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dalton99a

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1. Yep. Follow the Sharpie
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 11:05 AM
Feb 2022
https://www.insider.com/donald-trump-prosecutors-have-cache-sharpie-scrawled-documents-2022-2

Follow the Sharpie: Prosecutors probing Donald Trump are sitting on 'tons' of documents bearing his handwriting, sources tell Insider
Laura Italiano

Handwriting signals literal, hands-on contact, making it harder for the subject of a probe to deflect personal accountability onto a company financial officer, or onto an outside accountant or assessor.

"Obviously it strengthens a case considerably when the government has documents that have been written on by the subject of an investigation," said Duncan Levin, a former prosecutor of major economic crimes who once headed the Manhattan DA's assets forfeiture bureau.

"If a jury sees someone's handwriting on a document, it does a lot to bring a document to life," added Levin.

Hard copy documents will form the bulk of any case against the notoriously computer-averse former president, James has suggested.

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Yep. Follow the Sharpie dalton99a Feb 2022 #1
What Marty Byrde (Ozark) would do underpants Feb 2022 #2
Why is intent supposedly so difficult to prove? Lettuce Be Feb 2022 #3
Yup. It's up to the jury, and any juror with common sense would deduce the obvious intent. SunSeeker Feb 2022 #11
Were you lying or just wrong? Chellee Feb 2022 #13
"Mistakes were made." lastlib Feb 2022 #15
Well, yeah. Chellee Feb 2022 #18
Right! ymetca Feb 2022 #25
That's my question, too. CrispyQ Feb 2022 #14
The entire Nation has heard the evidence deelee Feb 2022 #20
Headline: Miguelito Loveless Feb 2022 #4
NO! It was all forged. DJT never done none of it! COL Mustard Feb 2022 #5
Like ananda Feb 2022 #6
Funny story, illustrative, years ago Captain Zero Feb 2022 #7
TFG's signature looks like a drawing of a KKK rally. OMGWTF Feb 2022 #8
I've noticed how it looks like a seismograph Fritz Walter Feb 2022 #17
I just looked it up and it does! pandr32 Feb 2022 #19
Good one. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #24
Sharp observation! And so apropos. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #28
Back in the day, the lawyers said never write on a copy of a document Klaralven Feb 2022 #9
TFG had his very own autographed model.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #10
Rich people always get stuff for free. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #29
Yeah, the unwritten law. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #30
Meanwhile, FailedCoupGuy is busy flushing KS Toronado Feb 2022 #12
WHATEVER works. calimary Feb 2022 #16
Sharpie trumps dullard. Qutzupalotl Feb 2022 #21
I don't care who takes him down CanonRay Feb 2022 #22
I expect in five more years we will move on to the next stage of the prosecution LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #23
With the ginned up threat of violence from the loyal mob ymetca Feb 2022 #26
Agree, unfortunately. 🤬 Duppers Feb 2022 #27
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