Phil1111 1,149 #76 February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, ryoder said: You think? Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings due to his 'erratic behavior' Biden Bars Trump From Intelligence Briefings. It would have been nothing but stock hedging and buying info for the trump clan anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #77 February 6, 2021 Not sure which thread this belongs in. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/cost-trump-election-fraud/ Donald Trump’s onslaught of falsehoods about the November election misled millions of Americans, undermined faith in the electoral system, sparked a deadly riot — and has now left taxpayers with a large, and growing, bill. The total so far: $519 million. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #78 February 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, kallend said: The total so far: $519 million. Is that more or less than the cost of taking him golfing for four years? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #79 February 8, 2021 Interesting note from Heather Cox Richardson today The House passed this article of impeachment with 232 representatives voting yes and 197 voting no. Ten Republicans joined 222 Democrats to impeach Trump in his last days in office. The Senate will hold a trial to determine whether to convict the former president of this charge. If all 100 senators are present, the number needed to convict is seventeen. But there is no requirement that all senators be present. Pundits are basing their belief that senators will vote to acquit on the fact that 45 Republican senators voted against a motion proposed by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), calling for a debate over the constitutionality of trying a former president. Paul insisted that vote was a proxy for conviction, but a vote immediately after that one, on the structure for the trial, drew only 17 no votes from Republicans. Thirty-three voted yes. My guess is that neither vote is a definitive sign of what is to come. Heather Cox Richardson - February 7, 2021 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #80 February 8, 2021 OAN Parent Co. Ordered To Pay $250,000 To Rachel Maddow, MSNBC For Failed Lawsuit OAN’s parent Herring Networks accused Maddow in a 2019 suit of defaming the operation by discussing a report that an OAN journalist was also a contributor to Sputnik, a Russian state-owned news outlet. Maddow said that OAN “literally is paid Russian propaganda.” Herring demanded $10 million in damages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #81 February 8, 2021 5 hours ago, ryoder said: Interesting note from Heather Cox Richardson today The House passed this article of impeachment with 232 representatives voting yes and 197 voting no. Ten Republicans joined 222 Democrats to impeach Trump in his last days in office. The Senate will hold a trial to determine whether to convict the former president of this charge. If all 100 senators are present, the number needed to convict is seventeen. But there is no requirement that all senators be present. Pundits are basing their belief that senators will vote to acquit on the fact that 45 Republican senators voted against a motion proposed by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), calling for a debate over the constitutionality of trying a former president. Paul insisted that vote was a proxy for conviction, but a vote immediately after that one, on the structure for the trial, drew only 17 no votes from Republicans. Thirty-three voted yes. My guess is that neither vote is a definitive sign of what is to come. Heather Cox Richardson - February 7, 2021 The 'funny' part is that I can totally see this happening. R Senators could simply make a cheesy excuse, miss the vote at the end of the trial, and 'escape' the consequences of either voting to convict (alienating Trumpettes) or to acquit (alienatiing everone else). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #82 February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, wolfriverjoe said: The 'funny' part is that I can totally see this happening. R Senators could simply make a cheesy excuse, miss the vote at the end of the trial, and 'escape' the consequences of either voting to convict (alienating Trumpettes) or to acquit (alienatiing everone else). The more I think about it, the more it seems like the most likely thing to happen: GOP senators announce they are boycotting the "unconstitutional" impeachment trial, ensuring a conviction, while their clueless base applauds them for "standing up to the libs". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhays 86 #83 February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, ryoder said: The more I think about it, the more it seems like the most likely thing to happen: GOP senators announce they are boycotting the "unconstitutional" impeachment trial, ensuring a conviction, while their clueless base applauds them for "standing up to the libs". How many would vote to convict if it was a secret ballot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #84 February 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, tonyhays said: How many would vote to convict if it was a secret ballot? This many: "Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican, fended off a challenge from her conference’s right flank to strip her of her leadership position in a secret ballot vote held late Wednesday night after she voted to impeach Donald J. Trump last month. The lopsided vote, 145 to 61, according to two people familiar with the results, showed that even as a majority of House Republicans opposed impeaching Mr. Trump, most were not prepared to punish one of their top leaders for doing so — at least not under a blanket of anonymity. It amounted to both a victory for Ms. Cheney, who refused to apologize for voting to impeach Mr. Trump," Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #85 February 9, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, tonyhays said: How many would vote to convict if it was a secret ballot? I was thinking about that a couple days ago when Cheney survived the vote to oust her from the house leadership, which was a secret ballot. ETA: And I see Phil1111 beat me to the post. Edited February 9, 2021 by ryoder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #86 February 9, 2021 What a terrible idea secret ballot would be in any elected chamber. If it happened it would be the ultimate Trumpian destination of democracy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #87 February 9, 2021 Justice Department drops suit over Melania Trump aide's tell-all book Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #88 February 10, 2021 Fulton County DA opens criminal probe into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #89 February 10, 2021 33 minutes ago, ryoder said: Fulton County DA opens criminal probe into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results Bout time. It leads you to believe again in the US justice system. That its not a Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #90 February 15, 2021 Scumbag fool suing scumbag con-artists:https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/true-vote-lawsuit-fraud-eshelman/2021/02/15/a7017adc-6724-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #91 February 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, kallend said: Scumbag fool suing scumbag con-artists:https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/true-vote-lawsuit-fraud-eshelman/2021/02/15/a7017adc-6724-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back. Hi John, 'A fool and his money are soon parted' From a fellow man of Cambridge: Thomas Tusser - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #92 February 16, 2021 NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots The lawsuit, filed Tuesday morning in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that Trump and Giuliani, in collaboration with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, conspired to incite the riots to keep Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. It claims they did so in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era statute designed to protect both formerly enslaved African Americans and lawmakers in Congress from white supremacist violence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #93 February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, ryoder said: NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots The lawsuit, filed Tuesday morning in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that Trump and Giuliani, in collaboration with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, conspired to incite the riots to keep Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. It claims they did so in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era statute designed to protect both formerly enslaved African Americans and lawmakers in Congress from white supremacist violence. Good. There will be discovery and depositions under oath, unlike the Senate hearing with a captive jury. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,989 #94 February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ryoder said: NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots The lawsuit, filed Tuesday morning in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that Trump and Giuliani, in collaboration with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, conspired to incite the riots to keep Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. It claims they did so in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era statute designed to protect both formerly enslaved African Americans and lawmakers in Congress from white supremacist violence. So Trump is going to be trying to defend himself against laws put in place to . . . stop the KKK. Fitting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #95 February 19, 2021 Trump Inaugural Donor Gets 12 Years Over Illegal Contribution Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #96 February 19, 2021 2 hours ago, ryoder said: Trump Inaugural Donor Gets 12 Years Over Illegal Contribution Considering all that trump has gotten away with over four years...er 40 years. Perhaps its time to rename trump the teflon Don. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #97 February 20, 2021 9 Oath Keepers charged with sweeping conspiracy for role in Capitol insurrection Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #98 February 20, 2021 (edited) On 2/10/2021 at 11:35 AM, ryoder said: Fulton County DA opens criminal probe into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results The GA Republicans are trying to change the rules for grand juries, so that all counties can participate in the Fulton County action. Likely that if they succeed, the grand jury impanelled will not find any crimes to charge. Edited February 20, 2021 by headoverheels typo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #99 February 22, 2021 Dominion sues "My Pillow" fool: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20489801/2-22-21-dominion-v-my-pillow-michael-lindell-complaint.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #100 February 22, 2021 Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to shield tax records from NY prosecutors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
