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Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donald Trumphad criminally conspired to over the results of the 2020 election...

...Several Democrats who emerged from Smith’s interview said they could understand why Republicans did not want an open hearing based on the damaging testimony about Trump they said Smith offered.

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[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 115 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And nothing will happen because the DNC is invested in not doing a fucking thing and fundraising instead.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Listen, we can't waste valuable political capital chasing a has-been like Donald Trump... Or JD Vance or Pete Hegseth or Steven Miller, people who will never again haunt our political system once they've left office.

We need to focus on winning the War in Venezuela! And don't forget the huge mess Trump left us with these undeported illegals. It's time to finish the job the right way! We can do it if we all come together and agree to finally balance the budget with a few sensible cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

This is what the people wa-

One second. I'm being told there's another mob of angry fascists outside the Capital Building trying to break in and lynch us, so they can install Peter Thiel as the Rightful Hier of the Eternal Christian Kingdom. We're going to put together a focus group to see if we should stop them.

I'll be right back. Please remember to donate $30 for our 2030 GOTV campaign! Just click the link!!!

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Baby raged in the first paragraph. Nice one.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry you forgot to include "this is the most important election of our lifetime"

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

“this is the most important election of our lifetime”

They were right. And, now that the half-wits either pushed for or just enabled the election to fail, this next election becomes the most important election remaining.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And this is somehow helping? It's just as bad as you claim they are.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The liberal "do nothing" approach seems to be built on the theory that any actual progressive policy is always counterproductive.

[–] goferking0 3 points 1 week ago

we desperately need that $5 that we'll match to $20 to save our country.

what do you mean you want to hear an actual plan before donating

wait why are you asking what we did with the biden/Kamala election fund