So when a former U.S. Major General is asked whether the Capitol riot was legal or moral, he takes the Fifth? In the most terse form: "The Fifth"?
I was making an omelet and haven't double-checked , so maybe Flynn was being asked about some other part of this farrago of felonies, but however it was, when "Is (cites dastardly deed) this moral?" requires one to plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination, we have really set a new standard in the absurdities piling up as the January 6 Select Committee does their job!
I’m reminded of the Spy Magazine cover of a crying baby Trump 30+ years ago, and my first thought upon hearing this part of the testimony was “But did he finish his chicken fingers and crinkly fries first, and did his tantrum cost him the opportunity to enjoy his Snack Pack chocolate pudding for dessert?”
It’s horrifying and yet totally unsurprising. And I’ll guess that at least 65M would still vote for him.
A karate chop to that part of the neck can break the trachea which goes to the lungs! So he knew what he was doing. That’s attempted murder!
He’s everything his niece said he was in her tell all book which I have! I attempted to read it on vacation in August 2021 and it was much too disturbing for vacation reading!
I know how much pride Trumpers take in “triggering” liberals. I think Dear Leader is likely to be so triggered today that they best not use the good china at Mar-a-Lago.
I haven't read the article yet because it was during a break in the riveting hearing today, first one I've watched all the way through and so glad I was able to, but NYTimes also reported that the DOJ has one of its attorneys who specializes in this particular set of high-level crimes, though I'm quite sure he's never seen anything like this because who has in this country, but he is on this. I bet he's salivating about now. Anyone who chooses a life path and something this rich drops right into the middle of it has got to be "on it" in the biggest way possible. Now we wait for the charges. But wow, today was mind exploding. All things we're not surprised to hear but that he actually, truly is this demented, this disturbed, and actually this much a horror of a human that he is, well, no matter how you've girded yourself for the worst, this sailed straight past it. It was a jaw dropping day. It was a turning point day. But we are in the strangest of times so most of us who've always respected justice caution ourselves that in the world we're in now, even this may not be enough to start turning the tide. I do feel, though, it turned the tide of Cassidy Hutchinson's life. I hope she's girded for what's to come.
After everything I've seen and heard from the Jan 6 Committee I have no doubt that Justice has all they need to indict & try the Orange Stain. And if a jury composed of reasonable, intelligent people listens to testimony, it stands to reason TFG would be convicted. That said, my new nightmare is what occurred with the Simpson trial. The evidence was crystal clear and that dude was guilty as hell, but something called "jury nullification" raised its ugly head and he walked. My nightmare is that something similar could occur with the Rump. How many jurors would it take to let him walk? One, three, five? Hopefully it will never come to that. If he's indicted I envision him jetting off to Saudi Arabia or Russia for the rest of his miserable life. I could live with that.
When I was at a private school in Kendall, Florida in 1967, there was a sweet boy whom everyone loved. And then a younger boy was found roughed up by a pool. For a few months it was assumed some bullies had gotten to him, nothing amazing there. During the summer the truth came out, pretty boy had encouraged the bullies to do his deed. At first nothing happened but by the fall enough of the students realized this boy they liked had used his popularity to instigate violence. In October he was arrested and charged with assault with malice afore thought. He was in juvenile detention for a few months. Eventually he was released, and he went to live with relatives in another state. What is this story about? It tells you that decent people can be deceived and played for fools, and the challenge is to understand the truth and act on it however uncomfortable it might be. Donald Trump thinks Americans are fools, it's long past time to show him that we are not.
While I watched Ms. Hutchinson, I thought to myself, John Dean should be watching this, and he probably was.
She's the only patriot (of the bunch that's been subpoenaed) and the only one who said that she was disgusted with the entire affair. She's being intimidated by Trump's minions and she's been threatened by his supporters.
This is what Donald Trump does-he throws things, intimidates and threatens people with all kinds of shit that only a Mafia don would understand, but most of them were at least polite to not throw things at the wall when they heard bad news.
They were at least civilized and Donald Trump doesn't even qualify for that. He's below their class.
Throw the goddamned entire US Code at him and shut him away in the Supermax,.
He deserves no less.
He's a criminal, a thug and should be stripped of his pension because he was willing to overthrow his own government and country so he could stay in power.
And Hillary was absolutely right. I bet she's watching this too, and saying repeatedly, "I TOLD YOU SO!"
I know that none of us who follow Lucian is surprised by these revelations. TFG is a monster and a mobster, always has been.
MAGAts will never hear any of this in their hermetically sealed news bubble. But maybe, just maybe, a few people who aren't in the cult will hear and start to pay attention.
I'm heartened that a young woman had the courage to step up and provide these details. I'm hoping Ms. Hutchinson's honesty and courage inspires others. Perhaps the John Dean of the Trump administration is thinking right now about coming clean and doing the right thing for our country and our democracy...how about it Pat Cipollone, are you a man of integrity and honor?
So when a former U.S. Major General is asked whether the Capitol riot was legal or moral, he takes the Fifth? In the most terse form: "The Fifth"?
I was making an omelet and haven't double-checked , so maybe Flynn was being asked about some other part of this farrago of felonies, but however it was, when "Is (cites dastardly deed) this moral?" requires one to plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination, we have really set a new standard in the absurdities piling up as the January 6 Select Committee does their job!
"Trump broke the government itself. Charge him. Try him. Convict him. Send him to jail."
We apparently now live in a country that is beyond the reach of reason, let alone the law.
Never trust anyone who puts catsup on anything besides French fries....
it's a shame hat they didn't let him through, so that we'd have the footage of him on The Capital steps urging the coup d'etat to go forward.
I’m reminded of the Spy Magazine cover of a crying baby Trump 30+ years ago, and my first thought upon hearing this part of the testimony was “But did he finish his chicken fingers and crinkly fries first, and did his tantrum cost him the opportunity to enjoy his Snack Pack chocolate pudding for dessert?”
It’s horrifying and yet totally unsurprising. And I’ll guess that at least 65M would still vote for him.
A karate chop to that part of the neck can break the trachea which goes to the lungs! So he knew what he was doing. That’s attempted murder!
He’s everything his niece said he was in her tell all book which I have! I attempted to read it on vacation in August 2021 and it was much too disturbing for vacation reading!
He’s a very sick person!
I know how much pride Trumpers take in “triggering” liberals. I think Dear Leader is likely to be so triggered today that they best not use the good china at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump is a pig-f-ker deplorable, leader of Deplorables every where. That’s all.
Satire from Andy Borowitz today on the ketchup debacle:
“Trump Claims Ketchup Would Never Have Hit Wall if Giuliani Had Not Ducked
“It was a perfect throw,” the former President boasted.”
Is this finally the testimony that will take him down?
I haven't read the article yet because it was during a break in the riveting hearing today, first one I've watched all the way through and so glad I was able to, but NYTimes also reported that the DOJ has one of its attorneys who specializes in this particular set of high-level crimes, though I'm quite sure he's never seen anything like this because who has in this country, but he is on this. I bet he's salivating about now. Anyone who chooses a life path and something this rich drops right into the middle of it has got to be "on it" in the biggest way possible. Now we wait for the charges. But wow, today was mind exploding. All things we're not surprised to hear but that he actually, truly is this demented, this disturbed, and actually this much a horror of a human that he is, well, no matter how you've girded yourself for the worst, this sailed straight past it. It was a jaw dropping day. It was a turning point day. But we are in the strangest of times so most of us who've always respected justice caution ourselves that in the world we're in now, even this may not be enough to start turning the tide. I do feel, though, it turned the tide of Cassidy Hutchinson's life. I hope she's girded for what's to come.
After everything I've seen and heard from the Jan 6 Committee I have no doubt that Justice has all they need to indict & try the Orange Stain. And if a jury composed of reasonable, intelligent people listens to testimony, it stands to reason TFG would be convicted. That said, my new nightmare is what occurred with the Simpson trial. The evidence was crystal clear and that dude was guilty as hell, but something called "jury nullification" raised its ugly head and he walked. My nightmare is that something similar could occur with the Rump. How many jurors would it take to let him walk? One, three, five? Hopefully it will never come to that. If he's indicted I envision him jetting off to Saudi Arabia or Russia for the rest of his miserable life. I could live with that.
When I was at a private school in Kendall, Florida in 1967, there was a sweet boy whom everyone loved. And then a younger boy was found roughed up by a pool. For a few months it was assumed some bullies had gotten to him, nothing amazing there. During the summer the truth came out, pretty boy had encouraged the bullies to do his deed. At first nothing happened but by the fall enough of the students realized this boy they liked had used his popularity to instigate violence. In October he was arrested and charged with assault with malice afore thought. He was in juvenile detention for a few months. Eventually he was released, and he went to live with relatives in another state. What is this story about? It tells you that decent people can be deceived and played for fools, and the challenge is to understand the truth and act on it however uncomfortable it might be. Donald Trump thinks Americans are fools, it's long past time to show him that we are not.
While I watched Ms. Hutchinson, I thought to myself, John Dean should be watching this, and he probably was.
She's the only patriot (of the bunch that's been subpoenaed) and the only one who said that she was disgusted with the entire affair. She's being intimidated by Trump's minions and she's been threatened by his supporters.
This is what Donald Trump does-he throws things, intimidates and threatens people with all kinds of shit that only a Mafia don would understand, but most of them were at least polite to not throw things at the wall when they heard bad news.
They were at least civilized and Donald Trump doesn't even qualify for that. He's below their class.
Throw the goddamned entire US Code at him and shut him away in the Supermax,.
He deserves no less.
He's a criminal, a thug and should be stripped of his pension because he was willing to overthrow his own government and country so he could stay in power.
And Hillary was absolutely right. I bet she's watching this too, and saying repeatedly, "I TOLD YOU SO!"
I know that none of us who follow Lucian is surprised by these revelations. TFG is a monster and a mobster, always has been.
MAGAts will never hear any of this in their hermetically sealed news bubble. But maybe, just maybe, a few people who aren't in the cult will hear and start to pay attention.
I'm heartened that a young woman had the courage to step up and provide these details. I'm hoping Ms. Hutchinson's honesty and courage inspires others. Perhaps the John Dean of the Trump administration is thinking right now about coming clean and doing the right thing for our country and our democracy...how about it Pat Cipollone, are you a man of integrity and honor?
He refuted Cassidy's comment live on Truth Social. The jerk was watching today!