Just in: Mark Meadows granted immunity

[Tommy Carcetti]

The day goes from bad to worse for Trump.

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[Windicator]

1. Another damn RINO

Lacks the intestinal regurgitude to support THE BIG LIE.

Needs a double-shot of GOP pus & scum.

?w=1000

[GreenWave]

2. Some of these high rollers need to walk the plank. I don't trust the SCOTUS.

They will save IQ 45. Start jailing those Richard heads who caused us so much grief.

[Fiendish Thingy]

58. SCOTUS has consistently ruled against Trump

Every case with Trump as a named party that has come before this SCOTUS, he has lost.

Except for maybe Clarence, none of them has any loyalty to TFG.

[GreenWave]

81. When he was Potus, they sat on a case

so long they said they do not have to rule for he is no longer Potus,

If these cases get delayed until late next year ...

[Fiendish Thingy]

84. What case was that?

All the rulings I’m familiar with were decided in a matter of weeks.

[GreenWave]

91. here 'tis

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/emoluments-supreme-court-donald-trump-case/index.html

[Fiendish Thingy]

92. Know what would have happened if they ruled faster against Trump?

Nothing, except perhaps another stalled impeachment effort.

The Emoluments Clause has no statutory equivalent, and no enforcement mechanism other than impeachment.

The plaintiffs may have been able to get to a civil trial, but that wouldn’t have guaranteed any awards for damages.

So, one ruling in Trump’s favor, and at least half a dozen against him for claims of privilege, immunity, etc.

[yardwork]

65. I've been thinking the same.

They're all getting immunity or probation. All of these people should be in jail but now they're all getting deals - for what? To get Trump?

I understand but geez...

[moniss]

3. A shame he gets immunity

because of his burning of evidence. He didn't just "know about it and warn him" but rather was an integral plotter and conductor of the crimes. I also don't trust him to tell the truth during testimony much like Weaselnuts in the NY case.

[TheRealNorth]

4. Whatever he is giving up better be good.....

Because the SOB deserves to rot in jail with TFG.

[hibbing]

16. No doubt, see Iran-Contra

He better bring the solid goods or I will be royally po'd.

Peace

[Happy Hoosier]

86. No doubt Smith got a proffer before offering it.

He knew what he was getting before the deal was
made

[brooklynite]

89. No. He didn't

He's not facing charges in the Federal case unless something has changed.

This is a PAST-TENSE story. He was subpoenaed to talk to the Grand Jury. He would have likely pled the Fifth without immunity from prosecution.

[agingdem]

29. Meadows was the multi-pronged coup plot conduit..

everything and every one went through Mark Meadows...he was always going to get immunity if he flipped on Trump...as much as we'd like to see Meadows and his fellow coup conspirators rotting in a prison cell (and MAGA congressional enablers), January 6 was Trump's "baby" and getting Trump is priority #1..

[ancianita]

50. Pretty sure

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Jack Smith's gotten him to admit he burned evidence, and Smith's got ever so much more evidence that Meadows must admit to, and so had to cut a plea deal in return for KEY eye witness testimony on Trump. In addition to what he admitted on videotape in the GA case.
Smith wouldn't give immunity unless he got everything he needed to convict Trump.

[ShazzieB]

54. Exactly!

As I said in another reply, Smith is nobody's fool, and he knows exactly what he's doing.

It doesn't matter if we think Meadows is trustworthy or not. Smith is the one who's in charge here, and I believe we can trust him.

[ShazzieB]

57. No need to trust Meadows if you trust Jack Smith.

I trust Smith. I trust his experience and his judgment. Prosecutors don't give someone immunity without a damned good reason, and Smith is a very experienced prosector.

Trump's ugly orange hide is about to get nailed to the wall, and Meadows is going to supply a lot of the nails!

[stumpysbear]

5. Trump: "Who is this Mark Meadows that you speak of? Never met him"

[struggle4progress]

49. Wasn't Mark that coffee boy that The Don always called Jose?

[Wonder Why]

83. Before he was my district's representative, he was the village idiot IMHO so the Repugs voted him to the House

to get rid of him.

[tinrobot]

6. Game over for Trump

[Shermann]

25. Obligatory Aliens meme required

[JoseBalow]

31. I wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard that

But hey, we're getting closer!

[druidity33]

40. That GIF is mesmerizing. nt.

[JoseBalow]

43. It just keeps getting closer and closer...

Free Beer Tomorrow

[aggiesal]

76. It looks like it is on a cycle. You can't tell the restart. It's very well done. n/t

[JoseBalow]

80. It's seamless, and pretty tippy

I often refer to that gif to compare something that is perpetually out of reach.

I imagine that's what it must be like to fall out of a plane in an Abbott and Costello movie!

[SWBTATTReg]

90. Whoa! I got dizzy watching this!

[orleans]

7. more from abc

https://abcnews.go.com/US/chief-staff-mark-meadows-granted-immunity-tells-special/story

"Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources
Meadows said Trump was "dishonest" on election night, according to sources.

Former President Donald Trump's final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows, has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith's team at least three times this year, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only after Smith granted Meadows immunity to testify under oath, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The sources said Meadows informed Smith's team that he repeatedly told Trump in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election that the allegations of significant voting fraud coming to them were baseless, a striking break from Trump's prolific rhetoric regarding the election.

According to the sources, Meadows also told the federal investigators Trump was being "dishonest" with the public when he first claimed to have won the election only hours after polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020, before final results were in.

[Clash City Rocker]

32. Trump? Dishonest?

Next they’ll say that water is wet.

[aggiesal]

77. Or a solid or a Vapor (steam) ...

I willing to bet that he says the opposite in his book.
I think Jack Smith should require Meadows to release a new book with updates based on how he testified.

How can believe Meadows at this point.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Jail time has a way of swaying suits

Prison not a badge of honor for them

[gratuitous]

9. You know who doesn't have to worry about his chief of staff working an immunity deal?

Aw, you guessed!

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Like Paulus At Stalingrad

"I'm not committing suicide for that corporal!"
Meadows isn't willing to do time for TFG.

[ShazzieB]

37. No, Meadows is not willing to do time for Trump.

And I say good for him. Orange Foolius isn't worth taking a slap on the wrist for, let along going to prison for him.

Anyone who is willing to sacrifice themselves for Trump is an idiot. He would throw any or all of his co‐conspirators under every bus he could find if he thought it might save his own ass.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

41. He was one of the lucky ones to return to Germany

About 90% of German POWs in the USSR didn't. He did receive special treatment because of his rank

[ProfessorGAC]

63. For Certain

Only about 1 in 18 POWs ever got back to Germany.
It's said that Chuikov personally liked Paulus. That probably affected his treatment, too.

[Cha]

11. Wow.. he must have some good secrets!

[ShazzieB]

44. Oh, I'm sure he does!

After reading Cassidy Hutchinson's book, I think Meadows knows where all the bodies are buried, or at least an awful lot of them. I can't wait to hear what he has to say!

[Cha]

45. REC. TY!

[spanone]

12. K&R

[barbtries]

13. i don't trust this man.

i hope it's a useful deal.

[ShazzieB]

48. But do you trust Jack Smith?

I do, and I am positive he wouldn't be giving Meadows immunity unless he was absolutely sure that 1) Meadows has the goods on Trump, and 2) Meadows is willing to spill everything he knows.

Smith is a very experienced prosecutor, and he's nobody's fool. He knows what he's doing. He also probably has dirt on Meadows that he can hold over his head to make sure he doesn't get out of line.

[ecstatic]

55. That's what I'm holding on to. I trust Jack's judgment

I truly believe meadows belongs in prison, and I hope that will happen in the Georgia case. I believe meadows was complicit in the classified documents theft as well, but he seems to have gotten away with that.

[barbtries]

68. i do.

but he's not infallible, and Meadows is a snake. time will tell, i hope for the best

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

87. Meadows isn't smart enough

To get the drop on Jack Smith.

He's not smart enough to outwit my cat--who is a really dumb cat, but I love her anyway.

[honest.abe]

14. Wow.. its all closing in on The Dump.

[Diamond_Dog]

15. How much more do they need?

Lock him up already!

[Fiendish Thingy]

62. Well, they need a jury, and an actual trial you know... nt

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

88. Good grief

Do you believe in summary execution without a trial, too?

[getagrip_already]

17. Well, so much for his i belived i won defense.....

Apparently he didn't, and meadows knows it.

[catbyte]

18. LOL. "Mark Meadows did nothing but fetch my Diet Cokes" in 5...4...3...2...1...

"I couldn't place him in a lineup."

I'll bet he's raging now.

[ShazzieB]

51. Good luck to Trump with that!

Cassidy Hutchinson (and probably lots of other people) can blow that excuse out of the water without even trying.

[bagimin]

19. OK

now we're cookin!

[LudwigPastorius]

20. That's the big hammer.

Meadows was in on all of the plotting. His testimony could put Trump away for a long time.

GodDAMN it's turning into a good day.!

[ALBliberal]

35. Such a great day!!!!

[wiggs]

21. wonder what the immunity covers. election case? MAL docs case? Both? nt

[bluescribbler]

22. They be dropping like flies.

[Happy Hoosier]

23. Okay.. this is a BFD.

The dominoes continue to fall. He’s Fuuuuucked.

[DFW]

24. The government had better grant him not only immunity

But also personal round-the-clock security. The moment this became public is the moment no life insurance company in the world would not have tripled his premiums.

As for Trump, our secretly placed microphones happened to catch his reaction. Here you go:

[ShazzieB]

42. That video is brilliant!

A great parody of one of my favorite songs.

The real TFG would be red in the face and furious, flailing his little fists around in his rage, but I kind of like this pathetic, muppet-faced version of Trump. Very nicely done!

[DFW]

60. Thanks!

Not one of the more spectacular we've made, but we thought the song fit nicely as a parody.

[llmart]

74. I thoroughly enjoyed that one!

Meadows is now his worst nightmare.

[DFW]

78. He ought to be! We made that video a year ago, by the way. Prescient, eh?

We thought the topic had a short shelf life, but it turns that out it might be making the rounds for a while yet.

[disablegamer]

26. Waiting for Donald trump to come out and say I didn't know Mark Meadows

[DFW]

79. He's not as quick as he used to be

It might take a day or two for this all to sink in. Give it until the end of the week for him to forget the name entirely.

[Kingofalldems]

27. Freepers--this is HUGH!

Trump now needs every cent you have!

All hands on deck.

[rurallib]

34. Right you are! A great money raising opportunity for Trump!

[Bluethroughu]

28. Does anyone have a camera on trump right now?

Please ask if he knows about this?

[gab13by13]

30. Meadows gives Jack Smith, intent.

Meadows can verify why Trump didn’t call off the unwashed Magats.

[blogslug]

33. Welp

I guess that's what happens when a lying liar tells you they'll protect you and then they don't and you find out that you're on your own.

[rurallib]

36. I hope there is someway Meadows can tie Junior, Gums and Vanky into the scheme

Maybe they can get a family rate at Club Fed?
Oh - and Jared of course.

[Takket]

38. drumpf is done for

There's no defense he can mount that will counteract all the people around him testifying to his crimes.

[mtngirl47]

39. I wonder if he will plead out in Georgia

And then it will be all over for trump and the remaining defendants.

[FakeNoose]

47. So far the answer is no, and I think he's missed the boat in Georgia

Fani Willis would have offered him a deal a month ago, or even a few weeks ago. But Meadows was busy trying to get the venue changed to the federal courts, and that bombed completely. Now there are least 3 ahead of him getting the plea deals in Georgia.

His testimony won't mean squat, if Chump can be convicted on the testimonies of Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and Jenna Ellis. I'm guessing the Attorney General already has enough from those three.

Meadows' goose is cooked, right along with his former boss.

[NoMoreRepugs]

53. I truly hope that happens - the goose cookin' part.

[FakeNoose]

69. I just finished Cassidy Hutchinson's book

She makes it pretty clear that her boss (Mark Meadows) was all in with Chump - regardless of what he says now.
Cassidy herself didn't witness most of those meetings, but she transferred phone calls, emails, text messages, etc. for her boss and she heard a lot of things that didn't make sense until the coup attempt on January 6th.

[Mr.Bill]

46. After reading the whole story,

Am I correct about these two things:

1. This happened awhile ago and we are just finding out about it now?

2. This doesn't get him out of trouble in Georgia?

[jcgoldie]

52. And the MAGA HOUSE GOP are rearranging deck chairs...

... as the Titanic sinks.

[Proud Southern Belle]

56. Guilty as hell!

Why would you need immunity if you didn't do anything wrong?

[Fiendish Thingy]

59. Not only can he bring down Trump...

Meadows can convict Eastman, Clark, Giuliani, and half of the Republicans in congress.

If he does, then giving him immunity will be totally worth it.

[ShazzieB]

64. I could not agree more!

Meadows holds the keys to so many things. His immunity will pay off immeasurably in convictions of others.

[Efilroft Sul]

71. Ginni Thomas might have her time in the barrel, too.

[Mr.Bill]

73. I think he should be sentenced to live in that trailer

he claimed as a residence for voter registration.

[Joinfortmill]

61. Nail in Trump coffin, maybe

Meadows is almost as much a liar as Trump is.

[617Blue]

66. Meadows is a snake. He won't give them much.

[aggiesal]

67. I call bull $h1t on some of Mark Meadows statements ...

based on Cassidy Hutchison's testimony and on the book he wrote.

[brooklynite]

70. Not what you think...

This was for testimony before the DC Grand Jury back in June.

[prodigitalson]

72. that's gonna leave a mark

[eggplant]

75. Am I the only one who had to ask "Which indictment"?

[MissMillie]

82. Unindicted co-conspirator # ???? (I forget)

I want to read the indictment again, and see what they're clearing him of.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

85. The Wheels on the Bus go round n round, round n round