History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump's Arraignment May Renew American Democracy

On the day of Donald Trump's historic arraignment in New York, making him the first former president ever to be criminally charged, we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades. Trump is said to face 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. The case centers in part on hush-money payments Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film star Stormy Daniels. After his appearance before a judge in Manhattan, where he is expected to plead not guilty to all charges, Trump will fly back to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he will speak publicly later in the day. "Hopefully this is the beginning of a revival and a renewal of American democracy," says Johnston, co-founder of the news site DCReport and author of _The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family_. Johnston also teaches at Syracuse University College of Law.
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[@yurielcundangan9090]

Make America great again convict D.Trump

[@whygohome172]

A convicted felon cannot vote BUT CAN BE PRESIDENT? WHO MAKES THESE RULES?

[@nocomment3294]

The founding fathers?

[@brightstarsunshine5301]

Hell die before 2024❗

[@ivandafoe5451]

@@nocomment3294 So much for their being infallible.

[@phreadtwagner5788]

Right!?

[@ladyrose508]

Un fuckin believable. NYC

[@CindyG-NYC]

Appreciate David Cay Johnson's work!

[@ramongonzales2292]

He won’t write about the crimes of Hunter Biden.

[@PG-wz7by]

His books are very readable 👍

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

Let justice be served.

[@shafts2447]

I guess the few million Arabs our government murdered don’t really matter to you huh?

[@bobbobbington3615]

That's why Trump will be cleared.

[@kavijackson868]

JUSTICE FOR KENDRICK JOHNSON JUSTICE FOR JON BENET RAMSEY JUSTICE FOR FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS REPARATIONS JUSTICE FOR KENNEKA JENKINS JUSTICE FOR JULIAN ASSANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alvaroq2024]

@@bobbobbington3615 This time trump can’t buy his way out of an indictment. More coming, stock up on popcorn.

[@alex.velasco]

@@bobbobbington3615 Poor little boy. What are you doing up late discussing with the adults? Shouldn’t you be suckling at Q’s teat?

[@IM_A_PET_GOAT_TOO]

Equal justice under law…lmao. Let’s see Epstein’s list then

[@karolinascott8421]

Or Clinton's crimes

[@scherzer6428]

They will never let us see that list , How about crimes committed by Biden son eh

[@JasRaymond1]

Also when is Biden and Hillary going to be arrested?

[@cactaceous]

Trump is on Epstein’s list as well

[@maryjane2965]

Sure but Trump' s head FIRST. He is on the top of every list.First Trump then we can talk lol.

[@buckeyewill2166]

This man warned us many times….but he was ignored.

[@christineseton7687]

I warned people too! And was ignored

[@jetta2134]

He said he could shoot people to death in Times Square and nobody would arrest him because he was rich and famous! His audience loved it! Hooted and hollered!

[@buckeyewill2166]

@@jetta2134 Yep.

[@dorisaffissio1649]

Why is it that Trump University and the Trump Foundation convictions barely caused a ripple. Weisselberg is in jail and nobody cares who was the enabler.

[@cknowles3980]

Thank you David for your great work and always standing up for the average American. I’ve noticed over the years that you are very honest and have great morals like a normal person.

[@billwhite9703]

"Like a normal person!" Gold!

[@peterhumphrys]

I really appreciate that you bring on D. C. Johnston and give the work that he has done in exposing Donald Trump more exposure. It's one of the rare times that I like this channel. Trump was an obvious nefarious character back in the 1990's, how he ever got to be president underscores the troubled state of our American neighbour.

[@kathleenaustin327]

A lot of people didn't know what a criminal he is and was!!! He's history now!!!

[@christinefury1040]

“Shriveling towards impotence..” 😂😂😂 I loved it!

[@darthniiphaarious4229]

ok, now go back to your cats.

[@PeaceLoveandJoyTour]

It would be so great if white color crime would get prosecuted.

[@pamelamccall5653]

Yes! This type of crime is so much more far reaching and harmful that one one one crime. One is not more important than the other one. They both need to be pursued!

[@pamelamccall5653]

It’s “white collar”. I’m sure that’s what you meant.

[@PeaceLoveandJoyTour]

@@pamelamccall5653 yes it is thanks for the correction

[@LorenIpsum75]

Freudian slip? 😂

[@mw354]

It’s interesting. The average parent would never leave their child alone with a convicted felon, and yet they would be willing to elect him to directly impact the futures of their children.

[@The2FO]

They even equate him to their lord and savior, Jesus Christ

[@jimbuxton2187]

@@The2FO ....I know. It's sickening.

[@christineseton7687]

Good point!

[@The2FO]

@@jimbuxton2187 I know. Most of them are sick

[@QTEPYE]

Cognitive dissonance, on steroids.

[@DrSanity7777777]

"President Reagan doesn't always check the facts before he makes statements, and the press accepts this as kind of amusing." - President Jimmy Carter, March 6, 1984

[@mikedavirgo]

Who else gets to fly back home after all those charges?

[@trumpetmusic5672]

Who else gets away with war crimes, gain of function that created covid, and pedophile behavior at Epstein Island?

[@eschaton2834]

People on the cover of Forbes magazine.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@eschaton2834 illegal aliens in liberal cities

[@Dapper_Dean]

Ikr? He should be sleeping in a rat infested prison.

[@shafts2447]

The people who murdered a few million Arabs got to fly home in their private keys.

[@davidantonsavage6207]

The comedian Joey Diaz called it right off the bat when he said he could not believe that Trump raised his hand to run for president in the first place due to the fact that Trump's involvement in construction in NYC back in the day... i.e., which, by default, means you were deep in with the mob. No ifs ands or buts.

[@zarni000]

He just fleeced the city and state government . That's not mob

[@robertpiver6280]

Someone a little defensive I see..

[@rhythmcolorassociates2700]

​​@@zarni000 do yr research. He is mob🧐🙃🎯

[@aliciaalfonso98]

American people love Trump no one like him love our country point

[@slimjimnyc270]

​@@rhythmcolorassociates2700 Where did you hear this? Anyone can make unfounded accusations on the internet. Please provide a source. [Newpaper, headline & date or Book & Author]

[@DrSanity7777777]

"He has the ability to make statements that are so far outside the parameters of logic that they leave you speechless." - Patti Davis (formerly Patricia Ann Reagan) talking about her father, The Way I See It

[@bobbobbington3615]

If only we could elect a bumbling maroon like Biden.

[@ReformedRepublican]

​@@bobbobbington3615 You mean like Trump? Did that, questionably, in 2016. No one spied on his campaign.

[@orlock5510]

@@bobbobbington3615 President Biden to you pitiful punk

[@pamelabahr4351]

Biden is a much better President compared to the one that was before him (tRump)!!

[@jennifer60515]

@@bobbobbington3615 A bumbling maroon and one-man crime wave was elected in 2016. Get out of here with that. You should pay attention to people like this man, who exposed that criminal decades ago.

[@litteach8687]

My problem is with all the people who take an oath to defend the Constitution and then totally forget their oaths as soon as their right hands come down.

[@deijzahj7717]

People who owe the IRS back taxes are threatened by the IRS to seize their personal properties....yet these people who cheat and lie their way throughtou life and nothing is done to them.....no matter how horrific the crime is. They think they can do anything without being held accountable.

[@realcomedyperrycoalmon9407]

They usually can 😅

[@antoniodozier5284]

Where do they get 34 felony charges from that's out to much

[@kirkcaricosr5382]

@@realcomedyperrycoalmon9407the buck stops Here no more 😊

[@oshmedia7765]

Just like Bush and MILLIONS of innocent lives lost over a war started on false pretenses?

[@ChatBloom]

Just like George Santos and Squatters.

[@DrSanity7777777]

"Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears." - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, speaking to one of her officials about Reagan, cited by Peter Jenkins, Mrs. Thatcher's Revolution

[@erincaitlin1655]

And the Iron Witch was bleeding bonkers herself !! Go figure !

[@margaretcaine4219]

​@@erincaitlin1655 Later, yes, but not at that stage.

[@RoxanneM-]

🏆David Cay Johnston, one of our very best investigative journalists. 👍

[@SRSOSChannel2]

He's CIA.

[@karlharrison2449]

Just another political hack

[@annemccarron2281]

David Cay Johnston is also a decent, honest man who has exquisite morals.

[@karlharrison2449]

@@annemccarron2281 If you believe that i have a bridge to sell you.

[@SRSOSChannel2]

@@annemccarron2281 Do you know him personally? "exquisite" lol

[@jumpropexpressions8929]

Of course he wants to delay this as long as he can. And it is ludicrous that someone can be president from jail when you can’t hold a regular job from prison.

[@khunmikeon858]

If I’m not mistaken (I’m not American.. thankfullly🤭) Trump would lose his right to vote if he is in jail?

[@zarni000]

You can legally. If you are elected

[@Brian-dg3gh]

Any business owner could operate their business from jail. Stop making things up to fit your narrative.

[@dolliscrawford280]

​@@khunmikeon858He could not vote for himself but could hold office and pardon himself for the federal crimes only.

[@zarni000]

@@Abcd-jz4gp well why not. He is catering to the people. That's obviously what they want

[@marcosmarin8930]

CONGRATULATIONS, USA !! ❤❤

[@PG-wz7by]

Thanks. We need all the cheer we can get these days.

[@marcuswilliams6324]

👏 Bravo.

[@jodywho6696]

Absolutely. Cay is right. People are depressed over the lack of action or reaction. It must be done. 💙💜💚🇺🇸

[@ryanreedgibson]

How dare Bragg ask a grand jury indict a former POTUS. How dare he try and Make the Justice System Great Again!

[@hannahjames4788]

If TRUMP'S AG BARR WAS HONEST ABOUT THE MEULLER FINDINGS WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE NOW.!!

[@sip3911]

He’s been involved in criminal activity his whole life and continues to grift his own cult followers. This is just the beginning. Great job Bragg! Yes if Barr did his job this world would not be so divided and trump would have followed in Nixons steps.

[@YogGroove]

Letting the war mongers run free while idiots get distracted by the latest side show. What a great justice system!

[@Dr.Yalex.]

Trump is 100% guilty...

[@moeljartin6080]

Of what?

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@@moeljartin6080 of 34 felony counts of fraud.

[@moeljartin6080]

@@Dr.Yalex. Of the same charge? The Statute of limitations alone makes that null and void.

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

Please call David Cay Johnston a Journalist, NOT a reporter. There's a huge difference. He's one of the world's leading journalists.

[@barbiekat6352]

You are correct to call that out…He is an investigative journalist as well as an award-winning historian and author.

[@SRSOSChannel2]

He was there to put the kibosh on income tax protesters in the early 2000s. Did fine work for the IRS and Bush.

[@suemccord2633]

Agree 🎉

[@za2206]

Hah, nope.

[@caswellreid893]

Trump better hope that is fingerprint dont show up something woŕst

[@tmy7231]

Say what you want, now, the world can see that we are truly a free nation, and we hold our public servants accountable to their actions. NO ONE ABOVE THE LAW

[@barbq1976]

if that was true the bidens would be in jail now.

[@samsantucci1044]

Speedy trial laws .... sounds exactly what is needed here. Criminal sentences should be determined by the amount of monetary damages inflicted by the convicted felon. Also, David Cay Johnson has been totally vindicated exposing the extent of Trump's lifetime of criminality.

[@rileykaiseeker4294]

Speedy trial laws? Democrats don't approve of those. The January 6th protestors have been in prison for nearly 3 years without trial, and that's a good thing. Speedy trial laws are bad.

[@stevenhanson6057]

Ok gotcha, we’re already at the sentencing phase

[@rileykaiseeker4294]

@@stevenhanson6057 We're nowhere near. But Hilary Clinton was found guilty of exactly the same thing last year and got fined $8,000, and the DNC was fined $105,000, so, unless this is some sort of political witch hunt by insane democrats who don't care about law and see it merely as a weapon, Trump should get roughly the same. I'm sure he can afford $8,000.

[@ms.q7445]

Money isn’t the only measure of damage though. There’s also interpersonal trauma.

[@lynnlytton8244]

I want the whole thing to drag out long enough to wreck the 2024 chances for him and everyone else like him.

[@troybayard-sr4on]

This dude is the first to do a lot of things...none of them good

[@eschaton2834]

Well said!

[@gullahgal704]

Laws that are broken must be punished regardless of level. This rule apply to everyday working folk, it should apply to the rich and famous as well. No one is above the law.

[@glomontero6011]

I believe that even IF tr ump is found guilty he will not pay for his crimes. He will not go to jail or suffer any real punishment.

[@Brooklynlife1000]

Much like Biden and his son!

[@zarni000]

Lol obviously

[@uantotree9905]

tr ump?... no. Not tr ump. bi den.

[@glomontero6011]

@@Brooklynlife1000 what actual legal crime have they committed?

[@yogore2381]

@@Brooklynlife1000 Is the sky falling... lol

[@lenngross3263]

Justice for all. Hilary and Bidden included.

[@gordonbesancon709]

give him 20 years for this and 20 years for jan.6th.

[@Amick44]

Another 20 for trying to get GA officials to overturn the 2020 vote?

[@riotfiftyk5508]

Starting with the minor charges, and stepping up to higher crimes and Treason. He's scared to death and his protesters are nowhere to be found after they have learned the hard way that he abandons them when they need him.

[@RichRich1955]

I'm waiting for an acceptance letter from Trump University

[@altGoolam]

They should have all been criminally charged.

[@robertlange5587]

Will this be the new standard that ALL elected officials are held too???

[@ianhansen6840]

No. Just the super villain with the orange face that everyone directs their impotent rage towards.

[@weevilgirl5338]

War criminal George W. Bush?

[@robincrowflies]

The law conceals many things. The law is the Bill of Rights. In fact, that is what we think of when we develop our reverence for the law. The law is something that protects us; the law is our right-the law is the Constitution. Bill of Rights Day, essay contests sponsored by the American Legion on our Bill of Rights, that is the law. And that is good. But there is another part of the law that doesn't get ballyhooed- the legislation that has gone through month after month, year after year, from the beginning of the Republic, which allocates the resources of the country in such a way as to leave some people very rich and other people very poor, and still others scrambling like mad for what little is left. That is the law. If you go to law school you will see this. You can quantify it by counting the big, heavy law books that people carry around with them and see how many law books you count that say "Constitutional Rights" on them and how many that say "Property," "Contracts," "Torts," "Corporation Law." That is what the law is mostly about. ~Howard Zinn

[@robertpiver6280]

Thankyou..people must hear these truths constantly from now on. We are still in serious danger.. Important laws are being changed for the bad perpeptiuously .The cancer hasn't slowed

[@ursamagickmt672]

The biggest, heaviest and most expensive was "Business Law." 😏

[@janrobertsstickel6256]

The problem is that a segment of the populace idolizes wealth at ant cost. They view American society as a pyramid to climb over others.. The higher you go, the less laws apply. So it's self-rewarding to climb.

[@dorisaffissio1649]

I think "The Apprentice" did it , which was the culmination of his storied life. What a joke!

[@jeffgdotson]

I predict he’ll take a plea deal before it’s over with

[@FNFIHOCTW]

I'll see your plea deal and raise you a possible fleeing the country if his DNA pops on rape

[@suezbell1]

Given his unhealthy diet, a funeral could make the trial moot.

[@scottprather5645]

Trump take a plea deal I doubt it but we'll see I imagine the case against him is pretty strong

[@ChatBloom]

Just like George Santos.

[@Dapper_Dean]

on all the crimes he will be charged with?

[@MrSchoudhury2]

Great interview and great work David

[@Shelora]

"Shrivelling towards impotence!" I LOVE IT!! The mini-mushroom is shrivelling!

[@subs4794]

Trump: GUILTY AF! Err, I mean, as charged.

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

There's a first time for everything as Trump is about to find out. NO ONE IS above the law, PERIOD.

[@renter2572]

💕💕💕 TRUMP 💕😘

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@@renter2572 why???? go back to school, get an education... why are you in love with an ugly, lying criminal who likes to grab women????

[@Dr.Yalex.]

you are 100% correct -- NO one is above the law!

[@Jamski101]

You sound like a sweet kid. 🤣😂👍

[@fredzag2452]

Wrong. There's no laws for the rich. Saw it on a Law and Order episode. You best believe it.

[@speleoth]

We live in a Bourgeois democracy and have since day one. Only when we completely rid ourselves of this Bourgeois aparatus can we began to rebuild a people's state.

[@haleybrown2836]

This country is going backwards instead of forwards.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Going backwards is the NEW forwards.

[@haleybrown2836]

@@paulheydarian1281 Overseas they lamenting Trump being indicted as Banana republic action. I couldn't disagree more - the only progress, albeit phony, I have seen of recent - a former president not being above the law. As others already have stated, now apply the same to our congress and former presidents.

[@robertrichard6107]

All U.S. presidents of the 21st century should be tried for war crimes, Clinton too.

[@ClownCarCoup]

No one is above the law.

[@Pax2023]

I agree, our leaders should be held accountable, even siting of former presidents. The hallmark of a constitutional system is that no one is above the law. Unless, of course, they're conducting the wars of empire. This is why the United States refused to ratify the Rome Treaty and accept the jurisdiction of international criminal law. This is why no one was ever prosecuted for destroying the torture tapes and all records of who knew what, and when. This is why you, or I would go to prison if convicted of money laundering but the HSBC bank simply paid a fine. Obviously, it was the bank building that laundered that drug money, not a VP or account manager. No one is above the law. Unless you are Ronald Reagan and "simply can't recall" anything about the arms for hostages deal or the violations of the Boyland Amendment. Watergate and Nixon's impeachment proves that we will even indict a siting president for his crimes. But only if his crimes don't involve spying on citizens, ordering illegal bombing raids or using government to cull his "enemies list." And no one is above the law, unless your name is Bush or Cheney. In that case, you can kill a million people across the Middle East based on lies and manipulations. No one is above the law, and everyone is entitled to equal treatment before the law. Unless you are part of the Washington elite. In that case, you are entitled to follow the laws of power and empire, not constitutions and criminal codes.

[@rhythmcolorassociates2700]

💯🎯

[@deeone5326]

Put on your dancing shoes! Thank you Alvin!

[@Shelora]

Thank you David Cay Johnson for trusting and sharing your intuition that the Presidency would expose the truth about Trump that you already knew.

[@dieselburner4461]

So if it’s equal why isn’t he being handcuffed like everyone else? Also why is he going back to mar a lago? It’s not the same and it’s not “democracy”

[@destinedfordisclosure7192]

D.J.T has the full attention of Lady Karma!!! Finally

[@renter2572]

💕 Trump ❤️

[@bobbart4198]

@@renter2572 🤮💩💤

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@@renter2572 Trump

[@brightstarsunshine5301]

​@@renter2572 Your a Traitor to Democracy! I here Russia needs soldier's! We can help you pack!

[@JH-zr8lo]

Just imagine an incarcerated felon, having access to the national nuclear code

[@annjohnson8437]

Imagine a non-incarcerated accused felon with nuclear codes going wherever he wants. That is even more frightening!

[@CaresforAll]

Are you stupid? Do you really think Trump has access codes? But what is scary is that Biden does have.

[@Mike-gk7el]

​@@annjohnson8437 Did you think before typing this comment?

[@doroparker1702]

​@@Mike-gk7el yes, she did. You know that Joe Biden is involved in many crimes? Most of the felonies happened during his time of vice president.

[@GodsMistake]

You have a currently sitting NON-convicted felon in the White House, with dementia! America is 100% corrupt and 100% dumb.

[@Lance0714]

Amy speaks for me ❤🙏🏼

[@janiekcarney5482]

Bragg wouldn’t be doing this without 100 people making sure it’s a good case.

[@Brian-dg3gh]

Like the two failed impeachments?

[@vallee7966]

Bragg is careful & thorough. There’s most likely overwhelming evidence

[@skeptick6513]

​@@vallee7966 evidence of what, an extramarital affair? Wow

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

@@skeptick6513 evidence of falsifying business records so as not to pay new york the money he owes and 33 other felonies.

[@Brian-dg3gh]

@@vallee7966 not according to his statistics. He plea bargains half his cases and then loses half of the ones he doesn’t.

[@capmarketer5038]

OMG Trump is like a truly evil dude that's never held accountable

[@damirjalali]

Lol. Everyone who has any understanding of anything knows that wealthy folks have immunity period. Here is just one example, basically, as they say needle in a haystack Why is that wealthy folks don't pay Tax. No matter what you all say, here is one example of a needle in a haystack. I don't have enough lifetime to point out everything regarding how wealthy folks have so much leverage compared to working class folks. I approve of this message. AS THEY SAY. Lol😅

[@sandragiese8118]

Lock Him up!

[@joetatoesniff9525]

Ain't nobody got time for dat! 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉😅

[@greatboniwanker]

But not the first to deserve it, nor the last arraignment he'll be forced to attend.

[@robincrowflies]

Hahaha! Shriveling towards impotence. Love it.

[@vallee7966]

Just ask Stormy! 😆😂🤣

[@universalfreedom.online4858]

Democracy now supports two tier justice.

[@ms.q7445]

Great perspective on race and class in all this.

[@janiekcarney5482]

We need both. Charge white collar jobs while charging thieves.

[@cbbcbb6803]

Didn't we go through this before with Richard Nixon and Spiro T. Agnew? Trump is old enough to have observed that. It didn't make him stop and think about what he was willing to do.

[@porkbeans854]

Amy looks like she’s having an out-of-body experience when she begins her reporting on Trump. 😂 😂 😂 What an amazing day!!!

[@flailgracefully]

Did they really need 16 cars to take him to be arrested?

[@curtrice6060]

Great observation.$, very expensive ,😢 .

[@dertbom]

David Cay has Trump down to a T. Almost, need I remind him "a leopard never changes its spots". Let's not forget the countless deaths that could've been avoided, by Mr. Do Me A Favor Though. One can easily lose track of all his innocent behavior.

[@jaymorgan.]

He wanted law and order, he got it!

[@alanchristensen5735]

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!!! Not even a former president. This is the first of several indictments.

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

Sitting presidents are...

[@renter2572]

Monica Lewinsky 💕💕💕

[@bobbart4198]

@@renter2572 BJ's ain't illegal !

[@Jamski101]

Does that include the Bush family and the Clinton's, the Bidens, the Obamas, the Pelosi's ect ect ect?

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@@renter2572 Trump is Trump is

[@kokohead333]

He's right - support for Trump is not strong, he's all about chaos and it's tiring. He'll be in litigation for the rest of his life, and that's a comfortable place for him.

[@hannahjames4788]

He was a Reality TV star.and it appears "Alternative ideas" MESSES WITH THE MIND" eventually you don't know the difference between fact and fiction. Thinking becomes BLURRED.

[@jkacz9466]

@@hannahjames4788 , I completely agree and the apprentice was elected. The TV show character....

[@italian1ist]

Hahahaha you keep thinking that! 😂

[@FLVolkssturm]

This would only matter if they gave the same concern and attention to Jeffrey Epstein but of course they’re only going up in Trump

[@fufrasking]

I've said same. But Trump first. That Epstein story and the coverup reeks. The guards "fell asleep." Wonder if he's actually dead or is he on some secret island somewhere where people of his power and influence go when they opt out of society.

[@PeaceandLuv123]

No matter where you live on earth, what color your skin is or what your religious beliefs are, we are all the same immortal, spiritual, cosmic beings of light, vibration and frequency, who love and cherish each other beyond scope and measure when we’re back home together. Most of you, except a very tiny percentage of the population, have forgotten who you really are and where you’re actually from and that we are from one collective source (the creator of all) of energy in the cosmos. Some believers will call this reality or realm ‘Heaven’ or ‘the other side’, but whatever name you do choose to call it, the bottom line, it’s been our true spiritual home since time immemorial. Don’t fear death, there’s nothing to be afraid of because you are going back home to your countless love ones you’ve made over eons of time and space. It’s all the same to me but some people find comfort with labels and there’s nothing wrong with that I suppose. I do believe though, the word ‘Heaven’ has gotten a bit misused over time, because to me it’s not a place you can go, but a feeling of belonging and acceptance and love beyond your wildest imaginations and dreams and desires for the one, known only as, ‘I AM’. Your consciousnesses and your soul are one in the same. Earth is not your real home. The place your consciousnesses goes when you pass away, is all the same thing and again it’s where our spiritual home really is. When you do cross over, It’s simply a matter of closing your eyes here and immediately reopening your eyes there, It happens instantaneously. Actually it happens so fast that most people that have NDE’s (near death experiences) say that at first they didn’t even realize they were dead for a while. Even the ones that died on the operating table in the hospital, for example, have said that as they were out of their bodies temporarily and floating up near the ceiling, they were wondering who was on the table below in the room because they just felt that there wasn’t any way that person could be them. Only when they don’t get a response from someone in the room or suddenly walk through a wall is when they realize something happened to them. You have all lived many, many lifetimes through reincarnation, quite possibly thousands of times, perhaps more. More than likely, you have been every race, gender, ethnicity, color, even every species throughout all the billions of galaxies and the cosmos and lived from every time period going all the way back to the very first inhabitants of every planet that contains life. Again, you are immortal and have died so many times throughout the spectrum of time. Every time your soul comes back to a new being, you and your soul guardian, or as some people like to call them, their guardian angels, will pick your life’s blueprint of what you’re going to do and accomplish. You’re not meant to remember this most times, but there will be some instances where the source creator will let you retain your memories from your full existence and you’ll get to remember them during your journey throughout that particular lifetime’s span, for reasons the source sees fit. If your memories are removed for a particular lifecycle, the creator wants you to discover this throughout that lifetime and on your own, learning lessons from it. If everyone was just told what they had to accomplish or learn every time, they wouldn’t be able to properly get what was needed out of each life. The core learning for each soul and every life time is the ability to love one another and show compassion for each other. For some beings this takes a bit longer and they may want or need to keep coming back until it’s accomplished. For most beings though, I’ve heard they want to finish the lessons and be done with it for good, stating that life on primitive planets such as Earth, is just to hard and they want it to be over with. I would have to agree with that sentiment, life is hard on Earth unless you were born into a family that has everything and everything is done for you and on top of that, you were blessed with wonderful looks or talents that leave you never wanting for anything at all. It’s a fairly low percentage rate of beings this happens to but we’ve probably all experienced a small amount of success in one of our lifetimes or another. Please stop the wars and fighting amongst each other and start to love one another, as it should be. We are spiritual beings having a physical experience, not physical beings having a spiritual experience. Jesus said on the cross: “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing”. Maybe we will be able to do the same one day, forgive our enemies. I will get some comments sometimes saying, “some don’t deserve it”, but that will be between, them and the creator. If you want any other perspective or guidance on this information, watch the programs called: (The Ghost inside my Child), and NDE’s, (Near Death Experience) testimonials. Most of these are on KZbin. There are many different channels on KZbin with different hosts, so try if you can to eventually watch them all. No two experiences are ever the same and all have different information that others won’t have. The more you watch and learn, the better of an understanding you will have of everything I have mentioned in here. Please watch as many of these videos/episodes as you can, because you will get a broader, more detailed understanding of what it’s all about and what’s to come. I promise you, this will completely change your life for the better and you will never fear death again. Some of you have said, “it’s the fear of pain” that you associate with death that you fear mostly and I get that as well believe me. Nobody wants to die of a painful or agonizing illness or disease, especially something as terrible as cancer for example that can go on for years sometimes. It will also give you a complete sense of peace and perspective for all things in your life. You will become exponentially more compassionate towards people and even animals once you learn the truth about it all. You will learn to love yourself first and foremost and that in return, will help you learn to love others better as well. I completely understand if you can’t and/or won’t initially except some of what I’m telling you. But I do hope and pray that you will try to expand your mind from what you’ve been taught. Trying to get rid of what you were taught since birth and accept something completely new and what some have called, ‘fantastical’ isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially if you like the way things are in your life and don’t except change that easy. I myself have been accused by my family and friends for being what they have called ‘Pig Headed’. I’m not that way anymore, I have completely changed since learning the truth. I’ve had some ask me about the situation with babies or young children and cancer or illness, disease and ‘why god takes them at such a young age’. Saying, ‘how’s that fair, they didn’t do anything to deserve that’ or ‘why would they pick a life just to turn around and die’. I initially had issues with all that as well, but over time and learning, it became clear that sometimes the life blueprint that’s picked, is not always about you, but those you choose to be born unto. A mother or father may need to experience or learn humility or sacrifice and yes, sadly the suffering for the loss of a child. I know it sounds cruel but for whatever reason, it was ultimately necessary and the creators plan. We’re not meant to know or understand everything, that’s essentially in the creators hands. I was a nonbeliever and hardcore sceptic when I first heard about this information but the more knowledge one learns and acquires, the more you will realize it all to be true and not just a ‘nice story’, as one guy responded back to me recently. Please don’t ignore this, it has everything to do with why you’re here. Some things are true whether you believe them or not. I would like to say though, that I’m not in any way an expert on the subject or claim to know everything, not even close. I encourage you to do your own research and come to your own conclusions, have a blessed day or night.

[@michaelratliff7775]

We need a perp walk with cuffs and the mugshot! The NFT will be priceless!

[@lawyer1165]

Given what has been happening to our retail institutions lately (e.g., merchandise locked up behind plexiglass; stores closing), I think the local cops should continue focusing on “street crimes.” However, I agree with David that we need to change the laws regarding white collar crimes. First, the law needs to hold corporate officers liable for crimes committed by their corporation. Second, I think that a life sentence in prison is not too harsh for someone who defrauds people of a hundred million dollars (and perhaps less). As an aside, the current top marginal tax rate under the Internal Revenue Code actually makes crimes more profitable for corporations and their top executives because they get to keep more of their ill gotten gains.

[@rafes8206]

Policing and putting people in prison does not solve street crime. We have the highest incarceration rate and it hasn't stopped crime or homelessness. You need better solutions than more policing.

[@rafes8206]

I do agree with the rest of your post tho

[@starcrib]

🇺🇲🦖☄️

[@robertrichard6107]

Police are sent out to be Slave Patrol in many instances. Racism is increasing, along with crony token dupes. Blinken, Harris, Loyyd's of Raytheon Austin are sent out to start more wars and enslave Africa for colonization.

[@lawyer1165]

@@rafes8206 First, even in totalitarian countries, the criminal justice system can’t eliminate all street crime or white collar crime. Second, I'm a bit surprised that you agree with my point about putting white collar criminals in prison if you think that incarceration doesn’t solve the crime problem. In any event, I don’t think that incarceration is the total solution for street crime, but I was responding to David’s position that government should focus less on street crime and more on white collar crime. I think government can walk and chew gum at the same time.

[@DaKingisDead]

Facts, equal justice under the Law is nonexistent...WE the People, have a criminal justice system that “treats you better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent.” (Bryan Stevenson)

[@Tazman1234]

Well said

[@mariesmith8076]

David your the ONE ONE that knows trump. I’ve listened to several of you Town Hall Meetings and this is what you need to keep doing to to make sure he never gets into our WH ever again. Half of the stuff I’ve never heard before I’m shocked out of my mind! Please keep these videos coming David!

[@ernestoxavier5426]

Trump you or any corrupt politician are not above the law. ⚔ 🇺🇸

[@martinwhalley3286]

Reminder: The record stands at ZERO DAYS IN CAPTIVITY: cumulative total, all presidents jail.

[@juliawei8990]

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[@scasey1960]

What about war crimes against Bush and Obama? Epstein’s black book? This will have enormous political ramifications for 2024.

[@coachking5208]

Democracy Now = Establishment

[@angermanagement_]

Did he get the cavity search yet ?🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@siriuzbiz]

donald dukkk thought he was john the teflon don Gotti , what a soap opera

[@BERENCEV]

The most notable quote from this speech was that "…legal businesses of Trump (suddenly) become racketeering enterprise.”

[@sandybeaches3950]

I sure hope and pray these crazy people don't cross the line with this man. Praying that they don't push people to thr edge.

[@SmithFam2323]

13:25 it is time to hold white collar criminals accountable no matter what.

[@dianedesrosiers2057]

I like hearing from David Cay Johnston.

[@elinannestad5320]

at last, something worth listening to on this topic. There is a lot of no-news news.

[@jcdenton631]

lol democracy now... question EVERYTHING. Finding what's true, it's not easy.

[@verseonej]

Johnson is right and also we need to do away with the police qualified immunity.

[@JAHFREEALL]

Did I hear this correctly: Trump can still serve as President after a felony conviction? I thought convicted felons are not even able to vote in the US.

[@dorisaffissio1649]

If he is elected his cell mate won't be allowed to vote. But he could make him his Secretary of State.

[@dorisaffissio1649]

@Hoxaye L Yes!

[@DougGrinbergs]

4:30 likelihood of trial before 2024 elections? 9:16 decades-long crime syndicate 11:27 Teflon lessons from McCarthy-era Roy Cohn😅

[@davidgoosen1633]

Today's the day that Martin Luther King was killed in Memphis. April fourth, agent orange receives his new beginning!

[@briankoski817]

@@davidgoosen1633 Damn, time flies. Thanks for the reminder. RIP MLK.

[@johngalt0096]

Roy Cohn… now THERE was pure pestilence. “Have you no decency, sir?!” Nope, none whatsoever. And mentor of🍊🦨💨 .

[@anataliarodrigo5718]

All I can say is that before Biden there’s no war, not high prices like now,, we enter Mexico smoothly no flooding that much and tornados ,,, I am 🙏🙏🙏for men with wisdom to lead the country truthfully and Godly fear God and promote life,,, if we go against life GOD will certainly punished us as what happened now... men could not surpass GOD’S power,,, GOD is not leaving us only reminding us of this catastrophic situations,,, God please protect us,,, the good and evil are now battling pls GOD have mercy on us all..

[@thomasd2444]

12:40 - So having researched all this & written 3 books as we wrap up David Cay Johnston did you ever think you would see him in a criminal court making history ? 13:22 - But what matters here is conviction. An indictment is only a formal charge & Mr Trump is presumed innocent up until the day that a jury finds otherwise

[@BaldwinBay]

More indictments to follow! Let the hammer fall.

[@sarana77]

We should be celebrating this day as upholding Democracy

[@kyeque1967]

Thank you Democracy Now for your hard work!

[@corymuuss2311]

It's only a matter of time before it comes back to the democrats

[@kamalaworth9943]

So common & so embarrassing for all US Americans...

[@martinwhalley3286]

Shut it til the door slams shut... not the cell door at Mar-A-Lagulag!!!

[@SuhailMumtaz]

It will make him more popular, that is the design.

[@cactaceous]

More popular amongst the already followers of his cult of personality which is less than half of the population. Let them keep drinking the kool aid. Can’t help the blind see.

[@weevilgirl5338]

Yup. It's cementing his outsider image and making him look like the molotov cocktail they want to throw at the system again.

[@raziele92]

The only good thing that will come out of this is that presidents, members of congress, and senators are all now fair game. Pelosi better not leave California, and Bush better stay in Texas.

[@paulheydarian1281]

But Dubya saved America back in 2001. Didn't you know?

[@haleybrown2836]

Dream on but it would be nice.

[@robertrichard6107]

​@@paulheydarian1281Governor Dumbya and our Nobel Peace prize winner president🤫

[@anhedonic-voting]

Thank you🌎✊🗽🌹

[@thebeaconnetwork]

I respect Democracy Now. I wish Amy would not "stack" questions with three sometimes four parts...it gets hard to follow for guests and viewers.

[@HungaryEye]

👍💙