@PDFlynn
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Fascists start by taking over elections, police/military, media and courts.

If you have those, it doesn't matter if people have guns.

@TCatInReality
Sad.๐Ÿ˜ข

@PDFlynn
Take a look at that picture again

The books don't care what's happening. The real danger is the five stormtroopers showing:
1) they can do as they please and
2) what kind of ideas will get you in trouble

That's why fascists proudly show these displays of power.

@PDFlynn
Also why accountability is soooo critical - early, consistently and powerfully.

Stunning Merrick Garland does not seem to grasp that.

@TCatInReality @PDFlynn
The 6 seditious conspiracy convictions with more on the way says he does.
Rushing to bring charges lacking the requisite beyond a reasonable doubt evidence invariably leads to acquittal, a far worse outcome than a later than one might like conviction.

@joeinwynnewood @PDFlynn
There are lots of other crimes that Trump gets a free pass on.

Top of my list, the DOJ got the conviction of Michael Cohen in 2018 for a crime which the pleading said was "at the direction and for the benefit of Individual 1 (Trump)".

If there was enough to indict Cohen, there should be enough to indict Trump.

@TCatInReality @PDFlynn
A pass or a lack of sufficient evidence to secure a conviction?

Unless we're in the room with DOJ, and we're not, we don't know which.

We shall see about the hush payment as the Manhattan DA is running the evidence by a grand jury now.

The Manhattan Trump Criminal Investigation: The Saga of Mark Pomerantz & Alvin Bragg - Teri Kanefield

Former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who quit the Manhattan DAโ€™s office last year in a huff over how the newly elected District Attorney Alvin Bragg was conducting the Trump criminal investigation, has written a tell-all book. A timeline will lay out the progress of the investigation and offer a context for the Pomerantz-Bragg saga: August 2019: โ€ฆ The Manhattan Trump Criminal Investigation: The Saga of Mark Pomerantz & Alvin Bragg Read More ยป

Teri Kanefield
@joeinwynnewood @TCatInReality Oh yes, Teri is quite good. I mean, I don't doubt T will face criminal charges for some of this. And Garland, y'know, has been getting lots of criticism from the public and the press and, in a way, it's probably undeserved. But, in another sense, I'm not so sure it's not a bad to keep up the public pressure on this.You could argue that the AG really doesn't care at all about public opinion. But still, continuing to keep up the pressure, IMO, is a worthwhile endeavor, particularly in the press. You just cannot overstate the importance to this country's future that T be held accountable for his crimes. A message must be sent to the MAGA movement that any attempts to overthrow our Democracy by force is not acceptable and never will be.
@PDFlynn @joeinwynnewood @TCatInReality Beyond trump crimes as president, I have seen just how much rich criminals get away with. Bribery, extortion, fraud, tax evasion. Trump did it all and he is not the only one. If you have enough money you get away with it, or at most you pay in civil court.