Just An Observation: These Indictments Seem Choreographed To Me.....
One after another. As soon as one hits the news cycle and makes breaking news and gets the attention of the courtroom - the next one in line gets thrown into the news mix.
Bolton gets indicted and immediately after the indictment is announced and the defendant appears in court - the Repugs launch another name in the mix - this time Smith - by Marcia Blackburn.
Another bone to throw at the ambulance chaser press to keep the ball rolling and distract them from covering the brutality and terrorism going on in our cities and taking the focus off the release of the Epstein Files release.
Listening this morning to the news channels very little mention of the government shutdown and the exodus of the Repugs in Congress.
To me this looks intentional and choreographed.
Now the press will be chasing the Smith story getting us further away from the real problems that our facing our Democracy.
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RECENT INDICTMENTS: (see sources below)
Letitia James. As New York’s attorney general, Ms. James opened an investigation into Mr. Trump on allegations that he inflated the value of his real estate holdings
James Comey: Mr. Comey led the early stages of an investigation into ties between Russia and Mr. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Trump fired Mr. Comey for his involvement.(From NYT)
John Bolton. Bolton has long been a target of Trump's ire since leaving his first administration and publishing a tell-all book.
INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY
Senator Adam Schiff. When Mr. Schiff was in the House, he helped lead the first impeachment trial of Mr. Trump in 2019.
Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor. Trump in August said he was firing Cook, a member of the seven-person Federal Reserve board of governors that helps shape the nation's monetary policy,
Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor. Christie, an ABC News contributor, was an early supporter of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the head of his transition team, though he has since become one of the president's fiercest critics. "I know Chris better than anybody in the room. I always felt he was guilty," Trump said.
Jack Smith, former special counsel. Smith led the classified documents and Jan. 6 investigations into Trump, "Deranged Jack Smith, in my opinion, is a criminal," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Miles Taylor, former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Taylor ... authored an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times in 2019 claiming that "senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of [Trump's] agenda and his worst inclinations.
Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Krebs ... was fired by Trump in 2002 when Krebs contradicted Trump's false claims about election fraud following the 2020 election.
ACCUSED OF CRIMES
Former President Joe Biden
Former President Barack Obama
REVOKED OR THREATENED WITH REVOCATION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION / SECURITY DETAIL
Kamala Harris, former vice president, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden ,Ashley Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden. ... more
REVOKED OR THREATENED WITH REVOCATION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION / SECURITY DETAIL
Kamala Harris, former vice president, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden ,Ashley Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden. ... more
SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED
Joe Biden, former president, and LOTS more
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/list-individuals-including-lisa-cook-targeted-trump-administration/story?id=124968309
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/07/us/politics/trump-enemies-justice-department-investigations.html
https://archive.ph/X7sPo
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