Trump Lashes Out at House Oversight, Says Donoghue Note Shows HE Was Protecting Vote from THEM

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite


By Caleb Howe Jul 31st, 2021, 12:17 pm

The House Oversight and Reform Committee has obtained handwritten notes from former acting AG Richard Donoghue that indicated ex-president Donald Trump was pressuring the DOJ to say the 2020 election was corrupt, it was reported on Friday.

Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney says the Committee is investigating, and that the notes show that Trump “directly instructed our nation’s top law enforcement agency to take steps to overturn a free and fair election in the final days of his presidency.”

Trump has now released his own relatively brief statement claiming that, actually, the notes prove he was trying to protect the election and they are the ones who were glue.

“The corrupt and highly partisan House Democrats who run the House Oversight Committee yesterday released documents—including court filings dealing with the rigged election of 2020—that they dishonestly described as attempting to overturn the election,” the statement sent by email on Saturday begins.

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Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-lashes-out-at-house-oversight-says-donoghue-note-shows-he-was-protecting-vote-from-them/

[COL Mustard]

1. Orwellian. Truly Orwellian

Down Is Up
Wrong Is Right
Black Is White

So it will be with Partyspeak for a long time to come.

In other news, we have always been at war with Eastasia.

[DanieRains]

16. And Do Not Believe The Evidence Of Your Eyes And Ears

Shall I repeat?

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

44. As Groucho put it so well

[jmowreader]

63. Chico said that, not Groucho

Chico was playing a spy sent in by Ambassador Tarantino of Sylvania to try to destabilize the Freedonian government.

[Grasswire2]

17. Orwell was an optimist, we know now. nt

[Grokenstein]

33. Trumpism is: Struggling through a passage of Orwell and saying

"That so true...ignorance AM strength!! Thanks, George! Me AM strong!"

[RussellCattle]

40. Trump as Orwell but with bad grammar. I think you've nailed it.

[abqtommy]

2. Welcome to the Trumpian Alternative Universe, where up is down and a lie is the truth.

[samnsara]

3. cant we strip him of is 'title'....hes such an embarrassment

[maxsolomon]

43. Never.

His Presidency will be our nation's shame for hundreds of years.

[onethatcares]

53. more like

a shit stain on the underwear of Democracy.

there, I fixed it.

[dweller]

4. He's still referring to himself

As pResident of the US …

Fucker

✌🏻

[oldsoftie]

10. Well, once you've been one you retain the title.

Just as Senators do. All the other Presidents use the moniker as well

[Peregrine Took]

14. I always felt those who come in the "back door" i.e. the EC should not be able

to use the term "President" but must be referred to as "Minority President" indicated he or she was put in office by a minority of the voters and this has to be that title through all history to distinguish them from the people who were duly elected.

[jaxexpat]

46. A marvelous idea.

But seriously. In order to get out of this lie=truth, never-ending loop of stupidity, heads will need to roll. Are we going to have to rehash the civil war? Probably! If so, this time make the deal cut at to Appomattox Court House lethal for the leaders.

The Gym Jordans and Donald Trumps are thumbing their noses at the rule of law and general civility. They've clearly betrayed their oaths of office yet flaunt their crimes with no apparent fear of being held responsible. They do so because they actually think there will be no repercussions from the side that mistrusts the proliferation of military-style weapon and open carry gun ownership or the death penalty or extortionist military funding. Are they betting correctly?

Will people get to vote for someone who wants to actually prosecute this treason? Will Democrats redefine themselves in the eyes of the general public and run candidates who campaign on such commitments? Will we even ever hear such language from progressive candidates? I hear snarking sense an obvious lack of patience from our currently elected. But I'm sure that vague comments about allowing the legal system to carve out some unspoken definition of justice are NOT going to deter these consummate grifters in office. Nor do I think a few weeks in jail for a handful of the worst insurrectionists will cause those most invested to rethink their plans.

[aggiesal]

26. I do prefer ...

Twice Impeached Former pResident or
Twice Impeached Ex-pResident, as his title.

[PSPS]

5. Why are you enlisting DU as trump's twitter replacement?

I'm surprised "mediaite" is even permitted in LBN.

[padah513]

8. Does seem like it at times

[oldsoftie]

11. If the story is factual who cares.

And what dipshit says about the current events on his delusions IS news even if its coming from HIM

[C Moon]

52. Agreed.

[underthematrix]

6. uh huh

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

7. Whatever. Shut Up and Eat.

[oldsoftie]

12. And dont stop eating.........

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. .....and eating....

[bahboo]

9. shit is old...your influence is waning....

just shut the fuck up.....

[Blue Owl]

15. FF45 has been done for almost 9 months now

But has anyone stuck a fork in him yet?

[erronis]

29. That is gross! Can you imaging the stench coming out of that sack-o-shit?

Makes me think of the time I was hiking on a beach in CA and using stones to hop along. One of the stones was soft and let out a gaseous leak - a dead seal. I'll remember that smell forever.

[RussellCattle]

47. Good lord, did that bring back a memory. I was working on a tender in Bristol Bay when....

....we spotted a dead walrus floating in the distance, seabirds landing on it and pecking away at the carcass. We got a choker around it and lifted it up alongside the boat with a crane. We worked for an hour or more cutting it's head off to salvage the tusks. The stink that came off that dead animal was absolutely amazing. We had to take turns at it as you could not stand being close to it for very long. The boat stunk for days afterward, even with the head inside three heavy garbage bags, buried in rock salt in a plastic trash can with the lid sealed up with duct tape. Threw away the rubber gloves and a wood handled knife that could not be cleaned so it it did not still stink.

Please don't tell me about endangered species or wildlife protection. This was all done with documentation and clearance from the Alaskan Department of Wildlife.

[erronis]

49. They say the olfactory senses are closest to the primal brainstem - can't forget the smells.

Your experience is amazing. I'm sure you have lots of tales from your voyages.

[RussellCattle]

54. Thank you for your kind comment on my experiences, they were something at the time and....

....the stories are still fun to tell twenty years later. Your comment about the primal nature of our olfactory senses is absolutely right. I'm told that the fact that some folks with Covid lose their sense of smell is indicative of the serious nature of the virus.

[Botany]

18. ATTN TFG

You are no longer President, as per court filings regarding the 2020 election your team was 1 and 65 and that
1 victory was overturned, and you didn't write that note because you are not smart enough to write like that
although the sentence that begins with, "The American People want, ...." is a real clunker w/ the DJT random
comma drop action.

Go Away!

[essaynnc]

19. Do we know exactly what the incriminating note said??? nt

[dalton99a]

22. Here:

(written by Donoghue on 12/27/20)

[Brother Buzz]

24. Yes

Newly released internal notes show Trump tried to order the Attorney General to "say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen".

'just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen’

[electric_blue68]

20. 🤔 This 😠 note is best read in 'Sarcastic Colbert Trump Voice"

Last edited Sat Jul 31, 2021, 03:08 PM - Edit history (1)

at least that's how I read it. 🤪 😁 👍

[smb]

56. Alternatively...

...like Trump tweets (back when he could tweet), it could be read by Andy Serkis in his Gollum voice or Mark Hamill in his Joker voice.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Same tune, different key

'Rigged ... corrupt ... to make it fair I have to win.'

[Stuart G]

23. Shut Up...means...Shut the F**k Up.....Thank You for Posting This..K and R

...Trump has been told by some to .."Shut Up"

But Donald Trump thinks he knows more than everyone else....

Actually...far less than everyone else......that is why......................................................

.................................Donald Trump Will NOT.... "Shut Up"...............................................................

(much too stupid to know the meaning of those two words )

[Nasruddin]

25. Chief Law Enforcement Officer

Is the President of the US the chief law enforcement officer of the country?

I don't think that's true - is it? Constitution's article II section 3 says president must "take care that laws be faithfully executed" but don't think president has enforcement duty now if ever.

[twodogsbarking]

36. Well stated.

[Rural_Progressive]

39. Obviously you are misunderstanding the whole thing

Article II says that the POTUS is actually Ruler for Ever with Power Over Everything who is Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent.

What will it take to get the little librual people to understand how this whole thing actually was set up to work? Geez.

[aggiesal]

45. President is the head of the Executive Branch ...

which has the law enforcement agencies under its purview.

Responsible for DOJ


DOJ's Org Chart. which contains the FBI, DEA & ...

[yonder]

27. IMO, that statement wasn't written by TFG.

The structure seems too sophisticated though his characteristic outrage terms are there. I think he told someone what to write and then he red-lined it before releasing it.

The released notes from Donaghue are unambiguous. TFG stays true to his foolish self by insisting he meant something else.

[erronis]

30. Yup - agree. He must have some new sychophants (psychophants?) helping.

Can't imagine any real (successful) lawyer wanting to get stiffed by this prick. Maybe Rudy knows some good ones....

[yonder]

38. Psychophants, good one. A prerequisite for hanging with him.

One good thing though - he has basically confirmed the memo is accurate. I can't imagine trying to defend that. Ditto on Rudy and friends.

[NH Ethylene]

57. And in the process concedes that he did indeed write that note.

Which is helpful, just sealing off one potential line of defense.

[ProfessorGAC]

61. Totally Agree

I don't think any of these releases are being written by the loser.
It's just someone writing in his voice, but not his style.
They're written like someone who actually paid attention in college.
We know that wasn't him.

[patphil]

28. Of course a criminal will have a self-serving interpretation of the evidence that proved his guilt.

[AZLD4Candidate]

31. Spaced is warped and time is bendable

[Hugh_Lebowski]

59. That ... is true actually ... it's pretty much why 'gravity' is a thing ;) nt

[Traildogbob]

32. I anxiously await

The day when a headline about “Trump Lashing out” is from the prison newspaper that he is pissed off about prison cheeseberders, hair products from the commissary, how cold staineless steel shitters are to his fat ass, and his phone reception is inadequate for the 45th president of AmurKKKa. And Melonoma and Barron won’t come visit.

[catbyte]

34. So goddamned tiresome.

[ZonkerHarris]

35. Do America a favor and just die in your sleep Donny.

[mountain grammy]

37. Madman.

[IcyPeas]

41. his second paragraph begins with "In fact, it is just the opposite."

this is his m.o. It's always the opposite of what the Dems say. Or the opposite of the truth.

[cilla4progress]

42. Objectively insane.

Who do we think is writing these for him? One of the Millers? Steven or the other guy?

[DallasNE]

48. This Is A Total Deflection From What The Notes Actually Said

Following is from the notes of the acting DAG of a phone call between him, others and Trump on December 27, 2020.
"Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen."

You don't have to prove it, just say it - "the election was corrupt". Once you get the big lie rolling then Trump says he and R Congressmen would take care of the rest. The rest was a riot with light security that would intimidate the R Congressmen into voting to overturn the election in exchange for the riot ending. Trump gave the rioters hours to get the job done but when the riot failed in its objective Trump finally called if off. What we have here is game, set, match. The Republican Senate of then looks terribly foolish for not calling witnesses in the 2nd impeachment because these notes would have become part of the record. McConnell needs to pay a price for his corruption.

[Jimvanhise]

50. TESTIFY!

Then Trump should be eager to testify for the January 6th committee to clear his name! It would be fascinating since Trump rarely agrees to testify under oath about anything.

[turbinetree]

51. The traitor is a asshole....again he went and stood a stage told his fucking loving insurrectionist

assholes that he would lead the charge....just lock this fucker(s) up....

[smb]

55. Huh?

it is time for Congress and others to investigate how such corruption was allowed to take place

Didn't you hear? Speaker Pelosi set up a special commission to do just that. It was in all the papers.

[DallasNE]

58. Holy Guacamole

Trump now claims that 1/6 was actually about protecting the integrity of the election. Sorry if I caused you to choke.
Following is from the notes of the acting DAG of a phone call between him/others and Trump on December 27, 2020.

"Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen."

How in the world can he twist those words into him being the good guy trying to restore the integrity of the 2020 election. At another point Trump blasted those on the phone for not following the internet closely like he does because if they did they would know what he knows.. Earth to Trump, the internet tells you what you want to hear. If you want to hear that the election was corrupt just go to the internet as there is no shortage of material saying that - the only problem is that none of it is based on fact. Indeed it probably written by some 400 pound guy sitting on the edge of his bed somewhere in St. Petersburg. Russia.

[rockfordfile]

60. Trump and some gop members should be locked up

[Marthe48]

62. Don't usually post on a traitor thread

I realized yesterday, that of course traitir and his base think he should still be in the White House. He lost the elction in 2016 by over 3 million votes. Yet, he was still installed in the White House. He lost the 2020 election by more than 7 million votes. But traitor and his base think he won 2016. Why wouldn't they think he won 2020? The U.S. set a really bad example allowing traitor to be installed.

The only other person to become president even though losing the popular vote was Rutherford B. Hayes. He pledged not to run for a 2nd term. He didn't win the popular vote, but he made a good compromise for his country.