We previously discussed the declaration of Harvard Professor Lawrence Tribe that former president Donald Trump could be charged with the attempted murder of former Vice President Michael Pence. Now, MSNBC legal analyst and Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade has gone one better. She told MSNBC viewers that Trump could be charged with manslaughter for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Just as Tribe declared his theory was “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt,” McQuade appeared equally certain that this was a serious and possible charge.
Anchor Nicolle Wallace was bouncing off comments of Rep. Liz Cheney on what the House might do to Trump when she turned to McQuade for legal analysis:
Wallace: “Let me ask you, I think what they’re saying is that even if you were that deluded, quote, ‘You may not send an armed mob to the Capitol or sit for 87 minutes and refuse to stop the attack. You may not send out a tweet that incites further violence.’ It sounds like around the violence. She’s looking at what the committee talks about as dereliction of duty. Is that a specific crime you can charge someone with, Barbara?”
McQuade: “It’s not a federal offense, but there actually is an interesting legal theory here for manslaughter, which Federal law defines as a death that occurs on federal property when a person acts with a recklessness mindset or even gross negligence. And so Donald Trump, unlike most ordinary citizens, has not only a duty not to do something bad, but an affirmative duty to take action to protect people. I think you could possibly put together a theory based on the facts that Liz Cheney just described to make Donald Trump responsible for the deaths that occurred that day.”
So let’s recap. Trump could be prosecuted for manslaughter because he had an “affirmative duty to take action to protect people”?
The problem is that many officials had an affirmative duty to protect individuals on that day, including congressional leaders and officials. There is no question that Trump waited too long to call back his supporters. Many of us criticized Trump for his insistence that Pence could effectively block certification of the election. I publicly condemned Trump’s speech while it was being given. However, I know of no case that would impose this affirmative duty on Trump as a criminal legal matter.
That does not change due to Trump’s speech before the riot. Indeed, such a use of the speech would contradict controlling Supreme Court precedent.
In Brandenburg v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that even calling for violence is protected under the First Amendment unless there is a threat of “imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.”
It is common for political leaders to call for protests at the federal or state capitols when controversial legislation or actions are being taken. Indeed, in past elections, Democratic members also protested elections and challenged electoral votes in Congress.
The problem for prosecutors is that Trump never actually called for violence or a riot. Rather, he urged his supporters to march on the Capitol to express opposition to the certification of electoral votes and to support the challenges being made by some members of Congress. He expressly told his followers “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
Trump also stated: “Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy…And after this, we’re going to walk down – and I’ll be there with you – we’re going to walk down … to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women.”
If McQuade is referring to 18 U.S.C. § 1112, the courts have imposed an element that she does not mention even for involuntary manslaughter: proximate cause. United States v. Main, 113 F.3d 1046, 1049-50 (9th Cir. 1997) (“When the jury is not told that it must find that the victim’s death was within the risk created by the defendant’s conduct an element of the crime has been erroneously withdrawn from the jury . . . It is not relevant that § 1112 does not expressly mention proximate cause.”).
Thus, the standard jury instruction requires the following:
First, the defendant committed an act that might produce death;
Second, the defendant acted with gross negligence, defined as wanton or reckless disregard for human life;
Third, the defendant’s act was the proximate cause of the death of the victim. A proximate cause is one that played a substantial part in bringing about the death, so that the death was the direct result or a reasonably probable consequence of the defendant’s act;
Fourth, the killing was unlawful;
Fifth, the defendant either knew that such an act was a threat to the lives of others or knew of circumstances that would reasonably cause the defendant to foresee that such an act might be a threat to the lives of others; and
Sixth, the killing occurred at [specify place of federal jurisdiction].
Putting aside the accuracy of the portrayal of this crime, McQuade’s definition is so broad it could be used against the congressional leaders and staff for their own gross negligence and “affirmative duties.” The one area that has been studiously avoided by the House leadership and J6 Committee is the failure of Congress to take steps to prepare adequately for this protest despite warnings of potential violence. Indeed, the media has assisted in this effort with its own focus in coverage.
The Democrats in the final hearing hammered away at documents showing that the agency knew about violent threats in the days leading up to Jan. 6th. However, the Democrats have refused to pursue the lack of preparations on Capitol Hill as a focus of the hearing. On the day of the riot, many of us noted (before the breach of security) that there was a relatively light police presence around the Capitol despite the obvious risk of a riot. Once the crowd surged, they quickly were able to gain access to the building. Conservative media have featured a video showing an officer standing by as crowds poured into the building.
That obviously does not mean that there was not violence or that Capitol police did not bravely fight to protect the building. Most of us have denounced the riot as a desecration of our constitutional process.
Moreover, at some point, officers may have shifted to deescalating as crowds surged into the building. The question is why there were not more substantial barriers, like those used at the White House. Instead, some barriers were composed of a few officers using their bikes.
The available evidence indicates that the House was warned and that the need for National Guard deployments were discussed. There is a concern that, after criticizing such deployment and fencing around the White House in the earlier riots, the Democrats did not want to be seen following the same course.
An Inspector General report indicated that police were restricted by Congress in what they could use on that day. Previously, it was disclosed that offers of National Guard support were not accepted prior to the protests. The D.C. government under Mayor Muriel Bowser used only a small number of guardsmen in traffic positions.
There is a danger to adopting this type of broad definition of manslaughter and I would also oppose such a charge against Capitol officials. What Professor McQuade is suggesting would allow for the wholesale criminalization of negligence. While it is true that involuntary manslaughter can include a gross negligence basis, it is not as fluid as suggested on MSNBC.
This was not an impulsive suggestion by Professor McQuade. She has been hammering away at this charge for months. In July, she tweeted that Trump could face five manslaughter charges. She explained:
“Of course, he himself was the one who set this risk in motion by summoning the mob and then lighting the fuse with his Ellipse speech urging them to march to the Capitol, but that conduct raises some sticky 1st Amendment concerns. His inaction in stopping the violence does not.”
She then added: “DOJ, you up yet?”
Notably, in those tweets, McQuade emphasized a charge under “DC law, manslaughter” which can then be charged under the federal Assimilative Crimes Act. Again, the use of such a law would fail for the reasons above.
The Criminal Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia, No. 4.25.B emphasize that, while you do not need actual knowledge of the extreme risk of death or serious bodily injury, there must still be a showing of a gross deviation from the standard of care:
“The essential elements of involuntary manslaughter, each of which the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt, are: 1. That the defendant caused the death of the decedent; 2. That the conduct which caused the death was a gross deviation from a reasonable standard of care; and 3. That the conduct which caused the death created an extreme risk of death or serious bodily injury. The gist of the difference between second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter is in whether the defendant is aware of the risk. To show guilt of second degree murder, the government must prove the defendant was aware of the extreme risk of death or serious bodily injury. For involuntary manslaughter, the government must prove, not that the defendant was aware of the risk, but that s/he should have been aware of it.”
The failure to do more in the face of a violent mob is not a compelling basis for such a showing and would likely fold back into those “sticky” constitutional concerns.
It is also noteworthy that D.C. officials have not moved to charge Trump on this or other crimes despite their earlier public statements. After the riot, DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and charging them with incitement. So what happened to that much discussed prosecution? Was that because Trump is just too popular with D.C. officials or there is a lack of interest in such prosecutions? It is because the desire to prosecute over January 6th outstripped the law and the evidence.
As with Tribe’s sensational claim, the suggestion of a manslaughter charge obviously thrills many viewers. However, it creates a misleading portrayal of the existing law and its limitations in my view.
Comedians don’t need to be banned anymore. They are simply out of a job. The would-be targets of their jokes stole the show.
Life imitates art?
https://youtu.be/hTLOlf5My6w
I remember when I used to think Fox was the worst of all networks… MSNBC has long since become the Undisputed Champion of Bat Shit Crazy, I’m including the fact that Fox has both Hannity & Carlson in the mix because they’re, maybe, a quarter-correct in most things…
“Why, they are nothing but a pack of cards!”
Trump told the crowd to make their voices peacefully heard. Democrats have objected to the certification of the electoral vote every presidential election they’ve lost in the past 20 years.
If Democrats charge him with manslaughter, then it will be the ultimate abuse of power. The Left has grown infamous for abusing positions of authority in government to prey upon their political opponents. The Left now controls government 3 letter agencies, and seeks to pack the Supreme Court, through expanding the seats in order to fill them with ideologues. It doesn’t really matter who wins the White House, if Democrats rule through the bureaucracy.
“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.”
Lavrentiy Beria, Chief of Stalin’s Secrete Police
Great quote to fit everything the Dems have thrown at Trump, Karen S. I am no supporter of his, although I did vote for him in the last two elections. It was a “which is the best garbage can in the alley” choice. The Dems terrify me with their brazen abuse of power, proclivity to lie (as in projection à la HRC this week), near-total disregard for the Constitution, and their own incitement of violence in summer 2020 that has never been acknowledged and never will. They want a one-party system and though they claim Republicans act like Nazis (which shows their ignorance or desire to lie), yet they are the ones who are marching rapidly to emulated the Nazi Party’s actions on July 14, 1933. Took Hitler less than 6 months to eliminate all opposition. Taking the Dems a little longer, but if November 8th does not result in one of the two houses of Congress ending up in Republican hands, they will achieve their goal in short order. It will be abuse of power of steroids.
Whatever would Miz. Barbara “Affirmative Action” McQuade charge those pesky American Founders, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, John Marshall, Patrick Henry, George Mason, James Monroe, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Rush, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Harrison, Francis Marion, Richard Montgomery et al. with?
I cringe at the thought.
Do you suppose the irreconcilable differences between Miz “Affimrative Action, Don’t Leave Home Without It” McQuade and the men who founded America have occurred to her?
Miz “Affirmative Action, Don’t Leave Home Without It” McQuade wants to be an American In Name Only (AINO) in an America without its Constitution, Bill of Rights and Founders.
She wants to be an AINO in an America bereft of its essential existential thesis: Freedom and SELF-Reliance.
She really, really needs that playing field tilted in her favor.
Wait!
Did he say AINO?
Who died? An unarmed woman that was shot by Capitol Police. You don’t charge the police officer but Trump? TDS at its finest
WHAT was she doing? WHY was she doing it? She wouldn’t have been there, trying to break into the Speaker’s Lobby–the last line of defense to members of Congress who were carrying out their Constitutional duty to accept certified vote totals–but for Trump’s Big Lie.
How come hyphenate Michael Byrd got away with murdering an unarmed, female American when a restraint procedure was indicated and appropriate?
What did they do to the officer who was doing his job protecting the public after he applied an authorized restraint procedure he had been trained in to the deranged, violent, berserk, life-long criminal and suspect, George Floyd?
Oh, and can you say, “Insurrection and insurrectionists?”
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Five Individuals Face Federal Charges For Damaging U.S. Courthouse During May 30, 2020 Protest In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshal Gary Schofield, and Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced today that five individuals are facing federal charges for causing damage to the Foley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on May 30, 2020.
“Agitators at the May 30 protest in downtown Las Vegas allegedly damaged a federal courthouse and threatened to attack a law enforcement officer,” said U.S. Attorney Trutanich. “These cases should reinforce that our office will protect lawful First Amendment activity — while also upholding the rule of law by prosecuting those who would incite and escalate violence, vandalism, and destruction.”
Gigi:
Trump told his rally to let their voices be peacefully heard. Peacefully.
Democrats have objected to the certification of the electoral vote and called for an audit every presidential election they’ve lost in over 20 years. Democrats rioted in the Capital in 2016. Democrats have encouraged BLM and Antifa to riot and loot for a year. Prominent Democrats, including Biden and Harris, bailed rioters out of jail.
Do you understand that telling people to peacefully protest is not a crime? Do you understand that there is supposed to be one legal standard applied to both Democrats and Republicans?
If it’s a crime for Trump to say “let your voices be peacefully heard,” then what should happen to Kamala Harris, who said the BLM riots “will continue, and should continue?” What should happen to Maxine Waters who told people, “Go out and make a crowd, and make sure they know they aren’t welcome anywhere anymore.” What should happen to Nancy Pelosi, who said, “I don’t know why there aren’t uprisings. Maybe there will be.”
Riots are the activities of the Democrats. For years, we’ve seen Democrats riot when they lose election, lose court cases, and when police use force against a black person, even when justified. There were riots after Rodney King, Treyvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd and so forth. There were riots in Kenosha, Chicago, and Los Angeles. It appears that it’s easy to direct Democrats to riot. They won’t investigate an allegation. It’s point and shoot to the mob. It didn’t matter that the Russia dossier was a hoax, and thus the 2016 election wasn’t “stolen” or “hacked.” Didn’t matter that Michael Brown didn’t have his hands up, but was in fact fighting the cop for his gun, which he’d already fired. Didn’t matter that Treyvon Martin was in the act of bashing Zimmerman’s head against a curb, trying to beat him to death. Didn’t matter that George Floyd had pistol whipped a pregnant woman during a robbery, or that he was high out of his mind on drugs, including fentanyl.
The Democrat Party is the party of violence.
One single time, Republicans engaged in a protest, during which one group devolved in a riot. It takes an absolutely breathtaking lack of introspection for Democrats to have rioted for over a year, and then claim that the entire Republican Party is responsible for one small riot, in which the only person killed was one of the unarmed rioters.
Do you really expect to be taken seriously?
Which Big Lie is that?
REVELATION… the whole ‘Hang Pence’ thing was staged by the Radical Left ‘Ray Epps’ flank of dark operatives who assumed that Pence was going to go along with Trump and send the Electors home….. They – .Not the Trump followers – came prepared with this staging… HOWEVER.. in the wake of what happened , this ‘Hang Pence’ staging was seized upon by the Trump haters, incl. the Media, as coming from the Trump supporters… blatantly False – even as it was used to instigate more anger at the Capitol, ON BOTH SIDES… .
So, what you’re saying is, “‘Hang Pence’ was a false flag operation?”
So, what you’re saying is, “The January 6 Committee is investigating the wrong ‘suspects’ and ‘perpetrators’ deliberately, as an egregiously fraudulent and solely political act which is totally bereft of legal or juridical, validity, legitimacy or purpose?”
Indeed.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1489760864135614467
Lol. Umm yeah okay. Lots of people walking around who should be charged with manslaughter. Yet arent. So okay then.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😀
When does Hunter and Joe get charged for treason????????
When does Austin and Milley get charged with the obvious treason they performed with China’s generals?
When any one of the creeps who abused the young girls at the Epstein Island Compound or his NM Ranch? We know the FBI has the videos and Epstein’s computers they removed from his island compound. Odd how they are hiding obvious evidence and videos of abusers in the act.
When does Hillary and her campaign principals get charged for funding and coordinating the Russian Collusion?
When does Weissman get charged for the crimes he committed as a prosecutor?
WHAT THE —- HAPPENED, AMERICA?
“…to ourselves and our posterity…”
– Preamble
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“[We gave you] a [restricted-vote] republic, if you can keep it.”
– Ben Franklin
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1788 Vote Criteria: Male, European, 21, 50 lbs. Sterling/50 Acres
1788 Voter Turnout: 11.6%
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Naturalization Acts of 1790, 1795, 1798, 1802 (four iterations)
United States Congress, “An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,” March 26, 1790
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That any Alien being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof…
“Women are 5% of the Chinese Communist Central Committee.”
“Women are not in the Chinese Communist Politburo.”
“2,952 votes give Xi Jinping the Chinese presidency.”
– Wall Street Journal
________________
“The reality is, however, that if you don’t have a relative who’s a Chinese citizen and lives in China, your chances of becoming a Chinese citizen are slim to none.”
– Crown Relocations
HYSTERIA AND INCOHERENCE
Women “succeeding” will always require unconstitutional affirmative action.
Women were preposterously given the vote through an amendment which was “injurious” to the Constitution and the United States.
“That dudn’t make any sense,” George W. Bush.
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“…AS WILL NOT INJURE THE CONSTITUTION…”
” And if there are amendments desired, of such a nature as will not injure the constitution, and they can be ingrafted so as to give satisfaction to the doubting part of our fellow citizens; the friends of the federal government will evince that spirit of deference and concession for which they have hitherto been distinguished.”
– James Madison, Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, June 8, 1789
Waaaaaaa!
Walleye says, “Waaaaa!” to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, John Marshall, Patrick Henry, George Mason, James Monroe, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Rush, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Harrison, Francis Marion, Richard Montgomery et al., and to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Turley stoops lower and lower to prove the extent to which he has become a MAGA bootlicker. Barbara McQuade clearly indicated that theoreticallyTrump could be held responsible for the deaths of 5 people due to the Big Lie, which, as the J6 committee hearings have proven, he KNEW was a lie. He STILL knows its a lie and still won’t admit the truth.. Every one of those Trump supporters who has been brought up on criminal charges claims they were following Trump’s directive–they wouldn’t have invaded the Capitol other than because Trump told them to “fight like hell or you’re not going to have a country any more”. Once again, Turley repeats the Fox theme that instead of the insurrection being Trump’s fault for lying and exhorting his faithful followers to go to Washington to “protest”–“protest” what, exactly?–that he lost the election as all polls predicted– it’s somehow everyone else’s fault for not getting more security for not doing this or that.
The fact is and will remain that the insurrection was Trump’s Last Stand—after litigation failed, after bullying Pence and state election officials failed, after multiple recounts and “forensic” audits failed—the only thing left was to try to stop Congress from carrying out its Constitutional duty to certify Biden’s victory. He thought that somehow if he could prevent the ceremonial certification of Biden’s win and throw enough chaos into the process, that somehow Congress could simply reject all of the votes and throw the process back to state legislatures, the majority of which were Republican–and that they would thwart the will of the American people and allow him to remain president.
Trump is and has always been, a existential threat to our democracy. He should already be in prison. Instead, he’s fighting the return of classified documents he stole, he’s fundraising to refurbish his personal aircraft, to pay for Melania’s designer clothes and to fund his lavish lifestyle while he refinances loans to keep his properties afloat. He is a disgrace, and it’s beneath any credentialed law professor to defend him.
Turley writes to only the cult45 base, because they are the only ones that want to believe him.
As a proud member of what you call cult45 base, I wonder why you take the time to read what Jonathan Turley writes.
S— Wings writes to the dependents and parasites who rely on the Communist Manifesto because they suckle on its udders womb to tomb for anti-American and wholly unconstitutional matriculation affirmative action, grade-inflation affirmative action, employment affirmative action, quotas, welfare, food stamps, minimum wage, rent control, social services, forced busing, public housing, utility subsidies, WIC, SNAP, TANF, HAMP, HARP, TARP, HHS, HUD, EPA, Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Labor, Energy, Obamacare, Social Security, Social Security Disability, Social Security Supplemental Income, Medicare, Medicaid, “Fair Housing” laws, “Non-Discrimination” laws, etc.
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The o.n.l.y. thing the J6 committee has “proven” is the Dems with their lapdog rinos cannot accept reality and will lie to get what they want. Truth and reality mean absolutely nothing to the leftist’s mind. Come the results of the upcoming election, the mentally light weight Cheney can go back to cleaning out horse stables and Schiff will be treated for the lying psychopath he is. Both of these misfits finally get what they richly deserve. All by herself lizzie lizard destroyed her father’s legacy in less than 12 months. The J6 committee also has proven yet again that America’s corporate media is corrupt and leftist. Enjoy what little time lefties have left until we shine a little disinfectant light on the cancerous rot in January.
..Gigi… tossing out slick phrases with ‘Big’ words that you’ve heard others use and none of you can even define, much less support with any real evidence, making the association in real examples, e.g., ..’an existential threat to our democracy..’ is jolly good entertainment….what length the Trump haters go thru to try to make everyone else hate him, too…..an amazing phenomenon..
LOL! I wouldn’t hire an Ivy League graduate if they came at half salary!
In addition, I see two factual issues. First, Twitter recently revealed that it suppressed Trump’s tweets calling for the rioters to leave the Capitol, so you probably can’t prove that he didn’t act fact enough. (The mere fact that Twitter suppressed his tweets probably creates reasonable doubt as a matter of law.) Second, Trump tried to get more troops there, but the generals & Pelosi refused, which again obscures causation. It may be negligent to give a car to a kid, but you’ve actually got to give the car to the kid & you have to be the person who did it (if their parents or others were involved, it’s hard to blame you).
In short, I don’t think her legal theory applies to the facts of this case as Trump actually called for an end to the riots, but Twitter – not Trump – suppressed the call & as other people were – in fact – more responsible for the decisions at issue.
I applied that same statue to the machinates that TIME published regarding their election rigging.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093XVGY25 Read about 20 pages in….
Molly Ball told everyone that in her piece about the Secret History… if I were a prosecutor, look into the Mike Podhorzer’s BLM and Democracy Defense Coalition.
First, the defendant committed an act that might produce death; [GINNING UP ACTIVISTS after George Floyd.]
Second, the defendant acted with gross negligence, defined as wanton or reckless disregard for human life; (Such would be available if they continued to fund in ANY WAY after even one death.)
Third, the defendant’s act was the proximate cause of the death of the victim. A proximate cause is one that played a substantial part in bringing about the death, so that the death was the direct result or a reasonably probable consequence of the defendant’s act; [If you are inciting a group and paying them to bring chaos nightly to cities…it is a probable consequence.]
Fourth, the killing was unlawful; [David Dorn was murdered in the act of his duties.]
Fifth, the defendant either knew that such an act was a threat to the lives of others or knew of circumstances that would reasonably cause the defendant to foresee that such an act might be a threat to the lives of others; and [Mens Rea is in the piece.]
Sixth, the killing occurred at [specify place of federal jurisdiction].
Living proof that a law degree does not always come with an ounce of intelligence. We shouldn’t be surprised by another witch in the witch hunt. She readies the kindling for the fire that only exists in her imagination. Wait for it. Soon she will provide the eye of newt.
However, it creates a misleading portrayal of the existing law and its limitations in my view.
Yeah, but…..
🎶 There is Nothin’ Like A Dame 🎶
Marine: So suppose a dame ain’t bright
Sailor: Or completely free from flaws—
Or as faithful as a bird dog—
Seabee: Or as kind as Santa Claus—
Soldier: It’s a waste of time to worry
Over things that they have not—
Sailor: Be thankful for—
All: The things they got!🎶
The legal basis for a criminal charge centered around a lack of response by Trump on January 6 raises serious concerns not mentioned in the article about why Trump was shut out of Twitter on January 6th: The most notable victim of Twitter’s censorship on Jan. 6 was Trump himself. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/internet-sting-operation-j6-deleted-exposes-how-twitter-manipulated-jan-6-narrative-real
Pelosi ignored or negated Trump’s offer to send in troops. Why did that drunk refuse his offer?
Why did the gov hide for months the id of the maleficent, incompetent fed cop that killed Ashley?
Kamala Harris says the BLM riots should not stop. Maxine Waters says get up in their faces if you see them out in public. 25 people killed in and 2000 injured. Neither one of these Democrats said that the people should peacefully protest. No manslaughter or assault charges are requested for this encouragement by our friends on the left. It’s who they are.
Probable Flaws
A mediocre student, Senator, Vice President and now holder of the highest office. A person who had no problem with plagiarism. What are the results? He offers no record of accomplishments other than being in the government for fifty years. He is a diminished man who reads what he is told to read from the teleprompter, spends a lot of time at his beach front mansion, attends tree planting ceremonies and bungles his way through prepared a sparse number of interviews where he knows the questions in advance.
This is the condition of the United States of America in 2022. In his administration more than five million border crossings have been documented, (plus the got away crossers) enough to populate Iowa and Nebraska. The Cartel is making billions in human trafficking. Many who cross the border are taken into indentured servitude or strapped with high interest loans to the Cartel to pay their passage. Few survive the violent and long reach from the Cartel if they refuse their budding. Our medical system is overwhelmed.
Drugs are pouring through the unsecured border and are devastating small town America and urban America alike. It is visible everywhere. It cannot be ignored. The streets are dangerous.
Our enemies are circling like sharks. This administration has lost the narrative and the foreign policy agenda and demonstrate no ability to solve problems. None. Consumers of every stripe are being hammered financially and crime has reached unprecedented intensity.
The list goes on and on and on. Corruption at the highest levels of our institutions abounds. What do they do? They cart out the former President in a desperate attempt to evoke voter emotion. That tells me that they cannot put forth a list of accomplishments. Those in his party own him, he is their representative. They are inextricably bound. They are running as fast as they can in the opposite direction from Biden, but cannot hide. The insane asylum escapees are currently in power but a growing number of citizens are catching on.
Bidding not budding
Actually, he was much worse than mediocre. He was at or very near the bottom of his class. He has lied majorly throughout his life in politics. Look at how he attacked Justice Thomas. He has clearly lied about being involved in his son’s criminal work while VP and now as Prez. Much of the current world serious issues today are the result of his being installed as Prez. The coup leaders should be tried and then hung for what they have done to expose the US and the World to danger with this vegetable.