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  7. 7.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Baud:

    Nobody better pull any of these posts! This is historic, and a triple-stomp is a fine way to celebrate!

  8. 8.

    StringOnAStick

    I like that the first indictment is for such tawdry, low life mafia don stuff.Ā  The media will talk about it in excruciating detail forever.

    This one has what the media prefers: simple, easy to explain story, involving illicit sex with a porn star no less, and a former mob lawyer seeking redemption by telling the truth.Ā  Rub the Talibangelical’s faces in it.

  12. 12.

    laura

    I’m hauling a frozen half cake out of the freezer and saw off a slice to enjoy tonight after I’ve danced a wee Fuck the Fucker jig and then place the remaining cake back in the freezer for future indictments because cake. And best wishes to all who celebrate He’s Been Indicted Day.

  18. 18.

    Princess

    I saw a tweet that said Weisselberg has fired his Trump-funded lawyers and may have decided to flip on Trump. They may have enough goods on him that itā€™s now worth it to him to rat out his boss.

    eta: okay, I should have scrolled down.

  19. 19.

    Dangerman

    @Baud: Iā€™m calling it a double. A two bagger. Kind of like the two bags Stormy should have used for Trumps head in case one broke.

  20. 20.

    Layer8Problem

    @Baud:Ā  We haven’t heard from Betty Cracker yet, front-page-wise, so a triple stomp can still happen.Ā  But all these stomps are going to dilute the possibility of any one of them getting to a Tbogg Unit.

  26. 26.

    Raven

    I implore you, send him back to his father and brothers, who are waiting for him with open arms in the penitentiary. I suggest that we give him ten years in Leavenworth, or eleven years in Twelveworth.ā€

  27. 27.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @SiubhanDuinne: In fact I think it would be a fine thing if every Balloon Juice front-pager posted their own take. Crack another bottle of Schadenfreude! Plenty to go around!

    And let’s not forget the trial for E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case starts on April 25.

  28. 28.

    SpaceUnit

    We need some more posts about this. Ā Where the hell are all the other front pagers?

  30. 30.

    SuzieC

    I baked triple chocolate brownies last night, yesterday got the news that we are getting a $7000 tax refund, made reservations for a trip to Tuscany and NOW THIS!!Ā  Today the Universe loves me!!

  37. 37.

    pluky

    Mug shots and fingerprints are nice. Will they also publish accurate measurements of his height and weight? Especially his weight !

  40. 40.

    M31

    well well well someone just gifted me some “Bigfoot Barley Wine Ale” and I’m pretty sure that goes nicely with CAKE

  43. 43.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    He may be shitting his pants over this but TFG’s been ready for this moment because he’s wearing Depends!

    Corks will be a-poppin’ tonight!

    The cake is not a lie…

  45. 45.

    Lapassionara

    I leave the site for a millisecond, and when I return, I see 3 posts about the indictment. Truly, Balloon-Juice aims to serve.

  46. 46.

    Joseph Patrick Lurker

    While this is good news, we would have been far better off if Trump had been indicted for Georgia vote tampering, illegal possession of classified documents, or the January 6th insurrection. Those crimes are significantly worse than paying a porn star to keep quiet.

    I’ll hold off celebrating until Trump gets indicted for something important.

  49. 49.

    Sanjeevs

    NYT headline :

    Grand Jury votes to indict Trump.

     

    For once the NYT have framed a story correctly.
    Ordinary citizens made this decision.

  54. 54.

    Ohio Mom

    Wow. I step away from the internet for an afternoon and the entire world changes. Canā€™t wait to read all the details.

  61. 61.

    kalakal

    Nice and sleazy does it. I can’t wait to see tomorrow’s headlines.

    TFG is going to love the bit where Stormy’s description of his genitalia and (lack of) sexual prowess goes into the court record. Not all publicity is good publicity

  64. 64.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @JPL:

    Iā€™m not worried. Heā€™ll never survive three days in a cave without television or hamberders.

    Besides, his hands are far too tiny to shove a stone aside.

  68. 68.

    mrmoshpotato

    @M31:

    well well well someone just gifted me some ā€œBigfoot Barley Wine Aleā€ 

    Good stuff.Ā  Sierra Nevada for those wondering.

  69. 69.

    Joseph Patrick Lurker

    @Alison Rose:

    Ā Just because this came first doesnā€™t mean itā€™s the only one.

    I look forward to the other prosecutors getting their shit together, especially Willis in Georgia.

    I understand the need for prosecutors to dot every i and cross every t, but Trump has escaped accountability his entire life.

    Justice needs to be served for Trump’s major crimes.

  70. 70.

    Glidwrith

    I made chocolate truffles, coconut truffles and gingerbread truffles last night. Time to savor them!

  72. 72.

    BC in Illinois

    I know that there is a long road ahead, but –out of character for a registered Septuagenarian– I have set the TV to a continuing cycle ofĀ “HAPPY”Ā while I check for and enjoy reactions.

    It might seem crazy what I am ’bout to say

    Sunshine, she’s here, you can take a break

    I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space

    With the air, like I don’t care, baby by the way

    . . . Because I’m happy . . .

    + + +
    Only thing is, I feel obligated to wait until Mrs BC gets home from a brass rehearsal, before we break out the Baileys.

  73. 73.

    Scout211

    Iā€™ve been waiting for Trump or a spokesperson to release aĀ diatribeĀ  reaction.

    CNNĀ has a comment from an associate. Ā Look for a Truth Social diatribe tonight.

    Trump was caught off guard by the grand juryā€™s decision to indict him, according to a person who spoke directly with him, but he is preparing a response and is poised to react with either a video message or a statement Thursday night.

    While the former president was bracing for an indictment last week, he began to believe news reports that a potential indictment was weeks ā€“ or more ā€“ away.

    ā€œIs this a shock today? Hell yes,ā€ the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity as Trumpā€™s team calculated its

  76. 76.

    SpaceUnit

    I’m okay with leading off the indictment tsunami with pornstar hush money. Ā It rubs it in the noses of the MAGAt crowd that their savior is a one-man sleazefest.

    Especially after they’ve been telling us for 25 years that Clinton getting an illicit hummer in the Whitehouse broom closet was the worst crime ever.

  77. 77.

    Tazj

    @Joseph Patrick Lurker: While I may have preferred him to have been indicted for something else Iā€™ll take this and Iā€™ll enjoy it. Life is too short not to enjoy something like this.

    A celebrity I follow on Twitter who doesnā€™t like Trump said this was a sad day for America. No, no way. There have been plenty of sad days in this country. Trump getting indicted isnā€™t sad at all.

  78. 78.

    Another Scott

    @pluky: No, no.Ā  His height.Ā  Justice demands publication of his height.

    Is he taller than Kamala??

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  80. 80.

    WV Blondie

    I wasn’t going to do it, but now I gotta make a bourbon run! Time to celebrate with the good stuff!!

  84. 84.

    WaterGirl

    @Glidwrith: Did you see that I typed up the recipe and copied it into the former thread for you?

    I had the cherry recipe in one place and the buttermilk cornmeal galette in another place, so this was good incentive for me to actually type up the recipe and have it all in one place.

  87. 87.

    Glidwrith

    @WaterGirl: Oh, wow! Thank you!

    And something for you: just as Anne Laurieā€™s Covid threads have saved lives, never doubt what you have been doing to organize and raise money to beat back the rising evil has saved lives as well.

    I wanted your as a positive affirmation for how if we fight hard enough, good things happen. Let the small-souled, black hearted dung heap of orange waste rot. Today we enjoy PIE! (Or cherry galette).

  88. 88.

    The Pale Scot

    Oh PLEASE just put him in holding for just a bit so he gets to experience a digital examination, I think the tosser would enjoy it.

    Pleaz Pleaz Pleaz

  90. 90.

    James E Powell

    @Joseph Patrick Lurker:

    While this is good news, we would have been far better off if Trump had been indicted for Georgia vote tampering, illegal possession of classified documents, or the January 6th insurrection. Those crimes are significantly worse than paying a porn star to keep quiet.

    Iā€™ll hold off celebrating until Trump gets indicted for something important.

    OH. MY. GOD!

    Or am I missing the sarcasm?

  94. 94.

    Raoul Paste

    I look forward to Tony Jayā€™s reaction.
    Ofcourse, I may not have enough memory on my iPhone 12 to view it

  96. 96.

    WaterGirl

    @Glidwrith: I tend to make the cherry filling and the buttermilk cornmeal crust the day before.

    Then the next day it’s a breeze, just pull them both out of the fridge, roll out the dough, spoon the cherries on top and bake.

    It looks longer and harder than it is. Ā The cherries are crazy easy, and so is the dough.

    But that was a long recipe when I typed it out! Ā Don’t let it scare you.

  98. 98.

    Aussie Sheila

    @Alison Rose: Yes heā€™s a menace. He could sink the whole th8ng if he doesnā€™t keep his big trap shut. Christ I canā€™t stand the way witnesses and others involved in litigation feel free to go tv and the rest of the media to blather about a court case. It should be illegal.

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