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Donald Trump announced plans to hold a press conference next week to present a "conclusive report" proving that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged. This comes after Trump was recently indicted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for attempting to overturn the election results in Georgia. Trump claims the report will show election fraud and lead to "a complete exoneration" of all charges against him. However, critics argue it has been over two years since the election and Trump has not previously provided evidence of widespread fraud. The announcement also comes just hours after Trump lashed out at Willis for indicting him now rather than earlier. It remains to be seen whether Trump's promised report will actually contain new evidence that could substantively challenge the prior investigations.

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[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 142 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Holy shit he actually said "the report will come out next week". Like his healthcare solution. Or his infrastructure plan. It's all coming out next week.

[–] Omegamanthethird@beehaw.org 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or his "stolen election" claims leading up to Jan 6th. People forget. But the whole thing was initially advertised as a reveal of damning proof.

[–] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Well, we sure did get a lot of damning proof that day… 

[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All this has happened before. All this will happen again.

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[–] Landrin201@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, earth has 4 corner simultaneous 4 day TIME CUBE

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[–] fades@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget his fucking tax returns too

[–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago

"I totally did my report but Rudy ate it."

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Also his plan for defeating Isis.

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[–] Teon@kbin.social 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Amazing how he "suddenly" has proof of the fraud that could have made him President.
He... lost it until now?
Did he finally find it while looking for more TOP SECRET documents in a box in another bathroom?
He will literally open his mouth, commit more crimes, and be in more trouble. I hope he gets himself jailed!

Drinking Game: Every time he says "perfect phone call" you drink a shot.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Drinking Game: Every time he says "perfect phone call" you drink a shot.

I believe that coercing people to die from alcohol poisoning is a criminal offense.

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[–] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

He’s also going to show us Hunter Biden’s laptop and Hillary’s buttery males

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[–] el_twitto@lemmy.zip 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooh! Are we going back to the Four Seasons?

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 year ago

So not only is he going to say the things he’s been told not to say- but he’s announcing when and where he plans to do it.

He no think good.

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We're literally watching a civil war / military takeover in realtime getting set.

The plan is to make it a week from today, so he can't be jailed before then for violating his court duties without Republican's claiming it's proof Biden is using the court system to silence him.

Then after he announces rubbish on Monday, he'll instead claim he's being silenced for revealing "the truth".

The only move that can be taken to counter this would be to move to trial sooner / almost immediately or for the normal republican's to make a signed letter acknowledging that trump is a psychopath

I'm an Aussie, but I wish you guys all the best dealing with this dictator-wannabee (and ya'll welcome here in Australia to counter the growing nonsense we're seeing Trump spread here too).

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We’re literally watching a civil war / military takeover in realtime getting set.

No way. The American brass (i.e., military leadership) is well aware of these games and can see right through them. They're not going to move against Biden, certainly not for Trump.

If this becomes a civil war, it will end very very quickly. I guarantee the National Guard, FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland, and the collective US armed forces have made to plans for the coming weeks/months and are paying very close attention.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My concern is that your general army grunt is not a great thinker and tends to be quite pro-Trump to begin with. How are they going to act if they think that they have been asked to oppress him?

This is why right wing ideology needs to be targeted as soon as it appears because it's like a disease that infects weak-minded people.

Think about the capital riots and how some of the police officers were accused of basically letting the rioters in...

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago

The Georgia case hasn't even been turned over to a judge yet, forget about a trial.

The 8/25 deadline is for the defendants to be turned over for arrest and arraignment. That's when he'll get a judge and we'll learn next steps.

Willis wants a trial within 6 months, so before 2/15/2024.

[–] Infinity187@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Put it to you this way... In the U.S., there are a lot more real gun carrying patriots than the trash that follows Trumpism. That shit would be squashed quickly if things broke out. Also, most of those people are old and fat. They make for easy targets. I'm not worried.

[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So he couldn't present the evidence in court to exonerate himself, but it magically appears after the fact for a press conference.... Interesting

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The proof in court wouldn't exonerate him. Even if the election was rigged against him, he can't do illegal things the take it back.

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[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 44 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Isn’t doubling down on this with the indictment in hand especially stupid? Surely opening him to further charges?

[–] 0110010001100010@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And what, exactly, has he faced in terms of consequences for anything during his 77 years on this rock? There is pretty much zero chance he sees any jail time and he's well aware of this. So what has he got to loose? Might as well stir up shit in prep for a Jan 6 v2 in 2025.

[–] TipRing@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't see how this isn't a brazen attempt to taint the jury pool. If he has evidence exonerating him he just needs to present it in court.

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[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

He's already set up his base to think the charges are fraudulent. Any additional charges will just compound their irrational beliefs.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. Stupid is as stupid does. The narcissist can't help himself, especially after drowning in his own Kool-aid. Hopefully the judge will revoke his bail and incarcerate him until trial, you know, like how any other defendant would be. Please! Prove to us that there's no separate treatment for the rich, even an ex-president! This is what we need!

[–] mookulator@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. It’s stupid shit like this that got him indicted in the first place.

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[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 34 points 1 year ago

Dope! Let's do it in court where if you're right we can restore you to your rightful office and if you're lying you'll go to prison for the rest of your life.

[–] AngryHumanoid@reddthat.com 25 points 1 year ago

I'm willing to bet money the only reason he is doing this is because the judge told him to make his defense in court, not social media.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The "proof" going to be one of his indictment papers with his name crossed out and Biden's written beside it in red crayon.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

~~red crayon~~ black Sharpie

[–] RoverStoker@beehaw.org 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He says “A Large, Complex, Detailed but irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference ... in Bedminster, New Jersey, ... along with infrastructure week and my beautiful health care plan that will completely and totally replace failed Obamacare"

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[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's had 3 years and only threatens to show his hand weeks before receiving what could be a life sentence for himself?

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

It's a ploy, he wants to get censured so he can claim the evil libs won't let him share the truth, so his base is riled up enough to act again.

I could hold a press conference about how the world is flat and not round but that will not make it so. Trump is such a fucking moron. Even his Wharton professors thought so.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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Click here to see the summaryFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted Donald Trump on Monday for working to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, just weeks after Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him on federal charges for his efforts to subvert the democratic process nationwide.

It all seems pretty damning, but the wily former president has an ace up his sleeve: He’s going to simply prove the election was rigged and convince Willis and Smith to drop the charges.

“A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey,” Trump announced Tuesday morning on Truth Social.

The post came hours after Trump railed late at night against “an out of control and very corrupt” Willis.

Willis didn’t indict Trump two-and-a-half years ago because an investigation this sprawling takes a long time to actually complete.

It must take just as long to complete such a “Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT,” one that must be chock-full of new information all of the other investigative bodies who worked to uncover proof of fraud were unable to obtain.

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[–] fleabomber@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where've you been hiding that Kraken, Donnie boy?

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[–] Introversion@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

press conference

So, free publicity for his campaign I guess?

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 year ago

It'd be great if little to nobody showed up. Any serious reporter wouldn't want to go. Can you imagine how much drivel is gonna spew out at that event? It's a better venue for a comedian or comic reporter like Jordan Klepper as long as Klepper could ask pertinent questions. Remember, Orange Con Don didn't like doing press conferences as prez and he rarely answered questions. Answering those questions is hard you know. You just gotta change the subject and ramble long enough that his supporters don't even know what's being talked about anymore. Anyway, he's got snacks to eat and TV to watch. You know, stuff like OAN and Playboy.

[–] kaiju@lemmy.my.id 7 points 1 year ago

Just make sure the location is appropriate. Pro tips, avoid a place with ‘landscaping’ name on it.

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