Highlights:
Trump Found Guilty On 34 Felony Counts Of Falsifying Records. According to the New York Times, “Donald J. Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and transformed the former commander in chief into a felon. The guilty verdict in Manhattan — across the board, on all 34 counts — will reverberate throughout the nation and the world as it ushers in a new era of presidential politics. Mr. Trump will carry the stain of the verdict during his third run for the White House as voters now choose between an unpopular incumbent and a convicted criminal.” [New York Times, 5/30/24]
Trump Was Indicted Four Separate Times In Four Separate Criminal Cases. According to the New York Times, “The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump in Georgia related to accusations that he tried to subvert the 2020 presidential election there means he now faces four separate criminal cases — even as he is the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the White House.” [New York Times, 8/28/23]
Trump Faced A Total Of 54 Felony Counts. According to the New York Times, “In total, Mr. Trump faces 91 felony counts, charged with an array of crimes: trying to subvert democracy, risking national security secrets and falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment to a porn actress.” [New York Times, 8/28/23]
Trump Was Convicted Of 34 Felonies In New York. According to CBS News, “The jury in former President Donald Trump's 'hush money' trial in New York has found him guilty on all counts, making him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime. The jury of 12 New Yorkers found that Trump violated the law by falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. They found him guilty on all 34 counts he faced. The verdict was handed down in the Manhattan courtroom where Trump has been on trial for the past six weeks. The presumptive Republican nominee for president is now also a convicted felon.” [CBS News, 5/30/24]
A Grand Jury Reindicted Trump On The Same Four Felonies In The January 6 Case, But References To Actions The Supreme Court Declared Immune Were Eliminated
Trump Was Reindicted On Four Felony Counts Related To His Efforts To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to Politico, “A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has reindicted Donald Trump on four felony charges related to his effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith, is an attempt by prosecutors to streamline the case against Trump to address the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that concluded presidents enjoy sweeping immunity from prosecution for their official conduct.” [Politico, 8/27/24]
Bannon Was Convicted By A Grand Jury For Contempt Of Congress Over His Refusal To Comply With A Subpoena To Appear Before The House Select Committee Investigating The January 6, 2021, Riot. According to Newsweek, “Steve Bannon. Bannon served as the chief executive officer of Trump's 2016 campaign and then as a White House strategist for much of 2017. He was convicted by a grand jury in July of contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with a subpoena to appear before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He will be sentenced in October and faces a minimum of 30 days and up to one year in jail, as well as a fine. Bannon was indicted in August of 2020 for allegedly defrauding donors to a crowdfunding campaign to help build Trump's long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Bannon Was Indicted For Allegedly Defrauding Donors To A Crowdfunding Campaign To Help Build Trump's Long-Promised Wall On The U.S.-Mexico Border. According to Newsweek, “Steve Bannon. Bannon served as the chief executive officer of Trump's 2016 campaign and then as a White House strategist for much of 2017. He was convicted by a grand jury in July of contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with a subpoena to appear before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He will be sentenced in October and faces a minimum of 30 days and up to one year in jail, as well as a fine. Bannon was indicted in August of 2020 for allegedly defrauding donors to a crowdfunding campaign to help build Trump's long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Flynn Pleaded Guilty To Making False Statements To The FBI Regarding His Russian Contacts. According to Newsweek, “Michael Flynn. The retired Army lieutenant general served as a national security adviser to Trump's 2016 campaign. Flynn was then selected to serve as his national security adviser but was fired after less than a month into that role after it was reported he lied about his contact with Russian officials. In December of 2017, he formalized a deal to plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI regarding his Russian contacts. He later withdrew the guilty plea and Trump's former attorney general, William Barr, instructed the Justice Department in May of 2020 to drop all charges against him.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Nader Was Indicted And Reached A Plea Deal Related To Charges Of Possessing Child Pornography And Transporting A Minor For Sex. According to Newsweek, “George Nader, ‘Nader served as an informal foreign policy adviser to Trump. He was indicted and reached a plea deal in January of 2020 related to charges of possessing child pornography and transporting a minor for sex. In June of 2020, Nader was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Former Trump Trade Adviser Navarro Convicted On Two Counts Of Criminal Contempt Of Congress. According to the New York Times, “Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump, was convicted on Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.” [New York Times, 9/7/23]
Navarro Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Criminal Contempt Of Congress. According to the New York Times, “Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to former President Donald J. Trump who helped lay plans to keep Mr. Trump in office after the 2020 election, was sentenced on Thursday to four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Mr. Navarro, 74, was found guilty in September of two misdemeanor counts of criminal contempt of Congress. The judge overseeing the case, Amit P. Mehta, rejected Mr. Navarro’s primary defense: that Mr. Trump had personally directed him not to cooperate with the subpoena, and that he believed he was shielded by executive privilege.” [New York Times, 1/25/24]
Meadows, Charged With Two Felony Counts, Faced Racketeering Charges, For An Attempt To Subvert Georgia's 2020 Election Results. According to NPR, “Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned himself in to face charges as part of the racketeering case targeting former President Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election results. Meadows was on the infamous call — detailed in the indictment — in which Trump urged state election officials to find the votes he'd need to win. […] Meadows faces two felony counts in the indictment.” [NPR, 8/24/23]
Mark Meadows Was One Of Seven Trump Aides Charged With Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election In Arizona
Eighteen People – Including 11 Fake Electors And Seven Top Aides To Donald Trump - Were Indicted In Arizona For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Arizona Republic, “A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at ‘preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.’ The names of the seven Trump allies were redacted from the 58-page indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
The Seven Trump Aides Were Believed To Be Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, And Michael Roman. According to the Arizona Republic, “Though their names are redacted, as are the specific charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of Trump's national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Michael Roman.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
At Least 22 Trump Campaign Staff Or Advisors Were Charged, Indicted, Pleaded, Or Were Found Guilty
Manafort Was Indicted And Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud And Bank Fraud. According to Newsweek, “Paul Manafort. Manafort, who chaired Trump's 2016 campaign and also worked as his campaign manager, was indicted along with Gates in October of 2017. A jury found him guilty of tax fraud and bank fraud in August of 2018. He also pleaded guilty about a month later to charges related to money laundering, witness tampering and lobbying violations. He received a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and was released to serve the remainder of the sentence from home in May of 2020.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Manafort Pleaded Guilty To Money Laundering, Witness Tampering And Lobbying Violations. According to Newsweek, “Paul Manafort. Manafort, who chaired Trump's 2016 campaign and also worked as his campaign manager, was indicted along with Gates in October of 2017. A jury found him guilty of tax fraud and bank fraud in August of 2018. He also pleaded guilty about a month later to charges related to money laundering, witness tampering and lobbying violations. He received a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and was released to serve the remainder of the sentence from home in May of 2020.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Gates Was Indicted And Pleaded Guilty To Charges Of Conspiracy And Lying To Investigators. According to Newsweek, “Rick Gates. Gates worked as a deputy to Paul Manafort on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. He was indicted in October of 2017 and entered a plea deal in February of 2018, pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and lying to investigators. In December of 2019, Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Papadopoulos Pleaded Guilty To Lying To FBI Agents Regarding His Communication With Individuals Who Claimed To Have Ties To Prominent Russian Officials. According to Newsweek, “In 2016, Papadopoulos served as an adviser to Trump's presidential campaign. He pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to FBI agents regarding his communication with individuals who claimed to have ties to prominent Russian officials. He served 12 days in prison and 12 months of supervised released.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Broidy Pleaded Guilty To Carrying Out A Secret Lobbying Campaign In Exchange For Millions Of Dollars. According to Newsweek, “Elliott Broidy. Broidy was a fundraiser for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and was involved with his inaugural committee. He pleaded guilty in October of 2020 to carrying out a secret lobbying campaign in exchange for millions of dollars. He forfeited $6.6 million in the plea deal.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Broidy Admitted He Accepted Money To Push The Trump Administration For The Extradition Of A Chinese Dissident And To Drop A Case Related To An Embezzlement Scheme. According to the New York Times, “Mr. Broidy admitted that he had accepted $9 million from Mr. Low, some of which was then paid to an associate, to push the Trump administration for the extradition of a Chinese dissident and to drop a case related to an embezzlement scheme from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that the United States has accused Mr. Low of engineering.” [New York Times, 10/20/20]
Chesebro, A Key Coordinator Of The Fake Electors Plan, Faced Seven Charges In Connection With Efforts To Keep Trump In Power In Georgia. According to the Hill, “Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, a key coordinator of the fake electors plan, faces seven charges in connection with efforts to keep Trump in power. He became involved with the Trump campaign first through its legal efforts in Wisconsin, another state where fake electors met. He drafted several memos devising a strategy for the plot, including ideas for how the fake electors could mimic the real ones. He has also been identified as a possible co-conspirator in Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Kenneth Chesebro Rejected A Plea Deal. According to ABC News, “One of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case rejected a plea deal from prosecutors ahead of his trial this month, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in Fulton County case racketeering case, rejected an offer from prosecutors, the sources said. The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources.” [ABC News, 10/18/23]
Chesebro Pleaded Guilty To One Felony, Conspiracy To Commit Filing False Documents. According to CNN, “Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign’s 2020 fake electors plot, pleaded guilty Friday in the Georgia election subversion case to being part of a conspiracy alongside former President Donald Trump and others. Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony – conspiracy to commit filing false documents. Fulton County prosecutors recommended that he serve 5 years of probation and pay $5,000 in restitution, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee imposed that sentence at Friday’s hearing.” [CNN, 10/20/23]
Former Trump Advisor Kenneth Chesebro Indicted In Wisconsin On Felony Forgery Charges Over His Efforts To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony forgery charges against an aide and two attorneys who worked for former President Donald Trump in 2020 for their part in designing and executing a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting false slates of electors for Trump. The charges are filed in Dane County Circuit Court against Kenneth Chesebro, a Wisconsin native and lead architect of the 2020 fake elector plan; former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis, who represented Trump in Wisconsin during the 2020 election; and Mike Roman, a former Trump aide who allegedly delivered Wisconsin's slate of false elector paperwork to a Pennsylvania congressman's staffer in order to get them to Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/4/24]
Powell Faced Charges For Conspiracy To Commit Computer Theft, Conspiracy To Commit Computer Trespass, And Conspiracy To Commit Computer Invasion Of Privacy, And Conspiracy To Defraud The State. According to the Hill, “Beyond RICO charges, Sidney Powell is one of the handful of Trump associates to be charged with violating Georgia election law statutes, conspiracy to commit election fraud. Much of that stems from Powell’s involvement in accessing voting equipment in Coffee County. Forensics experts copied the data from the county, using it to create a website that could be accessed by those looking for election issues. That likewise sparked charges for conspiracy to commit computer theft, conspiracy to commit computer trespass, and conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy. Powell is also charged with conspiracy to defraud the state, detailing it as theft of data as voter data is ‘property which was under the control of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.’” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Sidney Powell Accepted A Plea Deal
Sidney Powell Accepted A Plea Deal. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Attorney Sidney Powell has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in the Fulton County election probe.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/19/23]
Powell Received A $6,000 Fine, Six Years Probation, And Agreed To Testify. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Powell was charged with racketeering and other counts for her role in a Coffee County election system data breach. Under a deal announced Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court, she will receive six years probation and pay a $6,000 fine. She also agreed to testify truthfully in the case.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/19/23]
Ellis Faced Two Charges, One Was The Racketeering Charge And The Other For Soliciting A Public Officer To Violate Their Oath. According to the Hill, “Jenna Ellis, a Trump-aligned attorney, faces two charges. Beyond the racketeering charge, she is also charged with soliciting a public officer to violate their oath in connection with her attendance at a Dec. 3 Georgia Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, the first of the three.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Ellis Pleaded Guilty To Felony Aiding And Abetting False Statements And Writings. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Attorney Jenna Ellis on Tuesday became the fourth defendant in the Fulton County election interference case to strike a deal with prosecutors. In exchange for her cooperation, Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, a felony. Speaking to the judge in a Fulton courtroom Tuesday, Ellis tearfully said she no longer believed the claims of election fraud she spread following the 2020 election when she acted as a legal adviser and media surrogate for Trump.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/24/23]
The Charge Ellis Pleaded Guilty To Concerned Lying To A Georgia Senate Subcommittee About Election Fraud. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “The count Ellis pled to stemmed from her testimony before a Georgia Senate subcommittee in late 2020. Along with co-defendants Rudy Giuliani and Ray Smith, Ellis ‘knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully’ made false statements about election fraud in Georgia, according to her new charging document.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/24/23]
Ellis Received Five Years Probation, 100 Hours Of Community Service, $5,000 In Restitution, And Had To Apologize To The Voters Of Georgia. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Under the terms of the agreement, Ellis must serve five years probation, perform 100 hours of community service and pay $5,000 in restitution to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. She agreed to testify truthfully when called, provide documents and other evidence, refrain from posting about the case on social media and to pen an apology letter to Georgia voters.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/24/23]
Former Trump Lawyer Ellis Was Disbarred In Colorado For Three Years. According to the Associated Press, “Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a one-time attorney for former President Donald Trump, barring her from practicing law in the state for three years after she pleaded guilty to helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Ellis tearfully pleaded guilty to felony charges of aiding and abetting false statements in Fulton County, Georgia, in October. She was one of 18 co-defendants of Trump who were charged in a sweeping case over the former president's campaign to reverse President Joe Biden's 2020 victory in Georgia. Ellis was previously censured in Colorado for making false statements over the 2020 election, including that the election was ‘stolen’ from Trump. Those falsehoods were part of a sustained campaign by Trump allies that helped lead to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.” [Associated Press, 5/28/24]
Eighteen People - Including 11 Fake Electors And Seven Top Aides To Donald Trump - Were Indicted In Arizona For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Arizona Republic, “A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at ‘preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.’ The names of the seven Trump allies were redacted from the 58-page indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
The Seven Trump Aides Were Believed To Be Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, And Michael Roman. According to the Arizona Republic, “Though their names are redacted, as are the specific charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of Trump's national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Michael Roman.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
Stone Was Arrested, Convicted, And Sentenced On Seven Counts, Including Lying To Congress, Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding And Witness Tampering. According to Newsweek, “Roger Stone. Stone was indicted and arrested in January of 2019 on seven counts, including lying to Congress, obstruction of an official proceeding and witness tampering. This was related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone was convicted and sentenced to more than three years in prison in February of 2020.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Giuliani Faced 13 Charges In Connection With A Scheme To Submit The False Slate Of Pro-Trump Electors In Georgia. According to the Hill, “Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney and longtime ally, played a key role in Trump’s post-election efforts and, like Trump, faces 13 charges. The former New York City mayor faces six charges in connection with a scheme to submit the false slate of pro-Trump electors and the racketeering charge. Giuliani has also been identified as a possible target of Smith’s federal Jan. 6 probe.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Giuliani Was One Of Seven Trump Aides Charged With Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election In Arizona
Eighteen People - Including 11 Fake Electors And Seven Top Aides To Donald Trump - Were Indicted In Arizona For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Arizona Republic, “A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at ‘preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.’ The names of the seven Trump allies were redacted from the 58-page indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
The Seven Trump Aides Were Believed To Be Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, And Michael Roman. According to the Arizona Republic, “Though their names are redacted, as are the specific charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of Trump's national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Michael Roman.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
Giuliani Pled Not Guilty To Charges Relating To The Fake Elector Scheme In Arizona. According to CBS News, “Allies of former President Donald Trump were arraigned Tuesday in Phoenix on charges that include conspiracy, fraud and forgery that are related to an alleged scheme to put forward phony electors in the 2020 election who backed Trump despite President Biden winning the state. Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine federal charges in the case in a virtual appearance. The former New York City mayor and Trump attorney was served Friday night while leaving his 80th birthday party.” [CBS News, 5/21/24]
A D.C. Attorney Disciplinary Committee Recommended Disbarring Giuliani Over His 2020 Election Fraud Lies. According to CNN, “An attorney disciplinary committee has recommended Rudy Giuliani be disbarred in Washington, DC, for his efforts on behalf of then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee, which weighs cases of legal ethics and attorney misconduct in the District of Columbia, issued the report and recommendation on Giuliani on Friday following a lawyer misconduct hearing for Giuliani in December that functioned like a trial. ‘He claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence of it,’ the committee wrote. ‘By prosecuting that destructive case Mr. Giuliani, a sworn officer of the Court, forfeited his right to practice law. He should be disbarred.’” [CNN, 7/7/23]
Eastman Faced Nine Charges For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election Results That Ranged From Conspiring To Commit False Statements And Writings, And Forgery, To State RICO Charges. According to the Hill, “Trump lawyer John Eastman engineered the legal strategy Trump and his allies allegedly used to try to overturn the 2020 election results. […] Eastman faces nine charges stemming from that plot. They range from conspiring to commit false statements and writings, and forgery, to state RICO charges. In California State Bar court filings, Eastman indicated that he expects to be federally charged in connection with those efforts. He’s also been identified as a possible co-conspirator in the federal Jan. 6 case.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
The Racketeering Charge Could Allow Prosecutors To Tie Together Trump And His Allies’ Efforts To Overturn The Results Of The 2020 Election. According to the New York Times, “At the heart of the indictment against Mr. Trump and his allies in Georgia are racketeering charges under the state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. […] That means the act might allow prosecutors to knit together the myriad efforts by Donald J. Trump and his allies, like Rudolph W. Giuliani, to overturn his narrow loss in Georgia in the 2020 presidential race. Those efforts include the former president’s now infamous phone call in which he pressed Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” him enough votes to win.” [New York Times, 8/14/23]
Eastman Was One Of Seven Trump Aides Charged With Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election In Arizona
Eighteen People - Including 11 Fake Electors And Seven Top Aides To Donald Trump - Were Indicted In Arizona For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Arizona Republic, “A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at ‘preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.’ The names of the seven Trump allies were redacted from the 58-page indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
The Seven Trump Aides Were Believed To Be Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, And Michael Roman. According to the Arizona Republic, “Though their names are redacted, as are the specific charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of Trump's national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Michael Roman.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
Judge Yvette Roland Recommended Eastman Be Disbarred For Violations Of Professional Ethics Over Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the New York Times, “A judge in California recommended on Wednesday that the lawyer John Eastman be stripped of his law license, finding he had violated rules of professional ethics by persistently lying in his efforts to help former President Donald J. Trump maintain his grip on power after losing the 2020 election. In a 128-page ruling, the judge, Yvette Roland, said Mr. Eastman had willfully misrepresented facts in lawsuits he helped file challenging the election results and acted dishonestly in promoting a ‘wild theory’ that Mr. Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, could unilaterally declare him the victor during a certification proceeding at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.” [New York Times, 3/27/24]
Smith Faced Three Counts Of Soliciting A Public Officer To Violate Their Oath And Two Counts Of Making False Statements. According to the Hill, “Ray Smith was a member of Trump’s legal team in Georgia who appeared at all three of the hearings. He played an extensive role, both speaking to lawmakers himself and questioning some of the Trump team’s witnesses. In connection with the hearings, Smith faces three counts of soliciting a public officer to violate their oath and two counts of making false statements. He also faces six counts in regard to the scheme to submit a false slate of electors, including counts of forgery, two false statement charges and multiple conspiracy counts.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Smith Faced Six Counts In Regard To The Scheme To Submit A False Slate Of Electors, Including Counts Of Forgery, Two False Statement Charges And Multiple Conspiracy Counts. According to the Hill, “Ray Smith was a member of Trump’s legal team in Georgia who appeared at all three of the hearings. He played an extensive role, both speaking to lawmakers himself and questioning some of the Trump team’s witnesses. In connection with the hearings, Smith faces three counts of soliciting a public officer to violate their oath and two counts of making false statements. He also faces six counts in regard to the scheme to submit a false slate of electors, including counts of forgery, two false statement charges and multiple conspiracy counts.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Clark Faced RICO And Criminal Attempt To Commit False Statements And Writings Charges For Trying To Overturn The Results Of The 2020 Election. According to the Hill, “Jeffrey Clark, though not a lawyer for the Trump campaign, was tapped by Trump to fulfill a vital role — planning to appoint the Justice Department (DOJ) attorney as attorney general for the DOJ, so he could launch an investigation into his baseless claims of election fraud. […] Like the others, Clark is charged under RICO, but he also faces an additional charge for criminal attempt to commit false statements and writings. The indictment includes text of the correspondence, pointing to the line that the DOJ had ‘identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple states, including the State of Georgia,’ as the basis for the charge.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
The Racketeering Charge Could Allow Prosecutors To Tie Together Trump And His Allies’ Efforts To Overturn The Results Of The 2020 Election. According to the New York Times, “At the heart of the indictment against Mr. Trump and his allies in Georgia are racketeering charges under the state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. […] That means the act might allow prosecutors to knit together the myriad efforts by Donald J. Trump and his allies, like Rudolph W. Giuliani, to overturn his narrow loss in Georgia in the 2020 presidential race. Those efforts include the former president’s now infamous phone call in which he pressed Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” him enough votes to win.” [New York Times, 8/14/23]
A Disciplinary Panel Found That Clark Violated Ethics Rules When He Aided Trump’s Attempt To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to Politico, “A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark, a former high-ranking Justice Department official, violated ethics rules for lawyers in his attempt to aid Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election. The three-member disciplinary committee determined Thursday that Clark’s campaign to pressure Justice Department leaders to help upend the transfer of power to Joe Biden violated his duties as an attorney.” [Politico, 4/4/24]
Investigators Said They Would Seek Clark’s Disbarment. According to Politico, “The preliminary ruling jumpstarts a process that could lead to the suspension or even permanent revocation of Clark’s license to practice law, even as he’s considered a candidate for a senior position in a second Trump administration. Disciplinary investigators who brought the charges against Clark say they intend to advocate for his disbarment.” [Politico, 4/4/24]
Cheeley Faced 10 Charges Tied To The Fake Electors Plot, Including The Sole Perjury Charge On The Indictment. According to the Hill, “Robert Cheeley, an attorney, faces 10 charges in connection with the alleged plot, including the sole perjury charge on the indictment. A proponent of Trump’s false election fraud claims, Cheeley is accused of “knowingly, willfully and unlawfully” making at least one false statement to the Fulton County special purpose grand jury in connection with the fake electors scheme and his communications with Eastman. Cheeley’s other charges are tied to the fake electors plot.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Roman Faced Seven Charges In Connection With The Fake Elector Scheme. According to the Hill, “Michael Roman served as director of Election Day operations for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The senior Trump campaign staffer faces seven charges in connection with the fake elector scheme, for which he allegedly helped coordinate logistics.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Eighteen People - Including 11 Fake Electors And Seven Top Aides To Donald Trump - Were Indicted In Arizona For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Arizona Republic, “A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Republicans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at ‘preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in office against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.’ The names of the seven Trump allies were redacted from the 58-page indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
The Seven Trump Aides Were Believed To Be Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, And Michael Roman. According to the Arizona Republic, “Though their names are redacted, as are the specific charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of Trump's national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Michael Roman.” [Arizona Republic, 4/24/24]
Former Trump Advisor Mike Roman Was Indicted In Wisconsin On Felony Forgery Charges Over His Efforts To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony forgery charges against an aide and two attorneys who worked for former President Donald Trump in 2020 for their part in designing and executing a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting false slates of electors for Trump. The charges are filed in Dane County Circuit Court against Kenneth Chesebro, a Wisconsin native and lead architect of the 2020 fake elector plan; former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis, who represented Trump in Wisconsin during the 2020 election; and Mike Roman, a former Trump aide who allegedly delivered Wisconsin's slate of false elector paperwork to a Pennsylvania congressman's staffer in order to get them to Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/4/24]
Lee Was Charged With Influencing Witnesses By Allegedly Traveling To The Home Of Georgia Election Worker Ruby Freeman On Dec. 14 And Dec. 15 And Trying To Influence Her Testimony. According to the Hill, “Stephen Lee is charged with influencing witnesses by allegedly traveling to the home of Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 and trying to influence her testimony. Lee is also accused of soliciting the help of Harrison Floyd in his efforts after becoming concerned that Freeman was afraid to talk to Lee because he is a white man.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Floyd Was Charged With Racketeering, Influencing Witnesses And Conspiring To Solicit False Statements And Writings. According to the Hill, “A leader of Black Voices for Trump, Harrison Floyd allegedly tried to convince Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman to make false statements about election operations on Election Day 2020, under the guise of offering her help. He is charged with racketeering, influencing witnesses and conspiring to solicit false statements and writings.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Kutti Was Charged For Influencing Witnesses As Well As Conspiracy To Commit Solicitation Of False Statements And Writings. According to the Hill, “Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for rapper Ye, previously known as Kanye West, is charged in connection with pressuring Freeman to make false statements about her role in helping administer the election. Her involvement prompted charges for influencing witnesses as well as conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements and writings.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Still Was Charged With Seven Counts, Including Impersonating A Public Officer, Forgery, False Statements And Attempting To File False Documents. According to the Hill, “Shawn Still was a Georgia Republican Party official who signed the Electoral College documents. Still had served as the state party’s finance chairman and is now a sitting state senator. He is charged with seven counts, including impersonating a public officer, forgery, false statements and attempting to file false documents.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
False Electoral Documents Were Signed By “Fake” Trump Electors, These Documents Were Planned To Be Sent To Congress In An Attempt To Overturn The Results Of The 2020 Election. According to MSNBC, “The ‘fake electors’ cast their votes and signed their names to documents lawyer Kenneth Chesebro had provided to them. From there, the plan was to send those documents to Congress and the National Archives as the ‘real’ electoral votes in those states. As Chesebro wrote in an email obtained by the Jan. 6 committee, ‘the purpose of having the electoral votes sent in to Congress is to provide the opportunity to debate the election irregularities in Congress, and to keep alive the possibility that the votes could be flipped to Trump.’ (Chesebro and Giuliani are most likely two of the six unnamed co-conspirators special counsel Jack Smith described in the indictment.)” [MSNBC, 8/14/23]
Shafer Faced The Same Charges As Shawn Still, Including Impersonating A Public Officer, Forgery, False Statements And Attempting To File False Documents, And An Additional Count Of Making False Statements. According to the Hill, “David Shafer, who served as the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, was another individual who signed the documents. He faces the same charges as Still, and an additional count of making false statements. Beyond his alleged involvement in the electors scheme, Shafer is accused of lying to Fulton County prosecutors during a April 25, 2022, interview by saying he didn’t call the other fake electors to notify them of the state capitol meeting and indicating that a court reporter was not present at the meeting.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Latham Faced 11 Charges For Election Interference In Georgia. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, “Cathy Latham, former GOP chair for Coffee County and a member of the Georgia Republican Party's executive committee, was indicted along with former President Trump for election interference in Georgia. She is facing 11 charges. […] Latham and the other ‘fake electors’ met in the Georgia Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, to cast the state's electoral votes for Trump even though Joe Biden had already won the state by almost 12,000 votes.” [Fox 5 Atlanta, 8/16/23]
Hampton Faced 6 Charges For Election Interference In Addition To The Racketeering Charge. According to the Hill, “Misty Hampton, Coffee County’s election supervisor, posted a viral video claiming Dominion Voting System machines could be manipulated, according to the Washington Post. According to CNN, she allegedly helped facilitate an early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County by sending a “written invitation” to some of Trump’s attorneys. In addition to a racketeering charge, she faces six charges connected to that effort.” [Hill, 8/15/23]
Hall Took A Plea Agreement And Pleaded Guilty For Conspiring To Unlawfully Access Voter Data And Ballot Counting Machines. According to CNN, “One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants has pleaded guilty to five counts in the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia. Bail bondsman Scott Hall, 59, is the first defendant in the case brought by the Fulton County district attorney’s office to take a plea agreement with prosecutors. The agreement, entered in Fulton County Superior Court on Friday afternoon, recommends a sentence of five years probation. Hall was accused of conspiring to unlawfully access voter data and ballot counting machines at the Coffee County election office on January 7, 2021.” [CNN, 9/29/23]
A Former Trump Advisor Was Charged With Money Laundering And Working For A Sanctioned Russian TV Network
Dimitri Simes, An Advisor To Trump’s 2016 Campaign, Was Charged With Working For A Sanctioned Russian TV Network And Laundering Money. According to the Associated Press, “The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Indictments announced Thursday allege that Dimitri Simes and his wife received over $1 million dollars and a personal car and driver in exchange for work they did for Russia’s Channel One since June 2022. The network was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Simes, 76, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, have a home in Huntly, Virginia, and are believed to be in Russia. ‘These defendants allegedly violated sanctions that were put in place in response to Russia’s illegal aggression in Ukraine,’ U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said in a statement announcing the charges. ‘Such violations harm our national security interests — a fact that Dimitri Simes, with the deep experience he gained in national affairs after fleeing the Soviet Union and becoming a U.S. citizen, should have uniquely appreciated.’” [Associated Press, 9/5/24]
Judge Engoron Ruled That Trump Was Liable For Fraud By Inflating The Value Of His Assets. According to the New York Times, “The New York attorney general won a major victory in her civil case against Donald J. Trump on Tuesday when a New York judge determined that the former president fraudulently inflated the value of his assets to obtain favorable loans and insurance deals. The decision by Justice Arthur F. Engoron precedes a trial that is scheduled to begin Monday, and could considerably smooth Attorney General Letitia James’s path.” [New York Times, 9/26/23]
Trump Was Found Liable For Conspiring To Manipulate His Net Worth And Ordered To Pay $355 Million In Penalties. According to the New York Times, “A New York judge on Friday handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his civil fraud case, finding the former president liable for conspiring to manipulate his net worth and ordering him to pay a penalty of $355 million that could wipe out his entire stockpile of cash. The decision by Justice Arthur F. Engoron caps a chaotic, yearslong case in which New York’s attorney general put Mr. Trump’s fantastical claims of wealth on trial. With no jury, the power was in Justice Engoron’s hands alone, and he came down hard: The judge delivered a sweeping array of punishments that threatens the former president’s business empire as he simultaneously contends with four criminal prosecutions and seeks to regain the White House.” [New York Times, 2/16/24]
Including Interest, Trump Owed $453.5 Million And The Penalty Would Increase By $87,502 Per Day. According to Forbes, “Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and companies he controls to pay $354.9 million as part of the civil fraud case—accusing Trump and his associates of misstating valuations on financial statements for personal gain—which is made up of three separate penalties for $168 million, $126.8 million and $60 million. Including interest, Trump actually owed $453.5 million as of Friday, according to the New York attorney general’s office, based on a nine percent interest rate that Engoron ruled started accruing on the fines in March 2019, May 2022 and June 2023, respectively—adding $98.6 million to the amount Trump owes. That interest will keep accruing until it’s paid off—even if Trump appeals the ruling, which won’t stop him from having to post an appeals bond or putting cash into a court-controlled account. The nine percent rate means Trump will owe an additional $31.9 million in interest per year, which breaks down to $2.7 million per month, $614,196 per week and $87,502 per day.” [Forbes, 2/20/24]
Trump Received A Three-Year Ban From Serving In A Top Role In Any New York Company. According to the New York Times, “Not only did Justice Engoron impose a three-year ban preventing Mr. Trump from serving in top roles at any New York company, including his own, but the judge also applied that punishment to the former president’s adult sons for two years and ordered that they pay more than $4 million each. One of the sons, Eric Trump, is the Trump Organization’s de facto chief executive, and the ruling throws into doubt whether any member of the family can run the business in the near term.” [New York Times, 2/16/24]
Judge Engoron Found Trump’s Lack Of Remorse “Borders On Pathological.” According to Bloomberg, “In the end, Engoron found Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were liable for submitting ‘blatantly false financial data’ year after year to get better terms on loans, as alleged by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The judge, who sometimes asked the Trumps direct questions on the stand, described them in his verdict as having a lack of remorse that ‘borders on pathological.’ ‘Instead, they adopt a ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ posture that the evidence belies,’ Engoron wrote.” [Bloomberg, 2/17/24]
Trump’s Sons Don, Jr. And Eric Received Two-Year Bans From Serving In Top Roles In Any New York Company. According to the New York Times, “Not only did Justice Engoron impose a three-year ban preventing Mr. Trump from serving in top roles at any New York company, including his own, but the judge also applied that punishment to the former president’s adult sons for two years and ordered that they pay more than $4 million each. One of the sons, Eric Trump, is the Trump Organization’s de facto chief executive, and the ruling throws into doubt whether any member of the family can run the business in the near term.” [New York Times, 2/16/24]
The Judge Extended The Appointment Of The Independent Monitor Over The Trump Organization For At Least Three Years. According to the New York Times, “But there might be little Mr. Trump can do to thwart one of the judge’s most consequential punishments: extending for three years the appointment of an independent monitor who will be the court’s eyes and ears at the Trump Organization, watching for fraud and second-guessing transactions that look suspicious.” [New York Times, 2/16/24]
At Least Three Trump Business Associates Were Charged, Indicted, Pleaded, Or Were Found Guilty Of Crimes
2022: Weisselberg, Chief Financial Officer Of The Trump Organization, Pleaded Guilty To 15 Felonies, Including Failure To Pay Taxes. According to Newsweek, “Allen Weisselberg, a longtime business associate of Donald Trump, joined a growing list of the former president's allies who have either pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes since the New York real estate mogul and reality television star entered politics. Weisselberg, 75, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, reached a deal with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, pleading guilty on Thursday to 15 felonies. He admitted to failing to pay taxes on some $1.7 million in income and is expected to face five months in prison as well as five years of probation.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
2024: Weisselberg Pled Guilty To Perjury From His Testimony In The Trump Civil Fraud Case. According to the Associated Press, “Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, pleaded guilty Monday to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. His plea deal will send him back to jail but does not require that he testify at Trump’s hush-money criminal trial. Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty in state court in Manhattan to two counts of perjury and will be sentenced in April to five months in jail — his second stint behind bars after serving 100 days last year for dodging taxes on company perks.” [Associated Press, 3/4/24]
Cohen Pleaded Guilty To Eight Counts, Including Campaign Finance Violations, Tax Fraud And Bank Fraud. According to Newsweek, “Michael Cohen. Cohen worked as an attorney for Trump from 2006 to 2018 and also as a vice president of the Trump Organization. He pleaded guilty in August of 2018 to eight counts, including campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud. The charges also related to "hush money" payments to women who said they had sexual encounters with Trump ahead of the 2016 election. He received a three-year prison sentence in December of 2018 but was released to serve the remainder from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohen has gone on to become one of Trump's biggest critics, regularly appearing on cable news to discuss his former boss' scandals.” [Newsweek, 8/19/22]
Nauta Pleaded Not Guilty To Conspiring With Trump To Obstruct The Investigation Into Trump’s Possession Of Classified Documents At His Palm Beach Club. According to PBS News Hour, “Donald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, appeared before a judge on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to conspiring with the former president to obstruct the investigation into his possession of classified documents at his Florida estate. […] Trump, Nauta and De Olivera face charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case stemming from secret government documents found at Trump’s Palm Beach club after he left the White House in 2021.” [PBS News Hour, 8/10/23]
Trump Events Speakers And Fundraiser Attendees Had Criminal Histories
Alexander Spellane, One Of The Speakers At A Trump Event In Detroit, Was Wanted By Federal Regulators For Fraud. According to the New York Times, “At a conference this month put on by Turning Point Action, a rising conservative activist group, 8,000 people packed into a Detroit convention hall to hear directly from Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. But first, there was a word from a sponsor: Alexander Spellane. Mr. Spellane, who federal regulators say is also known as Alexander Fisher and Alexander Overlie, sells investments in precious metals. Cash, stocks and 401(k)s could plummet in value, he warned from the stage, but he told the throng of Trump supporters that they could protect their money by buying gold and silver from his company, Fisher Capital. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been trying to shut down Fisher Capital’s sales for the past 14 months, alleging in a lawsuit that it sold gold and silver coins at such exorbitant, deceptive prices that virtually every customer had suffered ‘immediate and dramatic losses on their investment.’ Fisher Capital has denied the allegations.” [New York Times, 6/24/24]
Two Speakers At A Trump Event In The Bronx Were Indicted For Conspiracy To Commit Murder. According to CNN, “Former President Donald Trump on Thursday during his campaign rally in the Bronx invited up on stage two rappers who have been indicted over an alleged conspiracy to commit murder. During his campaign speech, Trump introduced rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow, whose legal names are Michael Williams and Tegan Chambers, and invited them up on stage with him to say a few words. Williams faces charges over an alleged conspiracy to commit murder and Chambers has been charged as a co-conspirator in a sprawling 140-count indictment, according to a news release by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office and court documents. They have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Williams and Tegan are two of 32 alleged gang members who were named in the indictment, which includes charges of murder, shootings and assaults.” [CNN, 5/24/24]
Antony Vo Attended A Fundraiser Attendee At Mar-A-Lago. According to Raw Story, “Donald Trump’s $99 digital trading cards depict him as heroic, historic and iconic. They’re political tools and a tribute to the unquenchable vanity and hero worship that Trump displayed Monday at an exclusive Mar-a-Lago gala, devoted to the Trump trading cards, that attracted at least one man willing to attack the U.S. Capitol in Trump’s name. Antony Vo, 31, from Indiana, posted a photo of himself on Instagram smiling in a tuxedo as Trump spoke behind a lectern in the background.” [Raw Story, 11/16/23]
Vo Was Convicted On Four Misdemeanor Charges Related To January 6. According to Raw Story, “A jury convicted Vo on four misdemeanor charges: Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, Violent entry or disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building in a manner that violates federal law. The maximum sentence for all of the charges combined is three years in prison. ‘My mom and I helped stop the vote count for a bit,’ Vo bragged on a social media conversation, according to court records.” [Raw Story, 11/16/23]