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Christa Michell's avatar

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

J Glaspie's avatar

I just emailed my [worthless] Florida senators as follows, and will follow up with phone calls:

I DEMAND:

(1) FULL EXPOSURE OF EPSTEIN FILES,

(2) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT of Justice Department subpoenas against journalists,

(3) HEARINGS on the Qatar jet under the Emoluments Clause,

(4) ANSWERS on why crypto profits keep flowing into a sitting president’s family accounts, and

(5) a senator who gives a damn about Trump and his ongoing destruction of our democracy.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

Joanne Simonson's avatar

I am in agreement with everything you have outlined here. I am incredulous that the administration is able to do a double step over everything. I will contact my legislators, although, since I am in California, I am preaching to the choir. I admit to feeling powerless, as the President consolidates his power (with Supreme Court assistance). As an aside, I am currently re-reading "The Appeal" by John Grisham. Boy, did he ever see it coming.!

Wayne Robison's avatar

Agree 100%. I will write to my two Senators tomorrow. President Trump has been much more brazen in his second term. He is daring Congress to do something about it and he already has the Supreme Court in his back pocket. What a disgusting excuse for a president.

Deborah Hiltz's avatar

Pure corruption. Where are the elected politicians with the balls to stop this??

Jim Bergquist's avatar

Arg. Must you use AI pictures?

Phil Lewis's avatar

The attempt to prosecute these journalists for reporting on flaws in Trump's jumbo bribe from the Qataris is possibly the most frightening action yet from this rogue administration. Anyone who can't see that what's happening here is a flagrant coup attempt by a group of fascist bandits and their lackeys in Congress has their head buried deep in the sand. This authoritarian takeover-in-progress must be stopped and then prevented from ever happening again.

Lloyd's avatar

In trumps first term, Scotus, john Roberts specifically, was dismissive of the emoluments clause. Like sections 14AS3, 1, 4 and 5 emoluments is dead.

Trump is full authoritarian. Too many voters don’t give a shit.

Re Clayton, and Blanche and Scotus etc etc etc, the reformation of the legal profession must be first on the list if republicans are ever removed from power. Trump does not cause any damage without corrupt lawyers.

Pat Johnson's avatar

A very accurate statement. And, the majority of politicians are lawyers so what does that tell you.

Joseph McPhillips's avatar

When the law, the facts & science don’t matter, when criticism of or resistance to the MAGA con, grift, extortion & thuggish violence is a criminal conspiracy…

Please, 86 47 & his capos with a Blue Tsunami. #VoteBlue!

Muhammad Rahimtoola's avatar

The Fourth Pillar of Democracy: Under Siege

Helene Smith's avatar

The press is the ultimate check on our government (because it is the only reliable source of truth).

This makes protection of journalists, arguably, our most important cause — without it we are sunk no matter where we turn.

Daniel Shim's avatar

“Our” thin-skinned convicted felon Circus Clown President apparently sensitive to the jokes about needing an emotional support 747 just to meet with NATO.

And he apparently needs a kennel for that emotional support 747 which is maybe why PBI is being renamed for him.

BigDaddy52's avatar

BOYCOTT PBI. Use Ft. Lauderdale.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

And you don't get to just investigate a reporter because they do their job.

Suzi Winchester's avatar

All of your articles are so far beyond exceptional it’s fantastic. I always look forward to reading your articles because you speak Truth. Plain and simple Truth!!

Mitch Jackson's avatar

Ah, Suzi, you just made my entire weekend. Thank you! I try to immediately jump on the stories that are breaking and do my best to give an accurate legal take on the issues. From the look of things, and I wish I wasn't saying this, there are going to be many more coming your way. Enjoy the rest of your day.

BigDaddy52's avatar

Yes. The 'closet legal genius' in me is grateful for the cogent explanations.

Rudy Besikof's avatar

Good for the NYT to hold firm. Which outlets do you think are doing a good job and which ones should we steer clear of?

Mitch Jackson's avatar

I like staying connected with and reading many of the well-known journalists here on Substack. Also, if you ever have questions about the validity of an article or breaking news story, paid subscribers can use the fact-checking prompt available in the perks link at the top of my website page. See https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com/perks

BigDaddy52's avatar

I do continue wasting life contacting offices of lickspittle lindsey, uncle tim scott and ralph norman. Boilerplate replies vary only by date sent. Those traitorous assholes are wasted protoplasm and breathable air.

Doug McNabb's avatar

I can truly relate as I recently relocated from SC back to GA. At least here we have two reasonable senators. Hopefully we can keep them along with a bigger blue wave.

BigDaddy52's avatar

HOPING Annie Andrews somehow wins in November.

Mitchell Ignatoff's avatar

The entire US government is a criminal conspiracy conspiracy to enrich Trump, his family & friends, in addition to covering up murders by ICE and prevent prosecution of Trump for sexually assaulting under age girls

Mitchell Ignatoff's avatar

All of these crimes are assisted by the Supreme Court knowingly giving Trump immunity from federal prosecution after he had been convicted in NY of hiding thefts. That court has given a known felon, Trump, the power to destroy all independent agencies independence from politics. Now Trump can run the entire Federal Government in furtherance of his criminal conduct. The 6 Supreme Court justices are directly responsible for furthering Trump’s criminal actions.

RedRidges's avatar

Same with our "representatives" here in Idaho.

J Glaspie's avatar

Same in Florida.

BigDaddy52's avatar

And their periodic missives about the great work they're doing to support the traitor-in-chief make me want to go wild in the streets.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

Agree, probably not worth the effort with these individuals. Unrelated but just as important, the family refers to me as "Big Daddy" every now and then, and I like to think I wear the nickname proudly.

BigDaddy52's avatar

A colleague of my late wifey pinned it to me years ago.

As Lyle Lovett ironically said 'If you ain't the Big Daddy, you ain't nobody'.

Mitch Jackson's avatar

The Lovett quote is gold. Sharing with the fam. For me I picked it babysitting our daughter’s little dachshund and being her protector.

BigDaddy52's avatar

'An Acceptable Level of Ecstasy'. Great song. May not be PC to some, but remember irony.