The next AG will have to decide whether charges against Trump are appropriate, but if they want a list of potential crimes to investigate, the list is long. @JoyceWhiteVance and I break them down in @washingtonpost https://t.co/ri0K4xd9lU
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) October 16, 2020
Category: Trump
Trump using the DOJ for a personal lawsuit against him
This is obviously wrong. The alleged conduct occurred before he became president and has nothing to do with his presidency. Taxpayers should not pay for his defense.
Sorry Bill Barr, DOJ‘s defense of Trump is indefensible.
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) September 11, 2020
Absence of SDNY signature suggests they agree. My thoughts about DOJ‘s intervention in defamation suit in @NYMag. https://t.co/wCShFzQhgW
As you assess this week's damage, remember that just Tuesday Bill Barr turned "E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald Trump" into "E. Jean Carroll vs. the United States of America" & thus made the whole of our former liberal democracy coextensive w/Donald Trump. Me:https://t.co/PUVTr7iu3J
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) September 11, 2020
The Department of Justice is Trump’s corrupt law firm. Voters need to resist becoming numb to forms of corruption that threaten to undermine equal justice and democratic rule.
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) September 10, 2020
My column https://t.co/skYxgxozhA
This is a risky strategy for Barr & Trump. They have to have known it would be widely condemned & seen for the fraud it is, which means they are really afraid of the strength of @ejeancarroll's case. https://t.co/fnmxSF4yJ1
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 9, 2020
This is absurd and reflects the absolute legal and moral bankruptcy of this Attorney General. https://t.co/x00B0bFgiF
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) September 9, 2020
DOJ gives legal representation to fed’l employees sued for actions w/in the scope of their employment. So, we’re now footing the bill for Trump’s defense, based on the ludicrous claim he was acting as POTUS when he called @ejeancarroll a liar. https://t.co/f4IvAg2KJw
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 8, 2020
NYT just reported that one reason the Trump campaign has burned through so much $$ is that “outsize legal bills were treated as campaign costs.”
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) September 9, 2020
Now Barr’s using the DOJ to pick up Trump’s “outsized legal bills” and ease that burden. It’s so corrupt. https://t.co/4pJh3rloSw
I wish I could say that this cannot be, but I have learned that the debasement of the Dept of Justice appears to be without bounds. This is really bad, folks. https://t.co/ztN7na4VCf
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) September 9, 2020
I don’t have anything to add to this utter debasement of the Department of Justice we’re seeing with Barr throwing himself of Trump defend his private misconduct.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) September 9, 2020
Other than “I told you so that conservative lawyers were always full of shit and have no objective legal principles”
Just to be clear, DOJ's argument that Trump was acting "within the scope of his employment" when he defamed E. Jean Carroll is not an effort to *take over* defense of the suit; it's an effort to have the suit *dismissed*—because the government itself can't be sued for defamation.
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) September 9, 2020
Trump wants our tax dollars to defend him as a rapist. Is that why you went to work today? https://t.co/ui7DVPVPuj
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) September 9, 2020
The DOJ is not Trump’s private law firm. Our tax dollars should not pay for this. https://t.co/zTuGDoPafu
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) September 8, 2020
Justice Dept. Intervenes to Help Trump in E. Jean Carroll Rape Lawsuit https://t.co/v6eAYXRusZ
— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@WajahatAli) September 8, 2020
So now Barr has decided (1) that Trump somehow was acting *in his official capacity as president* when he called E. Jean Carroll a liar for accusing him of sexual assault, and (2) taxpayers should foot the bill for Trump’s defense.
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) September 8, 2020
Another utter debasement of DOJ by Barr.
JUST IN: The Justice Department, in an extraordinary move, wants to take over President Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of sexual assault https://t.co/rTownef61G
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 9, 2020
DOJ is now arguing that when Trump said "she's not my type" he was … acting in his official capacity & within the scope of his employment as President.
— Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) September 8, 2020
This is truly grotesque–they're saying that misogyny is the President's official duties/within the scope of his job. https://t.co/LOjKDCgXDa
DOJ is allowed—indeed, it is *required*—to take over tort suits against federal officials for torts committed within the scope of their employment.
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) September 8, 2020
But how is claiming that Carroll lied about a decades-old rape allegation within the scope of Trump’s employment *as President*?!? https://t.co/Kc6ZPfy0SU
Is this just basically Trump trying to stick taxpayers with his legal bills? https://t.co/RjHc4Q84Am
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) September 8, 2020
This has nothing to do with his time as president. He should pay for this with his own money – not ours!
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 8, 2020
Trump wanted to be added to Mount Rushmore
You can’t make this up.
White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding President Trump to Mount Rushmore, New York Times reports https://t.co/0MqdAsJfft
— CNN (@CNN) August 9, 2020
Trump accuses critics of treason and hating the country
My idea of treason is what Trump does by doing things to benefit Putin. I hate Trump, I don’t hate the country. Trump is trying to stifle dissent by his poisonous talk and using troops to attack protesters.
Trump on Democrats:
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) July 29, 2020
“They are sick. Real sick.”
“They don’t love our country”
“They want to wipe out every trace of religion from our national life.”
“They want to indoctrinate our children.”
“They want to destroy our suburbs”
After accusing her of treason. Does no Republican in Congress see anything inappropriate or dangerous about a president declaring that his political opponents are traitors? https://t.co/Lk8UL1DBJs
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 12, 2019
The last time an American was convicted of treason was in the 1940s, but as the impeachment inquiry unfolds, President Trump has used the term to accuse people of disloyalty and signal to his supporters that his political opponents are un-American https://t.co/ls6mviZm05 pic.twitter.com/9ekuoGap6H
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 2, 2019
The President believes that you’re either on his side or you’re a traitor to our country. https://t.co/M5cWXAEpss
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 23, 2019
What would you say if you saw it in another country? pic.twitter.com/PRpL9LDMre
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) September 23, 2019
Beyond the immediate toxicity of Trump's tweet about Schiff, he continues to reveal a complete lack of understanding about what "treason" is. https://t.co/0IRMVY07vY
— Philip Bump (@pbump) September 30, 2019
Trump has started to throw the word "treason" around. Just a couple times last year, now half a dozen times so far on Twitter this year… https://t.co/wqyTyVgAFZ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 17, 2019
Me: “prosecutors…have tremendous power & discretion in terms of who they investigate & seek charges against &…there could be "a chilling effect" on them if they watch the president and the AG prosecute people who investigate Trump.” https://t.co/uttgDhCXFc
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) May 25, 2019
CNN's @brianstelter looks at "the new abnormal" – President Trump's reckless talk about treason.
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) May 19, 2019
"The President is continuing to accuse members of the intelligence community of treason. An idea that only makes sense if you subscribe to the Sean Hannity cinematic universe." pic.twitter.com/o0KOMszoL2
The President is accusing the people who conducted lawful, authorized investigations of him and his campaign of treason and suggesting they be imprisoned. What would you say if you saw it in another country? https://t.co/MGnvvjyew1
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) May 17, 2019
Linkin Park is the latest artist to object to Trump using their music
Nobody wants to be associated with this hate 👇
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) August 25, 2020
"From the Rolling Stones to R.E.M. and Adele, the list of musicians fighting the president reads like an encyclopedia of rock and pop."#Resisthttps://t.co/T3J9mOwTcU
Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued.
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 19, 2020
Add Linkin Park to the list of bands and artists telling the Trump campaign to stop using their music https://t.co/ifWivW2ONM
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2020
That awkward moment when Linkin Park calls you out for copyright infringement 20 minutes after you post a campaign ad.
— Ryan Arey (@ryanarey) July 19, 2020
Imagine being busted for stealing LINKIN PARK songs. That’s like getting caught pirating Amazing Spider-Man 2 pic.twitter.com/cDEfUeQKFk
Trump tweeted a video with a remixed Linkin Park song in it. It trended on Twitter and then the copyright gods struck it down. They tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it didn't even matter. https://t.co/CjCnxQyQrF
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) July 19, 2020
This is getting to be a pretty common occurrence: Trump posts disabled due to copyright infringement claims. This time? A campaign video using a Linkin Park song. Law and order prez… pic.twitter.com/nUxjPEnXY2
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 19, 2020
— Tom Petty (@tompetty) June 21, 2020
A Trump pardon inspired by Fox News
Are we paying Trump to watch Fox News and tweet?
Soldiers who served under Clint Lorance in Afghanistan see Trump's pardon as betrayal
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) July 2, 2020
“14 of his men testified under oath against him…not one of his former soldiers spoke in his defense. It took the jury of Army officers three hours to find him guilty” https://t.co/xV2rai3HbX
Clint Lorance had been in command of 1st Platoon for only three days in Afghanistan but in that short span of time had averaged a war crime a day, a military jury found.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2020
Murder in Afghanistan, a Trump pardon, and the soldiers left behind. https://t.co/qSw6LP5RT9 pic.twitter.com/LbfmFfROpM
The divergent fates of 2 Army officers under Trump:
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) July 3, 2020
Clint Lorance was convicted of war crimes in Afghanistan but pardoned by president and made hero on Fox.
Alex Vindman was awarded Purple Heart in Iraq & served in WH. But career now in peril for testifying about President.
Trump’s unsteady walk
We never did get the whole truth about his hospital visit last year. I assume he’s hiding some problem. I don’t want him to be sick. I want him to be honest.
Since everyone seems to be discussing the ramp to the speaker’s platform at West Point, here’s Vice President Biden ascending it in 2016. pic.twitter.com/YMQOoRM4Au
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 14, 2020
“The president has frequently tried to raise questions about the health and mental fitness of his rivals, while growing indignant when his own is questioned.” https://t.co/Al8LiXGEi7
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 14, 2020
Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) June 14, 2020
Tough guy Trump can't even walk down a ramp. Obama did it better!
https://t.co/6B9R8Yl3w0
Guess who didn’t have a problem with the ramp they’ve used for over 10 years? Obama 2010 at West Point. pic.twitter.com/ClC6nxIV6x
— BevMarie (@evenbev) June 14, 2020
Lots of very legitimate questions about Trump's health in here. The fact that a 74 year old President seeking reelection is hiding basis health information from the public should be a national scandal https://t.co/buP6t43Img
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 14, 2020
There’s always a tweet, Trump ramp edition https://t.co/Dbh2PziTmI
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2020
Savage… but also a legit question. Why does Trump’s health seem to be a hands-off issue? Hillary Clinton getting faint with the flu was not… https://t.co/MmPNPi0gI9
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 16, 2020
Trump in May
To some of the senators, Trump seemed obsessed not with saving lives but with appearing politically strong… But resigned to their belief that his conduct could not be changed, they did not share their unease with Trump or with the public. https://t.co/Q5T9BUYMKN
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 31, 2020
Trump was invoked in at least 54 criminal cases
A nationwide review conducted by @ABC News has identified at least 54 criminal cases where Trump was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations of assault. https://t.co/LS8tQMTlA5
— ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2020
Trump talks about Tom Brady
This didn’t go well in 2016 when he did it here in Maryland which is Ravens country. Bad idea!
"Tom Brady is a friend of mine and a great guy. Just signed a nice, new, big contract with a team that is supposed to have a lot of potential.” — Trump, in a meeting with Coronavirus survivors todayhttps://t.co/RqabN2N0EL
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 14, 2020
Trump gets booed when he mentions Brady in Maryland in 2016.
Sad! 