General Political Fúckery Thread - Subplot: Maga Mike Johnson Saved By Democrats?
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1/1
Tim Walz on the ticket will make the intra-left debate over voting for Dems much easier to win. Brie's reaction at the end here is priceless.
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Tim Walz on the ticket will make the intra-left debate over voting for Dems much easier to win. Brie's reaction at the end here is priceless.
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Arizona Republican becomes first fake elector to plead guilty for role in Trump scheme
It’s the second victory for Arizona prosecutors this week in their sweeping case against many Trump allies.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes charged 11 fake electors, as well as several top Trump allies, in a broad indictment in April. | Ross D. Franklin/AP
By Kyle Cheney
08/06/2024 08:29 PM EDT
Updated:08/06/2024 09:00 PM EDT
An Arizona Republican who falsely claimed to be a legitimate presidential elector for former President Donald Trump — part of a sweeping effort by Trump and his allies to subvert the 2020 election — has pleaded guilty for her role in the scheme.
Lorraine Pellegrino, one of 11 Arizona Republicans who falsely posed as Trump’s electors that year, accepted a guilty plea to a single charge for filing a “false instrument” — the fraudulent Electoral College certificate. The state charge was one of several she faced for allegedly joining in a conspiracy to corrupt Arizona’s election results.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes charged the 11 fake electors, as well as several top Trump allies, in a broad indictment in April. Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case, but he was identified by a state grand jury as an unindicted coconspirator. Trump was also charged federally and in Georgia with felonies arising from his fake elector scheme and other efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.
Pellegrino’s plea deal is the second victory in the Arizona case in as many days for Mayes, a Democrat. Another one of the 18 defendants, former Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, began cooperating with prosecutors this week in exchange for a deal to dismiss the charges she faced. Ellis similarly cooperated with prosecutors last year in the Georgia case.
Pellegrino is the first participant in the elector scheme to accept criminal responsibility for signing the false documents, though dozens have been charged in a handful of states. Filings on the Arizona docket indicate that the other charges she faced, including conspiracy and forgery, were dismissed in light of the deal. Other filings revealed the terms of her deal, which includes three years of probation and no jail time.
“Loraine Pellegrino’s decision to accept a plea to a lesser charge reflects her desire to move forward and put this matter behind her,” said Pellegrino’s attorney Joshua Kolsrud. “She has taken full responsibility for her actions, demonstrating her commitment to upholding the law and contributing positively to the community. The sentence of unsupervised probation with community service acknowledges her remorse and willingness to make amends.”
After his defeat at the polls in 2020, Trump’s lawyers hatched a plan to convene their own sets of presidential electors in some states where Biden was the certified victor. Initially, the attorneys said the so-called contingent electors were meant as placeholders in case Trump prevailed in any of his lawsuits to overturn the election results.
Trump allies, like Ellis and Rudy Giuliani, also began leaning on Republican state legislatures to certify the Trump electors in order to stoke further proceedings and legal battles. As those efforts faltered, Trump eventually eyed an even more desperate plan: Use the existence of the false slates of electors to foment a controversy on Jan. 6, 2021, the day Congress and then-Vice President Mike Pence were charged with certifying the election results.
Pence refused to accede to the plan, drawing Trump’s fury and ultimately the wrath of a pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol and derailed the electoral vote count for hours that day, threatening the transfer of power.
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Georgia lawmaker charged with driving under influence after hitting bicycle in bike lane of street
Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence. Authorities say he ran into a bicyclist who was riding in the bike lane of an Atlanta street Thursday night.
apnews.com
Georgia lawmaker charged with driving under influence after hitting bicycle in bike lane of street
Updated 3:38 PM EDT, August 9, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence after authorities say he ran into a bicyclist who was riding in the bike lane of an Atlanta street.
Seabaugh faces seven charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the influence of drugs, Atlanta Municipal Court records show.
The Cobb County politician was arrested Thursday night in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta by a Georgia State Patrol task force that targets drunken drivers.
“Today I’m thankful that no one was seriously hurt in last night’s traffic incident,” Seabaugh said on social media.
“I appreciate the professionalism of the law enforcement officers on the scene, and we will let the legal process continue to play out,” he added. “I look forward to the facts coming out and providing clarity to all concerned.”
Seabaugh was held in the Atlanta City Jail and released early Friday. No attorney is listed for him in the court records, which don’t provide additional details such as the type of drugs involved.
Seabaugh, a Republican, was elected to the Georgia House in a special election in the summer of 2021, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. His district includes parts of western Cobb County and portions of Marietta and Kennesaw.
Seabaugh faces Democrat challenger Karl Gallegos in the Nov. 5 general election.
1/6
BREAKING: Georgia Representative Devan Seabaugh was arrested last night and charged with DUI and Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device, per state troopers and jail records.
Initial report says Rep. Seabaugh was driving his car when he hit a bicyclist.
He bonded out at 1:08am.
2/6
What is the status of the cyclist? Are they okay?
3/6
WSB TV reported that Seabaugh, an avid supporter of Trump, followed the arrest by posting on Facebook talking about all of the things he and fellow Republicans did for Georgia police.
4/6
He was definitely driving a car and hit a cyclist
5/6
no way this shrimp dikk was sober at 1:08 AM
is his caddy escalade impounded?
6/6
It happens right?
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BREAKING: Georgia Representative Devan Seabaugh was arrested last night and charged with DUI and Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device, per state troopers and jail records.
Initial report says Rep. Seabaugh was driving his car when he hit a bicyclist.
He bonded out at 1:08am.
2/6
What is the status of the cyclist? Are they okay?
3/6
WSB TV reported that Seabaugh, an avid supporter of Trump, followed the arrest by posting on Facebook talking about all of the things he and fellow Republicans did for Georgia police.
4/6
He was definitely driving a car and hit a cyclist
5/6
no way this shrimp dikk was sober at 1:08 AM
is his caddy escalade impounded?
6/6
It happens right?
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1/11
Republican Georgia State Rep. Devin Seabaugh got arrested by DUI Task Force last night
He's up for re-election in November.
2/11
3/11
Devan Seabaugh's booking photo - @DevanSeabaugh
4/11
AJC labeling their story "BREAKING" even though it's been circulating since last night
5/11
Devan Seabaugh's charges.
6/11
So what are the drugs he was on, in addition to the alcohol? And what's the deal about obedience? Did he put up a fight, or ask them if they knew who he was?
7/11
I haven't been able to find that information.
8/11
Not just drunk! Ran into a man on a bike in a designated bike lane!
9/11
A designated bike lane with concrete barriers.
10/11
Yikes.
11/11
Trump is driving the republicans to drink
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Republican Georgia State Rep. Devin Seabaugh got arrested by DUI Task Force last night
He's up for re-election in November.
2/11
3/11
Devan Seabaugh's booking photo - @DevanSeabaugh
4/11
AJC labeling their story "BREAKING" even though it's been circulating since last night
5/11
Devan Seabaugh's charges.
6/11
So what are the drugs he was on, in addition to the alcohol? And what's the deal about obedience? Did he put up a fight, or ask them if they knew who he was?
7/11
I haven't been able to find that information.
8/11
Not just drunk! Ran into a man on a bike in a designated bike lane!
9/11
A designated bike lane with concrete barriers.
10/11
Yikes.
11/11
Trump is driving the republicans to drink
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Contrarians in shamblesArmchair Militant
Stay woke
Scumbag tried to act like he was one of the good ones.
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1/2
The article is even worse when you look at it. This is just pure, unfiltered racism by every angle.
2/2
like my goodness, how is this acceptable? I'm not talking about "will this impact his election odds" — it should be absolutely unacceptable for a major party candidate for public office to speak this way. This is 1950s-esque talk.
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The article is even worse when you look at it. This is just pure, unfiltered racism by every angle.
2/2
like my goodness, how is this acceptable? I'm not talking about "will this impact his election odds" — it should be absolutely unacceptable for a major party candidate for public office to speak this way. This is 1950s-esque talk.
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