While Democrats are cheering the #TrumpVerdict, #Republicans and #FoxNews are filling the heads of millions with lies designed to convince them that Democrats are destroying democracy and the rule of law. It's hard to believe that all of those millions will stay nonviolent. So what exactly is our plan?
8 #Republican senators announced Fri they would boycott #Democratic#legislative priorities & nominations as payback for #Trump’s #guilty#verdict.
In a joint statement, the senators said they would not “allow any increase to non-security related funding for this administration, or any appropriations bill which funds partisan lawfare.”
They also said they would refuse to vote to confirm President #Biden’s political & #judicial appointees & vowed to block “expedited consideration & passage of #Democrat#legislation or #authorities that are not directly relevant to the safety of the American people.”
But a few are suggesting abandoning Trump as the #GOP nom.
Surprisingly, fmr congressman #MoBrooks (R-AL), a once loyal Trump ally, posted after the #verdict Thurs that the GOP “faces [a] choice.”
“Keep Trump as nominee & gamble USA’s future,” Brooks said, or “replace Trump with a good character nominee & BEAT THE STEW OUT OF BIDEN!”
“I do believe the Supreme Court should step in,” Johnson told #FauxNews. “Obviously, this is totally unprecedented.” neither the [#law or not the #crime are unprecedented, plenty of #precedent, it’s just the #criminal committing the crime that’s new].
Speaking on Fox, #MikeJohnson said he knew some of the justices on #SCOTUS personally [I bet he does] & believed that they shared his view that #Trump was a victim of unfair & politically motivated [fair & impartial] prosecutions. He also suggested that the #legal system was biased against Trump & other conservatives [I mean, c’mon, seriously?].
“So I think they’ll set this straight,” #MikeJohnson said, “but it’s going to take a while.”
He added later: “I think this court will do the right thing, because they see the abuse of the system right now.” [I think THIS court will do the wrong thing, they abuse the system constantly]
"This is an absolutely disgrace" -- GOP Rep. Cory Mills attacks the jury of Trump's peers for convicting him and vows that House Republicans are going to go after Judge Merchan's family
@aaron.rupar believe #republicans when they tell you who they are. They believe the rich shouldn’t held accountable for anything and they’ll use poor people to fight for their right to do what they want #gop
"SBU Drones Destroyed $100 Million Russian Radar System in Crimea
Sources from Ukraine’s special services told Kyiv Post about the latest successful SBU operation, which has rendered Russian air defenses in Crimea “blind.”"
Yes AND...
I'm standing over here with @rbreich wAiTiNg for the editorials to tell #Republicans they need to choose a non- #felon non- #Election interference candidate
MAGA people: You just opened Pandora's Box. This means all presidents can be convicted of crimes. Republicans or Democrats. Bet you didn't consider that, did you?
Reasonable people: Yes idiots, that's the fucking point.
@lowqualityfacts the only reason Warrren G Harding wasn’t prosecuted is because he died first. #republicans don’t know American history but they need their people to be poorly educated so the #gop can manipulate them