Police Investigating Break-In At Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Home

ralph_vonholst · August 1, 2019, 9:50pm

Well, this is a known MO for Putin types. Don’t need to kill opponents when you can destroy their character with “legends”.

ETA. Not a conspiracy theorist, really, but, as I said, it’s worth bookmarking

castor_troy · August 1, 2019, 9:55pm

It’s not paranoia if they are out to get you.

msinformed · August 1, 2019, 9:55pm

THE FUCKING PLUMBERS!
(watergate reference, TPM comment minder-bot)

sparrowhawk · August 1, 2019, 10:00pm

FYI, Minder-bot doesn’t like posts in all caps.

ncsteve · August 1, 2019, 10:00pm

Definitely fer sure sounds like a third rate burglary.

uneducated · August 1, 2019, 10:01pm

Trumptards informing Cummings to back off.
Cross burning is next.

clunkertruck · August 1, 2019, 10:14pm

Elijah probably just forgot to leave the new code for the exterminator …

txlawyer · August 1, 2019, 10:15pm

Said ouster did not occur until two years later, after Nixon was re-elected in the interim.

sparrowhawk · August 1, 2019, 10:17pm

The timing is off. Trump blew up at Cummings after this incident. It could still be Trump-related, but it would have to have been an insider who knew Trump was going to target Cummings, rather than a MAGAt inflamed by the racist tweets.

george_spiggott · August 1, 2019, 10:18pm

Anyone see G. Gordon Liddy lately?

ignoreland · August 1, 2019, 10:18pm

Yes, but there were norms and people willing to enforce them.

haddockbranzini · August 1, 2019, 10:21pm

Bunk could look into it. But he’s murder police.

tena · August 1, 2019, 10:23pm

Love me some Bunk. And some Lester.

haddockbranzini · August 1, 2019, 10:24pm

Might be a good time to re-re-binge

castor_troy · August 1, 2019, 10:28pm

So the break-in was a few hours before this:

Maybe he got the report back from the burglars and they mentioned running into a rat in the basement where they crawled in… And germaphobe freaked out about that and ran with his hyperbole.

kelaine · August 1, 2019, 10:31pm

No, it will just be a giant letter “T” for Trump…

csurz420 · August 1, 2019, 10:34pm

Fun fact: Nancy P. comes from prominent Baltimore family. NP quote to the Baltimore Sun:

> “The president, this comes as no surprise, really doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” she told reporters as she and Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, brushed past crowds of tourists on their way to a bill ceremony. “But he maybe could ask his son in law, who’s a slumlord there, if he wants to talk about rodents.”

Shake-and-Bake Baby!

csurz420 · August 1, 2019, 10:40pm

3:40 am is pretty precise - so let’s assume that there was an alarm. Let’s say EC sprung the extra $79.99 for a camera(s). Also, let’s say cops have had footage since Saturday. LET’S SEE THE CRIMESTOPPERS FOOTAGE! Might be a familiar face there.
Faux is the only outlet stating,“property owned by Elijah Cummings”. Could be a rental?

csurz420 · August 1, 2019, 10:43pm

Now Don McGahn (SP???) gets someone at the FBI to beat up his wife to keep her quiet, that is next, right? Or is my timeline off?

castor_troy · August 1, 2019, 10:43pm

The link in the article to the local TV station said it was his house.

Good point about the specific time. There’s either an alarm or security camera somewhere in the picture.