Originally posted by Robtard
Attorney for Proud Boys leader at 6 January Capitol riot says actions ‘not unlike what Kyle Rittenhouse did’Zachary Rehl travelled to DC to ‘defend vulnerable demonstrators against violent attacks from ANTIFA, not unlike what Kyle Rittenhouse did’, his attorney claims
A court motion – filed on the same day as Rittenhouse was acquitted – claims that Zachary Rehl travelled to Washington DC ahead of the Capitol riots to “defend vulnerable demonstrators against violent attacks from Antifa. -snip
It has begun. Rightist thugs are going to start claiming they were just another Rittenhouse, defending America.
^Should have added that Zachary Rehl has five charges against him; one of them conspiracy to commit
Originally posted by Klaw
You brought Rittenhouse into the thread, and I'm trying so hard?Projection much.
Umm, I posted a story about one your heroes, Zachary Rehl, he's been charged in the capital insurrection on five counts and his lawyer brought up Rittenhouse. Read the story and then comment, dummy.
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Gerrymandering
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
From the press release of Attorney General Merrick Garland:The Department of Justice reached several benchmarks in our investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
We have now crossed the threshold of 500 arrests, including the 100th arrest of a defendant on charges of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. This morning, we arrested our first defendant on charges that include assaulting a member of the news media.
I could not be more proud of the extraordinary effort by investigators and prosecutors to hold accountable those who engaged in criminal acts that day.
Particular credit goes to those serving as prosecutors and agents in Washington, D.C., as well as those in FBI field offices and U.S. Attorney's Offices across the country, and with the Department's National Security Division.
Our efforts to bring criminal charges are not possible without the continued assistance of the American public. To date, we have received their more than 200,000 digital tips.
I assure the American people that the Department of Justice will continue to follow the facts in this case and charge what the evidence supports to hold all January 6th perpetrators accountable.
The U.S. Department of Justice is throwing its weight into the legal fight over Texas' newly drawn maps for Congress and the state House. The Biden administration on Monday announced it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas, joining what is expected to be a protracted fight over the political boundaries the state will use for elections to come.
It joins a collection of individual voters and organizations representing voters of color that have already sued the state over maps that help solidify the GOP's dominance while weakening the influence of voters of color.
The maps face at least five legal challenges based on claims that the districts drawn by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and violate the federal Voting Rights Act because they dilute the voting strength of voters of color.
Court Halts NC Election Filings Over Gerrymandering
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The U.S. Department of Justice is throwing its weight into the legal fight over Texas' newly drawn maps for Congress and the state House. The Biden administration on Monday announced it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas, joining what is expected to be a protracted fight over the political boundaries the state will use for elections to come.It joins a collection of individual voters and organizations representing voters of color that have already sued the state over maps that help solidify the GOP's dominance while weakening the influence of voters of color.
The maps face at least five legal challenges based on claims that the districts drawn by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and violate the federal Voting Rights Act because they dilute the voting strength of voters of color.
A North Carolina state appeals court stopped the process for candidates to file for next year's congressional and state legislative elections using new district lines, the state board of elections said Monday.
According to state law, candidate filing was to begin Monday and run through December 17th in advance of the state's March 8th primary. After Texas on March 1st, North Carolina will be the second state to hold primaries using new congressional maps.
State court records indicated the court granted a temporary stay until Thursday in response to an appeal made by the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, arguing the new maps constituted an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
A slow awakening among Trumpists who participated in the Jan. 6 riot. They know they were following the orders of a tyrant now, they say.
Cheney Reads Desperate Texts from Fox News Hosts Begging Trump to Stop the Rioters
Donald Trump Jr., Fox News personalitie,s and lawmakers unsuccessfully implored then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6th to get Donald Trump to stop the violence unfurling at the U.S. Capitol, according to text messages relayed by the House committee investigating the attack.
Those texts, as several members of the committee noted, were already turned over to the panel and are not covered by any claim of privilege—which Meadows has continued to assert since reversing his decision to cooperate with the investigation. Meadows did not address the text messages while discussing the committee's vote with Fox News' Sean Hannity later Monday.
"Mark, the president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home," Fox News prime-time star Laura Ingraham texted Mark Meadows. "This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy."
Kilmeade, who co-hosts the morning show "Fox & Friends," urged Meadows in a text message to "please get him on TV." He said that the riot was "destroying everything you have accomplished."
While Ingraham that afternoon called the attack "disgraceful," and said that "the president needs to tell everyone to leave the building," later that night, she suggested on-air that the rioters were left-wing agitators.
Donald Trump Jr. said in a series of text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that his father needed to "condemn" the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it unfolded.
"He's got to condemn this shit ASAP. The Capitol Police tweet is not enough," Trump Jr. wrote in one message to Meadows, according to the committee's vice chairwoman, Republican Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
Cheney detailed that when Meadows had texted back that he agreed, Trump Jr. said, "We need an Oval office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand."
Originally posted by roughrider
A slow awakening among Trumpists who participated in the Jan. 6 riot. They know they were following the orders of a tyrant now, they say.
It's taken the traitorous morons long enough to come to realize what every sensible person already knew.
I hope they all rot in prison.
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Donald Trump Jr., Fox News personalitie,s and lawmakers unsuccessfully implored then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6th to get Donald Trump to stop the violence unfurling at the U.S. Capitol, according to text messages relayed by the House committee investigating the attack.Those texts, as several members of the committee noted, were already turned over to the panel and are not covered by any claim of privilege—which Meadows has continued to assert since reversing his decision to cooperate with the investigation. Meadows did not address the text messages while discussing the committee's vote with Fox News' Sean Hannity later Monday.
"Mark, the president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home," Fox News prime-time star Laura Ingraham texted Mark Meadows. "This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy."
Kilmeade, who co-hosts the morning show "Fox & Friends," urged Meadows in a text message to "please get him on TV." He said that the riot was "destroying everything you have accomplished."
While Ingraham that afternoon called the attack "disgraceful," and said that "the president needs to tell everyone to leave the building," later that night, she suggested on-air that the rioters were left-wing agitators.
Donald Trump Jr. said in a series of text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that his father needed to "condemn" the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it unfolded.
"He's got to condemn this shit ASAP. The Capitol Police tweet is not enough," Trump Jr. wrote in one message to Meadows, according to the committee's vice chairwoman, Republican Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
Cheney detailed that when Meadows had texted back that he agreed, Trump Jr. said, "We need an Oval office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand."
Even shitty Donnie Junior knew the attack and insurrection had crossed a line you don't cross. Too funny
Just read the Guardian on this. They truly are duplicitous kunts of the highest order
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/14/mark-meadows-texts-fox-news-donald-trump-jr-capitol-attack?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherJust read the Guardian on this. They truly are duplicitous kunts of the highest order
By this standard, should Joe Biden be held responsible for the riots following Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal, given the fact he stoked the flames by calling him a white supremecist? (Cue smart remark or emoticon non reply)
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/14/mark-meadows-texts-fox-news-donald-trump-jr-capitol-attack?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherJust read the Guardian on this. They truly are duplicitous kunts of the highest order
Trumpers still defend Trump's inciting of the riot when the people closets to Trump were begging Trump in private to stop it. Nutty stuff.
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/dec/14/capitol-attack-panel-mark-meadows-donald-trump-joe-biden-us-politics-lates-news?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherThe suing of the far right...
May they get sued into abject poverty 🙂