And then there were five

| 10:58 pm EDT June 5, 2024
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And then there were five. The fifth state to indict Donald Trump’s allies for trying to overturn the 2020 election is the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s attorney general Josh Kaul has charged Michael Roman, Kenneth Chesebro, and James Troupis with one count each of conspiracy to commit forgery. While Michael Roman and Kenneth Chesebro might sound familiar, James Troupis is a new name. According to Law Forward, Troupis is a Wisconsin attorney in good standing (for now). He is a member of the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee, which is laughable. He certainly can’t advise anyone on ethics. Law Forward called Troupis “one of the primary architects and proponents of the 2020 fake elector scheme” both in Wisconsin and nationally. You can only wonder what made these people turn bad-or perhaps we should say “who.”

After announcing the indictment, Kaul said that his investigation continues, and he won’t rule out additional charges. When asked whether he planned to charge Trump, he responded: “As I said, I’m not going to speak to any specific individual, but the investigation is ongoing, and decisions will be made based on the facts and the law, not on the identity of any individual.” Well, that sounds ominous. In addition to Wisconsin, charges are pending in Michigan, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia. Georgia is the only state so far that has included Trump as a criminal defendant. Meanwhile, Trump continues carrying on as if he has done nothing wrong and as if he has a viable shot at the White House in November, but he may be surprised by the time November 6 rolls around.

Part of “Trump as usual” is his consistent lying, HuffPost reported that Trump is lying about the 2024 Republican primaries. He claims that he won “every single 2024 Republican primary by record numbers.” Trump visited Newsmax earlier in the week, and he came across as manic. He told viewers: “I beat her very badly everywhere. You know, I set records in the primaries. …We won every primary in a record.” Lies. Nikki Haley won both Vermont and Washington, D.C. before dropping out, and according to HuffPost, she won those by 30 points. Sounds like Haley beat Trump very badly in those two races. So, he’s now browbeating someone who (stupidly) said she would vote for him. He is a despicable liar who shouldn’t be running for president. He’s not going to win, and he has already promised violence if he doesn’t.

Following Trump’s Newsmax appearance, national security attorney Bradley Moss said in response to journalist Aaron Rupar: “I’ve seen this before in folks who OD on Adderall.” The host, Greg Kelly, said that he “[wasn’t] able to wrap up the interview because Trump [wouldn’t] stop talking.” According to Raw Story, Trump’s interview was “an epic ramble” that included trash talking about E. Jean Carroll, Nikki Haley, the jury in his criminal trial, and Joe Biden’s border polices. Trump is too stupid to know that these appearances aren’t helping him and, in fact, give fodder to various prosecutors. He’s going to end up indicted in the remaining states.