🤔 So Trump claims he hasn't been an "Officer of the United States", who would be amenable to the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment's Section 3, potentially disqualifying him from running for & holding public (presidential) office.
He's freaking wrong!
And he should know damn better. As he's himself officially & publicly been insisting on being treated like an "officer" in court.
Just like now-AG Garland certainly remembers his own time on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which wrote: "President Trump removed the suit to federal court under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1)." in K&D LLC v. Trump Old Post Office LLC and Donald J. Trump.
GOP Fascists swarming like the malignant trolls they are.
Via Scott MacFarlane:
There are now 68 co-sponsors to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) resolution to express sense of the US House that "#Trump did not engage in #insurrection or rebellion against the United States"
Mike Flynn, former National Security Advisor and self-admitted liar, resigned after 24 days on the job. The pardon? Barr’s daily busy work
“DOJ has (quietly) used the reality of Sullivan’s carefully crafted opinion to dismiss Barr’s corrupt attempt to reverse the prosecution and Flynn’s fantasies of innocence.
It’s a rare DOJ rebuke of DOJ.”
Where’s the long-lost DOJ OPR report on all this?
"To win this case, Flynn has to show that an FBI agent did mean things to him. But the FBI agent on the case when he was charged was Barnett, not Strzok."
Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. announced Wed that he will not recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases at #SCOTUS after Democratic lawmakers questioned whether he could be impartial following reports that an upside-down #flag flew at his home in the weeks after the… [#insurrection].
President Biden delivered a ferocious condemnation of criminal defendant Donald Trump, ahead of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, warning that Trump directed an insurrection and will aim to undo the nation’s bedrock democracy if he returns to power.
Since we now know Alito was flying his flag upside down at the time, let’s review one of the plans the coup plotters had involving him.
This interview by criminal defendant Powell is interesting. It suggests that the purpose of the insurrection was to DELAY the electoral college certification to give #Alito time to intervene on this legal challenge. But, Powell says they didn’t anticipate Pelosi reconvening Congress that day.
Crimal defendant Powell is interesting. It suggests that the purpose of the insurrection was to DELAY the electoral college certification to give #scotus#Alito time to intervene on this legal challenge. But, Powell says they didn’t anticipate Speaker Pelosi reconvening Congress.
Despite the predictable outrage from the Right, polling from YouGov finds that a U.S. majority is in favor of the recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that former President Donald Trump is not Constitutionally eligible for appearing on ballots in the state, though that high court in the Western state held off their...
Kinda wild we just...never found out who planted bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of January 5, just hours prior to the Capitol attack on #January6th.
$500,000 Reward Remains in Effect for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber.
McGovern: "This is breaking news for everybody. Our Republican colleague Don Bacon just a few minutes ago told a group of reporters that there are 'probably not high crimes or misdemeanors that Joe Biden has committed' yet he still plans to vote for this impeachment inquiry.
Democrats just asked Republicans to add “open & transparent” to their impeachment resolution of President Biden & every Republicans voted “Nay.” The secrecy, lies, & lack of transparency are the point because Republicans have NOTHING on President Biden. This is pathetic.
Let's be clear, Republicans were asked whether they could add an amendment that would add the words “open & transparent” to their impeachment inquiry of Biden. All of them said NO. Tells you everything you need to know about this “impeachment effort”
"The argument that [barring Trump from the ballot on Constitutional grounds] would be undemocratic is nonsense. Democracy is not just elections; it’s also a broader system of rules, laws and norms. Even if you think democracy is mostly about elections, you can’t support having Trump as president again, because he only supports elections if he is declared the winner."
"[SCOTUS] will prematurely hear a completely frivolous claim that if sustained, would allow any POTUS to commit crimes with almost unbridled immunity. This will delay his federal 1/6 trial indefinitely. A political and traitorous decision from a totally discredited SCOTUS."
#Republican Donald #Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the #history of the #Jan6, 2021, Capitol attack [#insurrection], but positioning the #violent siege & its failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his bid to return to the #WhiteHouse.
"Now it turns out that a flag representing the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, that the people should engage in armed revolution against tyranny, and that the United States should be a nation based in Christian theology has been flying over the home of Justice Alito, who is supposed to be defending the United States Constitution impartially."
I'm concerned that there's a decent chance future history books will point to this as the start of the second civil war. Without any accountability imposed, the chance of #Trump attempting a more violent version of #J6 when he loses again is damn near 100%.
The US #SupremeCourt said it will rule on Trump’s bid for immunity from criminal prosecution, taking up a historic case that will determine whether Trump will stand #trial for 2020 #ElectionInterference.
BREAKING: Trump knew the insurrectionists were armed before they attacked and breached the Capitol. His lead secret service agent testified under oath that he told him.
So, Secret Service and Ms. Hutchinson both testified under oath that the criminal defendant was informed the crowd was armed. And he ordered the armed & dangerous mob to march to the Capitol and stop the certification of our election.
That seditious bitch don-the-con: "They’re not here to hurt me."
What a fucking monster. An insurrectionist. A Fraud. A rapist. A #BigLie liar. A fascist dictator loving thug.
New Explosive Roger Stone Video Dooms Donald Trump’s Main Legal Defense (newrepublic.com)
The video was filmed before the election results had even been announced.
Large Share Of U.S. Supports Booting Trump From The Ballot For Insurrection (bipartisanreport.com)
Despite the predictable outrage from the Right, polling from YouGov finds that a U.S. majority is in favor of the recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that former President Donald Trump is not Constitutionally eligible for appearing on ballots in the state, though that high court in the Western state held off their...