from so many Senators and Representatives deserves special mention. In point of fact, Congress is in recess – the August Recess. If Speaker McCarthy is serious in his outrage, he will return to Washington and summon Congress back into session. Let’s put certain resolutions – like defunding the Special Counsel’s office – to a vote. Let certain people stand up to be counted – officially.
Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.
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