Posted on 04/13/2023 7:04:28 AM PDT by Red Badger
Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have in recent weeks sought a wide range of documents related to fundraising after the 2020 election, looking to determine if former president Donald Trump or his advisers scammed donors by using false claims about voter fraud to raise money, eight people familiar with the new inquiries said.
Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has sent subpoenas in recent weeks to Trump advisers and former campaign aides, Republican operatives and other consultants involved in the 2020 presidential campaign, the people said. They have also heard testimony from some of these figures in front of a Washington grand jury, some of the people said.
The eight people with knowledge of the investigation spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal investigation.
The fundraising prong of the investigation is focused on money raised during the period between Nov. 3, 2020, and the end of Trump’s time in office on Jan. 20, 2o21, and prosecutors are said to be interested in whether anyone associated with the fundraising operation violated wire fraud laws, which make it illegal to make false representations over email to swindle people out of money.
The new subpoenas received since the beginning of March, which have not been previously reported, show the breadth of Smith’s investigation, as Trump embarks on a campaign for reelection while assailing the special counsel investigation and facing charges of falsifying business records in New York and a separate criminal investigation in Georgia.
The subpoenas seek more specific types of communications so that prosecutors can compare what Trump allies and advisers were telling one another privately about the voter-fraud claims with what they were saying publicly in appeals that generated more than $200 million in donations from conservatives...
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Ahh Geez
The Old Standby: WIRE FRAUD.......................
They’re saying anyone that gave is stupid.
“felony jaywalking”
If he believed it to be true, it is not a false statement.
Sounds like a bunch of lefty feds with dreams of starring in “All the President’s Men II”
Of course Democrats never lie in their fundraising. /s The 1st Amendment is dead.
(((Yawn))) Special counsels are a thing of the past. America has a new justice system now. If a political opponent is out to get your ass, the weaponized Feral “judges” are the go to guys they go to to nail your ass.
Every Demonrat in America had fund raising events where they touted the FAKE Russian Collusion conspiracy. ARREST AND PROSECUTE EVERY DEMONRAT IN THE USA for Fraud, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.
ANY AG’s in Red States picking up this ball and running with it, will help save America.
“he believed it to be true”
Exact-a-mundo
He was all over it saying something was very off in the count for instance, just one point was, how Joe Biden got way more votes than Barak Obama and Trump got way more votes than any second term candidate in history-not to mention how known irregularities were ignored not to mention unconstitutional voting procedures were allowed out the wazoo...
Four opinion-piece authors.
Four times the bullshit.
No joke.
Of all the convoluted and ridiculous legal theories this is what they come up with?
The fundraising prong of the investigation is focused on money raised during the period between Nov. 3, 2020, and the end of Trump’s time in office on Jan. 20, 2o21, and prosecutors are said to be interested in whether anyone associated with the fundraising operation violated wire fraud laws, which make it illegal to make false representations over email to swindle people out of money.
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Looks like a stretch, but “creative prosecutions” seem to be the norm with our corrupt & expensive law system.
“Jack off” Smith is quite a piece of work, reminds me of younger Mueller.
Did Jack(ass) Smith actually investigate the possibility of voter fraud or election tampering, or does he automatically assume that 2020 was “the most secure and honest election in history”? I’m confident he chose the latter course.
What they are looking for is a crime that exists only in their minds.
If Trump raised money claiming the 2020 election was fraudulent, then they are saying that is fraudulent .............
And this has what to do with their “investigation” concerning Jan 6???
Special Counsel investigations are like Honeysuckle Vines.
They twist and turn in every direction and wind up in a tangled mess.......................
That there was election fraud is an undeniable fact, the only debate was if the fraud was of a level to have flipped the election.
Plus if it’s a crime to lie to voters, every politician would be behind bars!
What they are looking for is a crime that exists only in their minds.
If Trump raised money claiming the 2020 election was fraudulent, then they are saying that is fraudulent .............
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It looks stupid from the outside, but these losers & suckers sure are persistent.
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