Judge calls Donald Trump a 'charlatan' and says 'democracy is in trouble' after trial of January 6 d

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Business Insider

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A federal judge on Thursday called Donald Trump a threat to democracy, accusing the former president of instigating a mob of "weak-minded" followers to attack the US Capitol on January 6, Politico reported.

"I think our democracy is in trouble," US District Judge Reggie Walton said, "because, unfortunately, we have charlatans like our former president who doesn't, in my view, really care about democracy but only about power."

Walton, who was appointed to the DC Circuit by former President George W. Bush, lashed out at Trump after the jury trial of a January 6 insurrectionist.

Dustin Thompson, 38, was convicted of obstructing Congress as it tried to certify President Joe Biden's victory — a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. According to prosecutors, he walked to the US Capitol after Trump implored his supporters to "fight like hell," breaking into the Senate parliamentarian's office and stealing a bottle of liquor.

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[ificandream]

1. A Republican judge criticizing Trump? MAGATS will be up in arms! :)

[COL Mustard]

5. And he's Black

You know what that means....







/s, in case it's needed.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. They'll be screaming "RINO!"

Then they might even say we live in a republic, not a democracy, as if they're completely exclusive. With "Republic" being their code-word for Republican totalitarianism, or perhaps some kind of evangelical Christian theocracy, apparently.

I'm sure that the gullible nitwits are upset about Biden supposedly not winning, but that's what they get for treating every source of information as questionable if it doesn't come from Fox News or some extreme right-wing propagandist on the radio. It's all just a gigantic liberal conspiracy in their f***ed-up minds.

[paleotn]

18. Bush appointee.

Some Republicans do actually value democracy. Strange as that may sound today.

[Blue Owl]

2. More of this!!!

More, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more...

Because it's the goddamned TRUTH!!!

[mobeau69]

3. Now this is good! Appointed to DC circuit by W.

[rsdsharp]

14. Despite what the article says, he has never served on the DC Circuit.

That is one of the 23 Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal. He was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia — a trial court — by George W. Bush. Prior to that, George H W Bush appointed him to the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. This is the DC equivalent to a state trial court.

[bluestarone]

4. I like this, BUT i worry the judge will by blaming TFG, he will

Come out with a lite sentence. (hope i'm wrong)

[bucolic_frolic]

6. 'a mob of "weak-minded" followers'

I used to think they were all narcissists, then I pondered sociopaths. I don't see how we could as a society be raising so many of them. 'Weak-minded' is an accurate description. They hate society, people who are more successful, anyone with any brains. They piss on everything.

[Justice matters.]

9. As long as they will keep getting lied to and indoctrinated by Fux $nooze...

... they will remain weak-minded followers.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. A lot of Americans are miserable.

My coworkers were miserable at a hellish factory that paid minimum wage, years ago in the 80's, when one of them started playing the angry rants of Rush Limbaugh on his portable radio during lunch breaks.

Then I witnessed several of them identifying with the anger, on an emotional level. As more time passed, those coworkers who previously knew almost nothing about politics, American history or just about anything else civics-related... suddenly "knew" the deceptions of Limbaugh as their facts. And Limbaugh constantly reminded them to avoid information from the evil "liberal media", of course, which they tended to do anyway because it wasn't as exciting emotionally to them. Just like they tended to not enjoy school when they were younger.

[PJMcK]

8. Here's a side thought

Thompson, convicted of obstructing Congress, stole a bottle of liquor from the office of the Senate Parliamentarian.

Why would he keep booze in his office? I’d never do that, (wink).

[Lochloosa]

25. Think of the 50 assholes he has to put up with.

I'd have a case of liquor

[PJMcK]

27. Make that two cases!

There are 100 Senators, after all.

(wink)

[YoshidaYui]

11. HEY!!! EVERYBODY SAYS DONALD TRUMP is a bad DUDE ... but NO ONE IS putting him in handcuffs

whats up with that???

[CJW]

12. Woo Hoo!

Got to love US District Judge Reggie Walton! Thank you, Sir

[Rebl2]

13. Hope this

insurrectionist gets the 20 years.

[Mr. Sparkle]

15. Someone get this judgement over to Merrick Garland STAT .

[BootinUp]

16. Judge Walton has a way with words that I like. nt

[cayugafalls]

17. Yay! TFG is called a Bad Guy! Free to walk around another day...smdh.

Quit calling him a bad guy and perp walk the slobfather...

[XacerbatedDem]

20. I would actually pay to see that a-hole do the perp-walk. He needs to go down.

[cayugafalls]

21. The pay per view would set a record...

[XacerbatedDem]

24. LMAO!!!

[ailsagirl]

19. "Charlatan" is putting it mildly

It’s still nice to know this, though!!

[Beausoleil]

22. Charlatan!

Says the guy who was appointed by W.

There's irony for you.

[ailsagirl]

26. Plenty of irony to go around!!!

[BlueWavePsych]

23. Kick