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		leereeves on May 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at... That's not true. The DA began presenting evidence to the grand jury in Jan 2023, two months after Trump announced he was running. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1044234232/trump-announces-ru... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-stormy-daniels-manhatta...

AnimalMuppet on May 31, 2024 [–]

But why announce that you're running that far in advance, if not to use "running for president" as a shield against the criminal cases that everyone could see were coming?

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