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Greg Sargent Profile picture
@GregTSargent
Jan 13, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Let's be clear: Kevin McCarthy's refusal to testify to the 1/6 committee may be helping cover up possible Trump crimes.

McCarthy can likely detail whether Trump saw the riot as a means to obstruct the electoral count -- an official proceeding.

New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
“There’s no doubt that McCarthy is a material witness to a possible crime by the former president. His conversation with Trump during the height of the riot could provide direct evidence of Trump’s mindset and scheme.”

@rgoodlaw, to me, in this piece:

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@rgoodlaw Did Trump indicate to McCarthy that calling off the rioters was in some way contingent on Republicans doing more to subvert the electoral count?

That is only marginally different from what Trump did reportedly say.

McCarthy may be keeping this buried:

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@rgoodlaw “If this were a criminal investigation, McCarthy would surely be a material witness and would not be able to resist a Justice Department subpoena to tell what he knows."

@rgoodlaw, to me. McCarthy can evade the 1/6 committee. But not DOJ.

More here:

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Sep 13
Big news out of Springfield: The Mayor has now confirmed that the emailed bomb threat did contain hateful language about immigrants.

Trump and Vance can no longer pretend not to know exactly what their vile demagoguery is accomplishing.

New piece from me
newrepublic.com/article/185953…
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, a Republican, says the bomb threat email contained "hateful" language about immigrants and specifically "Haitian folks."

Trump/Vance valorize these places, but have no real concern for the impact their demagoguery has on them.

newrepublic.com/article/185953…

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On Springfield, don't lose sight of the larger context: Again and again and again, Trump has refused to back off this sort of hate speech even *after* it has incited threats of violence.

I went back and looked. The pattern is clear:

newrepublic.com/article/185953…

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Sep 12
This is hair-raising stuff. I talked to numerous people who are prepping for what might happen if Trump wins. They are bracing for years of legal harassment and the deep corruption of govt info into rank propaganda.

Lots of reporting in my new essay:
newrepublic.com/article/185487…
We keep hearing about scary second-term horrors like troops in cities: But in this piece, I argue for another, more insidious scenario: A slow-burn authoritarianism of grinding legal harassment of Trump critics and profound corruption of the bureaucracy.

newrepublic.com/article/185487…

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Lawyer Mark Zaid tells me he has a dozen Trump-critic clients prepping for revoked passports, security clearances, etc.

“We expect a targeted approach designed to drain the resources of perceived adversaries and leave them neutralized and isolated.”

newrepublic.com/article/185487…


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Sep 5
It's a big deal that veteran journalist Mike Barnicle has now called out his media colleagues for failing to adequately cover Trump's visibly worsening mental state. It should spur a real discussion about how to do this, before it's too late. 1/

New piece
newrepublic.com/article/185622…
“We have a damaged, delusional, old man who might get reelected to the presidency," Mike Barnicle said on @Morning_Joe. He said the media doesn't really cover Trump's daily insanity as a window into his mental fitness for the presidency. This is right. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/185622…

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Some in the media will reject this, claiming they do cover Trump's crazier claims. But this misses the point. His mental unfitness for the presidency is *itself* the big story. It merits sustained scrutiny as a topic with its own intrinsic importance. 3/

newrepublic.com/article/185622…

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Aug 30
News --> Dems are pushing the Army to clarify why they think Trump's Arlington fiasco broke the law, and demanding a clearer account of what his campaign aides did to that woman. One source says Dems are frustrated at the lack of detail.

My new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/185517…
At his Michigan rally, Trump offered a highly distorted account of the Arlington mess. He omits that his own aides recorded a campaign video there and that officials told his campaign in advance that political activity was banned.

My fact check:

newrepublic.com/article/185517…Image
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Many Qs remain unanswered about the Arlington fiasco. If the woman considered charges, that likely means there was violence or at least highly inappropriate manhandling. How violent was the encounter? Why did cemetery officials conclude laws were broken?

newrepublic.com/article/185517…Image
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Aug 27
New pod: James Carville explains in detail why he's now bullish on Kamala beating Trump.

"He knows Harris has become what he's always wanted to be—the hot item. It's driving him crazy."

Carville also says Florida and NC are in play, and much more:
newrepublic.com/article/185316…
James Carville also says a hidden dynamic is educated white males backing Kamala because of the impact that Dobbs is having on their wives and daughters.

"Attitudes on a lot of things are vastly different among white males, based on education," he says:
newrepublic.com/article/185316…
Carville reiterates criticism of wokeness but says Tim Walz is succeeding in speaking about social liberalism in human terms.

Carville also says right wing culture warring is the bigger loser:

"I'd take woke every day before I take Moms for Liberty." (!)
newrepublic.com/article/185316…
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Aug 24
I think something big is happening here: Kamala Harris appears to be running precisely the kind of inspired, aggressive campaign that combatting the forces of rising authoritarianism requires.

She's running on the promise of a post-MAGA future. 1/

Link:
newrepublic.com/article/185258…
There's been lots of talk about Harris reaching out to groups beyond the core Dem coalition, including GOP and Trump voters. But note what she is *not* doing: She is not making any serious concessions to Trumpism or the MAGA worldview of any kind. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/185258…

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In her speech, Harris did reach out to independents, moderates, noncollege whites, rural voters. Yet she also treated Trumpism and the MAGA movement as forces that must be decisively repudiated and left behind. This is critical.

(h/t @BillKristol)

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newrepublic.com/article/185258…

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