Lawmakers Threatened Ahead of Impeachment Trial

[applegrove]

Lawmakers Threatened Ahead of Impeachment Trial

January 24, 2021 at 10:23 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/24/lawmakers-threatened-ahead-of-impeachment-trial/

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“Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S. Capitol,” the AP reports.

“The threats, and concerns that armed protesters could return to sack the Capitol anew, have prompted the U.S. Capitol Police and other federal law enforcement to insist thousands of National Guard troops remain in Washington as the Senate moves forward with plans for Trump’s trial, the official said.”

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[Karadeniz]

1. Look at what the GOP's allowing this total turd to run on their ticket has wrought.

[BComplex]

2. The GOP needs to be hammered for this from now on. They friggin' OWN donald trump's

shit. This is TOTALLY on the GOP.

[Karadeniz]

3. I'm with you. It may be that the only way to reach the radical right to insert facts in their

Alternative reality is to go on Fox and the like. The Fox viewers adored Buttigieg at their town hall. Someone like him might be able to make a dent.

[applegrove]

4. I almost wish Buttigieg was Secretary of the middle class or something

where he could get on Fox News all the time. I guess he can when he makes plans for infrastructure as Secretary of Transportation.

[Karadeniz]

10. I had a job all figured out for him, Secretary of Communication. His job would have been what

Obama said of Bill Clinton, 'Splainin'. He's so good at -splainin things. His demeanor... so darned NICE, defuses all opposition and gets them on his side...his words, he's the perfect person to travel around and get backing.

[applegrove]

12. Yes. He will do well.

[wnylib]

5. THIS is why the House has to

make it impossible to enter without going through the metal detectors.

Also, I heard on NPR that Facebook's board is reconsidering Trump's ban. Sure, give a terrorism inciter a forum again. That's all we need.

Speaking of Trump, he is out of office. When is the arrest that some posters here said was coming from the SDNY as soon as he left the WH?

[DFW]

7. Normally, to get into the Capitol you do need to pass a metal detector

I sure did, and I had a written invitation from a US Senator.

[wnylib]

9. So how are House members

like Boebert slipping past the magnetometer?

[DFW]

11. House and Senate members have special I D

They were probably exempted from the requirement to go through the metal detector. One of the elevator operators, back when they had them, said they had to memorize the faces of every Senator and give them priority as to what floor they wanted to go to, no matter who else was in there.

[Kablooie]

6. Don't they realize that if they vote to convict these threats will disappear?

With Trump out of the running permanently and no access to twitter He won't be able to goad his army anymore. The public has a short memory so Trump's quazy fools will fade away.

[James48]

8. Just remember this-

They put Adolf Hitler in jail for a time, and he still ended up coming back and getting into power.

He needs to be sent to jail long enough That he will never be able to run for dog catcher.