Two new big stories out tonight (here and here) make even more clear that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, was actively involved in the effort to overthrow the American republic. While they don’t say so directly they make it seem overwhelmingly likely that Thomas was feeding Trump lawyer John Eastman details of the internal deliberations of the Court. They also show that Trump lawyers hoped a show of violence on January 6th would cow the Court into accepting one of Trump’s challenges.
Where Things Stand: Florida Synagogue Sues To Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban As Violation Of Jewish Law
Congregants from a synagogue in South Florida are suing to block the state’s 15-week abortion ban from going into effect on July 1, arguing the law violates their religious freedom as adherents of Jewish law.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: Florida Synagogue Sues To Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban As Violation Of Jewish Law”Alleged Proud Boys Plan For Jan. 6 Revealed In Court Filing
A document filed as an exhibit in the Proud Boys federal criminal case purports to show a plan for occupying federal buildings on Jan. 6.
Continue reading “Alleged Proud Boys Plan For Jan. 6 Revealed In Court Filing”Federal Judge Rejects Bannon’s Effort To Toss Contempt Of Congress Charges
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss the criminal contempt of Congress case against Steve Bannon, saying that Bannon’s claims that the material the Jan. 6 committee sought was protected by executive privilege weren’t enough to dismiss the case.
Continue reading “Federal Judge Rejects Bannon’s Effort To Toss Contempt Of Congress Charges”With Chilling Surveillance Vids, Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Why It’s Still Concerned About GOPer’s Tour
The House Jan. 6 Committee on Wednesday sounded the alarm on Wednesday, releasing new surveillance footage of Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) Jan. 5 Capitol office building tour just after the U.S. Capitol Police declared the tour unsuspicious.
Continue reading “With Chilling Surveillance Vids, Jan. 6 Panel Reveals Why It’s Still Concerned About GOPer’s Tour”Election Denier Becomes GOP Nominee For Nevada’s Top Election Official
Nevada Republicans’ nominee to be the state’s next top election officials thinks Donald Trump won the 2020 election and says he would not have certified Joe Biden’s victory in the state, even though the Democrat won with more than a 2% margin.
Continue reading “Election Denier Becomes GOP Nominee For Nevada’s Top Election Official”Very Important
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New Mexico GOP County Commission Refuses To Certify Primary Election Results
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) asked the state’s Supreme Court to force the GOP-controlled Otero County Commission to certify the primary election results on Tuesday.
Continue reading “New Mexico GOP County Commission Refuses To Certify Primary Election Results”Remind Me Why We Have Sheriffs?
I hope you get a chance to read Matt Shuham’s feature piece today about “constitutional sheriff” Dar Leaf. It really brings together the current rage for Trump era “voter fraud” conspiracy theories and our much longer-term interest in far-right anti-government radicalism. When I got to thinking about this a few weeks ago it suddenly occurred to me that almost always when there was one of these figures it was a sheriff. In this case I’m not talking about the so-called “constitutional sheriffs,” though that’s a big part of it. I’m talking about Joe Arpaio in Maricopa County, Arizona or Alex Villanueva in LA County, David Clarke in Milwaukee. Like I said, these guys are always the sheriffs.
Continue reading “Remind Me Why We Have Sheriffs?”GOP Senator Admits His Party Cares More About Election Than Gun Control
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
No Points For Honesty On This One
As a bipartisan group of senators hammer out legislation on modest gun control measures, which is slated to include “red flag” laws, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) told reporters straight-up on Tuesday that his party cares more about winning the midterms than addressing gun violence.
- “I think we’re more interested in the red wave than we are in red flags, quite honestly, as Republicans, and we have a pretty good opportunity to do that,” he said.
Trump White House Lawyer Warned Eastman To Get A Criminal Defense Lawyer
The House Jan. 6 Committee on Tuesday released a clip of ex-White House lawyer Eric Herschmann testifying that he told then-Trump legal adviser and coup architect John Eastman after Jan. 6, “I’m going to give you the best free legal advice you’re ever getting in your life: Get a great fucking criminal defense lawyer.”
Nevada Election Denier Wins Secretary Of State Nod
Big Lie proponent Jim Marchant, who’s said he wouldn’t have certified the 2020 election, won the GOP nomination for secretary of state in Nevada on Tuesday.
- We now have three states where the Republican nominee to be the top election official is an election denier. The other two are Audrey Trujillo of New Mexico and Kristina Karamo of Michigan.
- On the other hand, two election-denying secretary of state hopefuls have lost in GOP primaries: Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) of Georgia and John Adams of Ohio.
Pro-Impeachment Rep. Rice Loses Primary
Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) became the first of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to lose his or her primary race on Tuesday. Four others aren’t running for reelection.
Herschel Walker Admits To Having Secret Son
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Tuesday confirmed the Daily Beast’s report that revealed the ex-NFL star had fathered a son a decade ago whom he’s never publicly acknowledged and doesn’t play an active role in his life aside from sending Christmas and birthday gifts.
- Walker has loudly spoken out against deadbeat dads in the Black community, as the Daily Beast notes.
NY Court Kills Trump’s Last Hope To Dodge Testimony
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, rejected the ex-president’s last appeal to get out of testifying in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) civil investigation into the Trump Organization.
- Trump and his two eldest kids, Ivanka and Don Jr., will have to testify under oath beginning July 15, per their agreement with James’ office.
No Jan. 6 Public Hearing Today
The House Jan. 6 Committee has postponed the hearing that was scheduled to take place today. Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) signaled on Tuesday that the panel was biting off more than it could chew with the video exhibits, which are an “exhausting exercise for our very small video staff.”
- Today’s hearing was going to examine how Trump tried to exploit the Justice Department to both advance the Big Lie and to steal the election, with a special focus on the Jeffrey Clark scheme.
- The committee will hold its Thursday hearing as scheduled. That session will focus on how Trump and his goons tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence into hijacking the electoral vote count.
Cop Who Decorated Door With Nazi Symbol Resigns Via $1.5M Golden Parachute
Derek Kammerzell, an assistance police chief in Kent, Washington, is getting $1.5 million from the city for his resignation after he put up a Nazi insignia representing the rank of Obergruppenführer, a senior SS official, on his office door.
- The city claimed it couldn’t fire Kammerzell due to “double jeopardy principles.” The officer had already been “disciplined” over the incident last year with a two-week suspension, but the case was reopened in response to backlash over Kammerzell’s slap on the wrist.
- Kammerzell, who also allegedly told jokes about his grandfather being a Nazi, told investigators that he wasn’t pro-Nazi and that “Obergruppenführer” was his nickname inspired by his German background. He claimed that he just found the insignia when he Googled Obergruppenführer, and decided to print it out without understanding the Nazi connection (it’s literally impossible to Google that word without “Nazi” or “Third Reich” appearing in the results).
Trump Autographed Gaetz’s Denial Of Being Involved In Child Sex Trafficking
TIME Magazine reporter Molly Ball noted in her profile of Trump footsoldiers Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that Gaetz keeps a special note from Trump in a glass display case in his office. The note says “Matt, This is Great – Keep fighting – You will WIN!” and it’s written on a Washington Examiner article about the congressman defending himself against a federal child sex trafficking investigation.
Something special to pass down to the grandkids!
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