Falsehoods Unchallenged Only Fester and Grow
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northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:31 pm I am not fully convinced that the eagle is a Nazi dog whistle entirely. The fact is, the great seal of the US has an eagle. It would seriously help if his bestest people would have the eagle face the other way. Not having the wings fully lifted also does not help. It is like a halfway attempt which makes it look more like a Nazi/German eagle than the United States.
I suspect it is a bit like the "ok" stuff. Just open enough to interpretation where followers can read it as a signal to them while still maintaining plausible deniability because it looks a bit like the US seal too.northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:31 pm I am not fully convinced that the eagle is a Nazi dog whistle entirely. The fact is, the great seal of the US has an eagle. It would seriously help if his bestest people would have the eagle face the other way. Not having the wings fully lifted also does not help. It is like a halfway attempt which makes it look more like a Nazi/German eagle than the United States.
Whoever did this also doesn't know what a Bald Eagle looks like. The tail feathers on an eagle are a nicely graduated fan. There's no central tail feather pointing out like a spear head on a Bald Eagle.northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:31 pm I am not fully convinced that the eagle is a Nazi dog whistle entirely. The fact is, the great seal of the US has an eagle. It would seriously help if his bestest people would have the eagle face the other way. Not having the wings fully lifted also does not help. It is like a halfway attempt which makes it look more like a Nazi/German eagle than the United States.
Basic ornithology... That's not an Bald Eagle; that's a Fascist Eagle.Azastan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:48 pmWhoever did this also doesn't know what a Bald Eagle looks like. The tail feathers on an eagle are a nicely graduated fan. There's no central tail feather pointing out like a spear head on a Bald Eagle.northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:31 pm I am not fully convinced that the eagle is a Nazi dog whistle entirely. The fact is, the great seal of the US has an eagle. It would seriously help if his bestest people would have the eagle face the other way. Not having the wings fully lifted also does not help. It is like a halfway attempt which makes it look more like a Nazi/German eagle than the United States.
I have always missed that bit of irony..Shizzle Popped wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:00 pm
The eagle in the US Seal is always facing right toward the olive branch to symbolize the preference for peace.
Trump's New Lawyer, Doug Collins, Sends a Remarkable Letter to Jeff Rosen on Executive Privilege
Glenn Kirschner
Aug 2021
Former Congressman Doug Collin is now representing Donald Trump (I assume he got his retainer check up front). Collins just sent a truly remarkable letter to former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen regarding Rosen's upcoming appearances before Congress to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump. In a letter that should be studied by law students in a class called "Bad Lawyering 101", Collins asserts that it is unlawful for the Biden administration/the Department of Justice to waive executive privilege and allow Rosen and other DOJ officials to testify. But rather than saying that Collins will therefore bring a legal challenge to prevent the testimony, he instead says that because Donald Trump doesn't want to create a "distraction", they will not "seek judicial intervention" to stop the DOJ officials to testify about their conversations with Trump.
Wait . . .what???
Here is a breakdown of what's really at the heart of this absurd letter by Doug Collins.
Trump asks a judge to block the Treasury Department from giving his tax returns to Congress.
Even though Donald J. Trump is no longer president, his legal team is arguing that an effort by Congress to obtain his tax returns should be treated as though he were still in the White House.
By Charlie Savage
Aug. 4, 2021
Lawyers for President Donald J. Trump argued in a new court document on Wednesday that a House committee’s request to obtain six years of Mr. Trump’s tax returns should be blocked, portraying the effort as politically motivated and illegitimate.
In a 37-page filing, Mr. Trump’s legal team picked up arguments that the Trump-era Justice Department had put forward in a bid to stonewall the congressional request, but that the Biden-era Justice Department abandoned last week when it said the Treasury Department was legally obligated to provide the documents to lawmakers.
Mr. Trump’s legal team wrote that the requests for the former president’s tax returns “are unlawful and unenforceable because they lack a legitimate legislative purpose, exceed statutory authority, violate the First Amendment, violate due process, and/or violate the separation of powers.”
The lawsuit, which dates back to the period when Mr. Trump was still president, is formally a case between the House Ways and Means Committee and the Treasury Department. But with the executive branch now having dropped its resistance to complying with the request, the Trump legal team, as intervenors, are asking for an injunction blocking that step.
The filing was expected; one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers had said on Monday that he would fight the release of his returns to Congress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/p ... turns.html
RTH10260 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:18 pm may be a repeater
Trump asks a judge to block the Treasury Department from giving his tax returns to Congress.
Even though Donald J. Trump is no longer president, his legal team is arguing that an effort by Congress to obtain his tax returns should be treated as though he were still in the White House.
By Charlie Savage
Aug. 4, 2021
Lawyers for President Donald J. Trump argued in a new court document on Wednesday that a House committee’s request to obtain six years of Mr. Trump’s tax returns should be blocked, portraying the effort as politically motivated and illegitimate.
In a 37-page filing, Mr. Trump’s legal team picked up arguments that the Trump-era Justice Department had put forward in a bid to stonewall the congressional request, but that the Biden-era Justice Department abandoned last week when it said the Treasury Department was legally obligated to provide the documents to lawmakers.
Mr. Trump’s legal team wrote that the requests for the former president’s tax returns “are unlawful and unenforceable because they lack a legitimate legislative purpose, exceed statutory authority, violate the First Amendment, violate due process, and/or violate the separation of powers.”
The lawsuit, which dates back to the period when Mr. Trump was still president, is formally a case between the House Ways and Means Committee and the Treasury Department. But with the executive branch now having dropped its resistance to complying with the request, the Trump legal team, as intervenors, are asking for an injunction blocking that step.
The filing was expected; one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers had said on Monday that he would fight the release of his returns to Congress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/p ... turns.html
Trump-loving Alabama GOP chair could face impeachment over 'fishy' MAGA-rally fundraising scheme
John Wright
August 04, 2021
Some Alabama Republican leaders are calling for the impeachment of the state's GOP chair, in response to a "fishy" fundraising scheme involving Congressman Mo Brooks and an upcoming Donald Trump rally.
Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl has pledged to provide Trump's Save America PAC with up to $300,000 of party funds to hold the rally, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. Wahl and other party executives have also been coordinating with Brooks to raise money for the congressman's campaign in conjunction with the rally slated for Cullman on Aug. 21.
The state GOP's bylaws prevent it from taking sides in primary races, but Wahl and Brooks have reportedly been lobbying for Trump to stage a rally there in part because the incumbent right-wing extremist congressman is trailing Republican challenger Katie Britt in fundraising by a wide margin.
"Several executive committee members expressed to APR that they fear explicit coordination with Brooks' campaign at the highest levels of the party's leadership," the site reported. "Some even question whether there could be a violation of federal campaign laws because the Save America political action committee is providing the tickets."
The state GOP has been sending out text messages to members promising them special access to the Trump rally if they contribute to Brooks' campaign, including better parking, air-conditioned tents, and photos with the congressman.
https://www.rawstory.com/alabama-trump- ... ng-scheme/
Bylaws? We don't need no steenkin' bylaws!!RTH10260 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:30 amTrump-loving Alabama GOP chair could face impeachment over 'fishy' MAGA-rally fundraising scheme
John Wright
August 04, 2021
Some Alabama Republican leaders are calling for the impeachment of the state's GOP chair, in response to a "fishy" fundraising scheme involving Congressman Mo Brooks and an upcoming Donald Trump rally.
Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl has pledged to provide Trump's Save America PAC with up to $300,000 of party funds to hold the rally, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. Wahl and other party executives have also been coordinating with Brooks to raise money for the congressman's campaign in conjunction with the rally slated for Cullman on Aug. 21.
The state GOP's bylaws prevent it from taking sides in primary races, but Wahl and Brooks have reportedly been lobbying for Trump to stage a rally there in part because the incumbent right-wing extremist congressman is trailing Republican challenger Katie Britt in fundraising by a wide margin.
"Several executive committee members expressed to APR that they fear explicit coordination with Brooks' campaign at the highest levels of the party's leadership," the site reported. "Some even question whether there could be a violation of federal campaign laws because the Save America political action committee is providing the tickets."
The state GOP has been sending out text messages to members promising them special access to the Trump rally if they contribute to Brooks' campaign, including better parking, air-conditioned tents, and photos with the congressman.
https://www.rawstory.com/alabama-trump- ... ng-scheme/
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BREAKING NEWS: The NY Times reports that Trump has been forced to refund $12.8 million in campaign donations that he stole from his own supporters without their knowledge during the run-up to his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. RT if you think that Trump should be LOCKED UP!
