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Rhiannon12866

(246,906 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 03:30 AM Wednesday

SECRET Provision of Bill TO PAY MAGA Senators $500K?!? - Legal AF

Buried in the spending bill to reopen the government, a provision lets eight GOP senators sue the Donald Trump-controlled Justice Department for $500,000 apiece because prosecutors accessed their phone metadata during the Jan. 6th investigation.

Jack Smith was investigating Trump and Rudy Giuliani's outreach to Congress members as part of Trump's effort to subvert and defraud the 2020 presidential election. Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News breaks it down. - 11/11/2025.

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SECRET Provision of Bill TO PAY MAGA Senators $500K?!? - Legal AF (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Wednesday OP

expect a lot of this rampartd Wednesday #1

And yet Republicans still refuse to pass healthcare reform Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #2

taxpayers have spent trillions on health research rampartd Wednesday #3

And TFG is shutting down desperately needed health research as well Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #4

can anyone deny that millions of dead americans is a "feature" of trumpism? rampartd Wednesday #5

We already experienced that during Covid, yet idiots voted for him anyway Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #6

having lived through the 2024 campaign, i still find it totally bonkers that this guy won. rampartd Wednesday #7

I used to hate the voice on the phone when I renewed prescriptions Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #8

i hate to say it but rampartd Wednesday #9

Chip Roy is an asshole but he is not happy about this provision LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #10

Maddowblog-GOP's Lindsey Graham says he'll 'definitely' sue over faux phone records controversy LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #11

rampartd

(2,969 posts)

1. expect a lot of this

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:37 AM

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bogus law suits that would never stand up in a fair court will be settled for big bucks by bondi.

Rhiannon12866

(246,906 posts)

2. And yet Republicans still refuse to pass healthcare reform

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:43 AM

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rampartd

(2,969 posts)

3. taxpayers have spent trillions on health research

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:56 AM

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that we now can never use.

the prices charged by "providers" is dependent on scales negotiated with insurance companies and with medicare. the prices charge to uninsured persons are considerably higher.

(unless, of course, granny can negotiate with the hospital for better rates.). i'll bet that will make her feel like a "real entrepreneur" as trump says.

"the french don't even have a word for entrepreneur" g w bush

Rhiannon12866

(246,906 posts)

4. And TFG is shutting down desperately needed health research as well

Reply to rampartd (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:00 AM

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Between his deportations and lack of health care, he really doesn't care if Americans die.

rampartd

(2,969 posts)

5. can anyone deny that millions of dead americans is a "feature" of trumpism?

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Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:07 AM

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Rhiannon12866

(246,906 posts)

6. We already experienced that during Covid, yet idiots voted for him anyway

Reply to rampartd (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:10 AM

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Not to mention, with 34 felonies, he already belongs in jail.

rampartd

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7. having lived through the 2024 campaign, i still find it totally bonkers that this guy won.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:25 AM

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wasn't that a full tilt nazi rally at madison square garden?

currently trying to get microsoft to renew my "office 365" which they have already charged by card. have been on the phone for hours and still no human . the ai assist is too stupid to do this and i'm afraid to put good money after bad.

Rhiannon12866

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8. I used to hate the voice on the phone when I renewed prescriptions

Reply to rampartd (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:28 AM

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But now that "she" knows me, it hasn't been so bad. *sigh*

As for the felon-in-chief, he continues to set records every day, two impeachments (so far) and 34 felonies which should have prevented him from serving in any public office.

rampartd

(2,969 posts)

9. i hate to say it but

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:15 AM

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repubs will never again accept the results of an election, and must be deposed kinetically.

the next chief executive will be a general, or preferably a junta.

all the authoritarianism but hopefully less of the kleptocracy?

LetMyPeopleVote

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10. Chip Roy is an asshole but he is not happy about this provision

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:22 AM

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Link to tweet

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LetMyPeopleVote

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11. Maddowblog-GOP's Lindsey Graham says he'll 'definitely' sue over faux phone records controversy

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:14 PM

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Senate Republicans empowered themselves to file lucrative “Arctic Frost” lawsuits, but House Republicans intend to take that power away.

GOP's Lindsey Graham says he'll 'definitely' sue over faux phone records controversy www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
— Chrisby (@chrisbyc.bsky.social) 2025-11-13T16:52:35.689Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-lindsey-graham-says-ll-definitely-sue-faux-phone-records-controve-rcna243711

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the eight eligible GOP senators, nevertheless boasted about his intention to take advantage of the opportunity Republicans created for themselves. The Washington Post reported:

Graham, who had his phone records seized, said Wednesday that he would ‘definitely’ sue under the law. ‘And if you think I’m going to settle this thing for a million dollars? No,’ Graham told reporters in South Carolina. ‘I want to make it so painful no one ever does this again.’

He did not appear to be kidding.

Link to tweet

But before Graham’s lawyers head to a nearby courthouse, they should probably take note of the fact that a whole lot of House members — including plenty of Republicans — aren’t pleased about the Senate GOP’s gambit, and they’re eager to do something about it. Roll Call reported:

Speaker Mike Johnson announced plans to pursue legislation next week that would repeal a Senate provision in a major spending package that incensed House Republicans and threatened to prolong the partial government shutdown. The must-pass spending measure drew eleventh-hour objections from House members of both parties after the discovery in recent days of a provision that would allow senators to sue for at least $500,000 each when federal investigators search their phone records in a judicially sanctioned probe without notifying them.

In comments to reporters this week, the House speaker conceded the Senate’s provision “was a really bad look,” which his chamber intends to “fix” in a standalone bill.

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