McCarthy says some in GOP conference seemed like they needed medication. He also says Gaetz was upset about an ethical complaint filed against him. Kevin McCarthy Says He Felt Some In GOP Conference Needed “Medication,” Had Uneasy Feeling About George Santos Before 2022 Election
A tribute to Gaetz and his precursor to Trump's riot at the Capitol. Gaetz led a group that disrupted a closed Congressional hearing that involved a Pentagon official testifying about Trump and the Ukraine funding scandal. It severely infuriated Gaetz. image:
Appeals court reinstates Trump gag order in NY fraud case. Engoran plans to issue a decision for the entire case by the end of January 2024. An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
Rioter moved from prison to home confinement. https://13wham.com/news/local/parma...ol-riot-moved-from-prison-to-home-confinement
Amherst man charged in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot - The Boston Globe excerpt: "Daniel Tocci faces five charges, ranging from destruction of government property to disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, according to a criminal complaint issued Tuesday by the US Court for the District of Columbia."
Rioter known as Pink Hat Lady is appealing her conviction. Two from Valley appealing Capitol riot convictions
Rioter arrested after being identified by his hat. Feds Nab Another Capitol Rioter Thanks to His Beanie
Trump suddenly starts talking about repealing the Affordable Care Act in another attempt to avenge Obama whose name he repeatedly uses mistakenly when talking about Biden. Some Republicans sound alarm after Trump revives focus on Obamacare | CNN Politics
Trump tried to convince Congress to repeal the ACA but failed. The late John McCain was one of the people who voted against repealing the ACA. Since then, Trump has been on a never-ending retaliation campaign against McCain. Trump had four years to draft a healthcare plan for the country that he had said would be easy and offer great healthcare to everyone at a low price. While in office, Trump, who says he knows everything better than everyone, made statements such as 'who could have ever thought healthcare would be so complicated.;'
Georgia Supreme Court block GOP-backed oversight commission. Georgia Supreme Court blocks GOP-backed prosecutors oversight commission excerpt: "ATLANTA - Georgia’s state Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to approve rules for a new commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors, meaning the commission can’t begin operating. Some Republicans in Georgia want the new commission to discipline or remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for winning indictments of former President Donald Trump and 18 others."
The GOP legislature plans to pass legislation that would remove the need for the court to approve the rules of the proposed oversight commission. Georgia Supreme Court blocks GOP-backed prosecutors oversight commission excerpt: "State Rep. Houston Gaines, an Athens Republican who helped guide the law through the state House earlier this year, said he believed lawmakers could as soon as January remove the requirement for the court to approve the rules, letting the commission begin operating. "This commission has been years in the making — and now it has its appointees and rules and regulations ready to go," Gaines wrote in a text. "As soon as the legislature can address this final issue from the court, rogue prosecutors will be held accountable.""
Former Trump attorney, Chesebro, is cooperating with investigators in NV. Chesebro is one of Trump's 18 co-defendants in the GA election interference criminal case. Pro-Trump attorney who helped orchestrate fake electors plot cooperating in Nevada criminal probe | CNN Politics
Judge reprimands Kari Lake in her continued failed attempts to become the governor of AZ after she lost the 2022 election. 'Her goose failed to lay the egg': Judge delivers brutal takedown to Kari Lake excerpt: "She insists that something must have gone wrong. If only she could cut open the electoral process and examine each of its 1.3 million pieces, she says, she would be able to figure out what happened and show that the prize has been there waiting for her all along. "And even if she doesn’t find what she’s looking for, she suggests, the act of disassembly will strengthen everyone’s confidence that the machinery produces reliable outcomes. We will know it lays the right eggs."
Trump whines that the Wall Street Journal sucks. Trump launches early morning tirade at Wall Street Journal: 'The Globalist "paper" sucks' Trump: "The Globalist 'paper' sucks, its influence is badly waning, and the concept of, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, is not exactly music to their ears." "Just like 2016 (In 2020 I got millions of more votes than I did in 2016, but the ELECTION WAS RIGGED!), 2024 will be a GLOBALIST DEFEAT, and a rebuke to the losers at the WSJ, who have gotten almost nothing right for years."
Trump is upset about an article in the WSJ that disagreed with Trump that everything about the ACA is bad. That explains Trump's sudden rant about repealing Obamacare and his sudden whining about the Wall Street Journal.
Trump has a hair-trigger temper about anything and turns on anyone who even mildly disagrees with him.
NY court denies Trump's claim that Judge Engoron's wife posts anti-Trump rhetoric on social media. Trump has been promoting truther narratives that have been circulating the web. NY court denies Trump claims that trial judge’s wife posts anti-Trump rhetoric on social media | CNN Politics
Home Depot co-founder to continue to support Trump. Billionaire Home Depot Founder Says He'll Continue Funding Trump, Even if He's Convicted of a Crime excerpt: "Home Depot’s co-founder Bernie Marcus is an awful guy. This is the kind of 90-plus-year-old billionaire who complains about no one wanting to work anymore because they’re lazy and “too fat” and “too stupid”—an actual quote—while showering the worst people in politics with Scrooge McDuck mountains of cash."
McCarthy reportedly used the F word on Trump during the riot when Trump nearly had him injured or killed. He went back to Trump in a couple weeks and made friends with him again. Now McCarthy reportedly used the F word at Trump again because Trump didn't try to stop his ouster from the House when he was Speaker. McCarthy cursed Trump during call after ouster as Speaker: Report excerpt: "Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) cursed out former President Trump in the wake of his removal as Speaker in October, after the former president refused to come to his aid and denounce the removal efforts, The Washington Post reported Thursday. After Trump gave McCarthy a list of reasons why he didn’t support the former Speaker in a phone call, McCarthy let loose, the Post report said. “F‑‑‑ you,” he told Trump, according to two sources McCarthy told about the conversation, the Post reported."