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Aug 7, 2019 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
This was an easy and quite forgivable slip-up to have made, given that Trump is a sociopath, and given his rhetoric—among other things, his repeated use of the words “infestation” and “invasion” and his smirking at rallygoers’ cries of “shoot them!”
And Nicolle gave Trump much better than he deserved by apologizing. Trump has never apologized for his racism, or for his thousands of pathological lies on virtually every subject imaginable.
The only time sociopath Trump has ever expessed remorse for anything was for his misogyny on the Access Hollywood tape. But that was ephemeral—within weeks, he was lying about it, claiming the tape was doctored.
Neither Trump nor his defenders have any moral standing to complain about misstatements made about him, especially misstatements made without intent and that are quickly corrected.
“‘By likening people to insects or vermin, even if he considers them criminals, he provides himself license to be an exterminator. We know that story.’”

politico.com/magazine/story…
“Mr. Trump ... complains that unauthorized migrants ‘pour into and infest’ the United States [and] at one point even said he would order troops to open fire on migrants who throw stones. ...
‘Shoot them!’ one man shouted. ... Mr. Trump smiled.”

nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/…
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
projects.thestar.com/donald-trump-f…
washingtonpost.com/graphics/polit…
cnn.com/2017/11/27/pol…
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After reading tonight's order from the Supreme Court and rereading Judge Millett's opinion for the D.C. Circuit, I'm not sure it's possible to overstate how thorough and brutal a defeat this short-lived litigation was for Trump and his allies.
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I wrote about AG Garland's speech yesterday and what it should mean for DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation.
Garland's speech was a call for patience — and a promise of full justice. He explained how massive, complex investigations proceed—from the bottom up, from the small fry to the big fish.
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Hannity's not a journalist. And he certainly wasn't acting as a journalist when he engaged in these communications.
Just as Chris Cuomo had no right to avoid testifying about his advisory communications with his brother's staff, Hannity has no First Amendment or shield law privilege here.
ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
Not even a broad shield law like New York's that probably goes beyond what the 1A provides (a SCOTUS majority never having actually recognized such a journalistic privilege) would help Hannity even if it could be invoked against a congressional subpoena (which it can't).
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"The commentary never quite spells out what the solution was, though. There is a reason for that: A clean solution probably did not exist."
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