As with the President’s “perfect call” with President Zelensky of Ukraine, the Raffensperger call is so transparent and damning it rather defies commentary. What more is t here to say? The call is reminiscent of descriptions of Trump calls and ploys going back decades. I’ve actually been in calls like this with angry CEOs. One of them I remember most palpably was with a New York richie who’s a pal of the President’s. They’ve been puffed up on affirmations and theories by their yes-men and your job is to listen to them vent and yell.
Two Thoughts
First, yes, I’m taking this all in too. I’m in that mode in which the revelations are coming so fast that there isn’t much to do beyond take it all in. I will only add that it is a federal crime to falsify vote totals, manufacture votes, not count lawful votes, etc. And it is a crime to try to force an election official to do so. There’s a very good argument that this phone call is evidence of federal crimes by the President of the United States and others.
Pelosi Narrowly Re-Elected As House Speaker After Divisive Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities. Continue reading “Pelosi Narrowly Re-Elected As House Speaker After Divisive Vote”
GOP GA Sens Won’t Shy Away From Long Shot Electoral Challenge Before Senate Runoff
Sens. David Perdue (R-GA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) on Sunday didn’t distance themselves from their fellow Republicans’ long shot efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory during the Jan. 6 congressional session certifying his Electoral College win. The joint session of Congress is scheduled a day after the Georgia runoff elections that will determine the balance of the Senate. Continue reading “GOP GA Sens Won’t Shy Away From Long Shot Electoral Challenge Before Senate Runoff”
Cruz Gets Roasted For Whining About Critics Torching His Electoral Challenge Gambit
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was swiftly dragged on Sunday after he complained about critics of his and other Republican colleagues’ intent to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory during the Jan. 6 congressional session that will certify Biden’s Electoral College win. Continue reading “Cruz Gets Roasted For Whining About Critics Torching His Electoral Challenge Gambit”
Pay Close Attention to This
You can see our write-up of President Trump’s irate call to the Georgia Secretary of State threatening him with jail if he didn’t change the poll results to give the state to President Trump. If you haven’t I recommend listening to the actual audio which has been released. As is often the case, seeing the words on paper doesn’t convey quite totality of it. Again, listen to the audio. It will bring it home in a deeper way.
There’s an additional substantive point I want to draw your attention to. We know President Trump acts like a thug. This is almost a literal replay of the Zelensky phone call which got Trump impeached. But there’s something more. This is a private call. It’s not for public consumption. This isn’t about stoking grievances for 2024 or maintaining control over the post-presidency GOP. President Trump is clearly very intent on remaining in office past January 20th and desperate to do so. He doesn’t think this is a closed question. He’s willing to do anything to remain in office and he believes enough threats can get him there.
Trump Tries To Bully GA Sec Of State Into Overturning Results In Unhinged Call
In the waning weeks of his presidency, President Trump berated Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger in an hourlong phone call on Saturday where the President demanded that the battleground state’s top elections official “find” enough votes to overturn his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, according to the Washington Post on Sunday. Continue reading “Trump Tries To Bully GA Sec Of State Into Overturning Results In Unhinged Call”
Even Graham Can’t Get Behind Cruz’s Electoral Challenge Gambit: ‘A Political Dodge’
Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — a close ally of President Trump who egged on his bogus claims of widespread voter fraud — on Sunday threw cold water onto Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) proposal for an election commission to probe President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, days before Congress will hold a joint session ratifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.
Continue reading “Even Graham Can’t Get Behind Cruz’s Electoral Challenge Gambit: ‘A Political Dodge’”
WH COVID Task Force Members Push Back At Trump’s Bogus Claim Of Inflated Death Rates
White House coronavirus task force members Dr. Anthony Fauci and Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday refuted President Trump’s baseless assertion that COVID-19 infection rates and fatalities were “far exaggerated.” Continue reading “WH COVID Task Force Members Push Back At Trump’s Bogus Claim Of Inflated Death Rates”
Navarro Falsely Suggests Delay Of Biden Inauguration While Egging On Trump’s Delusional Bid
Living in complete denial that President Trump’s one-term presidency is coming to a close, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro took to Fox News on Saturday night to falsely proclaim that President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 can be delayed. Continue reading “Navarro Falsely Suggests Delay Of Biden Inauguration While Egging On Trump’s Delusional Bid”