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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,884 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:17 PM Nov 2020

Newt Gingrich asks Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest election workers in P

Source: Business Insider

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has asked Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to Pennsylvania to arrest poll workers, claiming the state's voting system is "corrupt."

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday night, host Sean Hannity and Gingrich discussed the Trump campaign's lawsuits in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, which came after President-elect Joe Biden took the lead in several battleground states on Wednesday.

According to one lawsuit filed, Trump's team complained that their poll watchers in Pennsylvania weren't allowed to be close enough to observe the ballot counting.

"Is that a violation of law? And how do you remedy that?" Hannity asked Gingrich, according to the Daily Beast.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-speaker-of-the-house-newt-gingrich-asks-attorney-general-bill-barr-to-send-federal-agents-to-arrest-election-workers-in-pennsylvania/ar-BB1aLByc?li=BBnb7Kz



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Newt Gingrich asks Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest election workers in P (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Sean Insanity just as guilty as the Newt. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2020 #1
Get the straight jackets for these nuts soothsayer Nov 2020 #2
Efforts to try a prevent the final count this evening... FarPoint Nov 2020 #3
Under what authority atreides1 Nov 2020 #4
If there is violence...... essaynnc Nov 2020 #5
+1 K&R onetexan Nov 2020 #13
These fascists want to arrest anyone that crosses them in any way. Who would want to tblue37 Nov 2020 #6
Why does ANYONE listen to him? TexasBushwhacker Nov 2020 #7
And that, dear children, is why Republicans should never be in a position of power C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #8
Liddle Newtnik VA_Jill Nov 2020 #9
NEXT UP? Roy Rolling Nov 2020 #10
This is the kind of peaceful action that actually gets things done. Ligyron Nov 2020 #34
JFC he's as crazy as he ever was Docreed2003 Nov 2020 #11
He is the one who started all Rebl2 Nov 2020 #23
Fuck Newt Gringrich. marble falls Nov 2020 #12
The bright side to this is it shows who stands where in our democracy. ffr Nov 2020 #14
Failed Politician Says Some Nonsense. MineralMan Nov 2020 #15
Because full Gestapo is so good for democracy bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #16
Trumper Sister keeps saying this jonstl08 Nov 2020 #17
we had that problem with our ballot board. The board is balanced yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #37
There is bdamomma Nov 2020 #38
A witch turned him into a newt, but in his case he never got better. iscooterliberally Nov 2020 #18
What the fuck STANDING does Gingrich have to make such a demand? Paladin Nov 2020 #19
Since when did Newt become relevant? BadgerKid Nov 2020 #20
Assholes with 3 wives Traildogbob Nov 2020 #21
I loathe that SOB ailsagirl Nov 2020 #31
Newt has been living la dolce vita in Rome kskiska Nov 2020 #22
ding ding ding Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #27
It is imperative hadEnuf Nov 2020 #24
Yea, whatever.... paleotn Nov 2020 #25
Tell you what, Newt. Let's see the unredacted Mueller Report first Mr. Ected Nov 2020 #26
See? The GOP has ALWAYS been as terrible as Trump. C Moon Nov 2020 #28
ITS TOO LATE ASSHOLE. yuiyoshida Nov 2020 #29
Trump's team has no right being near the ballot counters. Elections are run by the states.... Raven123 Nov 2020 #30
message to newt DBoon Nov 2020 #32
Shut up Newt DownriverDem Nov 2020 #33
Go copulate with a chain-saw, Newt!! lastlib Nov 2020 #35
Hey Karma! You missed one! Behind the Aegis Nov 2020 #36
Yeah, Newt, you are irrelevant. TNNurse Nov 2020 #39
So, he's encouraging a paramilitary coup Yeehah Nov 2020 #40

FarPoint

(12,321 posts)
3. Efforts to try a prevent the final count this evening...
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:20 PM
Nov 2020

I hope the Governor is preparing for the mischievous behavior.

atreides1

(16,072 posts)
4. Under what authority
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:21 PM
Nov 2020

Gingrich is a private citizen, he has no authority...why can't these failures just go away and die quietly!!!

essaynnc

(801 posts)
5. If there is violence......
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:23 PM
Nov 2020

And one person says I did it because of what Newt or Sean on TV, I think there ought to be consequences..... Isn't that incitement to riot or violence?

tblue37

(65,290 posts)
6. These fascists want to arrest anyone that crosses them in any way. Who would want to
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:24 PM
Nov 2020

volunteer to do the necessary work of manning the polls or counting the votes when they are threatened with arrest or violent assault for doing those exhausting jobs?

TexasBushwhacker

(20,167 posts)
7. Why does ANYONE listen to him?
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:25 PM
Nov 2020

Why does he THINK anyone listens to him? He hasn't been in Congress in 20 years. His run for the Presidency was a total failed. Why doesn't he just stay home and count his money?

Roy Rolling

(6,911 posts)
10. NEXT UP?
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:37 PM
Nov 2020

Sponsors of Fox News.

As soon as a Biden election is official, sponsors of Fox News and similar propaganda need to be on-notice.

You can support Trump and propaganda, or you can return to the community of honest Americans. But you can't do both.

Fox sponsors are next for being enablers. Paying a price in the "invisible hand of the marketplace" is what they signed up for when they embraced fascism and corporate control of government. Have a taste of consumer-control now.

Ligyron

(7,624 posts)
34. This is the kind of peaceful action that actually gets things done.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:45 PM
Nov 2020

and boy, do they pay attention when people vote with their pocketbook.

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
11. JFC he's as crazy as he ever was
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:43 PM
Nov 2020

Fuck you Newt. Pennsylvania is playing by the rules that were set for them, and reinforced by, the Supreme Court. These volunteers are counting legitimate ballots that your führer tried to ignore before Election Day even happened.

Ugh, I wish these slimy fucks would just go away for good. Sorry that ya boy couldn't help you hold on to your cush Italian lifestyle Newt, now kindly shut the fuck up, forever

Rebl2

(13,485 posts)
23. He is the one who started all
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:41 PM
Nov 2020

this hate of Democrats back in the early 90’s when Clinton came in to office. You are a stain on America. Please just go away and stop your embarrassing diatribe.

ffr

(22,668 posts)
14. The bright side to this is it shows who stands where in our democracy.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 04:03 PM
Nov 2020

Newt stands firmly against it, all of it.

Lock him up for even suggesting such lunacy!

jonstl08

(412 posts)
17. Trumper Sister keeps saying this
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 04:53 PM
Nov 2020

My Trump supporting sister keeps saying this. Had a running argument with her last night because she said the observers were blocked from going in. Even after I showed her the PA law allowing observers and the lawsuit trump won yesterday where they even said observers were in the counting area she still did not believe me. Said it was all fake. Finally told her if she will not believe facts then there is no hope for her and I am done with this conversation. She sent me a message this morning trying to engage me again saying she researched it but it was still shady they kept them back a certain distance. Will not respond

Definitely not handling Trump losing.

yellowdogintexas

(22,250 posts)
37. we had that problem with our ballot board. The board is balanced
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 12:14 AM
Nov 2020

between R and D
The "poll watchers" crowded up the place and tried intimidating the election staff The ballot board was in a room with blinds drawn and they were peeking in, trying to see around the blinds and just generally being a nuisance. The Elections staff opened the outside window blinds and told them to go outside if they wanted to watch the work.

This is one of those rooms with windows on the inside walls as well as the outer wall. So they had to go outside if they expected to see anything.

This was just the verification work. We count our ballots as they come in.

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)
38. There is
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:53 AM
Nov 2020

still a pandemic out there, why would election workers have "observers" breathing on them. How stupid.

Education reform should be top priority moving forward.

Traildogbob

(8,710 posts)
21. Assholes with 3 wives
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:13 PM
Nov 2020

That cheated on each previous wife need to go the fuck to hell and shut their god damned pie holes. Talking bout you Rump, Newt, Gooliani et al.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
26. Tell you what, Newt. Let's see the unredacted Mueller Report first
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:14 PM
Nov 2020

And then let's talk about election fraud....since the people have been denied access to this evidence for years.

C Moon

(12,212 posts)
28. See? The GOP has ALWAYS been as terrible as Trump.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:21 PM
Nov 2020

They were just better at hiding it.
The GOP is rotten to the very core.

We MUST make charges and changes when Biden and Harris take the Whitehouse. We cannot relive another Trump form of government in the future.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
29. ITS TOO LATE ASSHOLE.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:44 PM
Nov 2020

The results are in and its not good for JERK FACED REPUBLICANS, you know...like yourself.

Raven123

(4,814 posts)
30. Trump's team has no right being near the ballot counters. Elections are run by the states....
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 07:19 PM
Nov 2020

...per the Constitution

DownriverDem

(6,227 posts)
33. Shut up Newt
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:15 PM
Nov 2020

You are the one to blame for repubs not governing. You were the one who put the "no compromise" plan into play. He also told them to not interact with Dems. So no working relationships ever develop between the legislators.

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