When special counsel Jack Smith criminally charged Donald Trump this month for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the indictment referenced six unnamed co-conspirators—five of whom are identifiable—who aided the ex-president’s plot to stay in power, i.e. break the law. Why Smith chose not to charge these individuals is unclear; while it’s possible that the prosecutor only targeted Trump to expedite the case, it’s also plausible that he did so as part of a strategy to get them to cooperate and become government witnesses against the former guy. And according to a new report, it seems like at least some of these people might be willing to talk to save themselves.

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You mean like how he turns on everyone the minute he feels threatened by them? Like almost his entire administration at this point?

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No honour amongst thieves

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Entire career

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“Will”? How exactly does he think they ended up unindicted in the first place?

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I know, right? The “unindicted” in unindicted co-conspirators translates to “cooperating with the prosecution” co-conspirators. 

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Uh, I can’t wait for the next season of “I barely know them, never really talked to them” !

I hope it has a better end than the last one though.

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It’ll be an interesting tactic when he tries it on members of his family

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I, for one, am excited for the new seasons of “I cannot recall” and “I plead the fifth”

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Good. I hope the fear keeps him super stressed out and anxious. With a little luck the stress will give him an ulcer so he can live the rest of his life in pain and agony.

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Ugh, I know they don’t deserve the sweet embrace of death, but I honestly would appreciate it if him, his whole family, and anyone who ever remotely supported him even for a brief moment just dropped dead already.

Face it Republicans, you couldn’t make America white… ahem… “great” again. Perhaps you’ll have better luck in Hell? Fucking Nazis and their sympathizers can fucking die.

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Hoping the stress and the decades of eating McDonald’s lead to a fatal heart attack before the election.

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Oh it’s blatantly obvious that 2 or 3 have already flipped. One is definitely part of his inner circle. Also, with some names that should be in these indictments conspicuously not on them, there are a few people in his direct family working with DAs. My money’s on Jared and Ivanka.

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Oh that’s going to be a very tightly kept secret until they back Trump into a corner. It’s all educated guesses. If I had to bet money, outer circle person would be Sidney Powell. Inner circle? Rudy Giuliani has always been rat so him jumping ship is 100% on his character.

Edit: sorry didn’t fully answer your question… The evidence for a grand jury to bring charges has to be concrete to go forward. Like the evidence that Trump directed individuals to do things. Only a few people were in the room during those conversations. So that to be presented as evidence means it’s first hand info. Other findings couldn’t have been found without the DA knowing exactly where to look. Meaning someone told them it was there. Very few people would have the access and knowledge to pass that information on.

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Powell and Giuliani are both indicted in GA. Being said, it both makes sense for them to do and would be wildly entertaining to watch, so here’s hoping 🤞 🤞 🤞

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Can you please provide evidence of this? Links? I’ve been following these indictments and, while I don’t have reason to believe otherwise, I haven’t seen evidence that anyone is already talking.

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