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Gaslit Nation

The Third Indictment: The U.S. vs. Donald J. Trump

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Gaslit Nation

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🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In The United States vs. Donald J. Trump, Special Counsel Jack Smith hits Trump and Trump alone with four charges of trying to violently overthrow our democracy and install himself as dictator. Read the 45 page indictment of the 45th president here. The case has randomly been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan who famously told Trump," Presidents are not kings." She also has a record of appropriate tough sentencing of January 6 insurrectionists, another Black woman on the frontlines of protecting our democracy, and doing so at much personal risk to herself and her family. This mini-episode was recorded before the reports of a possible active shooter today at the U.S. Capitol, a chilling reminder of our nation's slow moving civil war, as recent Gaslit Nation guest Jeff Sharlet appropriately calls it.
 
For those who want to go back in time to see Gaslit Nation's own indictment of Trump's violent coup attempt, read the transcript or listen to our January 13, 2021 episode Clear Intent, laying out Trump's clear intention to overthrow our democracy, something prosecutors must now prove in court in order to send Trump to prison where he belongs.
 
To celebrate the indictment and hang out in my first event since before the pandemic (it's been awhile!) come to Caveat this Saturday August 5th at 4pm EST or join by livestream to listen to me and comedian Kevin Allison of the RISK! Storytelling podcast in conversation about the making of the Gaslit Nation graphic novel Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think! Our Patreon community can use the promo code "JudgeLacky" (ahem, Aileen Cannon!) to get a discount on tickets for in person and livestream access, and attendeeds can receive a signed Mr. Jones film poster using the secret password "Duranty Tucker Carlson Circle of Hell" (so I know who the Gaslit Nation Patreon supporters are!) I'll have ten to give as thank you gifts to our community. Hope to see you there! Order your tickets here: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/gaslit-nation-presents-dictatorship-its-easier-than-you-think--8-5-2023
 
Show Notes:
 
Read the Trump indictment text charging him with 4 counts related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-indictment-full-text-read-2020-election-charges/
 
Trump tried to organize a military coup: https://twitter.com/andygawt/status/1686646404427436032
 
Trump's three indictments: Stormy Daniels payout, classified documents and Jan. 6 riot https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/08/01/all-three-trump-indictments-explained/70486445007/
 
Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted? https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-investigation-conviction.html
 
Trump draws judge who gave harshest Jan. 6 sentences and warned him "presidents are not kings" https://www.salon.com/2023/08/02/draws-gave-harshest-jan-6-sentences-and-warned-him-presidents-are-not-kings/
 
Judge who's criticized Capitol insurrection to hear Trump's challenge to House subpoena of presidential records https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/19/politics/tanya-chutkan-trump-records-lawsuit/index.html
 
CNN Poll: January 6 hearings haven't changed opinions much, but most agree Trump acted unethically https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/politics/cnn-poll-january-6-trump/index.html

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States,

0:09.0

conspiring to disenfranchised voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding.

0:16.0

The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia, and it sets forth the crimes

0:22.2

charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nation's capital

0:31.1

on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.

0:38.3

As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies.

0:43.3

Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government,

0:50.3

the nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election.

0:59.0

The men and women of law enforcement who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th are heroes.

1:06.0

They are patriots and they are the very best of us.

1:09.0

They did not just defend a building or the people sheltering in it.

1:13.6

They put their lives in the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people.

1:19.6

They defended the very institutions and principles that define the United States.

1:25.6

Since the attack on our capital, the Department of Justice has remained committed to ensuring

1:32.0

accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day.

1:37.8

This case is brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation of other individuals

1:42.8

continues. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens.

1:53.0

In the meantime, I must emphasize that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

2:07.6

I would like to thank the members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are working on this investigation with my office,

2:15.6

as well as the many career prosecutors and law

2:19.5

enforcement agents from around the country who have worked on previous January 6th investigations.

2:26.7

These women and men are public servants of the very highest order, and it is a privilege to

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