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54/ There's going to be arguments on the campaign trail. If one of Trump's statements overlap into discovery, we suddenly have a problem, Lauro says.
Trump shouldn't have that chill
Chutkan: He is a criminal defendant. He's going to have restrictions like every other defendant.
Chutkan: The fact that the defendant is engaged in a political campaign is not going to allow him any greater or lesser latitude than any defendant in any criminal case.

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Judge Chutkan's parting shot across the bow after warning against "inflammatory" public statements:

"I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings."

This is utterly asinine These people are not politicians they're hateful thugs👇

@solownh I like this quote: “Donald Trump's insanity is a clear and present danger to the existence of humanity”. I’ve said frequently that is just the symptom of the fever that rages among us. In a sane, incorruptible nation, this Lunatic would be no where near the levers of power. He’d be laughed at, scorned, or pitied, yet he is the GOP Front Runner? Ask yourself just how fucked up this is, think about your GOP friends’ motivations, resist and go vote for sanity.

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@GottaLaff Wow. The deeper ProPublica digs, the larger and gnarlier the corruption gets, with these conservative justices.

And Jesus said: "Fuck up those who are less fortunate."

#GOPLiars #GOPSociopaths #EndTheGOP #VoteBlue

House Republicans invoke Bible defending Greg Abbott’s 'barbaric' razor wire and circular saw buoys alternet.org/house-republicans

@AlliFlowers @jbe
Doug Jones seems like an Alabamian to be proud of for sure.

2/ “Perhaps even more significant, the pattern exposes consistent violations of judicial norms, experts, including seven current and former federal judges appointed by both parties, told ProPublica. “In my career I don’t remember ever seeing this degree of largesse given to anybody,” said Jeremy Fogel, a former federal judge who served for years on the judicial committee that reviews judges’ financial disclosures. “I think it’s unprecedented.”

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@MeidasTouch
Adam Kinzinger's fifteen minutes are over to me since he's still a climate science denying "conservative"

'TRY AGAIN'—

Adam Kinzinger just clapped back at Donald Trump and Fox's lies that the January 6 committee "deleted and destroyed" records — and he brought receipts. meidastouch.com/news/adam-kinz

VA House Dems: “Audio Tapes Reveal Republican Candidate in tossup district HD21 Calling for 100% Abortion Ban, Will Be in Lockstep with MAGA Extremists in VA GOP” (Don Scott: "The GOP continues to show us who they are and we cannot allow them full control. Women’s lives are at stake.”) bluevirginia.us/2023/08/va-hou

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