People who lived through the 1970s will recognize this terminology. The “unindicted co-conspirator” in the Watergate scandal, which sent several of President Nixon’s closest associates to prison, was Nixon himself. Now the phrase is being revived to insinuate Trump committed crimes[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Insurrection’
When you should take a plea deal
Richard Barnett, 63, a self-employed contractor from Gravette, Arkansas, is the man kicking back behind Nancy Pelosi’s desk on January 6, 2021, in the infamous photograph below. He was arrested two days later, and spent three months in the D.C. jail, giving jailers a hard time and complaining [...]
December 23rd, 2022 - 3:36 am § in Law and Courts
Alaska judge won’t bar Oath Keeper from office
An Alaska judge declined to bar an Oath Keepers member from public office, ruling that while the organization tried to violently overthrow the U.S. government, state representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) did not take part in those efforts (read story here). In September 2022, a federal judge remo[...]
Meet the new villains in fake electors plot
“While John Eastman has been singled out,” the Jan. 6 committee learned “it was actually Kenneth Chesebro who was the architect” of the fake elector plot, NBC News reported on Thursday, December 22, 2022, after the committee released its final report (read story here). Cheseb[...]
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It’s the True Crime story of the century! More enthralling than any spy story or serial killer manhunt! The cast of characters includes Donald Trump and his cabal of soon-to-be-disbarred lawyers, an unruly lynch mob of gullible followers, imposter electors, pressured witnesses, determined inve[...]
December 22nd, 2022 - 10:52 pm § in Politics, Republicans
New Year’s Resolution suggestion for Republicans
Stop pretending these people are “FBI false flag provocateurs” and “Antifa”; or, alternatively, “patriots” and “normal tourists.” Nobody believes you anyway. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Why the GOP has lost all credibility
Let’s skip their baseless election fraud claims, QAnon silliness, etc., and look at a concrete example of why nobody takes Republicans seriously anymore. CNN reported (here) on December 21, 2022, that “House Republicans on Wednesday released a report focused on security failures at the U[...]
December 17th, 2022 - 12:09 am § in Law and Courts, Politics
Capitol rioter faces new charges for plotting LEO deaths
The Capitol rioters are a mixed bag, but none are patriots, and at least a few may be sociopaths. Edward Kelley, 33, of Maryville, Tennessee, was already awaiting trial on charges he assaulted a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. A Knoxville TV station says (here) that, according [...]
Trump can rage all he wants, but he doesn’t get to decide if he’s prosecuted
Today’s news the Jan. 6 committee will recommend prosecuting Trump is a big deal, because everyone needs to be together on it. It’s unmistakably moving in that direction. Months ago Merrick Garland, attorney general, pointedly said no one is beyond the reach of the law. Then he hired a s[...]
Capitol riot mob leader gets 5 years
Capitol rioter Douglas Jensen, a construction worker from Des Moines, Iowa, spent over 2 years in jail awaiting trial before being convicted by a jury on September 23, 2022 (see story here). He was sentenced on December 16, 2022 (story here). His lawyer told the judge, “He wants to return to his n[...]