Defendant Donald Trump was eager to speak out about the E. Jean Carroll civil rape/defamation trial in New York on his social media account, but when it came time to testifying under oath, he could not be bothered, he flew off to Scotland. NBC News reports, Trump’s lawyers won’t present defense witnesses in trial over … Read more
This should make Donald Trump’s big butt pucker. His private militia domestic terrorist group, the Proud Boys, have been convicted of seditious conspiracy by a jury. In presenting their defense, they asserted that Donald Trump had invited them to Washington, D.C., and tried to subpoena him as a witness (which the judge rejected). The Department … Read more
Steve Benen reports, Senate Republicans flub an easy test on Supreme Court ethics: The U.S. Supreme Court was already struggling with its weakened reputation in the wake of a series of far-right rulings, but recent revelations have clearly made an unfortunate situation worse. As regular readers know, Justice Clarence Thomas is facing an intensifying ethics … Read more
Update to QAnon/MAGA Fascist Sens. Wendy Rogers And Justine Wadsack Are Boosting White Supremacist Kyle Clifton In Rogers’ Attempt To Smear A Reporter. Seth Stern, Director of Advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation, writes at the Arizona Capitol Times, Alarming restraint against journalist should be dissolved immediately: The news that a judge granted a … Read more
The Independent reports, Trump hugs January 6 rioter who called for Pence and Congress to be executed: Donald Trump hugged a woman who spent time in prison for her role in the January 6 insurrection. She later said that former Vice President Mike Pence and “every single” member of Congress who voted to certify President … Read more