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Rhiannon12866

(258,847 posts) Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:38 PM Sep 2025

Lawrence on James Comey indictment: 'Now the phrase Trumped up charges has new meaning' - The Last Word - MSNBC

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell analyzes the Trump Justice Department's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey after Donald Trump, in a now-deleted social media post, called James Comey "guilty as hell." - Aired on 09/25/2025.

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Lawrence on James Comey indictment: 'Now the phrase Trumped up charges has new meaning' - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 OP

Oh, man. Use it for ALL 47's judicial acts of vengeance "Trumped up charges" pat_k Sep 2025 #1

How spot-on did this phrase turn out to be! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 #4

Lawrence was totally badass ON it tonight! ancianita Sep 2025 #2

Agreed! Lawrence has the experience and the knowledge, and as the illegal despot gets worse, the more he's on fire! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 #3

Somehow he gets court and IG documents before anyone else! He must have some deep connections. ancianita Sep 2025 #5

pat_k

(13,856 posts)

1. Oh, man. Use it for ALL 47's judicial acts of vengeance "Trumped up charges"

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:59 PM

Sep 2025

So obvious. It's probably been used before, but I hadn't noticed. I hope it becomes the new shorthand.

Rhiannon12866

(258,847 posts)

4. How spot-on did this phrase turn out to be!

Reply to pat_k (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:25 AM

Sep 2025

ancianita

(43,364 posts)

2. Lawrence was totally badass ON it tonight!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

Sep 2025

He laid out the whole documentation that will lose the Blondi doj's case ! It probably won't even go to trial by the time pre-trial motions are ruled on.

Rhiannon12866

(258,847 posts)

3. Agreed! Lawrence has the experience and the knowledge, and as the illegal despot gets worse, the more he's on fire!

Reply to ancianita (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:18 AM

Sep 2025

ancianita

(43,364 posts)

5. Somehow he gets court and IG documents before anyone else! He must have some deep connections.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:58 PM

Sep 2025

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