The Scott Pelley story to me is a lesson in how if you work hard enough in your career to get Fuck You Money, the real reward is the day you need to say it, you can
Smith: For nearly three decades I have been a career prosecutor. I have served during both Republican and Democratic administrations and I've been guided by those principles in every role I've held. I continued to honor those principles when I was appointed to serve as special counsel in November of 2022.
The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts.
Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power.
Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents.
I remain grateful for the counsel, judgment, and advice of my team as I executed my responsibilities. I am both saddened and angered that President Trump has sought revenge against career prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff simply for doing their jobs and for having worked on those cases. These dedicated public servants are the best of us, and they have been wrongly vilified and improperly dismissed from their jobs.
I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy in the 2024 Presidential election. We took our actions based on the facts and the law, the very lessons I learned early in my career as a prosecutor. We followed Justice Department policies and observed legal requirements.
The timing and speed of our work reflects the strength of the evidence and our confidence that we would have secured convictions at trial. If asked whether to prosecute a former President based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that President was a Republican or a Democrat.
We’re resilient, savvy, and absurdly competent. We lead with our hearts and know when to not take ourselves too seriously. We have a well-earned reputation of being compassionate managers who always have our employees’ backs. We’re beyond ready to lead the way. 17/
(1/X) I wanted to do another quick thing about Trump and narcissistic sociopaths, hitting a couple things I've observed from my co-worker. The first is that you simply cannot predict what they will do....
(6/X) And there isn't much beyond that. Everything is about kissing the ring or punishing those who didn't kiss the ring. That's a recipe for mass corruption. Kiss Trump's ass, you get the contract...
(5/X) One thing that is for certain is that there will be massive amounts of corruption under Trump. Narcissistic sociopaths see everything as transactional. Every favor is recorded in a favor bank. Every perceived slight is remembered forever...
🧵I don't know who needs to hear this but Donald Trump raped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl from Epstein's child sex trafficking ring multiple times. Not just any 13-year-old girl, one that looked like his daughter Ivanka who was 13 years old that same year. Her name is Katie Johnson. Here is the complaint she filed in 2016. After being threatened with death, she dropped her case...just 4 days before the election. Donald Trump is a pedophile. That's why he was such good friends with a convicted pedophile. This isn't difficult to understand. Read her entire 6-page complaint. #IBelieveKatie
Y'all want to drink raw milk?
Hell, I can't stop you. You do you, boo.
But the idea that somehow the very process of pasteurization is a woke conspiracy to deprive you of you God-given right to salmonella, listeria, e coli, and a host of other delights is a testament to Darwin.
If you're upset about @MSNBC paying traitor Ronna McDaniel $300k annually for her political opinions, please TAG them.
TAG THEM. Make them feel it. #FireRonna