The (Mug) Shot Seen Round the World
Trump arrest warrant in Fulton County case leads to first Presidential mug shot. Plus update from GA and report on illegal(?) 501c3 projects.
Trump is one of 19 persons arrested on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Meanwhile, Trump’s poll numbers remain overwhelming in the GOP 2024 Presidential race and his interview with Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night has reached over 250 million views, far surpassing the viewership of the GOP debate at the same time.
The DA is pushing for and has so far been granted a trial date in October, but jury selection alone typically takes months. The full indictment can be read here.
GA: SecState Acknowledges Many Mistakes in 2020 - Election irregularities in Georgia are particularly relevant given the charges against Trump and 18 others. On Tuesday, the Secretary of State’s office indicated poll worker error in Floyd County that caused the then husband of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to be told he had already voted when he arrived to vote in person. Was it an honest mistake? There is likely to be more information to come out and even older information getting revisited as the Trump trial garners public and media attention. Read more here.
The 501c3 Loophole - This report asserts that non-profits are being illegally used to fund partisan ‘get out the vote’ efforts which is a violation of 501c3 rules. The report identifies big money donors and organizations funding entities mainly focused on registering more Democrat voters. It claims over 2 million voters in swing states were signed up as a result of these efforts. Read the report here.
All are tips of the iceberg.
For more about the non-profits… Did Fake Charities Net Dems 1.2 Million Votes in 2020? With Parker Thayer and Bernie Moreno (podcast 31 min): The "Everybody Votes Campaign" was a $100 million dark money effort to boost only Democratic turnout. It might have made the difference in 2020 and it violated federal tax laws. Also, Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno explains five key priorities a Republican senator needs: https://omny.fm/shows/the-charlie-kirk-show/did-fake-charities-net-dems-1-2-million-votes-in-2