# Trump indicted **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 30, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904 "2023-03-30T22:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/1 "2023-03-30T22:56:33Z")
Manhattan grand jury has indicted Trump. [CNN link](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/2 "2023-03-30T22:57:28Z")
> [@Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-prosecutors-signal-criminal-charges-for-trump-are-likely-re-stormy-daniels-case-march-9-2023/980953/500): > > They’ll treat him like a special snowflake. As long as they fingerprint him and mug shoot him, and have him suffer the indignity of facing a judge, I’ll be content. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/3 "2023-03-30T22:58:56Z")
I would love to see the mug shot. I doubt we get to see him in an orange jump suit. dammit ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/4 "2023-03-30T22:59:45Z")
Passover begins April 5th. Not Passed Over begins immediately. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/5 "2023-03-30T23:03:27Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I doubt we get to see him in an orange jump suit. He’s legally innocent until proven guilty. Indictment is just the first of many steps. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/6 "2023-03-30T23:05:52Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Indictment is just the first of many steps. Well, you know the old proverb: The conviction of a thousand crimes starts with the first indictment. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/7 "2023-03-30T23:07:05Z")
So no mug shot, either? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/8 "2023-03-30T23:09:51Z")
From the link. Republicans apparently have no grammar. " “I believe in the rule of law. I think we have checks and balances and I trust the system,” said Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. “We have a judge. We have jurors. There is appeals. So I think in the end, justice will be done. If he’s guilty it will show up. But if not, I think that will be shown too,” Bacon told CNN. " ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/9 "2023-03-30T23:12:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kXI6CdTVJ-0/hqdefault.jpg "Celebrate (1975) - Three Dog Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/10 "2023-03-30T23:13:28Z")
I give that Rep a pass on his shaky subject/verb agreement for the sake of his bare-minimum fulfillment of the duty of a public servant to acknowledge and uphold the rule of law. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/11 "2023-03-30T23:19:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So no mug shot, either? Or frog-march? Or an El Chapo head twist to face the cameras? ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/12 "2023-03-30T23:29:15Z")
My husband is out buying champagne! YAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/13 "2023-03-30T23:31:03Z")
When I heard the news, I literally and actually stood up, sang a little song, and danced for joy. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/14 "2023-03-30T23:32:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So no mug shot, either? Yes, mugshot. Also fingerprinting. Maybe taking of DNA, too. This is part of the arrest process, not a result of a conviction. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/15 "2023-03-30T23:32:12Z")
What song did you sing? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/16 "2023-03-30T23:33:25Z")
Just 'Yai dai dai dai dai dai dai. Yai diddle diddle dai dai dai dai dai dai" and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/17 "2023-03-30T23:34:21Z")
That one’s a bop! Throw some deedle daidles in there and you’re golden. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/18 "2023-03-30T23:35:15Z")
> [@ratatoskK](#): > > My husband is out buying champagne! YAY!!! I’ll be saving the champagne until there is a conviction. It’s too early to celebrate. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/19 "2023-03-30T23:44:46Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Yes, mugshot. Also fingerprinting. Maybe taking of DNA, too. Body cavity search? > [@Disinfectus](#): > > I’ll be saving the champagne until there is a conviction. It’s too early to celebrate. Agree. Much too early to spike the ball. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904/20 "2023-03-30T23:45:31Z")
Champagne tonight. _Really good_ champagne on conviction. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904.md?page=2)