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Former US President Donald Trump may have violated firearm laws if he purchased, as claimed, a handgun while he was the subject of a federal indictment during a recent campaign stop in South Carolina, prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday.
“The defendant either purchased a gun in violation of the law and his conditions of release or seeks to benefit from his supporters’ mistaken belief that he did so,” the court filing says. “It would be a separate federal crime, and thus a violation of the defendant’s conditions of release, for him to purchase a gun while this felony indictment is pending.”
Trump, the Republican frontrunner ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, was presented with a Glock pistol that had his likeness etched into it by the owner of a gun store in Summerville, South Carolina earlier this week.
The court filing adds that Trump said he had “got to buy one” and that a campaign staffer uploaded a video clip on social media saying, “President Trump purchases a [Glock] in South Carolina!” The staffer later deleted the social media post and clarified that the former US president did not buy or take possession of the firearm.
However, this version of events was questioned by federal prosecutors in the Friday court filing, who noted that the claim was “directly contradicted by the video showing the defendant possessing the pistol.”
The Trump campaign later released a statement, saying: “President Trump did not purchase or take possession of the firearm. He simply indicated that he wanted one.”
Prosecutors made the allegation as part of a court filing calling for a gag order to be imposed on Trump as part of a federal case in relation to charges that he obstructed the results of the 2020 US presidential election.
The former president, the court filing claims, could be tampering with the potential witnesses or the juror pool by making “disparaging and inflammatory attacks” about people involved in criminal investigations of Trump. He has previously referred to Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading investigations into Trump’s alleged role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol and the Florida classified documents case, as a “deranged person.”
Trump’s attorneys have argued that imposing a gag order on a leading presidential candidate would be a violation of his “First Amendment freedoms.”
Should Trump be found to have acted unlawfully by seeking to possess a firearm, it would mirror, to some extent, the charges currently faced by Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, who was indicted this month for purchasing a firearm as a prohibited person.
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https://www.rt.com/news/583830-us-trump-firearm-illegal/
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At this point I’m surprised they haven’t said that Trump Force One has broken FAA regulations because it has tinted windows or something. They’re so desperate.
haha let's meme this into reality
Better graphics than the mattress tag meme going around.
LOL
Why would it be illegal for Trump to own a firearm? Yes he has been indicted but he has never been convicted. I thought it was only convicted felons who lost their 2nd amendment rights. Am I wrong?
Well, even that convicted restriction is in violation of the 2nd A. Government has no authority over any right.
"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
In democrat clown world, anything goes.
I'm no lawyer, but that's my understanding, too.
The process is the crime.
Trump baited them again. lol
I love it when he does this. It's a pattern of his.
And they fall for it every time. These people are stupid.
All scripted. Trump is so clean he squeaks.
-Donald J. Trump (giving a tour of his private airplane)
All gun laws are infringements.
All gun laws are infringements.
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All gun laws are infringements.
Hmmm
I hear only writing "black lives matter" 1000 times can get you into Harvard
Lets be real, that sob didnt write it 1000 times, he wrote it once and then ctrl c, ctrl v that mother fucker
Wow. Hunter lied on a gun purchase background check with no consequences. Trump looks at a gun and the DS is all over it…
Theres a reason for everything. To highlight the 2 tier justice system is broken. Needs to be replaced. Every psychological projection is to be reflected back at them for all the world to be watching. The show must go on!
What are the American people going to learn about this time Boss?
2nd amendment apparently
"... as a prohibited person."
No person is prohibited.
...enjoying the ' show ', no ?
Guys...I need advice!!!
After reading this, I've realized that my hip high boots are not high enough for the sheer amount of bullshit they're doling out lately.
I mean, they're at like the tippy top...
Can you recommend a taller brand or should I just bite the bullet and go full waders???
Thanks!!!
/S
Sh*tproof full body armor is probably the way to go. On sale at MAGA R US.
Quick, Go to Cabela's and get waist waders.
Maybe Constitutional Carry will be addressed through this stuff
Why would we need another law to be passed to give us permission to do what we already have a right to do, as conferred upon us by our Creator?
All Constitutional Carry laws are just another form of government permission.
Indicted is not a conviction, they can indict anyone/anything
Gee, can an indicted ham sandwich legally buy a gun?
Beam me up, Scotty.
Yes like the gestapo and Soros
My God. How is it, that the most "Educated" of the professional class, are the dumbest people ever? Trump is playing them like a Chinese fiddle.
I have a few degrees and can tell you from experience that education = indoctrination
But he didn't purchase a handgun. A spokesperson even clarified by saying so.
It doesn’t matter. They’re just throwing mud and hoping something will stick. If he proves he didn’t buy it they’ll charge him for election crimes for pretending he did
Do they really want.to take on a former and soon to be President on Constitutional grounds?
Shal not be infringed?!?!?
Also, kinda tells you where the government really is. A guy who could be President in 2 years and they are in many cases breaking the law to attempt to prosecute him. But refuse to do the same for Biden.
The Devil is the Accuser.
A system of legalism is the Devil’s playground.
Always.
Gosh, what’s next Trump farting and the Biden’s climate change Vigilantes will holler That Trumps causing global warming. Vigilantes in the nineteenth-century American West formed self-appointed groups, or committees, to seize the duties of law enforcement and judicial authority in situations when citizens found law enforcement lacking or inadequate. These groups acted outside the normal structure of frontier government.
It occurred to me while listening to Trump’s speech about gangs looting and robbing stores - particularly when he mentioned shooting those engaged in such activity, that we might eventually end up as we did back in the day, as you said.
When law enforcement and the judicial system do not uphold, or permit the upholding of justice, law and order, citizens may step forward to defend life, property, and civil order. How do I spell the plural of posse?
I mean, what if he does a drive by? Or knocks over a liquor store?
All gun laws are unconstitutional. Might as well go to court and have this bullshit struck down too.
I knew this was going to happen. If there was any surprise, it was that it took so long. Perhaps, it was the optics. The swamp creatures people are lunatics.
The liberal/communist agenda is, 'guilty until proven innocent'.
omg..everyday.. im going to turn everything off for awhile.
They are stretching the lines here, Trump can hold the weapon and look at it and handle it, he can apply to purchase it in SC if he wants to, but probably hasn't yet. Why not go after Hunter Biden who we actually know lied on his gun application?? These people are a trip, Trump can't do one thing without being jumped on-these people need to have consequences for their actions--soon!
We got him this time!!
When was the Constitution amended to say "shall not be infringed * unless under federal indictment"?
To play devils advocate, can you legally buy a firearm in a state you are not a resident of ? I know I can’t buy any firearms in neighboring states or the states where my kids live because I need to be a resident of that state.
It depends upon what state you are a resident. Seems like infringement to me though.
Depends on the laws in that state. In several states, all you need is to be able to pass a background check. Doesn't matter where you live. There are also states where your concealed carry license from one state carries over to that state. I used to have a list somewhere.
These morons are morons!
The picture here IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS WAY TO LARGE ITS MONSTROUS REACH IS TO MICRO including us as states can’t afford it anymore
All federal 'gun laws' are un-Constitutional.
This regime is a big m f ing joke
The former president, the court filing claims, could be tampering with the potential witnesses or the juror pool by making “disparaging and inflammatory attacks” about people involved in criminal investigations of Trump.
But its OK for everyone and anyone to make remarks about Trump?
Truly, this is really getting old.
The real question is , is this law made pursuant to the Constitution? The answer is no.