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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,767 posts) Mon Sep 6, 2021, 09:01 PM Sep 2021

11 Republican Representatives Join McCarthy's Obstruction of Congress: Welcome The New Dirty Dozen

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11 Republican Representatives Join McCarthy's Obstruction of Congress: Welcome The New Dirty Dozen (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP

Probably just afraid of the optics otherwise. grumpyduck Sep 2021 #1

What I fail to understand is . . . markpkessinger Sep 2021 #2

Also this: Consciousness of Guilt (legal term) Danascot Sep 2021 #3

Good point! I never thought of that. eom Maraya1969 Sep 2021 #4

grumpyduck

(6,225 posts)

1. Probably just afraid of the optics otherwise.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 09:17 PM

Sep 2021

Assholes.

markpkessinger

(8,392 posts)

2. What I fail to understand is . . .

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 09:21 PM

Sep 2021

. . . How is it that McCarthy, along with these other 11 Republicans are not immediately being charged with witness tampering and/or obstruction of justice? Where the hell is the Justice Department on this?

Danascot

(4,690 posts)

3. Also this: Consciousness of Guilt (legal term)

Reply to markpkessinger (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 09:37 PM

Sep 2021

Evidentiary rules allow a prosecutor to introduce testimony that tends to show that the defendants actions prove he knew he was guilty (at least of something). This is sometimes referred to as “consciousness of guilt”.

Maraya1969

(22,464 posts)

4. Good point! I never thought of that. eom

Reply to markpkessinger (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 09:39 PM

Sep 2021

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