Opinion | Trump’s Pride Goeth Before Our Fall excerpt: "As my colleague Maureen Dowd wrote last weekend, “Rather than admit that he lost re-election, Trump was willing to egg on a seditious cult to overturn the election. You can just picture him sitting there in the White House, surrounded by McDonald’s wrappers, thrilled at the TV scenes of MAGA hooligans attacking the police.”"
Difficult to imagine that Dick Cheney would be one of the last few Republicans remaining to be seen as a saintly figure trying to defend democracy against someone like Trump. It shows the decline and desperation of the remaining fragments of the GOP. Article about the one-year anniversary of Trump's insurrection. Opinion | Trump’s Coup, Part Deux excerpt: "Cheney, who had subverted the Constitution at every turn, was greeted as a defender of the Constitution. From Vice to Nice. This is the world we’re in now. There were other topsy-turvy moments. Republicans, once the outspoken defenders of law enforcement, deserted the Capitol en masse on a day of appreciation for the bravery of the police, dead and alive, who risked their lives holding back the horde, hellbent on shredding democracy, as well as lawmakers, if they could get their hands on them. It’s disgusting that Republicans could not honor the institution they took an oath to protect, or even show up for the cops and other staffers they see every day who were traumatized by Jan. 6."
Almost no Republicans showed up at the commemoration of the Capitol riot. The GOP should have at least attended to thank the police who risked their own lives and who were injured and killed while protecting them from Trump's mob. Almost no Republican lawmakers were on Capitol Hill on the anniversary of the January 6 attack
Graham says he won't back McConnell for Senate leader. Lindsey Graham says he won't back Mitch McConnell for Senate GOP leader unless McConnell has a 'working relationship' with Trump excerpt: ""I'm not going to vote for anybody for leader of the Senate as a Republican, unless they can prove to me that they can advocate for an America First agenda and have a working relationship with President Trump because if you can't do that, you will fail," Graham said. Trump has repeatedly lashed out at McConnell. This week, he called McConnell a "loser" for defending GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who contradicted Trump's claims seeking to cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 election.
Trump was upset this week that McConnell and other GOP members defended Mike Rounds' statements that Trump lost the 2020 election. So now Lindsey Graham feels obligated to further defend Trump and his stolen election narratives by saying he won't support McConnell.
MAGA rioter Pruitt is sent back to jail. MAGA rioter who told CNN he'd storm Capitol again melts down in court after being sent back to jail excerpt: "A Jan. 6 insurrectionist who is a member of the Proud Boys is headed back to jail after appearing on CNN and indicating that he would storm the Capitol again. After Josh Pruitt made the comments on national TV earlier this month, federal prosecutors sought to revoke his pretrial release. In addition to Pruitt's unrepentant comments to CNN, prosecutors argued that he had violated his curfew numerous times, threatened people — including his ex-girlfriend — on social media, and violated his probation in non-Jan. 6-related cases. On Thursday, Pruitt's attorney argued in court that the curfew violations occurred because he couldn't get rides home from work, according to a report from BuzzFeed News' Zoe Tillman. However, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly noted it wasn't the first time that Pruitt "has been was admonished to comply with curfew and restrictions on his movement." "I just don’t believe that he repeatedly is out there in the middle of the night for reasons that are beyond his control," Kelly said."
Cyber Ninjas doesn't want the public to know the sources of its funding for its audit of the election in Maricopa County AZ. Various lawsuits were filed by activist groups to try to determine the sources of its funding. Cyber Ninjas stonewalled the AZ senate and court for months.
Ducey may run for a U.S. Senate seat in AZ. Ducey was added to Trump's retaliation list when he shut off his phone while it was playing Hail To The Chief (Trump's calling him) to stop Trump from obstructing him from signing the certification of AZ's electoral votes for the 2020 election. Top Trump nemesis might join GOP Senate primary
Once a Trump Foil, Michael Avenatti Says Jail Treatment Was Payback excerpt: "Mr. Avenatti said in the papers that while he was at the M.C.C., he had been prohibited from speaking with relatives or friends, he had been provided no access to fresh air or recreation, temperatures at night had been frigid, and he had been permitted to see the sky only once. When he asked for reading material, he said in his claim, he was initially refused and was then provided one book: “Trump: The Art of the Deal.” Mr. Avenatti says in the claim that the month after he was detained, a senior jail employee escorted him from a legal visit to his cell and asked if he understood why he was being housed in 10 South. According to Mr. Avenatti’s claim, “The employee explained that the orders came from the attorney general” — William P. Barr at the time. Mr. Barr, asked for comment on Mr. Avenatti’s claims, responded with one word: “Ridiculous.” A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment."
Trump could also be charged with complicity. Complicity - Wikipedia excerpt: "Complicity is the participation in a completed criminal act of an accomplice, a partner in the crime who aids or encourages (abets) other perpetrators of that crime, and who shared with them an intent to act to complete the crime.[1]: 725–804 A person is an accomplice of another person in the commission of a crime if they purpose the completion of a crime, and toward that end, if that person solicits or encourages the other person, or aids or attempts to aid in planning or committing the crime, or has legal duty to prevent that crime but fails to make an effort to prevent it properly.[2]"
'Captain Moroni' expected to make plea deal. Is the ‘Captain Moroni’ cosplayer from the Jan. 6 Capitol breach making a plea deal?
excerpt: "Entrekin stood out in national TV coverage of the Capitol breach because he wore a gladiator costume and represented himself as Captain Moroni, according to a 27-page affidavit by an FBI agent. The Book of Mormon describes Captain Moroni raising armies to fight tyrants in about 72 B.C."
Up next: Mike Lindell says he has more than enough evidence to lock up the entire population of the Zaxxon galaxy for voter fraud.
Glenn Beck said he didn’t need the vaccine – now he’s very sick with COVID and taking ivermectin Conservative radio host Glenn Beck is not doing well in his struggle with COVID-19, However, Beck made it clear that he's using the medication known as ivermectin, which has not been proven to be an effective treatment. "Do you have COVID right now?" Mark Levin asked. "Yeah, I do," Beck responded, adding, "It's [COVID-19] starting to go into my lungs today and a little disturbing. I'm on all the medications and treatments and everything else, so."
Proposed acts that have been introduced in Congress related to Fauci: : Fire Fauci Act (proposed by Greene) Fairness and Accountability in Underwriting Chinese Institutions Act (FAUCI) (proposed by Stewart) Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals Act (FAUCI) (proposed by Marshall)
The ‘Fire Fauci Act’? Here’s what QAnon’s favorite Republican doesn’t understand about federal employment law excerpt: "Besides the essentially nonexistent chance of such a bill, titled the Fire Fauci Act, passing either chamber of Congress, the legislation also fundamentally misunderstands the reality of Fauci’s position in the government and the intricacies of federal civilian employment."