Jack Smith Plans To Close Up Shop Before Trump's Inauguration

[clemmers]

@bashful

I really hope Jack Smith makes a complete, bomb-proof archive of all of his work and findings and stores it off-shore somewhere so it can be revived in four years’ time.

I hope he immediately leaks it everywhere. I mean, what’s the worst that could happen to him? They’ve already threatened to execute him.

Everything Putin does, trump will slavishly imitate. Jack Smith knows what comes next.

[stradivarius50t3]

The Sound of Thunder has a 1952 copyright, which predates chaos theory by about ten years. I wonder if Lorenz (the mathematical meteorologist who did a lot of the initial work) had read that story.

[davidn]

And, as Marcy notes, it goes deeper now. All traditional forms of journalism are under assault and likely to adapted to the propaganda models by the oligarchs.

If Republicans fold like a wet noodle, oligarchs fold like water, particularly for money. Welcome everyone to our Orbanization.

[eddycollins]

Is there any reason NOT to believe these “qualities” equate to total submission and loyalty to tRump?

If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. (Emphasis added)

[osprey]

I’m not sure they did. TCF, his campaign, and the Republican party surely acted like the fix was in right from the beginning. Seems like some random checking of districts around the country might be in order. FWIW, Vermont does that every single election - hand counts of randomly selected districts to verify the reported data.

[coimmigrant]

@osprey

Looting the treasury and stripping the government for parts.

That requires a new department headed by Medicare fraudster Rick Scott and LBO specialist Mitt Romney. It would be the only department in Trump 2.0 headed by people with the requisite skill and experience.

[clemmers]

@ClutchCargo

I hope and assume someone is keeping track of the criming, and that the fuckers will be prosecutable four years down the road.

There is no more criming. SCOTUS has informed us that trump - and by extension, all his sycophants - is totally immune from everything. We have officially abandoned rule of law. This could last quite a while, by which time everyone who could have prosecuted the crimes will be dead, one way or another.

[mondfledermaus]

@bashful

I really hope Jack Smith makes a complete, bomb-proof archive of all of his work and findings and stores it off-shore somewhere so it can be revived in four years’ time

Smith must leak the report before the inauguration, and peel off overseas himself. It does not help to release it in four years, when Trump is either dead or so old that is unable to stand trial.

[clemmers]

@steviedee111

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says Trump is already breaking the law by not abiding by the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act.

OK Captain Obvious. What are ya going to do about it?

[clemmers]

@tindalos

Trump is on track to outdo Putin: full monte kleptocratic kakistocracy; it will be wild.

I always wondered what it would feel like to live under that kind of government. Now we’ll find out.

[llwillis]

@bashful

so it can be revived in four years’ time.

Not so sure about that part. Just important that it survives, in case there are humans around to read it.

[darrtown]

@stradivarius50t3

won’t work under Roberts’ Rules,

Robert’s rules of procedure got burned a few days ago

[mondfledermaus]

@ClutchCargo

Yeah, it’s going to be four years of grift, revenge, and hating on the out groups.

I hope and assume someone is keeping track of the criming, and that the fuckers will be prosecutable four years down the road.

You, like the majority of Americans have learned nothing. Trump is above law, and so are his minions. None will ever see jail time.

[clemmers]

@steviedee111

Congress, the courts, the DOJ and his Cabinet will turn a blind eye and willingly oblige.

Or do what’s necessary to get in on the grift.

[theghostofeustacetilley]

VIVek and MUSk Secretary OF DOGE! WInning!

[clemmers]

@msm

The only thing left is for Trump to shoot someone on 5th Avenue. His Make a Wish adventure is complete.

Maybe he’ll set up Liz Cheney’s firing squad there.

[debg]

I was just wondering this morning what my Gov. Polis would do to protect Colorado. Good on him for joining up with Pritzker!

[eldonlazar]

The folks who will get screwed worst (other than political enemies) are the people at the bottom of the economic spectrum, most of whom are low-information voters. The propaganda machine will be spinning to assure them that it is the Dems fault for what’s happening to them.

[chris_notwillis]

@stradivarius50t3

doG’s on vacation just now. She left the Western Marketing Manager for the Orion Arm of the Galaxy in charge.

Skee-Ball is addictive.

[bcgister]

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