Given Donald Trump’s growing legal issues – and especially the possibility that he could be charged with criminal conduct – we must consider his continued popularity with those who call themselves “evangelical” followers of Jesus, or more specifically, white “evangelicals.” Christians are followers of Jesus.
According to news media accounts, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents confiscated 11 sets of documents (which is the appropriate legal term) during the search – including some marked “Classified / TS / SCI” – (that’s the appropriate legal term) Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla., residence is known as Mar-a-Lago.
The FBI is a criminal investigation agency of the US Department of Justice. What FBI agents did at Mar-a-Lago on August 5 was a search pursuant to a warrant issued by a federal magistrate judge who reviewed affidavits or recorded testimony. The warrant authorized FBI agents to “search and seize” the property because the magistrate judge was satisfied that there was probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime would be found at Mar-a-Lago. Aug 5 Discovery of Mar-a-Lago There was no “fishing expedition”. It was not a “raid”. It was a search for evidence of a crime. The items discovered by FBI agents in an August 5 search were “confiscated” because Donald Trump had not consented to produce and distribute them after federal agents had previously requested them.
It should come as no surprise that Trump and his followers have strongly criticized the discovery and seizure of documents from Mar-a-Lago. Trump is the subject of a federal criminal investigation. Subjects of criminal investigations typically complain when law enforcement officers search their premises, treat the material as evidence of a crime, and seize it. Trump’s complaints are merely an attempt to cast himself in a favorable light and to expose federal investigators to those of his followers.
Federal laws prohibit unauthorized possession of classified information and material. Federal laws prohibit the misuse of classified information and material. Federal laws prohibit the unauthorized possession and retention of government records. Federal investigators and prosecutors are now studying the material seized from Mar-a-Lago to determine what evidence applies to specific laws.
Read | In Michigan, election clerks see a flurry of threats, FOIA requests After completing your review, Federal prosecutors will present evidence to a federal grand jury along with any argument that Trump and/or other persons would be indicted (charged). If the grand jury votes to issue an indictment, Trump and the other charged individuals will be brought before a federal judge, charged on the indictment, and a formal plea will be filed for each charge. Then the world will watch and wait to see if federal prosecutors can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump and the other accused persons are guilty of the charges.
Trump’s political cheerleaders in the Republican Party complain that Attorney General Merrick Garland has given Congress an explanation for finding and seizing evidence of the crime at Mar-a-Lago. Information and evidence obtained in criminal investigations is protected from public disclosure to protect potential suspects’ due process rights and protect confidential sources. The time to disclose that information, if it is disclosed, is during the trial after the charges are filed.
“His complaints about the confiscation of search warrants and possible evidence prove he is more loyal to Trump than to the law and its enforcement.”
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Garland has no explanation from Congress In order to obtain a search warrant, during a search, FBI agents, let alone confiscating items that constitute evidence of the crime(s). Trump’s cheerleaders know that criminal trials are conducted by judges, not legislators. His complaints about the seizure of search warrants and possible evidence prove he is more loyal to Trump than the law and its enforcement.
It is clear that Donald Trump is suspected of violating those laws. If charged and found guilty of doing so, Trump could be sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay a substantial fine. He can also be banned from public office for the rest of his life.
A separate group of federal criminal investigators is interviewing witnesses and reviewing information and materials to determine whether they are seeking federal indictment for their conduct against Trump around the January 6, 2022 U.S. Capitol uprising. to do or not. Based on their findings, federal prosecutors may try to indict Trump on criminal charges surrounding that incident.
Read | LIVE: Jackson County election results for August 2, 2022 Prosecutor for Fulton County, Ga., And Georgia investigators are interviewing witnesses and reviewing the information to determine whether Georgia’s election officials were influenced to manipulate the popular vote tally for presidential candidates after the November 2020 general election. Whether or not to seek indictment against Trump. Based on their findings, the Fulton County Prosecutor (Fannie Willis) may seek to indict Trump for criminal violations of state election laws.
A fourth criminal investigation regarding Trump is underway in New York County since the fall of 2021, NY state investigators have interviewed witnesses, and state prosecutors are reviewing the information to determine whether Indictment be sought against Trump on suspicion that he has committed fraud in his financial transactions. It remains to be seen whether New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg will seek indictment against Trump.
It may seem strange that those who claim to be “evangelical Christian conservatives” remain loyal to Donald Trump, despite knowing that he is a subject – and perhaps the dominant subject – of four ongoing federal and state criminal in investigation. It seems strange that those who claim to be followers of Jesus are staunch supporters of someone who has long been immoral in his business dealings, unprincipled in his political actions, and cruel in his personal and social interactions. recognized as.
“Trump says and does what he believes and wants to say and do.”
best explanation for loyalty What “evangelical Christian conservatives” mean for Donald Trump is that those individuals are part of the term “disgusting faithful.” “Disgusted loyalists” share Trump’s love of racism and white supremacy, capitalist greed, misogyny and sexism, authoritarianism and violence. Trump says and does what he believes and wants to say and do. “Disgusting Loyalists” oppose federal power being used to protect the rights and lives of women, Indigenous, Black, Latinx and Asian individuals, LGBTQ individuals, immigrants, and any other person they consider “other”.