Justice Department says Trump's reinstatement talk could fuel more violence from his supporters

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/politics/justice-department-trump-warning/index.html


(CNN) — The Justice Department said this week that former President Donald Trump's delusional claims that he'll be reinstated to the White House could fuel more political violence from his supporters.

Trump and some of his allies on the right-wing fringe have pushed the ridiculous theory that he could be reinstated as president next month. There is no legal or constitutional mechanism for that to happen, and Trump's claims of a "stolen" 2020 election have been fully debunked.

Federal prosecutors brought up Trump's rhetoric this week in one of the US Capitol riot cases.

The rioter, Marine Corps veteran Alex Harkrider, asked a judge to discontinue his GPS tracking and remove his ankle monitor. The Justice Department opposes this request, saying Trump's rhetoric could inspire Harkrider to become violent in the future. Harkrider has pleaded not guilty.

"Former President Trump continues to make false claims about the election, insinuate that he may be reinstalled in the near future as President without another election, and minimize the violent attack on the Capitol," prosecutors wrote in the filing. "Television networks continue to carry and report on those claims, with some actually giving credence to the false reporting."

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[Stuart G]

1. Kick for visability...Thank You for Posting K and R. Outstanding Post.!!!!

[Rocknation]

2. More violence...as well as more contributions

especially in the wake of his organization's recent court rulings?




rocktivity

[Grins]

3. And by "Television networks..."

…they mean Fox News, OANN, and Newsmax.

[ScratchCat]

4. Violence... how? Where? With who as the target?

Its time to just stop giving this nonsense the time of day. This is a media-concocted story because they just can't let their golden calf Trump go.

Who is going to commit "violence" where? Who are they going to engage in "violence" against? What is this supposed to accomplish? They aren't showing up at the White House or any building in D.C., so where is this supposed to happen? Why would it? What is going to happen as a result? 100 million people are going to beg their Senators and Representatives to somehow get rid of the Constitution and "re-install" a reality show con-man because of this "violence"? The vast majority of Americans aren't even paying attention to this fringe nonsense and Trump never even had the support of a majority of Republican voters.

No, this is a bunch of morons "telling" the "liberal news media" what they want to hear. That's all this is, 100%. And the media is more than willing to go along with it to create a fake story related to Donald Trump.

[Nevilledog]

5. The DOJ is including this language in court filings now arguing against release of Insurrectionists.

So, you're calling the prosecutors morons?

[The Magistrate]

6. What It Is, Sir

Is keeping a weather eye on the possibility of terrorist violence intended to punish the country for failure to reverse the election, and teach it to mend its ways and bow to white-right supremacists.

This is far from impossible, though personally I do not rate it highly probable.

[Bayard]

7. Then, DO something!

Actions speak louder, and all that.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. Well, what do you want them to do?

[Bayard]

9. File sedition charges against trump?

Incitement to riot? I'm not a lawyer, but he is fomenting rebellion. Again.