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April 9, 2024

Former GOP Rep Ken Buck Assigns Marge A New Nickname; 'Moscow Marjorie.'




Former GOP Rep Ken Buck Assigns Marge A New Nickname
She earned it.
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/04/former-gop-rep-ken-buck-assigns-marge-new




By Conover Kennard — April 9, 2024

Republicans are now the party of Putin, with even some of their voters supporting the Russian dictator over President Biden. Former GOP Rep. Ken Buck spoke with Erin Burnett on 'OutFront,' and assigned a well-earned nickname to controversial Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, referring to her as 'Moscow Marjorie.'

"So Congressman, you heard Sunlin talk about some of the conspiracies Greene has pushed over the years, and obviously now saying that, you know, if the Speaker doesn't do what she wants regarding Ukraine, she's going to go ahead with what she can now do, right, just takes one to force a vote on the speakership," Burnett said. "Does it worry you that she has this much power in the House of Representatives?"

"Well, Marjorie has this much power because we have such a small majority at this point in time," Buck said. "Mike Johnson, the Speaker, is on the right side of history, and Marjorie is on the wrong side of history."

"We know that Russia is propagating these false statements and narratives about what's going on in Ukraine," he continued. "We know that she is getting her talking points from Russia. And we know that they're false."
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April 9, 2024

GOP Rep. Andy Biggs on House Republican priorities: "Job one is to get President Donald Trump reelected to be the presid

Figures!! Nothing for the #WethePeople!!


GOP Rep. Andy Biggs on House Republican priorities: "Job one is to get President Donald Trump reelected to be the president."

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1777707237802168742


April 9, 2024

Republican lawmakers who had PPP loans forgiven: Rep. @MattGaetz, @mtg...

Reposting as a reminder.........


These are the same people who seek to dismantle Social Security and Medicare, and are outraged about student loan forgiveness.



https://twitter.com/jody_folk/status/1777697813381489077

April 9, 2024

Former Jefferson City corrections officer, wife sentenced in federal child porn case

Here we have another person--who had a position of trust in a community abusing a child!!






Former Jefferson City corrections officer, wife sentenced in federal child porn case


https://abc17news.com/news/crime/2024/04/08/former-jefferson-city-corrections-officer-wife-sentenced-in-federal-child-porn-case/


By Ryan Shiner
Published April 8, 2024 8:08 PM


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and his wife were sentenced in separate appearances on Monday for recording a sexual assault of an unconscious 4-year-old, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Paul Emerson Schofield, 35, and his wife, Sara Ellen Schofield, 31, both of Jefferson City, had pleaded guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to produce child pornography and one count of producing child pornography. Paul Schofield was sentenced on Monday to 40 years in federal prison, while Sara Schofield was sentenced to 35 years in prison, the release states.

They are also ordered to spend the rest of their lives on supervised released after their sentences are served, the release states. The pair have been in federal custody since July 2022..............................

Paul Schofield, 35, former Jefferson City Correctional officer, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. His wife, Sara, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison.
https://abc17news.com/news/crime/202
https://twitter.com/antifaoperative/status/1777721638185796027


https://twitter.com/BeaudoinCharlie/status/1722278171960389814

April 9, 2024

GOP Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) accuses Democrats of wanting abortion "literally when the child is coming out of the

I would never trust this lying IDIOT!! For a physician he sure can LIE!



GOP Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) accuses Democrats of wanting abortion "literally when the child is coming out of the birth canal",

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1777703033280811466


Murphy Votes Against Second FY24 Government Funding Package
March 22, 2024
https://murphy.house.gov/media/press-releases/murphy-votes-against-second-fy24-government-funding-package


Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting against H. Res. 1102, the second FY24 government funding package:

"As a conservative Republican, I believe engaging in a good-faith effort in budget negotiations is requisite to standing up for our values and delivering on our promises," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "Despite operating with a slim majority and a divided Congress, Speaker Johnson worked diligently to meet that standard."

"However, the second government funding package contains many non-negotiable elements of which I disapprove. It lacks meaningful provisions to secure our open border, end DEI initiatives corrosive to our military, and cut federal funding for the woke social agenda Democrats are pushing on our institutions. Washington badly needs more bipartisanship and less division, but I must draw a line in the sand. I voted against the bill."

April 9, 2024

When asked if he owned any $DJT stock, Matt Gaetz replied..........

It took me a second or two to get it!!



When asked if he owned any $DJT stock, Matt Gaetz replied

“Not yet. But once it’s in the low teens I’ll be all over it.”

https://twitter.com/TheSGTJoker/status/1776267119971217448

April 9, 2024

Russians continue their campaign of targeting residential complexes all over Ukraine with ballistic and cruise missiles,



Russians continue their campaign of targeting residential complexes all over Ukraine with ballistic and cruise missiles, this time in Poltava, many victims including children.


https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1777669424503193902





https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1777650706641514543


https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1777606060947263551










April 9, 2024

That's @Brick_Suit: One guy dressed as the border wall #Trump #Wisconsin rally...

Many responses seem to know this brick suit guy and said they he travels everywhere with Trump.
It is the first I have seen this brick guy@



One guy dressed as the border wall #Trump #Wisconsin rally
https://twitter.com/wisconsin_now/status/1775326765637890095



https://twitter.com/josieviper/status/1775540615360680015



That's @Brick_Suit
https://twitter.com/Amerikangirldl6/status/1775445747221106905

April 8, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's claim of immunity

Source: cnn




By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz,


2 minute read Updated 7:39 PM EDT, Mon April 8, 2024


Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s claim of immunity
Hannah Rabinowitz
By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN
2 minute read
Updated 7:39 PM EDT, Mon April 8, 2024


Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election.

Trump’s position, Smith told the court, has no grounding in the Constitution, the nation’s history or Americans’ understanding that presidents are not above the law.

“The Framers never endorsed criminal immunity for a former President, and all Presidents from the Founding to the modern era have known that after leaving office they faced potential criminal liability for official acts,” Smith told the court.


Smith’s filing landed in what has emerged as the most closely watched case of the Supreme Court’s current term. A broad ruling for Trump could undermine not only the special counsel’s election subversion case, but a litany of other criminal charges pending against him.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments April 25, and a decision is expected by July. Trump’s written reply to Smith is due next week. .........................



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/politics/special-counsel-jack-smith-supreme-court-trump-immunity-claim/index.html







https://twitter.com/GayresisterGary/status/1777482666839089472



https://twitter.com/goodvibes005/status/1777483671022268596
April 8, 2024

Trump's abortion stance prompts pushback from Lindsey Graham as others rally behind former president

Source: fox news



'I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue,' says Graham

By Elizabeth Elkind , Julia Johnson


Published April 8, 2024 11:35am EDT

A top Republican senator and Trump-endorser is among those criticizing the former president over his Monday announcement on abortion, in which he claimed restrictions on the procedure should be decided by individual states.

"I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement on Monday morning.

Trump made his much-anticipated announcement in a video the same day, stating his belief that the states should legislate their own limitations on abortion rather than the federal government.

Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-abortion-stance-prompts-pushback-lindsey-graham-others-rally-behind-former-president




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