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Aug 11 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Rick: I would have liked to have seen Trump put out on the street in his robe or skivvies during the raid.
Scott Dworkin: No, that's not what happened. It was more along the lines of a warrant signed by a federal judge that was then presented (con't)
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: (con't) to the Secret Service, & then the FBI got what they came for. There was no drama. Trump wasn't even on the property. They did not go through attorneys b/c they were afraid they'd tamper with evidence.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: They had information that there were classified documents at Mar-a-Lago that it was inappropriate for Trump to have. My thought is he was going to sell them; he wouldn't care if it put lives at risk.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Rick: I think it's not about the money, it's more like, "Look what I have!" Like when he left classified documents on a table during a wedding at Mar-a-Lago. My hope is that they raid every other property he owns to get as much info as possible.
#RickShow
Scott Dworkin: It doesn't make logical sense where Trump has hidden classified documents in a safe & they'll be okay with it. It's immoral. It's corrupt. This is why McConnell can never be in power again, why McCarthy cannot be Speaker.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: The German general thing Trump said was so disgusting. My family comes from a Polish & Russian Jewish background, & it makes my blood boil when anyone tries to embrace Nazis, esp. in the U.S. It's unacceptable at every level.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: I think Trump's stmt about German generals was a distraction from Trump's being deposed today.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: They had to get those documents because Trump cannot be trusted with them. [His followers] don't know or care that he puts lives in danger. His followers will abandon him in Nov b/c they don't want to lose; they'll move to the middle.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: Any evidence recovered at Mar-a-Lago can be used in any case. With Scott Perry, the proof there is he isn't the only one they've done this to. The FBI trailed him for a few days & then approached him when he was out with his family to get his cell phone.
@funder
Scott Dworkin: I think this fake electors scheme will bring a lot of people down.
@funder @TheDemCoalition

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Sally Hardin: I think we were feeling pretty despondent before the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, & now we can finally do something to address climate change.
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Will Bunch: It's never happened before in the 246 yr history of the US, so yeah, [the raid on Trump's home] is a big deal. The search seemed to center on classified documents, although it's unwise to speculate.
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: We know Merrick Garland by now & know that the biggest complaint about him is that he moves too slowly, is too cautious, so for him to cross this point of no return in investigating Trump is something serious.
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Will Bunch: That this raid is political overreach just doesn't hold water.
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Aug 10
David Pepper: I've long been a fan of Jane Mayer; her book Dark Money is on my bookshelf. She had a piece in The New Yorker, State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy.
Rick: You were quoted heavily in that.
newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
@DavidPepper @OHDems
David Pepper: As long as Dems don't go back into states to get into the state houses, the Repubs are happy to stay in power. They can pass things that are so crazy that they'd be voted out of higher offices. (con't)
@DavidPepper @OHDems
David Pepper: (con't) The gerrymandered state houses are the places to go if your agenda is toxic.
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Aug 10
Doug Jones: I want to make sure people understand: There's nothing to indicate the Justice Dept is going after the former president; they're going after a potential crime.
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Doug Jones: There was enough evidence that developed on a potential crime--we don't know what it is yet but there's talk of federal documents--and an agent put together the evidence in an affidavit. The info, incl probable cause, was taken to a judge. (con't)
@DougJones
Doug Jones: (con't) The DOJ couldn't do it on their own--they need approval from a separate branch of gov't. This is very serious. The gov't takes top secret documents very seriously; this could be an effort just to recover federal documents.
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Aug 9
Rick: How many times have the gerrymandered maps in OH been ruled unconstitutional?
Bob Ney: Almost 5 times. You would think Repubs could come up with a different map, maybe lose one seat & be okay, but no, they keep thumbing their noses at the OH Supreme Court.
@bobney
Bob Ney: Some of the Repubs who helped draw these gerrymandered maps were hurt in the primaries.
Rick: Good, they should be, esp. since OH voters had spoken up about what they wanted & Repubs ignored them.
@bobney
Bob Ney: There's speculation that two sources close to the Trump organization said the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago had something to do with Presidential papers. FBI raids aren't as prevalent as people may think. (con't)
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