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Go Rep. Melanie Stansbury! (Original Post) Tanuki Feb 2026 OP
Wow! Lefta Dissenter Feb 2026 #1
It's the truth............... Lovie777 Feb 2026 #2
Deafie here. No closed captions could you summarize, please? tblue37 Feb 2026 #3
There is a transcript here: Bristlecone Feb 2026 #6
Thanks! calimary Feb 2026 #19
Thanks! tblue37 Feb 2026 #21
Rep. Stansbury's message requires no guesswork. democrank Feb 2026 #4
Here, in part: Tanuki Feb 2026 #5
Thanks! tblue37 Feb 2026 #22
She is great Tadams01KC Feb 2026 #7
This fine post reminds me to give a DU heart to my good friend. NNadir Feb 2026 #8
🌸🥰😺 Tanuki Feb 2026 #12
How long have Dems been saying this? mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #9
Thank you Rep Stansbury! Proud to have you as my Rep! Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #10
I second that--Love having Rep Stansbury as our rep lindalou65 Feb 2026 #17
Absolutely a Great Rep--Glad to get to vote for her. n/t marked50 Feb 2026 #20
More! VGuerra276 Feb 2026 #11
She is a Dem LearnedHand Feb 2026 #13
...... wolfie001 Feb 2026 #24
Glad they are finally starting to wake the fuck up relayerbob Feb 2026 #14
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Feb 2026 #15
He's guilty as fuck MustLoveBeagles Feb 2026 #16
A powerful statement in the face of a massive cover up dlk Feb 2026 #18
Kudos! She's really been speaking out! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2026 #23
This lady is tough as nails! wolfie001 Feb 2026 #25
You go girl WmChris Feb 2026 #26
PREACH IT SISTER MELANIE Skittles Feb 2026 #27

democrank

(12,676 posts)
4. Rep. Stansbury's message requires no guesswork.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:26 AM
Feb 2026

We’re on the right track. Display courage, sharpen those messages. Don’t create an opportunity for wiggle room.

Tanuki

(16,508 posts)
5. Here, in part:
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:30 AM
Feb 2026
https://www.tricityrecordnm.com/articles/rep-stansbury-releases-statement-following-ghislaine-maxwells-deposition/
..."During the deposition, Maxwell invoked blanket Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions from the Committee. After the deposition, her lawyer made public the statement he gave in the deposition, stating that she will only provide an unfiltered account if she receives clemency.

“As was evidenced this morning, Ghislaine Maxwell did not provide information to the committee and instead invoked her blanket Fifth Amendment rights,” Rep. Stansbury said. “While we are not able to speak to the specifics of what was said within the deposition until the deposition record is made public, it is very clear that she used this opportunity to not only campaign for clemency as she has been doing, but also to send a direct message that she is hoping that people who were sitting in the deposition will transmit to the president of the United States: which is that her silence can be bought through clemency.”

Stansbury said she remains committed to seeking justice for the survivors, holding those who committed those heinous crimes accountable, and those who have been actively engaged in a cover-up of this case and lied to the American people.

“Let us be clear that Donald Trump is not only named thousands of times in the latest release from the Department of Justice, but he is named over 38,000 times in the files that were released two weeks ago alone,” Stansbury said. “And we know that that only represents half of the files that the Department of Justice has in its possession, including files that were used for direct investigations of perpetrators, people who committed crimes, people who were co-conspirators in those crimes, and individuals who knew of those crimes. … We know that there are more than three dozen associates, family members, and individuals directly associated with Donald Trump named in those files.”

relayerbob

(7,449 posts)
14. Glad they are finally starting to wake the fuck up
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:10 AM
Feb 2026

Long way to go, but if this brings down the perps, where ever they are, then it's about time.

dlk

(13,339 posts)
18. A powerful statement in the face of a massive cover up
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:30 PM
Feb 2026

America doesn’t have a stong track record of holding highly placed criminals accountable. One hand generally washes the other.

My hope is that with strong, determined and outspoken women, such as Stansbury, and others, justice might finally be served.

wolfie001

(7,964 posts)
25. This lady is tough as nails!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:57 PM
Feb 2026

That stupid rePUKE congresscritter that snatched her sign on the House floor I love how she gets under their fascist pig skin.

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