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[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

When President Trump illegally demolished the White House’s East Wing, he dumped the resulting 35,000 cubic yards of toxic debris on the East Potomac National Park. The administration knew it was dangerous to our people and our environment, but did it anyway. Now, we’re demanding they clean up their mess. https://t.co/7ERKtHueXr

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

🚨 BACKDOOR PLOT CRUSHED: Just 24 hours after losing their first big voting case, a sneakier backup plan to filter and cut off mail-in ballots was caught red-handed. A second judge just issued an emergency freeze. RT to expose it and click to read: 👇 https://t.co/Jwhvx1ftzK

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: GET HIM! Congressman Jamie Raskin DISMANTLES Mike Johnson after he whined that Democrats will investigate Republican corruption if we win the midterms.

The MAGA Speaker walked face-first into this one...

"If we were to lose the midterms, heaven forbid, these Democrats, y'all impeachment's not even the big concern," said Johnson. "They will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the President's family, the Cabinet, his donors and friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. I’ll take care of you."

Oh, the horror! Imagine if Congress actually exercised its oversight powers to rein in the most lawless President in American history as he loots the treasury, lines his pockets from crypto scams, starts foreign wars on behalf of Israel, and covers up his own involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's massive child sex trafficking ring.

Raskin saw the jaw-dropping Johnson clip and quickly pounced—

"1. Speaker Johnson, you’re obsessing about losing the House but don’t seem to realize it’s because you have no program for the country other than illegal disastrous tariffs, illegal disastrous war and humiliating invertebrate submission to your unraveling cult master," wrote Raskin.

"2. You’re projecting onto us your own comically failed and obsessive investigations into President Biden, the Southern Poverty Law Center, James Comey, George Soros, etc."

"3. We obviously must confront the debilitating corruption and authoritarianism you have enabled, but at the same time we’re going to move America forward on all the public goods you have thwarted, like the health care of the people, increasing the minimum wage and protecting our environment."

"4. I agree that you 'run the protection program' and 'take care' of all MAGA violators!"

That last point is worth paying attention to. Johnson sounds exactly like a mafia don in a low budget gangster flick, which is presumably a habit he picked up from his cult leader Donald. The Republican Party is now indistinguishable from a criminal organization. They violate the Constitution daily while turning a blind eye to Trump's endless parade of lawbreaking.

Johnson's speech has become an accidental campaign ad for Democrats. If you care about upholding the law and restoring our democracy, you have to vote blue.

What do you want Democrats to prioritize when we retake power? Sound off!

Please ❤️ and share if you'll NEVER vote Republican for as long as you live!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Russia must get out of Ukraine with its war – we want no war. Ukraine has put forward proposals to our key partners, and Putin’s friends have also heard from us that a meeting is possible and that ending this war is possible. Russia must now take that step toward peace.

[Acyn @Acyn]

PabloReports: Do you trust Pete Hegseth with another $30 billion?

Walkinshaw: I wouldn’t trust him with one dollar. I’ve seen him in the classified briefings. He doesn’t know what the hell he is doing.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted Katie Phang’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the Epstein files case, ordering the Trump administration to take additional steps toward transparency.

The ruling requires the administration to defend its redactions, produce additional records, and publish the disclosure log required by law while the case moves forward.

[Neenah @BostonYankee58]

@TheDemVoiceNow This must be why republicans keep insisting that women are weak. As far as I can see it’s the Republican men that are the weak ones. Women are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. Hope that’s not too emotional.

[Charles D Summers @conversation4um]

@TheDemVoiceNow The judicial branch is the only thing saving us from the authoritarian tendencies of the trump administration ! VOTE BLUE TO STOP THIS MADNESS !

[The Democratic Voice @TheDemVoiceNow]

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[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

REPUBLICAN SEN. TILLIS: “What Freakin’ parallel universe did I wake up in? You’re telling me — if it’s true — damaging the reflecting pool lining is something Pirro wants to prosecute… yet they’re releasing people who pled guilty to assaulting officers?”

[KT Dubya @KD1Dubya]

@ProjectLincoln @brendanballou It's horrible to witness. It's actually so frightening & I resent every single fool that voted for that un-American crimina! I'm so sick of the constant barrage of horrible shit happening around our country! Republicans r so EVIL for helping this demon destroy us & doing nothing!

[Carolyn P @ElfinsongCP]

@ProjectLincoln @brendanballou

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The DOJ is now an unrecognizable crime syndicate letting the rich run free. @brendanballou, former DOJ Special Counsel, has watched it crumble.

[basha gemini @barbie6119]

@MAGACult2 bless you sir. this is america. please get behind this man. also help is needed for the people arrested for touching the algae, and victims of those pardoned by trump, etc.

[BookFly 🔥❤️ @Al_B_Done]

@MAGACult2 Why can’t lawyers unite to reform the American criminal justice system?

[MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸 @MAGACult2]

This is an attorney asking all attorneys to step up. He is representing all those whose constitutional rights have been infringed by ICE, and is asking for partners. He’s also doing it for free. Please spread this everywhere.

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

The President just made thousands of stock trades — and then he turned around and made decisions that shifted those companies’ bottom lines. It's corrupt, and we need to end it.

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

One word describes why Trump has not gone after American hero Jack Smith: DISCOVERY.

[Dr. Dilan Laths @DilanLaths]

@Acyn Without Democrats in control of the House, Senate,
what the Constitution says will be once again the
victim of Trump MAGA Republican DEI:
Dismiss, Exclude, Ignore.
Trump's Reflecting Pool Swamp of GOP Corruption
Grifters Green with Greed
@RepRaskin @hakeemjeffries @SenBooker @DNC

[Acyn @Acyn]

PabloReports: Does Donald Trump get to keep this Qatari jet after the presidency?

Raskin: No, he does not. You know why? Because the Constitution says he can’t do it.

Because the Constitution says that the president may not receive a present, an emolument—which means a payment, an office or title of any kind—from a king, a prince, or a foreign state without the consent of Congress.

And Congress has not consented to him keeping a $400 million jet. So it’s got to be turned over immediately to Congress for disposition.

We can either send it back to the people in Qatar, or we can keep it and do something different with it. But it doesn’t belong to the president.

You know, Abraham Lincoln, in the middle of the Civil War, wanted to keep some elephant tusks he’d gotten from the King of Siam. He never kept a present before. He wrote a letter to Congress. He said, “Can I keep this?” And Congress said, you know, you’re doing a great job, Honest Abe, and we love you, but no, you can’t keep it. Turn it over to the Department of State. That’s the right way to do it.

Every other president has come to Congress to ask whether they can keep one of these foreign gifts from a government, king, or prince. President Trump should be no different. He’s got to come to us too. And if not, we’ll just have to requisition it and confiscate it.