Posted on 07/20/2023 11:09:32 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the U.S. House Speaker said he does not see any reason for the former president to be found criminally responsible for January 6.
“I don’t see how he could be found criminally responsible,” McCarthy said. “What criminal activity did he do? He told people to be peaceful.”
This past Sunday, the former president revealed on Truth Social that he would have to appear before a grand jury this week and that he would likely be indicted by “deranged” special counsel Jack Smith.
“Nothing like this has ever happened in our Country before, or even close…THIS WITCH HUNT IS ALL ABOUT ELECTION INTERFERENCE AND A COMPLETE AND TOTAL POLITICAL WEAPONIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT! It is a very sad and dark period for our Nation!” he said.
McCarthy said that he and the former president spoke on Tuesday and that Trump was frustrated with being targeted by the justice department. He also denied ever conducting a “strategy session” with Republicans on how to respond to Trump’s indictments.
“I think the strategy sessions happen in the Democrats’ Department of Justice, where they go after anybody who’s running against the president,” McCarthy said. “It seems as though — and if you go up in the polls you’re more likely to get indicted.”
McCarthy’s counterpart in the U.S. Senate, minority leader Mitch McConnell, declined to comment on the matter.
“I’ve said every week out here that I’m not going to comment on the various candidates for the presidency,” McConnell told reporters. “How I felt
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Democrats would be well advised to keep their mouths shut. They themselves are the worst offenders of this so-called “the speech made me do it” nonsense.
McConnell continues to show he is a POS
DC JURY
Somehow, Jacksmith has got to go down.
If you’ve forgotten or are unaware of it, below is a link to an article on Smith’s wreckage at the Hague. He indicted Hamid Thaci, president of Kosovo for war crimes just as he was about to go to Washington to sign a peace treaty. Naturally, President Trump was in office at the time. Thaci has languished in jail for three years awaiting trial. Smith quit his job before that trial could be held, for a chance to persecute Trump. Or was he dodging an impending disaster for the court?
https://www.independentsentinel.com/jack-smith-is-accused-of-fabricating-a-phony-case-in-kosovo/
Question: Could Thaci, or someone on his behalf, bring legal action against Smith in the US courts? Could it be done outside of Washington DC?
“McConnell continues to show he is a POS”
A rubber spine.
Good for Kevin.
Telling the crowd to be peaceful was a secret Trump code for “now is the time for insurrection.” Everyone knows that.
Bkmk
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