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From the Brookings report:

"... We believe the law and facts suggest that this is what Trump and Eastman may have done by conspiring to obstruct the congressional count on January 6. There is similarly strong evidence that Trump and Clark may have violated § 371 by conspiring to subvert the DOJ’s election protection function, seeking to weaponize the DOJ to help Trump retain power."

"On November 12, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that there was no evidence of fraud: “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.... There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.... While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too.”50 This DHS assessment was apparently backed by the Director of National Intelligence, who in December of 2020 gave a classified briefing to DOJ lawyer Jeffrey Clark, advising him that there was no evidence of foreign interference with the vote."

"On December 28, Donoghue gave Jeffrey Clark the same message: “The investigations that I am aware of relate to suspicions of misconduct that are of such a small scale that they simply would not impact the outcome of the Presidential Election.... Despite dramatic claims to the contrary, we have not seen the type of fraud that calls into question the reported (and certified) results of the election."

"On December 28, Clark, apparently after meeting with Trump, drafted a letter to be sent from the DOJ to Georgia officials. The letter claimed that the DOJ had “taken notice” of unspecified election “irregularities” and urged the state to convene the legislature “so that its legislators are in a position
to take additional testimony, receive new evidence, and deliberate on the matter consistent with duties under the U.S. Constitution."

J. § 371 creates an offense “f two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy"

A conspirator must...
1. enter into an agreement with one or more others;
2. with specific intent to obstruct a lawful function of the government;
3. by deceitful or dishonest means;
4. and at least one overt act must have been committed in furtherance of the conspiracy.

In 1924, the Supreme Court put it definitively in Hammerschmidt v. United States: “To conspire to defraud the United States means primarily to cheat the government out of property or money, but it also means to interfere with or obstruct one of its lawful governmental functions by deceit, craft or trickery, or at least by means that are dishonest."

The Trumpettes are real quiet these days. Hell, e ran to Alaska to avoid the Fall Of A Felon. Gun rights people had a few hours of smiles yesterday before the Senate quieted them last night. Life is good. It's happening. Like I've always said it would. Suckers.

Don't turn your back on him now!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bob-wood ... 7098b98bcd

LOTS of long, sad, whiny faces at Cnn and Pmsnbc.....just like November 2016, and November 2022!!!!

BAHAHAHA!! SUCKER!

Oh, but Toe, if they can just beat one man, that is in their head, to a bloody pulp, it is worth all their losses this year.

Trump got three supreme justices on the court. He did his job. Now the conservative train is moving forward without him while the Dems can't seem to let him go. Proves they can't think rationally.

So overturned Roe is not political. Or religious. Gotcha.

Looks like packing the court needs to come back into play now. Sad.

Long term I think todays decision is actually a good thing. Let the states decide. Let the people of those states put it to a vote as to what they want. I mean, they wouldn't just pass laws against it without asking the people how they feel right?

"Now the conservative train is moving forward without him"

LMFAO...

Crazy isn't it? The "Logic".

Jungle Rat wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:15 am Long term I think todays decision is actually a good thing. Let the states decide. Let the people of those states put it to a vote as to what they want. I mean, they wouldn't just pass laws against it without asking the people how they feel right?

Some adult stole rat's password.

You're such an idiot you can't even tell when somebody is being sarcastic. Hopefully your daughter or granddaughter will get raped and not be able to get an abortion. That would be funny and I will esp. enjoy mocking your long, sad, whiny face...