Examples of GOP Leadership

Bagginski

Bagginski

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Re: SCROTUS…

The inappropriate SC meddling in 2000 is as good a starting point for the erosion of respect for the bench. In the current state of things - Thomas, Leo & “federalists”, Ginni, 01/06, court expansion, shadow dockets - Trump’s greasy thumb lies heavily on everything the court takes up. Entering into the upcoming fandango of elections, national security & trials with TFFG as clown-in-chief would be VERY dangerous for Roberts’ rule: no way it could be seen as anything *but* partisan, improper, & suspect & in the aftermath of it all could strip the bench of TFFG’s 3 stooges *AND* bolster the case for expanding the court to 13

If the long-gamers like Koch, Leo, & co hope for the best down the line, pulling back & covering up is their main chance
 
topcat

topcat

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Bagginski said:
This article is years old, but it makes some important connections

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Opinion | Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell (Published 2019)

And he’s on a mission to use the “authority” of the executive branch to stop it.
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The toad sings a different tune when under oath, and now on his reputation rehabilitation tour. Sadly, MSNBC and others seemingly can't get enough of him and I don't have TV. Still, he'd vote for the Defendant if he's the MAGA candidate. No credibility.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised.

The ruling, however, would be subject to change and would not apply to any portions of the case moved to federal court.

In a court hearing Thursday, Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee, who was assigned the case, said he would make all hearings and possible trials available to be broadcast on the Fulton County Court YouTube channel.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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DeSantis Super PAC’s Urgent Plea to Donors: ‘We Need 50 Million Bucks’

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Hours before the Republican Party’s first presidential debate, the chief strategist for the super political action committee that has effectively taken over Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign met with donors in Milwaukee.

“Now let me tell you a secret — don’t leak this,” the strategist, Jeff Roe, told the donors last Wednesday, according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by The New York Times. “We need to do this now. We’re making a move now.”

Then Roe made a bold sales pitch: “The day after Labor Day we’re launching and we need your help to stay up and go hard the rest of the way. We need 50 million bucks.”

With urgency in his voice, Roe told the donors he required much of the $50 million in the next month before the second GOP debate on Sept. 27. He said he needed $5 million a month just to sustain his Iowa operations. And he said DeSantis needed to beat Donald Trump in “the next 60 days” and separate from all of his other rivals “now.”

The audio revealed that the people running the DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, are placing big bets now in the hope that donors will cover them later. And it underscored just how steep a task the group confronts as it heads into the fall with its candidate far behind Trump in the polls, a campaign that is low on cash and a growing recognition that a Trump victory in Iowa could accelerate the end of the Republican race.

In his meeting with the donors — a portion of which was reported on earlier Thursday by CNN — Roe made a cutting assessment of much of the Republican field competing against DeSantis, the Florida governor.

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Former Trump attorney Chesebro disavows Sidney Powell in push for speedy trial
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powell.
Chesebro and Powell — who both pleaded not guilty — filed separate motions for a speedy trial, which would likely allow them to proceed to trial this fall on an advanced timetable.

Chesebro already sought to sever his case from all of his 18 co-defendants. But on Friday, he filed a new motion about Powell specifically, stressing that despite her similar demand for rapidity, the duo still should be tried separately.

“The actions of Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell are akin to oil and water; wholly separate and impossible to mix (into one conspiracy),” Chesebro’s attorney wrote in Friday’s court filing.

A state judge has set Chesebro’s trial to begin on Oct. 23 but has not yet set a date for Powell or the others. Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) wants all of the co-defendants to be tried together.

Chesebro’s attorney, Scott Grubman, insisted Chesebro and Powell have never met, sent emails, called, texted or communicated on social media with each other.

“In sum, there has never been any direct contact or communication between Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell. Similarly, there is no correlation or overlap between the overt acts or the substantive charges associated with Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell,” Grubman wrote.
Earlier this week, Powell also asked to sever her case from all of the co-defendants. She similarly indicated she had no relationship with Chesebro.

“Ms. Powell can receive a fair trial only if she is tried alone. The prejudice that would inure to her from a lengthy trial with any of those she was not involved and about the vast number of events she had no knowledge of or connection with would deny her Due Process,” Powell’s attorney, Brian Rafferty, wrote to the judge Wednesday.

Prosecutors charged both Powell and Chesebro with racketeering over their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Chesebro, who faces seven charges, wrote several memos devising a strategy for how slates of pro-Trump individuals could falsely purport to be their states’ valid electors.

“Despite attempts by the State to incorrectly paint Mr. Chesebro as the alleged ‘architect of the Trump elector scheme,’ even according to the Indictment, Mr. Chesebro’s involvement consisted solely of sending 18 emails, receiving 1 email, and attending 1 in-person meeting in Wisconsin over a period of approximately 2 months. All of this occurred in his role as an attorney,” his attorney wrote Friday.
Powell, another Trump-aligned attorney, is charged in connection with a breach at an elections office in Coffee County, a rural area of Georgia south of Atlanta.
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Former Trump attorney Chesebro disavows Sidney Powell in push for speedy trial

Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powe…
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Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Former Trump attorney Chesebro disavows Sidney Powell in push for speedy trial
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powell.
Chesebro and Powell — who both pleaded not guilty — filed separate motions for a speedy trial, which would likely allow them to proceed to trial this fall on an advanced timetable.

Chesebro already sought to sever his case from all of his 18 co-defendants. But on Friday, he filed a new motion about Powell specifically, stressing that despite her similar demand for rapidity, the duo still should be tried separately.

“The actions of Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell are akin to oil and water; wholly separate and impossible to mix (into one conspiracy),” Chesebro’s attorney wrote in Friday’s court filing.

A state judge has set Chesebro’s trial to begin on Oct. 23 but has not yet set a date for Powell or the others. Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) wants all of the co-defendants to be tried together.

Chesebro’s attorney, Scott Grubman, insisted Chesebro and Powell have never met, sent emails, called, texted or communicated on social media with each other.

“In sum, there has never been any direct contact or communication between Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell. Similarly, there is no correlation or overlap between the overt acts or the substantive charges associated with Mr. Chesebro and Ms. Powell,” Grubman wrote.
Earlier this week, Powell also asked to sever her case from all of the co-defendants. She similarly indicated she had no relationship with Chesebro.

“Ms. Powell can receive a fair trial only if she is tried alone. The prejudice that would inure to her from a lengthy trial with any of those she was not involved and about the vast number of events she had no knowledge of or connection with would deny her Due Process,” Powell’s attorney, Brian Rafferty, wrote to the judge Wednesday.

Prosecutors charged both Powell and Chesebro with racketeering over their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Chesebro, who faces seven charges, wrote several memos devising a strategy for how slates of pro-Trump individuals could falsely purport to be their states’ valid electors.

“Despite attempts by the State to incorrectly paint Mr. Chesebro as the alleged ‘architect of the Trump elector scheme,’ even according to the Indictment, Mr. Chesebro’s involvement consisted solely of sending 18 emails, receiving 1 email, and attending 1 in-person meeting in Wisconsin over a period of approximately 2 months. All of this occurred in his role as an attorney,” his attorney wrote Friday.
Powell, another Trump-aligned attorney, is charged in connection with a breach at an elections office in Coffee County, a rural area of Georgia south of Atlanta.
thehill.com

Former Trump attorney Chesebro disavows Sidney Powell in push for speedy trial

Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powe…
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Looks like the bag of rats are starting to turn on each other.
 
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printer

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House Republicans to allow media, defendants access to Jan. 6 footage
The media, certain nonprofits and criminal defendants will have access to Congress’s trove of security camera footage collected during the Jan. 6 riots, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) announced Friday.

“House Republicans are continuing to deliver on our promise to bring transparency and accountability to the People’s House by increasing access to security footage of the U.S. Capitol from January 5th and 6th, 2021,” Loudermilk said in a statement.

Starting this month, the Committee on House Administration will allow qualified individuals to watch Jan. 6 footage from secured terminals inside the Capitol Building. It won’t be possible to record footage, Loudermilk said.

Appointments are needed and are limited to three hours at a time, once a week, according to program rules.

Media will be allowed to request clips of footage for use, limited to 10 per week and 20 per month, with a maximum length of 10 minutes of footage. Clips will be released to the media at the discretion of Committee staff depending on the security of their contents, the rules state.

The move follows through on a commitment from Loudermilk in February to make footage accessible.

It also opens the footage to all media for the first time, six months after Tucker Carlson, then of Fox News, was granted “unfettered access” to about 44,000 hours of video in a controversial move by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Carlson ended up playing portions of the footage on his show in March, using clips to downplay the violence of the riots.
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House Republicans to allow media, defendants access to Jan. 6 footage

The media, certain nonprofits and criminal defendants will have access to Congress’s trove of security camera footage collected during the Jan. 6 riots, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) announce…
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