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2021-07-20 at 9:36 PM UTCDRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP! DRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP! DRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP!
The Washington Post
Another central figure in Trump’s political rise is put in handcuffs
Philip Bump
Unless you’ve paid particularly close attention to the machinations of Donald Trump’s political rise, you might not be familiar with the name Tom Barrack. A longtime friend, Barrack was a player largely behind the scenes during Trump’s 2016 campaign, eventually earning a position as chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee.
On Tuesday, Barrack became the latest member of the effort to elect Trump president to be arrested on federal criminal charges.
Centered on unregistered lobbying activity, the charges aren’t particularly surprising. Questions about Barrack’s interactions with interests in the United Arab Emirates emerged two years ago. By late 2019, ProPublica obtained messages strongly suggesting that Barrack had used his position with the campaign to advance the interests of foreign governments. The indictment made public this week centered on that alleged effort and an alleged attempt by Barrack to mislead investigators about the relationship.
Barrack is linked to any number of other former campaign or Republican Party officials who have similarly faced criminal investigation or arrest. For example, it was Barrack who served as the point of entry for Paul Manafort to join Trump’s campaign. Manafort went on to serve as campaign manager, in the process passing proprietary polling data to a colleague connected to Russian intelligence and eventually being indicted on wide range of charges from money laundering to lying to investigators to conspiracy to — like Barrack — failing to register as a foreign agent. After being convicted on a number of financial charges, Manafort took a federal plea agreement and went to prison. After Trump lost the 2020 election, he pardoned Manafort.
Manafort was hired only after Trump conferred with his longtime political adviser Roger Stone. (Stone and Manafort had worked together at a lobbying firm for years.) Stone, too, was eventually pardoned by Trump after being convicted on charges of obstruction of justice related to the Russia probe.
At the inaugural committee, Barrack’s second-in-command was Rick Gates, a longtime Manafort colleague who also served as deputy campaign chairman for Trump during 2016. Gates faced a number of the same charges as Manafort before opting to cooperate with investigators probing Russian interference.
Barrack was also rumored to be in the running to replace casino magnate Steve Wynn as finance chairman of the Republican Party after Wynn resigned in 2018. Wynn’s resignation stemmed from his being implicated in allegations of sexual assault during the height of the #MeToo movement. (The job eventually went to Todd Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs.) But the finance team unveiled by Wynn and the RNC in 2017 included several other Trump allies who would soon make headlines. Among them:
Michael Cohen, then Trump’s attorney. He would eventually plead guilty to financial charges and to violating federal fundraising laws in making payoffs to women who alleged sexual relationships with Trump.
Elliott Broidy, a Trump ally who pleaded guilty to accepting millions of dollars to lobby the Trump administration without registering as a foreign agent.
Louis DeJoy, now postmaster general after being appointed by Trump. DeJoy is under investigation by the FBI for his past fundraising activity.
Gordon Sondland, who Trump nominated to serve as ambassador to the European Union. Sondland was a central figure in Trump’s first impeachment.
The inaugural committee itself has been the subject of an ongoing investigation, with the D.C. attorney general in January alleging improper payments by the committee. Other members of the campaign have also come under scrutiny for improper foreign lobbying, including Trump’s attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani. A firm run by former Trump campaign adviser and eventual national security adviser Michael Flynn did advocacy work on behalf of Turkey, leading to the eventual conviction of one of Flynn’s colleagues at the firm. That conviction was overturned, but Flynn was implicated in the Russia investigation after admitting to misleading federal officials during an early 2017 interview. Investigators probing Russian interference also arrested campaign adviser George Papadopoulos for lying to them; he served a brief term in prison. Flynn and Papadopoulos were also both pardoned by Trump.
So was Stephen K. Bannon, who joined the Trump campaign after Manafort resigned in August 2016. Bannon was indicted on fraud charges related to his effort to raise money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump pardoned him before the case went to trial. Other Trumpworld figures like his son Donald Trump Jr. only narrowly escaped indictment (special counsel Robert S. Mueller III thought the younger Trump’s ability to claim ignorance of campaign finance laws would prevent a conviction) or were indicted outside of the context of politics. (Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was charged earlier this month.)
The steady drip of charges and the slow transition from news reports to indictments make it easy to lose a sense of the scale of alleged wrongdoing here. Even just the subset containing Barrack is remarkable: Multiple senior figures in Trump’s orbit have faced criminal charges of working with foreign powers to influence his presidency.
Trump generally casts this as a witch hunt. Perhaps, but it also seems to be the case that he socialized with a lot of witches. -
2021-07-20 at 9:40 PM UTCtappin commies in the back of the head may be the best most humane punishment for them
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Originally posted by stl1 DRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP! DRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP! DRAIN THE SWAMP. LOCK THEM UP!
The Washington Post
Another central figure in Trump’s political rise is put in handcuffs
Philip Bump
Unless you’ve paid particularly close attention to the machinations of Donald Trump’s political rise, you might not be familiar with the name Tom Barrack. A longtime friend, Barrack was a player largely behind the scenes during Trump’s 2016 campaign, eventually earning a position as chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee.
On Tuesday, Barrack became the latest member of the effort to elect Trump president to be arrested on federal criminal charges.
Centered on unregistered lobbying activity, the charges aren’t particularly surprising. Questions about Barrack’s interactions with interests in the United Arab Emirates emerged two years ago. By late 2019, ProPublica obtained messages strongly suggesting that Barrack had used his position with the campaign to advance the interests of foreign governments. The indictment made public this week centered on that alleged effort and an alleged attempt by Barrack to mislead investigators about the relationship.
Barrack is linked to any number of other former campaign or Republican Party officials who have similarly faced criminal investigation or arrest. For example, it was Barrack who served as the point of entry for Paul Manafort to join Trump’s campaign. Manafort went on to serve as campaign manager, in the process passing proprietary polling data to a colleague connected to Russian intelligence and eventually being indicted on wide range of charges from money laundering to lying to investigators to conspiracy to — like Barrack — failing to register as a foreign agent. After being convicted on a number of financial charges, Manafort took a federal plea agreement and went to prison. After Trump lost the 2020 election, he pardoned Manafort.
Manafort was hired only after Trump conferred with his longtime political adviser Roger Stone. (Stone and Manafort had worked together at a lobbying firm for years.) Stone, too, was eventually pardoned by Trump after being convicted on charges of obstruction of justice related to the Russia probe.
At the inaugural committee, Barrack’s second-in-command was Rick Gates, a longtime Manafort colleague who also served as deputy campaign chairman for Trump during 2016. Gates faced a number of the same charges as Manafort before opting to cooperate with investigators probing Russian interference.
Barrack was also rumored to be in the running to replace casino magnate Steve Wynn as finance chairman of the Republican Party after Wynn resigned in 2018. Wynn’s resignation stemmed from his being implicated in allegations of sexual assault during the height of the #MeToo movement. (The job eventually went to Todd Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs.) But the finance team unveiled by Wynn and the RNC in 2017 included several other Trump allies who would soon make headlines. Among them:
Michael Cohen, then Trump’s attorney. He would eventually plead guilty to financial charges and to violating federal fundraising laws in making payoffs to women who alleged sexual relationships with Trump.
Elliott Broidy, a Trump ally who pleaded guilty to accepting millions of dollars to lobby the Trump administration without registering as a foreign agent.
Louis DeJoy, now postmaster general after being appointed by Trump. DeJoy is under investigation by the FBI for his past fundraising activity.
Gordon Sondland, who Trump nominated to serve as ambassador to the European Union. Sondland was a central figure in Trump’s first impeachment.
The inaugural committee itself has been the subject of an ongoing investigation, with the D.C. attorney general in January alleging improper payments by the committee. Other members of the campaign have also come under scrutiny for improper foreign lobbying, including Trump’s attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani. A firm run by former Trump campaign adviser and eventual national security adviser Michael Flynn did advocacy work on behalf of Turkey, leading to the eventual conviction of one of Flynn’s colleagues at the firm. That conviction was overturned, but Flynn was implicated in the Russia investigation after admitting to misleading federal officials during an early 2017 interview. Investigators probing Russian interference also arrested campaign adviser George Papadopoulos for lying to them; he served a brief term in prison. Flynn and Papadopoulos were also both pardoned by Trump.
So was Stephen K. Bannon, who joined the Trump campaign after Manafort resigned in August 2016. Bannon was indicted on fraud charges related to his effort to raise money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump pardoned him before the case went to trial. Other Trumpworld figures like his son Donald Trump Jr. only narrowly escaped indictment (special counsel Robert S. Mueller III thought the younger Trump’s ability to claim ignorance of campaign finance laws would prevent a conviction) or were indicted outside of the context of politics. (Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was charged earlier this month.)
The steady drip of charges and the slow transition from news reports to indictments make it easy to lose a sense of the scale of alleged wrongdoing here. Even just the subset containing Barrack is remarkable: Multiple senior figures in Trump’s orbit have faced criminal charges of working with foreign powers to influence his presidency.
Trump generally casts this as a witch hunt. Perhaps, but it also seems to be the case that he socialized with a lot of witches. -
2021-07-21 at 4:24 AM UTCDonald Trump's favorite athlete just mocked the 'Big Lie' to the man who beat him
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Tuesday was not a good day for Donald Trump.
His favorite athlete went to the White House to celebrate winning the Super Bowl -- and Trump wasn't there. And what's worse? They laughed at him!
Yes, Tom Brady -- famed quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- was at the White House to celebrate that victory with President Joe Biden.
And yes, Brady, who is not exactly known for his comedic timing, trolled Trump's ongoing insistence that he won the 2020 election.
"Not a lot of people think that we could have won. In fact, I think about 40% of people still don't think we won. You understand that, Mr. President?" Brady said to laughter.
"I understand that," Biden chuckled.
Know who probably wasn't laughing? Donald John Trump. Trump has made no mystery of his feelings for Brady over the years.
"What an amazing comeback and win by the Patriots," Trump tweeted after the New England Patriots won the 2017 Super Bowl. "Tom Brady, Bob Kraft and Coach B are total winners. Wow!"
Trump was even more effusive in a tweet in September 2015: "Congratulations to Tom Brady on yet another great victory- Tom is my friend and a total winner!" And in 2014: "Tom Brady is a good friend of mine, a great player, a great guy and a total winner! Fantastic comeback win-this is what our country needs!"
You get the idea. Trump likes Brady. Like, a lot.
Brady for his part, has said the two men are friends and supported Trump in 2016. But in an interview with Howard Stern in the spring of 2020, he seemed to be backing away from that support. Here's the key bit:
"The whole political aspect came, and I think I got brought into a lot of those things because it was so polarizing around the election time. It was uncomfortable for me. You can't undo things — not that I would undo a friendship — but the political support is totally different than the support of a friend."
Whether or not Brady and Trump remain friends is tough to know. What's not tough to figure out is that Trump will be hurt and offended not just that Brady went to the White House to celebrate a Super Bowl with Joe Biden but also that Tom Terrific took a direct shot at the "Big Lie."
The Point: If you don't think Trump a) watched this or b) cares deeply about it, well then you don't know Trump. -
2021-07-21 at 1:55 PM UTCThe Hill
Panel chair says Trump will be part of Jan. 6 inquiry
Mychael Schnell
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who is chairing the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said former President Trump will be part of his inquiry, telling The Guardian that "nothing is off limits."
Thompson, who also serves as the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and authored the bill creating the independent commission, said he is prepared to depose lawmakers and senior Trump administration officials who might have taken part in the attack.
He told The Guardian that he "absolutely" intends on conducting a wide-ranging probe against Trump and some of his top allies on Capitol Hill.
"The issues of January 6 are one of the most salient challenges we have as a nation, to make sure that this democracy does not fall prey to people who don't really identify with democracy," Thompson told the news outlet.
He said Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are among the key witnesses in the investigation, largely because the California Republican was on the phone with Trump when the attack was taking place.
"There will not be a reluctance on the part of the committee to pursue it," Thompson said, referring to McCarthy's call. "The committee will want to know if there is a record of what was said."
He also said any communication with Trump from that day will be important to examine.
"If somebody spoke to the president on January 6, I think it would be important for our committee to know what was said. I can't imagine you talk about anything else to the president on January 6," he said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appointed eight lawmakers to serve on the select committee probing the January attack, including Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who has become the most prominent critic of Trump and his role in provoking the riot.
McCarthy announced his picks for the panel on Tuesday. They include Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who has been one of Trump's most loyal allies on Capitol Hill and voted to overturn the election results in January.
Thompson said the primary focus of the investigation will be the facts and circumstances surrounding the attack. The first hearing is set to take place on Tuesday.
He emphasized that he is prepared to issue subpoenas to Trump officials connected to the attack if they refuse to speak to the committee voluntarily. He said stall tactics, like the ones used during Trump's first impeachment, will not be viable this time around because there is no deadline to publish a report.
Thompson said if officials refuse to testify, the committee "will pursue it in court."
He also warned that the committee will refer criminal charges against Trump if it becomes apparent that White House records from the period between the November election and Jan. 6 are missing or destroyed, which has reportedly become a concern among some Democrats.
"I don't see any hesitation on our part to pursue that," Thompson said. "If the respect for the rule of law is not adhered to, that's even more reason for this select committee to exist." -
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Originally posted by Donald Trump Fair enough.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/michigan-kidnapping-gretchen-whitmer-fbi-informant
That MAGApede plot to kidnap the Michigan Governor that Techno was going crazy about last year?
Totally fake. 100% FBI.
It’s a lot easy to solve crimes if you’re one inciting, planing and enacting it.
https://niggasin.space/thread/59612
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Originally posted by aldra https://niggasin.space/thread/59612
called it
See this guys.
Aldra makes predictions, and because he is careful about who he believes, he is usually right.
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2021-07-21 at 8:45 PM UTCThese demonic ghouls don't care what people are upset about or what they think or what they want. The elections are now rigged, so they no longer need to worry about what people think anymore.
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2021-07-21 at 8:51 PM UTCIt's no coincidence that 8 months after the Fraudlection, We The People through a citizen discovery have managed to get the swamp irritated and worried constantly about losing their election fraud machine.
You have to feel empathy for the Deep State Swamp, ya successfully steal an election, convince everyone everything was fine, and you've practiced this for decades so nothing could go wrong, this time you also have the ability to shutdown anyone talking about it online.
You also manage to gaslight anyone else that believes you did the crime by calling them Insurrectionists.
Now you can finally go on vacation and control the GREATEST republic in the world.
But Noo.
8 months later, you're having to figure out why more and more people are starting to believe the election was a crime by you, this time it's not just data or opinions, these people are arming themselves with irrefutable facts.
They're uncovering your fraud system for the world to see, you're already calling all the people involved and telling them to stop allowing this discovery to happen... but they're legally bound by the constitution to allow all the discovery, while incriminating themselves daily by trying to disregard the discovery.
You don't know who's leading this charge because it's not just one person, it's ALL of the people you thought you neutralized through all the gaslighting.
So now you just have to sit and watch as justice draws nearer and nearer each day.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2021-07-21 at 8:54 PM UTCGreetings Mr Richer and Board of Supervisors,
I came across this video and I find it strangely curious. Is it possible that this video features a County vehicle driven only around the secure parking lot? It seems to me this might make for an interesting set of FOIA requests. Where are these computers destined for and where did it come from? These clearly aren't new machines that were transported outside of sealed boxes in an open bed of what looks to be a personal pickup truck.
https://odysee.com/MCTEC-WB:b
In the private sector, audits are difficult and it is natural for you to feel uneasy before an audit begins. In the private sector you don't have the luxury use Twitter to cower and hide to avoid transparency https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1416139688914526208?s=19.
In the private sector you must face challenge and scrutiny and do the hard work to ensure that the company you are working for is in compliance. In the public sector, or at least for Maricopa County, it seems that this is not the case. Through your perspective and subsequent actions, you have chosen to defame others on social media and hide from responsibility to voters. Imagine if that were possible if HHS auditors came to a company and the IT department behaved like Maricopa County. It's the voters who work for a living that are seeing a "rules for thee and not for me" attitude when it comes to their local government.
Maricopa County lost in court, yet act as if in complete denial of that loss. If the voters were the priority in all of this, Maricopa County would have been involved in the audit process. The fact is, egos have been the rule of the day at the expense of the voters. Another example of the tone deaf nature of this process is illustrated by the loss of voter cases in court. The people have been ridiculed in the media and many were blocked on social media. In contrast, Maricopa County loses in court and they attack vendors that assist the AZ State Senate, creating the same vile and vicious attack campaign. Completely unnecessary to do this, and in the interest of the voters the County could have accepted the loss and worked directly with the AZ State Senate. Instead, Maricopa County sets the example that if you lose in court, simply ignore the loss.
I demand that these questions be answered as soon as possible. I will release this video and message publicly and make it go viral if not answered honestly, respectfully, and in the interest of transparency. At some point Maricopa County will need to adopt some humility and realize that these images do not engender trust in its capabilities to ethically run elections.
Where did these systems come from?
Why are they being transported unsealed?
Why is this driver alone?
Is there GPS accountability of the trip?
Did this person stop anywhere along the transit? How is it known that he didn't stop at a Circle K for a cold drink?
If any stops were made how do you ensure that the cargo had not been tampered with?
Are there public cameras at the location where the systems are stored? If not, why not, since the tabulation center has them?
How can we assure that these systems were not used during the election in 2020 to run a phantom election or otherwise tampered with?
Why aren't serial numbers validated on departure and arrival?
Is it Maricopa County's perception that this is a good look? Was this an intentional setup for more Twitter childishness?
I look forward to quick responses to the questions posed. Please conduct yourselves ethically - that includes refraining from personal attacks on other parties via Twitter and other media sources as certainly none of you is above reproach. Your positions are all in service to the voters of Maricopa County, myself included, and we all deserve your professional conduct, at the minimum.
Thank you for your attention
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2021-07-21 at 8:54 PM UTC
Originally posted by stl1 The Hill
Panel chair says Trump will be part of Jan. 6 inquiry
Mychael Schnell
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who is chairing the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said former President Trump will be part of his inquiry, telling The Guardian that "nothing is off limits."
Thompson, who also serves as the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and authored the bill creating the independent commission, said he is prepared to depose lawmakers and senior Trump administration officials who might have taken part in the attack.
He told The Guardian that he "absolutely" intends on conducting a wide-ranging probe against Trump and some of his top allies on Capitol Hill.
"The issues of January 6 are one of the most salient challenges we have as a nation, to make sure that this democracy does not fall prey to people who don't really identify with democracy," Thompson told the news outlet.
He said Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are among the key witnesses in the investigation, largely because the California Republican was on the phone with Trump when the attack was taking place.
"There will not be a reluctance on the part of the committee to pursue it," Thompson said, referring to McCarthy's call. "The committee will want to know if there is a record of what was said."
He also said any communication with Trump from that day will be important to examine.
"If somebody spoke to the president on January 6, I think it would be important for our committee to know what was said. I can't imagine you talk about anything else to the president on January 6," he said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appointed eight lawmakers to serve on the select committee probing the January attack, including Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who has become the most prominent critic of Trump and his role in provoking the riot.
McCarthy announced his picks for the panel on Tuesday. They include Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who has been one of Trump's most loyal allies on Capitol Hill and voted to overturn the election results in January.
Thompson said the primary focus of the investigation will be the facts and circumstances surrounding the attack. The first hearing is set to take place on Tuesday.
He emphasized that he is prepared to issue subpoenas to Trump officials connected to the attack if they refuse to speak to the committee voluntarily. He said stall tactics, like the ones used during Trump's first impeachment, will not be viable this time around because there is no deadline to publish a report.
Thompson said if officials refuse to testify, the committee "will pursue it in court."
He also warned that the committee will refer criminal charges against Trump if it becomes apparent that White House records from the period between the November election and Jan. 6 are missing or destroyed, which has reportedly become a concern among some Democrats.
"I don't see any hesitation on our part to pursue that," Thompson said. "If the respect for the rule of law is not adhered to, that's even more reason for this select committee to exist."
sti you are clearly an expert on this whole affair.
Would you mind explaining to us why, if what happened on Jan 6th was an insurrection or a coup, no one has been charged with that?
You have a bunch of people being given extreme and extraordinary jail sentences for delaying some bullshit procedural process, which has never happened before, for instance the Brett Kavanaugh protestors got $50 fines, which were later dropped. -
2021-07-21 at 8:58 PM UTCBREAKING: Evidence To Soon Be Presented To Citizens Grand Jury Of Interstate Conspiracy To Manufacture/Harvest Counterfeit Ballots For Use In 2020 Election
Eye witnesses to ballot manufacturing/harvesting operations in Arizona during and after the 2020 U.S. general election presented information to state officials in late 2020/early 2021. They were ignored.
The information is now being brought before a ‘We The People’ case using a ‘citizens grand jury’ in Georgia. Evidence is provided below ballots were sent to GA from AZ.
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