To a tDSer, the crime is to challenge what trump says or does. The punishment is the death penalty.
Half a dozen resign in response to corruption at Trump and Bondi's Department of Justice
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Newsflash Mitch. It is possible to go after trump and do it legally.
But to repeat what I said in my last post, to someone with trump Devotee Syndrome, anybody who challenges trump for anything is guilty of a crime. That is what happens in a cult.
If the law is in the way of Trump, then yes, it is a crime to follow the law in Mitch's eyes.
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BREAKING: In a new statement tonight, Governor Kathy Hochul suggests she is seriously considering removing Mayor Eric Adams over the alleged “quid pro quo” with the Trump administration to drop charges against him:
“In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a duly-elected mayor… That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored. Tomorrow, I have asked key leaders to meet me at my Manhattan office for a conversation about the path forward.”
Except there was no lawfare. It was just public officials doing there job investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by Trump and others. Lawfare is just a term created to dodge justice for his very real crimes. The current payback revenge by Trump could definitely be called lawfare though, but it's just partisan corruption by a corrupt president.
'She was exactly right': Critics sound off as DOJ is rocked by 'yet another resignation'
On Tuesday morning, February 18, the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was rocked by yet another resignation.
According to Reuters' Sarah N. Lynch, Denise Cheung — the top senior prosecutor in DOJ's Washington office — told her colleague Ed Martin, in her resignation letter, that she is leaving DOJ because of a request from Trump Administration officials she considers improper. The Trump allies, Lynch reports, asked Cheung "to launch a criminal probe" and "ordered her to investigate a government contract awarded during Joe Biden's administration and pursue a freeze of the recipient's assets."
In her resignation letter, Cheung wrote, "I have been proud to serve at the U.S. Department of Justice and this office for over 24 years. During my tenure, which has spanned over many different administrations, I have always been guided by the oath I took.... to support and defend the Constitution."
READ MORE: 'Brutal': Ex-federal prosecutor reveals why Trump DOJ’s 'illegal order' was 'so corrupt'
Cheung's resignation is inspiring a lot of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.
Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig tweeted, "Yet another resignation in protest after DOJ leadership orders veteran fed prosecutor this weekend to freeze enviro grants made by Biden administration. @TheJusticeDept can freeze funds when there is evidence the assets are linked to a crime. Veteran Denise Cheung felt such a step was improper/unethical now and resigned, sources tell the Post."
CBS News' Scott MacFarlane posted, "The wave of resignations among longtime Justice Dept attorneys continues Denise Cheung is leaving her post as a top criminal prosecutor in Washington DC, amid tumult in the agency."
Former federal prosecutor Daniel R. Alonso wrote, "Having served as a criminal chief in a Republican administration that did not abuse its authority with respect to our office (EDNY), I can say D.C. Criminal chief Denise Cheung was exactly right to resign. You DO NOT open investigations without predication."
In a separate tweet, Alonso commented, "It's a conundrum to be sure, but lawyers have ethical obligations. It's true different lawyers interpret them differently, but how can we ask her to stay when her conscience dictates otherwise? A more pressing issue is that the Senate should reject Martin's nomination - he belongs nowhere near federal prosecutorial decision-making."
The Hill's Niall Stanage wrote, "Developing story — NYT reports this happened because the person in question would not carry out a 'directive' from the Trump team."
CNN's Jim Sciutto tweeted, "The sudden departure of Justice Department veteran Denise Cheung comes a day after President Donald Trump announced his nominee to lead the prosecutor's office, Ed Martin, who has supported unwinding all January 6 criminal cases that the office brought."
X user Millard Fillmore remarked, "She is resigning because they ordered her to break the law via a trumped investigation."
On Tuesday morning, February 18, the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was rocked by yet another resignation.
According to Reuters' Sarah N. Lynch, Denise Cheung — the top senior prosecutor in DOJ's Washington office — told her colleague Ed Martin, in her resignation letter, that she is leaving DOJ because of a request from Trump Administration officials she considers improper. The Trump allies, Lynch reports, asked Cheung "to launch a criminal probe" and "ordered her to investigate a government contract awarded during Joe Biden's administration and pursue a freeze of the recipient's assets."
In her resignation letter, Cheung wrote, "I have been proud to serve at the U.S. Department of Justice and this office for over 24 years. During my tenure, which has spanned over many different administrations, I have always been guided by the oath I took.... to support and defend the Constitution."
READ MORE: 'Brutal': Ex-federal prosecutor reveals why Trump DOJ’s 'illegal order' was 'so corrupt'
Cheung's resignation is inspiring a lot of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.
Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig tweeted, "Yet another resignation in protest after DOJ leadership orders veteran fed prosecutor this weekend to freeze enviro grants made by Biden administration. @TheJusticeDept can freeze funds when there is evidence the assets are linked to a crime. Veteran Denise Cheung felt such a step was improper/unethical now and resigned, sources tell the Post."
CBS News' Scott MacFarlane posted, "The wave of resignations among longtime Justice Dept attorneys continues Denise Cheung is leaving her post as a top criminal prosecutor in Washington DC, amid tumult in the agency."
Former federal prosecutor Daniel R. Alonso wrote, "Having served as a criminal chief in a Republican administration that did not abuse its authority with respect to our office (EDNY), I can say D.C. Criminal chief Denise Cheung was exactly right to resign. You DO NOT open investigations without predication."
In a separate tweet, Alonso commented, "It's a conundrum to be sure, but lawyers have ethical obligations. It's true different lawyers interpret them differently, but how can we ask her to stay when her conscience dictates otherwise? A more pressing issue is that the Senate should reject Martin's nomination - he belongs nowhere near federal prosecutorial decision-making."
The Hill's Niall Stanage wrote, "Developing story — NYT reports this happened because the person in question would not carry out a 'directive' from the Trump team."
CNN's Jim Sciutto tweeted, "The sudden departure of Justice Department veteran Denise Cheung comes a day after President Donald Trump announced his nominee to lead the prosecutor's office, Ed Martin, who has supported unwinding all January 6 criminal cases that the office brought."
X user Millard Fillmore remarked, "She is resigning because they ordered her to break the law via a trumped investigation."
Mitchy, what would people say about YOUR intellect when you quote Tomi Lahren?
Adams is gone. He either resigns and leaves with his balls. Or he becomes the first NYC mayor ever to be removed by a state governor for corruption.
dozen resign? LoL...looks like they wanna get out while they can...
From what I've heard, the judge spent the whole hearing trying to figure out under what legal basis Trump's people were trying to get the corruption charges dropped.
As an aside, it was just a few months ago that the Maga world was celebrating Adams as an example of how corrupt democrats are. Now they've taken him into their cult.
As an aside, it was just a few months ago that the Maga world was celebrating Adams as an example of how corrupt democrats are. Now they've taken him into their cult.
They don't care about corruption.
It is all about whose side you are on.
The more basic question is how the federal executive in chief somehow has the legal power to re write traffic ordinances for NY City.
I'm stumped on that one myself. It's a municipal or state power.
BTW, I lived in NYC. The goal was to reduce traffic jams and pollution (idling cars).
Based on all reports congestion pricing worked. Many commuters (car and bus) reported their commute time cut in half after the pricing came into effect.
So, that's the question. I see both sides and believe both sides have valid points and honest people can disagree.
But let's have a discussion based on facts and accurate descriptions of motives.
Finally - the highways and tunnels and bridges the tunnels are variably controlled by different states and the feds. Thus the fed component gives the feds a say.
See mitch? We can have an honest conversation. When I lived in NYC back in the late 90s the toll on the verrazano bridge was $8. The GW bridge was like 6 or 7. The toll was only 1 way - kinda like driving into Canada you pay a toll, but not driving into USA.
So..proportionally it's not super high. But daily it adds up.
London (UK) does this. (Or at least tried it, I can't fully recall what happened).
So does Singapore. In Singapore you have to register your car for 10 years. It costs $110,000 to register your car for that time period. You get a transponder as part of that deal. Many of the highways have a gantry that charges you tolls. The exact charge changes depending upon day of week and time of day. It's done to incentive public transport during rush hour.
Anyhow, it's a long way of saying it's not a lot higher than normal rates, and this has been tried elsewhere.
