The Donald Trump Score Card

Alito's wife said the upside-down flag they hung was an international sign of distress.


Washington Post: Justice Samuel Alito’s wife said upside-down American flag was ‘an international signal of distress’ in 2021

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"Senate Republican Whip John Thune, one of the contenders vying to replace retiring Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, told CNN the flag was a “bad decision.”

“I don’t know how you explain that,” the South Dakota Republican said.

The news has also reenergized calls on the left for Congress to enact ethics rules for the Supreme Court, an effort has been stalled for months."

 

How nutty are the wives of conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices.

First Thomas and now Alito.

 

‘Swamp Creature!’: Trump Gets Shouted Down as He Begs for Libertarian Nomination

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"Trump did sometimes earn cheers from the crowd, including when he talked about ending wars, pardoning Jan. 6 protesters, protecting cryptocurrency, denying money to schools with vaccine or mask mandates, and defunding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The most applause came when he promised to commute the life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, who has been imprisoned for operating a website that sold illegal goods.

But on the whole, the audience wasn’t having it. Even the night before, the anti-Trump resistance was out in full force. When Trump surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy appeared to warm up the crowd and debate the party’s vice presidential nominee, he was booed for so much as mentioning Trump’s name."

 

Trump is still pushing the limits of the gag order. It could come back to haunt him at sentencing.

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“Those are obviously aggravating factors, generically speaking, for someone to get a stiffer sentence,” said Mark Bederow, a veteran New York defense attorney and former Manhattan prosecutor, referring to Trump’s unrepentant verbal attacks on witnesses, prosecutors and the judge himself.

 

Still no sign of Melania or Ivanka.


https://www.salon.com/2024/05/22/along-came-robert-costello-boss-maneuvering-blows-up-in/

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"On the last day of testimony in Trump's hush-money trial, a dozen or so grasping Trump sycophants dressed in the official elite MAGA uniforms of a red tie and blue suit (the troops wear the red hats) all gathered in the Manhattan courthouse to show their solidarity with their Dear Leader. The group included Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who weirdly excoriated "the ruling class" of which he and Donald Trump are very much members. "Saturday Night Live" alum Joe Piscopo showed up, as did former White House physician and current oddball congressman Ronny Jackson. Donald Trump Jr. was there for the first time as well, apparently inspired to attend as a MAGA follower rather than a family member in support of his father. It's become a daily self-abnegation ritual for those yearning to be on the inside of Trumpworld and that apparently includes his own son."

 

Zito attended Trump's criminal trial twice.


https://www.salon.com/2024/05/22/along-came-robert-costello-boss-maneuvering-blows-up-in/

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"In fact, one member of the group was an ex-con named Chuck Zito, founder of the New York Nomads chapter of the Hell's Angels, which was linked to the Gambino mafia crime family. He obviously felt quite at home. He showed up two days in a row."

 

This 1938 Mob Case Has Some Mind-Boggling Parallels to the Trump Hush Money Trial

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"Much of Trump’s defense at trial consists of getting prosecution witnesses to admit that Trump himself didn’t falsify his company’s books, because others in his tightknit enterprise made the physical entries and drafted the checks that he signed with his notorious black Sharpie.

His attempt to insulate himself from the final stages of the scheme enables Trump and his lawyers to assure his credulous supporters that the district attorney has nothing on him. But the jury will soon hear that New York criminal law is not so naïve as to allow the ringleader of a criminal scheme to get off scot-free, simply because his minions did the deeds."

 

The Saga of Clarence Thomas and His Luxury RV Takes a Disturbing Turn

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"After ProPublica revealed that Thomas accepted an extraordinary array of luxury trips and vacations from billionaire and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without disclosing them, Thomas defended his conduct. He claimed that “colleagues” advised him that “hospitality from close personal friends” is “not reportable,” but ethics experts sharply dispute this and insist such disclosure is required.

That aside, as The New Republic’s Matt Ford argues, Thomas has made it clear he views all this mainly as a public relations problem and demonstrates little concern for any need to demonstrate ethical propriety, thus making him partly responsible for the questions and the “nastiness” that continue to dog him."

 

Add to the list of court attendees Ronny Jackson.

He's another screwball of Trump. He was Trump's White House physician who tried to become the head of the VA and failed. He had no experience running an agency like the VA but Trump nominated him for it.

Jackson said Trump could live to be 200 years if he reduced his fast food intake a little.

He became a U.S. Congressman in Texas after Trump endorsed him.

 

Veterans and Family Members Speak Out: Why We Can’t Support Trump

 

Trump is the elite ruling class.

 

Former attorney for Trump, Jenna Ellis, has her law license in Colorado suspended for three years.

Ellis pleaded guitly in the GA election subversion case where she was a co-defendant of Trump. She was crying in court during her guilty plea.

She was indicted in the AZ election subversion case in AZ in April 2024. Trump in an un-indicted co-conspirator in that case.


Former Trump attorney has Colorado law license suspended for attempting to overturn 2020 election results

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"Ellis pleaded guilty in October to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings. She reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in the Georgia 2020 election interference case, in which Trump and 17 others were indicted for engaging in an unlawful conspiracy to keep the former president in power.

She was first censured by Colorado’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel in March 2023 after she made “misrepresentations on national television and on Twitter regarding the 2020 presidential election.”

 

Trump says Mother Teresa couldn't beat the charges against him.


Trump vows to 'win election' as he battles charges 'Mother Teresa could not beat'

 

A truck reportedly being driven by the father of two Jan. 6 rioters who were once fugitives tried unsuccessfully to drive into Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day to deposit a memorial stone of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was shot and killed during Trump's riot at the Capitol.


Video Shows Arlington National Cemetery Reject Ashli Babbitt Shrine On Memorial Day

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"Anyway, let’s start with this couple of MAGA supporters who were turned away at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery while trying to drive “Ashli Babbitt Memorial Stone” through it. The truck was reportedly being driven by the father of two Jan. 6. rioters who were once fugitives."

 

Arlington isn't the resting place for domestic terrorists.

If Trump becomes president again, he might find a way to place a memorial stone in Arlington to praise his rioters.

Trump gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom award to Rush Limbaugh during the State Of The Union address.

 

They misspelled rioter Rosanne Boyland's name on the stone.


Jan 6. memorial stone spells Capitol rioter's name wrong


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Arlington Cemetery REJECTS Jan 6th MAGA Memorial

 

Giuliani possible bankruptcy crimes


Ticked off lawyers accuse Giuliani of possible 'bankruptcy crimes,' demand financial watchdog


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Dozing Donald is sleeping in court again.

His attorney poked him to wake him up as jury exited the courtroom.


Trump was prodded awake by lawyer as hush money jury filed out of court: reporter

 

Smith didn't start his request to Judge Cannon with 'Mother, may I please...?"


'Matter of life and death': Former US attorney slams Judge Cannon’s latest 'absurd' ruling

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"This is like the fire department being scolded for failing to say 'mother, may I' before saving the baby from the burning building," McQuade said. "The defense can just slow-walk it because it's a holiday weekend, when it's literally a matter of life and death and protecting the lives of FBI agents."

 

The same use of force procedures were in place when the FBI searched the Biden residence for classified documents.

Using Trump's warped logic, that means Biden tried to assassinate himself.