Speaker Johnson says congress will try to interfere with Trump's legal cases....

[riversedge]

I have not been near a TV this morning but is is astounding--almost unbelievable
That a speaker of the House would say they would interfere in criminal cases like this!!





@Acyn
Johnson: President Trump has done nothing wrong… it has to stop and you’re going to see the Congress address this in every possible way because we need accountability. All these cases need to be dropped because they are a threat to our entire system

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Speaker Johnson says congress will try to interfere with Trump’s legal cases

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Acyn
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Johnson: President Trump has done nothing wrong… it has to stop and you’re going to see the Congress address this in every possible way because we need accountability. All these cases need to be dropped because they are a threat to our entire system
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@ChidiNwatu
Holding someone accountable for their crimes is not a threat to our entire system. Despite Congress's lack of authority to halt these cases, it's still okay for Johnson to be wishful.

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[unblock]

1. Fascinating how for this, thoughts and prayers aren't enough, they need to take action

[bucolic_frolic]

2. That's obstruction of justice all by itself

if not treason to the rule of law. Guess MTG really told him.

[elleng]

37. Sure as hell IS obstruction of justice!

[Trueblue1968]

46. Okay he has gone too far. Let monkey MTG take Mikey down. Get rid of him

Let the Repukes get rid of him !!!!!!

Mikey the ugly hearted speaker needs to go down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!

Dump him.

[Wednesdays]

3. Well, good luck with that, Mikey

Especially with the state cases.

[Mad_Machine76]

22. Jim Jordan found that out

the hard way- with Fani Willis LOL

I guess this is what Johnson feels like he has to do to keep his job?

[FarPoint]

4. I see this as distraction, inflammatory chatter...minions for tRumpers stuff.

So.... I will hold my beer until it comes out in Congress....then the DOJ can do it's job..

Back to the trials.

[PatSeg]

29. Yes, most of what the republican congress does is

just "distraction and inflammatory chatter" for the media and of course, to appease Trump. It is a show - it's not like they actually do any governing.

[live love laugh]

5. He's right. It's a threat to their entire system of malfeasance.

[Vinca]

6. Maybe someone should send Saint Mike a transcript of Stormy's testimony.

Hmmm . . . wonder if that counts with his father/son porn moderating.

[CrispyQ]

7. Are the dems still considering saving this guy from Marge?

Hasn't he already stabbed us in the back a couple of times?

[OMGWTF]

51. NEVER trust a Rethuglican. Never. Ever.

[struggle4progress]

8. "Oh, look! See! See Mike. See Mike try to tippy-toe around obstruction of justice!

Walk very carefully, asshole"

[FakeNoose]

9. How does Mike Johnson know this ... that Chump has "done nothing wrong"?

Isn't that the point of this trial, to discover and judge the depth of Chump's wrong behavior? Most Americans believe Chump broke the law, somehow. Not everyone is convinced how serious it was and is, but that's the reason for the trial.

[riversedge]

13. Johnson did say he speaks to Trump often!!

[LiberalFighter]

62. Like he speaks to god often?

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. "We need accountability" here means "we must prevent Trump being held accountable for anything"

This is Orwellian Newspeak, requiring Doublethink on the part of the Republican listener, and unthinking worship of Big Brother Trump. He hasn't quite nominated someone to be the Emmanuel Goldstein hate figure yet, but he's not far off.

[birdographer]

28. Yeah..I do not think "accountability" means what Mikey thinks it means...

Making trump accountable for his crimes is a bit of the backbone of this whole thing. God apparently failed to explain that to Mikey.

[Wednesdays]

45. "You keep using that word..."

[Fla Dem]

11. God, they're really pushing the envelope toward an autocracy. Trump IS the threat.

Does Congress have any right to interfere with a judicial proceeding?

[kacekwl]

60. Of course not

But the law is not for Republicans as we all know to well.

[riversedge]

12. C-Span clip: Speaker Johnson Slams Prosecution of Former President Trump

I could not find any news articles at this time but did find this........




https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5116463/speaker-johnson-slams-prosecution-president-trump


May 7, 2024 | Clip Of House Republican Leadership News Conference
Speaker Johnson Slams Prosecution of Former President Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes the various cases against former President Trump in New York, D.C., Florida and Georgia, calling them "sham trials." He accuses Democrats in New York of trying to make a name for themselves by bring the hush money case to trial and calls out Judge Juan Merchan for threatening to jail the former president over gag order violations. Speaker Johnson says the goal appears to be to keep Trump in the courtroom and off the campaign trail, suggesting it is "election interference" and a double standard. close

[riversedge]

19. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters he was not negotiating with GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and T

May 7, 2024
House Republican Leadership News Conference

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters he was not negotiating with GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) over their threat to trigger a motion to vacate the speakership. The speaker held meetings with the two Republican rank-and-file members in recent days. When asked if he would return as speaker in the next Congress, Mr. Johnson said, “I intend to lead this conference in the future.” The speaker, along with other GOP leaders, also spoke about criminal cases against former President Trump, pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses and support for Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535448-1/house-republican-leadership-news-conference

[Bettie]

14. I might be nervous about this

if Republicans in congress weren't so incompetent.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. Didn't Johnson just have a deal making meeting with Traitor Greene? Hmmmm. nt

[Emile]

16. Proving Republicans are Weak on Crime!

[LiberaBlueDem]

17. Yes, it's here

Banana Republicans are here until we vote them out

[Caliman73]

18. "...a threat to OUR system."

What system is that? I mean, I know what system people like Johnson mean, though they would NEVER say it outright. Holding powerful people accountable within the same legal system that incarcerates average people is REPULSIVE to the powerful. While the Terror and Robespierre went off the rails, the initial outrage was that "ordinary citizens" were holding monarchs and nobles accountable in ANY way. That was the outrage. Ordinary people became concerned when the killing and repression did not abate and spilled over into everyday life.

People like Johnson and Conservatives see themselves as BETTER than everyone else and deserving of power and privilege. They see the world as fundamentally unequal and think that we should be bound by laws, while they are protected by laws. All of the Conservative talking heads have been saying that the trial is a "threat to democracy" and to our system of government, but they are LYING when they say that. They couldn't care less about democracy. They are concerned that the former president being held accountable would break the ceiling and that any one of them could face actual scrutiny and justice.

Conservatives coming out like this shows that they have no respect for the actual system of government that was put into place after the Revolution. While yes, it is not a direct democracy and yes, there were still elitist sentiments in factions of the Founders, the purpose of the systems set up was to make the government in many ways ACCOUNTABLE to the CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. We are the governed. We are using DUE PROCESS and the RULE OF LAW to hold a person accountable for alleged crimes. It shouldn't matter who the defendant is or was. If the phrase, "Justice is Blind" is actually to be believed, then what should matter is the allegations and the evidence. If Trump is acquitted, it would suck, but if the government cannot bring sufficient evidence to convict beyond a reasonable doubt, then Trump deserves to be acquitted.

There absolutely is a two tiered justice system, but contrary to all the stupid squawking by Conservatives, Trump isn't receiving "special scrutiny" he is benefitting from the special treatment that is afforded to all wealthy and powerful people. Unfortunately, in our justice system, the divide is not political it is economic. Wealthy people can afford better attorneys, they can delay, they can use loopholes, and they get special consideration. The rest of us are much more likely to suffer adverse consequences from attention from the criminal justice system than any wealthy person. This "system" that I just described in my last sentences, is the "our system" that Johnson and other idiots are talking about.

These idiots need to be challenged, but our media is also very weak at holding people to account. They should be questioned as to why they think it is okay to lock Black, Brown, and poor people up for 20 years for minor possession of cannabis, but that it is a "threat to our system" to use that same justice system to try someone for business document fraud in connection with elections fraud. Some Black teenager getting caught with a few ounces of weed has zero effect on my daily life or the lives of anyone else, except maybe his family. A wealthy asshole lying about his affairs, committing document fraud after paying off a woman to hide an affair so that he could become president of the United States, and said asshole being so incompetent that he helped to cause the deaths of over 1 MILLION Americans in the span of 2 years, has much more effect on everyone's daily life. That Black teenager sits in a cell in Rikers for 3 to 5 years while the rich asshole gets to run for president ... again.

[greatauntoftriplets]

41. It's a threat to MAGA.

[Caliman73]

56. MAGA is just a more extreme form of Conservatism.

It is a spectrum. While any political ideology is susceptible to authoritarianism, Conservatism is specifically susceptible to Fascism. Remember that Mussolini and Hitler were right wing reactionaries that mimicked left wing rhetoric, but fundamentally believed in hierarchy which is a right wing phenomena. Conservative adhere to the same ideas of hierarchy. The differences in application for the ideologies are "who" is in charge and some of the methods that are used to obtain and maintain power. Conservatives think that wealthy people of a certain hue are best suited for leadership, but color might be subservient to wealth. Conservatives (the leaders, not the followers) DO NOT believe in equality or equity. When equality and equity are not in your framework of understanding the world, it isn't too difficult to get to rigid class structure and using systems of power to freeze them into place.

What the MAGA followers fail to understand is that there is only so much room at the top of the pyramid and that their leaders will expect them to "know their place" along with the rest of us. They will get a rude awakening about their own power and privilege (or lack thereof) if Conservatives are allowed to fully realize their plans for society.

[riversedge]

20. Mike Johnson says Republicans must take total control of government so they can enact their Project 2025 agenda,...

Mike Johnson says Republicans must take total control of government so they can enact their Project 2025 agenda, including a national abortion ban, or else America is “facing very serious threats”

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[BoRaGard]

21. Jojo is making himself Judge and Jury: "He's done nothing wrong."

Freaking Republicans think they are elite fugging royalty,
and piss on regular honest Americans.

[sakabatou]

23. He's saying the quiet part out loud

Johnson does know that interfering with a court case is illegal, right? Right?

[twodogsbarking]

24. He will try anything to save his sorry ass.

He talks out his ass and farts out his mouf.

[ananda]

25. They have him by the short and curlies.

Kompromat

[Lovie777]

26. It will backfire.................................

[PortTack]

32. Hopefully it will backfire... on him! Just wait until the next time he wants to be bailed out by Dems to save his job

What an idiot!

[Diamond_Dog]

27. Trump has done nothing wrong ....

How can you say that … seriously … with a straight face?!?!

These right wing cult freaks are unbelievable.

[Under The Radar]

30. it is time to expand the investigation to include Republican Congressional members.

[Butterflylady]

31. Where do find these repulsive people.

My gosh, my dog Zoe is smarter than Johnson will ever be.

[wryter2000]

33. Congress has no influence over what happens in trials

This is just to appease MTG. It means nothing.

[CBHagman]

34. I thought I was beyond shockable...

...but then I saw the speaker of the House of Representatives pulling this stunt.

There is no bottom with today's Republican Party, none at all.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

35. Letting traitortrump get away with crimes is a threat to the entire system.

[surfered]

36. Wait a minute. Isn't it up to local citizens serving on a Grand Jury to indict someone...

…Then another jury of your peers listens to the evidence from both sides and must unanimously agree the defendant is guilty? Where does it say the Speaker of the House makes the decision as to whether or not someone has committed a crime?

[Snoopy 7]

38. Ok peoples

let’s get back on the trail that’s behind his lawlessness. Mikey baby needs his fond leader to escape the law. After all if trump is found guilty then the congressional accomplices of Jan6 have to face justice. Guess who tried to help the orange, squirrel on his head, blob why no one else but Mikey baby. Mikey also knows if the orange blob can save himself from prison it will be by dropping a dime on his accomplices.

[rustbeltvoice]

39. Time to vacate the chair.

[moondust]

40. "When the president does it,

that means it's not illegal."

Especially when he's selling Bibles and has God on his side.

[Bev54]

43. Well that explains why Trump is trying to get MTG to back down, he has made a deal

with Johnson. Problem is they can make fools of themselves and say whatever Trump wants them to say but they have no power to stop anything and may end up in a court of law themselves if they don't watch it. The republicans know there is not much they can do but be annoying gnats buzzing around, but it it keeps their orange god off their back they are quite willing to totally humiliating themselves.

[Martin68]

44. Wow!

[sanatanadharma]

47. So, the GOP is going to establish the precedent of the Legislature controlling the Judiciary

Establish that step one over the constitutional separation of powers line and we are only one step away from a Democratic Congress taking control of the Supreme Court.

Go for it Speaker!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

48. MTG demanded Johnson defund Jack Smith and abandon Ukraine in contentious meeting: report

Maga Mike is caving to MTG

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https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-2668185404/

Rebellious Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly laid out her demands to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a contentious meeting about her efforts to get him ousted from his position.

Punchbowl News reports that Greene made a number of asks during a meeting with Johnson that included a guarantee that he would not pass more military aid for Ukraine, a pledge to defund special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of President Donald Trump, and that "Johnson only advance legislative priorities that have the support of the majority of the majority — an adherence to the so-called Hastert Rule."

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[Ponietz]

49. Get a deranged mob to storm the courthouse you imbecile

[aggiesal]

50. Meet Vice President Mike Johnson n/t

[C_U_L8R]

52. In other words

Trump is freaking the f* out that he's going to jail and he's commanding every lackey to gum up the wheels of Justice. It's so desperate, I get the giggles.

[SoFlaBro]

53. Mikey Da Turd can't do a fuck thing about the state trial. Piss on that fucking turd.

[Ping Tung]

54. Too late Mike. The SS Trump is caught in Stormy weather and is leaking silk jammies.

[spanone]

55. SEPARATE BUT EQUAL.

MOTHERFUCKERS.

The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch (enforces the law), and the judicial branch (interprets the law).

https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/separation-powers-action-us-v-alvarez#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Constitution%20establishes%20three,branch%20(interprets%20the%20law).

[appleannie1]

57. No sir. You are the threat to the entire system.

[BComplex]

58. No assbag. Republicans are a threat to our entire system. This quote of you saying that proves it.

So you want a system where some people are above the law, and his lackeys in congress can interfere to make it happen?? THAT is a threat to our entire system.

[mahina]

59. I'm all misty with how much they love the constitution

[no_hypocrisy]

61. How does he/do they plan to do this LEGALLY? I'm intrigued.

Or is Johnson just saying that to get MTG out of his office?

[Old Crank]

63. They are already guilty

of obstruction of justice,
Trying to subpeona the information in the Geoprgia case.

[Takket]

64. If he's done nothing wrong then what is the harm of letting a jury find him not guilty?

Just like every other person that is wrongfully accused of a crime?

If I’m wrongfully accused the jury of my peers is my salvation. Congress does not come to my rescue by trying to overthrow the judicial branch to help me.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

65. Separation of Powers, Mikey????

The role of Congress is NOT to interfere with the Judiciary! Or did you skip that part of Civics class?

Sounds like it.

[Liberal In Texas]

66. Maybe the dems should rethink saving his ass from being knocked off by EmptyG.