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“House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), an ardent Trump supporter, issued a statement criticizing the Justice Department, claiming the indictment was an effort to “attack the frontrunner for the Republican nomination” and distract the public from stories about President Biden while his son Hunter is trying to plead guilty to tax charges.” Does Speaker McCarthy realize a grand jury returned this indictment? This is a group of regular citizens who heard testimony from dozens of Trump appointees, campaign staffers, and Republican officials from many different states, who then concluded there is enough evidence to charge him with a crime, to be tried by a jury of his peers. On the morning of November 9, 2016, awakening to the news of Trump’s election, I told my wife “at some point Trump will do something so stupid or insane that he will end up in prison.” I just do not understand how tens of millions of people, some very educated, can still support this narcissist. Growing up in this red state, most of my friends, co-workers, and several relatives are committed conservatives, with whom I can respectfully disagree but still respect and admire. Unfortunately, too many of these people have joined the Trump cult, and our republic is weaker and in danger because of this cult.
+1 David S
+2 David S
So sad and scary
David, among those who have gone down the Trump rabbit hole are elected officials such as Todd Rokita, Jim Banks, Mike Braun, and countless others. No doubt they all will continue to stand by Trump. Their fealty to Trump is a betrayal of the oaths they swore to (with one hand on a Bible, no less) to protect us from the likes of Trump.
Most galling, they watched the man call a crowd to their place of work that swarmed in and tried to stop them from executing their constitutional duties.
And they refused to vote for his immediate impeachment and conviction because … that wasn’t impeachable behavior.
But please, go on about the rule of law.
All politicians are narcissists. I would imagine the people who you know that have joined the “Trump cult” are simply well-informed on what is really happening. Any news channel on TV is telling you nothing but lies. You have to dig deeper to understand what is currently happening to our country. Yes, Trump can’t get out of his own way half of the time, but he is working for the people and is slowly exposing corruption so much deeper than we could have ever imagined. We must be well informed.
The current administration led by a corrupt and compromised puppet and operated by who knows…. is running our once proud country into the ground.
Jeffrey showing exactly why most people aren’t qualified to do their own research.
This process should have started January 21, 2021..
I agree with each of you…what power does Trump have over these people? He’s not a religious man, but the far right is beating their bibles for him…perhaps they don’t think that being faithful in your marriage is important. I cannot believe that people are still willing to support him, but then again, he did claim that he could stand in the middle of Times Square and kill people and not be found guilty. It’s a sad time. President Biden has accomplished so much…DEMOCRATS…post his accomplishments…WAKE UP…ORGANIZE
The true insurrection is happening right in front of our eyes in real time. It took place during the last election season with made-up charges and the suppression of damning evidence against the Biden crime cartel (the laptop was a Russian plant, right?). Did you really think that a couple of thousand unarmed protesters were going to take over DC and reinstall Trump as some kind of emperor? Didn’t DJT request 10k national guardsmen to secure the capital? Didn’t I hear him call for “peaceful” protest on the morning of the 6th? That’s still legal, right? Hate Trump – no problem, but don’t let your derangement cause you to turn a blind eye to what’s going on right now – a sitting president using the DOJ as a weapon towards his opposition. Idi Amin would be quite impressed.
+ David. From a political point of view I can give someone the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they didn’t realize or missed the decades of evidence that “it” was a con man. But, if you voted for him twice, I have nothing but utter contempt for you.
Larry w. – The only voice of reason, so many people are absurdly uninformed about what is happening to them right now. Everybody can obsess with Trump but they better look at the real world. You won’t see it on the evening news.
In case you missed it Larry, many of the protesters on January 6 were armed. That is why they couldn’t enter the secure area where Trump and his co-conspirators were speaking, and why numerous police were injured (some even died) during the rampaging of the Capitol. And no, Trump did NOT order 10,000 guardsman to protect the Capitol on J6 (he sat glued to the TV in his private dining room, throwing ketchup on the wall as his VP refused to throw the election as Trump wanted). If you had watched the J6 hearings, you would know these facts.
+larry w. you refer to derangement but nearly everything you mention in your post is either a Q conspiracy theory or been litigated and proven false more times than one can count. You are just another member of the MAGA cult who believes every lie this man tells, even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Trump has been a fraud his entire life and is nothing more than a made-for-television “reality” star who is using his cult to further enrich himself, at the cost of our republic.
David S and Brent B are both regurgitating the MSM talking points. Discussing Jan 6 for another minute is a waste of time. Pelosi staged the whole thing, Trump repeatedly called for Peace. Watch the films and dig a little deeper than the lying CNN etc… No Police were killed but one innocent victim was killed by an officer.
It’s so disgusting to see grown men and women follow around like sheep. Do you your homework and understand what is happening to our Country right now. We have the most corrupt, compromised administration in history.
The only sheep are the clowns telling you to do your own research.
Because you’re not doing research. You wouldn’t know what research was if it hit you.
Research means an open mind to change, it means you are always learning.
Not a single person “doing their own research” is doing that. They’re pounding kool-aid.
Joe B If you sit and believe what is on the news every day, you are the one who needs to open your mind to what is really happening to this country. All I’m saying is to dig beyond what you are being sold every day. * THEY ARE LYING TO YOU!
And you’re getting the straight truth?
Sure.
Name me one thing that your own research has changed your mind on
Joe B It’s NOT one thing, it’s everything.
The repeal of the 1st Amendment through the party in power’s DOJ is racing to completion. Welcome to the Banana Republic, where we imprison our political opponents. Castro and Putin would be proud.
Dominic, do yourself a favor and read the indictment. It is NOT about the 1st Amendment. It is about violating the Constitution.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-indictment-read-charges-january-6-election-case-2023-7?amp
“racing to completion….” ? Seriously? Almost 30 months. The details are stunning–read the indictment. And: the Special Counsel Act was a Republican invention . Special Counsels are completely independent. Jack Smith is a lifelong conservative Republican.
Demagogue – (Merriam-Webster) — “a leader who makes use of popular prejudices, false claims and promises in order to gain power”.
History will judge all of us harshly for allowing our republic to be used by this charlatan.
And does any Republican really want to claim a Democratic “weaponizing” of the justice system? What else would you call Todd Rokita’s reign as AG, a man who now feels compelled to keep his top lawyers constrained from criticizing him through NDAs.
As for weaponizing, any one want to look into the DOJ investigative efforts by Trump. The DAG investigating young Biden was a Trump appointed Special Counsel, who has made clear he was not constrained by anyone from DOJ or the White House. The investigation into the FBI, another Trump Special Counsel investigation, was a massive waste of resources and time. One misdemeanor for a young agent who admitted to altering an email. Two trials resulting in not guilty finding. A finding the FBI was overzealous. Underwhelming.
The First Amendment doesn’t give you the right to defame, nor does it give a government executive the right to lie to the public. The First Amendment is broad, but it has limits. And to say that the President of the US has the right to tell the public that he was cheated of his reelection, fail to provide any evidence, and then work to derail his opponent’s succession to office is not protected speech.