Just admitting what we already know was likely happening
twovles31 on
Are we going to have our first supreme court justice arrested?
Proud_Dem on
Because Clarence the Trump lover probably did direct the defense, Trump lawyers are really a bunch of money grabbing clowns
Aretirednurse on
No surprise.
MidnightNo1766 on
Terminology doesn’t matter. You have a sitting Justice giving people advice on how to argue cases that will come before his court. It’s **extremely** unethical.
Spare_Philosopher893 on
The Federalist society member Clarence Thomas used a strategy made by other federalist society members to add details to his ruling he could get federalist society members on Trumps defense to argue a certain way before federalist society member Judge Aileen Cannon. We cannot fix the rot without fixing the federalist society and their criminal scheming.
WoundedKnee82 on
>Donald Trump’s defense attorney, John Lauro, quickly corrected himself in court on Thursday after saying Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had “directed” him to challenge special counsel Jack Smith’s authority in the election subversion case.
>During a hearing in Washington, D.C., addressing an updated indictment brought by Smith against the former president following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Lauro referenced concerns raised by Thomas in a note on that ruling as a reason the case should be dismissed.
>The reference from Lauro is to a note from Thomas that he wrote in the concurrence regarding the immunity ruling. Some speculated that note was written to be seen by Judge Aileen Cannon, A Trump appointed judge who is presiding over the classified documents case against the former president in Florida.
So Justice Clarence Thomas is coaching for Trump. Can’t say anyone is surprised by this.
autotldr on
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-lawyer-jack-smith-election-interference-hearing-1949562) reduced by 82%. (I’m a bot)
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> Donald Trump's defense attorney, John Lauro, quickly corrected himself in court on Thursday after saying Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had "Directed" him to challenge special counsel Jack Smith's authority in the election subversion case.
> During a hearing in Washington, D.C., addressing an updated indictment brought by Smith against the former president following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Lauro referenced concerns raised by Thomas in a note on that ruling as a reason the case should be dismissed.
> Trump has pleaded not guilty and did not appear in court Thursday.
It does not rise to the level of a conspiracy (simply because most of the participants are not smart enough to initiate and maintain a conspiracy), but it is becoming increasingly obvious that the fascist, right wing whack jobs in this country are trying to coordinate their efforts to destroy our constitution and our democracy. Their flailing incompetence should not lull people’s awareness of the danger they pose – the beer hall putsch was comical, but the evil it portended was most definitely not.
2pierad on
oh look it’s yet another thing everyone will forget about in a week
Bitter-Juggernaut681 on
There’s been every reason to impeach and remove Thomas. What did anyone think he was doing in the background?
Worried_Quarter469 on
He then directed me to drop his name in order to intimidate you, your honor
aihwao on
Why is this not more of an issue? For that matter:
1)Why is the media so slow to wake up to Trump’s cognitive impairments and his age?
2)Why aren’t things moving faster in terms of Supreme Court reform?
3)Why isn’t everyone — both Rep and Dem — up in arms about the efforts underway by a small group of Republicans to undermine the election? (Surely there are more Republicans who stand up to the steps taken that have disenfranchised voters.)
PhilDGlass on
Trump lawyer accidentally tells the truth.
smiama6 on
Merrick Garland is useless.
UsedPart7823 on
Like we didn’t know that? DUH!!!! Like Loose Canyon came up with all that crap of her own volition? Putler is certainly getting his money worth out of the American judicial system.
RDO_Desmond on
Thomas is a used up and disgraced bitter old man.
Nice_Consideration40 on
This is fucking ridiculous
Isosinsir on
This is the actual swamp that needs draining.
MagicianHeavy001 on
Jack Smith must be able to file something in an Emergency Appeal to SCOTUS re: One Of Their Members Is Obstructing Justice to Favor Donald Trump, no? Force them to show their fucking hand.
Aggressive-Will-4500 on
It’s amazing how corrupt the Judiciary system has exposed itself as being. An already multi-tiered system where money and connections buy better outcomes was further hollowed out by Trump’s malignant appointees who seem to have a disgust at the idea of having a fair and impartial judiciary.
The Judicial Branch needs a good scrubbing, unfortunately, that can only happen by diluting the Trump SCOTUS and then holding biased judges like Cannon responsible for their corrupt actions.
CranberrySchnapps on
*The coup attempt never stopped.*
thereverendpuck on
Nice to know it’s now on the record.
Striking_Green7600 on
When you let the dumb kid in class copy your homework and he copies your name too
odiephonehome on
And just like that, the house of cards began to fall…
peoplebetrifling on
Clarence Thomas’s existence is a blight on society. How can a man take such personal pleasure in harming people?
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Just admitting what we already know was likely happening
Are we going to have our first supreme court justice arrested?
Because Clarence the Trump lover probably did direct the defense, Trump lawyers are really a bunch of money grabbing clowns
No surprise.
Terminology doesn’t matter. You have a sitting Justice giving people advice on how to argue cases that will come before his court. It’s **extremely** unethical.
The Federalist society member Clarence Thomas used a strategy made by other federalist society members to add details to his ruling he could get federalist society members on Trumps defense to argue a certain way before federalist society member Judge Aileen Cannon. We cannot fix the rot without fixing the federalist society and their criminal scheming.
>Donald Trump’s defense attorney, John Lauro, quickly corrected himself in court on Thursday after saying Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had “directed” him to challenge special counsel Jack Smith’s authority in the election subversion case.
>During a hearing in Washington, D.C., addressing an updated indictment brought by Smith against the former president following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Lauro referenced concerns raised by Thomas in a note on that ruling as a reason the case should be dismissed.
>The reference from Lauro is to a note from Thomas that he wrote in the concurrence regarding the immunity ruling. Some speculated that note was written to be seen by Judge Aileen Cannon, A Trump appointed judge who is presiding over the classified documents case against the former president in Florida.
So Justice Clarence Thomas is coaching for Trump. Can’t say anyone is surprised by this.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-lawyer-jack-smith-election-interference-hearing-1949562) reduced by 82%. (I’m a bot)
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> Donald Trump's defense attorney, John Lauro, quickly corrected himself in court on Thursday after saying Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had "Directed" him to challenge special counsel Jack Smith's authority in the election subversion case.
> During a hearing in Washington, D.C., addressing an updated indictment brought by Smith against the former president following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Lauro referenced concerns raised by Thomas in a note on that ruling as a reason the case should be dismissed.
> Trump has pleaded not guilty and did not appear in court Thursday.
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is that technically on the record?
He isn’t wrong.
[Oh my god, he admit it!](https://giphy.com/gifs/vulture-itysl-103-he-admit-it-14e5M1adodXpspqrGT)
And nothing happened
It does not rise to the level of a conspiracy (simply because most of the participants are not smart enough to initiate and maintain a conspiracy), but it is becoming increasingly obvious that the fascist, right wing whack jobs in this country are trying to coordinate their efforts to destroy our constitution and our democracy. Their flailing incompetence should not lull people’s awareness of the danger they pose – the beer hall putsch was comical, but the evil it portended was most definitely not.
oh look it’s yet another thing everyone will forget about in a week
There’s been every reason to impeach and remove Thomas. What did anyone think he was doing in the background?
He then directed me to drop his name in order to intimidate you, your honor
Why is this not more of an issue? For that matter:
1)Why is the media so slow to wake up to Trump’s cognitive impairments and his age?
2)Why aren’t things moving faster in terms of Supreme Court reform?
3)Why isn’t everyone — both Rep and Dem — up in arms about the efforts underway by a small group of Republicans to undermine the election? (Surely there are more Republicans who stand up to the steps taken that have disenfranchised voters.)
Trump lawyer accidentally tells the truth.
Merrick Garland is useless.
Like we didn’t know that? DUH!!!! Like Loose Canyon came up with all that crap of her own volition? Putler is certainly getting his money worth out of the American judicial system.
Thomas is a used up and disgraced bitter old man.
This is fucking ridiculous
This is the actual swamp that needs draining.
Jack Smith must be able to file something in an Emergency Appeal to SCOTUS re: One Of Their Members Is Obstructing Justice to Favor Donald Trump, no? Force them to show their fucking hand.
It’s amazing how corrupt the Judiciary system has exposed itself as being. An already multi-tiered system where money and connections buy better outcomes was further hollowed out by Trump’s malignant appointees who seem to have a disgust at the idea of having a fair and impartial judiciary.
The Judicial Branch needs a good scrubbing, unfortunately, that can only happen by diluting the Trump SCOTUS and then holding biased judges like Cannon responsible for their corrupt actions.
*The coup attempt never stopped.*
Nice to know it’s now on the record.
When you let the dumb kid in class copy your homework and he copies your name too
And just like that, the house of cards began to fall…
Clarence Thomas’s existence is a blight on society. How can a man take such personal pleasure in harming people?