Hand cupped around ear Am waiting to hear any and all Democrats speaking in the clearest language possible that the Republican party has been actively working to subvert Democracy in this country-it is beyond clear that they have violated their oaths.
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I guess. So charge him with a new crime every few months. Start with Mueller. That could go on for years. No reason every crime has to be charged at the same time. Every day he remains unindicted is one day further from justice.
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“If the country does not commit to investigating and pursuing accountability for those responsible, the Court fears January 6 will repeat itself,” Carter concluded.
The country can’t commit because one of the two parties is around the authoritarian bend and isn’t coming back. It is up to Dems and right now, Dems aren’t stepping up. I hope some of those in high positions hear Carter’s words and take them to heart.
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A mere slap is a fitting response. It’s technically an assault, but it’s clear from the context that it was understood to be a reasonable response.
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There are a host of good reasons why that hasn’t happened (at least not yet).
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All Eastman needs is to wait for Clarence Thomas to get well, and there is no hurry either.
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April Fool’s day is not until Friday.
Slowly the wheels of justice turn, but turn it does. It has now been pronounced a coup in a court of law.
Is this a first?
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My takeaway from this ruling is that a federal judge who has read the emails thinks the great majority of them are pertinent to the House’s investigation of the J6 insurrection. So just as we all expected, Eastman was trying to hide the good stuff.
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Well the ball is rolling.
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In the face of the extreme and justified concerns about the present Supreme Court, there is some hope to be found in the consistency in the lower federal courts that have rejected the efforts of the insurrectionists to use them to aid their criminal enterprise.
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And you could not be more wrong.
The VP’s job in that regard is strictly ministerial and involves counting the votes for certification.
Period.
Full stop.
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Fair enough. Though my cup is far less than half empty at this point. Closer to bone dry. But I appreciate a drop of someone else’s optimism.
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Please tell me, at least, this is going on his permanent record.
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I suspect that “pillow talk” involves one of these…
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I know it is all there for your own reading of to court document, but I find these highlights, while not unexpected, still shocking.
Attempts to obstruct
Together, these actions more likely than not constitute attempts to obstruct an official proceeding.
Official proceeding
While there is no binding authority interpreting “proceeding before the Congress,” ten colleagues from the District of Columbia have concluded that the 2021 electoral count was an “official proceeding” within the meaning of section 1512(c)(2),221 and the Court joins those well-reasoned opinions.
Corrupt intent
Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.
Agreement to obstruct a lawful government function
Based on these repeated meetings and statements, the evidence shows that an agreement to enact the electoral count plan likely existed between President Trump and Dr. Eastman.
Deceitful or dishonest means
The evidence shows that Dr. Eastman was aware that his plan violated the Electoral Count Act. Dr. Eastman likely acted deceitfully and dishonestly each time he pushed an outcome-driven plan that he knew was unsupported by the law.
Overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy
Based on the evidence, the Court finds that it is more likely than not that President Trump and Dr. Eastman dishonestly conspired to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.
Actions in furtherance of crime or fraud
Because the memo likely furthered the crimes of obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States, it is subject to the crime-fraud exception and the Court ORDERS it to be disclosed.
And lastly:
With this limited mandate, the Court finds the following ten documents privileged: 4553; 4793; 4794; 4828; 5097; 5101; 5113; 5412; 5424; 5719.289 The Court ORDERS Dr. Eastman to disclose the other one hundred and one documents to the House Select Committee.
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There was a fairly crude joke by Rock during the 2016 Oscars as well. That joke involved Will Smith’s wife as well.
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Oh yeah? Well, don’t get so distressed. Did I happen to mention that I’m impressed?
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Mildly surprised (and very pleased) to hear a judge declare it, though
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The reason why you pressure Thomas to resign/recuse is precisely to pressure and intimidate the SCOTUS to play it straight on these Trump related matters, give the deference to the factual findings by the lower courts, and eliminate political bias from impacting such decisions. Ginni Thomas actively participated in a coup attempt. She tried to prevent the installation of the new, duly elected President and Vice President of the United States. That’s sedition. That’s ‘treasonous’ in the layperson sense of the term. Thomas cannot preside over decisions impacting the Republic or any case before the court when his wife has committed an offense against its very existence and he is fully aware of it all.
I’ve long believed that evidence has been there for years to hold Trump to account and that the failure to indict/prosecute has been one of political will, not the potential strength of the actual cases. That means all it takes is prosecutors in a position of power to act and take the risk that comes with prosecuting any defendants (That you might lose). Big deal. Defending the Republic matters more. Make these criminals sweat. We didn’t get convictions against every mob boss back in the day, but the commitment to prosecute and bring cases before a jury eventually made a difference. Here, we’re afraid to bring cases before judges and juries. I do know from all the rulings during the Trump era that if these judges were in the positions of prosecutors, many among the Trump crew would’ve been indicted by now, including Trump himself. Keep the pressure on. This case represents one of the best opportunities to hold Trump and his crew accountable.
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