Open Thread | Happy Arraignment Day!😂

No…I didn’t forget.

Never forget, this was the original election manipulation. Without this, we would not have had the crimes in Georgia or 1/6.

MAJOR BREAKING: First photos have emerged showing Donald Trump entering the courtroom.

Images show Trump sullen, quietly walking slowly accompanied by Secret Service and NY police officers.

This is the first “perp walk” captured of a former United States president.

He… pic.twitter.com/ikszAtsGSw

— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) April 4, 2023

We just announced a 34-count felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Learn more: https://t.co/PTTh2zlsvv pic.twitter.com/IUE6JjdrS2

— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 4, 2023

These are felony crimes in New York. No matter who you are. We cannot normalize serious criminal conduct.” – D.A. Bragg pic.twitter.com/VWztzDrdBq

— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 4, 2023

“As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. No amount of money and no amount of power changes that enduring principle.” – D.A. Bragg pic.twitter.com/3IVj2SCoKU

— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 4, 2023

"This marks the first time in The New Yorker's ninety-eight-year history that it's published a courtroom sketch on the cover," according to the magazine pic.twitter.com/9FoRrudNql

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 6, 2023

Maddow: So far he is just giving his normal list of grievances. We don’t consider that necessarily newsworthy and there is a cost to us as a news organization of knowingly broadcasting untrue things pic.twitter.com/1x9E5NxqPb

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 5, 2023

Dark Brandon came out today and I love it. https://t.co/rkiCcOw0L0

— Joseph in THEE OC (@BlueOc1981) April 5, 2023

Black ppl saving America from itself again. Alvin Bragg. Fani Willis. Letitia James. Have trump&Tucker Carlson whined that trump’s being persecuted bc he’s white yet? We need Merrick Garland&Jack Smith to step up, integrate this shit&take that argument away from trump ASAP. pic.twitter.com/OW3gCMRusM

— Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) April 5, 2023

Rachel Maddow quoting Stringer Bell in The Wire to explain the case against Trump has been the highlight of my evening. pic.twitter.com/Ha2sOBcHsy

— Skeptical Brotha (@skepticalbrotha) April 5, 2023

Alvin Bragg. Not all heroes wear capes #TrumpArraignment

In the words of Nappy Roots…

We're gonna have a good day
And all my homies gonna ride today pic.twitter.com/aZBPGplOKf

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) April 4, 2023

Falsifying business records is not a minor matter. The faithfulness of business records and financial reporting is, literally, the basis of a functional market economy. Wild to see “Capitalists” be so dismissive of these charges.

— BombayK (@OuterBoroRoyal) April 4, 2023

NEW: Per @adamreisstv who was inside of the courtroom, the Trump indictment is 34 counts of Falsification of Business Records "in the first degree," (which suggests they are felonies), and Conspiracy.

— Katie S. Phang (@KatiePhang) April 4, 2023

Good morning @ManhattanDA. So thankful for you being DA at this time and grateful to be alive to witness justice being served. God bless you in every way. Amen! #TrumpIndictment https://t.co/cfbT1hz0cJ

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) April 4, 2023

We might have Trump fatigue, but I will never get tired of seeing the twice impeached & indicted Trump being humiliated by this historic criminal arraignment. There's a particular poetic justice to a Black mayor, Black Commissioner & Black DA, Alvin Bragg being in charge today. pic.twitter.com/1VvXmrD9QF

— Reecie @BlackWomenViews (@ReecieColbert) April 4, 2023

But, somehow getting charged with 34 felonies is a sign of strength? I am with Marshall

It’s actually not a win to get all the attention when you’re getting arrested and arraigned on multiple felony indictments. I don’t pretend this is a great insight. But a lot of people don’t seem to understand it. pic.twitter.com/8VCw5yirUB

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 5, 2023

I believe it has been generationally ingrained in Black people to "bear witness" because if we don't see for ourselves, we can't trust the narratives that will take root. See: American Historyhttps://t.co/DQ05i4aqjk

— Portia McGonagal portiamcgonagal1619 on Insta (@PortiaMcGonagal) April 5, 2023

I love the way cop #2 let's the door go and DT thought it was going to be held for him. Trying so hard to look tough when you get a door shut in your face!!! https://t.co/dbjTnrndIp

— Ella (or PJ, if you like) (@myworldrjm) April 4, 2023

Won’t be too long before these Bozos need to hire their own lawyers. I heard somebody on TV say trump converts lawyers into defendants faster than anybody in history. https://t.co/NxCt3BUGxf

— Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) April 4, 2023

And, THIS

Flawlessly articulated by @secupp

pic.twitter.com/QYaGLhCv86

— Jay Arnold (@jadedcreative) April 3, 2023