#jan6

For once, the #IdiotInChief listens to the editorial board of the WSJ:

#Trump said Thurs that he will replace interim #USattorney #EdMartin, his embattled nominee to serve as the top prosecutor for #DC, after 15 tumultuous weeks in office marked by his #threats to investigate Trump’s perceived enemies & firings & demotions of career prosecutors who investigated Trump & the #Jan6 insurrection.

#law

From @georgetakei on 2hrs ago:

#Chicago is on to something.

#Jan6

Good news!

Key #GOP Senator Thomas Tillis won't support Ed Martin to be #DC's US Attorney & its top prosecutor.

He specifically cited #Jan6 as his reason.

The bad news is he said he'd prolly vote to confirm Martin in any other district.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/thom-tillis-wont-support-ed-martin-dc-us-attorney-rcna205104

Fmr VP #MikePence repeatedly invoked the #Constitution & said it is what “binds us all together”after receiving the #JFK Profile in Courage Award.
#Pence received the award for his refusal to go along w/ #Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the #2020election. The award recognizes Pence “for putting his life & career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on #Jan6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said.

#law #democracy #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/pence-profile-courage-award-jfk-capitol-riot-10918d5bc5a356a19b7fa524fea16760

#Republican Sen #ThomTillis (NC) said Tues he has told the #Trump WH he will oppose #EdMartin’s nomination to be the #USattorney for #DC, a potentially fatal blow to his already dicey confirmation chances.

Tillis spoke to reporters after meeting w/Martin on Monday night. Tillis, who is seeking reelection next year, previously signaled he had concerns w/Martin because of his comments related to the #Jan6 #insurrection & his work defending those who took part.

#law
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/06/congress/thom-tillis-opposes-ed-martin-00330664

Via Manu Raju:

Thom Tillis tells us he's informed the WH he will NOT support Ed Martin to be the next US Atty from DC. Cites #Jan6. That could derail the nomination.

MORE: Key GOP senator won't support Trump loyalist Ed Martin to be D.C.'s top prosecutor

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina's decision likely derails Martin's nomination as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/thom-tillis-wont-support-ed-martin-dc-us-attorney-rcna205104

At $500k a person, the private membership club is slated to open by summer in a sprawling, but defunct, restaurant called Clubhouse. It will feature 2 bars, a lounge, a restaurant & boardroom — re-creating the role previously served by the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, where donors & acolytes of #Trump gathered [including #Jan6 insurrectionists who were convicted of #SeditiousConspiracy] until the family sold it off after Trump’s 1st term.

#law #EmolumentsClause

Seriously, is this really true? Did her family really get $30 million? She was trying to breach a broken window to get to #Congress for crying out loud! What’s next, making #Jan6 a federal holiday known as Freedom Patriot Day or something? God almighty I’m beginning to hate it here! https://www.threads.com/@qasimrashid/post/DJPJwqhpxLp

"Trump has lionized the memory of Babbitt. He issued a blanket pardon for more than 1,500 Capitol riot defendants. The Trump DOJ has fired prosecutors who handled January 6th cases. You can now add settling a bad lawsuit to that pile of shame."

https://katiephang.substack.com/p/insurrection-cash-grab #Trump #DOJ #jan6 #AshliBabbitt

Government to reach settlement in lawsuit by family over the murder of Ashli Babbitt by the Capitol police.
#Jan6 #AshliBabbit
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/breaking-settlement-principle-reached-ashli-babbitt-lawsuit-young/

It also asked for a search for 32 right-wing buzzwords related to #abortion, #immigration, #ElectionDenial, & #Jan6, suggesting a determined effort to find #State Dept staff who even just discussed such matters.

Multiple sources say State Dept employees raised alarms internally about the records requests.

#ConspiracyTheories #law #Trump #privacy #InfoSec #RevengePolitics #FirstAmendment #democracy

#Trump's voting base wants 'relief'. Welfare.

See the WaPo article below for a glimpse of who exactly constituted the #Jan6 'mob'.

"In the Capitol attack, business owners and white-collar workers made up 40 percent of the people..."

"Small US businesses seek immediate relief from Trump #tariffs, calling them crippling" https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308745/small-us-businesses-seek-immediate-relief-trump-tariffs-calling-them-crippling

No paywall WaPo. Pick the earliest. https://archive.ph/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/10/capitol-insurrectionists-jenna-ryan-financial-problems/

#Trump nominee #EdMartin’s ties to #antisemitic rioter in question

Martin, Trump's nom for #USattorney for the #DC, is trying to distance himself from a #convicted #Jan6 Capitol rioter known for #racist & antisemitic rhetoric. Federal prosecutors have described Timothy Hale-Cusanelli as a "#Nazi sympathizer."

#law
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5380933/ed-martin-trump-hale-cusanelli-antisemitic

#FBI attys say #DOJ can’t be trusted in fight over #Jan6 list

The taste for retribution by Trump WH is undeniable & the Justice Department cannot be trusted not to give names of FBI agents who worked JAN6 cases to Trump so he can retaliate against them.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fbi-lawyers-doj-cant-be-trusted-jan-6-list_n_681268b9e4b0ba925eb13a82

#joshhawley , a complete #jan6 coward, is proposing a bill in the Senate that I agree with.

Total ban on day trading stocks in #congress.

Watch the majority of #Senate and #Congress announce #retirement if this #unicorn passes and #Trump signs it.

Not likely.
#election2026
#2026election
#premarket
#investing

Question for #Trump: How does that apply to the law enforcement officers attacked on #Jan6 & your pardoning the perpetrators?

#law #AndrewWeissman
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/

@CBSNews asks a truly stupid question: "Why did the #FBI arrest a #Wisconsin judge?"

B/c the fucking be I IS, and ALWAYS WAS, the American #Gestapo. That's the JOB. That's what they do. Further, anyone who snitched off economically desperate middleclass Americans involved in the #Jan6 barge IS MY ENEMY, and should be considerd that by ANYONE interested in #SocialJustice. These #CryptoFascists gave the Left's recruiting pool to Organized #fascists groups on a platter
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-did-the-fbi-arrest-a-wisconsin-judge/

Defending Jan. 6 Rioters, Investigating Democrats: How Ed Martin Is Weaponizing the DOJ for Trump
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Since becoming interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin has launched controversial investigations, rushed to defend Elon Musk’s DOGE and vowed to change how his office prosecutes crime in D.C. These are some of his most contentious actions.
https://www.propublica.org/article/who-is-ed-martin-career-dc-us-attorney?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #DC #Jan6 #Law #DOJ #Trump #DOGE #Musk

Probably the convicted felon Trump will pardon this motherfucker Santos, like he did with all the #jan6 criminals and his GOP-cronies.

And like this grifter earlier this week: Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a former candidate for governor of Nevada after she was convicted of raising money for a memorial to slain police officers but spending the donations on plastic surgery, credit card payments and her daughter’s wedding.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-michele-fiore-nevada-fraud-cf56ef8b302b8111e47cf52d5a606d19

#GeorgeSantos #Trump

@TonyStark
Plus damaging buildings, breaking into computers, too many things in common with #Jan6
@todymotmot @gemelliz