Merrick Garland says he's watching the House Committee's January 6 hearings. Sedition, Insurrection, and Treason Thread #53.

How gracious of him.

Prior thread #52.

#52

In other news...Lauren Boebert was a call girl who had abortions!

Meanwhile, LG & Twitter:

This is an interesting, detailed story on Shitler's angling for a way to intimidate the Georgia electors, contemporary with his famous phone call with the GA SOS (to "find" him the votes he needed to win there, over Biden), and his fumbling steps to claim the election was rigged, just 3 days prior to the riot he launched.

[quote] Lauren Boebert was a call girl who had abortions!

Link.

Merrick will simper ingratiatingly and pat trump on the wrist. Why Obama wanted him for the supreme court says more about Obama than about this gormless worm.

70 yo Marsha hasn't learned to comb her hair or bush her wig.

I’m sure he’s watching in the same way Sue Collins is concerned.

He doesn’t do shit.

Actually Garland does quite a bit. He seems to be on top of everything. Just not this.

Merrick watched because the show "mama june from hot to not" wasn't on that night.

Garland is A.G. but has turned the Trump investigations over to a top prosecutor (forget his name).

Another one. Arrested for something else.

Rage-a-holic governor of Montana is MIA

[bold] A 24 hour recap for Georgia Republicans: [/bold]

[quote] A Congressman let insurrectionists in the Capitol.

[quote] A Congresswoman wants to ban drag queens.

[quote] A Senate candidate has a secret child and lied about a chicken empire.

[quote] A House candidate called the cops on his opponent.

[quote] A+ work here, y'all.

^ who called the cops on his opponent?

Why does have have to watch the hearings? Isn’t he supposed to being his own investigation? Or at least his subordinates are. Surely they have way more info than the congress panel.

Surely.

Blackburn criticizing anyone is beyond rich. She is literally only qualified to run a bake sale, or judge a beauty contest, she has a degree ONL a degree in home economics!....

WHO IN THE HELL was giving her her dark money?

R18, Re: R17

[quote] WHO IN THE HELL was giving her her dark money?

everybody.

Footage from Barry Loudermilk's reconnaissance tour of the Capitol. Scary.

New Mexico Republicans refusing to certify election results because of unfounded "voter fraud" fears

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Bet Liz Cheney does, Ol' Kellyanne.

Merrick has TV? How nice.

The Wall Street Journal accused the Jan. 6th of lying about Barry Loudermilk. Then the committee brought receipts

The WSJ Opinion page = NYPost for people who think they’re too good for The NYPost

Oath Keepers wanted to "turn on the gas" when lawmakers were in the tunnels

R8 I think Garland would have been perfectly fine on the Supreme Court. This doesn’t mean he should have been appointed AG. Biden should have gone with Sally Yates.

So…scare them out of “The Capital” proper and into the underground tunnels connection to the (occupied) office buildings…and gas them there, r30?

(As the planted bombs go off on the other side of the Capital complex)

That was def MTG with the bombs. Things are closing in from what it seems.

Liz Cheney will take nothing less than scalps. A chip off the old block for sure.

If it’s not MTG then it’s someone else with an awfully similar Neanderthal gait.

Did any Repugs take their gas masks with them while they were in the tunnels?

I hope the committee countering so quickly with the receipts against the WSJ bullshit makes some of the other liars think twice.

R29 "Loudermilk responds, calling it a "smear campaign":"

It is a smear campaign. Loudermilk deserves to be smeared. With his own feces. I want to say he should eat shit and die, but I'm against the dying part. He should be made to stay alive and forced to eat shit every single day for the rest of his life. And I hope he lives to 100 !!

R31 "Biden should have gone with Sally Yates."

Yates would have been great. I think the problem, however, was the Dems didn't have a big enough majority to guarantee she'd be voted in. Too many Republican senators were scared of their crimes being revealed, so Biden had to pick the closest to a surest thing so indictments could start as soon as possible. (which of course didn't happen anyway).

[quote]Liz Cheney will take nothing less than scalps. A chip off the old block for sure.

Just wait until I take them all out duck hunting!

Marshie Blackburn is …THE MULE!

[quote]Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke before the House today. She is mucho concerned about the pipe bomber and the fact that s/he hasn’t been caught and is still at large. Or, she’s concerned about what the January 6 Committee knows. Or maybe she can’t live with the guilt anymore. Maybe all three.

A small county in New Mexico shows where "Big Lie" delusions can lead

A former member of the People's Convoy says the group is now an armed militia that plans to storm D.C with firearms on July 4th

Miss Marsha doubles down on her conspiracy theory. She could use some grooming.

[quote]Sen. Marsha Blackburn has been known to embrace some odd conspiracy theories, but late last week, the Tennessee Republican broke some new ground. Blackburn released a video claiming, in all seriousness, that high gas prices are the result of a deliberate Democratic scheme. “Well, the Democrats have been trying to get $5-a-gallon gas for well over a decade — and it looks like they have now hit their target,” the senator insisted. “They feel like this helps them, moving to all electric vehicles, forcing you out of a gas-powered vehicle and into an electric vehicle.”

^ What a moron. It's probably the opposite- Republicans running Big Oil are keeping prices high so people will blame Biden

Why is MSNBC allowing George Conway on their shows? At least introduce him with "Full Disclosure. George is married to one of Donald Trump's chief enablers!".. But no.

It really pisses me off!!!!

Ginni, you in danger, girl

Ginni will go down after all is said and done.

Thanks FCI!

[quote]Actually Garland does quite a bit. He seems to be on top of everything. Just not this.

You are right. He's very busy making sure trump gets the best defense for his defamation/rape case that happened long before he was even president. But garland insists on defending him at taxpayer expense

Moar on R16

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but I fear that the DOJ under Garland ain't gonna do shit re: Trump.

I think MG is going to turn out to be the worst nomination Biden made and that his selection will be fodder for historians in the years to come.

Have crises needing attention, and these Republican politicians are secretively away somewhere cheating on their spouses and/or vacationing at grandiose resorts.

[quote] Ginni will go down after all is said and done.

If she has to do it on Clarence, FCI, that may well be punishment enough.

The problem with Garland and institutionalists like him is that they only know how to respond to precedents. And what’s going on here…what’s been going on since 2017…is unprecedented. So, by definition, there are no precedents.

I don’t doubt that Garland means well, but the rigid and seemingly intractable limits of his mind will bring about the end of two and a half centuries of American democracy. And that’s not hyperbole.

R55... well said....them having to "think out of the box" is them not able to think out of the box and they shouldn't think out of the box...

Yep, it's the timidity of the Democrats that ultimately and permanently will unwind this democracy. It's all there on a platter and they're afraid to touch it, hoping voters will solve this and boot out the Repugs. Why would anyone vote for lameass Dems in this scenario, and why would the Repugs stop their march toward a permanent kleptocracy if no one has the balls to stop them. Get it together, Dems.

[We need a multiparty system].

[quote] Herschel Walker now has the same number of secret sons (2) as he did 1,000 yard rushing seasons in his 12 year NFL career.

[quote] A former member of the People's Convoy says the group is now an armed militia that plans to storm D.C with firearms on July 4th.

Good. Then they will be shot in the streets as traitors. Let the insane Repugs come. Let them die for the cause of Trump as the rest of the world laughs at them.

The multiparty system barely works. Have you been paying attention to the political embarrassment that is the UK?

R55 excellent point.

And choose someone outside that beltway lawyer social club that includes figures such as Comey, Kavanaugh, Rosenstein. Barr, Durham, Mueller. etc.

^Wray too.

R57 probably voted for Jill Stein. A "multiparty" system would just lead to left-leaning parties splitting the vote, giving Republicans more power than ever

Herschel Walker's Log Cabinette son was shading Nick Cannon for having lots of kids, lol

Sen. Whitehouse: Supreme Court Must Investigate Justice Thomas’s Jan. 6 Votes

[quote]Merrick Garland says he's watching the House Committee's January 6 hearings.

OMG Merrick so are we! Wanna come over and have a watch party? We can brush each others hair and talk about cute guys! Or we could talk about how you're just another neolib dinosaur who wouldn't dare disturb the status quo. Oh, you're going to "monitor ther proceedings" because you are "very concerned"? That's great! No actual actions though? Great! 🤮

Trump is whining on Truth Social that the networks should give him "equal time"....but he won't testify

DOJ now requesting transcripts of all the 1/6 witness testimonies.

About. Fucking. Time.

Didn’t DOJ ask for that a couple weeks ago, and the committee turned them down?

Asshole

An informant told the DOJ that the Proud Boys would have killed Mike Pence if they had the chance

Trump called Pence a wimp and a pussy on a phone TO PENCE

Excuses for Merrick.

Can't save? He hasn't tried.

Get a better opinion, Newsweek.

Educator fired and harassed due to "Critical Race Theory" moral panic

Chip Roy is against women in the military. He never served

Rafael once wanted Michael Luttig on the U.S. Supreme Court.

r72, and you could hear the beads crack when Pence clutched his pearls.

^ Bitch, I was a was wearing a charm necklace, NOT pearls

[quote]The problem with Garland and institutionalists like him is that they only know how to respond to precedents. And what’s going on here…what’s been going on since 2017…is unprecedented. So, by definition, there are no precedents.

He's a pussy. Biden has surrounded himself with a bunch of useless, lazy, fools

"Biden has surrounded himself with a bunch of useless, lazy, fools"

As opposed to the winners Trump surrounded himself with....

[quote]Trump is whining on Truth Social that the networks should give him "equal time"....but he won't testify

He can testify during his treason trial

40 Feet

His pal Putin probably schooled Trump on how to do it.

More Ginni

14 Republicans vote against vets

R84, the Orwell quote at the end of the letter, and the "cone of silence" (a sci-fi reference) are FuCkInG ScArY! Jesus Christ these people are bonkers. I'm afraid Liz Cheney is gonna end up like Catherine Durant on House of Cards!

This was kind of a brilliant move. Putting hearings on TV, getting people al riled up- and only then having Garland announce, "Well, maybe we better take a closet look".

Rand Paul showing his ass again.

Junior says pay to sign his dad’s birthday card.

Missing no opportunity to grift.

[quote] and you could hear the beads crack when Pence clutched his pearls.

The anal beads, R78...

Check out Sarah Kendzior's thread on Merrick Garland... some pretty disturbing stuff.

Some hightlights:

"Let's review what Garland has done as AG:

1) Defended Trump in a personal lawsuit against E Jean Carroll, a woman who Trump raped

2) Defended Trump and Barr when they ordered the beating and gassing of protesters in Lafayette Square

3) Covered up Barr’s obstruction of the Mueller probe and refused to release the full OLC memo that Barr used as a pretext for his lies

4) Defended DOJ's spying on Washington Post, CNN, and other media outlets for Trump

5) Defended Don McGahn against congressional Dems' subpoenas. This is ominous as it speaks to the current subpoena crisis

6) Refuses to prosecute any of the high level 1/6 operatives

7) Appealed ruling Dems won seeking to expose corruption at Trump Hotel

8) Refused to follow up on a House investigation of Bill Barr and Wilbur Ross

9) Wants to implement a 50 year delay on when courts can consider releasing materials from federal grand juries. This would mean we won't get Trump admin court docs until 2069.

Don’t forget that Asshole Merrick tripped over himself in haste to demand the DOJ protect Supreme Court members. He actually broke new ground to go over and beyond the duties of the DOJ to protect his precious spawn Kavanaugh. He’s there folks to PREVENT any indictments or jail time for Dump and his acolytes. He is a plant…a stooge. We need to “retire” Biden asap.

America has devolved into the Wild Wild West, where there is no federal govt and no laws. Just where Dump’s hillbillies want us. The good ‘ole cowboy days. Better arm up, not lawyer up in this country today.

Link for ^^^

biden surrounds himself with wimps, trump surrounded himself with grifters and criminals....

R16 & R51

[quote] While the Governor’s Office has declined to reveal the location of Gov. Greg Gianforte during Montana’s unprecedented flooding disaster, the national news outlet Newsy reported that the state’s top elected official and his wife were vacationing in Tuscany.

[quote] “Gov. Gianforte is away on a mysterious international vacation during an emergency flooding, and he refuses to say where he is or when he’ll be back,” the Montana Democratic Party tweeted. “Montana needs a leader right now.”

R95... Montana voters "we had no idea what kind of person he was before we voted for him!" Will you vote for him again? "OF COURSE!"....

Is he the one who assaulted someone?

Time for Garland to appoint a Special Council For Trump Administration corruption.

If he hasn't yet, I am sure he will.

Merrick Garland is there to run out the clock, folks! Keep yourself awaiting’. Any day now….

p.s. Biden also wants to ride off into the sunset to join good ole son Beau!✌️☮️🕊

Kiss off ya ‘all youngins, I’ve got better plans.

Remember, Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya.

Garland continued with a special prosecutor, Durham, focusing now on something that may be on his long abandoned laptop. Did he miss declaring something on his tax returns?

Yet, Garland can’t bother to investigate and indict a former President and his top cronies for attempting a coup d’etat whereby there were casualties, numerous injuries, destruction, threats, and attempting to physically disrupt a constitutionally defined electoral process in Congress.

Garland is stalling and trying to run out the clock. Why was Christopher Wray acting clueless about 1/06? What Trump top operatives has he investigated since? What’s in Ginni’s file? A cocktail party invitation?

^per Hunter Biden - first paragraph

Garland will not step on the toes of Congress while the Congressional hearings are in process. If they had a Bipartisan Commission like 9/11 Commission. He would not have stepped on their toes either. It seems he is using the 1/6 HUAC as a part of DoJ discovery.

Adam Schiff already let it be known in January or February that he does not expect garland to charge trump "for the good of the country, so we can just move forward".

He hasn't even investigated any of the politicians or trump. But because he's so busy trying to provide trump with the best defense taxpayer money will provide in trump's rape/defamation case, that merrick fucking garland volunteered to provide, despite the fact that it all happened long before was ever president.

What in the fuck is wrong with this God damn pussy?

Biden surrounded himself with a cabinet full of LOSERS

The traitor politicians and the insurrection were GIFTS, GIGANTIC GIFTS to the democrats. And they have squandered ALL OF IT

No one is watching the hearings. No one really cares. They didn't change anyone's minds. It's been too long since the insurrection happened. And during that time, they've allowed the republicans to put out whatever narrative (all lies) they want, and basically couldn't be bothered to refute most of it.

[QUOTE] No one is watching the hearings. No one really cares. They didn't change anyone's minds. It's been too long since the insurrection happened. And during that time, they've allowed the republicans to put out whatever narrative (all lies) they want, and basically couldn't be bothered to refute most of it.

This isn’t necessarily true. I’m just one person, but I know of many people who are watching it including the “independents” in my family who are all horrified and posting things on social media about it.

Re R103: concerning links to *Newsweek*, please bear in mind that it was recently acquired by a corporation that is COMPLETELY controlled by Jared Kushner. It is, effectively, a TRUMP mouthpiece now.

[quote]This isn’t necessarily true. I’m just one person, but I know of many people who are watching it including the “independents” in my family who are all horrified and posting things on social media about it.

democrats don't count. If your Independent relatives had read any of the news they'd have known most of this. But they don't count either

This isn't changing the minds of republicans. And I know they are doing this to establish exactly what happened for history, but they should have started the investigation sooner

The republicans would have.

No republicans are watching this.

Independents aren’t “Democrats.”

R97, yes

[quote]"Biden has surrounded himself with a bunch of useless, lazy, fools"

[quote] As opposed to the winners Trump surrounded himself with....

No, shit for brains

As opposed to the hard workers who knew how to get shit done that Clinton and Obama surrounded themselves with.

Biden a bunch of fucking clowns at the Fed, SEC, FDA, CDC and the DOJ

And Louis Dejoy still has his job. He's been working hard to make sure he slows down the mid term elections in the blue states. And I just know he's laid down some kind of ground work to fuck up things during the next presidential election. Old Joe still wants to be bipartisan. Ain't no fool, like an old fool

Why can’t they just get rid of that pig-faced Louis DeJoy?

Trump says the left doesn't have a sense of right and wrong. Does this guy have even a tiny shred of self-awareness?

Iowa Supreme Court rules that the state constitution doesn't guarantee the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state to outlaw abortion

He's watching, but is he going to have the DOJ prosecute follow up on obvious crimes? Highly unlikely.

At a Texas Republican convention, John Cornyn gets booed for supporting watered down gun control legislation

^Oops, wrong link, here is the right one

Well, there goes any hopes for the "bipartisan" gun legislation.

R118 Republicans have been campaigning on crazy extremist shit for years now. Should they act surprised when their more vocal constituents expect nothing less? They basically painted themselves into a corner.

Miss Lindsey must have been blushing and tickled pink to meet with Mathew McConaughey.

I can think of a way Matthew can secure Lindsey's vote.

R121 beat me to it!

Matt needs to invite Lindz over to his hotel room for a naked bongo session

[quote]At a Texas Republican convention, John Cornyn gets booed for supporting watered down gun control legislation

[quote]

It doesn't matter. I already read an article this very early this morning or maybe last night that Cornyn had already said he was practically done because he wasn't getting anywhere with the democrats. He had a problem with the "boyfriend laws". It would take away guns from someone who is just dating someone. I realize why the democrats want that, but they really should have gone forward without it.

It was their only chance to pass anything. They don't seem to understand that even a watered down bill is better than nothing. There will never be another chance for about 30 years or more.

Without the stuff about closing the boyfriend loophole, there isn't much there. If they get a few other Republicans on their side they don't even need Cornyn anyway

Trump pretty much just confessing

Sidney Powell disbarred

Neil Gorsuch telling us who he was decades ago

r113, Trump lives, and was brought up in, a rich person's bubble.

He does not know why soldiers give their lives. His mother was mentally ill, and he never respected women as anything more than possessions. Possessions with vaginas.

His ethos of right and wrong boils down to, what I want is right. Anyone who deprives me of being right is wrong.

How will banning porn go over with their incel fanbase?

[quote]Without the stuff about closing the boyfriend loophole, there isn't much there. If they get a few other Republicans on their side they don't even need Cornyn anyway

Raising the age. Anything that's there is better than nothing

I’m stealing this thread from One-term Biden thread.

I also wonder why we never got to see the un-redacted version of the Meuller Report?

Another cover-up? Seems a lot of those in Gorelick’s orbit can get away with with anything. I wonder why?

I’m betting that if she her tentacles around Biden and Gorelick, that Trumpey’s going to walk away from it all and we will forget all about it. I won’t, so we need to work and get away from these treasonous whores.

After watching that Biden/Kimmel interview, I’ve done some reasearch and learned a few enlightening and revelatory things. Yes, we that Biden and Merrick Garland are “Insttutionalists”, however I found the oddest link between Merrick Garland and corporate lawyer, Jamie Gorsuch.

If you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that Gorelick is Jared Kushner’s personal lawyer. Like Kushner, Garland’s friendship with Gorelick goes back decades and he has the utmost respect for her. Yet, her name is imbedded into every scandal and cover-up beginning from 9-11. Her skill set seems to involve high-level corruption in our federal government.

Who is she exactly and could she have an influence on Merrick Garland’s passive approach to funding out the clock for Trump et al.

Help me out, DLs.

Another link:

Related to above^^^^

Meant:

If Gorelick has her tentacles around Biden and MERRICK GARLAND, then Trump and his minions will escape Justice and slink away with big smiles and high fives all around.

The fact that Gorelick was Jared Kushner’s personal lawyer is the most goading! I mean how does this son of a crook get permission to read top-secret US documents when he is nothing but a recipient of nepotism?

If we, the US, do not save our system of law and order (due to greed), than we truly do not deserve to be a nation. Let this cabal of greedy, ammoral people (most having Jewish ties) destroy it. Then we’ll see how well they will fare in, say Russia or Germany. Let’s see how they can work around a country that uses common sense as it’s means to deliver Justice and not a Constitution that paralyzes us.

As per the debate about Independent voters, I was a life-long Democrat until they went too much into identity politics while advancing nothing to help your average citizen. I kidded around that if a Dem won the Presidency we’ll see Caitlyn Jenner splashed across every magazine cover. And fuck me, I was right! So I switched.

I feel assured that I would vote for a sensible Republican like Liz Cheney, rather than cannabalistic, self-sabotaging Democrat. (Also will not vote for any old fossils on either side!).

[quote]Let this cabal of greedy, ammoral people (most having Jewish ties) destroy it.

Oh go fuck yourself. Running. Fully.

[quote]kidded around that if a Dem won the Presidency we’ll see Caitlyn Jenner splashed across every magazine cover. And fuck me, I was right! So I switched.

Whatever trolling allegiance you possess, note Caitlyn Jenner, a Kardashian-related figure, has long been a Republican. More specifically, she is a Ted Cruz and Trump MAGA Republican. She is a Lachlan Murdoch Fox News contributor whereby her focus is character bashing of Penn swimmer, Lia Thomas.

WTF has happened to this thread? We’ve finally been overrun by whacko trolls. Fuck, we had a good run.

r139 - They'll be here through midterms, FCI.

r136 -

[quote]I was a life-long Democrat

Sure, Jan.

Definitely lots of trolls here now. I can’t see any posts from r131 to r136 because I’ve blocked the poster.

Sure, R136, because Cait was NEVER on any magazine covers when Trump was president🙄

R142 That person was on a rampage. I blocked, too.

I can’t see a lot of these recent posts since they’ve been blocked.

I’m simply asking WHY have we not seen the unredacted Mueller report?

Why has the DOJ not made any indictments because of it?

Why has Garland dismissed all of the DOJ Grand Jury investigations?

Why is he not following up in the NY Grand Jury hearings and letting those convinced of Trump’s guilt walk away empty handed. Why?

If you cannot answer, please do not make ad hominem attacks against those furious of this inaction and grasp for any, ANY possible explanation. Please re-read the title of this thread as some of us force ourselves to cope with this failure.

I swear, I will write the words ‘I was wrong about Merrick Garland’ on a piece of paper and eat my own words if I am wrong.

That is how strongly I feel about Garland’s DOJ.

I also have 131-136 blocked

Dan Crenshaw attack by Proud Boys at a GOP event. Even far right wingnuts like Crenshaw aren't far enough to the right for these people

[quote]I’m simply asking WHY have we not seen the unredacted Mueller report? Why has the DOJ not made any indictments because of it? Why has Garland dismissed all of the DOJ Grand Jury investigations?

Because Biden is a week old fool. He or his supreme fuck up of a son probably have something to hide. If he wanted trump prosecuted, he'd have already been charged.

9/11 was the same way. They had the hearings and nothing happened. Those hearings were the first time I had ever heard of Gorelik (sp?). Why would she take on kushner for a client? can't she get any other clients? There is more too that. And a few of Obama's former advisors are starting to bash Biden lately. There's more to this. They are all probably involved in some shady $$$$ shit and want to protect themselves

And the above poster mentioning that piece of shit crenshaw reminds me that I read that he was one of the top 10 wealthiest politicians. He doesn't come from a wealthy family. If what I read was true, he made it as an insider trading perk from his job

He’s only a week old, r150?? I thought he was 79!

[quote]There is more too that.

Oh, dear!

Garland being concerned Trump and MAGAs will be angry if Trump is investigated and indicted is a lame, lazy excuse for inaction and stopping justice from happening. What a poor legacy to soon have.

Watching the hearings on TV is not the job.

First there was Nixon and Watergate. Then, Reagan and Iran/Contra (among a million other things). Then, Dubya and the Supreme Court decided election and a false war or two. Then, Trump and January 6th (among a billion other things).

When does the escalation stop if not now? What more will it take?

[quote]First there was Nixon and Watergate. Then, Reagan and Iran/Contra (among a million other things). Then, Dubya and the Supreme Court decided election and a false war or two. Then, Trump and January 6th (among a billion other things).

You’re forgetting about Hillary and Benghazi. Now there was a REAL scandal (cough, cough, cough)…

R154 Notice that all 4 serious presidential crimes mentioned occurred under Republican presidents. The only Democrat with any legal concern was Bill Clinton, which was for lying about a blow-job.

When does the escalation stop? If Trump gets away with his crimes, which were the most serious over them all, and he either challenges a future election or conducts a successful coup, then US democracy is basically over. It will be too late then because those who did not have the courage to bring those who commit crimes to justice.

Regardless of what some talking heads said about Ford pardoning Nixon was good for the country, it was not. By any means. It very likely gave permission for future crimes to be conducted by subsequent presidents. I was beyond furious when the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was given to Gerard Ford in 2001. To me that completely invalidated the significance of the award itself.

I bet one of the conditions Nixon gave for stepping down was that he would be pardoned by Ford.

I don’t think so, r157.

Nixon really didn’t have a choice. He would’ve been impeached and convicted. He had no cards to make a deal with.

I think we need to pressure Garlland to doing the right thing. I no longer care what any MAGA has to say about anything. Die and kill each other you fucking unintelligible morons.

They don’t process the message.

[quote]Proverbs 5:18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,

[quote]Ezekiel 23:20 And lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose issue was like that of horses.

Miss Marsha doesn’t realize these scripture verses placed on Twitter are referencing enlarged penises and not putting wives on pedestals?

R158 I'm confident Nixon was willing to resign so long as he knew that he was going to be free of any criminal prosecution.

[quote]I think we need to pressure Garland to doing the right thing.

There was enough evidence to prosecute trump in 2020. He doesn't want to prosecute trump.

I have to wonder if the Russians or trump don't have something on garland. He chose to provide a taxpayer funded defense for trump's defamation/rape trial, that occurred before trump became president. Shame on this weak cunt garland. Shame on Biden for selecting him.

garland's main focus is helping trump

I think Garland will do the right thing.

As much as I revered him as President, in retrospect, Obama fucked up. Trying too hard to come off non-partisan, he played everything way too safe and blew what could have been some great opportunities. After everything Mitch McConnell said and did throughout his presidency, Obama should known better by the end and taken some chances when he had nothing left to lose. For example, he chose Republican Garland thinking he was centrist and would pass thru to satisfy everyone. Obama should have just chosen Ketanji Jackson. Sure. Fox would have had a field day criticizing the black President for choosing his own race - but in response - how many white guys have appointed white guys? And it would have made the Repubs look far more racist than the already were. And we wouldn't have the Merrick Garland problem we have now!

And instead of being a lame duck president, (something Trump refused to do), Obama should have fired Comey for what he did to Hillary. He was totally justified. Especially knowing that Trump was being investigated by the FBI when the rest of us did not. Then he could have appointed a Democrat. before Trump officially took over. And if Trump or anyone complained, tough shit! McConnell refused to come out with Obama in a partisan way to inform us the extant that Putin involved himself with out voting systems. Why? Because they all assumed Hillary would win, (which she fucking did!) and it would be a non-issue. But Trump "won". So Obama should have given McConnell a big fuck you and spoken up.

The only reason the Dems didn't speak up and give warning was because they were trying to be nice. And ever since we've all been paying the fucking price!

He'll be doing fuck all about it.

Oh, and another thing. All this bullshit about Gerald Ford pardoning Richard Nixon, and how it was for the good of the country. So we're supposed to do the same thing now, and not charge Trump for the good of the country? There's one big difference I haven't seen anyone point out yet. Here it is:

Say what you want about Nixon. At least he did the right thing at the very end. No, I'm not talking about his resignation speech. I'm talking about what he did after. He went away! He disappeared to his home in Santa Barbara and we barely ever heard from him again. Even Dick Cheney had the decency to disappear.

TRUMP WON'T FUCKING GO AWAY! He continues to commit crime after crime after crime. Why is that fucking piece of shit FAT ORANGE CUNT still giving rallies? and what is he saying? I'm sorry for all the damage I did? NO - he's urging his followers to continue to commit crimes. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK???? I still can't wrap my head around that this is even possible and still happening in real time. TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED. More people are gonna die. We fucking know that!!!!!!

A festive time!

A moon pie, a RC cola, and greetings from Marsha.

….because I am so afraid.

Arizona and Georgia officials slated to testify with the 1/06 committee on Tuesday.

Merrick Garland 's son owns the company that prints the CRT programs for school systems nationwide Garland has threatened parents who object to CRT because he has a big buck money interest in promoting "The Theory."

R168!!!! well well said!

that "thing" as I call him is STILL STILL STILL out there at rallies telling lies, telling it was a scam, rigged, stolen, and so on! FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AFTER JANUARY 6th!!!...

HOW IN THE FUCK is this not committing treason and inciting insurrections AGAIN IN REAL TIME??? !!!!!..this is NOT "freedom of speech" this is LITERALLY SHOUTING FIRE IN A MOVIE THEATER!....

R172 is another troll invader who found these threads. I normally would argue the point with him but he can’t even get his facts right about the son.

R173, It is also a fundraising scam whereby DJT is free to dip into that purse and use the money however he pleases.

[quote] Fox News soon picked up the blog post. The news outlet interviewed Asra Nomani, a conservative education advocate, who claimed that Panorama has ties to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "Merrick Garland has declared a war on parents," Nomani tweeted on Tuesday. By Thursday afternoon, several Republican members of Congress had chimed in on Twitter, calling for an investigation into the alleged conflict of interest with the attorney general. "The AG’s son-in-law's company makes millions selling CRT & other PC programs to our schools while the AG calls parents who question school boards, domestic terrorists. Conflict of interest, anyone? I'm joining several of my colleagues to investigate," Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) tweeted on Thursday. Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), and Jim Banks (R-IN) also called for Garland to be investigated.

The right-wing conspiracy theory pertaining to Garland’s son-in-law and CRT was shown to lack substance last October. The below link notes the perpetuators of the flawed assertion.

That's r172's only post...

[quote]That's [R172]'s only post...

Well, in all fairness he's busy fighting the communists in Ukraine.

That doesn't mean he can't multi-task, r178.

Lindsey's afraid of her gentleman caller, Trump....does that make her a battered wife?

The dining room skit at Mar-a-Lago for the weekend to entertain club members and big donors, features a version of the Wizard of Oz. Melania enjoys these shows.

I know the wheels of justice turn slowly and that there all sorts of criteria and components required for a successful prosecution/conviction but I am super tired of articles like this from the NYT (tried gifting it to you all at the link, but DL rejected it) where they keep trying to move the goal posts and promote the supremacy of Trump's mental state over his obvious criminal activity and flouting of the law. I mean, a blind man on Pluto could see that Trump is guilty and this nonsense of "...but did he BELIEVE he won....did he BELIEVE there was actually fraud..." What a nonsense. Of course he knew he lost, that's already been established. Just because yet another unethical lawyer is trying to lay the ground work for a defense by publishing a 12-page response to the hearings, 18 months AFTER THE FACT does not negate the obvious intentions behind his actions.

I'm so sick of this. If Trump isn't prosecuted, there will never be a rule of law again. There will just be more of the "white establishment can commit any criminal acts they want" and "we'll prosecute minorities to continue to make them look bad". Sick of it.

Have all the accusations from the Mueller Investigation fallen off the Statute of Limitations table?

Things takes some time to look over. For example, Matt Gaetz was just sowing his wild oats. Now he is more mature, married, and over those youthful indiscretions. There is no need to cause him more anguish.

Marsha Blackburn used to look like your standard-issue conservative harpy. The transition to "disheveled old whore" is interesting.

Who is on John Eastman's pardon list & why did Sen. Grassley say he, not Pence, would preside on 1/6

Sounds as if ole Chuck Grassley had a role in the insurrection blueprint.

R182's link, archived.

[quote] Hey @LeaderMcConnell are you going to say anything on the Senate floor about these threats to @RepKinzinger and his family? Unlike Kavanaugh, Kinzinger@was actually elected by people. So, get on with it.

You do not threaten a DL boyfriend. Why I never..

Adam needs a side piece like me. And I won't talk.

Speaking of DL boyfriends:

The New York Times is on a mission to protect Trump from an indictment and defend Garland for his inaction.

Pardon, I don’t have another link for it.

Merrick Garland = Epic Fail.

We need some WARRIORS on our side that believe in the right to bear arms to mete out true Justice!

If you can’t perform your task, get taken out with a blast!

Nobody on the right is condemning this sickness of violence embraced by their base while many on the left are decrying the lack of aggressiveness there.

A recipe for disaster.

Watch the Dems self-sabotage and self-immolate themselves with the threats to assassinate Kinzinger. The Dem solution is to form a circle and shoot each other until there isn’t anyone left to blame but their dead selves.

*See Rep. Al Franken (D)

R197 A few weeks after Al Franken resigned he realized he should not have despite the pressure from other Dem senators. He preferred they have conducted an investigation and call in to a hearing to question him. Gillibrand was the primary person pushing to have him resign.

Kirsten Gillibrand will go on a rampage to rid white male democrats accused of sexually suggestive behavior.

She doesn’t say shit when it comes to Tump and Republican politicians with known sexual assaults.

At least she could be consistent across the board, regardless of party, race, gender, age, etc.

Demanding Franken’s resignation before an ethics hearing happened to learn the full facts, is shameful to do.

Whatever happened to Kristen Gillibrand? She loss to a Scott Murphy(?). Never heard anything from him since. And to think she replaced Hillary in the Senate, only to fizzle into nothing. She was a Blue Dog/Centrist Dem

The new self-sacrificial circle jerk of the Democratic Party. Obama was right when he called out our circular firing squad, now reinvented as Progressive Dems vs. old school Institutionalist Dems.

R199 is an idiot. Franken was accused by 8 different women, the chance that all were lying is slim. Multiple people called for his resignation, not just Gillibrand. She's not the villain.

^^^But dearest Puke troll^^^

You forget how depraved and treasonous your MAGAT ilk are. Trampling over the Constitution and storming the US Capital to kill the US Vice President is okay? Braking laws and killing law enforcement officers is okay? You don’t fool me. I know who you are. You are like a modern day Neanderthal. There are many GOPs that are pedos who still occupy seats in government.

Please look up: False Equivalency.

Yes, r202, she is.

Stop replying to yourself.

Disgusting….

[quote]There are many GOPs that are pedos who still occupy seats in government.

Speaking of which...

I think the psychological terminology=Projection=Self-hate, self-loathing.

This is also why they HATE gay men who enjoy sex with other men. Self-hate and loathing.

R204, weird that a misogynist like you isn't a Republican.

Rudy and PA governor candidate Doug Mastriano busted for using fake data to push the "election fraud" myth

How am I being a misogynist, r208?

Democrat sabotage:

R210, making Gillibrand the villain and not the guy who sexually harassed multiple women....singling out Gillibrand and not the others who asked Franken to resign

Arizona? Really Arizona is in the bag? That pic was from 2020, rught?

We no longer have Arizona. Is PR trying to erase his Bike ride? I’m sure if he had a beard, that fall would still be a fail.

Oh I blame them as well, r212. You are also stating he's guilty without even an ethics hearing.

Gillibrand wanted Frankenstein out the way when she tried to run for President in 2O20. Her motives were self-serving. R202 is wrong, unsurprisingly.

Anyway, the ethics committee that used to vet possible candidates no longer exists in its previous form or capacity. That was discarded with Trump’s campaign in 2016.

Al Franken admitted he would sometimes make goofy jokes on camera such as placing his hand on a woman's hip or ass when they were taking a group photo. Of course it was inappropriate humor or in poor taste, but certainly not something that would call from resignation from the Senate.

R217, 8 different women accused him, it wasn't just a photo

R215, Franken wasn't going to be president. Try again. And how do you explain all the other people who called on him to resign?

R214, tons of people have resigned because of bad behavior without an ethics hearing

I believe Jane Mayer. Franken was railroaded.

Louis DeJoy is placing more of his allied operatives to alter postal delivery practices and services.

What shall we see come election time for 2022, and more so, for 2024?

This is a tweet from Chuck Blackburn to wife Marsha on January 4, 2021, two days before the storming of the Capitol.

They knew.

Be fair, folks. MAGA Republicans do have their intellectuals, scholars, and political theorists and philosophers.

Will the Supreme Court make it easier for red states to steal elections?

[QUOTE] WTF has happened to this thread? We’ve finally been overrun by whacko trolls. Fuck, we had a good run.

Hi! Let me try and rectify the current troll infestation with some real tea.

So, my source shared some news with me today after we hung out:

As has been already reported in this thread, here is the lineup of witnesses for the next hearing:

Rusty Bowers Brad Raffensberger Gabriel Sterling Wanda Mosley

It will be a “Fucking with the Georgia Votes and Electors Day” presentation.

This is new: Judge Luttig helped his daughter move the day before his committee appearance and got a bad sunburn. That’s why he was so red-faced and tired sounding during some of his testimony presentation.

Also, the day they cancelled last week was, quite literally, because they were all fucking tired. They didn’t realize how exhausting it would be to have three hearings in one week. So they canceled the Thursday hearing. It’s as simple as that.

For all who are worried that Trump will not be prosecuted, my friend (who is very connected and “in the room”) says that he will be. But get ready for bunches of investigations and committees if the GOP takes over the House. One of the first things they’re going to go after is Pelosi for supposedly leaving the Capitol “under defended.” It will be the first thing they do.

[QUOTE] This is new: Judge Luttig helped his daughter move the day before his committee appearance and got a bad sunburn. That’s why he was so red-faced and tired sounding during some of his testimony presentation.

Also, his “presentation” was not vetted so no one had any idea he was going to sound so halting and awkward during some of his testimony. He was obviously choosing this words very carefully because he knew the importance of them, but the entire staff were immediately texting each other saying “WTF? Why does he sound like that??”

So, r226, they'll try and make it Nancy's Benghazi? Thanks for the tea.

I wish they could get DeJoy the fuck out.

God, me too, r229.

Fearing Trump’

A year later, is Susan still “very concerned”.

That Susan Collins video is from September 2020.

Thanks for the info, DC Gay!

The Biden and Merrick Garland bashing poster is obviously a Fox News loving plant, or a Russian here to sow Dem-on-Dem hate, he's so predictable!

Firstly, NO ONE here has ANY idea what the DOJ is doing or not, but somehow you think the DOJ is going to publicly announce everything it is doing vis a vis Trump and Jan. 6th, which is comical. Oh, then I remembered what kind of tards post here who can't explain the difference between the House and Senate, nor really any function of government, but can rattle off ten federal agencies and announce they are run by fools and incompetents without naming any! Typical.

By the way, the President lacks the power to directly fire Louis Dejoy, but as of about ten days ago got two of his appointees approved for the Postal Service. They will likely get the job done. All of this is information you can read online before you lose your minds bitching about it here!

I would love to give Garland the benefit of the doubt…and some time to get it right. However, their voters may not have as much patience and with the midterms coming up in 5 months - life being where it is now - there’s bound to be some backlash. One simply can sense the anger out there these days, with no criminal penalties brought to bear on Trump and his minions.

It’s simple really.

What R222 posted I find really disturbing. We are no longer in the Trump Administration. How could someone let this happen?

Is there any way to remove DeJoy?

^^^No. Not with the present feckless Pres. and DOJ. They will prevail and bring these scumbags to Justice….

….it will only take 100+ years.

Hold on for one more day!

Garland is apparently more concerned about war crimes in Ukraine than in the attempted overthrow of democracy in his own country.

Former British PM Gordon Brown said Putin threatened him and kept a "dossier" on him. Makes you wonder what Putin had on Trump....

R237.

Answer=Merrick Garland, . Please keep up with us.

***MERRICK GARLAND’S OFFICIALTHEME SONG***

for 10,000 and counting more days.

GET IN THIS GROOVE you douche bags!

Trump Was Told Election Workers He Terrorized Was Innocent, Hearings Show

^^Oh, dear!

Shocker! MAGA/Tea Party shitstain senator, Ron Johnson, was in on the fake elector scheme!

SCOTUS rules that public dollars should be used to fund religious schools (even ones that discriminate)

Fine, Supremes. So it's goodbye to public schools (and to separation of church and state).

Now that my tax dollars will enable good Christian* families to give their spawn a segregated religion-based education, I say it's time those institutions and the churches start paying taxes.

How will this ruling affect students from gay families?

*who thinks the Supremes had Jewish, Islamic, Atheist(?), etc. schools in mind with this decision?

Let's start some Church of Satan schools and see how many Republicans support funding them

[quote]Let's start some Church of Satan schools and see how many Republicans support funding them

R249: The country's "been there, done that" with the now-defunct trump university.

^ lol!

Now would be a great time for Justice Alito and Justice Thomas to catch the next Covid variant and... step aside. Ahem.

[quote]Former British PM Gordon Brown said Putin threatened him and kept a "dossier" on him. Makes you wonder what Putin had on Trump....

Been saying for years that kompromat is what keeps Putin in charge and in power. He hacked himself into the deep secrets of US and EU governments and is blackmailing everybody who stands in his way. He knows how to exploit weakness. And we can't do the same to him because exposing his dirt in Russia wouldn't work because Russia is not a democracy.

Mo Brooks is done

Our country's gun culture is insane

Many on this thread like to dismiss Seth Abramson, but he's been right about a lot of shit that came out. Check out his latest:

Today the House January 6 Committee made the most direct appeal it’s ever made to a prospective witness: Rep. Cheney (R-WY) called for former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to agree to testify live. I know why and explain it here.

1/ Two things to note before I offer this narrative—a sequence of events uncovered in 16 months of research. First, let’s be clear: there are *many* things Cipollone can testify to; there’s a reason he repeatedly threatened to resign. Cipollone saw a *lot* of misconduct.

2/ But one thing in *particular* Cipollone saw hasn’t yet been testified to in any way before the House January 6 Committee— A 3-HOUR LATE 2020 MEETING THAT BEGAN IN THE OVAL OFFICE. Many journalists and historians deem it THE CRAZIEST MEETING EVER TO OCCUR IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

I already started a new thread on how…

The Supremes are actually LEGISLATING from the Bench. And they are succeeding because we are so focused on Jan. 6. They are also mulling about gutting the EPA when we know these CON Supremes themselves may be personally enriching themselves. If Garland is going to sit on his hands, we will no longer have a society, at least not the one we knew before. This is what happens when you do not hold criminals accountable for anything.

Hello, Wild Wild West, but I’m sure those redneck inbreeds wanted this all along.

[quote] Unbelievable. She seems to be saying, "Yeah, I did it, and I'd do it again."

That’s fantastic news, R254!

Lindzebelle, Lying Cancun Ted, and Gym, together.

That 1/O6 committee may have evidence on the identity of the individual who planted pipes containing explosives.

[quote]That 1/O6 committee may have evidence on the identity of the individual who planted pipes containing explosives.

Uh oh! Empty Greene - you in trouble, turd.

[quote] It's a cry for hair conditioner.

Senator Marsha certainly needs that too. Or it is a wig and she doesn’t know how to clean it and apply treatment?

These MAGA twats need better hairstylists

What Garland is actually doing

Are we sure that isn’t a tranny at R258?

It's funny how so many Republican females are into policing gender norms because a lot of them seem butch

Whatever Happened to the separation of church and state?

Whatever Happened to "parental rights"

Just like the repub Senate will pass some sort of gun reforms...(won't happen), Garland will hand out indictments...especially trump.

[quote] Whatever Happened to the separation of church and state?

It never existed. Not arguing for or against religion but the Constitution only directed there be “𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠.”

Put another way you can't forbid a Catholic from an office or duty a Protestant would be permitted to hold and so forth. Freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

The rest was pulled from thin air by Supreme Court justices sitting in a body you approach through a bronze door showing the Ten Commandments and sculpture of Moses with the tablets overlooking the building.

And then opens with a prayer:

The Honorable, the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court.

Revelations about Biggs only get worse. Arizona needs to dump his ass.

Garland has time to travel to Ukraine to confer about international justice; but stalls on domestic GQP criminal investigations with zero indictments of insurrection planners and instigators. Garland isn’t the Secretary of State.

R271. Former Supreme Courts dating back from nearly a century did certainly not pull the separation Church and State out of thin air. It’s called Stare Decisis, it’s called precedent, which has been honored through generations of the Supreme Court. These current bastards on the SC are tossing out all precedents that they said under oath they would NOT do. They are criminals themselves (perjurers) that should be arrested and tried.

Imagine we possibly have hypocrites/criminals and bigots and white supremacists seated on our Supreme Court!

Oh, but Merrick Garland will come riding in to save the day! I think not!

It’s like we’re watching a slow motion coup.

Rep. Eric Swalwell

[quote] Today I gave a tour in the Capitol and was stopped by a father with his young boy. The father yelled at me “Hey Swalwell” and then told his son, “that’s Swalwell. He’s trouble. He doesn’t back Trump.” I kept walking and felt sad for the boy. He’s being raised in a cult family.

I believe the boy is already smart enough to know his dad is full of shit. I see a lot of tense family get togethers in the future when this boy grows up and gets even smarter.

R271 not only forgot the First Amendment (probably because he so quickly wanted to get to the Second in order to slobber over it), but he also has absolutely no knowledge of the Founders' relationship with religion and their thoughts on its place in governing in a democratic republic.

Marco Rubio has a long reputation of frequently being “awol” from work. He’s often a no-show in the Senate outside of the voting on legislation and confirmations that are under the microscope or have widespread awareness. Is it frolicking and/or laziness? He’s had controversies before over expending public funds for personal use. Getting one’s driveway paved?

R271. Who are you referring to? If it’s the CONS, than yes, they could give a damn about separation of church and state AND place restrictions on free speech.

Cancun Ted moving from Lauren B. to the way more titillating Lá Sènatrice, is definitely an upward trajectory.

Merrick Garland is on the case!

Maggie makes it all better for the Trumps.

R278. Regarding Rubio: Florida and DeSatan is a fucked-up state and I no longer give a damn about it/them. They could get hit by Katrina II and slip into the ocean like the Titanic and I wouldn’t give a small shit. Sorry if you live there, but you should move as soon as you can.

R281. Har Har! Very funny if it only weren’t the truth.

Junior in the rear.

Rudy campaigning for his son, Andrew, who is running for the Republican nomination for NY Governor,

They don’t stop, do they?

So the Feds showed up at Eastman's house yesterday. Garland may be doing more than we're giving him credit for.

Who is watching the hearing today? Wow, Scott Perry is a huge piece of shit. Vote him out, PA

The feds searched the home of Trump toadie Jeffrey Clark yesterday. They made him stand outside in his jammies while they conducted the search 😂

Were they Hello Kitty PJs?

Boom goes the dynamite

I'd assume a baby doll, r290.

Gaetz, Gohmert, Brooks, Biggs, and Scott Perry asked for pardons!

They knew they fucked up and they’re still up Dump’s asshole.

The 1/6 hearing today was a scorcher!

This conspiracy was huge (it had to be by design).

Prison for them all for life.

Nothing will happen to anyone above state-level politicians. Just watch. This is America afterall where the more money or prestige you have, the more you get away with in every single area. This is how the country ends.

What would happen if a Congressman wanted a pardon?

Asking for a friend

Highlights today.

Jared Kushner May Have Doomed The Entire Trump Family

Ron Johnson caught in another lie

R293 Wonder if other names such as Jordan, Loudermilk, Taylor-Greene, Boebert, Clyde, Ron Johnson, Harley, Cruz, and a few others get exposed for asking?

^Hawley

Blackburn, Graham, and other prolific tweeting Republicans Senators, are not tweeting at all about the hearings.

"Look over here and see our amendments abouts gun safety legislation."

A Supreme Court full of Republicans proves that Republicans are hypocrites.

Supreme Court is dominated by activists with fascist fondness. The Alito contingent of "5" are the extremists.

Lock them up

Fox is railing against Pelosi & Biden. They are not even mentioning the hearings.

The committee needs to subpoena Lachlan Murdoch. That network was onboard and covering for DJT, and still is. There was coordination.

R299. MSM is broadcasting about this documentary, but I’m not sure if they can confirm that Kushner was involved in anyway. I hope they can nail Kusnher. He’s the biggest cockroach than anyone else. He’s the most greedy of them all as well.

I’d Ilike to know how he managed to swindle $$$2 bilion$$$ from Saudi Arabia. The Saudis should get that money back by any means necessary.

The Trumps did not have editorial control. Full stop.

BREAKING:

Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward and her husband have both received fake elector grand jury subpoenas.

The DOJ is also investigating the Uvalde shooting. Get those fuckers, too.

Donald Trump could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and the democrats would refuse to prosecute him.

They enjoy crime

In case someone missed, this is the apex of male hetero white privilege. He thinks he can have people do his dirty work while he brazenly schemes and he can talk and threaten his way out of it. It won't end pretty for him.

Can someone summarize the documentary please — some of us have a buzz to maintain. Thank you so much.

In that documentary clip, I was dying to see if Trump would pick up the glass of water to drink, and if he would have to use both hands!

All these Republicans & Fox are raging about illegal migration at the border.

OK, it continues to be a problem. However, where are the GOP proposals to address? Mitch, McCarthy, and the other Republicans can write-up bills and get behind them as policy positions. Where are the bi-partisan efforts to get something passed.

Both parties don’t want migration matters resolved. It is a wedge issue for campaigning and fundraising. Corporate America wants the status quo; the steady influx of low-skilled workers that get payed less, but also are consumers.

[quote]Full stop.

*eyeroll*

JoeMyGod:

[quote] Oklahoma Movie Theater Posts Sign Claiming It Will "Fast-Forward" Though Gay Kiss In Disney's "Lightyear"

Susan Collins is concerned that the far right justices she voted for might have lied!

Marjorie Taylor Greene says arming students is a great way to prevent school shootings

I just can't

Then Susan Collins should be leading the movement for their impeachment for lying under oath.

"Oh, no need, R321; I'm certain they've learned their lessons."

Mitch gets 5 "Ladybugs" top rating from me for his achievements!

🐞 🐞 🐞 🐞 🐞

Wonder how Lindsey will feel when they overturn Lawrence v Texas?

Ginni & Clarence have protestors outside their home. Disturbing their celebrating and love-making upsets GQP.

GOP-favoring National Examiner:

Four from Arizona sought pardons. They each claim they did nothing wrong. Then, why ask for pardons?

[quote]Then, why ask for pardons?

They look so nice framed over a mantle?

Poor Madison Cawthorn, he got largely silenced and defeated fast. Blabbing about GQP orgies is a no-no.

But participating in them is de regueur.

[quote] Jeann Lugo, a male cop running for Rhode Island Senate as a Republican struck his Democrat female rival Jennifer Rourke in the face twice on Friday night.

Wow, r331. This is where we are.

I sure hope the Jan. 6 committee will rawdog Ginny Thomas during her hearing. Bitch needs to be reamed pronto! If only to mark the end of Clarence’s masterbation binge from screwing American women.

Next on the looney right agenda: Outlaw interracial marriage and miscegenation. Hang the black men like Emmit Till who commit eyeball rape of white women. String up them N*ggers and scissor off that hairy black sack, ala Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED.

There, said it fer ya.

The cop at R331 has been arrested

These Neanderthal cavemen really believe they should take a club to pick out their female mates. It’d be hilarious were it not so true.*

*reference: Caveman (1981)

The Republican running against Abigail Spanberger made some bizarre "legitimate rape" type comments about abortion

Election denier Tina Peters says she was egged on by Lauren Boebert

The lady has been tweeting with zeal the last few days. Kavanaughty made her happy. 💃

Wonder how Lindzibelle will feel if the Supreme Court overturns Lawrence v Texas

speaking of boebert, what's the story now (caught the headline on CNN but not the story) today that the recent stuff about boebert were and are actual lies (her escorting, and so on?)....

Fake, R340

However:

"Mesa County CO election official Tina Peters, who faces a TEN COUNT CRIMINAL INDICTMENT, told the Times that her state rep BOEBERT encouraged her to do it."

[quote] The Mesa County breach involved a former surfer who was dressed as a computer “nerd” and made a FaceTime call during the operation, reporting by The New York Times shows. Afterward, the crew shared their loot — images of voting machine data — at a conference streamed online, advertising the effort to thousands. On Friday, Ms. Peters told The Times that her congresswoman, Representative Lauren Boebert, “encouraged me to go forward with the imaging.”

January 6 hearings resume unexpectedly on Tuesday. The details haven't been disclosed yet.

Merrick Garland finds his spine?

Yes, on the matter of interstate transport of abortion pills.

On the coup d'etat attempt? Not so much.

Re r343, if anyone is interested, there’s a thread on it.

My buddy on tomorrow’s surprise hearing:

“It’s gonna be a doozy.”

Did he say ‘doozy’ or floozy?

Because Giuliani was last seen in Staten Island. I don’t think he can get there that quick.

At least it won't be Jeffrey Toobin on video. That would be too much for Liz.

I don’t suppose tomorrow's hearing is gonna be about MTG planting bombs, is it? Anyone wanna bet?

Is your buddy Hazel Burke, r346?

Is Hazel Burke massively hung and uncut, R346?

Miss Marsha the hypocrite.

To come back on recess for a “time sensitive” matter is a big fucking deal.

Truth Social is now under federal investigation!

[quote] To come back on recess for a “time sensitive” matter is a big fucking deal.

...which should fucking be happening MUCH more frequently...

[quote]Marsha Blackburn used to look like your standard-issue conservative harpy. The transition to "disheveled old whore" is interesting.

Yes, and that's because it's very hard to get opioids now

Feds have seized John Eastman's phone

This has to be blockbuster. The urgency is palpable. Time sensitive.

Corrupt turds doing dirty deeds in the midst of chosen and younger female staff who see and hear almost everything, will ultimately bust their arrogance and expose their incompetence and wickedness.

"I don't know her".

I told you all it would be a doozy!

Eric Trump supported violence if it meant overturning an election.

And Junior:

I’m stupid. Why is her testimony “time sensitive?” Do the Pukes plan to raid the Capital again? Guns a-blazin?

R366, I assume so she wouldn't back out due to being threatened. That would also be why they kept her identity secret until this morning.

R366 Yes, they closed with witness intimidation for a reason. She was being intensely bullied behind the scenes. This will come out and it will reveal who. She felt her life was in danger and needed to testify ASAP.

Good God! Now we’ll need security detail for witnesses! Sickening.

Don’t know if this belongs here, but it’s always fun to see Gym Jordan get burned. Read the whole thing; it’s too good.

When will police ever be held accountable?

[quote] At the press conference, Crump said Cox’s story bears a striking resemblance to the case of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Black man who died in Baltimore police custody after suffering a fatal spine injury. Although his death was ruled a homicide, the officers involved in Gray’s arrest avoided legal consequences.

[quote] A reminder that Neil Gorsuch’s mom was Reagan’s EPA Administrator and had to resign in disgrace. She was the first agency director in history to be cited for contempt of congress.

[quote] During her tenure she slashed the EPA budget and let pollution run rampant.

[quote] It’s particularly relevant given that her son may use his stolen SCOTUS seat to help gut the EPA this week. Finishing mom’s dirty work.

Uh, wrong thread, r371?

This thread must be paywalled with loading issues. Maybe it’s my device?

Not paywalled yet

This is what you get, r374 when left to your own devices.

Apparently the Republicans in Congress who had no direct role in promoting the insurrection, are privately urging the January 6 committee to continue with their findings, while publicly being dismissive or critical of the committee’s work. They want Trump sidelined from running for President again, but fear Trump and his supporters. These Republicans are spineless.

SC will take up a case which, if they vote like we know they will, will effectively end democracy. This is red alert, hair on fire bad.

Are there any more specifics FCI r378?

Well don't give us any details or anything, FCI.

I think I figured it out r380.... the Independent State Legislature Doctrine, Moore v. Harper. Fucking terrifying as FCI alluded to.

Mark Meadows engaged in witness tampering! He sent those threatening emails to Cassidy Hutchinson through an intermediary

Trump reaching for steering wheel in four frames.

Jesus, take the wheel (away from Trump)

They both reached for the gun

R383, I can’t make heads or tails of that picture.

And we know he didn’t grab the steering wheel because his tiny little hands wouldn’t wrap around it.

So you're saying it didn't happen, r386?

Does Mr Garland need a cup of coffee, or some popcorn, or a nice refreshing beverage while he sits and watches and does absolutely fuck all?

He's in a no-win situation, r388.

Garland is not in a no-win situation. As the AG he is in a position of responsibility to investigate the evidence of crimes and file charges as necessary regardless of those involved. If he doesn't want to prosecuture indivduals and groups that are involved in insurrection and sedition, he needs to step down and allow a new AG to do the job he doesn't have the balls to do.

No, r387, there is no doubt in my mind it happened. The story would be too outlandish and easily disprovable to make up out of whole cloth. Plus, I don’t believe Cassidy would have any reason to make it up.

What I meant was, I have no frame of reference on that picture or where I’m supposed to be looking to see what I’m looking at. That’s why I said I can’t make heads or tails of it.

And the thing about him not grabbing the steering wheel was a joke about his little geisha girl hands.

Sorry I was prime timed out of giving a link about the SC taking up that case which will effectively kill democracy.

Mark Meadows? I hardly knew him.

Lindsey is the chosen forecaster and head cheerleader for Trump's political future? Fox (Murdoch) is messaging this worldwide.

I'll never stop cheerleading for Trump until Trump stops blackmailing me!

You know there are probably politicians eviller than Lindsey and dumber, but he might be the most pathetic in being such a total suck-up, although Pence and Cruz are still out there, so maybe not.

Of those three, r396, I'd say he was the most pathetic.

Trump's fundraising plummets

At one point, not to many years ago, Lindseybelle could speak respectably for the RePukes, but now she’s been shunt-erred aside as a common man-whore. No smelling salts needed!

Fangurling for Trump at this point, where even Fox is starting to distance from him, truly makes me wonder what the kompromat is.

Fisting pictures?

Is it possible that The Senatrice is a bigger asshole than suspected?

😂🤣😅

Oh, I suspect he is just as big an asshole as we've always known.

CNBC: Trump's media company has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection with a criminal probe.

Digital World Acquisition Corp. said in a filing that Trump Media and Technology Group received a subpoena from the grand jury in Manhattan. @CNBCnow

R404, was that the one Devin Nunes was running?

Yes it is.

Call to impeach Clarence

That’s a terribly written article, r407. Why are they framing it as Thomas should be impeached over the Roe v. Wade decision?

It was Alito that wrote the initial decision. Impeach him too.

It was probably Thomas writing about what to send them next to overturn, dumb motherfucker that he is. I hope that his idiocy will have to make the others reconsider some shit to not make their predetermined decision that much more obvious. History will shit on the right wing of the Roberts court as helping to end America.

Merrick Garland could stop this "Trump is running for President again" real fast, File the damn paperwork to indict. He won't. That will prove to be the biggest tragedy.

What amazing entertainment in Mar-a-Lago last night. In the full, grand dining room, the lights were dimmed, the spotlight was turned-on, and sashaying to the stage was Miss Lindzebelle. She was wearing a yellow-print antebellum style hoop skirt, a yellow sun hat with two long strands of velvet, and a matching floral-printed wrap. The octogenarian club members and mega-donors stood, whistled, and vigorously applauded. Kimberly and Kellyanne smiled but were seething with envy. Junior and Eric had their right hands under the table touching no-no parts. Melania was ignoring it all while playing with her iPhone. Sean was looking stunned.

Enters The Donald to wild applause. He goes on stage, grabs Miss Lindzebelle's hand, and the crooner in him could not resist. The Donald grabs the mic and commences singing as the band plays:

Hello, Lindzey

Well, hello, Lindzey

It's so nice to have you back where you belong

You're lookin' swell, Lindzey

I can tell, Lindzey

You're still glowin', you're still crowin'

You're still goin' strong

We feel the room swayin'

While the band's playin'

One of your old favorite songs from way back when

So, take her wrap, fellas

Find her an empty lap, fellas

Lindzey'll never go away again

Hello, Lindzey

Well, hello, Lindzey

It's so nice to have you back where you belong

You're lookin' swell, Lindzey

I can tell, Lindzey

You're still glowin', you're still crowin'

You're still goin' strong

We feel the room swayin'

While the band's playin'

One of your old favorite songs from way back when

Golly, gee, fellas

Find her a vacant knee, fellas

Lindzey'll never go away

Lindzey'll never go away

Lindzey'll never go away again

____________

What an epic night!

^ lol 😆 😂

Some freepers want to go back to letting state legislatures pick Senators instead of having them be elected by the voters

A GOP talking point is starting to emerge wherein they say the US isn't technically a democracy but a republic. Have you noticed? A few are just brazenly coming out and saying it, but pay attention to the low-level Republicans and how often they work the word "republic" into their every statement. You pretty much NEVER hear them use the word "democracy" anymore. This is how they're going to justify minority, autocratic rule.

Junior

Snort * Tweet * Snort * Sip * Snort* Tweet * Snort…..

72 times at once.

"Starting" isn't quite the right word, R415.

Senator Mike Lee, the quieter, slightly less repugnant version of Ted Cruz, said it during the Handmaiden's confirmation hearings almost two years ago.

[quote]A GOP talking point is starting to emerge wherein they say the US isn't technically a democracy but a republic

I have noticed this a lot the last few weeks. I hate to give them credit, but they do get their talking points out in an efficient fashion.

What's a valid gotcha retort for that?

[quote] Some freepers want to go back to letting state legislatures pick Senators instead of having them be elected by the voters

Do they also want to go back to the voters electing congressional reps at-large? The Constitution says nothing about congressional districts, and originally each state's allotted number of reps were selected in state-wide elections, as we do for the Senate now. It wasn’t until 1842 that Congress created the requirement for single-member districts.

A republic is a democracy that governs through elected officials and contains laws that protect basic rights (especially for minorities) as opposed to having all citizens just vote on every issue.

Anyone who puts the two terms in opposition to each other is an idiot who doesn’t understand either.

Thank you, r421/ElderLez, that works. I shall quote you.

Aren't the state legislatures chosen by the voters R414? I'm not following their logic, which is the case with most of these morons.

That's also a description of almost all monarchies in the world, r421. Did you know, they have elections and legal rights in Sweden?

There are some differences between a republican system and a democratic system. For example, in a republican system, rights are defined by a constitution or Bill of Rights, while in a democratic system the voting majority can add/take away rights. In a republic power is held by the individual, whereas in a democracy it's held by the population as a whole. That's the distinction that those who say the US is a republic and not a democracy are claiming. It's very theoretical and little to do with how politics works in the real world (it probably worked in ancient times for the differences between Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic) but it's good to understand this distinction in order to understand what some Republicans are trying to do, rather than pretend there is no difference and be wrongfooted when they start pushing this line (e.g the constitution has no reference to abortion and, as the US is a republic not a democracy, votes cannot override the constitution).

Another example of the difference between a republic and a democracy is gun rights. The right to own and bear arms is guaranteed by the constitution, hence a democratic vote to ban gun ownership, even if that vote represents a majority of the electorate, cannot override the republican right to own a gun.

Sure, R426, as long as they join the National Guard (today's "well-regulated militia"). Second amendment loons always forget that part.

WOW! R424, r425, r426. All Blocked. Might just be one asshole, who knows. But…

BLOCK PARTY !!!

Yes r428, I'm one poster. I'm not sure why you think I'm an asshole, I'm just explaining what those who say there's a distinction between a republic and a democracy mean. I'm not claiming Republicans in the US are right or that they have a point. Don't you want to know what they mean? In that case you should also block r421 and call her an asshole too, because she was trying to explain what they mean, even though she got it wrong.

I'm not even American - nor am I from a republic, even though it's most definitely a democracy - but that probably enables me to look at the situation in the US a little more clearly.

Have you ever had one of those dreams where anxiety from an un-resolvable contradiction shocks you into realizing that you are sleeping? Smerdy/R424 reminds me of the time as a young child (maybe 6 or 7) I experienced that feeling while awake. A neighbor friend mentioned the queen of England and I was so confused because I thought Great Britain was a democracy that I spent the next two hours at her house thinking there was a rupture in the space-time continuum rather than enjoying whatever game we were playing. Luckily when I got home my mother and the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica explained the concept of a constitutional monarchy to me.

Speaking of constitutions, any part of the US constitution can be overturned by voting. Its a very specific and labor intensive process, but the second amendment is not inherently more immune than the eighteenth.

My guess on why the GOP is pushing this mess is:

1) The names of the parties 2) They think it will be easier to get people to accept fascism if they convince people that our republic is inherently undemocratic. 3) Trump loves Mussolini, founder of the fascist republican party

^^Please elaborate.

On what part?

All.

[quote] A GOP talking point is starting to emerge wherein they say the US isn't technically a democracy but a republic. Have you noticed?

Starting to emerge? Honey, this has been stated and reminded to people for centuries. Did you finish your GED?

Crickets…..

p.s.R424. Is a troll and was BLOCKED heretofore.

BLOCK PARTY!

You are correct, r428. They're also very big on the anti-trans.

Merrick Garland won't do shit. He never does.

He will, r438. Of the two bad choices he has, there's really only one he can go with.

R437, lesbians don't have penises. Sweden is not a republic but it is a democracy.

Talking of Sweden - they have stopped prescribing puberty blockers to children because they have found that they only damage them and all the crap about "gender-affirmation health care" for "trans kids" is just crap.

Sweden must be hated in the US by both sides of your very polarised and twisted political system: by the Republicans for not being a republic (although apparently in the Republican view it's a socialist shithole), and by the Democrats for not mutilating and sterilising children.

This is why we (your average citizen) is screwed! We never dreamed that even our own party (DEMS) would fail us miserably. They are all uniformly losers and have betrayed our trust! Biden, et. al, and Garland are both useless now. So what can we do going forward, is the question.

^ Should say I *think* he will.

What are the two bad choices? No need to be so cryptic.

Maybe not bashing Biden and the Dems, r441? Have you not been paying attention, r443? He has to either indict a former president of the United States or *not* indict him. Both choices are powder kegs.

INDICT! INDICT! INDICT!

It’s in no way a powder keg, you powder puff! Since when is the truth and Justice a matter of choice for any true person? You sound like a true politician.

Is this you, Merrick? Schumer? (…or any variety of a coward?).

Take your Nervine, r445. There are going to be serious repercussions either way. As I said, I think he will indict.

Losing our democracy is merely a “serious repercussion” now? Excuse me…

In exactly what circumstance would you deem any situation as having a more serious repercussion?

I’ve never heard of “nervine”, but you have obviously. How about you try it first?

Like I said before, one can equivocate forever and ever…with nothing ever to be accomplished. It’s a trait that is unique to DEMS? All talk and debate. I wonder why?

The Constitution establishes a federal democratic republic form of government. That is, we have an indivisible union of 50 sovereign States. It is a democracy because people govern themselves. It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot.

Now, how many of those things are Republicunts trying to change?

[quote]They are all uniformly losers and have betrayed our trust! Biden, et. al, and Garland are both useless now.

Yes, r449, both sides are bad. You can just end it all right now.

This cunt Garland is going to do nothing...

^But then there’s NEWSOM now!

Triggered much?

Laurence Tribe, a former law professor of Merrick Garland, thinks Garland will indict Trump.

When? TikTok

R454 I’ll believe it when I see it.

I doubt even then, r455.

What does the other Star Harvard Law Prof say? Trump's friend?

We'll perhaps take a look at a few things at some point if we decide there is a need to have a plausible path out there to step on the next rung of the ladder.

Finally, someone is waking up to Merrick Garland’s snooze fest! I’ve been pointing it out for at least a month. I’ll eat my words if he does anything. He’s the fuck up here. Thank God, this lady is pointing out what she have been VERY OBVIOUS long ago.

But….DL has a choir of Garland apologists. So have at it!

‘He’s dotting his i’s and crossing his t’s’.

Yeah, right.

We don’t have a clue what DOJ is doing. The poster who goes on and on about Garland not doing anything is getting a bit much. They are operating just as DOJ always does. They aren’t going to announce they’re doing this or that. IF they are doing something big it will come out all at one time in a freaking Category 5 hurricane. No one is defending Garland. None of us know what they are or aren’t doing until we do. Investigating insurrection, treason, sedition requires a bit of stealth and likely undercover operations. And yes, they must get this right. If any of those ghouls gets off for their behavior the flood gates open and they are must stronger than ever before.

DL legal eagles, we know Dump’s supporters love to ignore subpoenas but can they evade ones from a grand jury? Can’t they be arrested?

r461:

[quote]The poster who goes on and on about Garland not doing anything is getting a bit much.

Thank you, FCI. Yes, they're getting close to troll territory.

Lindsey, you in danger, girl!!!!!

R463 They don’t have a clue what is going on. Nobody does. Not even members of Congress are privy to it. I’ll join in on the bitch fest if nothing is done, but to drone on and on and on about it is something we’ve never had to deal with (much) in these threads. Yes, it’s entering troll territory.

Thank you for saying this, FCI. It needed to be said. DOJ is (rightly so) extremely tight-lipped about what they are doing. For very good reason.

Also, do people really want to hear Merrick Garland SPEAK more? He has one of the most gravelly, strained voices I can recall hearing. Listening to him is a painful experience.

Debbie Lesko would do anything to protect her grandkids.....including shooting them (!!!!!)

R466 I’m close to blocking that poster. The way he or she says “Garland cheerleaders” or whatever is crossing the line. None of us are going to get worked up over something we have no clue about.

I agree FCI. I'm waiting for the 1000 count indictment.

People said about Mueller...just wait. He's very thorough, meticulous and makes sure to have all the evidence. Look at how that turned out. I feel the same way about Garland. I would love to be extremely surprised, but I won't hold hope.

FCI and others. If I had to choose one person responsible for The Big Lie - and I mean the person that conceived, designed, and engineered the entire plot - the person who we know always knew it was false because the plan was set in place before the election took place - (it was set up in 2016 with the belief Trump would lose!) - it's Roger Stone. It's the #1 reason (of many!) he was pardoned.

Who agrees and is anything being done about him? Thanks.

R470, that was due, in large part, to Bill Barr. Mueller was just too buttoned up and rule following to do what was right in the end and go rogue for the truth.

[quote]but I won't hold hope

Then don't, r470. Also, blame Barr for the ineffectiveness of the Mueller investigation.

Garland appears very buttoned up to me...and not a particularly aggressive person, when it's needed.

I've written this before, I'll do so again. As much as I loved Obama, in retrospect, he was a pussy for nominating Merrick Garland for SCOTUS just to appease McConnell. With nothing to lose, he should have just gone ahead and nominated Ketanji Brown or someone like her. And then we could have watched the Republicans accused of blatant racism when they objected. Biden wouldn't have felt it necessary to appoint Garland AG and we might not be in this mess.

But, again, R475, the “mess” is what exactly? That indictments haven’t come down yet?

Three things in life that are for certain:

1. Death

2. Taxes

3. Merrick Garland won't do shit.

Yes, Barr is to blame. Totally. Who says there won’t be indictments from the Mueller report? DOJ certainly isn’t going to crow they are looking at it again. Let them think we’ve moved on.

If, and it is an if, they decide to go after all the bad players in this hellish drama, it will come in an avalanche like we’ve never seen.

Haven't the statutes of limitations tolled on the Mueller Report's Obstructions of Justice?

I guess I just don't understand why there hasn't been a slow wave of lower level indictments. It's getting to the point that they'll either wait too long and lose the House and possibly lose the Senate and then, game over. Or, they'll do it right before the election and it will all be covered by the fucking media as electioneering. These committee hearings should have been taking place starting earlier this year, at the latest. The indictments should be going out now, not the fucking hearings just reaching their high point.

The timing, as usual, seems way off. The Dems keep doing this. It's like they are politically tonedeaf and allergic to the ability to use the media to their own ends. Maybe they should just start doing the exact opposite of everything the criminal fucking Repugs do. At least that would be a start.

R480 How can you rush indictments? We have no idea what they’re doing. You can’t rush an investigation into insurrection, treason, and sedition. We’d all love them to nail them last year but that’s not how things work. They aren’t holding back to piss you off.

Well, r480, next time this happens we'll do it *your* way.

DOJ is non political. They aren’t D or R. Or they’re not supposed to be. They aren’t going to coordinate with Ds.

Also, DOJ is still stacked with Trumpers. We all forget that. If they act in a partisan way, they could slow things down considerably.

R481, I maintain that they have timed this wrong. They don't need to rush anything. They had the evidence against a lot of these assholes last year. Some of them are getting re-elected while DoJ knows they are criminals and has the evidence. Plus, the indictments, and the deals that inevitably go with those indictments, would have pushed some of the mid-level, and perhaps a few of the higher-level, bad actors to come forward.

You, and R482, can think whatever you want but I don't see you countering any of my actual points.

R483, it is not partisan to follow the law. In fact, they are acting politically by not indicting when they have the evidence. It doesn't matter if the DoJ is supposed to be non-partisan when we know what's going to happen as soon as the criminal Repugs take over the House and, maybe, Senate.

You seem to be willfully ignorant about how things work, r484.

R485 You have no idea if they’re gathering even more evidence on individuals. Once you indict they lawyer up and the process is completely different. You just don’t understand how things work at DOJ.

Like I said, r487/FCI, willfully ignorant.

FCI, sorry, but you're just being speculative. The reality remains that there have been no indictments, other than the neanderthal illiterates, and we are five months from a country changing election. They waited too long. We'll see who is right.

r489 = broken record

I’m curious about one thing: Why hasn’t Matt Gaetz been indicted yet? I know they were using that friend of his who’s also culpable as an informant, trying to get more information from him. But that has really seem slow-walked for some reason.

How is the DOJ going to change in five months, r489?

R491 Good question. Are they using Gaetz to catch a bigger fish?

Wouldn't that be delicious, FCI?

R494 Oh yes!

What are you talking about, R492? My point is that they have already waited too long. It is too close to elections for a huge wave of indictments. Not legally, but how it will be reported by the corporate media with all the Repug experts they will invite to give their side, and how it will affect the election. They should have been indicting right now. We all know they will indict people but then the story stalls in our glacially slow system. They're probably hoping for the height of any trials or flips to come closer to 2024's election cycle. Like I said, we'll see.

Again, R493, while I like what you usually share here, you are still just speculating. We live in a country where there are almost never consequences for rich, powerful men. That will remain true here.

R494/R495, now you're just in fantasy land. If you think that, or anything close to that is going to happen, you're smoking some good shit.

Well, out of left field, Gaetz asked for a 1/6 pardon. I didn't get that it was a pardon for his Florida teenager fucking.

[quote]We live in a country where there are almost never consequences for rich, powerful men. That will remain true here.

Which means our Democracy is officially over, r496. That's what Garland is looking at and having to negotiate. Jesus, r497, where did I state that was going to actually happen?

Our democracy is likely over. We can recover it but it won’t be easy. When you have so much money in the hands of so few it is not mathematically sustainable and is a direct threat to every facet of our lives. Billionaires are gobbling up all kinds of media, using their dark money to sow division, chaos, push conspiracy theories, push crazy candidates, create narratives, shut down dissent and that’s just scratching the surface.

It took years to indict Jerry Sandusky. And Kevin Spacey. But they still got indicted.

Miss Lindsey hasn't been on Twitter today and no Fox appearances for the evening.

Wonder why?

^

[quote]Lindsey is celebrating the 4th because it means he can plead the 5th about the 6th.

I'm guessing La Senatrice from SC is shitting her jumbo sized panties right about now!

A bit unkempt, R504, but positively svelte by Senator standards

I don't believe Garland will direct the DOJ to file charges on Trump regardless of how much evidence of crimes they find. They are just going through the motions. Between 2022 and 2024 our democracy will be effectively over

To reach Lady Belle G, Georgia called her on the telephone that is exclusively for gentleman callers. Bet she's madder than a wet hen.

Thank you for sharing, r506.

Supreme Court parade of horribles: what we CAN do about the court revoking our constitutional rights

More developments in the Georgia investigation

Who is FCI? Is he/she being paid to defend Garland and the DOJ? Formerly worked there or has some personal investment towards Garland or the DOJ? Why do you insist that things have always worked this way and we should feel satisfied that this screwed up tradition remains? We are on the precipice of losing our democracy, however you feel nothing else can or should be done and this under the radar workings is for some higher purpose. We should be patient and wait interminably as we are victimized everyday by their ineptitude.

Feinstein, Grassley, and Collins, assisting Miz Lindz to her fainting couch as she was overcome with the vapors, shows she does have genuine friends. And Marsha fetching the smelling salts for her while the two Johnsons vigorously fanned the lady was quite remarkable, Nope, the cause of Miss Lindz feeling poorly was not heat exhaustion aboard Manchin's houseboat.

The Mango Con Man didn't even call from Florida to ask how she was doing.

DoJ sues Arizona about voting restrictions.

Another reason why Merrick Garland needs to get his orifice in gear.

Republicans plot vengeance.

This thread keeps crashing on all of my devices.

Can we please have a new one?

Ask and ye shall receive r515. Part 2 below.

Where's Treason thread #54, r516? These threads have been going on since the Mueller Investigation and you decide to fuck it up?

I started a Treason Thread #54

Link to new treason thread

Thank you, r519.

Holy shite r517. Hold onto your rollers, I didn’t consider this thread as belonging to the Treason Canon. I was trying to do a good deed, you’re not invited to my party in August. 🥸

Haha R503!