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if it's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess. -m.budd

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: “BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT” — Jack Smith calmly destroys Trump’s “witch hunt” fantasy in testimony before Congress.

This morning, Jack Smith walked into the lion’s den of a Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee meeting, and calmly laid out Trump’s crimes for the world to see.

Behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith did what Republicans desperately hoped he wouldn’t: he methodically, unapologetically, and calmly reminded them why Donald Trump was charged in the first place — and why no amount of political revenge can erase the facts.

In an hours-long deposition before the Committee, the former special counsel made one thing crystal clear: Trump is responsible for Trump actions. Not Joe Biden. Not Democrats. Not the “deep state.” Just Trump.

“The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine,” Smith told lawmakers, “but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions.” Translation: if Trump didn’t want indictments, he shouldn’t have committed the crime (allegedly).

Smith didn’t hedge. He didn’t flinch. He said his team uncovered evidence proving “beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election and block the lawful transfer of power — a stunning reminder of just how close the country came to losing its democracy.

On the classified documents case, Smith said the evidence was “powerful” and that Trump “repeatedly tried to obstruct justice.” Not misplaced papers. Not a misunderstanding. Obstruction.

And for Republicans screaming “witch hunt,” Smith torched that talking point too. He said he would have brought the same charges if Trump were a Democrat or a Republican. Facts and law, not politics, guided the investigation — a concept that seems increasingly foreign to today’s GOP.

Smith also defended his team’s decision to seek phone records from Republican lawmakers, explaining that Trump and his allies were calling members of Congress to further their criminal scheme to delay certification. “I didn’t choose those Members,” Smith said. “President Trump did.”

That line alone should haunt every lawmaker in the room.

Meanwhile, Republicans are openly targeting Smith himself, cheering on an unprecedented retaliation campaign that has included sanctions against his law firm and calls for his prosecution — all because he dared to apply the law to a powerful man.

Smith wanted to testify publicly. Jim Jordan said no. Transparency is dangerous when the truth cuts this deep.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, called the deposition “boring,” but that’s because in Jack Smith’s hands the facts don’t scream — they indict.

Jack Smith walked into a hostile room knowing the hunters were circling. And instead of blinking, he calmly reminded them: the evidence speaks for itself.

We can only hope that Donald Trump will someday face justice for the crimes that the former Special Prosecutor so meticulously detailed. Whether that happens while he’s still alive, given his apparently dubious medical conditions, remains to be seen.

Please like and share to spread the truth about Trump’s crimes!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. https://t.co/uts7JpJZzN

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Donald Trump, without consulting with California’s law enforcement leaders, commandeered 2,000 of our state’s National Guard members to deploy on our streets.

Illegally, and for no reason.

This brazen abuse of power by a sitting President inflamed a combustible situation putting our people, our officers, and the National Guard at risk.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: In a bizarre, senile moment caught on tape, Donald Trump appears to walk straight into a wall and a waiting officer before being gently redirected by Speaker Mike Johnson. The man with the nuclear codes can’t even find a hallway.

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

I would pay anything to watch zelenskyy punch jd vance in the face.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

🚨BREAKING: California Governor Gavin Newsom just released a new website to combat misinformation being spread about the wildfires in LA. This is huge. Please rely on this website and its accurate information—not Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

[Eric Garland @ericgarland]

They’re not afraid of Trump’s hush money conviction.

They’re freaking out because the 2020 election fraud case may have gone Federal last week. 🏴‍☠️🖕⚖️

[heatherwhiting @heatherwhiting]

@TinaDupuy Omg that would be terrifying

[New Heights @newheightshow]

Kylie: "Be on your best behavior"

Jason:

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

It’s crazy to me how much of this migration is driven by cartel violence and no one talks about how most guns recovered in Mexico from crimes come from the US especially from states with weak gun laws like Texas. If you want less refugees stop creating them.

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

@RepThomasMassie A grand jury of ordinary people in Republican-dominated Florida heard the evidence and believed crimes were committed. Why don’t you trust the good sense of ordinary Americans?

[heatherwhiting @heatherwhiting]

@waltz_dawn @2Hugebrass @AuschwitzMuseum That is a powerful museum. Beautifully done. I go every time I’m in DC. I sob every time.

[heatherwhiting @heatherwhiting]

@TMPR76 @2Hugebrass @DonnaABartell @AuschwitzMuseum I feel I need to visit at some point too. To pay respects. To witness. Especially in the face of all we are seeing in the US these days.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

It used to be Democrats versus Republicans, liberals versus conservatives, left versus right.

That is over.

It is now democracy versus authoritarianism.

The 2024 election is fast approaching. Know the stakes.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

From hundreds & hundreds of Trump supporters this week, I’ve gotten this: “See Joe, it was all just a hoax. Fuck off.”

And I’ve responded with, “What was a hoax?”

1. Russia fucked with our election to try to help Trump win. That’s no hoax.
2. Team Trump welcomed & encouraged the help. That’s no hoax.
3. Team Trump tried to collude with Russia. That’s no hoax.
4. Trump repeatedly obstructed the investigation into what Russia did. That’s no hoax.
5. The FBI had no choice but to investigate. That’s no hoax.

What was the hoax?

[Dr. Ikramul Haq @DrIkramulHaq]

No longer committed to keeping the government weak to stay out of the way of business development, the party is now committed to creating a strong government that enforces Christian nationalism.
@HC_Richardson
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[Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal]

Child labor is making a comeback in the Midwest thanks to Republican-led state legislatures https://t.co/zSOteTznkw

[heatherwhiting @heatherwhiting]

@HouseDemocrats @SenateDems he’s not wrong

[LanaQuest aka RosaSparks @LqLana]

#FreshWords Republicans make jokes about Fetterman suffering from depression; about a Senior getting hit on the head by a hammer; they encourage violence against Democrats. They won’t feed or protect children but will force them to be parents.

Nikki out here predicting the death of Biden.

MTG tells a woman she’s not a mother because she didn’t birth a child.

Republicans are a wicked soulless bunch.

[Prez @PrezLives2022]

Justice Alito says the Court is under attack and no one is defending them. He claims the Left is delegitimizing the Court and never in his time on the bench has the Court ever had to defend themselves… the only people delegitimizing the SC are the corrupt grifting majority on the right of that bench…Alito is crying because now we know…wonder what he is hiding

https://t.co/ldMZm0i5wW