Meadows is really up shit creek

[malaise]

I smell serious charges beyond contempt -he was a major participant in the coup,

[PJMcK]

1. I hope Trump is right behind him (n/t)

[MyOwnPeace]

4. The way I see it.....

Meadows has been 'right behind TFG", just like Gaetz, Graham, Cruz, and all of his other A$$-kissing cronies.....

[karynnj]

20. Yep, my concern is that TOO MANY, too powerful Republicans were

All guilty. I suspect that the reason so few Republicans (seriously - just Cheney, Kinzinger and a few others?) are willing to seriously look for the truth and agree to charge ANYONE involved is that it may have involved a huge part of their Congressional membership and would destroy the party. Consider that viewing the power point was done by many top Republicans. Consider the number who voted against Joe Biden's electors even AFTER the disgraceful attempt at a coup.

[Progressive Jones]

39. I'm down with anything that destroys the GOP, especially the truth. nt

[malaise]

5. Yep

He’s going down

[wnylib]

46. Have you read Peril?

Woodward and Costa say that Milley was trying to form an insider group to protect the country from the abuse of power and attempted coup that he feared might happen. In the book they say that Milley did not trust Meadows and suspected that Meadows might be sympathetic to whatever Trump and his group were planning.

Turns out that Milley was more right than he realized.

[spanone]

2. commander don's right hand man.

It doesn't get any closer to the don than his chief of staff.

[malaise]

7. Lock them up!

[spanone]

17. Amen, Lock. Their. Asses. Up.

[LymphocyteLover]

3. My thinking exactly-- he was neck deep in the treasonous muck

[TheBlackAdder]

58. I'm getting flashbacks of Bridgegate. If there just a slight tie to Trump, he'll deny it

.

Christie appears to pretend he doesn't know what happened, even though the one lady sat nearby to him and all involved were friends. Christie denied and the others fried. Meadows might be the point to received all the calls and Trump will claim he held everything back. Just a hunch.

.

[LymphocyteLover]

60. Good point... I was sprprised that Christie never got in any real trouble for that episode though

his poll numbers died.

I suppose Meadows may take the fall for Trump, to keep him out of jail.

[SoCalDavidS]

6. LOL

[CanonRay]

8. I'll believe it when I see it.

The big shots get away with everything. I have zero confidence in our "justice" system

[Celerity]

22. +1

[Doremus]

55. +2

[Dorian Gray]

9. Nobody's handing him a paddle....

hope he loses some sleep tonight.

[Tickle]

10. I'm still waiting

for Oliver North to go to jail for Iran Contra Affair

[DeeNice]

13. He got to be a right wing hero instead.

And quite probably helped lay the groundwork for the current zeitgeist. The gaslighting does go a lot further back, but it got traction in the Reagan years.

[Progressive Jones]

40. Don't get me started on that piece of reaganoid trash... nt

[2naSalit]

11. ...

Yeah!

[Silent3]

12. When I'm convinced the creek exists for these people...

...I'll get more excited.

[lame54]

21. It's there but...

They all own hovercrafts

[mn9driver]

14. Some of Nixon's stooges went to jail, briefly.

That was the last time I recall ever seeing any kind of accountability for criminal behavior in office.

I won’t be holding my breath. The system shows every sign of being broken.

[malaise]

16. Nicolle Wallace just agreed with me n/t

[NYC Liberal]

44. And Ford set the precedent that the president IS above the law.

We'd better hope Trump is convicted in a state court, like New York, because the next GQP president will absolutely pardon him if he is every convicted on federal charges.

[maxsolomon]

15. Like Conspiracy? Sedition?

You need a DOJ who'll pursue those charges, and so far they've demurred.

[sarcasmo]

18. Sing little birdie, sing.

[EarthFirst]

19. They're boiling the noodles now...

I foresee a few lashes al dente being doled out.

[CentralMass]

23. I fear another "Fitzmas" that wasn't.

[triron]

24. Trump and his band of criminals tried to overthrow the government.

What higher crime is there? They should all be executed.
If DOJ does nothing it has handed the government to traitors.

[malaise]

25. You are correct

And I expect DOJ to deliver severe punishment.

[triron]

27. Hope you are right.

[Fiendish Thingy]

28. Go read the constitution for the legal definition of treason.

Nobody, not even the Rosenbergs, has been convicted of treason since WWII.

Even a charge of sedition is extremely difficult to convict (look up DOJ’s record on prosecuting sedition).

Obstruction of a Govt. Proceeding, which Carries the same max. Sentence (20 years) as sedition, along with Conspiracy to defraud the government, and possibly Insurrection, appear to be the most serious charges likely to be filed against the insurrectionists and those who incited them.

[gab13by13]

36. Yes, you nailed it,

the charge of obstructing a government proceeding came in sentencing of a 1/6 traitor by a Trump appointed judge. Oh, the irony. Now, I ask Merrick Garland to read this Trump appointed judge's opinion and get to charging traitors with it. Enough of these trespassing charges.

I can't wait for the select committee to meet tonight, it damned well better be televised. I hear they are going to do more than just vote to charge Meadows with failure to honor a subpoena.

Someone better cover it live.

[Fiendish Thingy]

53. The DOJ *did* bring the obstruction charges for those who showed intent to obstruct.

Those charged with simple trespass had no evidence showing they had intent to obstruct, but many cooperated (in addition to pleading guilty to trespass charges) by sharing their photos and video that provided evidence against those who did show intent.

If DOJ had charged the trespassers with obstruction and taken them to trial they 1) likely wouldn’t have gotten convictions, and 2) wouldn’t have gotten the evidence to convict the actual obstructors.

[monkeyman1]

31. that should be mandated , more than c-19 !!

I'D like to see a Nuremberg style court for TFG treason act of against U.S. !!!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

57. I think

They should be executed because if they aren't locked up and die in jail
They will just regroup and they'll try again.

[Fiendish Thingy]

26. I'm hoping that the testimony of Pence's COS Marc Short will be the final nail in the coffin

Short could potentially be the John Dean of the January 6 investigation.

[malaise]

30. I hope Pence himself is singing

[Fiendish Thingy]

32. Would be nice, but so far no indication he is. Nt

[Mr.Bill]

41. I don't think Trump ever liked or trusted Pence very much.

I think Pence was not very much in the loop.

[wnylib]

54. Trump's narcissism and paranoia

could never tolerate having a real second in command. He had to have a vanilla character like Pence to fill the title and stay in the shadows.

[Poiuyt]

47. Has Pence even been asked to appear?

[malaise]

49. That is very very interesting isn't it

[gab13by13]

29. How many GQPers in Congress

knew about the power point document and did nothing, which makes them accomplices.

[malaise]

34. Truth will out

soon and very soon

[Historic NY]

33. If he walks and smell like a duck, he is fucked....

Who the hell does a power point? I use them for history photo displays, not coups.

[malaise]

35. LOL

Left a nice duck trail!

[gab13by13]

37. At last count there were 3 of them,

[Mr. Ected]

38. I would almost - ALMOST - allow all of them to walk

If DJT was held to account for his actions from 2016 to date. Every single crime adjudicated and every single sentence applied.

Yeah, that would certainly soothe the soul.

[malaise]

42. I'm greedy

I want some of the other organizers

[Mr. Ected]

45. Isolate it to the Top Ten + DJT and make their trials public 24/7

And you have yourself a deal, malaise!

[malaise]

48. Oh Yes!

I’d love that!

[Traildogbob]

43. The district that keeps on giving

North Carolina 11th. Meadows and now Cawthorn. So proud. (No sarcasm symbol strong enough)

[Kid Berwyn]

50. A plot to overthrow the Constitution.

That makes the plotters to be traitors.

Can’t wait to hear the “complete story” and to learn their identities.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

51. For this thread

Link to tweet

[malaise]

52. THIS

And Meadows was right in the thick of things

[traitorsgalore]

56. I'm glad the media is making his treason public, even if "Justice" dept does nothing

Everyone knows we don't have justice in the U.S., but at least sometimes we get to see some evidence.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

59. Feel the Heat Meadows

Link to tweet

[malaise]

61. My guess isrhat he's feeling

the heat.

[Texaswitchy]

62. I think most of the Republicans were involved.

I just hope we survive without a lot of bloodshed.

We were lucky on the 1/6.

Next time we might not.

[malaise]

63. You will survive once there are

Serious consequences

[Texaswitchy]

64. Yeah

Serious consequences.

I hope this will happen.

If not the Republicans will steal the midterms.

They are working on it now.