To filibuster or not to filibuster? Biden needs to get a move on before Doofus Duck waddles back into the swamp (Biden-Trump Thread #128)

[TheNorthWestPawsage]

Still waiting for the kraken to appear.

eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/19/january-6-heres-what-we-know-holding-steve-bannon-contempt/8508310002/

More on Bannon - no Presidential pardon available this time...

Bannon and other top Trump officials face legal peril for defying subpoenas.
Developments in select committee’s move to secure Bannon’s conviction come as Trump files lawsuit blocking the release of his White House records.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/19/steve-bannon-subpoena-trump-officials-legal-peril?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

...The legal jeopardy for Bannon – who is expected to be held in contempt by the committee on Tuesday – is anticipated after it emerged in a letter to his attorney, obtained by the Guardian on Monday, that he had claimed executive privilege protections on materials unrelated to the executive branch.

The House select committee chairman, Bennie Thompson, also said in the letter that even if the panel entertained the claims of executive privilege, Bannon had no basis to ignore the order since not even a president could grant him immunity from a House subpoena.

The dual legal arguments in the letter, which served as Bannon’s final warning to cooperate a day before the select committee is expected to hold him in contempt of Congress, underscores the weakness of the executive privilege claim advanced by Donald Trump...

Dofus statement on Colin Powell

Given the chance to be gracious about someone’s death, or say nothing at all, Trump takes a decidedly different route
twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1450455942714306566?t=-_6EeHj3EwpKb9n5FkxMZQ&s=19

(statement in twitter link)

My disgust for Trump knows no bounds reading that statement.

It doesn't surprise me even slightly, but yes, it does disgust me.

(And I may be the opposite of a Colin Powell fan, but it is still disgusting.)

At least Colin Powell had the strength of character to apologise for his mistake, following his badly researched speech to the UN about Iraq's supposed WMD.

A self-awareness and humility that Doofus could t even begin to comprehend, let alone emulate.

After my initial gut feeling of disgust my head went to the usual "WTF else could we expect from a piece of shit like Doofus?".

As far as him hoping the 'fake' media treats him as 'beautifully' in death, well, I'm sure he'll exactly get the 'treatment' he deserves.

He's going to go down as the worst POTUS in US history and the one who tried and failed to destroy the Constitution and with it our democracy. Too bad he won't be around to see/read it.

Good Lord, he is incapable of showing any dignity or compassion.

The Jan. 6 select committee has just voted unanimously — 9 to 0 — to recommend holding Steve Bannon be held in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena for their investigation.

Long overdue. Let's hope it's just the start.

I don't really understand why they can only recommend instead of simply doing it. If someone is in contempt of court here, they can be sent directly to jail, straight from the court.

@AskingQuestionsAllTheTime

I don't really understand why they can only recommend instead of simply doing it. If someone is in contempt of court here, they can be sent directly to jail, straight from the court.

Contempt of Congress procedures aren't as straightforward as judicial contempt procedures.

If an individual refuses to answer a subpoena, the committee (in this case the 6 Jan Cmte) issuing the subpoena passes a 'resolution of contempt' and reports it to their parent chamber (in this case the House). The House then votes to issue a 'citation of contempt'. This results in 'Inherent Contempt' with the person being called before the House to answer charges and receive a sentence of imprisonment. There is also a referral to the DC US Attorney's office for possible civil proceedings resulting in conviction for contempt of Congress and further (small) penalties. After all that, the Senate has the ability to institute its own proceedings to file a civil suit against anyone convicted of contempt resulting in referral to the federal district courts.

I swear I replied to this thanking you for explaining, and commenting that if the law grinds as slowly as the Mills of God on this occasion, I hope it also grinds exceeding fine, but my post seems to have vanished.

www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/nyregion/trump-westchester-golf-club-investigation.html

Former President Donald J. Trump’s family business, which is already under indictment in Manhattan, is facing a criminal investigation by another prosecutor’s office that has begun to examine financial dealings at a golf course the company owns, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

I do so hope that the whole pack of cards is beginning to collapse around him

From your lips prettybird...

@prettybird

I do so hope that the whole pack of cards is beginning to collapse around him

You know, that's an interesting thought.

There must be 100s of 'big name' businesspeople he's done major shit to who have been waiting and praying that 'their day will come'. Could be they're seeing these mounting court cases as their chance for a little justice/revenge. I know I would be.

And that's not counting the people who know they're going to be in deep doo-doo if they continue to keep his secrets and lie for him. I'm sure there are any number of people who are contemplating the decision of which will be worse; 'betrayal' of Doofus or the possible legal consequences of continuing to lie for him. He's not POTUS anymore, his 'pardon power' is gone, so he's powerless to 'save' them.

Reminds me of that old saying "Be nice to the people you meet on your way up, because you'll surely meet them on your way back down".

I'm just watching "Four hours at the Capitol" on BBC2,
I watched the horrendous events unfold as they happened on 6th Jan, but seeing it like this with commentary from Capitol Police, Senators, Reps and others is truly moving and frightening and so much worse than I remembered.

So agree Across.
There always comes a tipping point when the balance shifts

Trump planning on launching a right wing rival to Twitter
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/20/donald-trump-truth-social-app-apple

Should have named it Twatter

It will be interesting to see how Fox reacts to this news, won't it?

www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/trump-announces-social-media-platform-launch-plan-spac-deal.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1634781937

Barack Obama
@BarackObama
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'At a time when voting rights are being rolled back, the Freedom to Vote Act would strengthen our democracy and give more Americans a voice. That’s why the Senate should do the right thing and protect what so many generations fought so hard to secure.'

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The Republicans have voted this down.

@Roussette

I'm just watching "Four hours at the Capitol" on BBC2, I watched the horrendous events unfold as they happened on 6th Jan, but seeing it like this with commentary from Capitol Police, Senators, Reps and others is truly moving and frightening and so much worse than I remembered.

It was horrendous. The people concerned are utterly deluded. The one who handed out joints under the cupola was clearly weed-addled. It was jawdropping to hear someone actually say, straightfaced and sincerely, that 800000 children in the US go missing every year and they are being tortured and killed by liberals and he and his gang of misfits are going to rescue them. I wouldn't trust him to rescue a fly drowning in a bowl of soup.

Scary.

www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/republicans-are-planning-to-hijack-the-next-election-dems-are-squandering-their-chance-to-stop-them/

@BruceAndNosh

Trump planning on launching a right wing rival to Twitter www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/20/donald-trump-truth-social-app-apple

Should have named it Twatter

Came here to post that. 😁