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BadGimp

(4,066 posts)
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:11 PM Aug 2023

Donald Trump calls off press conference where he said he would share report on Georgia election frau

Source: Politico.com

The former president said his lawyers would instead put “Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence” in their legal filings over his latest indictment.

Former President Donald Trump will no longer hold a news conference nor release a supposed extensive report that he previously said would clear him and his allies of wrongdoing in the wake of his latest indictment by a Georgia grand jury, he said on Thursday.

“Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment by a publicity & campaign finance seeking D.A., who sadly presides over a record breaking Murder & Violent Crime area, Atlanta. Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/17/donald-trump-calls-off-press-conference-where-he-said-he-would-share-report-on-georgia-election-fraud-claims-00111785



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Donald Trump calls off press conference where he said he would share report on Georgia election frau (Original Post) BadGimp Aug 2023 OP
I'm shocked 🙄 TDale313 Aug 2023 #1
Actually, I AM somewhat shocked EYESORE 9001 Aug 2023 #4
He should print it on Toilet Paper and sell the rolls to his MAGATs. BadGimp Aug 2023 #2
HAHAHAHA Skittles Aug 2023 #3
In the immortal words of Maxwell Smart.... OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2023 #5
GREAT recall on that one! MyOwnPeace Aug 2023 #14
John Flanagan - Jon's Lying Alter Ego/ - OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2023 #16
Tommy, I think. n/t John1956PA Aug 2023 #34
Tommy Flanaygan Abigail_Adams Aug 2023 #41
I enjoyed the sketch in the show which Jerry Hall hosted. John1956PA Aug 2023 #42
I'm so disappointed orangecrush Aug 2023 #6
If only I had some potato wedges to go with that basket of extra crispy chicken. cstanleytech Aug 2023 #7
The con can't even con himself anymore. nt ImNotGod Aug 2023 #8
Well... Mike Nelson Aug 2023 #9
Well, theres a shocker. William769 Aug 2023 #10
It actually doesn't matter if he does have irrefutable proof. VMA131Marine Aug 2023 #11
Donald Trump knows big words pfitz59 Aug 2023 #12
oh jeez. barbtries Aug 2023 #13
The fucking moron is realizing he is toast. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #15
Cool, I think he looks way worse with this cowardice! Brainfodder Aug 2023 #17
I can smell the fear on his fetid breath .. Bo Zarts Aug 2023 #18
Mark reality ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #56
Georgia is not going to coddle you like the feds are doing, be careful. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #19
So we'll see it in 2026 if trump's team get their requested trial date? LMAO. Silent Type Aug 2023 #20
How about Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #24
Much deserved, but ain't gonna happen IMO. Silent Type Aug 2023 #32
Let's face it. There was no report. Never was going to be one. ificandream Aug 2023 #21
Let me guess- he had nothing Ohioboy Aug 2023 #22
Not only did he have nothing swong19104 Aug 2023 #26
Guess he got the info from the same group he used to get the dirt on Obama's birth ceritficate. Tom Yossarian Joad Aug 2023 #23
Still doesn't matter swong19104 Aug 2023 #25
Well, his 'lawyers' lied to him (or he's got nothing). Justice matters. Aug 2023 #27
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 PortTack Aug 2023 #28
His lawyers probably threatened to quit if he didn't call it off vlyons Aug 2023 #29
+1 orangecrush Aug 2023 #54
Irrefutable...... Bayard Aug 2023 #30
This is a first--good sign! C Moon Aug 2023 #31
Things that will never happen Mz Pip Aug 2023 #33
Jeez, what absolute nonsense. mwb970 Aug 2023 #35
It finally got through to him. Kablooie Aug 2023 #36
Yes, and likely his entire legal team threatened to leave him in the wind Ruby the Liberal Aug 2023 #57
Probably needed to focus on that moniss Aug 2023 #37
You know, he did say he was torn between becoming president and being a scientist rpannier Aug 2023 #39
'a special and huge cure for' IQ speak easy Aug 2023 #47
I'm sure that is coming any day now. NH Ethylene Aug 2023 #45
He sounds more like pillow guy every day rpannier Aug 2023 #38
He'll just release it in 2 weeks... RevBrotherThomas Aug 2023 #40
Sounds like his defense is all ready to go. Let's have the trial next month!!! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2023 #43
BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHA BlueWavePsych Aug 2023 #44
I am so disappointed gatomedianoche Aug 2023 #46
According to MSNBC, Trump was told in no uncertain terms that he would be bail revoked Rocknation Aug 2023 #48
It was all a ploy to make it look like he cooperates with his lawyers Novara Aug 2023 #49
So his handlers managed to rein him in this time. But that just makes Trump more impatient, more Martin68 Aug 2023 #50
.. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 #51
That would be perfect to play on his TV and phone. LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #53
His lawyers are not going to use any of that crap in a legal filing ThoughtCriminal Aug 2023 #52
He's caught between Putin and a hard place orangecrush Aug 2023 #55
Sucks to be Mr. tRump Blue Owl Aug 2023 #58
He will release that report right after he releases President Obama's real Kenyan birth certificate Marcuse Aug 2023 #59
He called it off? JPPaverage Aug 2023 #60

EYESORE 9001

(27,617 posts)
4. Actually, I AM somewhat shocked
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:18 PM
Aug 2023

Shocked that he made this announcement now, instead of waiting until about 10 minutes before the big ‘reveal’.

Skittles

(160,330 posts)
3. HAHAHAHA
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:16 PM
Aug 2023

he is just now starting to realize his pattern of lying, cheating, stealing, bullying, suing his way out of trouble AIN'T GONNA WORK THIS TIME

MyOwnPeace

(17,280 posts)
14. GREAT recall on that one!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:38 PM
Aug 2023

It was a popular 'response' way back then - and really showed the futility of whatever had been stated by the 'agent!'

I would also use a clip from the SNL character played by Jon Lovitz, the slick con-man who kept changing his 'line' ----
"Yeah, THAT'S the ticket!"

Sad thing is, those guys were paid comedians............ tRump - a thief and a fraud.

John1956PA

(3,433 posts)
42. I enjoyed the sketch in the show which Jerry Hall hosted.
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 10:25 AM
Aug 2023

Tommy and Jerry were sitting at a bar. Tommy was trying to impress Jerry by telling him that he was connected with the Rolling Stones. Jerry was skeptical. In walked
Mick who picked up on what was going on. Mick said to Jerry, "Remember that night last week when I came home late and you asked where I had been? This is the fellow I was with. We doing some night fishing."

cstanleytech

(27,179 posts)
7. If only I had some potato wedges to go with that basket of extra crispy chicken.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:23 PM
Aug 2023

Then again maybe it's a good thing that I don't as that chicken is pretty fatty and oily as hell.

VMA131Marine

(4,680 posts)
11. It actually doesn't matter if he does have irrefutable proof.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:34 PM
Aug 2023

That wouldn’t have allowed him to use extrajudicial means to overturn the election result. But the fact is that none of the 62 legal challenges against the elections Trump filed argued that there was fraud because all his lawyers knew it wasn’t true.

barbtries

(29,955 posts)
13. oh jeez.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:35 PM
Aug 2023

dude not all your judges are going to be judge cannon. buckle up and shut up already.

Brainfodder

(7,181 posts)
17. Cool, I think he looks way worse with this cowardice!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:52 PM
Aug 2023


Expecting parody including what a big pussy he is and he will twist it into a compliment and that might break the base?



77 and still can't drop the act, behind the scenes footage out there would be comedy gold if just the weirdo alone even?


 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
56. Mark reality
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 06:05 PM
Aug 2023

He won't go anywhere.

Everything is stacked against him making a getaway. He's too famous to slip through an airport unnoticed. He has federal eyes on him at all times (Secret Service).

The only non-extradition countries his plane can reach without refueling are Russia and Cuba, and Cuba hates his guts. They won't help him in the least. To reach Russia, he has to fly out of Alaska, with flight plans for Siberia. Do you seriously think that if he heads to Alaska, federal airport employees (whom he screwed over) won't rat him out to hundreds of federal agents who will be there waiting to greet him?

Besides, he'd rather die than admit that he was having to run away, and he's too arrogant to think he'll lose in court, either.

He's not going anywhere.

Too many people don't *think* about what leaving would require for him.

republianmushroom

(18,179 posts)
19. Georgia is not going to coddle you like the feds are doing, be careful.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:05 PM
Aug 2023

You do not want to sit your butt in a Georgia jail until your trail comes up.
If you do, you will want your trail next week.

Jerry2144

(2,633 posts)
24. How about
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:19 PM
Aug 2023

Georgia puts him in a jail until his trial in 2026? According to all the info posted here on Du, he shouldn’t be released on bail. So let’s hold him until trial and agree to a 2026 trial date!

ificandream

(10,754 posts)
21. Let's face it. There was no report. Never was going to be one.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:19 PM
Aug 2023

Phineas T. Whippertrump strikes again.

swong19104

(345 posts)
26. Not only did he have nothing
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:20 PM
Aug 2023

but his admission of finding voter fraud only helps the prosecution's case that TIG's criminal actions were done with intent.

Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,275 posts)
23. Guess he got the info from the same group he used to get the dirt on Obama's birth ceritficate.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:08 PM
Aug 2023

swong19104

(345 posts)
25. Still doesn't matter
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:19 PM
Aug 2023

The crime that TIG (and conspirators) did does not depend on whether the voting in Georgia was fraudulent. There are perfectly legal, non-criminal methods to address that fraud. TIG and fellow conspirators chose to commit crimes to deal with what they thought was voting irregularities.

For example, if some person were to park in my driveway at my home, I can call a tow truck and have the vehicle towed. A perfectly legal method to deal with a (not-at-all serious) criminal act (of trespassing?). What I can't do is bash the windows in, deflate the tires, pour sugar into the gas tank, set fire to the engine block, take a baseball bat to the front and rear lights, and slash the interior. Even if the car was illegally parked in my driveway.

Justice matters.

(7,592 posts)
27. Well, his 'lawyers' lied to him (or he's got nothing).
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:22 PM
Aug 2023

They know you can't present fabricated lies with zero irrefutable evidence to back them up in any court of justice in front of a judge.

If they're crazy enough to do it, they would risk to get indicted themselves!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
29. His lawyers probably threatened to quit if he didn't call it off
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:45 PM
Aug 2023

He seems to have cut back considerably on the vitriol

mwb970

(11,717 posts)
35. Jeez, what absolute nonsense.
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 12:58 AM
Aug 2023

There is no report. There is no evidence. Nobody is falling for this idiotic crap except his brain-dead worshipers.

Kablooie

(18,794 posts)
36. It finally got through to him.
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 02:24 AM
Aug 2023

To openly commit the very crime you are being indicted for is not the wisest legal strategy.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,331 posts)
57. Yes, and likely his entire legal team threatened to leave him in the wind
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 06:27 PM
Aug 2023

The finding out part is turning out to be quite the show.

moniss

(6,151 posts)
37. Probably needed to focus on that
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 02:27 AM
Aug 2023

"greatest health plan ever" he was supposed to unveil. About 6 years ago.

rpannier

(24,598 posts)
39. You know, he did say he was torn between becoming president and being a scientist
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 04:53 AM
Aug 2023

Maybe he's working on a special and huge cure for something

gatomedianoche

(73 posts)
46. I am so disappointed
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 10:58 AM
Aug 2023

After Mike Lindell’s dud of his expose of election stealing, I was looking forward to Trump’s kraken. I restocked my supply of popcorn! I guess I will go back to watching Netflix

Rocknation

(44,885 posts)
48. According to MSNBC, Trump was told in no uncertain terms that he would be bail revoked
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 11:33 AM
Aug 2023

and jailed if he committed ANY kind of crime -- up to and including stealth jury and witness tampering.




Rocknation

Novara

(6,115 posts)
49. It was all a ploy to make it look like he cooperates with his lawyers
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 11:35 AM
Aug 2023

He's scared shitless that Georgia is going to throw him in jail or slap a gag order on him. If he had gone through with this bogus bullshit, they would absolutely come down on him hard. So he thinks this is going to make his life better when he is arraigned.

What this shows is his utter fear.

Martin68

(24,735 posts)
50. So his handlers managed to rein him in this time. But that just makes Trump more impatient, more
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 11:36 AM
Aug 2023

frustrated, and more likely to blurt out incriminating shit in public.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,351 posts)
52. His lawyers are not going to use any of that crap in a legal filing
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 04:17 PM
Aug 2023

We're already been through this in all the election lawsuits Trump initiated - there are legal consequences for submitting fake evidence in court. Even his strip-mall lawyers know this.

There were all these claims that they would make on TV and Twitter, but a complete lack of evidence when they went to court.

He has nothing that he can use except unsupported accusations and de-bunked conspiracy nonsense.

orangecrush

(22,130 posts)
55. He's caught between Putin and a hard place
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 06:00 PM
Aug 2023

My guess is Putin wants him to destabilize to the end, but Donny is starting to feel the noose tightening.


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Marcuse

(8,050 posts)
59. He will release that report right after he releases President Obama's real Kenyan birth certificate
Sat Aug 19, 2023, 10:02 AM
Aug 2023

And the health care plan that’s better than Obamacare and the middle class tax cut and the Mexican financed border wall.

JPPaverage

(579 posts)
60. He called it off?
Sat Aug 19, 2023, 12:24 PM
Aug 2023

Well gee whiz, I was looking forward to it. Of course, I'm looking forward to the coming scorching hot temperatures too. Or maybe not.

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