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Rhiannon12866
Rhiannon12866's Journal
Rhiannon12866's Journal
August 30, 2022
Rachel Maddow remarks on the unlikelihood of turning something as benign as the National Archives into a villain, and rounds up the litany of public service agencies, from the FBI to local election workers, that have drawn the ire of Donald Trump and incurred threats of violence from his supporters, noting the deleterious effect of such threats on democracy in the United States. - Aired on 8/29/2022.
Public Service Agencies, Large And Small, Chilled By Violent Threats From Trump Supporters - TRMS
Rachel Maddow remarks on the unlikelihood of turning something as benign as the National Archives into a villain, and rounds up the litany of public service agencies, from the FBI to local election workers, that have drawn the ire of Donald Trump and incurred threats of violence from his supporters, noting the deleterious effect of such threats on democracy in the United States. - Aired on 8/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
The families in Uvalde are powerfully leading the way to ensure that what happened to their kids never happens to another child.
We are fighting alongside them — to demand full accountability and to ensure that Texas finally takes commonsense steps to end gun violence.
Join our people-powered campaign for the future of Texas: https://betofortexas.com/
The families in Uvalde are leading the way - Beto O'Rourke
The families in Uvalde are powerfully leading the way to ensure that what happened to their kids never happens to another child.
We are fighting alongside them — to demand full accountability and to ensure that Texas finally takes commonsense steps to end gun violence.
Join our people-powered campaign for the future of Texas: https://betofortexas.com/
August 30, 2022
Rhode Island Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the legal jeopardy Trump faces over the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida involving classified documents. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Sen. Whitehouse Condemns $1.6B Right Wing Dark Money Donation - The Last Word - MSNBC
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell after a right-wing group receives a record $1.6 billion donation to boost conservative causes. Leonard Leo, who Sen. Whitehouse says we can thank for a Supreme Court we can “no longer trust,” now runs the group. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Trump Really Needs 'Better Lawyers' - The Last Word - MSNBC (2 videos)
Rhode Island Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the legal jeopardy Trump faces over the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida involving classified documents. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Sen. Whitehouse Condemns $1.6B Right Wing Dark Money Donation - The Last Word - MSNBC
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell after a right-wing group receives a record $1.6 billion donation to boost conservative causes. Leonard Leo, who Sen. Whitehouse says we can thank for a Supreme Court we can “no longer trust,” now runs the group. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell condemns Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that if Donald Trump is indicted for the trove of classified documents he held at his Florida home, there would be “riots in the street.” - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Lawrence O'Donnell: Sen. Graham Hits Rock Bottom With 'Riots' Threat Over Trump - The Last Word MSNBC
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell condemns Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that if Donald Trump is indicted for the trove of classified documents he held at his Florida home, there would be “riots in the street.” - Aired on 08/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
The DOJ has requested and the Federal Court in the Southern District of Florida has granted its requests to file a 40 page motion responding to Trump’s “Motion for Judicial Oversight and Other Relief.” Trump and his legal team just walked into what will likely be a massive legal takedown of epic proportions! - Meidas Touch.
BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS DOJ REQUEST to file 40-page response to Trump Mar-a-Lago Motion - MT
The DOJ has requested and the Federal Court in the Southern District of Florida has granted its requests to file a 40 page motion responding to Trump’s “Motion for Judicial Oversight and Other Relief.” Trump and his legal team just walked into what will likely be a massive legal takedown of epic proportions! - Meidas Touch.
August 30, 2022
Lindsey Graham is showing that the politics of violence may rear its head again. Graham says if Donald Trump is indicted, Republicans will riot in the streets. We note that this is quite a contrast to pivotal moments in history when non-violence prevailed. Historian Michael Beschloss joins The ReidOut to discuss. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Graham's Riot Comments 'Like Race-Baiter From The '20s' Says Historian - The ReidOut - MSNBC
Lindsey Graham is showing that the politics of violence may rear its head again. Graham says if Donald Trump is indicted, Republicans will riot in the streets. We note that this is quite a contrast to pivotal moments in history when non-violence prevailed. Historian Michael Beschloss joins The ReidOut to discuss. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
Fox News contributor Sean Duffy is the latest Republican to claim that it was totally ok for Donald Trump to take classified documents and that he "has the authority" to declassify anything he wants at any time. Not only is that not true, but Republicans like Duffy have been absolutely twisting themselves into knots to alter reality and make it seem like Trump didn't break the law. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.
Republicans Twist Themselves Into Knots To Justify Trump's Potential Crimes - Ring of Fire
Fox News contributor Sean Duffy is the latest Republican to claim that it was totally ok for Donald Trump to take classified documents and that he "has the authority" to declassify anything he wants at any time. Not only is that not true, but Republicans like Duffy have been absolutely twisting themselves into knots to alter reality and make it seem like Trump didn't break the law. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.
August 30, 2022
We still do not know what Donald Trump was doing with the classified and other sensitive U.S. documents he had at Mar-a-Lago and who had access to them. Not once has Trump explained why those documents were being kept at his not-at all-secure golf resort. Joy Reid and her panel, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner and former intelligence officer Naveed Jamali, discuss what usually happens when American citizens mishandle classified and sensitive materials, even briefly. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Trump Still Hasn't Revealed Why He Had Documents At Mar-a-Lago - The ReidOut - MSNBC
We still do not know what Donald Trump was doing with the classified and other sensitive U.S. documents he had at Mar-a-Lago and who had access to them. Not once has Trump explained why those documents were being kept at his not-at all-secure golf resort. Joy Reid and her panel, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner and former intelligence officer Naveed Jamali, discuss what usually happens when American citizens mishandle classified and sensitive materials, even briefly. - Aired on 08/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
Trump blasts the DOJ and FBI after the redacted home search affidavit is unsealed. DOJ veteran Neal Katyal joins MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber on the investigation and Trump’s legal peril. Katyal says the “events of the last three weeks demonstrate the risk of not bringing prosecution” adding “Federal criminal indictment is very, very hard for Donald Trump to avoid.” Katyal says the affidavit “paints a damning picture of Former President Trump,” who appears to be “thumbing his nose at the DOJ.” - The Beat - MSNBC - Aired on 08/29/2022.
Trump Will Be Indicted: DOJ Vet Says Donald Can't Escape After Stealing, Lying And Stonewalling
Trump blasts the DOJ and FBI after the redacted home search affidavit is unsealed. DOJ veteran Neal Katyal joins MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber on the investigation and Trump’s legal peril. Katyal says the “events of the last three weeks demonstrate the risk of not bringing prosecution” adding “Federal criminal indictment is very, very hard for Donald Trump to avoid.” Katyal says the affidavit “paints a damning picture of Former President Trump,” who appears to be “thumbing his nose at the DOJ.” - The Beat - MSNBC - Aired on 08/29/2022.
August 30, 2022
Chris Hayes on Trump and his allies rerunning the Jan. 6 playbook to menace Mar-a-Lago investigators: "That is the path we are going towards again with the rhetoric of people like Lindsey Graham going on national television and threatening a riot." - Aired on 08/29/2022.
With No Excuses Left, Trumpworld Turns To Threatening Violence Amid Docs Probe - All In - MSNBC
Chris Hayes on Trump and his allies rerunning the Jan. 6 playbook to menace Mar-a-Lago investigators: "That is the path we are going towards again with the rhetoric of people like Lindsey Graham going on national television and threatening a riot." - Aired on 08/29/2022.
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