"For years, three central facets of right-wing politics in the United States — the aggressive online community, the media juggernaut and the leader of the far right — had run at or past the boundaries without issue. Then, over an exceptional 24-hour period, each stumbled. Mackey will be sentenced. Fox will go to trial. Trump will be arraigned."
~@pbump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/01/over-24-hours-rumblings-reckoning-right/

#Trump #FoxNews #DouglassMackey #Accountability #USPolitics #USA

It only took SEVEN YEARS.

Lovely.

Democracy dies while the Justice Department and the lower courts take their time.

Will he appeal? Likely. I can imagine what this SCOTUS would say. "well, it's only a crime if it costs our white guy votes, otherwise it's just free speech/political engagement/his business, you know?"

#DouglassMackey #ElectoralInterference #ElectoralFraud

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/right-wing-twitter-troll-convicted-of-interfering-in-2016-election-through-deceptive-vote-by-text-meme/

Right-wing Twitter #troll #DouglassMackey better known by the handle #RickyVaughn, has been #convicted by a federal jury of interfering in the 2016 #election. #Politics #Justice

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/right-wing-twitter-troll-convicted-of-interfering-in-2016-election-through-deceptive-vote-by-text-meme/

Trolls best buckle up. Justice is about to come down in a deluge ⚖️

Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race 💥

#elections #ElectionInterference #DouglassMackey #Microchip

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-election-interference-2016

‘Alt-right’ #Twitter troll’s election interference #trial postponed after anti-hate watchdog group obtained 'private' emails concerning the defense’s expert witness

Now, Mackey’s expert has withdrawn from the case, and his defense team is scrambling to replace him, his lawyer revealed

#DouglassMackey #RickyVaughn

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/alt-right-twitter-trolls-election-interference-trial-postponed-after-anti-hate-watchdog-obtains-private-emails/

MAGA tears are flowing 😂 😂

Hat tip to @emptywheel :

"Wow! Someone flipped on Douglass Mackey, pled to Ku Klux Klan Act already, has been cooperating in other investigations"

#RickyVaughn #DouglassMackey

Link to court doc 👇👇👇

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.459733/gov.uscourts.nyed.459733.66.0.pdf