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Lots of chatter, videos and articles of the latest developments between Wagner and the Russian military on twitter at the moment. Factions of Wagner have entered Rostov-on-Don. Main routes are closed, movement in Moscow with Russian military vehicles in the streets. Oh how I hope a coup would happen, but at the very least this is a significant development. Kremlin accuses mercenary chief of ‘armed mutiny’ after he vows retribution for dead fighters Russian leaders accused the powerful head of the Wagner mercenary group of an attempted coup on Friday after he vowed to retaliate against the country’s military command for allegedly killing thousands of his fighters. Officials boosted security in Moscow and launched a criminal investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the paramilitary group that has seen some of the toughest fighting in Ukraine, “on charges of armed mutiny” after he vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership. “Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished. I ask that no one offer resistance,” Prigozhin said in a series of audio messages on his official Telegram channel. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-russia-wagner-mercenary-prigozhin-army-bombing-troops-rcna90870

He's done the next best thing, designated the term cis as a slur. Musk is officially a free speech absolutcis https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-cisgender-twitter-slur-b2361734.html Oh and he also has problems in Australia now too. The country's online safety commissioner says Twitter has become the most complained about platform. Twitter has been 28 days to respond to the regulator or face potential fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65981699

So Trump now knows who's going to be testifying against him and throws a wobbly............lol Maybe he also just found out about this also! Ex-FBI Analyst Gets 46 Months Behind Bars For Same Charge Trump Faces A former FBI intelligence analyst charged with the same violation of the Espionage Act as former President Donald Trump was sentenced this week to nearly four years in prison by a Missouri federal judge. Kendra Kingsbury admitted in 2017 to having more than 380 classified documents in her home in digital and physical formats while she was employed by the FBI’s Kansas City division, court records show. She held the highest level of security clearance available during her more than 12 years at the agency. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fbi-analyst-classified-documents-espionage-sentence_n_6494a8d0e4b02f808ab48c38 Or that there are more tapes........lol Special counsel Jack Smith disclosed in a court filing Wednesday that investigators had more tapes of interviews with Trump conducted by non-government entities and recorded with his consent but did not say what the tapes said or how they were obtained. The new reporting provides more insight into how the special counsel conducted its investigation and what kinds of evidence it has. Prosecutors are required to turn over all of the evidence they have collected to Trump’s defense team, even if it is not going to be used in the case at trial. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/22/politics/trump-tapes-special-counsel-evidence/index.html

https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1671696691097923585 Download link https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.30.0.pdf

Trump could easily have avoided all this, its all his own making: Trump rejected lawyers’ efforts to avoid classified documents indictment The attorney, Christopher Kise, wanted to quietly approach Justice to see if he could negotiate a settlement that would preclude charges, hoping Attorney General Merrick Garland and the department would want an exit ramp to avoid prosecuting a former president. Kise would hopefully “take the temperature down,” he told others, by promising a professional approach and the return of all documents. But Trump was not interested after listening to other lawyers who urged a more pugilistic approach, so Kise never approached prosecutors, three people briefed on the matter said. A special counsel was appointed months later. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/14/trump-indictment-classified-documents-settlement/ https://archive.ph/fZ6RR

Banging sounds heard, its a race against time now. 'Banging' heard in 30-minute intervals US media is reporting emails which say a Canadian search aircraft detected "banging" in 30-minute intervals coming from the area where the sub disappeared. It is unclear when and how long the banging lasted. The internal memos - reported by both Rolling Stone and CNN - say: “The P8 [seacraft] deployed sonobuoys, which reported a contact in a position close to the distress position. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941

Also from the same interview, Trump tying himself up in knots over saying he would pardon Alice Johnson over drug offences but then being confronted by Bret that under Trump's new proposals she would be executed! Trump touts pardoning first-time nonviolent drug offender Alice Johnson and says she got “treated terribly,” but then Bret Baier points out Johnson would get the death penalty under his new proposal. "No, no, no. Under my, oh, under that? Uh, it would depend on the severity."

Far too much attention being paid to this audio tape and the existence of the document, its a bonus if that is proven, however the indictments are based on evidence they already have 31 documents and criminal retention of national defense information (NDI) "This is not necessarily classified materials — confidential, secret or top-secret — as they can be declassified. But NDI is always and everywhere criminal to possess outside of a secure federal facility, and is always and everywhere secret because it shows military strengths and weaknesses and the methods and sources of reaching those conclusions." https://www.ocregister.com/2023/06/15/judge-andrew-napolitano-the-case-against-donald-trump/

Its also a clear admission that he was deliberately holding onto items for his own personal reasons no matter how lame they are.

At some point Trump's MAGA base may start to see just how duped they were, but I doubt it. Barr blasts Trump’s defense in document case as ‘absurd’ Former Attorney General Bill Barr blasted former President Trump’s defense in the classified documents case as “absurd” and said the former president “absolutely” was mischaracterizing the Presidential Records Act. “The legal theory by which he gets to take battle plans and sensitive national security information as his personal papers is absurd. It’s just as wacky as the legal doctrine they came up with for having the vice president unilaterally determine who won the election,” Barr told Robert Costa on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” in an interview Sunday morning. https://thehill.com/homenews/4056167-barr-blasts-trumps-defense-in-document-case-as-absurd/ John Bolton: ‘Very disturbing’ how Trump wanted to keep classified documents Former national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday said former President Trump appeared to have a “pattern” of wanting to collect materials “of interest to him,” including classified documents, and knocked Trump’s behavior as “very disturbing.” https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4056132-john-bolton-very-disturbing-how-trump-wanted-to-keep-classified-documents/

Well we know neither side wants negotiations, that African delegation visit was just a waste of time. No talks with Putin until his terrorists are defeated and pay for what they have done. Ukraine counteroffensive inches forward; Putin dismisses prospects of peace talks A delegation of African leaders led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Putin in St. Petersburg on Saturday to try to spur peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Putin replied he was ready to review any peace plan proposal, but he poured cold water on the African initiative by listing numerous reasons why the proposed plan wasn’t meeting Russian demands. These include Russia’s right to recognize the independence of the Russian-occupied Donbas region — a red line for Kyiv. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-counteroffensive-war-russia-invasion-piatykhatky-zaporizhzhia-vladimir-putin-peace-talks

Not surprising otherwise he would be leaking it all over Truth Social. DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation The suggested protective order, which will be reviewed by Judge Bruce Reinhart, would allow Trump to review the 31 documents the DOJ is using in the case only while in the presence of his attorneys. “Defendants shall only have access to Discovery Materials under the direct supervision of Defense Counsel or a member of Defense Counsel’s staff. Defendants shall not retain copies of Discovery Material. Defendants may take notes regarding Discovery Materials, but such notes shall be stored securely by Defense Counsel,” the DOJ wrote. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4054194-justice-files-for-protective-order-to-prevent-trump-from-releasing-classified-materials/

Thanks for sharing that. The best run down I've read on the very serious case against Trump

At the end of the day, its now going to be in the hands of the jury. This is an interesting article on how this may play out: The Genius of Leaving Trump’s Fate Up to 12 Ordinary Floridians It is hard to imagine a case that places more pressure on the functioning of the jury — or that more dramatically illustrates its unique value. The case against Mr. Trump does not just put a question of national security in the hands of the jury. It puts in its hands a case that is unprecedented, involving a former — and perhaps future — leader of the nation. The security policy stakes are high. The political stakes may be higher. The jury system’s constitutional authority makes it, at its best, an essential check on government overreach. In a case like this, its democratic legitimacy also gives it a better chance than any other governing institution to render a judgment that can withstand the political firestorm ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/opinion/donald-trump-indictment-florida-jurors.html no paywall............https://archive.ph/CpRnM

Trump was on top form......lol May be for flat earthers sure Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/fact-checking-donald-trumps-bedminster-speech-foll/ Trump’s Distortions of Federal Indictment https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/trumps-distortions-of-federal-indictment/ Trump’s Misleading Defenses in the Classified Documents Case https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/politics/trump-indictment-documents-fact-check.html

The evidence I quoted from Trumps own words is not media hysteria. But when you have nothing to counter it, then yes we will see in court indeed.

Prince Harry’s drug use cited in push to release visa records by conservative US group The past drug use that Prince Harry detailed in his explosive memoir should spark the release of his immigration paperwork, a conservative American think tank argued in a Washington court Tuesday as they appealed to a judge for a quicker response a records request the U.S. government has so far deemed private. https://apnews.com/article/prince-harry-visa-washington-drug-use-085e7cf22a7c4ce20b7688fabe6280b5

Well Trump did once say, "I could shoot somebody and I still wouldn't lose any voters" How right he is.

I am claiming he was allowed to retain the documents because they are not classified but "contain classified markings" based on what I have read. I also believe the media are portraying things in a way which is purposely unfavourable to Trump. In other words ignoring the evidence in the indictment, including where Trump himself admitted he could not declassify the document referred to.

Didn't Trump start that himself? "The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!" Trump said in a new statement. https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_us-politics_trump-calls-2020-election-defeat-big-lie/6205396.html

No never been, but then I've also never been to the Phi Ta Khon Festival. I would have thought that's even more graphic than any Pride event in Thailand but its a cultural thing.

With holding classified documents is part of the obstruction charge. Your previous claim: "My point is that Trump was allowed to have these documents under the PRA." Still waiting for you to back that up? Your new claim: “classified markings,” which is very dubious and obtuse wording intended to imply something nefarious where nothing nefarious exists: Can you provide a link to that? Because these look pretty damning to me, from the indictment: "SCIF. These documents are not supposed to be reviewed in a Secret Service-secured place, but in a sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIF." "Five Eyes documents spilled on the floor and then were photographed. The documents that spilled onto the floor included the marking “FVEY.” How about when Trump was asked if he could declassify them? This is what he said, its in an audio recording. “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.” Trump asked a staffer if the war plans could be declassified. He clearly knew that he had lost the ability to declassify things now that he’s no longer president. You keep making claims and have nothing to back them up.

More problems heading Tate's way: Andrew Tate served legal papers after allegations of rape and sexual assault According to the law firm, the aim of the lawsuit is to seek “justice, accountability and compensation for Tate’s victims”, as well as to encourage “a UK criminal investigation into Tate’s crimes in the hope of his prosecution and conviction in the UK, in addition to the charges he is facing in Romania”. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jun/14/andrew-tate-served-legal-papers-uk-allegations-rape-sexual-assault

Bias news....LOL where exactly are you getting your news from, I already asked for for a link to your claims. Poor deflection, it is a statement released on the 9th June direct from National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2023/nr23-016 Oh and you may want to familiarize your self on the potential charges that were in the FBI search warrant. They were the Espionage Act and Obstruction. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/mar-a-lago-raid-warrant-charges-explained.html

Can you link to where he was allowed by the PRA to have these documents? The National Archives is pushing back on claims made by former President Donald Trump, his lawyers and his allies over his retention of classified documents, for which he now faces a federal indictment. On Friday, the Archives took the rare step of releasing a public statement rebuking claims suggesting that Trump was allowed to keep classified materials under the Presidential Records Act. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/national-archives-refutes-trump-claim-classified-documents-indictment/index.html