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Three Little Pigs 1/

So what about the Senators? We saw that at least 7 Republican House Members were so certain they had committed federal crimes, they begged for Presidential pardons from Trump

What about the Senators? Let's look at Trump's Three Little Pigs in a this Thread

 Three Little Pigs 2/

First off is the Kentucky Swamp Creature, #MoscowMitch McTurtle. Many associate Mitch McConnell with Trump & Trumpism & connect many of Trump's horrors like SCOTUS as enabled by Mitch

The reality is quite different, however. It is Mitch who played Trump
Three Little Pigs 3/

Yes, Mitch is a monster & had caused irreparable damage to America, partly during Trump. But this is more like Hitler & Stalin. Both men were vile monsters, but sometimes allied, sometimes enemies

Mitch HATES Trump, always hated him, to this day
Three Little Pigs 4/

I would argue that the Teenage Mutant Mitch McTurtle has caused MORE lasting damage to America (through SCOTUS in particular) than Trump. But McConnell used Trump to his own ends, and importantly, DENIED Trump what Trump most wanted
Three Little Pigs 5/

The one thing Donald the Duck McTrump wanted more than anything in the whole wide world - was to have his silly little Wall. Which would not have cost much (compared to tax cuts etc)

And Mitch denied this to Trump. Trump even shut down his OWN government..
Three Little Pigs 6/

Mitch so despised Trump, that on what was meant to be their last ever meeting face-to-face in summer 2020, at White House - when Mitch came to tell Trump that GOP Senators will not support Trump into November election - the McTurtle wore an Obama-tan suit
Three Little Pigs 7/

Mitch used Trump to Mitch's own ends, to pass tax cuts for the rich & to flood US courts with McConnell's conservative judges, including 3 to SCOTUS. Judges that by the way, all hate Trump and voted systematically against Trump

Mitch didn't ask for a pardon
Three Little Pigs 8/

Next up we have Cancun Cruz, the most hated man in all of politics. Surely he was knee-deep in January 6th shit, & must have begged for a pardon? We SAW his passionate bullshit in Congress on that day

Not so fast, partner. Congressional speech is protected
Three Little Pigs 9/

Rafael, our Cruz-master, HATES Trump

And Trump hates Cruz

Ted would not lift John McCain's dead finger to help Trump. Cruz NEEDS Trump to fail & be locked up in prison

But Cruz cannot ever SAY this. Cruz is playing the NEXT con on the maga, AFTER Trump
Three Little Pigs 10/

Understand Ted Cruz. He has systematically, methodically groveled to Trump without fail, ever since that non-endorsement speech at 2015 GOP convention

Cruz HATES Trump, but pretends to be his most loyal friend. Trump sees through this, most Maga see it too
Three Little Pigs 11/

But Cruz is playing the LONG con against Maga. As long as Trump has not been locked up, Cruz claims to be loyal to Trump. While EVERY 2024 or 2028 rival for GOP nomination - every one - has wavered. Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Death Santis, John Kasich...
Three Little Pigs 12/

Cruz doesn't care one iota what the polls say NOW. He will demolish his rivals in the DEBATES (2024 or 2028). Hey, Chris Christie, didn't you say Trump was wrong when... Hey DeSantis, didn't you turn on Trump when... The DEBATES. Cruz can claim to be 'pure'
Three Little Pigs 13/

So it is a huge con, on the maga. Cruz will promise to pardon Trump, he will praise Trump at every stage - and destroy every 2024 or 2028 Republican rival in primaries, in the DEBATES. One by one. Knock them out. That is his plan
Three Little Pigs 14/

So Ted Cruz will ABSOLUTELY not get involved in a criminal plot to overthrow America on January 6th

But he did create the ILLUSION he was 'loyally' there with them - including his memorable speech on the floor of Congress in support of Trump.
Three Little Pigs 15/

There is ONLY 1 calculation for Cruz: 'the day when Trump is in prison'. That's it. That's why Cruz promised to argue Trump's case in front of Supreme Court. Cruz knew it never gets there but he got publicity out of it. The long con
Cruz doesn't need pardon
Three Little Pigs 16/

So what about #LeningradLindsey Graham then? Did you notice, when Jan 6th Cttee interviewed TWO officials from Georgia - & Lindsey had tried to coerce Georgia to change their vote - Jan 6th Cttee 'forgot' to mention Lady G? WTF? Are they protecting Graham?
Three Little Pigs 17/

Same thing yesterday. You can be certain Sen Lindsey Graham begged Trump for a pardon. And Jan 6th Committee knows who asked for pardons. No mention of Leningrad Lindsey? Something is smelling in the swamps of South Carolina
Three Little Pigs 18/

What if Lindsey Graham has FLIPPED ? Grand #Flippathon! What if he has turned state's evidence and has ratted all Jan 6th conspirators out to Dept of Justice, FBI and the Jan 6th Committee? Would explain a lot - and why he is so conspicuous in his absence
Three Little Pigs 19/

Lindsey Graham became, after John McCain died, one of most trusted advisors to Trump. They spoke on the phone every night (Trump also spoke with Hannity, Chris Christie, Giuliani & Newt). Lindsey would show up regularly at White House & fly on Air Force One
Three Little Pigs 20/

When most only somewhat insane Trumpomobsters abandoned Trump at the end like Kellyanne Conway & Bill Barr, Leningrad Lindsey remained. It SOLIDIFIED his influence even more. And Graham did participate in Jan 6th CRIME at least re Georgia
Three Little Pigs 21/

Sen Lindsey Graham is a moral vacuum & thus the ultimate political weather vane. His position about Trump has flipped more than anyone else. BUT - at that moment in time, his POLITICAL position was ALWAYS most tenable - for a Republican. Thermometer on maga
Three Little Pigs 22/

I don't know why he did it (Jan 6th) with Trump. Maybe he was promised he'd be the Attorney General in Trump's second term as King Donald the Worst

But my take is Sen Graham requested a pardon, thought he'll get it, when not, flipped & ratted them all out

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First Thread: Before Trump

So my Ph D treaties on Twitter, about how Trump split up the GOP. We start with history of course. And we go to the political era before Trump. To the origins.

No. Not Sarah Palin.

No. Not Newt Gingrich. The origins:

George Wallace, the last racist


So reality check to my younger Tweeps, some who do not know this. Up to the 1960s, it was the DEMOCRATIC party that was the racist party and the Republicans stood for equal rights. Yes that is true.

The South had 'Dixie-crats' who were KKK Nazis, Democrats who were openly racist

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Democrats threw the racists out of their party and embraced the minorities, with a passion. Today it seems impossible to imagine DEMs as racists

George Wallace ran as an Independent (the American Independent Party, does that sound MAGA to you?)

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The Garland Thread 1/

Some fear the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not going to prosecute Trumpomobsters, in particular January 6th seditionists. Some think Attorney General Merrick Garland is protecting Trump and his criminal gang

That is madness

Let's do this once & for all


The Garland Thread 2/

The US Department of Justice has 113,000 employees of which more than 10,000 are attorneys. It is BY FAR the largest law firm on the planet. Five times larger than largest private law firm of America

They are all PROSECUTORS

They ENFORCE THE THE LAW


The Garland Thread 3/

These are not DEFENSE attorneys who try to get criminals off on technicalities

These are not CONTRACT lawyers who try to find wiggle room in a contract to screw a partner

These are career professionals who want to ENFORCE THE LAW

To prosecute CRIMINALS


The Garland Thread 4/

Some people on TV chat shows, and some here on Twitter, are suggesting that because Trumpomobsters are
Republican
or rich
or white
or men
or powerful

that they can escape justice. I hear you. You have SEEN injustice on TV, often racially biased

But note..


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Do you remember this dude? A chap named Trump. Was a Republican President just a coupla years ago

He selected as his Attorney General an ultra-conservative, senior Republican Senator by the name of Jeff Sessions. He ran the DOJ from Feb 2017 to Nov 2018
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Hold on. I am now editing & re-reading it. Should be posted in about 30 minutes to an hour... but we're doing the Ghouliani today...

To all in this thread. If you do not see the Giuliani Thread yet because your TW might not have updated your page, here is direct
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Quick thread on Bannon guilty verdict

Note. Bannon's trial was NOT about Jan 6th - he WILL face that trial too. This was about Bannon stupidly attempting to conceal his crimes

Let's do a quick Thread


First. Understand.. we know the 2 dozen organizers, plotters, planners of January 6th. They will ALL go to prison, for at least a decade, most for Life. Including the few who get plea bargains in the Grand #Flippathon

Bannon is one of original


But today Bannon's guilty conviction is a BONUS for us. He becomes literally the first of the January 6th ORGANIZERS to go to prison. And as a bonus, this is EXTRA time in prison Bannon serves, above and beyond his role in January 6th because of this attempt to conceal his crimes


Then consider what a catastrophic calamity this is for Bannon. He FEARS prison. He begged Trump for a pardon. He RECEIVED a pardon. And this he did AFTER his pardon, so his pardon does not shield Bannon from these new convictions, and prison time


Then look at Bannon's absurdly stupid destructive behavior during this trial. That is a public record. When his ACTUAL trial starts for January 6th, Bannon will have a history of defying the law - convicted twice - that is part of his record making his NEXT trial WORSE
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