Trump And Vance Could Face Immediate Arrest After Criminal Charges Submitted In Ohio

A Haitian nonprofit has filed criminal charges in the state of Ohio against Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance for repeatedly spreading their hate-filled, and completely debunked, lies about Haitian migrants in Springfield. Ohio allows for non-law enforcement groups or people to file criminal charges, but it will be up to a court to decide whether or not those charges “officially” get filed and an arrest warrant gets issued. At the very least, this is setting the stage for a major legal battle in the near future, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains.

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A nonprofit organization called the Haitian Bridge Alliance has filed criminal charges in Springfield, Ohio against Donald Trump and JD Vance, for repeatedly spreading the debunked claims that Haitian migrants were of course, eating the pets in Springfield. That hoax, as we have talked about many times, has been debunked by the police. It's been debunked by city officials. It's been debunked by the residents. It's been debunked by the lady who said her cat was eaten and it's been debunked from the original woman who posted it on Facebook. Simply is not happening. Nevertheless, Donald Trump and JD Vance continue to spread that false information. So now this nonprofit group has hit them with criminal charges. And in case you are not aware by now, 'cause this story is, you know, 36 hours old at this point. How can a private group, how can private citizens file criminal charges against people?

They have no law enforcement authority. Well, that's true, but in the state of Ohio, that's actually allowed. So yes, they do have the clearance to file these criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance. However, they're not actually yet criminal charges. It's almost like filing a lawsuit. You can file the criminal charges just like you would file a lawsuit. And then the court court, excuse me, will determine whether or not there is any merit to the lawsuit or in this case to the criminal charges. So once the Springfield Municipal Court makes its decision, at that point, criminal charges will either be filed or nothing will happen and it goes away. But here is what they're alleging. The lead counsel for Haitian Bridge Alliance said quote, we want the judge to issue arrest warrants for Trump and Vance immediately. There is probable cause the Haitian community is suffering in fear because of Trump Vance's, relentless, irresponsible, false alarms and public services have been disrupted.

Trump Vance must be held accountable to the rule of law. Anyone else who wreaked havoc the way they did would've been arrested by now. And that's true. The Haitian community is suffering in fear because of Trump advances relentless, irresponsible, false alarms. So what are the charges they're alleging? Here it is. The charges argue that the two politicians repeatedly made inflammatory statements about Haitian immigrants during rallies and interviews, falsely portraying them as a threat to public safety. According to the lawyer, Trump and Vance's rhetoric, not only alarmed residents, but also resulted in massive disruptions to local public services. The formal charges filed include disrupting public service, making, false alarms, telecommunications, harassment,

And aggravated menacing. Now here is what I love about this. Not only is it these residents coming together to hold these men accountable, but it's exactly almost exactly what I said they should do. And they listed the exact same things that I mentioned when I talked about the fact that they should file a class action lawsuit against them. The disruption of public services. Now, on the surface, that may not seem like the biggest thing, right? Obviously what is happening to the Haitian community is the worst thing in the eyes of the law. However, not in my eyes, but in the eyes of the law. I just wanna make that clear. The bigger problem is the disruption of public services, the loss of revenue, the loss of economic activity. Now, those were the things I said they should file a class action lawsuit for, but they've taken it a step further and filed criminal charges against them for it because yes, public buildings were closed down.