US Rep #AndrewClyde wants to use an upcoming #appropriations bill to slash #federal #funding for #Willis, Manhattan DA #AlvinBragg & federal #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith. Each is a top #prosecutor in 1 of the 4 cases #Trump is currently facing.
And U.S. Rep. #MarjorieTaylorGreene is among the #GOP members who urged the House #Judiciary Committee to launch an investigation into how much her office receives in federal $ & whether it has interacted w/ WH ofcls.
(The real #WeaponizationOfGovernment)
#andrewclyde #appropriations #federal #funding #willis #alvinbragg #specialcounsel #jacksmith #prosecutor #trump #marjorietaylorgreene #gop #judiciary #weaponizationofgovernment
Key #Witness Doesn’t Back Up #GOP’s Biggest Allegations on #Bidens
The testimony of #DevonArcher, a #HunterBiden assoc, paints an unflattering portrait of Hunter’s business dealings, but contradicts reports of bribes or material involvement by the president.
#Comer #WeaponizationOfGovernment #HouseRepublicans #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories #Republican #Dysfunction
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/us/politics/biden-devon-archer-testimony.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#witness #gop #bidens #devonarcher #hunterbiden #comer #weaponizationofgovernment #houserepublicans #farright #conspiracytheories #republican #dysfunction
House Speaker #KevinMcCarthy is supporting #GeorgeSantos in his call for #impeachment hearings over #POTUS #JoeBiden for #WeaponizationOfGovernment. 👉 https://www.rawstory.com/amp/santos-called-out-impeachment-2662391846
That tells #Histodons all they need to know about the Trump-tainted #RepublicanParty ! ✅
#KevinMcCarthy #georgesantos #impeachment #potus #JoeBiden #weaponizationofgovernment #histodons #republicanparty
Speaking to the #HouseJudiciaryCommittee, #Wray sounded exasperated at times w/both the criticisms & the premise behind them — that as a Republican appointed by fmr President Donald #Trump, he was nevertheless out to get #Republicans.
#RepublicanIneptitude #ChrisWray #FBI #DOJ #Justice #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Law #PerformancePolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/12/fbi-wray-criticism-trump-hunter/
#housejudiciarycommittee #wray #trump #republicans #republicanineptitude #chriswray #fbi #doj #justice #weaponizationofgovernment #law #performancepolitics
…#Lieu asked #Wray about #RogerStone, #ElliottBroidy, #MichaelCohen, #PaulManafort, #RickGates, & #GeorgePapadopoulos, all of whom were found #guilty of various #crimes in federal court.
Lieu pointed out that all of the advisers were prosecuted by Trump appointees: #BillBarr, #MatthewWhitaker, & #JeffSessions. Wray, who was already leading the #FBI at the time, is also a #TrumpAppointee.
#ChrisWray #DOJ #Justice #HouseJudiciaryCommittee #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Law #PerformancePolitics
#lieu #wray #rogerstone #elliottbroidy #michaelcohen #paulmanafort #rickgates #georgepapadopoulos #guilty #crimes #billbarr #matthewwhitaker #jeffsessions #fbi #trumpappointee #chriswray #doj #justice #housejudiciarycommittee #weaponizationofgovernment #law #performancepolitics
Best quote from today’s hearing:
“It’s not the fault of the #FBI that #Trump surrounded himself with criminals.”
- Rep Ted Lieu
#ChrisWray #DOJ #Justice #HouseJudiciaryCommittee #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Law #PerformancePolitics
https://newrepublic.com/post/174266/dem-congressman-exposes-gops-favorite-fbi-weaponization-talking-point
#fbi #trump #chriswray #doj #justice #housejudiciarycommittee #weaponizationofgovernment #law #performancepolitics
Just 3 examples of Trump explicitly weaponizing government:
https://digbysblog.net/2023/07/08/about-that-weaponization/
#JohnKelly said that his recollection of #Trump’s comments to him was based on notes that he had taken at the time in 2018. #Kelly provided copies of his notes to lawyers for one of the #FBI ofcls, who made the sworn statement public in a court filing.
“President Trump questioned whether investigations by the Internal Revenue Service or other federal agencies should be undertaken into Mr. Strzok &/or Ms. Page,” Kelly said in the statement.
#johnkelly #trump #kelly #fbi #irs #russia #weaponizationofgovernment #abuseofpower
As the field of #misinformation #research has grown more politically contentious, #researchers say that recs reqs, #subpoenas & #lawsuits have become tools of #harassment. The fear of being targeted is profound enough that several researchers spoke on condition they not be named, & one prominent prof asked to be removed from the story entirely, citing his family’s #safety.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #harassment #Intimidation #Education #Censorship #FreeSpeech #Extremism
#misinformation #research #researchers #subpoenas #lawsuits #harassment #safety #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #intimidation #education #censorship #freespeech #extremism
The #Republican-led #House #HomelandSecurity Cmte also has become involved, asking Stanford & the Un of Washington for additional recs.
The deluge of bad info about #disinformation #researchers’ work also has led to a torrent of digital #harassment, #threats & #smears.
Starbird has long been a target of online harassment, but the campaigns have grown brutal.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #harassment #Intimidation #Education #Censorship #FreeSpeech #antivaxxers #Extremism
#republican #house #homelandsecurity #disinformation #researchers #harassment #threats #smears #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #intimidation #education #censorship #freespeech #antivaxxers #extremism
The pressure has forced some #researchers to change their approach or step back, even as #disinformation is rising ahead of the #2024election. As #AI makes deception easier & platforms relax their rules on political #hoaxes, industry vets say they fear that young scholars will avoid studying #misinformation.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #harassment #Intimidation #Repression #Education #Censorship #FreeSpeech #antivaxxers #Extremism
#researchers #disinformation #2024election #ai #hoaxes #misinformation #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #harassment #intimidation #repression #education #censorship #freespeech #antivaxxers #extremism
…Although…the inquiries have yet to score a major #legal win or pass #legislation, the campaign has kept alive the #narrative that #government officials violate the #FirstAmendment’s #FreeSpeech guarantee by working w/a variety of #professors, Twitter & Facebook.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #harassment #Intimidation #Repression #Education #Censorship #FreeSpeech #antivaxxers #Extremism
#legal #legislation #narrative #government #firstamendment #freespeech #professors #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #harassment #intimidation #repression #education #censorship #antivaxxers #extremism
Last wk, #Jordan #threatened #legal action against #Stanford University, home to the #StanfordInternetObservatory, for not complying fully w/his recs requests. The university turned over its scholars’ communications w/gov ofcls & big #SocialMedia platforms but is holding back recs of some #disinformation complaints. Stanford…omitted internal recs, some filed by students: The university is negotiating for limited interviews.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #Education #Extremism
#jordan #threatened #legal #stanford #stanfordinternetobservatory #socialmedia #disinformation #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #education #extremism
#Academics studied falsehoods spread by #Trump. Now the #GOP wants to demonize them.
Rep #JimJordan is demanding emails & meetings w/leading #disinformation #researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, #subpoenas & #lawsuits that academics say have become a means of #harassment.
#GOPLies #WeaponizationOfGovernment #Gaslighting #Intimidation #Repression #Education #Censorship #FreeSpeech #antivaxxers #Extremism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/06/disinformation-researchers-congress-jim-jordan/
#academics #trump #gop #jimjordan #disinformation #researchers #subpoenas #lawsuits #harassment #goplies #weaponizationofgovernment #gaslighting #intimidation #repression #education #censorship #freespeech #antivaxxers #extremism
#Disney’s lawsuit accused #DeSantis of a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power against Disney in retaliation for expressing a political viewpoint.” The campaign, the complaint added, “now threatens Disney’s business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region & violates its constitutional rights.”
#Whitewashing #Censorship #WhiteChristianNationalism #Heterosexism #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #DontSayGay #Florida #education #law #WeaponizationOfGovernment
#disney #desantis #whitewashing #censorship #whitechristiannationalism #heterosexism #whitesupremacy #malesupremacy #dontsaygay #florida #education #law #weaponizationofgovernment
#cartoonist Bill Bramhall #editorialcartoons
#GymJordan #weaponizationofgovernment #gopcorruption #uspol
#Cartoonist #editorialcartoons #GymJordan #weaponizationofgovernment #gopcorruption #uspol
In defense of Trump, #HouseGOP targets #Bragg w/hearing on NY crime
#HouseRepublicans & a parade of #Republican-picked witnesses assailed Manhattan DA #AlvinBragg as being soft on violent crime at a hearing… designed to undercut the prosecutor in pressing charges against… #Trump related to hush money payments to an adult-film actress.
#JimJordan #Obstruction #WeaponizationOfGovernment #BS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/17/house-republicans-jordan-bragg-manhattan-crime/
#housegop #bragg #houserepublicans #republican #alvinbragg #trump #jimjordan #obstruction #weaponizationofgovernment #bs
I tried to watch the #HouseCommitteeHearing on the #WeaponizationofGovernment and it’s a clown show. #Tulsi Gabbard and Jonathan #Turley have testified. 😂
#housecommitteehearing #weaponizationofgovernment #tulsi #turley