Trump loves to defy the system and start fights with people, but his plate now has become overloaded. It's an open question as to how much more he is willing to keep escalating fights with people for the sake of gratifying his ego. The same can be said for his associates like Giuliani and Lindell who still seem insistent on their ways even if it means bankruptcy and going to prison in the name of Trump's lies. In Trump's pre-politics decades, he had the upper hand as a billionaire and it was enjoyable. Just give bad news stories to David Pecker to bury using sneaky catch-and-kill agreements. He's been naive about how different the realm of DC politics can be compared to his paper tiger celebrity life.
David Eastman, an Alaska state representative who attended Trump's January 6 event that turned into an obstruction of a congressional proceeding, accuses the media and government officials of violating national security and criminally obstructing congressional proceedings. Dems Target GOP State Lawmakers With Jan. 6 Credentials excerpt: “Thanks to a complicit media,” Eastman said, “those in our government who obstructed the presentation of evidence have still not been held accountable for violating our national security and criminally obstructing a congressional proceeding.”
Convicted rioter, Barnett, is being moved to another prison. Bigo Barnett, convicted in Capitol riot, moved to another prison | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Trump has always raved about supporting the blue. He can support them now financially after his behavior and dereliction of duty caused their injuries at the riot. Donald Trump may have to pay his Jan. 6 critics excerpt: "Citing an earlier decision in a similar case brought by officer James Blassingame, the three-judge panel rejected Trump's immunity argument in Smith v. Trump, a case brought by eight Capitol police officers who say they "were violently assaulted, spat on, tear-gassed, bear-sprayed, subjected to racial slurs and epithets, and put in fear for their lives" on January 6, 2021, because of Trump's actions."
Kinzinger reiterates his claim, saying that Trump smells like armpits, ketchup, and butt. Ex-GOP lawmaker doubles down on claim Trump smells – ‘of armpits, ketchup and butt’
How the Supreme Court May Rule on Trump’s Presidential Run excerpt: “I expect the court to take advantage of one of the many available routes to avoid holding that Trump is an insurrectionist who therefore can’t be president again,” said Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a law professor at Harvard. Such an outcome would certainly be a stinging loss for Mr. Trump’s opponents, who say the case against him is airtight. But the Supreme Court would be attracted to what it would present as a modest ruling that allows Mr. Trump to remain on the ballot. “This is a fraught political issue,” said Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. “I think there will be an effort for the court to coalesce around a consensus position for a narrow, unanimous opinion. That probably means coalescing around a position where Trump stays on the ballot.”
It remains to be seen how the Supreme Court might wiggle its way out of the disqualification issue. How the Supreme Court May Rule on Trump’s Presidential Run excerpt: “I think Roberts very much doesn’t want the court disrupting a presidential election, especially based on a novel legal theory that doesn’t have years of support from conservative judges and academics,” Professor Stephanopoulos said. “I also doubt that the court’s conservative justices want to start a civil war within the Republican Party by disqualifying the candidate whom most Republican voters support.” Tara Leigh Grove, a law professor at the University of Texas, said the court has no options that will enhance its prestige. “Although many members of the public would of course embrace a decision affirming the Colorado Supreme Court,” she said, “others would recoil at the decision. I don’t think there is any way for the Supreme Court to issue a decision on this issue that will clearly enhance its legitimacy with the public as a whole.”
Maine Secretary of State response. Maine's secretary of state explains why she barred Trump from primary ballot excerpt: "In evaluating the weight of the evidence, it (was) made clear that Mr. Trump was aware of the tinder that was laid in a multi-month effort to delegitimize the 2020 election and (he) then chose to light a match," said Bellows, a Democrat who took office in 2021. "The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government. And Maine election law required me to act in response," she said. "The events of January 6 were unprecedented and tragic. It was an assault not only on the Capitol and government officials, including the former vice president and members of Congress, but on the rule of law itself. … Mr. Trump engaged in that insurrection and thereby, is not qualified to be on the ballot."
FBI investigates threats against Colorado judges. FBI investigate threats against Colorado judges who ruled against Donald Trump
The GOP, a party with compassion. Governor Pillen's reasoning is that he doesn't believe in welfare. The governor of neighboring Iowa isn't participating in the federal program either and has insinuated without evidence that it is contributing to obesity in children. Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children excerpt: “COVID-19 is over, and Nebraska taxpayers expect that pandemic-era government relief programs will end too," Pillen said in his statement. Pillen announced on Dec. 19 that Nebraska would not participate in the program. He has drawn a firestorm of criticism for later defending that stance at a news conference by saying, “I don't believe in welfare." Neighboring Iowa is also opting out of the program, with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announcing that decision last week and saying, “An EBT card does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” States that participate in the federal program are required to cover half of the administrative costs, which would cost Nebraska an estimated $300,000. Advocates of the program note that the administrative cost is far outweighed by the $18 million benefit, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates would benefit 175,000 Nebraska children who might otherwise go hungry on some days during the summer.
Trump wanted to end food stamps and mail people powdered milk and boxed foods. Trump administration wants to get rid of food stamps and give low income people boxed food instead
DeSantis attributes his losing to Trump on Trump's indictments. DeSantis’ 2023: More Than $160 Million Spent To Buy A Collapse In The Polls excerpt: DeSantis’ campaign and super PAC have spent more than $160 million to boost him, and he spent the better part of 2023 on the road. But, he now says, it may not have been enough to overcome the advantage he believes Trump received from getting indicted four times. “If I could have one thing change, I wish Trump hadn’t been indicted on any of this stuff,” he told the Christian Broadcasting Network last week. “It sucked out a lot of oxygen.”
Trump uses toe pads at speech. Donald Trump's ‘toe pads’ draws hilarious reactions from netizens image:
The QAnon Shaman is running for a U.S. congressional seat in AZ. Another candidate running for the seat was one of AZ's fake electors for Trump. Abe Hamadeh and Blake Masters are also running for the seat. Trump endorsed Masters for a U.S. Senate seat in AZ in 2022. He lost to former astronaut Mark Kelly.. Trump endorsed Hamadeh in 2022 for AZ AG. He lost.by 511 votes out of 2.5 million. He also lost a lawsuit that contested the election result because of lack of evidence for his claims. Why big-name Republicans and ex-'QAnon Shaman' are seeking same Arizona House seat excerpt: "Two other hopefuls, including one Libertarian candidate, were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. One of those individuals was also a so-called "fake elector" in Arizona during the push to reverse Trump's 2020 loss in the state, a scheme now being investigated by the state's attorney general. The other pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding, in relation to the attack, and served more than two years in prison."
GOP rep warns House has final say over election after states deem Trump ineligible for ballots by Emily Brooks 12/29/23 4:35 PM ET GOP rep warns House has final say over election after states deem Trump ineligible for ballots | The Hill excerpt: "That normally mundane certification procedure in January 2025, Massie suggested, could be the mechanism by which Congress tosses out electoral votes from Maine, Colorado and any other states where Trump is ultimately denied ballot access. Massie has endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary, and in 2021 did not vote against certifying the election results from either Arizona or Pennsylvania after the mob attack. He elaborated in a subsequent tweet that any move to toss electoral votes in 2025 would likely depend on whether Republicans keep control of the House, where they currently have a slim majority."
How Electoral Votes Are Counted for the Presidential Election excerpt: "Under the original 1887 law, it only took one senator and one representative to force debate on an objection, creating the potential for prolonged delays. After the 2020 election, for instance, members lodged baseless objections that forced the two houses of Congress to debate until nearly 4 a.m. (notwithstanding that violent insurrectionists had just stormed the Capitol). The possibility of a state sending multiple facially valid slates, and confusing rules as to what would happen if the chambers tried to count different slates, added to the potential for chaos. The Electoral Count Reform Act addressed these problems by raising the threshold for consideration of an objection to one-fifth of each chamber. Under this threshold, the objections lodged in 2020 would have failed because they would have fallen short of the 20 senators needed to sign. As noted, the new law also largely eliminated the possibility of a state sending more than one seemingly valid slate of electors. For such a slate not to count, both chambers would have to vote to discard it by sustaining an objection."