Distance From White House To Capitol Proves Trump Didn’t Incite Riot! Lawyers Plead | Talking Points Memo

Haven’t read the whole brief, but it looks like they’re sticking to their “45th President of the United States” conceit rather than referring to him as “the former president” and admitting he lost.

In their own words, they can’t have it both ways — if you’re going to argue that he can’t be impeached because he’s no longer president, you have to admit he’s no longer the legitimate president.

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The 9/11 hijackers came all the way from Saudi Arabia. They did cut it short by eschewing the plane landing instructional bits though.

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The attorneys sound about as nuts as their client.

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On the title page, they each use the title “Esquire.” I hate that ridiculous conceit. No good lawyer in the U.S. uses it.

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Trump’s lawyers are now consulting with Myanmar’s military.

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There’s a rip in the space-time quantum field that proves Trump has been, is currently, and always will be president. Dr. Rand Paul, a self-certified astrophysicist, will explain.

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“Our client is to fat and out of shape to walk that far. Therefore he couldn’t have been responsible.”

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They do both.

This is from the cover page:

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This is called being hung out to dry by their lord and savior [Individual-1]. Remember, easy on the starch and careful with the bleach on the whites.

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If this is the best they can do, Trump might be justified in stiffing them.

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Telling time seems to be another area that is not a strong suit for the defense.

Later in their brief, Trump’s lawyers pointed out that Ellipse Park, where Trump gave his speech, is around a half-hour walk away from the White House. The lawyers citied the fringe website Gateway Pundit, which noted that rioters breached the Capitol grounds before Trump ended his speech.

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Even if The 45th President of the United States directed his supporters to storm the Capitol and murder his enemies, he cannot be guilty of any crime so long as his supporters thought that was a good idea.

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Don’t you imagine that this is according to 45’s wishes?

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Not sure if this was posted upthread…powerful new video from LP:

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They simply don’t share our out-moded linear way of thinking.

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Did anyone forget what he looks like? Is that why the picture is necessary?

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If you see a title that doesn’t engage you or start an article and find it not to your liking, you can skip to something appealing. No one’s forcing you to read anything. Me? I skip whining comments.

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Distance From White House To Capitol Proves Trump Didn’t Incite Riot! Lawyers Plead

Walking distance in the era of modern telecommunications.

Sure/s

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