Nothing to see here, move along --
Trump says he pleaded the Fifth in his deposition with the New York State Attorney General's office.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 10, 2022
I like former presidents who don’t take the 5th and aren’t raided by the FBI. But hey, that’s just me.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) August 10, 2022
Fascists hate the Rule of Law --
A thing now is Republicans literally describing the Rule of Law to outrage their base.
— Marc Murphy (@MurphyCartoons) August 10, 2022
Related, Fascists hate the Rule of Law. https://t.co/fbHlNpQs7V
They are acting like a search, with substantial evidentiary support and probable cause, is a rectal probe. https://t.co/G2RiLoftip
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) August 10, 2022
Cascading layers of bullshit here. But it’s worth noting that his argument is that it doesn’t matter if Trump is likely to have committed a crime. Republicans will manufacture a prosecution as payback. He’s basically saying, that’s who we are, of course we’ll do that. https://t.co/8Fj5fQS4Su
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 10, 2022
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” https://t.co/xzZvAYlHIP
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 9, 2022
Beware the hot take industrial complex --
hot take industry has moved with incredible speed from “is wimpy, hand-wringing DOJ helping Trump’s 2024 comeback?” to “is heavy-handed, bullying DOJ helping Trump’s 2024 comeback?”
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) August 9, 2022
Another seditionist has phone seized --
Oh, Scott Perry. You in trouble, girl.https://t.co/LgFsF8lz0n
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 10, 2022
Good sportsmanship All-Star --
"Hey, you're doing just great"
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) August 9, 2022
Oklahoma little leaguer gets hit in the head and then comforts the pitcher who is shaken up afterward pic.twitter.com/hYYLiy511K