As some Republicans distance themselves from Trump, Pompeo stays in his corner excerpt: "The top arms control expert in the State Department resigned Friday in protest of the riots. Assistant Secretary Christopher Ford had already submitted his resignation letter to Trump the previous week as is traditional for political appointees during a change in administration with the intention to stay on until the end of the administration. "I cannot continue to serve in an Administration at a time in which some are willing to condone, or even to incite, violent insurrection against the country I hold dear and whose Constitution I have taken a sacred oath to support and defend," Ford wrote in his resignation letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post. Pompeo's comments also come as some extremist Trump supporters are threatening to return to Washington to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20."
Donald Trump: The day America realized how the President is - CNNPolitics excerpt: "In the span of hours, the country finally witnessed the price of its five-year experiment turning its election process into a reality show that produced an unhinged megalomanic as commander-in-chief who amassed so much power through his lies and fear-mongering that he was able to engineer an insurrection as a final act that left democracy dangling by a thread. Wednesday's siege at the Capitol marked the culmination of Trump's years-long quest to cultivate a fiercely loyal base that would do anything for him by playing on their fears and resentments as he lured them into believing his incessant lies about the sinister motives of government, election fraud and his own conduct. The consequences were deadly: five people have died as a result of Wednesday's riot, including a Capitol Police officer. Some of Trump's supporters were armed and ready for war: an Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the Capitol hours before authorities discovered it, according to federal prosecutors. Another man allegedly showed up with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, telling acquaintances he wanted to shoot or run over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pipe bombs were found near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee as authorities tried to dispel the mob and secure the Capitol."
The Pentagon refers to the siege on the Capitol as the 'First Amendment Protests'. pdf file: https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jan/...FIRST-AMENDMENT-PROTESTS-IN-WASHINGTON-DC.pdf
Do not attempt to adjust your television, do not attempt to adjust the picture, we are in control of all that you will see and hear from now on. Congress can suck my dick and form a naked line dance for all I care. They took away our constitutional rights, sold us all down the fucking river, and are suddenly surprised that it has come back to bite them in the ass, after twenty years of the entire country sliding down the toilet. This is just more proof the entire political system is badly in need of a tow from the UN.
with his upcoming free time, he will be able to scarf many McDonald’s hamburgers. For his next act, look for him to become a sumo wrestler.
Derrick Evans has resigned. Live Updates: Democrats Demand Answers From Justice Dept. About Trump’s Role as Impeachment Threat Looms
In prison he won't get Micky Dee burgers ... might drop a few pounds too ... Deutsche Bank just agreed to pay hundreds of millions in fines and cooperate with Manhattan investigation. They are being good little boys.
Trump administration resignations since the siege on the Capitol. The Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned Over the Violence in the Capitol excerpt: "On Friday, officials confirmed that five National Security Council officials had resigned over the past few days. The officials were Rob Greenway, senior director for Middle Eastern and North African affairs; Anthony Ruggiero, senior director for weapons of mass destruction and biodefense; Ryan Tully, senior director for European and Russian affairs; Mark Vandroff, senior director for defense policy; and Erin Walsh, senior director for African affairs."
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay more than $100 million in penalties, enters deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors - CNN excerpt: : "The agreement does not include mention of any connection to an investigation by Manhattan federal prosecutors into whether President Donald Trump misled or defrauded Deutsche Bank by inflating the value of some of his assets. But it does say that Deutsche Bank would "cooperate fully" with other investigations. The Bank has loaned the Trump Organization more than $300 million, and CNN reported that the private bankers who worked with Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner resigned weeks before Trump's last day in office. The bank did agree to "cooperate fully" with federal prosecutors in any matters currently under investigation."
The only way Donald Duck will survives this, is if he uses the nuclear football as a Deadman switch. Trust me, I know guys who love to kill people like him, for a living. He will be lucky if his own secret service agents don't kill him. At least the Romans had the good sense to use Germanic solders, knowing their own troops would kill them.
Top Republican says Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’ By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM January 9, 2021 Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'
Extremists intensify calls for violence ahead of Inauguration Day | WTOP excerpt: "Americans swept up in disinformation It isn’t just the fringe elements who have gotten swept up in the current fervor. Mingling with the crowd of militia groups, white nationalists and high-profile conspiracy theorists on the Capitol lawn on Wednesday were other citizens who made the trip to challenge the certification. One was Texas resident and former mayoral candidate Jenny Cudd, whose campaign slogan was “Jenny for Mayor.” After railing against what she described as voter fraud and a stolen election, she called for the death of those who have committed treason. “All we need is one public hanging, and then people will start acting right — kind of like it would be useful if we still had the firing squad for the death penalty,” Cudd said. “We shall see if there will be a public hanging in our future because it is still considered a valid form of death for treason.” Cudd posted a video the night before the protests, where she talked about how the next day was going to be a “ruckus.”"
Some of the comments remind me of Forrest's first campaign. He whined and hollered about election fraud and how the thing was "rigged". Clearly, he hadn't expected to win. As soon as he did, he stopped that flow of garbage. Now he's lost, so he's back to beating the same dead horse. How come he didn't require a recount when he won? And only in the Bizzaro world would he win the (un)popular vote.
More seditious conspirators fomenting insurrection. Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol
The police officer whose head was smashed in a doorway by pro-Trump mob at US Capitol was injured and will be out of work 'for a while' Haven Orecchio-Egresitz January 9, 2021 The police officer whose head was smashed in a doorway by pro-Trump mob at US Capitol was injured and will be out of work 'for a while' excerpt: "A video by Status Coup shows a mob of violent pro-Trump fanatics crushing an officer's head between doors and ripping at his face mask. The officer was left bloodied and screaming for help as the rioters chanted "heave ho!" and continued to try and push their way through the entry. The officer "was injured but not life-threatening," former Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Charles Ramsey, said after speaking to MPD Chief Conte, according to CNN. "He'll be out for a while. The officer is obviously very sore.""