Rachel Maddow had an infuriating report Monday night on Attorney General Merrick Garland and his Department of Justice policy memorandum regarding candidates who have clearly committed crimes but are announced candidates running for office. Apparently, the DOJ is outsourcing to criminals the decision as to whether or not they should be indicted and prosecuted for … Read more
The biggest bullshit story over the weekend, for which multiple news outlets committed journalistic malpractice, is this representative sample from the Washington Post. Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon. Just to be clear, Donald Trump does not possess any executive privilege to waive. Only the incumbent president possesses executive privilege, and … Read more
CNN reports, Justice Department closes in on documents subpoenaed from GOP operatives connected to Trump fake electors plan (excerpt): Republican operatives connected to the plan to put forward “alternate” electors for Donald Trump are set to turn over information to the Justice Department as soon as this week – as criminal investigations examining efforts to … Read more
Part of today’s House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing on Trump’s attempts to corrupt the Department of Justice to enlist it in his Coup Plot involved testimony about the GQP members of Congress who sought preemptive pardons for their own misconduct. NBC News reports, Gaetz, Gohmert, Biggs, Brooks, … Read more
Today’s January 6 Committee hering is the one I have been waiting to see. It will be about the role of Republican state legislators aiding and abetting Trump’s Coup Plot with John Eastman’s fake GQP electors scheme, and the pressure campaign Trump put on state officials to not certify election results. Arizona, ground zero for … Read more