West Wing staffers told not to help Trump with coup or they could be prosecuted for treason

[Nevilledog]

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Gabriel Sherman
@gabrielsherman
Per source, White House counsel Pat Cipollone told west wing staffers today not to help Trump stage a coup or else they could be prosecuted for treason. My latest:

“They’re Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter,...
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is reportedly warning West Wing staffers to avoid Trump for legal reasons, and even Stephen Miller thought Wednesday was atrocious. Will Mike Pence bring out the big...
vanityfair.com
7:58 PM · Jan 6, 2021

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/after-a-day-of-violence-and-25th-amendment-chatter-trumps-allies-jumping-ship

[BigmanPigman]

1. Is that guy wearing an animal skin?

This photo says a lot about the terrorists.

[UpInArms]

3. He is holding a capitol police shield ... how did he get that?

The confederate flag in our capitol?

[Nevilledog]

5. Good catch

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

6. If it were up to Trump, the treason flag would fly above all government buildings.

Very patriotic.



And yeah, wtf is Traitor Tarzan doing with that shield?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. The flag shows they are proud of their rebellion and insurrection ...

They should be prosecuted for violation of:

18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection

Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

[Joinfortmill]

2. 25th Amendment people.

[UpInArms]

4. He needs to be removed from office ASAP

Other Republicans I spoke to on Wednesday echoed the view that Trump wants to blow things up on his way out the door. “He’ll want to burn the whole thing down,” a Republican strategist said. “Trump doesn’t give a shit about anyone but himself.”

[PJMcK]

7. Here's the final paragraph

No matter what happens in the next 13 days, Trump has set himself up for perpetual warfare with a Republican Party that is, finally, willing to confront his destructive authoritarianism. “Everyone is blaming Trump for Georgia,” the Republican strategist said. “When Trump took office, we had the White House and both branches of Congress. Now we have nothing. He inherited a Lamborghini and treated it like a lawn mower.”

Who could have guessed that Trump would turn out to be a dumpster fire?

Why are Republicans so dumb?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. "Why are Republicans so dumb?" -- 40 years of self-selecting for stupidity, hate, and extremism.

[coti]

10. Dare I say...

Trump bankrupted the Republican Party.

[JHB]

13. They were already bankrupt. That's why they chose him and stood by him.

[malaise]

11. Hence all the resignations

The end is nigh!

[Vivienne235729]

12. Why anyone would still be there is a mystery to me. What a huge liability for a paycheck!

So not worth it. In legal fees alone much less the mental and emotional toil of having to lawyer up and do depositions. In addition, the job is going to end in a week or so anyways. So why linger and take on the liability?