There are literally dozens of US Capitol Insurrection cases (SO FAR) in which defendants mention.. or appear to threaten.. Nancy Pelosi. Per my review of case filings
THREAD: Let's go through just *some* of them
There's Richard Barnett who was accused of leaving a vulgar note for Pelosi, putting feet on desk in her office suite and taking her mail
Charging documents say Oliver Sarko of Ohio has video from Jan 6 saying, "Bring out Pelosi"
Leonard Ridge of Pennsylvania is accused of saying "America First B***h" upon entering Capitol and using Snapchat to say he raided Nancy Pelosi's office
Richard Harris of Florida is accused of picking up phone in Capitol and saying, "“Can I speak to Pelosi? We’re coming b*** ."
Feds allege Audrey Southard-Rumsey also said "Tell Pelosi we are coming for that b**" before shoving police sgt & pushing him into door w/ flagpole ("felt like he was being trampled")
There's the man accused of taking Pelosi office lectern
And... the woman who was accused of taking a computer from the Pelosi office suite
Oh.. and there's Hunter Palm. Feds say Palm looked at open computer on table in Pelosi offices and said "Who's good at hacking?"
And there are the other cases in which there are allegations of striking, ugly misogynistic language against a female officeholder.
It's a thread connecting so many of these cases
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FLASH: Justice Dept confirms it is establishing $1.776 billion fund "for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress"
Fund will have five members and "issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants"
Justice Dept defends $1.776 billion fund by saying, "There is legal precedent for such a Fund, most notably the Keepseagle case where the Obama Admin. created a $760 million fund to redress various claims alleging racism against the federal government over a period of decades"
And there it is:
About $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded pot of $$
Justice Dept says, "Fund will consist of a Commission of five members appointed by the Attorney General. One Member will be chosen in consultation with congressional leadership. The President can remove any member"
MORE: 93 members of the US House are seeking to make a filing in the Trump $10 billion lawsuit against his I.R.S.
They've hired former Democratic Attorney General of New Jersey Matthew Platkin to represent them
Congress has been BLASTING this Trump lawsuit
MORE: A blistering court filing has just been submitted in Florida by 93 Democratic Members of Congress opposing Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own I.R.S.
In part the filing says, "10 billion could fully fund almost the entire annual budget for federal child welfare spending or the National Cancer Institute for a year. Or it could be used to purchase childcare for a million young families. Instead of serving these worthy purposes, the President instead asks this Court to allow him to use collusive litigation to force the American people to put that money into his pockets, and the pockets of his family and friends"
ALERT: Group of former Justice Dept employees, w/ Washington Litigation Group, files emergency suit to HALT Trump's re-painting of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Suit: "The grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design. It was the design"
LAWSUIT challenging Trump's repainting of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blasts Trump's gaudy reimaging:
"The 1999 National Park Service Cultural Landscape Report for the Lincoln Memorial Grounds specifically identifies the dark-tiled basin as a character-defining feature of the historic landscape, noting that 'the dark color of the tile created the illusion of greater depth and a more profound reflection"
(MORE) Suit challenging Trump changes to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool:
"Defendants engaged a swimming pool contractor to resurface the Reflecting Pool.. a vivid blue coating.. Shockingly, Defendants started altering the historic character of the Reflecting Pool without following Congressionally mandatory procedures"
"All of this may be standard fare for a social media post. But in a federal court filing, it is neither appropriate nor permitted"
Historic group challenging Trump's Ballroom unleashes fiery court filing
They unequivocally accuse Justice Dept of making false claims
(MORE)
Group challenging Trump ballroom:
"Defendants claim that the National Trust was 'shown detailed plans and specifications of this knitted, unified, & cohesive structure by Top Officers and Leaders in both the Military and Secret Service.' This statement is false: The National Trust has never been shown non-public plans"
Historic preservation group suing over Trump ballroom also argues:
"The Defendants claim that the National Trust was “asked by the United States Military not to bring this suit because of the Top Secret nature of the important facility being built. This statement is false: The military did not request that the National Trust not file this suit."
STAND BY: Court hearing is imminent here in DC, as plaintiffs seek judge's order to block Trump Admin. from seizing, closing and razing the East Potomac public golf course in DC
Plaintiffs: "Trust is no longer an option. As it did with the East Wing, the administration has chosen arbitrariness over abiding by the law"
Judge Ana Reyes will oversee this hearing
Plaintiff (DC Preservation League) has filed this 17-page request for court to intervene, arguing Trump Admin intends to "transform East Potomac Park into an unrecognizable venue bearing no resemblance to its historic design and replete with features that will significantly affect the quality of the human environment"
Trump Admin has just filed this brief 5-page argument, alleging they are only beginning "deferred maintenance" projects today
Including "basic housekeeping and repairs that do not require any environmental compliance documentation like fence cleaning and debris cleanup activities"
ALERT: New House legislation would block Trump Admin from vacating Jan 6 seditious conspiracy cases
Bill would change rules of crim. procedure to “clarify federal judges have the authority to accept or reject the govt’s motion to dismiss ‘in the interests of justice”
(MORE)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) is the sponsor
Scanlon argues, “Reforming Rule 48a to ensure that federal judges have appropriate oversight over problematic prosecutorial decisions will reinforce an important check and balance to ensure the integrity of our justice system"
(MORE)
Bill is a deep, deep longshot in this Congress, but raises the issue for Democrats: Trump’s attempt to whitewash January 6th are not politically popular with broad swaths of Americans and are a risk to the safety of future elections (MORE)