Sondland's remark is a general summary of the Trump administration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/05/06/gordon-sondland-trump-quid-pro-quo/ excerpt: "When asked it a third time, five days later, on the phone, he is more specific: “My own mistake was probably buying into the whole Giuliani narrative and allowing a nongovernmental actor to interfere in a very ambiguous way with U.S. foreign policy.”"
Giuliani, who wasn't even a member of the Trump administration, was behind various underhanded schemes, such as the ousting of Trump's ambassador to Ukraine, the coercion of the president of Ukraine to investigate Biden, the fake electoral slates, and calls made on Jan. 6 (some incorrectly dialed by Giuliani) that tried to push GOP members of Congress to obstruct the counting of the slates as the riot ensued and they were running for their lives.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...7e3698-7587-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html excerpt: "Epshteyn, speaking on Bannon’s podcast that day, claimed that “President Trump is going to end up prevailing either through the legal front or the legislative front,” an apparent reference to the campaign’s efforts to press Republican legislatures in states such as Georgia and Arizona to claw back their states’ electoral votes for Biden and hand them instead to Trump."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...7e3698-7587-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html excerpt: "Edward Foley, an Ohio State University law professor who has studied disputed elections, said that Trump’s 2020 effort stands apart because, unlike the Democrats in Hawaii in 1960, he had no plausible basis for challenging Biden’s clear and legitimate win. “You shouldn’t be going down this road in 2020 at all, because the predicate of it is the ‘big lie,’ ” Foley told The Post, making reference to Trump’s repeated claim that the election was stolen. “There was no responsible basis for any of these people in any of these states” to claim that they were the duly elected electors, he said. Foley is among legal scholars who have advocated for changing the 1887 law that governs the counting of electoral college votes so there is no ambiguity about what Congress should do if confronted with dueling slates. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has signaled that he is open to the debate."
A comedy sketch showed a Mitch McConnell impersonator saying that he was going to graciously extend his hand to the party across the aisle... and then pull it back just as they were about to shake.
AZ Senate has spent $500,000 of taxpayer money fighting records requests for its 'audit' of Trump's legitimate loss. The Arizona Senate has spent $500,000 to block access to 'audit' public records excerpt: "The Arizona Senate has spent more than $500,000 in taxpayer money to fight the release of public records related to the partisan election review it conducted in 2021. Senate Republicans hired Phoenix-based law firm Statecraft to represent it on matters related to the so-called “audit” of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, including lawsuits centered on public records. The Senate has refused to release thousands of documents to watchdog organizations and journalists, including the Arizona Mirror, that have sought access to the materials under Arizona’s public records law."
Captain Moroni sentenced to jail. Man Who Dressed as ‘Captain Moroni’ from Mormon Sacred Text on Jan. 6 Tells Judge He Still Believes Election Results Were 'Tampered' with, Gets Jail Time excerpt: "The Arizona man who donned an ensemble he claimed represented a figure from the Book of Mormon will spend 45 days in jail for joining the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. James Wayne Entrekin, 49, wore what prosecutors described as a “Roman Gladiator Costume” as he made his way through parts of the Capitol building on Jan. 6, joining hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who pushed their way inside in an effort to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election."
Please don't insult the good chef Hector Boiardi. He was in Italian Ammerican who served a meal at the White House to 2,000 service men returning from WWI, was awarded a Gold Star order of excellence from the War Department for supplying Allied troops during World War II, and sold his business to invest in steel mills to produce goods for the Korean war. Don't put the picture of a true patriot beside a common insurrectionist dressed as a clown.
To quote the Conservative Republican Majority on the Supreme Court, in their own words... "Some of us as individuals find abortion offensive to our most basic principles of morality, but that cannot control our decision. OUR OBLIGATION IS TO DEFINE THE LIBERTY OF ALL, NOT TO MANDATE OUR OWN MORAL CODE." Wise words. Oops, I should have clarified. That was the Conservative Republican Supreme Court Majority in 1992, reaffirming Roe vs Wade. Even though they had strong personal beliefs against it. BUT they realized that their role in protecting "Liberty for All", was FUNDAMENTAL.
Rioter who menaced Officer Goodman cooperates with Jan. 6 committee. Notorious rioter who chased Capitol cop Goodman has cooperated with Jan 6th committee: report excerpt: "According to a report from Politico, one of the Capitol insurrectionists filmed leading a mob chasing Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman on Jan 6th has been cooperating with the House committee investigating the insurrection incited by former president Donald Trump. Greg Rubenacker, who is facing 46 months in prison after being hit with ten counts including three felonies, has admitted working with investigators even without a plea deal. According to the report, in a filing asking for leniency from Judge Beryl Howell, lawyers for Rubenacker revealed their client "spent 'several hours' interviewing with Jan. 6 select committee investigators, although he doesn’t indicate when." Politico reports that the indicted man "says this is one of several ways he has taken responsibility and shown remorse for his conduct. His attorney is asking Howell to sentence him to a year of home confinement.""
Trump's endorsements for primaries next week. https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3480431-heres-who-trump-has-endorsed-in-next-weeks-primaries/ excerpt: "The former president said he was supporting Mooney because he opposed the bipartisan infrastructure law and voted against the creation of the Jan. 6 committee."
Trump Supporters Couldn't Stop Booing Dr. Oz at Pennsylvania Rally excerpt: "An endorsement from former President Donald Trump wasn’t enough to prevent MAGA devotees from repeatedly booing Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pennsylvania Friday evening. Although the event was designed to promote Oz’s run for the state’s Senate seat, the majority of the crowd — many of whom waited for hours in the pouring rain — was clearly gathered to see Trump. Reaction to Oz was icy at best, with the audience letting out an audible groan when the former president began stumping for the fellow reality TV charlatan, referring to Oz as his “friend.” The boos were even more apparent after Trump implored Pennsylvania Republicans to “secure a massive victory” for Oz."