Trump's world....

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How low can you go??...you can't go lower than this.... sickening. I wonder how all those D.C. cops and their families feel about this...or Pence who had his ass saved by them....or any real American.

Trump floats 'full pardons' for Jan. 6 rioters while Biden emphasizes 'rule of law'

David Knowles

·Senior Editor

Fri, September 2, 2022 at 2:12 PM

 

 

Hours before President Biden delivered a combative speech decrying former President Donald Trump and his "MAGA" followers, who he said "do not believe in the rule of law," Trump declared in an interview that he would look to pardon his supporters convicted for crimes committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

“I will tell you, I will look very, very favorably about full pardons. If I decide to run and if I win, I will be looking very, very strongly about pardons. Full pardons,” Trump said in a Thursday interview with conservative Pittsburgh broadcaster Wendy Bell, adding, “We'll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons because we can't let that happen. ... And I mean full pardons with an apology to many.”

At least 903 people have been charged with crimes stemming from the deadly riot at the Capitol building that sought to block Congress from certifying Biden's win over Trump in the 2020 presidential election, while nearly 250 have been sentenced.

During the interview Trump said he had been offering financial support to some of those charged for their role in the riot and that he had met with some of those charged, including former police officers and ex-members of the U.S. military.

“I met with and I’m financially supporting people that are incredible,” he said. “They were in my office two days ago. It’s very much on my mind.”

 

Donald Trump at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., in July (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

On Thursday, Thomas Webster, a former New York City police officer and Marine veteran was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot with a flagpole and ripping a gas mask from the officer’s face. That marked the longest sentence to date among those who have been convicted.

During the interview, Trump, who experts believe could himself face indictment over his handling of classified materials at his Florida home, also falsely claimed that voter fraud had cost him victory in 2020.

“The election was a disgrace,” Trump said. “We won the election by a lot. You understand it. Everybody understands it, except people who don’t want to say it, especially Democrats. They cheated, and it was a horrible thing. We ran the election like a third world country.”

In his speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday night, Biden cited the persistent and unsubstantiated view that the election had been decided by fraud as a further example of the threat Trump and his supporters pose to democracy.

“MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse to accept the results of a free election,” Biden said. “And they’re working right now, as I speak, in state after state, to give power to decide elections in America to partisans and cronies, empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself.”

 

President Biden giving a speech in Philadelphia on Thursday. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

On Friday, Biden was asked by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy if he considered “all Trump supporters to be a threat to the country.”

“I don’t consider any Trump supporter a threat to the country,” Biden said. “I do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, fails to condemn violence when it is used, refuses to acknowledge when an election has been won, insists upon changing the way that ... you count votes, that is a threat to democracy, to democracy and everything we stand for.”

 

 

 

 

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The FBI found dozens of empty classified folders at Trump's Mar-a-Lago. What was in them?

Josh Meyer and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY - 1h ago.                                       Included in the inventory of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate that was made public Friday were two lines that set social media aflame because they suggested the possibility that the former president took with him – and still possesses –even more classified material than has previously been known.

 

One was 48 empty folders with classified banners that FBI agents recovered during the Aug. 8 search of Trump's Palm Beach, Florida, estate and members-only club. The other was 42 folders marked "return to staff secretary/military aide."

"Trump didn’t pack up EMPTY folders to take with him to FLA," said former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner in a Friday afternoon tweet. "Things just went from bad to worse to unfathomably dangerous."

Andrew Weissmann, another former federal prosecutor, tweeted, "It’s the empty classified folders that are of most concern. Where are the contents?" 

Classified documents mixed with clothes, magazines: Classified documents were mingled with magazines and clothes at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club

"Trump has not addressed that at all in all his bluster and obfuscation. What were you doing with these?" said Weissmann, who served on special counsel Robert Mueller's team during the investigation into Russia' interference in the 2016 election.

But what does the existence of the documents really say about what Trump took with him when he left the presidency? And do they suggest some kind of serious national security breach?

Those questions are particularly relevant because DOJ officials already have alleged that Trump and his legal team failed to provide relevant documents voluntarily, and "likely concealed or removed" some records as part of an effort to obstruct their investigation into the mishandling of classified information.

The Justice Department itself did not address that issue on Friday in another court filing aimed at persuading a judge to deny Trump's request to appoint a third-party special master to oversee the processing of the dozens of boxes taken during the FBI search.

But, it said, "the investigative team will continue to use and evaluate the seized materials as it takes further investigative steps, such as through additional witness interviews and grand jury practice."

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Associated Press

 

Judge again rules Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia election probe

Published: Sept. 1, 2022 at 4:18 p.m. ET

By 

Associated Press

Republican has been fighting subpoena to appear before special grand jury

Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 5.

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that constitutional protections don’t shield U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May rejected Graham’s argument that all his calls with Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, were protected under the U.S. Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from questioning about official legislative acts.

She did, however, agree with lawyers for the South Carolina Republican that legislative protection applies to parts of the calls specifically pertinent to “Georgia’s then-existing election procedures and allegations of voter fraud in the leadup to his certification vote” — portions she noted were “legislative fact-finding.”

Despite the decision, continuing appeals in the case mean the senator’s appearance is not imminent. The ruling does push Graham — one of Trump’s top congressional allies and a key figure in the former president’s postelection activities — one step closer to testifying before the special grand jury empaneled this year by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Willis has sought testimony from a number of other close Trump allies and advisers, including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell and conservative lawyer L. Lin Wood Jr., who said this week he’s been told Willis wants him to appear.

On Wednesday, a judge ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify, while agreeing with the Republican’s request to delay that appearance until after the Nov. 8 election. Kemp faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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2 hours ago, DBP66 said:

Associated Press

 

Judge again rules Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia election probe

Published: Sept. 1, 2022 at 4:18 p.m. ET

By 

Associated Press

Republican has been fighting subpoena to appear before special grand jury

Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 5.

 

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that constitutional protections don’t shield U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May rejected Graham’s argument that all his calls with Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, were protected under the U.S. Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from questioning about official legislative acts.

She did, however, agree with lawyers for the South Carolina Republican that legislative protection applies to parts of the calls specifically pertinent to “Georgia’s then-existing election procedures and allegations of voter fraud in the leadup to his certification vote” — portions she noted were “legislative fact-finding.”

Despite the decision, continuing appeals in the case mean the senator’s appearance is not imminent. The ruling does push Graham — one of Trump’s top congressional allies and a key figure in the former president’s postelection activities — one step closer to testifying before the special grand jury empaneled this year by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Willis has sought testimony from a number of other close Trump allies and advisers, including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell and conservative lawyer L. Lin Wood Jr., who said this week he’s been told Willis wants him to appear.

On Wednesday, a judge ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify, while agreeing with the Republican’s request to delay that appearance until after the Nov. 8 election. Kemp faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams.

So they can question him,

but not ask him about anything...

"specifically pertinent to “Georgia’s then-existing election procedures and allegations of voter fraud in the leadup to his certification vote”

So how in the world do you imagine this will amount to anything, other than yer newsrag propaganda???

 

PS: I mean obviously besides the fact that stupid people, who have not Lerned how to read...

...will swallow it as bad as you do. 

 

BTW: The stuff you place all yer hopes on...

 

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BLM leader is accused of pilfering $10M from the organization by local chapters who say he used it like 'personal piggy bank' in explosive lawsuit

[I AM IRONMAN]

23 minutes ago, concha said:

 

BLM leader is accused of pilfering $10M from the organization by local chapters who say he used it like 'personal piggy bank' in explosive lawsuit

What a SHOCKER!  Talk about sheep.

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What a complete traitor and POS Trump is...not to mention a complete clown to the rest of the world...the guy who planned an insurrection is pointing fingers?!

Trump brands Biden 'enemy of the state' at Pennsylvania rally

 

 

Anne LEBRETON

Sat, September 3, 2022 at 8:52 PM

 

 

Donald Trump branded Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" Saturday, as he hit back at the US president's assertion that the Republican and his supporters are undermining American democracy and slammed last month's FBI raid of his Florida home.

Making his first public appearance since the August 8 raid, Trump said the search was a "travesty of justice" and warned it would produce "a backlash the likes of which nobody has ever seen."

"There can be no more vivid example of the very real threats from American freedom than just a few weeks ago, you saw, when we witnessed one of the most shocking abuses of power by any administration in American history," Trump said.

 

His suggestion that the Biden administration had overseen the raid goes against long-standing protocols which see the Justice Department and the FBI act independently of the White House.

Trump told cheering supporters at the rally in the city of Wilkes-Barre that the "egregious abuse of the law" was going to produce "a backlash the likes of which nobody has ever seen."

He also hit back at Biden's speech this week in which the president said his predecessor and Republican supporters "represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."

Speaking in Philadelphia, the cradle of US democracy, the president launched an extraordinary assault on those Republicans who embrace Trump's "Make America Great Again" ideology -- and urged his own supporters to fight back in what he billed as a "battle for the Soul of the Nation."

Trump slammed it as the "most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an American president."

"He's an enemy of the state. You want to know that," Trump said.

"Republicans in the MAGA movement are not the ones trying to undermine our democracy," he continued.

"We are the ones trying to save our democracy, very simple. The danger to democracy comes from the radical left, not from the right," he added.

Trump was appearing in Pennsylvania to rally support from Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections, which could see Biden's Democrats lose control of both houses of Congress.

It comes as Trump is under increasing legal pressure over the documents found by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

The Justice Department has said in court filings that highly classified government documents, including some marked "Top Secret," were discovered in Trump's personal office during the raid.

A detailed list of what was seized also showed Trump held on to more than 11,000 unclassified government records that he claims are his to keep -- but legally are owned by the National Archives.

Among the papers seized were 18 documents labelled "top secret", 53 labelled "secret" and another 31 marked "confidential."

Of those, seven top secret files, 17 secret files and three confidential files were retrieved from Trump's private office.

Agents also found several dozen empty folders labelled "classified" in the office, raising speculation that sensitive documents may have been lost, destroyed or moved.

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24 minutes ago, DBP66 said:

Is THAT supposed to be a meme ???

...You know the left can't meme !!! 

 

PS: so all ya got is some cover letter?...

...maybe that'll get em this time. LOL

 

 

BTW: It IS pretty funny for the right though...

...seeing as any POTUS can declassify anything he wants. 

 

 

 

 

fine print: (you could have simply asked yer righty buddies how come he did not declassify what he promised if elected... but I guess you are not smart enough...)

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On 8/4/2022 at 6:35 AM, DBP66 said:

 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., applauded the Senate's vote, saying on Twitter that it is "all the more urgent given [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's barbaric, immoral and unjustified war in Ukraine."

Hey 66...quick question...

Do you agree with your boy Schumer with regards to say...

Immigration and border security policy ???

Just curious 

 

 

PS: 

 

BTW: isn't that fascist, anti-american, threat to democracy, insurrection type material ?!?

  

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William Barr Gives Blunt New Definition To Trump's Favorite Insult Of Republicans

Josephine Harvey

Tue, September 6, 2022 at 9:21 PM

 

 

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that he doesn’t care that Donald Trump recently called him a “RINO” because the former president uses the “Republican in name only” insult on anyone who doesn’t support his baseless claims about a stolen 2020 presidential election.

Trump lashed out at Barr on Friday after Barr told Fox News that the Justice Department had every right to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate because there was “no legitimate reason” for classified government documents to be stored there.

“I, frankly, am skeptical of the claim that [Trump] declassified everything,” Barr said Friday.

Trump was ostensibly miffed about the remarks.

“Bill Barr had ‘no guts,’ and got ‘no glory.’ He was a weak and pathetic RINO, who was so afraid of being Impeached that he became a captive to the Radical Left Democrats,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform afterward.

Trump frequently tosses out the term “RINO” to attack his detractors in the Republican Party.

Asked Tuesday on Fox News if he cared about the tirade, Barr said: “No, I’ve heard that a lot. A RINO for him is anyone who disagrees with him that the election was stolen, right? That’s a RINO.”

“As someone who handed out Barry Goldwater literature when I was 14 years old on the Upper West Side, it’s a little silly,” he added, referring to the former senator and 1964 Republican Party nominee for president.

Once allies, Barr and Trump have fallen out since Barr declined to support Trump’s claims that the 2020 election had been rigged in Joe Biden’s favor.

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William Barr Gives Blunt New Definition To Trump's Favorite Insult Of Republicans

Josephine Harvey

Tue, September 6, 2022 at 9:21 PM

 

 

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that he doesn’t care that Donald Trump recently called him a “RINO” because the former president uses the “Republican in name only” insult on anyone who doesn’t support his baseless claims about a stolen 2020 presidential election.

Trump lashed out at Barr on Friday after Barr told Fox News that the Justice Department had every right to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate because there was “no legitimate reason” for classified government documents to be stored there.

“I, frankly, am skeptical of the claim that [Trump] declassified everything,” Barr said Friday.

Trump was ostensibly miffed about the remarks.

“Bill Barr had ‘no guts,’ and got ‘no glory.’ He was a weak and pathetic RINO, who was so afraid of being Impeached that he became a captive to the Radical Left Democrats,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform afterward.

Trump frequently tosses out the term “RINO” to attack his detractors in the Republican Party.

Asked Tuesday on Fox News if he cared about the tirade, Barr said: “No, I’ve heard that a lot. A RINO for him is anyone who disagrees with him that the election was stolen, right? That’s a RINO.”

“As someone who handed out Barry Goldwater literature when I was 14 years old on the Upper West Side, it’s a little silly,” he added, referring to the former senator and 1964 Republican Party nominee for president.

Once allies, Barr and Trump have fallen out since Barr declined to support Trump’s claims that the 2020 election had been rigged in Joe Biden’s favor.

Why are you talking R's ?

Chuck is the man.

you agree with him on border security above right?

...or do you not support yer party...

 

over platform.

 

PS: AKA, person over personal belief...

 

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58 minutes ago, Troll said:

Why are you talking R's ?

Chuck is the man.

you agree with him on border security above right?

...or do you not support yer party...

 

over platform.

 

PS: AKA, person over personal belief...

 

stick to the topic...stay in your lane...😉

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Most Americans see Trump's MAGA as threat to democracy: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Jason Lange

Wed, September 7, 2022 at 7:12 PM

 

 

By Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after Democratic President Joe Biden gave a fiery speech attacking former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies as an extremist threat, a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Wednesday found a majority of Americans believe Trump's movement is undermining democracy.

Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the two-day poll - including one in four Republicans - said Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement is threatening America's democratic foundations.

Biden's Sept. 1 speech marked a sharp turn for his efforts to boost Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when Republicans aim to win control of the U.S. Congress.

Speaking in Pennsylvania, a key electoral battleground, Biden urged voters to reject Trump and extremism. Republican leaders, including House of Representatives minority leader Kevin McCarthy, responded by calling Biden divisive.

The poll highlights the sharply polarized state of U.S. politics.

Fifty-nine percent of respondents said Biden's speech will further divide the country, though just about half of respondents said they didn't watch or follow the speech at all.

While Trump remains popular among Republicans, his standing within the party has suffered since a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a bid to stop lawmakers from certifying Biden's election victory.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 60% of Republicans don't think Trump's MAGA movement represents the majority of the party.

Biden's own approval ratings remain low, despite a string of recent legislative achievements. Just 39% percent of respondents said they approve of Biden's job performance as president, a level not far above the lowest levels Trump had during his presidency.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted online in English throughout the United States, gathered responses from 1,003 adults, including 411 Democrats and 397 Republicans. It has a credibility interval - a measure of precision - of four percentage points.

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1 hour ago, DBP66 said:

stick to the topic...stay in your lane...😉

yer the one talkin bout some Bar...

and I merely RESPONDED

to YOUR post,

introducing Chuckie into yer own thread...🤣

 

PS: Just sayin'

 

BTW: But you do agree with, and support him,

...amirite ???

😉

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Trump wants to split the cost of the special master with the government but the DOJ wants him to pay for it

 

Trump wants to split the cost of the special master with the government but the DOJ wants him to pay for it

 

Kelsey Vlamis

Sat, September 10, 2022 at 12:09 AM

 

 

 

• A judge granted Trump's request for a special master, but the DOJ has appealed the decision.

• A new court filing showed the two sides disagree over who should pay for the special master.

• The government said that Trump, "as the party requesting the special master," should bear the cost.

Former President Donald Trump wants the government to split the cost of a special master, but the Department of Justice thinks he should foot the bill.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday granted Trump's request to appoint a special master to review the records seized in the court-authorized search of Mar-a-Lago on August 8, but the Justice Department appealed the decision.

Both sides submitted their proposed candidates for a special master in a court filing on Friday evening, with each naming two potential picks.

The filing also outlined disagreements between the government and Trump's legal team regarding how the special master process would unfold.

Trump's team proposed "to split evenly the professional fees and expenses of the Special Master and any professionals, support staff, and expert consultants engaged at the Master's request."

But the Justice Department, which had already begun reviewing the seized materials and does not want a special master appointed, disagreed.

"The Government's position is that, as the party requesting the special master, Plaintiff should bear the additional expense of the Special Master's work," the filing said.

The parties also disagreed over the review process, including the duties and limitations of the special master. Trump's team wants the special master to be able to review all materials — including those with classification markings — and to evaluate if any documents fall under executive privilege claims. The Justice Department disagreed with both points.

Legal experts have previously questioned Trump's assertion that he may have executive privilege claims over some of the documents. Executive privilege is a legal concept that allows the president to withhold certain confidential communications within the executive branch.

It's also unclear if the Justice Department's appeal will be successful. Some legal experts have questioned the decision to grant Trump's request for a special master.

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Anti-MAGA ad intended to get a rise out of Trump gets a rise out of Trump

Taiyler Simone Mitchell

Fri, September 9, 2022 at 9:47 PM

 

 

 

Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates at the Mohegan Sun Arena on September 03, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

• A commercial aired in Bedminister, New Jersey, poking at former President Trump and his followers.

• Trump snapped back on Truth Social threatening legal action.

• The co-founder of the Lincoln Project, the organization that aired the ad, said "Go for it, bitch!"

A commercial aired on a local Fox News cable channel where former President Donald Trump's summer home is located trolled Trump and his MAGA followers.

The Lincoln Project aired the one-minute commercial in Bedminister, New Jersey, on Thursday morning. It was pointing to Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

"Trump told you the election was stolen to rip you off, to sucker you, to take your hard-earned money and shovel it into his pockets. He spent it on himself not to take back the White House," the organization's ad went on.

The commercial was likely referencing Trump's aggressive email campaigns in which he asks his supporters for money. After the raid on his home in Mar-a-Lago, Trump's email campaigning brought in millions of dollars.

The House Select Committee probing the January 6 attack has accused the Trump campaign of deceiving donors by pushing forward the "Big Lie" — the conspiracy that Trump won the 2020 election.

In the first six months of 2021, Trump racked in over $62 million, plus another $23 million in the latter half of the year, The Washington Post reported.

The Post reported that many emails claimed to send donations to a nonexistent "Official Election Defense Fund."

"Not only was there the Big Lie," Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who is on the Jan. 6 committee, said, "there was the Big Rip-Off."

Some of Trump's political emails can be viewed in an online archive.

"It was the biggest scam in political history. Every dollar you sent him paid to keep his shady business empire and lavish lifestyle going. It was a sucker game all along. And you know who the sucker is? You," the commercial concluded.

 

The former president retaliated on Truth Social, threatening to sue Fox News despite the ad being a local buy: "The Perverts and Lowlifes of the Lincoln Project are back on, where else, Fox News. I thought they ran away to the asylum after their last catastrophic campaign, with charges made against them that were big time sleaze, and me getting many more votes in 2020 than I got in 2016."

Trump insisted that "The Perverts should not be allowed to 'false advertise,' and Fox News should not allow it to happen. See you all in Court!!!"

Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the Lincoln Project, further taunted Trump in a video he posted to Twitter.

"Go for it! Go for it, bitch," Wilson said. "Come at me. I can't wait. We're delighted by the thought you would try to sue us, Donald."

In a press release, the Lincoln Project's other co-founder Reed Galen said Trump "spun his supporters into a frenzy with total disregard for what it means for the nation. Now, Trump's supporters are threatening violence and trying to subvert our free and fair elections while he keeps raising money and 'living large,'" Galen said.

Trump's press office and the Lincoln Project did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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Oh look! It's that universally respected site "Occupy Democrats." 🙄

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With more than 40 Trump lawyers singled out for ethics complaints and even more facing charges, legal experts joke MAGA now stands for 'Making Attorneys Get Attorneys'

 

 

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert

Sat, September 10, 2022 at 9:12 PM

 

 

 

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on August 6, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

• The 65 Project has filed more than 40 ethics complaints against lawyers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

• Other Trump lawyers like Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Christina Bobb face legal troubles and charges.

• The New York Times reported legal experts joke MAGA now stands for "Making Attorneys Get Attorneys."

For lawyers working with former President Donald Trump, legal risk is considered an expected part of the job: More than 40 attorneys who worked to overturn the 2020 election on his behalf have been hit with ethics complaints.

The New York Times reported legal experts joke MAGA now stands for "Making Attorneys Get Attorneys," based on the reputational risk of working with Trump.

"There's no way to adhere to your ethical integrity and keep your job," Kimberly Wehle, a University of Baltimore law professor who closely tracked investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, told The New York Times of the dilemma Mr. Trump's lawyers face: "There's just no way to not step into a mess."

The 65 Project, a bipartisan effort to hold Trump-allied lawyers accountable for filing 65 lawsuits across swing states in an attempt to overturn legitimate 2020 election results, has filed more than 40 ethics complaints with their respective state bar associations against lawyers who participated in the scheme.

Among the complaints, including 17 filed last month, are ethical concerns raised against former Trump lawyers John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, and Jenna Ellis.

On Jan 6, 2021, Eastman asked former Vice President Mike Pence's legal counsel to break the law and halt proceedings to certify the 2020 election. He was still pitching ways to overturn the election by the time President Joe Biden took office.

Mitchell is currently leading a group of GOP poll workers to challenge results in the midterms. Ellis has been ordered to testify before the Fulton County, Georgia special grand jury investigating whether Trump and his associates tried to interfere in the 2020 elections.

Rudy Giuliani, Trump's one-time personal lawyer, has also been named as a target in the Georgia investigation and his licenses to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York have been suspended over his election fraud claims.

Another former Trump lawyer, Sidney Powell, is under investigation for overseeing an effort to copy sensitive election data and coordinating a breach in Georgia election files.

Christina Bobb, a current Trump lawyer, is currently facing legal trouble after she signed a letter attesting that a "diligent search" had been conducted and all material that was in Mar-a-Lago at the time had been returned to the US government, per a court filing. Two months later, the FBI raided Trump's Florida golf club and found 20 boxes worth of new material, including 11 sets that were marked as classified.

Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer sentenced to three years in prison in part over his role in arranging illegal hush-money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from speaking about her affair with Trump, has warned Trump's current legal team to "lawyer up," citing his own felony charges including tax evasion, campaign-finance violations, and bank fraud.

"Ultimately, we want to demonstrate to all the lawyers that the next time that Sidney Powell or Rudy Giuliani calls and says, 'Hey, will you sign your name to this,' they'll say 'no,' because they'll realize that there are professional consequences," Michael Teter, director of the 65 Project, told The New York Times.

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21 years ago… 

Wife and I working in North Miami Beach off 163rd st, near the Dollhouse (cough cough) back in the day  (business meetings of course with Euro colleagues only). 
 

We had a little weakling antenna ears tv in the office.   We rarely used it until a call that my wife took from a travel agent in upstate NY.  She had a nice sense of humor and never cursed.  But she let out a few F bombs informing my wife of what she just heard on the news.  
We immediately turned the TV on and were glued for hours… 😔 
 

Edit: HBD to HC Harriott btw