The most embarrassing part of Trump's response to the House subpoena

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Trump finally responded to the House committee subpoena this morning. It was exactly what you'd expect, but one section of it stood out as both exceptionally revealing and exceptionally embarrassing.

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Analysis | The most embarrassing part of Trump’s response to the House subpoena
A lengthy document filled with the standard diatribes reaches a new level with his inclusion of ludicrous "fraud evidence."
9:45 AM · Oct 14, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/14/trump-jan-6-subpoena-response/

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Donald Trump’s response to the imminent subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was exactly what you would have expected.
The word “hoax” appears twice, as does “radical left.” (Or, actually, “Radical Left,” employing Trump’s idiosyncratic capitalization standards.) “Russia” is included four times. “Unselect” — Trump’s weak attempt to rebrand the committee — three times. “Illegal” five times.

But the champion is “fraud,” which appears 10 times. This is Trump’s trump card: that the evidence of fraud is so obvious and widespread that it, not the violent assault on the Capitol, should have been the focus of investigation.

“You have not gone after the people that created the Fraud, but rather great American Patriots who questioned it, as is their Constitutional right,” the letter reads. “These people have had their lives ruined as your Committee sits back and basks in the glow” — so mixed a metaphor that it actually causes you to stop and consider it. What, exactly, is glowing?

What hinders Trump’s response, of course, is that there was no rampant fraud in the 2020 election. This is by now so concretely established — following nearly two years of desperate digging and countless tennis matches of debunking and rebunking — that it barely merits lengthy examination. If you’re curious, here’s my standing summary of the lack of evidence of fraud. If, by now, you refuse to accept that reality, that’s a function of your own choices, not of reality itself.

*snip*

[hibbing]

1. Radical Left always makes me roll my eyes, if only n/t

[catrose]

2. Makes me wish Diego Rivera and friends were alive.

[Paper Roses]

5. I'm so sick of hearing the term "Radical Left".

How some supposedly intelligent people can follow this crook is beyond me. To label anyone who does not follow this moron as Radical is beyond my comprehension.
That includes my family in Florida who swear by every word from Fox News.

It also includes townspeople here who constantly disparage any comments from those of us don't follow the R's BS. What I don't understand is why the Democrats in my town are quiet and the followers of the Repub's spew derogatory comments.

If I chime in, I'm chewed to bits by tRump followers. I've given up on any thoughts of a reply. I'm depressed enough without arguing with these idiots.

[SergeStorms]

11. We're "radical" because we....

believe everyone should be treated equally.

believe everyone should be treated fairly.

believe we shouldn't fowl our own nest.

Feel free to add your own. I have to answer the doorbell.

[soldierant]

38. Because we want to make our nation better from the roots up.

(Not from the top down0

("radic'" means root.)

[mahina]

43. ⬆️

✅♥️🌸

[wnylib]

13. The use of Radical Left began in Bush Jr's reign.

I was on a Yahoo political message board for several years after the SC appointment of Bush as president. There was a spectrum of political views on that board, from far right Bush supporters to moderates and liberals.

The Bush supporters called everyone leftist radicals and communists if they were to the left of Bush, even the moderate conservatives.

[Wounded Bear]

15. "Radical Left" is projection, designed to divert attention from how radical the Right has become...n

[WestMichRad]

29. THIS

…exactly correct!

[WyLoochka]

37. SPOT ON n/t

[Warpy]

23. Oh, there's a radical left out there

The problem is that they're more intelligent than the reactionary far right and realize they'd most likely make at least a big a botch of things as other radical movements have in the past.

There is nothing like self reflection to destroy ambition.

[jaxexpat]

47. That is a very astute observation, muchos thank you.

I had nearly resigned myself to a day of contemplative morosity when you came along. I especially like the pentameter of your "a big a botch of" phrase. Chef Boiardi lives on in poetic political commentary.

[jalan48]

34. Radical Left believes in income redistribution and that scares the people who have the money.

[dchill]

40. And that's the whole basis of Conservatism.

[Lonestarblue]

44. The Democratic Party has moved so far to the right that Eisenhower would be a Democrat today.

Even our far left isn’t very radical. What is radical about wanting all US citizens to have access to affordable healthcare or to make a living wage? That’s what Republicans call radical these days when every other developed nation without our resources and wealth already provide those things without question.

The Republican Party has moved so far to the right that they have no real policies for actual governing left. Their only policy is to always make the lives of very rich people better—cut their taxes, cut all business regulations, let the wealthy make all governing decisions. They’re more libertarian today traditional Republican, except for religion. On that, they’re more 1500s era superstitions and fear of witches. Today’s “witches” are women who want to make their own decisions and LGBTQ who dare to exist. They’d like to burn them all at the stake.

[NullTuples]

3. Does any of his blather matter in a legal sense?

[wnylib]

18. No, not at all. But he doesn't care about legalities

He just wants to keep his followers believing his lies so that they will support his next coup attempt.

[Warpy]

24. He's playing to a crowd of total morons

It doesn't have to make sense. They just have to hear occasional buzzwords, slogans and catch phrases ("radical left&quot and they think they agree with him because they recognize a few familiar terms in the rest of the word salad.

[soldierant]

39. It might possibly if he could be induced to say it under oath.

But, even as mouthy as he is, that seems unlikely.

[NullTuples]

41. Seems like with the right goading or flattering he just might open up...

I predict if he goes on for more than a few sentences, he'll ramble and lose the plot within the first five minutes.

[lame54]

4. Rebunked?

[machoneman]

8. Yeah, rebunked. Like when the camp counselor moves you to a different bunk due to fighting.

Hah, LOL and I just had to do it!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. I thought it was a nice coinage (new to me) after "debunked". Playing with language. . . nt

[euphorb]

6. Embarrassing, indeed. But I thought even more embarrassing was . . .

. . . his childish complaint that the Committee failed to acknowledge the huge size of the crowd at the ellipse rally. He even attached several photos to the letter showing the crowd size. He feels massively slighted that the size of the crowd was ignored by the Committee. I can't fathom his intense concern with crowd size.

[Eyeball_Kid]

9. He wants to convey to the public that he's still powerful and relevant. n/t

[machoneman]

10. I can't fathom his intense concern with crowd size. Easy answer? His tiny penis.

[SergeStorms]

12. He obviously has a "size" fixation.

Thinking with his tiny brain, flailing his tiny hands in the air.......you can imagine the rest. 😉

[calimary]

22. I've always suspected that.

[newdayneeded]

21. I agree, these are not words of a sane man.

This is Ed Gein, not being mad about being found guilty, but that the judge didn't acknowledge the quality and time put into the lamp shades.

[Skittles]

7. the response is pandering to MAGAts

as usual, it sounds like desperate gibberish to anyone with critical thinking skills

[sop]

16. Trump's constant bullshit, election fraud lies and gaslighting induce a state of helplessness.

Like a deranged parrot, he repeats the same nonsense over and over again; there's little anyone can say or do to make Trump acknowledge reality. Maybe he'll be able to convince fellow inmates of his innocence?

[Septua]

17. 14 page response that never mentioned...

..the objective of the Committee's investigation.

[gratuitous]

19. You know who didn't have to pay $25 million to get out of a lawsuit for fraud?

Every member of the January 6 committee.

[twodogsbarking]

20. He has convinced himself and millions of others. WTFF

[dalton99a]

25. The traitor's letter:

https://cdn.nucleusfiles.com/27/27b7896f-01c5-4609-93c7-742e5cb22e96/830-am-final-january-6th-committee-letter14446.pdf



...

[niyad]

26. Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**.

[Abigail_Adams]

48. If only . . .

I don't have the stomach to read the whole thing but read that he said he would only testify if it was on live TV. As if he sets the conditions of giving testimony. He just wants to grandstand even more to his followers.

[Cha]

27. SHUTheFUCKUP you Stupid Russian

Domestic Terrorist TRAITOR.

Haha you got a Subpoena & your big Punchable face ain't gonna get you out of it.

[Blue Owl]

33. Let's have Nancy go to town on this squealing swine

[Cha]

36. lol.. Nancy will Go Down in History

& Herstory as the one who said it OUTLOUD & Didn't care who Heard her.

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Le Punch!

I bet she's a World HEROINE!

[electric_blue68]

50. 😂 TY! 👍

[piddyprints]

28. I think the most embarrassing part

Is that he’s still breathing. Can you imagine living your life as such a pitiful piece to trash?

[LymphocyteLover]

30. most embarrassing IMO is anyone who takes him seriously in any way

[onecaliberal]

31. the bloated tick and his extremists are going to find out what we think of his lies very soon.

dump is a loser, and he's going to lose more.

[Blue Owl]

32. Donald tRump: The National Embarrassment

[debm55]

35. You beat me to it.

And we are to supposed to believe he wrote a 14 page response? Was it in crayon or Sharpie?

[Martin Eden]

42. Exposed as a LIAR, his response is to double down on the LIES

To date, he has spewed LIE after LIE after LIE with impunity.

But the Jan 6 Committee has exposed not only his LIES, but the HIGH CRIMES this would be dictator committed based on his repeated LIES about the non-existent election fraud.

Doubling down on the LIES is fodder fir his base, but it is WORTHLESS as a LEGAL DEFENSE against the indictments that are coming.

If he LIES UNDER OATH, perjury will be added to the list.

[Emile]

45. The only fraud I saw was Donald Trump.

[dupagelib]

46. His Daddy was right.

Mary Trump remembers tfg being constantly called a loser by his father. Give Dad credit, he was right.

[Ohioboy]

49. This ridiculous letter only proves that Trump formulated a motive for his crimes

Notice how he never disputes what he did, but explains why he did it. All he does is reinforce the motive.

Sorry, but staging a coup is still against the law, no matter how you think you might be justified. This letter is that of a criminal telling us why he did what he did.