"Israel First" ... wtf ... even when facing his own impeachment for betraying America ⁉️

Trump just pardoned the Mossad agent who introduced Jonathan Pollard to his Israeli handler. He's pardoning foreigners who recruit Americans to spy against our country!! This is traitorous! [_link]

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) January 20, 2021

Not in his power to pardon allies Bibi Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?? Shame!!

Does remind me of president Bill Clinton's pardon of a corrupt and shady character Marc Rich ... one of 450 people on his controversial list.

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With hours to go in office Donald Trump pardoned Duke Cunningham. Here's Bernie Sanders ripping Duke Cunningham on the House floor in 1995. pic.twitter.com/b6LoSOhwcb

— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) January 20, 2021

'Duke' Cunningham To Live In Arkansas After Early Release From Post-Prison Monitoring

My diary from Dec. 2005 ...

Randy "Duke" Cunningham Scandal Is Huge

The fine Christian warrior and Top Gun pilot in the Vietnam War got his pardon today!

Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency

President Trump granted a conditional pardon to Randall "Duke" Cunningham who was released from prison in 2013. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich strongly supports this pardon.

The Duke must have been overlooked by Bush in 2009

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Pardoning privileged people of elected office and power for committing crimes they knew they were breaking and have pleaded guilty to is not conservative at all. (2/2)

— Will Hurd (@HurdOnTheHill) December 23, 2020

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Index of Frank's Diaries

Why McConnell Dumped Trump | The New Yorker |

And on January 19th, the day before Biden was sworn in as President, McConnell shocked political circles by denouncing Trump even more directly. Speaking from the Senate floor, he said, with extraordinary bluntness, "The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people."

McConnell's denunciation of Trump won grudging praise from many corners, including people who rarely support him. Norman Ornstein, a political scientist and an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, who has been fiercely critical of McConnell, told me, "I was surprised at Mitch's comments. They were more forthright than I expected. Good for him!"

But nobody who has watched McConnell closely over the years views his split with Trump as a genuine moral reckoning. "There is no way that McConnell has had an epiphany and will now change his fundamental approach," Ornstein said. "He will always act ruthlessly when it serves his own interest." Indeed, the most remarkable aspect of McConnell's rupture with Trump may be not that it happened but, rather, that it took so long--and that the leader of the Party in Congress countenanced so much damage along the way.

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Unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people's will

The Justice Dept Inspector General must launch an investigation into this attempted sedition now

And the Senate will move forward with Trump's impeachment trial [_link]

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 23, 2021

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Happy to be in our nation's Capitol today with Arizona Republicans ⁦@cindymccain⁩ and ⁦@dougducey⁩ to witness our nation's most important ritual: the peaceful transfer of power pic.twitter.com/uwARym7BJD

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) January 20, 2021

It is a high honor to be included in a group of Arizonans who have served our state and our nation so well...and who, like my late husband John, have been censured by the AZGOP. I'll wear this as a badge of honor.

— Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) January 24, 2021

Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governor

Yep! The Trump Republicans had a date on Jan. 6th @Capitol ...
Not Inauguration Day Jan. 20th ... betrayal of our great leader.

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Alan Dershowitz convinced Trump to remove criminal Israeli businessman Dan Gertler from a blacklist. The DR Congo will suffer. @jamesnorth7 [_link]

— Mondoweiss (@Mondoweiss) January 26, 2021

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Now-fired Fox News politics chief: attempt to overturn election "a cynical, knowing effort by political operators and their hype men in the media to steal an election or at least get rich trying."[_link]

— Aaron Mehta (@AaronMehta) January 28, 2021

Fired Fox News political editor calls out 'hype men in the media' who helped Trump attempt to 'steal an election'

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One rioter who entered the Senate chamber said, "Ted Cruz would want us to do this, so I think we're good."

Cruz said Trump's "language and rhetoric crossed the line and it was reckless" and "you will not find me say the same language or rhetoric." [_link]

— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) January 28, 2021

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Five of Trump's impeachment lawyers have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial in a disagreement over legal strategy, sources say [_link]

— CNN (@CNN) January 31, 2021

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`This path is untenable': can the Republican party split with Trumpism? [_lunk]

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 1, 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney, under fire from former President Trump and his staunchest defenders, is picking up support from some influential Republicans as her allies close ranks and resist the effort to oust her from the third-ranking spot in House GOP leadership [_link]

— CNN (@CNN) February 2, 2021

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell unleashed a scathing attack on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her conspiracy theories, calling them "loony lies" and "cancer for the Republican Party." [_link] pic.twitter.com/VAoz73E3EY

— CNN (@CNN) February 2, 2021

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Lindsey Graham immediately fact checked while trying to defend Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene [_link]

— The Independent (@Independent) February 2, 2021

Romney says GOP has no space for `kooks' like Marjorie Taylor Greene [_link]

— The Independent (@Independent) February 2, 2021

Missouri paper tells Hawley `Impose law and order' on Trump or resign [_link]

— The Independent (@Independent) February 2, 2021

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EXCLUSIVE: Video surfaces showing longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone flanked by Oath Keepers militia members hours before deadly U.S. Capitol siege. [_link] pic.twitter.com/h2QGlQXYrV

— ABC News (@ABC) February 6, 2021

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Trump was an asset for the Ueberklass, Bannon was his handler, both were blown by Trump's presidency.  But Trump won't go out to pasture and has gone rogue.  Remains to be seen what Bannon does.

Dershowitz lobbied White House to free George Nader, convicted pedophile. And Nader paid him tons of money to do it, and he failed. [_link]

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) February 9, 2021

NY Times: Collusion Trump Transition Team with UAE/Israel

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Bruce Castor Jr. as chief defense counsel in impeachment trial referenced a famous senator from Illinois...

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A member on Donald Trump's defense team for his impeachment trial had previously sued him a year ago for baseless claims.#ImpeachmentTrial [_link]

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) February 10, 2021

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.@HerreraBeutler has been clear about the fact that House Minority Leader told them he had called Trump to get help to the Capitol and Trump did NOTHING. thank you for speaking truth to power.

GOP Senators, follow her lead. Be courageous. Stand up for our country. [_link]

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) February 13, 2021

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Never apologise to the mob.

KPMG's Bill Michael resigns after telling staff to 'stop moaning' | KPMG | The Guardian [_link]

— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) February 12, 2021

A modern Japanese society lacking women in leadership

Yoshiro Mori initially apologized for his remarks, but refused to step away. [_link]

— CBC News (@CBCNews) February 12, 2021

European embassies' tweets about gender equality go viral after Mori's sexist remarks | Japan Times |

Former PM Mori has stepped down ...

Van Der Veen says that impeaching Trump is "constitutional cancel culture."

— Matt Ford (@fordm) February 12, 2021

America the land of golden opportunity ... the dream of Donald Trump ...

US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is so confident in his support base that he said he could stand on New York's Fifth Avenue "and shoot somebody" and still not lose voters.
[Iowa - Jan. 2016]

Trump attorneys: President could shoot someone on 5th Ave and not be charged | Politico - Oct. 2019 |

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has "not made a final decision" on how he will vote on impeachment [_link] pic.twitter.com/ZN0D5rK5hW

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 13, 2021

America a land of the Free ...

During the attack, McCarthy told Trump the rioters were his supporters. Trump replied, "Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are." McCarthy replied, "who the f*** do you think you are talking to?" (h/t @jamiegangel) [_link]

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) February 12, 2021

Tomorrow's headline:

A C Q U I T T E D ! !

List of presidential pardons Trump

LIST: President Trump's last-minute pardons and commuted sentences. [_link]

— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) January 20, 2021

Liberty not for all ...

U.S. to carry out 13th and final execution under Trump administration

Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty [_link]

— Laura Burstein (@LauraBurstein1) February 7, 2021

May he in the end see jail time in a similar manner as Chicago mob boss Al Capone for tax fraud ...

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Donald Trump's former casino in Atlantic City demolished - video [_link]

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 17, 2021

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9 Oath Keepers indicted for conspiracy, including 7 members of the tactical "stack" seen entering Capitol in combat gear | CBS News |

Federal prosecutors indicted six members of the Oath Keepers militia, who the government added as co-defendants to an existing indictment for three alleged Oath Keepers. Seven of the group were part of a tactical "stack" of people dressed in combat gear who pushed through crowds to enter the Capitol, the government said.

#repost #Insurrection #Capitolriots #Trump supporters singing our National Anthem while attacking our #democracy #Photojournalism #documentation #history #usa #43senators #14thamendment #video rstevensbrody pic.twitter.com/n8Blv0tE3w

— Robyn Stevens Brody (@rstevensbrody) February 14, 2021

The Oath Keepers are a loosely-organized collection of militia, prosecutors say, which focus on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement and first-responders. The group believes the federal government has been "co-opted by a shadowy conspiracy that is trying to strip American citizens of their rights," prosecutors say, and the group's name comes from the oath of members of the military and law enforcement to defend the Constitution "from all enemies, foreign and domestic."

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'This is my country.' Pro-Trump Miami doctor charged with hate crime for attacking Hispanic man | Miami Herald |

A Mount Sinai Medical Center anesthesiologist has been arrested and charged with a hate crime after police say she attacked a Hispanic man at a Hialeah Publix, vandalizing his car, calling him a racial slur and vowing to "get rid of every single one of you."

...
Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, a white ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, has been charged with criminal mischief, tampering with a victim and battery with prejudice, a "hate crime" enhancement that upgraded the charge to a felony.

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According to an arrest report, she called the victim a "spic," which is a slur for Hispanics, and said "we should have gotten rid of of you when we could." She also said "This is not going to be Biden's America, this is my America" and "we should have burned it all," the report said.

Then, the report said, Wright took our her keys and began scratching the man's car. "The defendant also proceeds to stab the victim's vehicle with her keys while saying he needed to go back to his country," the report said.

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Here is the orders list: [_link]

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) February 22, 2021

Justices will not block New York grand jury subpoena for Trump's records

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The court denied another petition filed by former President Trump relating to the 2020 elections -- this one against the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

No action on the challenge to the Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. [_link]

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) March 8, 2021

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