Trump: Senate Acquitted Me, So I Can’t Be Held Accountable For Jan 6 | Talking Points Memo

The failure of the Senate to convict Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection means he can’t be held accountable for it in any way, the former president argued in a Monday court filing.


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“Those politicians lacked any direct knowledge of any relevant facts,” Trump argued

“Who you going to believe, me or your own lying eyes?”

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“D” is for desperate. Also for demented. Also for deplorable. Also for dumb ass.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Nice try, dipshit.

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More bad faith lack of candor towards the tribunal and nonsense “legal” arguments which will go unpunished by the relevant corrupted Board of Bar Overseers.

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Trump’s lawyers aren’t saying he didn’t do it, just that trying him again in a court of law (rather than the political circus of an impeachment trial) would be double jeopardy.

A specious legal argument. Sure sounds like a confession to me.

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his status as former president rendered him immune from liability, civil or criminal

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“It is well recognized that rousing and controversial speeches are a key function
of the presidency,” Jessee Binnall, an attorney for Trump, wrote in the filing.

I’m sure they’d continue with this line if Biden one day calls for a march on Grift-a-lotto.

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I’m not sure how strong Swalwell’s case is …

But, it’s gotta be stronger than this bogus “defense.”

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Filed by Jesse Binnall of Binnall Law Group. How did morBotus land with these lawyers, and have they heard about the payment thing?

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But how many years of delay will it buy?

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“The Senate acquitted former President Trump,”

The types of lawyers that make arguments as stupid as this one are about all you can get when you don’t pay your legal bills. That said, Swalwell should respond with a copy of McConnell’s speech in which he claimed Congress wasn’t the proper forum for justice, that any action against Trump should be carried out in the courts.

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Trump’s “absolute immunity” is good for a morning laugh, but mainly I take comfort in the amount of money he’s going to have to spend to fight this lawsuit. And also the way January 6th will keep getting mentioned, while McCarthy and McConnell just want it to go away. I’m not sure Swallwell has any chance at winning this, but it’s going to get dragged out in the courts for a while.

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I will gladly pay you Tuesday for your services today.

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What the court of public opinion did to Ms. Lewinsky was far worse than what actual courts did to Clinton. Yes, she brought it on herself by in part telling Tripp, but that’s what an infatuation will do to a girl.

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Meanwhile, local Bar organizations will hunt down every prospective lawyers childhood crush in order to find some dirt that will allow them to deny membership.

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“The acts he took to promote the myth that the election was stolen and that people should march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 were all within the scope of his official duties as president, Trump’s attorneys argued.”

Well. OK, then. I guess everything he did - including every tweet his stubby thumbs tapped out while sitting there taking a crap - was all part of his “official duties as president.”

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Donnie is taking a page from the Lukashenko playbook…

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Who gave you that legal advice? Rudy?

…and there we have it. The poker tell of Loser Don. He always gives away his hand just before things go bad. He’s going to prison and he knows it.

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I ain’t got nothing to send you today
But I’ma give you all your money
Soon as I get paid
Soon as I get paid

Keb Mo

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