The Donald Trump Score Card

Republicans squirm as Trump presses Putin for dirt on Bidens
By Scott Wong, Frank Thorp V and Julie Tsirkin
March 31, 2022, 11:12 PM UTC

Republicans squirm as Trump presses Putin for dirt on Bidens

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"WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill found themselves in an awkward but familiar spot this week: being asked to respond to yet another controversy sparked by Donald Trump.

This time it was the former president’s urging Vladimir Putin to release dirt on the Biden family as the Russian president wages a bloody and devastating war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions more.

Trump’s request twisted congressional Republicans into a political pretzel: GOP lawmakers have been pushing President Joe Biden to get more aggressive in helping Ukraine combat Putin, whom they’ve called a “thug” and a “murderer,” but now Republicans are being asked why their party's de facto leader is making a direct appeal to Putin, whom he has recently praised as "savvy" and a "genius."

Trump’s remarks drew a swift rebuke from a handful of GOP defense hawks — even as they delicately tiptoed around his name.

“I don’t think we should be asking Putin to do anything,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a Trump ally who has suggested that someone needs to assassinate Putin.

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a vocal Trump critic who warned about Russia’s threats when he was the GOP presidential nominee in 2012, added, “I don’t think Vladimir Putin ought to be one of the people we go to for favors right now."

“He’s one of the worst people on the planet,” Romney said, “and America shouldn’t be asking for favors.”"

 

Trump is struggling again in Georgia, with 2022 endorsements driven by his 2020 loss

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"It's not just Georgia where Trump's picks have struggled

In Pennsylvania, Senate candidate Sean Parnell dropped out last November after abuse allegations. And last week, Trump un-endorsed Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks for the Senate race there after Brooks' campaign stumbled in the polls.

Even Trump himself seemed to leave the door open that his endorsements wouldn't be as successful as they once were in an interview with Real America's Voice this week.

"These are not sure things," he said. "And if I lose one along the way – and you have to, right? – they're going to say, 'This was a humiliating experience.'"

At the rally in Georgia, state Sen. Burt Jones, who is running with Trump's support to be lieutenant governor, reiterated that the outcome of Georgia's May 24 primary election affected more than just the seven candidates on the ballot.

"It will set the stage for '24, because all eyes will be on Georgia this year," he said. "And if we don't win big — if we don't have a red wave — then it doesn't play well for us to put Donald Trump back in the White House in 2024."

That sentiment was echoed by Trump at his rally, who said he hoped David Perdue would become governor, otherwise he "wasted a hell of a lot of time here tonight.""

 

These whack jobs are all just diversions...

 

The DOJ Finally Seems to Be Moving Toward a Trump Investigation

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"According to these reports, the Justice Department has now ventured into the circles around the former president. There’s no doubt, though, who the intended beneficiary of the Jan. 6 events or the false electoral slates was—or where the evidence, if properly followed as Attorney General Merrick Garland has promised to do, ultimately points. We have no confirmation that the man in the center is a subject or target of the federal investigation—but these and other recent developments suggest that is likely coming."

 

Perdue is becoming increasingly pro-Trump fringe as he slips in the polls and fundraising.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/01/georgia-gop-primaries-trump-lies/

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"At first, Perdue kept this subtle, if that’s the word for it. He ran an ad featuring Trump, who intoned that Kemp had “let us down.” That implicitly criticized Kemp’s refusal to steal the election for Trump, but without saying so directly.

But now Perdue is all in, declaring outright this week that the 2020 election was indeed stolen. It was actually ratified by numerous audits and recounts, but as Steve Benen notes, this was plainly necessary to keep Trump happy with Perdue’s candidacy.

For good measure, at a rally this week Perdue visibly encouraged the crowd when it chanted “lock him up” about Kemp:

Perdue subsequently backtracked. But Perdue’s campaign promoted his “lock him up” moment, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, boosting the idea that Kemp should be imprisoned for disloyalty to Trump, in an effort to “gain ground” against Kemp among Trump voters."

 

Nunes loses in court.

Nunes gave up his seat in CA after redistricting. He chose to run Trump's his social media platform in spite of having no experience in such matters.


Trump ally Devin Nunes loses Washington Post defamation appeal

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"(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250 million lawsuit accusing the Washington Post of defamation for implying that he lied to former President Donald Trump, a close ally.

In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., said Nunes "does not point to a single statement" that was false or defamatory on its face in the February 2020 article about Russia's desire for Trump to win a second White House term.

Nunes "failed to plausibly allege a claim of defamation," the court said."

 

Trump rioter sentenced to nearly four years in prison.


Man who parked weapons near Capitol on 1/6 gets nearly 4 years in prison

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"(AP) - An Alabama man who parked a pickup truck filled with weapons and Molotov cocktail components near the U.S. Capitol on the day of last year’s riot was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she still hasn’t heard an explanation for why Lonnie Leroy Coffman had “almost a small armory in his truck, ready to do battle.” She sentenced Coffman to three years and 10 months in prison, giving him credit for the more than one year he already has served since his arrest.

Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, said he never intended to hurt anybody or destroy any property. He said he drove to Washington alone “to try to discover just how true and secure was the (2020 presidential) election.”

“If I had any idea that things would turn out like they did, I would have stayed home,” he wrote in a handwritten letter to the judge."

 

https://www.wymt.com/2022/04/01/man-who-parked-weapons-near-capitol-16-gets-nearly-4-years-prison/

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"Coffman, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty in November to possession of an unregistered firearm and carrying a pistol without a license. He was carrying a loaded handgun and revolver without a license as he walked in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, according to prosecutors. He isn’t accused of entering the Capitol or joining the mob during the riot that day.

When Coffman parked his truck a few blocks from the Capitol on the morning of Jan. 6, it contained a handgun, a rifle, a shotgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a crossbow, machetes, a stun gun and a cooler containing eleven mason jars with holes punched in the lids, according to prosecutors. Each jar contained a mixture of gasoline and Styrofoam, which are components of the homemade incendiary devices called Molotov cocktails, prosecutors said.

Law enforcement officers found the cache of weapons and ammunition when they searched Coffman’s truck. They had been sweeping the area after pipe bombs were found near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee. Later, investigators also found Molotov cocktail components at Coffman’s home in Alabama.

“Possession of so much dangerous weapons in our nation’s capital is uniquely offensive to our cherished, democratic political traditions,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Friedman said.

Handwritten notes found inside the vehicle included a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln that said, “We The People Are The Rightful Masters Of Both The Congress And The Courts, Not To Overthrow The Constitution But To Overthrow The Men Who Pervert The Constitution.”"

 

So, he was there to overthrow himself?

Seems legit.

 

Sorry, I couldn't resist...

 

Finchem was at Trump's insurrection.


Mark Finchem was much closer to the Jan. 6 insurrection than he claimed

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"Finchem has insisted that he never got within 500 yards of the Capitol building, but Getty footage of the failed attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election that was recently discovered by activists on Twitter shows Finchem walking directly in front of the east steps at the Capitol after pro-Trump rioters had already broken through a series of barricades and police lines, and then smashed their way into the Capitol building."

 

Lonnie Coffman: Man who brought Molotov cocktails near Capitol on January 6 sentenced to nearly 4 years - CNNPolitics

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"Lonnie Coffman, 72, parked his truck – filled with 11 Mason jars filled with gasoline and Styrofoam, several unregistered firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammo, a stun gun, machetes and a crossbow with bolts – a few blocks from the Capitol on January 6.

“He had almost a small armory in his truck, ready to do battle,” Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said before sentencing Coffman to several months above what prosecutors had recommended."

 

Man who parked weapons near Capitol on 1/6 gets nearly 4 years in prison

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"Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, said he never intended to hurt anybody or destroy any property. He said he drove to Washington alone “to try to discover just how true and secure was the (2020 presidential) election.”

“If I had any idea that things would turn out like they did, I would have stayed home,” he wrote in a handwritten letter to the judge."

 

Then why the weapons?

 

The Kremlin must be following Trump.


Russian operatives sent 5,000 text messages in a failed attempt to incite Ukrainians to attack their own capitol

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"According to Ukrainian Armed Forces' Facebook post, the message read, "The outcome of events is predetermined! Be prudent and refuse to support nationalism and discredited leaders of the country who have already fled the capital!!!"

The operation, which was quickly neutralized by the SSU, was conducted remotely by the Russians, with equipment located in the Dnipropetrovsk region."

 

Bil

Bill Barr took them when he raided Jeff's island and New York mansion.

 

What a fucking jackass.