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Josh Aldridge breaks down his plan for Auburn’s inside linebackers Updated: Apr. 04, 2023, 5:27 p.m.|Published: Apr. 04, 2023, 4:53 p.m. 3–4 minutes Auburn Spring Practice 4/3: Coach Hugh Freeze looks to shake things up before A-Day By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn inside linebacker coach Josh Aldridge wants to create a linebacker unit that is cerebral enough to understand the roles of every player on the defense. He is attempting to have linebackers who can switch between the three linebacker positions in defensive coordinator Ron Roberts’ defense. “My priority early was to move them around and see what they’re good at doing,” Aldridge said. “And now you can focus more on I have a pretty good feeling of which spot those guys need to play. So now you’re fine-tuning those skills, letting those guys compete at those specific spots and things like that. So I’ve been pleased with the stress we’ve put on them.” Freeze is noticing the fruits of the labor from the linebacker room. He pointed out how Aldridge’s plans are working through spring practice. “Defensively, with the linebackers. It’s brand new,” Freeze said. “All the verbiage is new. Your installations are new. There’s a lot on them; sometimes, it takes reps, which will lead into fall camp.” Freeze further detailed players he’s seen catch on to what Roberts and Aldridge want from a linebacker unit. Read More Auburn Football: Don’t expect a typical game format for Auburn’s first A-Day of Hugh Freeze era Auburn trying to strike right balance with new up-tempo offense this spring What Hugh Freeze said less than seven days before A-Day game I think, truthfully, when I look at the linebacker room, I believe Eugene (Asante) and Austin (Keys) and Cam (Riley) and Robert (Woodyard) and Wesley (Steiner), and, hopefully, (DeMario) Tolan can come along as a young kid, too, and Powell (Gordon), all those guys. But I think Eugene, Austin, Cam, Robert, and Wesley are solid players.” Aldridge started spring by moving various linebackers to different spots in the group. Some have been working as strongside linebackers, some in the middle taking on a “quarterback of the defense” role. The positions have very different purposes, but Aldridge is hoping the cross-training can provide a situation where the Tigers can rotate linebackers. Ideally, he’d want to keep the athletes fresh by cycling through first and second-stringers. “I’ve always had the philosophy if you’re playing as hard as you can, you can’t play every snap,” Aldridge said. “I’m trying to have, you know, about five to six guys that can plan on playing about the same number of snaps in a game. I want us to be relentless on defense, and keeping guys fresh is important.” Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

auburntigers.com A-Day Weekend Activities and Information Auburn University Athletics 7–8 minutes AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn's annual spring football game, A-Day, presented by Golden Flake is set for Saturday, April 8 at Jordan-Hare Stadium to anchor a full weekend of events on the Plains. Pregame festivities inside Jordan-Hare will begin at 12:30 p.m. CT with one of the greatest traditions in college football, the pregame eagle flight, while the start of the spring scrimmage is set to begin shortly after 1 p.m. CT. The Auburn baseball team will also be in action beginning on Thursday, April 6, hosting Texas A&M at Plainsman Park, with the final game of the three-game series beginning at 3:30 p.m. CT on A-Day. Additionally, Auburn will honor National Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas with a statue unveiling ceremony at the exterior entrance of Plainsman Park on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT. The Thomas statue unveiling is open to the public. The full weekend will also feature the Auburn men's tennis team hosting Arkansas on Friday at 3 p.m. CT at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. See below for more information to plan your weekend: THURSDAY, APRIL 6 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Texas A&M (Plainsman Park, Tickets) FRIDAY, APRIL 7 3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Arkansas (Yarbrough Tennis Center, FREE) 6 p.m. Baseball vs. Texas A&M (Plainsman Park, Tickets) SATURDAY, APRIL 8 9 a.m. Punt, Pass & Kick Contest (Football Practice Fields) Vault Pop-Up Shop Opens (Plainsman Park Parking Lot) 10 a.m. Frank Thomas Statue Unveiling (Outside Plainsman Park) Coca-Cola Fan Zone opens (Campus Green Space, FREE) Inflatables + meet with a variety of Auburn Partners! On To Victory Player Meet & Greet (Old Indoor FB Practice Facility) Members only, Join Here 11 a.m. Jordan-Hare Stadium gates open 11:05 a.m. Alumni Flag Football Game (Jordan-Hare Stadium) 11:30 a.m. Tiger Walk 12:30 p.m. Eagle Flight (Jordan-Hare Stadium) 1:20 p.m. A-Day Game begins (Jordan-Hare Stadium, Tickets - $10) 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Texas A&M (Plainsman Park, Tickets) Gates open at 2:30 p.m. First 500 fans will receive a FREE Frank Thomas pennant TICKETS Tickets to attend A-Day in Jordan-Hare Stadium are on-sale now through the Auburn Ticket Office for $10 to the general public and free for current AU students. All $10 seats are general admission. Tigers Unlimited premium seat holders will receive information via email this week regarding tickets for their respective club spaces. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to avoid waiting in line on April 8. A-Day tickets can be purchased here on AubTix.com or in-person at the Auburn Ticket Office located at Neville Arena, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. While tickets for the Friday and Saturday baseball games versus Texas A&M at Plainsman Park are already sold out, a limited number of $10 Tiger Terrace tickets remain for game one of the three-game series on Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets for Friday and Saturday may be purchased through our official secondary market partner, StubHub. PARKING | PARKING MAP Parking is free for the 2023 A-Day game. In addition to the normal Auburn football gameday public parking, the following lots are available for the general public: SAND (AG Heritage Park), South Deck, B (Lowder Business lot), Utah (Hayfield). The following lots will be reserved for permit parking: Z (Complex), EC (Coliseum), D (Stadium Deck), S (Arena), NS (North Stadium Lot), Handicap (CDV), A (Allison Lab Lot), W (McWhorter Building, Softball Field), Woltosz Football Performance Center TIGER TRANSIT SHUTTLES Tiger Transit shuttles will run both on and off-campus on Saturday, April 8 beginning at 10 a.m. and will conclude two hours after the conclusion of the spring game. Tiger Transit Shuttle service will run from the following off-campus locations: Auburn Airport, Auburn Mall, Duck Samford, Auburn City Softball Complex, Tiger Town, Facilities Management and GPAC/South Quad Deck. A-DAY FORMAT Saturday's A-Day scrimmage will start at approximately 1:20 p.m., shortly after the Tigers warm-up on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The scrimmage will consist of the offense versus the defense, with the defense being spotted a designated number of points ahead of time. If the offense scores more than the assigned point total, it will win the A-Day game, otherwise, the defense will be the winner. There will be no game clock and the scrimmage will involve offensive drives starting at designated yard lines on the field. PREGAME EAGLE FLIGHT New for A-Day 2023 is one of the greatest traditions in college football, the pregame eagle flight inside Jordan-Hare Stadium! At 12:30 p.m. one of Auburn's famed eagles will circle the field as it has done the past two decades prior to kick off during the regular season. PUNT, PASS AND KICK AND KIDS COMBINE A Punt, Pass and Kick contest, 40-yard dash and field goal challenge will be held on the football practice fields beginning at 9 a.m. Participants must be within 1st through 6th grade to compete. Sign-ups will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 10 a.m. To speed up the registration process, please fill out this form and bring it with you to registration. Entrance to the field is off Biggio Drive. VAULT POP-UP SHOP | PLAINSMAN PARK PARKING LOT Get your retro and throwback Auburn gear for the last time until the new athletic year begins. The Vault Pop-Up Shop will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday. COCA-COLA FAN FEST The Coca-Cola Fan Fest will feature a family friendly area that will include a live DJ, inflatable games, food vendors and more will be located on the campus green space just East of Jordan-Hare Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is free. TIGER WALK Greet the football team and coaching staff as they head to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the A-Day game. Tiger Walk will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. RADIO AFFILIATES The game will be broadcast on the Auburn Radio Network on the following affiliate stations as well as the official Auburn app: Abbeville, Ala. WESZ-FM 98.7 Andalusia, Ala. WAAO-FM 93.7 Anniston, Ala. WFZX-AM 1490 Auburn, Ala. WTGZ-FM 93.9 Birmingham, Ala. WJQX-FM 100.5 Columbus, GA WVRK 102.9 Cullman, Ala. WKUL-FM 92.7 Decatur, Ala. 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al.com Hugh Freeze: Jarquez Hunter ‘probably the best running back I’ve ever coached’ Updated: Apr. 04, 2023, 3:31 p.m.|Published: Apr. 04, 2023, 3:20 p.m. 5–7 minutes Hugh Freeze has yet to coach Jarquez Hunter in a game, but he has already seen enough from Auburn’s junior running back to make quite the proclamation this spring. Hunter is in a tier of his own when it comes to running backs Freeze has coached during his career. “I think Jarquez is special; I do,” Freeze said this week. “I think he’s probably the best running back I’ve ever coached, truthfully.” Read more Auburn football: Hugh Freeze makes the case for replacing spring games with charity exhibitions against other schools Don’t expect a typical game format for Auburn’s first A-Day of Hugh Freeze era Auburn trying to strike right balance with new up-tempo offense this spring That’s high praise for Hunter, the 5-foot-10, 210-pounder who is preparing to be thrust into the lead role in Auburn’s backfield after two years of complementing Tank Bigsby. Of course, it also come with a caveat from Freeze: He hasn’t coached many truly great running backs during his career at Arkansas State, Ole Miss and Liberty. In his one season at Arkansas State, Freeze’s leading rusher was quarterback Ryan Aplin (588 yards and 10 touchdowns), while his top-two running backs in 2011 were Derek Lawson and Frankie Jackson. Lawson ran for 484 yards and three touchdowns as a senior that year, while Jackson had 355 yards and six touchdowns on 4.03 yards per carry. Across four seasons at Ole Miss, Freeze’s most productive running back was Jaylen Walton, who had 1,957 yards and 17 touchdowns on 5.1 yards per carry from 2012-15 but never had more than 730 rushing yards in a season. There was also Akeem Judd, who had 1,251 yards and averaged 5.2 yards per carry during Freeze’s final two seasons with the Rebels, including 826 yards in 2016. While at Liberty, Freeze had a 1,000-yard rusher in Frankie Hickson during his first year as head coach. Hickson averaged 5.6 yards per carry and had 12 touchdowns in 2019 while posting the most productive single season for a running back of Freeze’s head coaching career. Freeze also had Dae Dae Hunter, who last season ran for 854 yards and eight touchdowns while averaging 6.6 yards per carry, which would have been top-25 among FBS rushers had he finished with enough touches to qualify. None of those backs compares to Hunter, according to Freeze—at least from what he has seen on film the last two seasons and throughout this spring. “I haven’t had a lot of great ones, but I think he’s a really, really good running back…. I think Jarquez is the best that I’ve coached thus far. (I’m) excited about his demeanor and the way he goes about his work. He keeps his mouth shut and just goes to work.” In his first two seasons at Auburn, Hunter has been a highly productive running back while often playing second fiddle to Bigsby. As a freshman in 2021, he rushed for 593 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 6.7 yards per carry and fewer than seven carries per game. He followed it up with 668 yards and seven touchdowns on 6.4 yards per carry last season on less than eight touches per game. “I’m fired up about Jarquez,” running backs coach Cadillac Williams said. “Since Day 1, when he stepped on campus, one of the things that truly stands out about Jarquez is just his humble approach to everything…. Just the way he works — relentless effort. He’s got a work ethic where he’s coming to work each and every day and being that same person whether he’s having a bad day or a good day, he’s always even keel. I love just his tenacity. I just love his grit. Love how he’s willing to learn each and every day. “He’s always trying to find ways that he can get better. The sky is the limit for Jarquez. I think he has a chance to be a very, very special back.” Auburn is counting on that this season, as the Philadelphia, Miss., native is stepping into the lead role in the backfield in Freeze’s system as he marries it with offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery’s offensive style. After learning behind Bigsby—who finished his career as the seventh-leading rusher in program history — Hunter is prepared for the spotlight this season in whatever capacity that role requires. Hunter was at his most productive the last two years when he has taken on a larger workload against quality competition. Two of his best outings to date were last season against Texas A&M, when he averaged a 8.8 yards on a career-high 13 attempts while rushing for 114 yards in a win against the Aggies, and in the Iron Bowl, when he ran for 134 yards on 11 attempts, averaging 12.2 yards per carry against Alabama’s vaunted defense. It was Hunter’s third consecutive 100-yard performance to close out his sophomore season. Now he’ll try to carry it over into his junior campaign as RB1 on the Plains. “I don’t know if it’s going to be 1,000 (yards), 1,200, 1,500 or 2,000 — I have no idea, but if needed he can definitely be that workhorse back that we need,” Williams said. “The game is trending to getting other guys involved. I’m a firm believer on less tread on the tires, guys who have an opportunity to play on the next level, it’s the best. He will have that opportunity.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

theplainsman.com Alston maturing and growing his skillset during spring ball - The Auburn Plainsman 5–6 minutes Auburn football has undergone a massive change over the last several months, and many players believe the program has changed for the better. “I feel like it was kind of a blessing in disguise. You know, things happen, and it is what it is, but I feel like when coach (Hugh) Freeze came, a lot of coaches changed,” said running back Damari Alston. “I feel a change in the relationship that I have with coach Freeze than I had with the previous staff, and I feel like I can talk to coach Freeze anytime that I want to. That’s always been the way with Cadillac (Williams), and I’m happy that Cadillac is still here.” Although Williams was named interim head coach briefly, the running back coach’s approach to teaching his guys has not changed. “Cadillac is just gonna be Cadillac. You know, ever since I came in, he’s always coached us the same. He’s always been a real stand-up guy," Alston said. "He always kept it real on and off the field, and I feel nothing is going to change. He’s going to remain the same." Freeze plans to utilize all his running backs by rotating them throughout the game, and Alston, who was in a limited role last season, is excited about the chance to get more touches. “I love that. Loved that. I want to be more involved in the offense this year and play a crucial role,” Alston said. Former Auburn running back Tank Bigsby had a lasting impact on Auburn football and his fellow running backs. Although Bigsby is off to the NFL, his impact played a big role on Alston. “I learned a lot from Tank. I was really close with Tank before I came in, so he always told me little pieces of advice,” Alston said. “You know, he was always texting me and facetiming me, telling me to ‘stay focused' and ‘stay ready.’” With Bigsby headed to the NFL, Jarquez Hunter has taken the leadership role in the running back room. “I feel like Jarquez is just always the guy that leads by example. The things that he does, you know, you want to follow him because he’s doing things right, and he’s doing it his way,” Alston said. During the offseason, Alston has spent a lot of time in the weight room, getting stronger and faster. “My thing was just getting bigger, stronger and faster. That was my whole thing this offseason, and I’ve been working my tail off to just improve in those areas because I’m playing some big boy ball in the SEC,” Alston said. The sophomore running back caught new offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery's eye already. “He’s got really good vision. I think he’s learning to be more patient within his running style. And then when he hits it, he’s got a really good gear,” Montgomery said. “I’ve thought from the start of spring camp, he’s the guy that’s probably surprised me a little bit more out of the running back room than anybody.” The running back room welcomed USF transfer Brian Battie with open arms to its roster. Battie brings experience and speed to the field as the 5-foot-8 running back ran for 1,186 yards and eight touchdowns last season. “We brought (Brian Battie) with open arms, and you know, ever since then, we’ve all just been going out and just competing, helping each other out on the field and off the field,” Alston said. “He definitely adds some speed and quickness. He’s a really quick guy. He can obviously take kicks back as well.” Enjoy what you're reading? Get content from The Auburn Plainsman delivered to your inbox Do you like this story? The Plainsman doesn't accept money from tuition or student fees, and we don't charge a subscription fee. But you can donate to support The Plainsman. Caitlyn Griffin | Sports Writer Caitlyn Griffin is a freshman from Huntsville, Ala. majoring in journalism. She started with The Plainsman in fall 2022. Twitter: @caitlyngrif99

i sure will! and with all the legal stuff lined up against trump i might be partying for a while. LOCK HIM UP!

What to know about Frank Thomas ahead of his Auburn baseball statue unveiling Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser Tue, April 4, 2023 at 12:59 PM CDT AUBURN — Frank Thomas will soon be immortalized. The Auburn baseball legend turned MLB star is getting a statue in front of Plainsman Park on Saturday, with the unveiling ceremony set for 10 a.m. near the corner of South Donahue Drive and Heisman Drive. Thomas, who enjoyed a 19-year professional career before retiring in 2008, was drafted with the No. 7 overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox, an organization he was with from 1990-2005. He finished his career with a couple of brief stints with the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays. AUBURN FOOTBALL Order of the QBs, OL units and other spring practice observations - ADVERTISEMENT - AUBURN BASKETBALL: Tracking the offseason moves of coach Bruce Pearl Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, Thomas retired with a .301 batting average and is one of only 28 players in MLB history to hit 500 or more home runs, as he finished with 521. He won back-to-back MVP awards in 1993 and 1994 and picked up four Silver Slugger awards throughout his career. Here's what to know about Thomas ahead of the unveiling of his statue. Pat Dye praised him as a football player Thomas came to Auburn on a football scholarship in 1986, recruited by legendary coach Pat Dye to play tight end. He ended up focusing on baseball after he suffered an ankle injury, but not before he made an impression on Dye during his lone season playing under him. "If he had stuck with football, he'd be going in the hall of fame as a football player," Dye said, according to a 2014 story posted on the official Auburn athletics website. Thomas caught three passes for 45 yards in 1986. The Tigers went 10-2 that season, with notable wins coming over Alabama in the Iron Bowl and against USC in the Citrus Bowl. They finished as the No. 6 team in the final AP Poll. He had a career batting average of .382 at Auburn With batting averages of .385 and .403 in 1988 and 1989, respectively, Thomas led the SEC. He finished with a .382 mark over 178 total games played to go along with 49 home runs and 228 hits, per The Baseball Cube. He also walked 153 times, including 73 walks over 64 games in 1989. Thomas added 205 RBIs and scored 163 runs for the Tigers. He left the Plains with a .514 on-base percentage and a .725 slugging percentage. Thomas was nearly teammates with Bo Jackson It's rare to have an athlete elite enough to play well in two different sports. It's even rarer to have two of those athletes on the same team. That's what almost happened with Thomas and running back Bo Jackson on the Auburn football team. Jackson, who played both football and baseball with the Tigers, played four seasons in the NFL before a hip injury cut his career short. He also played in the MLB, getting an all-star nod with the Kansas City Royals in 1989. Jackson's last season on the Plains was in 1985, just one year before Thomas' freshman season. Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Frank Thomas: What to know about Auburn baseball legend before statue

Why Auburn football's Hugh Freeze called Jarquez Hunter the best RB he has ever coached Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser Tue, April 4, 2023 at 4:41 PM CDT AUBURN — Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze hasn't even seen Jarquez Hunter in a game yet, but he's already calling the 5-foot-10, 210-pound playmaker the best running back he's ever coached. Freeze, who had Jordan Wilkins at Ole Miss for a couple of seasons and also saw Dae Dae Hunter rush for 854 yards at Liberty in 2022, said Hunter has them beat: “I think Jarquez is special. I do. ... (I’m) excited about his demeanor and the way he goes about his work," Freeze said Monday. "He keeps his mouth shut and just goes to work." Asked to give his assessment of Hunter, running backs coach Cadillac Williams echoed similar sentiments. CADILLAC WILLIAMS: How Auburn football's RB coach remains strong recruiter despite coaching changes JEREMIAH COBB: How Auburn football assistant coach Cadillac Williams plans to use 4-star RB "I’m fired up about Jarquez," Williams said Tuesday. "Since Day 1 when he stepped on campus, one of the things that truly stands out about Jarquez is just his humble approach to everything. ... I love his tenacity. I just love his grit. Love how he’s willing to learn each and every day. He’s always trying to find ways that he can get better. The sky is the limit for Jarquez. I think he has a chance to be a very, very special back." Hunter rushed for 668 yards in 2022 as the No. 2 option behind Tank Bigsby. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry and added nine total touchdowns. He's poised to lead a position group this season that features sophomore Damari Alston, freshman Jeremiah Cobb and South Florida transfer Brian Battie. "Right now, that’s still to be determined," Williams said when asked if Hunter is the best running back he's ever had. "He’s just as talented as anyone I have coached. The guy has the skill set, has the talent, has the grit. What separates him from a lot of guys that I have coached is just his mental toughness. "He’s one of the toughest young men I have been around, just by his approach and how he handles adversity and how he had the opportunity to play behind Tank Bigsby and sit and learn and still be humble. That is tough to do. Lord knows, I’m kind of speaking from experience. To watch his growth has been inspiring for me." Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn football: Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze praise Jarquez Hunter

Trump's arrest: Inside the Manhattan courtroom 1.5k Caitlin Dickson and Christopher Wilson Tue, April 4, 2023 at 4:15 PM CDT Former President Donald Trump with his attorneys Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn during his arraignment in court on Tuesday in New York City. (Andrew Kelly/Getty Images) NEW YORK — Many hours after reporters began camping out for access to a sweltering 15th-floor Manhattan courtroom, a former U.S. president was formally charged with a crime for the first time in history. Donald Trump entered the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse around 1:30 p.m. ET for processing, coming into the courtroom itself an hour later, 15 minutes after the arraignment’s scheduled start time. The former president spoke only three times during the 55-minute hearing, once to plead not guilty and twice to acknowledge his rights as a defendant. Ahead of Trump’s arrival, press in the courtroom were repeatedly reminded that there were “no electronics allowed in the courtroom and no moving.” There were at least 20 uniformed New York state court officers in the room to enforce those rules, as well as other non-uniformed officers, presumably Secret Service. Approximately 50 reporters were in the actual courtroom, not including a small number of still photographers allowed in briefly to capture images before the proceedings began. Trump appeared to turn toward them as they took photos. Over the course of the hearing, the crowd outside — which contained Trump supporters and opponents and scores of additional media members gathered on an idyllic spring day — could at times be heard chanting and cheering. Opponents of Trump gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse during his arraignment Tuesday. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The prosecution raised concerns that Trump had made threatening statements on social media toward “our cities, our courts and our justice system,” citing “death and destruction” and “World War III,” as well as posting an image of himself holding a baseball bat next to a photo of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump’s defense attorneys said that the former president is entitled to discuss the case, but conceded that Trump had responded “forcefully” because he is “frustrated and upset.” Judge Juan Merchan told the legal teams to instruct their witnesses to refrain from making statements that have the “potential to incite violence and unrest” and not to make statements that undermine the rule of law. Merchan set the next in-person hearing for Dec. 4, while the prosecution said it was hoping to go to trial in January of next year — about the time of the Iowa caucuses, where Trump is competing as a presidential candidate. Trump’s lawyers suggested they would seek to waive his right to appear at the Dec. 4 hearing, citing the great expense to the city and security concerns involved with having him appear in court. Merchan acknowledged that Tuesday had been a huge ordeal for everyone involved but that he still expected all defendants to appear in court, including high-profile ones. Trump departed New York en route to Florida late Tuesday afternoon. He was scheduled to give remarks addressing the charges at his Mar-a-Lago club Tuesday evening. An anti-Trump protester outside the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Tuesday. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images) The Manhattan investigation is focused on a hush money payment made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. In the statement of facts released after the hearing concluded, Manhattan prosecutors charged that Trump “repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public.” “From August 2015 to December 2017, the Defendant orchestrated a scheme with others to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and purchasing negative information about him to suppress its publication and benefit the Defendant’s electoral prospects,” the prosecutors said. “In order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York. The participants also took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the payments made in furtherance of the scheme.” Addressing the media after the hearing, Bragg defended the decision to bring charges against Trump. “I’ve been doing this for 24 years and I’m no stranger to rigorous, complex investigations,” Bragg said. “I bring cases when they’re ready. Having conducted a rigorous and thorough investigation, the case was ready to be brought. And it was brought.” Trump is currently under investigation in multiple other cases, including a federal probe into his handling of sensitive documents and a Georgia probe into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

Open in app or online Donald Trump thinks being arraigned will help him. Donald Trump is a ******* idiot. Donald Trump is the Wingnut Grievance Bubble's biggest whiny grievance baby Jeff Tiedrich Apr 4 this afternoon, in a courtroom in lower Manhattan, Donald Trump will be arraigned. Donald Trump thinks this will guarantee him a win in 2024. Donald Trump is a ******* idiot. Upgrade to paid Trump didn’t have to come to Manhattan today. he was given the opportunity to be arraigned at his s***ty Florida golf motel via a zoom call. (Siri, show me an example of white privilege at its worst.) but no. Trump wanted a perp walk. he wanted handcuffs. he wanted a spectacle. (Trump’s not getting those first two things. but he is getting the spectacle.) because Trump thinks this will help him. because Donald Trump is the biggest ******* delusional grievance baby ever to have dwelt inside the Wingnut Grievance Bubble. I’ve written before about the Wingnut Grievance Bubble, that enclosed feedback loop where untruths, repugnant behavior and harebrained notions are amplified and unchallenged, causing all who dwell within to fall right on their stupid ******* faces the moment they step out into the real world. most recently, it was life inside the Bubble that caused Scott Adams to forget that out in the real world, you can’t be an aggressively racist a**hole. but of all the delusional dipshits who live inside the Bubble, there is no dipshit more delusional than Donald Trump. inside his rapidly deteriorating brain, Trump is absolutely convinced that the public spectacle of his indictment will rally all of America to his side and propel him to a massive victory in 2024. out in the real world, however, the majority of Americans believe that Trump deserves everything that courts and prosecutors are about to throw at him. (of course, Trump will dupe his deranged worshipers into sending him millions more dollars, but sadly, there’s nothing that can be done about fools and their money.) but here’s the thing: Trump’s narrow victory in 2016 was due a lot of fluky things that came together in one perfect horrible storm, but one huge factor was that the majority of ‘undecideds,’ the low-information voters who really don’t pay attention to politics, didn’t know that TrUmP tHe SuCcEsSfUl BuSiNeSsMaN was a character he played on a tv show, and that in real life Trump is actually a serial ****-up. Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich here's the thing: "successful businessman" is a character Trump played on a TV show. in real life, Trump is a serial ****-up who had to turn to laundering Russian mob money once his Klansman father was no longer around to bail him out of one ******* disastrous deal after another 2:48 PM ∙ Oct 21, 2019 25,017Likes5,923Retweets these voters were willing to roll the dice because even if they didn’t approve of Trump’s boorish personality, at least here was a guy who knew how to run a business. how could that be bad for America? well, those voters have learned their lesson. they might have been uninformed, but they’re not stupid. they now know the real Trump. they might have been there for him in 2016, but they were gone in 2020 and they’re going to be even more gone in 2024 as Trump sinks into a legal hell of his own making. the man is ******* toxic. and the only people left to vote for him are the crazies. and thank ******* god, there aren’t enough crazies to carry an election. enjoy your big stupid arraignment, Trump. from here on out, your life only gets increasingly worse. everyone is entitled to my own opinion is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

rollingstone.com Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos Protest Trump Arrest in NYC Ryan Bort 7–9 minutes Skip to main content MTG Flees Her Own Trump-Arrest Protest as Hecklers Drown Her Out Tension is high as Trump supporters and detractors await the former president's arrest in New York City Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks at a protest held in Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah Donald Trump is in New York City today, where he will soon be arrested and arraigned on what is expected to be north of 30 charges pertaining to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. New York City has been heavily fortified with security, and supporters and detractors of the former president have descended on the area surrounding the courthouse to demonstrate. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is one of the Trump supporters in town, and held a rally nearby. She left minutes after arriving, however, as anti-Trump protesters drowned her out as she attempted to speak through a megaphone. “This is a travesty,” Greene blared, calling Democrats the “party of violence” as she was shouted down by detractors. New York City Mayor Eric Adams called Greene out by name on Monday, warning protesters to be on their “best behavior.” Greene bashed Adams for the few minutes she held a megaphone, surrounded largely by reporters. “Mayor Adams, you send your henchmen down here to commit assault against people by making loud noises,” she whined. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Mayor Adams…you send your henchmen down here to commit assault against people by making loud noises." pic.twitter.com/5MPuhbAfCH — Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) April 4, 2023 Ben Collins of NBC News reported that the “loud noises” to which Greene was referring were at least partially the work of a self-identifying Trump supporter who had been handing out whistles. Greene later claimed New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was also blowing a whistle. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) showed up to defend the president, as well. “It’s bad day for democracy,” he said. “What’s to stop the next prosecutor in two years?” The scene was chaotic, with opposing protesters squaring off against each other, and at times literally facing each other from across barricades. Some chanted “USA! USA! USA!” Some chanted “**** Trump!” Some chanted “**** Joe Biden!” One Trump supporter appears to have rushed an anti-Trump sign in an attempt to tear it away. JUST NOW: A Trump supporter just rushed the banner and tried to tear it up. Started attacking the anti-Trump protesters. Very ugly and heated. Swarmed by media. Police struggled to get in to break it up. Getting heated. pic.twitter.com/H2pfiHI2cN — David Mack (@davidmackau) April 4, 2023 The pro-Trump contingent showed up from elsewhere in New York, and outside of the city. “What they’re doing to him, it’s bullying, it’s mean, it’s domestic terrorism,” Kristine Goddard, who traveled from Washington, D.C., told Rolling Stone. “Alvin Bragg right now is using up all his resources [on Trump] while real crime is happening on the streets,” added Dion Cinci, from New York. “I think George Santos did what Joe Biden did,” she added of the Long Island congressman’s presence. “He lied his way to the Capitol.” Trending Editor’s picks Trump has called on social media for his supporters to “PROTEST” his indictment, and at times has suggested violence may be the only way to defend him against what he has described as “PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT.” Rolling Stone reported on Monday that Trump is relishing turning his arrest into a spectacle, opting to have it take place in the middle of the day rather than at night or on a video call. “It’s kind of a Jesus Christ thing,” said one source close to his legal team. “He is saying, ‘I’m absorbing all this pain from all around from everywhere so you don’t have to.'” Trump is expected to return to Mar-a-Lago following his arrest and arraignment on Tuesday, where he will give an address at 8:15 p.m.

i miss a lot i admit. i look for articles throughout the day and get distracted and yes at 67 i forget quite a bit. more than i am comfortable with. but if you tagged me i probably saw it and if i did not reply i imagine i disagreed with you. there is a slight chance i missed it but i never get that many alerts from folks. but here is a pointer. maybe you need to make it more interesting? that might have been the problem as well but i cannot remember...

rollingstone.com Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts of Falsifying Records Tim Dickinson 8–10 minutes Skip to main content Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts The former president turned himself over to authorities in Manhattan on Tuesday Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4, 2023 in New York City. Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree — part of a complex scheme intended to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star. Trump surrendered to authorities for arrest in New York early Tuesday afternoon, and he pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan court. He is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. The not-guilty plea comes after a grand jury voted on Thursday to indict Trump, an unprecedented decision that promises to shake up the 2024 presidential race. The indictment itself is bare-bones. It lays out a series of dozens of allegedly “false” financial transactions made by Trump “with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof.” The Statement of Facts in the case, embedded below, is far more revealing. It alleges that Trump “repeatedly and fraudulently” falsified business records “to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.” A key “component of this scheme,” it alleges, was Trump’s direction that “an adult film actress” be “covertly paid $130,000… shortly before the election to prevent her from publicizing a sexual encounter with the Defendant.” The document offers new allegations about the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, including that Trump — after approving the deal — sought to “delay making a payment” in the hopes of dragging the process past Election Day. Trump allegedly hoped he “could avoid paying altogether, because at that point it would not matter if the story became public.” The Trump charges have emerged after years of legal wrangling over the $130,000 payment, made in October 2016, to keep Daniels quiet about her alleged affair with Trump. The payment was made to aid Trump’s presidential bid, but it was not disclosed as a campaign contribution. Trump is accused, but not charged with, having “violated election laws.” Trump lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen paid Daniels out of his own pocket, funneling the money through a shell corporation. The Statement of Facts alleges: “Before making the payment, Lawyer A” — i.e. Cohen — “confirmed with the Defendant that Defendant would pay him back.” The Trump Organization then put Cohen on a $35,000 monthly retainer throughout 2017, ostensibly for his work as an attorney. But the Statement of Facts insists Cohen “was not being paid for legal services” and that Trump “caused his entities’ business records to be falsified to disguise his and others’ criminal conduct.” The Statement of Facts also underscores troubling behind-the-scenes meetings to further this illegal scheme — including at the White House. It describes how Trump and Cohen “met in the Oval Office” in February 2017 “and confirmed this repayment arrangement.” Trump has denied the affair and insisted that he never instructed Cohen to do anything illegal, suggesting he was following the advice of his counsel. But Cohen has testified that the initial payment and the covert reimbursement scheme were both executed at Trump’s direction. The Statement of Facts additionally describes overtures made to Cohen by other lawyers in Trump’s camp as the scheme initially came to light, putting Cohen in legal jeopardy. The document alleges that Cohen was approached by an attorney who “offered to represent him in the interest of maintaining a ‘back channel of communication’ to the Defendant,” Trump. This attorney allegedly communicated to Cohen: “You are ‘loved,’” and, “you have friends in high places.” Rolling Stone reported in February that Trump’s advisers have told him to insist the payment was made to keep the alleged affair from his wife Melania, not to help his presidential campaign. Rolling Stone reported last month that Trump’s attorneys have been preparing him to lose the case. Trump has been railing against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg since the news of his impending arrest broke last month, and especially since the grand jury voted to indict him last week. The former president has attacked the legitimacy of the case, calling it “Election Interference” and suggesting violence may be the only way to defend him against the prosecution. “What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?” Trump wrote last week. Trump responded to a report about the number of charged against him on Monday night by writing that Bragg should “INDICT HIMSELF.”

we just thought it was fake news 78. seriously. but if you speak truly i will just have to go stand in the corner and admit my guilt. see? I can admit guilt unlike most of you across the aisle. and the money and indictments are about more than one hush payment just so you know.

i tell you what. tell me how to stop the mass shootings if you care about them. nothing is working and the repubs seem to stonewall ANY safety actions.

well thank you 78. you do understand basically donald is under arrest right?

love for genital mutilation? survey says you are a liar. but i have come to expect that from you. we believe in freedom. you guys lie ancd cheat and steal and then lie someone when your daddy gets busted. but hey he is collecting for his defense fund so maybe you can help the poor ol con guy out? how much ya gonna donate? and what building are you guys going to take over when daddy sends you into battle to protect his sacred name and trust?

i love it baby.................keep it coming.

son sometimes it is better to just not say or do anything and let people know i am living rent free in yo mind. keep it going because i love it! it lets me know i have done my job today.

what about don jr putting the picture of the judges daughter out there? look which side you are on son. good grief. how many of trumps cabinet been arreste4d AND convicted in a court of law? you guys kill me. you know trump made himself an exact rep of the oval office at his marlago or whatever and he demands that everyone down there call him mr president. the man is unhinged. all you have to do is listen to what he says. but i bet you are someone that will never admit when he is wrong. am i right?

pithy? is that hairlip for pissy? lmao

hey man go ahead and donate a couple of grand to trumps poor ol me fund...............you will feel much better. ask trump...he will tell you.

son you need to get laid more. all you got is face palms and angry faces. turn that frown upside down young man!