In the midst of a considerable amount of legal woes, Trump appears to be spending his Sunday focusing on what’s most important to him presently . . . golf.

“I can’t go. I have to stay around and fight off the Crazed Radical Left Lunatics,” Trump says

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    I don’t think there’s anything coming up immediately that demands his presence in court. This is likely just another lie like “I can’t release my tax returns because I’m under audit.”

    Looking at my timeline, the next events are setting a trial date for Sidney Powell, who has requested an expedited trial in Georgia. That could happen as soon as Monday.

    Also on Monday, we get a trial date for the 1/6 charges in Washington D.C.

    But I don’t see Trump being present for either.

    Updated 8/28/2023

    Georgia
    13 state felonies
    Election Interference
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    All 19 defendants have surrendered.
    Trial - Fani Willis has now requested a trial date of October 23rd after originally asking for a trial date of 3/4/2024, one day before Super Tuesday..
    A judge has now confirmed an October 23rd trial date for Kenneth Chesebro. But ONLY for Chesebro as he requested an expedited trial.
    Sidney Powell has also requested an expedited trial, no ruling on that yet.
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Washington, D.C.
    4 federal felonies
    January 6th Election Interference
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    Trial - DOJ lawyer Jack Smith has requested a trial date of 1/2/2024, Trump lawyers have requested a date of April, 2026. The judge will announce a final date on 8/28/2023.
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    New York
    34 state felonies
    Stormy Daniels Payoff
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    Trial - March 25th, 2024
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Florida
    40 federal felonies
    Top Secret Documents charges
    Investigation
    Indictment
    Original indictment was for 37 felonies.
    3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.
    Arrest <- You Are Here
    Trial - May 20, 2024
    Conviction
    Sentencing

    Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.

    The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again resulting in a demand for $10 million is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a crimimal one. That trial date is currently set for January 15th, the same day as the Iowa caucus.

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      Thank you so much for these running summaries, they genuinely make the whole situation actually followable for a non-American <3

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        Thanks! It started on Reddit when people kept complaining about hearing the same events over and over with no apparent progress and I was like “Do people not realize we’re talking about MULTIPLE investigations here and each one has their own process?”

        Guess not… so I wrote it up! Helps me keep track too! ;)

        Locking in a trial date for the 1/6 case will be a huge help, then we can just focus on Georgia.

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      Is he allowed to leave the country while the trials are pending? I would think that would be a big flight risk.

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    Trump wasn’t labeled as a flight risk, even though he should be.

    So what’s keeping him from traveling abroad? Bail bondsman conditions? Advice from his lawyers?

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    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha… good.

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    Dear god… I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t fly on my private plane to Scotland to watch the PGA championship!

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      Yeah, if it could happen to trump it could happen to anyone that endlessly and openly commits crimes!

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    As is it said by Trump, it is most likely a lie. Safely assume he could go. So probably either there is no PGA championship in Scotland, or he needs the money for his lawyers. Because him being rich is probably a lie, too, I assume it is the second reason.

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    And here people have been saying he’s never had to face consequences before. Behold, he’s facing consequences!

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        Woah there partner, hold your horses! You’re giving him way too much credit. I believe he’s capable of failing to understand just about anything.