Kelly Armstrong Grills Judge On Trump Hush Money Case Indictment Failing To List 'Underlying Crime'

During a House Weaponization Committee hearing prior to the Congressional recess, Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) spoke about Trump's hush money case in which he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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[@AmericanMX]

All a scam. The judge that allowed this case and the prosecutor HAVE to be held responsible and prosecuted.

[@everyonesentitledtomyopini6723]

They will be but they do not care because they were paid millions to do it.

[@zazaginny]

Treason

[@chrishorvath6972]

scam new word for treason?

[@markdavis5229]

IT was a scam to raise money for the democRATs and give the impression Trump is a felon. Just another example of liberal's smoke and mirrors.

[@bryantrew9454]

No, the ethics committee will be ultimately responsible since they allowed him to proceed even though he should have been recused.

[@bobertospearza8800]

Throw Out this case and throw the Corrupt DA & Judge in Jail !!!

[@CarolannSeitzinger]

I’m glad to see all of these men now fighting for Trump!!!

[@urbis1851]

Heaven against hell at this point

[@ybrenner3382]

NOW………

[@CharleneTruncer]

Finally!!!!!

[@sandyfike841]

I'm glad to see all these men fighting for American JUSTICE!!!! This Kangaroo court was an abomination! The DA, the Judge and all that maintained this bogus prosecution should be disbarred and likely prosecuted for wrongful prosecution.

[@thomaskoval8524]

Bragg and the Judge should be in jail.

[@ghosty426]

They should be arrested, fined and sued out of existence by the Victim.

[@TheSpeedofTruth]

Victim of what? Due process?

[@mikefowler301]

@@TheSpeedofTruth Comprehension aint your strong suit is it?

[@diegojines-us9pc]

trump the richest and oldest victim ever. he was a victim back when the draft board asked him about his bone spurs. funny how them bones spurs can carry around 300 pounds after 50 years.

[@mickeyk3873]

@@TheSpeedofTruthvictim of a kangaroo court. Try and keep up.

[@ghosty426]

@@TheSpeedofTruth That's the point, the illegitimate Prosecutor and that crooked New York Judge with a Daughter making big $ money off the case wouldn't recuse himself. There was no "Due Process " followed from day one of this "Lawfare " case.

[@MariaGarcia-tb7xx]

Judge should be held accountable especially having his daughter be paid 13 million dollars for 6 months that's a crime for sure

[@douglemay7989]

Where did you dream that up?

[@Willdh1987]

@@douglemay7989Quite the contrary. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the company that employs the daughter of Juan Merchan, the New York judge who is overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial. Wait until the matter is adjudicated before you attempt trolling.

[@douglemay7989]

@@Willdh1987 Moscow Mike and Gym Jordan are messing with the wrong state. 50 years of fraud will have consequences.

[@VictorAvera]

@@douglemay7989 Cool, what are your intentionally guilty desires in your head?

[@donnabeck8882]

Put her on trail

[@LoveforAmerica]

All these ppl pulling these scam trials including judges should be disbarred n held accountable for their deceit

[@TheSpeedofTruth]

That's what all criminals say.

[@mikefowler301]

@@TheSpeedofTruth You a zombie? Cause I see you're looking for brains.

[@WhyHandleYouTube]

​@@TheSpeedofTruthThat's what your mom said.

[@blooper_01]

@@TheSpeedofTruth What criminal?

[@theophrastus3.056]

And each & every juror sent to prison.

[@hdtvcamera1]

It was pure abuse of power.

[@douglemay7989]

Gym must be stopped. I know, buy him a suit coat.

[@thutu1916]

Yep

[@blksbth1]

@@douglemay7989 "WHOOSH!" has entered the chat!

[@robertnasser9937]

This is why all charges should be dismissed

[@richardcorwin1828]

This injustice to President Trump came from the very top.

[@JENNIFERGOTTI]

Obama?

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

It was a coup!

[@robertgeorge1810]

@@JENNIFERGOTTI Obama isn't running things, and never has, he is just a mouth piece for the people who actually run things.The only one that doesn't take orders from these people is President Trump

[@FrankCastle-pn7ex]

@@JENNIFERGOTTI YOU GOT IT!

[@JENNIFERGOTTI]

@@FrankCastle-pn7ex Frank, That's how some governments operate in Africa. You probably remember Nelson Mandela who was a political prisoner and when released became the president of South Africa. Someone who was born in Kenya would be very familiar with that type of lawfare. Jenny

[@wiggwam1]

Not to mention the jury was told to pick a crime 😅

[@rexkimberley9537]

And they don't have to be the same crime.

[@TuckerFromKentucky]

And one of those crimes was a federal crime...in a state court. 😆 🤣 😂

[@Dirtnap_McDinglestuffer]

i guess multiple choice is a thing now lol

[@RichardRennes]

And don`t forget, it didn`t even have to be unanimous for any of them. All`s it had to be was 4 jurors agreeing on any one of the 3 options.

[@douglemay7989]

Ever since the coup failed, the reich wing has been whining non-stop.

[@pamb4105]

Sham verdict on sham charges. They should be ashamed

[@urbanothepopeofdeath]

they are commies. they have no shame

[@TheSpeedofTruth]

That's what all criminals say.

[@Robert-ss1op]

​@@TheSpeedofTruthRinse and repeat reply. Try something new!

[@mikefowler301]

@@TheSpeedofTruth You a zombie? Cause I see you're looking for brains.

[@user-xf8is8qs2w]

The individuals should be disbarred, and brought up on charges. This BS MUST end.

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

No one from NPR, ABC, CNN would report on this hearing...

[@douglemay7989]

Unconstitutional abuse of power.

[@thutu1916]

Yep

[@elainecombs1502]

The mockingbird chamber can't allow the real truths to be spoken ...others might catch on perhaps and their propaganda would be exposed.

[@jessicaanderson7885]

This is the first time that I heard about the hearing. If this video hadn't shown up in my KZbin feed then I wouldn't have known.

[@daledundee466]

Why hasn’t the Bar Association stopped these corrupt judges.

[@VictorAvera]

In New York, they're likely corrupted as well.

[@rubyxfinity8634]

The NY Bar Association is just as CORRUPT.

[@SoloRenegade]

and who exactly enforces the Bar Association? they are in on it.

[@PlsGodMAGA]

And the Supreme court could do more.

[@Andris-ur8py]

States have judicial and attorney discipline committees.. someone just needs to make a complaint Only problem is lawyers and judges protect each other

[@rickschablitsky6211]

This is how they do court cases in third world countries, our so called justice system has never sunken so low.

[@sabrewolf4129]

The Just-Us system.

[@smebl0]

It’s always been the same. We are just seeing it in the open now.

[@WildBill-s2i]

And then sue Al Braggs, the Judge, the state, the county, and I'd try to sue the jury..

[@timshannon6363]

this is why this will all be thrown out by the SCOTUS

[@garygsp3]

It should never make it that far.

[@djstl]

​@@garygsp3 You're so right! They wanted to be able to take President Trump off the campaign trail and call him a convected felon! The prosecutors and judge must be prosecuted.

[@rubyxfinity8634]

And just like in Florida, they will simply ignore SCOTUS.

[@childebrand1]

Can you imagine convicting ANY person of committing “other crimes” without actually naming them?!

[@moontheloon8910]

Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that this trial was a joke but here we are spending taxpayer dollars to expose the truth that we already knew and no one with be held accountable

[@douglemay7989]

"Anyone with an ounce of common sense" would recognize that meddling in the State of NY's DOJ is against the Constitution that you all claim to honor, but spit on.

[@moontheloon8910]

@@douglemay7989 how so

[@douglemay7989]

@@moontheloon8910 I am not going to read the Constitution to you or for you.

[@moontheloon8910]

@@douglemay7989 which means it's a nothing burger look if trump committed crimes and you can prove it by all means charge him Schiff said he had direct evidence but never presented it. Alan Dershowitz Harvard law congressional attorney said all these charges were bogus or trumps right were violated under the 1st 4th 5th and 6th amendments unless your a law professor I'm going with his assessment of the charges and trials and he's no trump supporter and a big liberal Democrat I may not like his politics but I respect him for his ethics and integrity

[@VictorAvera]

@@douglemay7989 Like the way you spit upon the Constitutional republic with all of your intentionally guilty desires that exist only in your head, seems all the Marxists have had that problem getting disappointed with themselves since 2016.

[@ClassicRoq]

Another kangaroo court. What a shock!

[@UnicornOfDepression]

Allowing a jury to pick a crime defeats the entire legal system. Prosecutors are supposed to prove a crime occurred 'beyond a reasonable doubt' to a jury.

[@djstl]

They didn't even tell the defense what the underlying crimes were until closing statements and they didn't put on evidence. The only crimes here were those committed against President Trump! The prosecutors and judge must be prosecuted.

[@bobbyquack4908]

The Judge Needs to be held accountable for his conflict of interest. That should be the crime.

[@rubyxfinity8634]

The other judge from the lady-fantasizing-about-a-dressing-room-incident case now has 24/7 security protection and he'll need it for the rest of his life. (DESERVED!). If this judge sends Trump to prison, he's going to need 100X more. (Just ask Roy Barnes what his life was like after he simply replaced the GA state flag! He said on WSB-TV (ABC) that it was 13 years of constant FEAR.). KARMA.

[@Judgenomore]

Election interference again!

[@user-yg1nl9ev1s]

Where are the lawyers, civil libertarians, ACLU, law reviews, etc.?????? Shame

[@robertewalt7789]

ACLU used to be all over injustices like this.

[@VictorAvera]

It's all political and they don't want to be involved.

[@thepiratebaker1662]

Owned by the democrats

[@blksbth1]

@@robertewalt7789 ACLU lost it's way a LONG time ago, unfortunately!

[@gerardgruss1055]

Working for Biden Harris or other establishment causes, like ending twitter

[@danielbates9674]

Down with New York. Boycott anything New York. This kind of crap makes all of New York look insane.

[@BeeRumblin13]

New Tork City Yes... Remember that isn't all of New York. Upstate is huge and not so blue

[@June-tb4vi]

As is western NY

[@tylermckinney2041]

It is refreshing when I see the clips where competent people are answering questions.

[@Dennatron]

The judge should be take straight to jail

[@belonakidd3397]

Case should be dismissed.

[@joec9553]

"will be"

[@antonbruce1241]

Not just dismissed, but dismissed with prejudice, so they can't be brought up again.

[@VictorAvera]

@@antonbruce1241 They'll keep going at it, make up more fantasy lawfare crimes.

[@blksbth1]

@@VictorAvera ...just like the supposed union violations or "crime" at Arlington Cemetery. It's literally all they have (outside of failed attempts to whack him).

[@davidcollvins1061]

Bring this to the attention of the supreme Court and demand that they end it

[@racekar80]

Bragg and the Judge need to go to jail

[@Hugh_Junet]

Those who set this up will not let it go lightly.

[@brucemiller1696]

Pelosi: we have many arrows in our quiver. Was the attempted unaliving the last one? Or is there one more arrow with 2 months to go?

[@Tommy1977777]

Correct.

[@theophrastus3.056]

The entire planet knows the charges against Trump are 100% political.

[@Dr_Tripper]

Except for the zombies who call themselves 'woke'.

[@TheSchaef47]

​@@Dr_Tripperthey also know. They just don't care.

[@clintsanderson6019]

We need Trump more than ever to get this bloated, overreaching, unaccountable gov’t under control.

[@June-tb4vi]

That's why the assination attempt... Horrifying!!!

[@mikedoyle7300]

What a RAILROAD job. Discraceful.!

[@gerharduslaing8061]

So the judge in this case is a bloody criminal?

[@wmason1961]

Yes.

[@ReiklandReaver]

The people involved should be ashamed. They have abandoned and tried to subvert the rule of law. Each and everyone of them should be made to pay for what they’ve done. And I’m in the UK looking ‘across the pond’ with this opinion.

[@mishylala]

# (lost count )...why corrupt democrats must be stopped

[@rwefree9469]

Anybody who thinks that the prosecution of Trump in this case was anything more than partisan political prosecution is an ignorant fool. The people who brought this and allowed it to be moved forward should get prison time for abusing our Justice system.

[@June-tb4vi]

Same as Clinton and shifty

[@marcjacoboii7425]

All the empty seats lets you know

[@ChrisCraigie-oi1un]

Outstanding information!!! Truly outstanding. I know you are only doing your job properly but American citizens aren't getting this information at all. Keep up the great work. Thanks again.

[@michaelalbert8474]

It amazes how many people know so little about the travesty that has been going on in our courts. The judge literally instructed the jury that they could “infer guilt” in the underlying crime without ever having to say what that crime was. These instructions were verbal and written instructions were never made available to the jury.

[@deanjoseph4792]

This lawsuit is just as ridiculous as the New York judicial system 😳

[@xray606]

Why even bother bringing any documents at all... Just walk in and hold up a pancake or something, and say that's the case. Would be about as meaningful.

[@scott4482]

Kangaroo Court

[@nmbr1bassr]

There MUST be penalties for ALL Lawyers and Judges that have rullings OVERTURNED later, Unitl they are held accountable for their LIES and manipulation of the LAWS they will keep doing it!

[@alonzobean1]

Prosecutorial misconduct. Charges should be brought.

[@shakesitoff1122]

Look how many of OUR representatives actually show up for work!!!

[@carlydahl6691]

All these committees and their hearings, and nothing ever happens. No one is ever held accountable..ever! 🙄

[@thomascope2119]

You go Kelley Armstrong😊😊😊

[@jodykoropatnicki3957]

The first time he has impressed me... he likes giving U-drain $....that's a mEh for me!!!

[@e.b.4506]

The judge and prosecutors should be visited at 5am by a team of reporters and other officers to affect a warrant, then perp walked!

[@melaniej.chiappone5435]

My question would be is how were they able to get away with this? Why is it that this judge is not having his law license taken away? I don’t understand how these attorneys are allowing this to happen. Why are they allowed to make up their own rules?

[@rondasparks]

Merchan should be sitting at the table .

[@user-uw5to4dm7b]

He should be questioning Juan Merchan, I would love to hear his answers!

[@SignatureServices-uz2df]

The people responsible for prosecuting this case don't care if it gets overturned on appeal. Their goal was to get the convictions to use them as talking points prior to the election. They win.

[@donaldobrien9171]

The process is the punishment

[@VictorAvera]

Actually made him more popular, these Marxist Democrats persecuting Trump and even getting Democrats to vote for Trump, they screwed up worse than Hillary did in 2016.

[@gmat5046]

Lawfare. Rotten

[@RitaGraham-vg5kk]

A court procedure that shouldn't have taken place.

[@robertlundquist5450]

So who has the authority to throw this crap out and change the verdict?

[@TB-cq3zj]

It all depends on who you are, if they hate you enough they’ll just change the law, that and not require ANY evidence, just hearsay will convict some people.

[@wp8218]

Crazy how this never hit the news trending section when it has way more views than the ones they list as trending

[@ralphnewcomejr]

Farcical lawfare and malicious prosecution

[@michaeldice7459]

This all disappears once it's appealed and removes the "convicted felon" portion afterwards.... it's a beautiful thing

[@wpeale71341]

Its New York! Why in the hell would you expect a fair shake in the first place?

[@davecody5997]

How the eff is that even a charge!!!!

[@garylane6227]

So have a trial and decide what the crime is at the end of the trial?

[@timjarvis9078]

Straight out of the Soviet Union hand guide find the man find the crime. To those who support this I say to you is don’t complain when one day you’re facing a biased judge and an ill-informed jury who finds you guilty on crimes you have no idea we’re crimes or even had committed.

[@Bob-cx4ze]

"It came to a choice of three..." In other words, all they had to justify to themselves is "Donald Trump bad?"

[@TheSchaef47]

It's even worse than that. The defense tried to call an expert on campaign finance and were told they couldn't because he wasn't germane to the case. Then in the closing arguments the prosecutor started taking about campaign finance as (one of) the "underlying crime"

[@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817]

@@TheSchaef47 - You've got it mostly right. The Defense was not told by the Judge that they couldn't bring their witness to testify. The Judge told them that he wasn't going to allow that germane testimony, thus rendering the witness useless.

[@LoisSummres]

WHAT ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN ???

[@TheSpeedofTruth]

That's what all criminals say.

[@mikefowler301]

@@TheSpeedofTruth You a zombie? Cause I see you're looking for brains.

[@blooper_01]

He actually committed crimes, so his cases are legit.

[@blooper_01]

@@TheSpeedofTruth Bot

[@bigredneck789]

​@@TheSpeedofTruthI'm not a criminal, but I have also asked that question.

[@donlippe397]

Thanks for posting this ! Adults in the room 🎉

[@vincentmcgurk2201]

IT IS CUT AND DRY you need to be disbarred and prosecuted.

[@tronkleds1209]

If none disclosure agreements are against the law most of DC would be on trial.

[@tommcfadden5065]

Still trying to find the crimes

[@dennisdennisr2711]

Tammany Hall was a social club compared to these guys.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

State cannot be both the victim and prosecution AT THE SAME TIME. That is a clear violation of due process.

[@mikesorensen1981]

This is when they put unqualified people in charge, this is what happens 😱😱😱😱

[@PDRCanada]

One set of laws for us.....another for the dems....2024

[@russhackleford4912]

Peacefully pointing this out in a hearing where nobody suffers any personal consequences or harm is dickless and ineffective.

[@SausalitoSummerNights]

That entire joke of a trail was the biggest sham in Judicial History !!

[@rizon72]

How many other politicians in office now have done hush money?

[@johnorourke7484]

Total shame

[@ToddC13]

Sadly most of ypur comments are suppressed to the new comments section and wont be seen.

[@jwiki1]

How can a judge who does all these things stay on the bench? I don’t think he should be allowed to stay on the bench for this gross incompetence.

[@donbxman7080]

No justice in NY.

[@MNspikegrow]

That's a MN America first rep!

[@randymanix6401]

Election Interference

[@dianescott8723]

July 9th...Today is Aug 25th. Today must be a slow news day. 😂

[@jayboo8495]

and?

[@samuelfink4799]

And yet here you are watching🤡🤡

[@sammyspaniel6054]

That fact that legally trained minds oversaw this debacle leaves no doubt this was political and malicious in intent. The prosecutor and judge both committed felonies in this case.

[@caincainly3667]

Somebody is going to face some serious consequences.

[@mchaney9315]

Its time the clown show is charged ! Enough talking, get something done to these fools!

[@donnagallaher5444]

Absolutely abuse of power

[@user-qu6dv6qu8d]

The real question is, what's the crime? It's not illegal to pay someone to be quiet.

[@piranhax6466]

The judges and prosicutors need dis barred and jailed

[@robertclark2959]

They need to disbar the judge and remove the AG.

[@jeanhinds2350]

Bottom line is it was a kangaroo court and they wanted Trump in prison… 🇺🇸TRUMP2024🇺🇸

[@LanceFulbright]

AND 39 CHARGES OF CRIMES THAT WHERE NEVER THERE AT ALL

[@jackthisout9480]

Insane. Is this justice? Maybe in Congo it is.

[@greekpapi]

You know, there's a reason why Lady Justice wears a blindfold. Shame on all of them, they all need to be sent to jail.

[@csphoenix9]

Made up charges and a waste of taxpayers money . Arrest the judge and the attorney

[@ICGvids]

He was indicted on an unspecified felony with no evidence presented no chance to defend himself and the jury was told to decide what the crime was by the judge and they weren’t required to agree on it. Honest question for Trump haters can you really be behind this simply because you don’t like the man? Not voting for him is fine but honestly take a look at this and say with a straight face that this is justice. If they can do this to him they can do it to you too.

[@joeblow123]

statue of limitations on illegals is 35 seconds, on Trump, it is 35 years in the banana republic of New york

[@rondafyffe8554]

And when the judge's daughter gets 13 million dollars that kind of sends a red flag. Why these people had their place in Authority makes me sick! 😡

[@uax4it274]

So the jury was told to pick a crime of which none were proven beyond a reasonable doubt .