The Donald Trump Score Card

Yeah... Well, he always liked Ivanka best.

 

Trump’s event will be weak and pathetic. He’s going to lose even more of his base if he continues down that path.

 

Yes, but that won’t happen.

Commie libtards.

 

Capitol riot committee will submit evidence of crimes for prosecution, chairman says

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"The chairman of the committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol in the House have said that the lawmakers on the panel are duty-bound to submit any evidence of potential criminal activity uncovered by their investigation to the Justice Department, even if Republicans threaten retaliation.

Rep Bennie Thompson told ABC’s This Week on Sunday that the committee would not hesitate to refer allies of former President Donald Trump – including, potentially, members of Congress – to the Justice Department for prosecution should the panel uncover evidence of criminal acts having been committed.

His warning comes as political analysts have speculated that many in the GOP would use the power of the majority to retaliate against Democrats should the January 6 Committee take the step of referring Republican members of Congress to the DOJ for prosecution of their actions leading up to 6 January, even though no specific allegations of criminal activity have yet been made against sitting members of the House or Senate."

 

Didn't think I needed the [/sarcasm] with that particular question...

 

Summary of Trump's election lies


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NBC - Anatomy Of The Big Lie

 

Trump still says his supporters weren't behind the Jan. 6 attack — but I was there

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"'An American insurrectionist movement'

Tampa Bay attorney Bjorn Brunvand represents several people who were at the Capitol that day, including Robert Scott Palmer, who was recently sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a fire extinguisher, a wood plank and a flagpole. His is the longest such term yet.

"He believed in the lies that were being professed by former President Trump and his accomplices," Brunvand said.

But he said his client has had a major change of heart since his arrest.

"It went from 100% support for President Trump and the idea that the election was fraudulent at the beginning ... to the recognition that he was misled. He's sitting in a detention facility here in Washington, D.C. and this big powerful former president who said 'meet me at the Capitol', he's too busy playing golf and has no interest in any of the guys that have been arrested," Brunvand said."

 

Some hopeful news.

 

At his Jan. 6 anniversary event, Trump isn't expected to make any remarks about bailing out his rioters that he abandoned, which truther narratives say were BLM and Antifa.

He might make remarks about Ashli Babbitt whom he has embraced as a martyr while chastising Capitol police for defending members of Congress.

 

Curious that Trump and his following haven't accused Ashli Babbitt of being BLM or Antifa like they have the rest of the cast of Trump rioters.

 

Archivist Says Trump’s Hiding Records to Avoid ‘Prison Time’

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"“Given how frantic they are... there are things in those records that are going to make real trouble. I’m talking about prison time,” Carlin mused to The Daily Beast. “It reinforces the fact that they know they're in real trouble if these things are released—particularly if they’re released soon.”

An outgoing president’s White House records go straight to the National Archives and Records Administration, where they could be kept away from the public for up to 12 years. However, President Joe Biden waived that presidential privilege when he allowed the bipartisan House Jan. 6 Committee to request some documents about Trump’s final weeks in office. Trump sued to block that, and his odd claims of “residual” executive privilege got knocked down by a federal judge who noted “presidents are not kings” and an appellate panel that found his argument has “no basis.” This epic fight over records is now reaching the Supreme Court.

Those records could show whether the Trump White House plotted to use the Department of Justice to intimidate states to reject 2020 election results, schemed with rogue Republicans in Congress to halt certification of Electoral College votes that reflected Biden’s win at the polls, and interacted with rally organizers who brought the crowds that violently attacked the U.S. Capitol building."

 

Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount | AP News

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“I think you can see that Kevin made an epic mistake,” Kinzinger said. “I think part of the reason we’ve gone so fast and have been so effective so far is because we’ve decided and we have the ability to do this as a nonpartisan investigation.”

Kinzinger said the investigation would be “a very different scene” if Republicans allied with Trump were participating and able to obstruct some of their work.

“I think in five or 10 years, when school kids learn about Jan. 6, they’re going to get the accurate story,” Kinzinger said. “And I think that’s going to be dependent on what we do here.”

Democrats say having two Republicans working with them has been an asset, especially as they try to reach conservative audiences who may still believe Trump’s falsehoods about a stolen election.

“They bring to the table perspectives and ability to translate a little bit what is being reflected in conservative media, or how this might be viewed through a conservative lens,” says Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla. “And that’s been really helpful.”

 

Flynn and Bannon were pardoned by Trump in the remaining weeks of his administration.


Bannon and allies bid to expand pro-Trump influence in local US politics

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"Flynn and Bannon, using varying paths, have focused new energy on increasing conservative influence by recruiting more allies for key posts at the local and precinct level with an eye on the 2022 and 2024 elections, and building more political alliances on issues such as vaccine requirements and mask mandates.

The strategies Flynn and Bannon are deploying overlap those of other conservative outfits, such as the influential youth group Turning Point USA, to expand the pro-Trump base at the precinct level, and work to elect Trump-backed politicians to key posts such as secretary of state in Georgia, Arizona and other battleground states.

Flynn and Bannon have separately relied on a mix of non-profit groups, including one backed by the multimillionaire Patrick Byrne, conservative social media outlets favored by the far right like Telegram, and events that convey evangelical Christian messages with political disinformation."

 

The threat of the lawsuit forced Tina Peters to fulfill her duties.

Peters is known for allegedly permitting an unauthorized person to access voting equipment as part of her personal campaign to try to prove the election was stolen from Trump. She was also involved with Lindell's voter fraud conference where Lindell never produced the evidence he claimed he had that the election was stolen from Trump.


Mesa County drops lawsuit against Tina Peters over voting services contract

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"The deadline to attest to the voting services contract was Dec. 20, which Peters missed. That prompted the lawsuit.

“Peters finally did attest to the Runbeck contract on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, a week after all other documents were attested, one day after the given deadline and several hours after the county filed the lawsuit with the court,” Mesa County attorney Todd Starr wrote in a statement.

It was necessary to expedite the contract with Runbeck because of a possible shortage of ballot envelopes and inserts next year, county officials said.

“Legally Clerk Peters must attest to BOCC decisions, regardless of personal opinions,” he wrote. “We are thankful the clerk has complied with her duties, so we don’t have to spend tax dollars on further litigation with the clerk.”"

 

Maybe he'll tell us about North Korea's "Little Rocket Man" and the effort to contain North Korean weapons of mass destruction?

 

Ashli Babbitt has been described by her cohorts as 'the little angel'.


Ashli Babbitt ‘rammed SUV three times into car of future husband’s girlfriend’
Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed
Via AP news wire
January 3, 2022

Ashli Babbitt ‘rammed SUV three times into car of future husband’s girlfriend’

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"Norris says the bad blood between them began in 2015, when Babbitt engaged in a monthslong extramarital affair with Norris’ longtime live-in boyfriend. When she learned of the relationship, Norris called Babbitt’s husband and told him she was cheating.

“She pulls up yelling and screaming,” Norris said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, recounting the July 29, 2016, road-rage incident in Prince Frederick, Maryland “It took me a good 30 seconds to figure out who she was. … Just all sorts of expletives, telling me to get out of the car, that she was going to beat my ass.”

Babbitt was later charged with numerous misdemeanors.

The attack on Norris is an example of erratic and sometimes threatening behavior by Babbitt, who was shot by a police officer while at the vanguard of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray her as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed. The officer who shot her was cleared of any wrongdoing by two federal investigations."

 

Shortly after the riot, McCarthy said 'count me out' and 'enough is enough'.

Weeks later, he said count me in and wanted more Trump.


They resigned in protest over Jan. 6 — then never went after Trump again

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"When those rioters stormed the capitol and Trump offered only a milquetoast response, the condemnation was swift.

On the House floor that day, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Trump “bears responsibility” for the “attack on Congress by mob rioters” and advised Congress to censure the president. “Count me out,” said Trump’s closest confidante in the Senate and favorite golf partner, Sen. Lindsey Graham. “Enough is enough.”

Former attorney general William Barr called Trump’s behavior “a betrayal of his office and supporters.” Republicans in Congress encouraged articles of impeachment brought against the president. Twitter and Facebook suspended Trump.

Some TV talking heads speculated that Trump might fade away into a retired life of buffets and golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. It appeared, at least for a moment, that Trump could become persona non grata in national politics."

 

They resigned in protest over Jan. 6 — then never went after Trump again

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"Trump holds court in Palm Beach where a steady stream of Republican candidates and operatives travel to gain his approval and, they hope, endorsement. Lawmakers still answer phone calls from the former president and some, like McCarthy and Graham, have flocked to his compound for a meeting and to pose for a photo, too. Trump has held MAGA rallies, does interviews with conservative media, and went on tour with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. His 2021 Christmas picture book sold thousands of copies. It is considered a fait accompli in certain corners that Trump won’t just run again for office but that he will easily become the Republican Party’s nominee.

“You’ve got two camps right now of people who should speak out and haven’t. The first camp knows Trump is a dangerous and vindictive man but doesn’t want to upend their lives by provoking his ire. The second camp is more nakedly transactional,” said Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration who was revealed to be the author of “Anonymous,” an anti-Trump tell-all. “They see that the GOP is still drunk on the MAGA Kool Aid, and they don’t want to get left behind.”"