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update 04-09-2021
Another Attack on the
Capitol!!!
April 2, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.
A severely mentally ill and/or
very troubled 25-year-old young man from Indiana, named Noah Green, rammed his vehicle into
one of the barricades surrounding the Capitol Building. One capitol police
officer, Billy Evans, died and another was seriously injured when the young
man banished a knife after ramming the barricade. The suspect, a lone assailant was shot and
killed. This does not appear to be an act of
terrorism like the JAN6 attack. Once
again President Biden ordered Flags flown at half-staff for the fallen and
injured Capitol police Officers.
Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh
and Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip has died at the young age of 99,
just two months shy of his 100th birthday on 10 June 2021. Prince
Philip had the distinction of having British passport #1. The British Queen and Prince Philip were
married 73 years ago on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey when Queen Elizabeth was
still a Princess.
GAETZ GATE
Gaetz and Trump Joel Greenberg Stone, Greenberg and Gaetz
Since last
year under the Trump administration, Florida Republican Representative Matt Goetz
has been under investigation for sex trafficking. The investigation was started under former
Attorney General, William Barr and it was Barr who pushed the investigation
forward.
Gaetz close friend Joel Greenberg is also under investigation, but it
has been reported that as ordered by a Judge he is expected to plead guilty on
or before May 15, 2021. Greenberg is accused of being in relationships with
underage girls. Greenberg is also charged
with 33 aggravated identity thefts and wire fraud.
If Greenberg takes a plea deal, he may be resolved of all charges. If
Greenberg takes a plea deal, he may be resolved of all charges. This is also viewed as a “Flip” and will
bolster charges against Gaetz.
It has been said that Gaetz girlfriend is
under age at 17 and since she is paid to travel with him, he should also be
charged with sex allegations and sex trafficking.
Gaetz has
denied everything and says that he and his family are living under the threat
of blackmail from a Justice Official.
According
to CNN.com/politics, Gaetz stated:
“Over the past several weeks my family and I have been the victims of an
organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official seeking $25
million while threatening to smear my name.
We have been cooperating with federal authorities in this matter and
my father has even been wearing a wire at FBI’s direction to catch these
criminals.”
“The planted leak to the New York Times tonight was
intended to thwart that investigation.
No part of the allegations against me are true, and the people pushing
these lies are targets of the ongoing extortion
investigation. I demand the DOJ
immediately release the tapes, made at their direction, which implicate their
former colleague in crimes against me based on false allegations.”
Source: www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/politics/matt-gaetz-fbi-17-year-old/index.html
Gaetz was interviewed
by Tucker Carlson on FOX news and he tried to get Carlson to say that he had
lunched with Gaetz and his young friend.
Carlson immediately denied having taken part in the luncheon, and later
said, it was a weird interview.
GOP Representative
Adam Kinzinger is calling for Gaetz to resign.
Gaetz had
sought a pre-emptive pardon from Trump, but it is not clear rather Trump
received the request.
update 01-14-2021
Two
Dark Days
On Jan 13, 2021 President Trump was impeached for the 2nd
time by House of Representatives.
On Jan 6, 2021 Trump’s band of domestic terrorists rioted and delayed
the certification of the electoral votes.
It all began on Jan 6, 2021 when
Trump delivered a fiery speech to his MAGA supporters.
“FOOLS MULTIPLY WHEN WISE MEN REMAIN SILENT”
- Nelson Mandela
The
speech incited the crowd to walk to the Capitol and take it over.
It
was not ANTIFA or BLM, just MAGA Terrorists.
Crowd shouted “Hang
Mike Pence”, “USA” and “Stop the Steal.”
The domestic terrorists interrupted the certification
process, which is a count of the electoral votes. When the votes are completely
counted the President-elect and Vice-President-elect are certified. This normally takes about 30 minutes.
The procedure was already being delayed by objectors to
the count of electors in some states.
Each objection can take a maximum of two hours to review, debate, and
recount the votes of a given state.
During the siege, the Capitol police were overwhelmed and
the rioting crowd breeched the Capitol, killing two officers of the law and
assaulting others. One MAGA supporter
was shot and killed by law officer and three died from medical
emergencies. Over 50 police officers
were injured, some serious enough to warrant hospitalization.
Terrorists
were vandals - Offices were vandalized, including the
office of Nancy Pelosi. Windows were
smashed and broken; they looted art and took photographs while posing on House
dais when they briefly took control of Senate chamber. Personal items were
stolen from offices and the tires of police vehicles were punctured. A noose was erected on gallows on west side outside
the building. They stole office
furniture, televisions, and trashed rooms.
Some Terrorists defecated on the Capitol floors and then smeared their
feces all over the floors and walls. Trump flags; Don’t tread on me flags, the
United States Flags and Confederate flags were all waving in the wind.
There were improvised bombs and Molotov cocktails found
at the DNC and RNC headquarters. A truck
parked near the Capitol contained bombs and high-powered guns.
[NBC news]
The assault on the Capitol had the earmarks of complicity
between some members of the Capitol police and the domestic terrorists. There may have even been coordination with
some Republican members. The chief of the police refused help from Maryland,
Virginia, and FBI. The Sergeants of Arms
for Congress and Senate, plus the Capitol Chief of Police immediately resigned. 17 police officers were later suspended.
The terrorists seemed to know where they going once the Capitol
was breeched, so it is suggested that some Republican Senators and House
members were working with the rioters, aiding and abetting them and even
escorting them into the Capitol.
During the siege Trump was too busy gleefully watching
the breech on television to take calls from frantic Senators and House members.
He did not care enough to place calls to see if everyone was okay. Trump did not inquiry about Vice-President
Pence, or Pence’s family who was also on the House floor, even though the crowd
was chanting “Hang
Mike Pence.” Trump did not
call Pence. They did not speak for five
days after the domestic terrorist riot.
White House personnel
have said Trump was borderline crazed with enthusiasm and did not understand
why others were not also enjoying the images of hate and violence on the
television.
After the siege was finally quelled, the Joint Session
reconvened at 08:00 p.m. ET. Senator Kelly Loeffler withdrew her objection;
however, Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley continued with their objections to
certification of electoral count. Democracy
prevailed and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect were finally
certified in the wee hours of the morning on Jan 7, 2021.
Senate
electoral count objectors
[bing.com images] Senators Josh Hawley & Ted Cruz
On
twitter Liz Cheney wrote on Jan 6,
2021, “We have sworn an oath under God to defend the Constitution. We uphold that oath at all times, not only
when it is politically convenient.
Congress
has no authority to overturn elections by objecting to electors. Doing so steals power states & violates
the Constitution.”
The Capitol Building is a Federal Monument
Statue of Freedom atop US
Capitol Building in Wash DC [Bing.com images]
Trump’s Monument law
On Jun 6, 2020 Trump issued an Executive Order on protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and
Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence.
Section 2- Policy (a) Excerpt - It is
the policy of the United States to prosecute to the fullest extent permitted
under Federal law, and as appropriate, any person or any entity that destroys,
damages, vandalizes, or desecrates a monument, memorial, or statue within the
United States or otherwise vandalizes government property. The desire of the Congress to protect
Federal property is clearly reflected in section 1361 of title 18, United
States Code, which authorizes a penalty of up to
10 years’ imprisonment for the willful injury of Federal property.
(b) Excerpt - It is
the policy of the United States to prosecute to the fullest extent
permitted under Federal law, and as appropriate, any person or any entity that
participates in efforts to incite violence or
other illegal activity in connection with the riots and acts of vandalism described in section 1 of
this order.
This is another federal charge that should be added to
list of criminal acts performed by MAGA Domestic Terrorists.
The Aftermath
On JAN 7, 2021 Trump was forced via speech to recognize
that a new administration will be forthwith on Jan 20, 2021. Some say the video looked like a hostage
video.
Possible
Expulsions: For
their participation in trying to overturn of the US 2020 Presidential election
the following may be rewarded with expulsion:
Senator Ted Cruz
Senator Josh Hawley
Representative Kevin McCarthy
Representative Mo’ Brooks
Suggestion: Just lock up Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump
Jr.
Note: There have been tours
of Capitol with tour folks flashing the white power sign which oddly enough
looks like American sign-language for “Asshole”.
Companies are stopping donations to bad actors in House
and Senate. Trump will no longer enjoy
favors, loans, donations and fund raising from corporate America. He will have to rely on MAGA supporters for
future free monies.
Signature
Bank
– “Signature Bank pledges it will not do business in the future with any
members of Congress who voted to disregard the Electoral College.”
Hallmark
–
“The recent actions of Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall do not reflect
our company values….” They asked for a return of their donations.
PGA is
pulling tours from Trump Golf clubs, Deutsche Bank, American Express, Marriott,
and others are pledging no more donations.
Due to his tendencies to incite violence, Trump is banned
from Social Media, including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. YouTube suspended
Trump for at least seven days, but they are not taking down his old videos
containing lies and misinformation.
Amazon has deleted the Parler App due to messages of violence, hatred
and threats of murder.
Trump now the President in Name Only (PINO) has denounced
any responsibility for the attack on the Capitol. He had been discussing
Self-Pardon and Pardon for his kids.
Resignations: A number of
Trump’s Administration appointees have resigned.
Chad
Wolf Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
Elaine
Chao Secretary of Transportation
Betsy
DeVos Education Secretary
Mick
Mulvaney Special U.S. envoy to Ireland and former acting Chief of Staff
Stephanie
Grisham Chief of Staff to First Lady, Melania Trump
Sarah
Matthews White House deputy Press Secretary
Anna
Cristina Niceta White House Social Secretary
Matthew
Pottinger deputy to National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien
Tyler
Goodspeed Chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers
Eric
Dreiband Assistant Attorney General, Head of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights
Division
The
family of Representative Paul Gosar (R-Az) feels that he should resign,
especially his brother and sister, Tim and Jennifer. Gosar is a Birther who believes Obama was not
born in the U.S. and he called the Pope a leftist politician. In 2018, Gosar’s family released a campaign
video that did NOT endorse their brother.
He objects to the Biden win. –
CNN.com
On
Jan 13, 2021 at 09:a.m. ET the House began impeachment proceedings against
Donald J. Trump. The resolution was
later adopted. It is reported that the
papers for Impeachment will probably be brought to the Senate floor on Jan 20,
2021 at 12:01 p.m.
MATERIALS
IN SUPPORT OF H. Res. 24.
IMPEACHING
DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR HIGH CRIMES AND
MISDEMEANORS
Excerpt…
President Trump remains a clear and
present danger to the Constitution and our Democracy. The House must reject this outrageous attempt
to overturn the election and this incitement of violence by a sitting president
against his own government.
President Trump
committed a high Crime and Misdemeanor against the Nation by inciting an
insurrection at the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020
Presidential Election. The facts
establish that he is unfit to remain in office a single day longer, and warrant
the immediate impeachment of President Trump.
This
impeachment is a two-step process. 1. One hour of debate on rule sounding the
article of impeachment; a formality and 2.
House members debate and vote on article of impeachment.
Representative
Tim Cole called this a “snap impeachment” because it does not follow the
protocol of a more tradition hearing which involves:
Reviewing all the facts
Discussing all evidence
Examine witnesses
Consider Scholar(s)
Consider Precedent
There
is no need to hear from Trump, The House Chamber, Senate Chamber and myriad of
trashed offices are crime scenes, No investigations or inquiries are required
because House and Senate members
experience the Capitol uprising first hand, therefore, no need to present
evidence or have long debates.
Lead
impeachment manager was Jamie Laskin who lost his son to suicide some weeks ago.
Liz Cheney, (R-Wy) #3 House
Republican. “Much more will become clear
in coming days and weeks, but what we now know is enough. The President of the United States summoned
this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the
President. The President could have
immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not.
There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the
Constitution. I will vote to impeach the
President.”
[Sam Loeb/AFP]
The Senate is now 50/50
[Ai-cio.com]
[Hollywoodreporter.com
Ossoff and Warnock
John Ossoff won the regularly scheduled election in Georgia. He ran against Senator David Perdue. Perdue’s campaign
managers had stated, “We will mobilize every available resource to ensure all
legally cast ballots are properly counted.
We believe in the end, Senator Perdue will be victorious.”
A historic win: Reverend Raphael Warnock won the Georgia
Senate runoff election against opponent Kelly Loeffler. Loeffler
was appointed to Senator Johnny Isakson’s seat after he resigned.
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The senate is now controlled by the democrats because in
case of a tie vote on any measure,
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be
the deciding vote.
