Former President Donald Trump has been slapped with a hefty dose of justice, as he's now facing 34 felony counts in an unsealed indictment. The charges against him are related to a hush money payment made during his presidency.
According to the documents unsealed by prosecutors, Trump allegedly conspired to silence individuals who were willing to testify about his alleged involvement in a cover-up surrounding the January 6th Capitol riot. One of these individuals is former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who had agreed to cooperate with the Special Counsel's investigation.
The indictment states that Trump directed his associates to pay $175,000 to Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, and another $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in exchange for their silence. The payments were made through a shell company called Essential Consultants Inc., which was set up by Trump's longtime associate Allen Weisselberg.
Prosecutors claim that the payments were part of a larger scheme to conceal Trump's alleged involvement in the January 6th insurrection, and that he knew the payments were being made to silence his critics. The indictment accuses Trump of violating campaign finance laws and making false statements about the payments.
Trump has yet to respond publicly to the charges, but his lawyers have released a statement denying any wrongdoing. However, with these new developments, the former President is now facing some very real consequences for his actions during his presidency.
According to the documents unsealed by prosecutors, Trump allegedly conspired to silence individuals who were willing to testify about his alleged involvement in a cover-up surrounding the January 6th Capitol riot. One of these individuals is former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who had agreed to cooperate with the Special Counsel's investigation.
The indictment states that Trump directed his associates to pay $175,000 to Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, and another $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in exchange for their silence. The payments were made through a shell company called Essential Consultants Inc., which was set up by Trump's longtime associate Allen Weisselberg.
Prosecutors claim that the payments were part of a larger scheme to conceal Trump's alleged involvement in the January 6th insurrection, and that he knew the payments were being made to silence his critics. The indictment accuses Trump of violating campaign finance laws and making false statements about the payments.
Trump has yet to respond publicly to the charges, but his lawyers have released a statement denying any wrongdoing. However, with these new developments, the former President is now facing some very real consequences for his actions during his presidency.
. I MEAN, WHO PAYS $175,000 TO A FORMER PLAYBOY MODEL OR $130,000 TO AN ADULT FILM ACTRESS JUST TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT SOME STUFF? IT SMELLS LIKE COVER-UP TO ME! AND THE FACT THAT HE KNEW FULL WELL WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT CHOSE TO DO NOTHING IS JUST DISGUSTING 
. TRUMP'S LAWYERS SAY HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG, BUT COME ON, MAN, THE EVIDENCE SEEMS TO BE PILING UP AGAINST HIM 
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And I guess it's pretty fishy that his lawyers are denying any wrongdoing when there's a ton of evidence against him... or is it? Maybe he really didn't know anything about the payments? But wouldn't that be kinda weird if he was as clueless as everyone says he is? 
?? trump's gotta pay for all that shady stuff he was involved in during his time in office... i mean, who pays $175k to a model just to keep quiet? and another 130 grand to an adult film actress?! it's wild how he thought he could get away with silencing people like mark meadows and stormy daniels 
. now he's facing real consequences and it's kinda satisfying to see him getting the justice he didn't deserve when he was in power 
. my thing is, what's next? more indictments? is this gonna be a long ride for trump?
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. He needs to take responsibility for his actions and stop trying to spin this whole thing 
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It's a shame Mark Meadows got caught up in all that drama too...I guess some people just can't say no to a big payday. 
The fact that he set up this shell company just shows how crooked his whole operation was. Not exactly the "America First" guy I thought I knew, huh? 
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this is crazy stuff - Trump's shell game of silence has finally been busted 
and it's about time he faces the music 
interesting how one man can make so many people's lives a mess 
and now justice seems to be catching up with him, fingers crossed for fairness 
finally, someone's being held accountable for their shady dealings 
the fact that Trump's associates had to be silenced and paid off to keep quiet is disgusting 
and now we're seeing the full extent of his schemes unfold 
34 felony counts? that's a whole lotta trouble 
mark meadows cooperating with investigators? that's like finally owning up to something 
it's gonna be interesting to see how this all plays out
. I mean, it's not like he was above the law or anything 
. And the fact that Mark Meadows was willing to cooperate with the investigation shows some integrity on his part 
. The fact that Mark Meadows was involved and agreed to cooperate is massive 
. It looks like justice is finally catching up with him after years of denials. Can't say I'm surprised, though - the guy has been shady since day one 
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. I mean, it's about time someone held him accountable for his shady dealings. The whole hush money thing was always fishy, and now we know he was trying to silence people who were gonna rat him out. It's disgusting how he thought he could just pay off his problems with cash. And the fact that his lawyers are denying any wrongdoing is laughable - like anyone believes that? I'm not saying he deserved this or anything, but justice has finally caught up with him 
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this is what's gonna happen when u try to silence people who r not afraid of u 
and now he's facin 34 felony counts! This whole thing with the Capitol riot and the cover-up... I mean, come on, dude. You can't just try to sweep it under the rug 
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. Fingers crossed Trump gets the justice he deserves