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BurnDoubt

(1,253 posts)
4. Skullduggery is their go-to.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:10 PM
Nov 10

EVERYTHING they do stinks of corruption.
“Evil men do as they please;
Men who would be good
must do as they are allowed.”
A Fatal Flaw?
So Far.

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Fucking of course. There are probably land mines all over this. Drum Nov 10 #1
6 weeks of dodging Town Halls. Here's what they were hatching instead... mpcamb Nov 11 #23
Planning their smash and grab extortion plan. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #26
Yep, Schumer has to go, either he knew about it or should have. Either way he has to go. dem4decades Nov 11 #29
The Dems that voted to allow this should have to pay the damages for this corruption. walkingman Nov 10 #2
Seriously? What makes you think he'll lose this suit? ancianita Nov 11 #12
I guess because I do not trust our justice system...especially at the higher levels. walkingman Nov 11 #13
You guess? Forget the system. The DOJ just lost thousands of lawyers. ancianita Nov 11 #15
If they can sue federal employees, why not go after the big guy? FakeNoose Nov 10 #3
Skullduggery is their go-to. BurnDoubt Nov 10 #4
Now begs the question: Polybius Nov 10 #5
Important questions. yellow dahlia Nov 10 #6
Senators are cordial to each other, what a gift. dem4decades Nov 11 #27
We know the answer to that question. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #28
This bill provision is unconstitutional, as it is retroactive to 2022, capturing Jack Smith's 2023 subpoenas. SunSeeker Nov 10 #7
He'll handle this. It's doubtful Smith's going to be held liable by the DC District Court. ancianita Nov 11 #11
But DOJ will happily pay these scumbag GOP insurrectionist senators $500k each. SunSeeker Nov 11 #18
Not necessarily. Each senator will have to pay his own legal fees for making their case to the DC Circuit. ancianita Nov 11 #22
The senators don't even need to file a lawsuit. They can just submit a government claim. SunSeeker Nov 11 #24
I stand corrected. I thought I read that they each individually qualified to sue for damages. Sorry. ancianita Nov 11 #25
But Lawrence said it was a win SamuelTheThird Nov 10 #8
How about you link it. I watch Lawrence all the time and never once heard that. ancianita Nov 11 #16
He didn't call it a win. He called it a compromise. nt SunSeeker Nov 11 #19
It just keeps getting better. iemanja Nov 11 #9
MaddowBlog-Republicans use spending bill to empower themselves to sue over phone records searches LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 #10
Incredible Senate-ing here as senators make this applicable just to them, not House members LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 #20
Thank you DINO's. republianmushroom Nov 11 #14
Think they didn't read that bill? Who were the DINO's, huh? Name them. ancianita Nov 11 #17
Very strange to think how this works karynnj Nov 11 #21
I believe it was FBI investigators which makes it doubly puzzling FakeNoose Nov 11 #30
Chip Roy wants this provision removed LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31
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