A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
A criminal indictment against former President Trump now seems almost inevitable, though not guaranteed. That it comes in the Stormy Daniels hush money case is almost surreal, especially given that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg seemed to have abandoned the investigation upon taking office.
I don’t really care how Trump lands in prison, I just want him to land in prison.
Dems are enjoying this because it is so easy
Swalwell Drags Jordan in Hearing for Defying Congressional Summons: ‘Quite Rich That We Are Talking About Subpoena Compliance’ Here (msn.com)
On Thursday, Swalwell had a field day during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability To Oversight.
“I think it’s quite rich that we are talking about subpoena compliance under a chairman of the full committee who was absolutely out of subpoena compliance in the last Congress,” Swalwell said. “So we’re gonna haul witnesses in here today and claim that they did not comply with subpoenas or requests. And that request is so rich because it’s coming from a chairman who himself did not comply with the Jan. 6 committee’s requests.”
GOP To GOP…Stop being a Fox hog
Republicans frustrated with Oversight chair Comer for sticking his nose in their business: report (msn.com)
House Oversight Chair James Comer’s zeal to open multiple investigations into President Joe Biden and members of his administration is starting to rankle his GOP colleagues who want the Kentucky Republican to slow down and stay out of their work.
According to a report from Punchbowl, there is a belief among Republicans that Comer is spreading himself too thin by chasing after multiple investigations that normally don’t fall under his committee’s purview.
As Punchbowl is reporting, “In a little more than two months as chair, Comer has launched a barrage of probes into everything from the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to Ukraine aid to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,” and that has some other House committee chairman unhappy that he is stepping on their toes.
The MAGA fanatics that adore Trump pay his legal bills. Voters helping someone defend their right to purloin classified documents. Along with a host of other crimes. Trump has a $100 million dollar defense fund at his disposal, all paid for by his loyalists. Sort of easy to go around breaking the law when you know not a damned dime of your legal bills comes out of your personal wealth.
He’ll never sit a day in a jail.
I’ll accept standing in jail, if sitting is out.
For the remainder of his unnatural life.
Meanwhile in Tennessee…
Justice demands that Trump be held accountable for this and his other multitude of crimes, if for no other reason than to lessen the permanent, noxious stain he has left on the nation’s history.
On to another Fox News’ drips, why not hire someone with a criminal background to run your crime desk.
For the first time a Trump indictment is more likely than a very unlikely asteroid impact!
That makes me almost as happy as the fact that Asteroid 2023 DW could have been named after a favorite character from “Arthur”. Getting obliterated by it would just make Armageddon “a wonderful kind of day!”
Oh, let me count the ways.
I’m surprised he didn’t give kissy emojis after his response to the article.
Love TPM MM. Thank you, DK. My nightmare of Der Pumpkinfuher running for President from a jail cell has an historical precedent. Eugene Debs of the Socialist Party did that in 1920 from a prison in Atlanta. Why not? Everything else we thought couldn’t happen have happened.
Regarding the possibility that the first Trump indictment will result from his conduct in the Stormy Daniels affair (pun intended), Eugene Robinson had the line of the evening last night, when in response to his reaction said, “Gosh, that was so many felonies ago.”
Lock the deranged lunatic Cheeto Mussolini up in a padded cell!
Grandpa and Grandma Bacon voted for Debs in 1920. Grandpa said, “I wanted him out of jail!”
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I guess it’s just another way to get content out there but not seeing a real benefit to me?
