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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jack Smith has no fucks to give about Thanksgiving [View all]
...when it comes to doing his new job.
Victor Shi @Victorshi2020 5m
NEW: Special Counsel Jack Smith literally just sent a letter to the 11th Circuit calling out one of Trumps lies point blank. Its Thanksgiving. But Jack Smith doesnt care. Hes working because he cares about justice & accountability & nothing will stop him.
Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote
NEW: Special Counsel Smith - on thanksgiving - sends a letter to the 11th circuit pointing out a fatal flaw in one of trumps arguments in the documents case. Trump tried to argue a court forced the government to allow a special master in the Rudy case. 1/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23317696-document-2-11
Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote
Jack Smith points out thats a lie. First, it was the governments idea for a special master in the Rudy case. Second, Rudys a lawyer. Third, docs were released on rolling basis. Finally, Rudy didnt have a civil proceeding invoking bullshit jurisdiction. LOL BAD ASS! END/
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I was thinking how Lawyers can be SHARKS at times, but I like Honey Badger too.
TigressDem
Nov 2022
#42
i'm still not happy Garland waited so long on appointing a SC if he thought one was needed....
Takket
Nov 2022
#15
My take is he didn't want to risk "helping" the election of his band of anti-democracy loons
Justice matters.
Nov 2022
#51
Jack Smith is working on Thanksgiving, writing letters to the 11th circuit pointing out Donald's lie
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2022
#29
Someone who's done main procecurial work at The Hague certainly gets my attention.
electric_blue68
Nov 2022
#33
"No fucks to give about Thanksgiving?" There was probably a better way to frame this. Tough
Martin68
Nov 2022
#48
Not always, Hagiography and "hero worship" both mean an exaggerated respect and awe born of
Martin68
Nov 2022
#59
My comments have not been directed at the informative content of the post, but at the
Martin68
Nov 2022
#62
Yeah, I must have imagined the part where people are fantasizing about how he spent the holiday.
BannonsLiver
Nov 2022
#69
Excellent example, Liver. Avenatti, and Mueller, both suggest it's better to wait and see before
Martin68
Nov 2022
#60
Sorry, but the tough talk about no fucks on thanksgiving smacks of macho hero worship.
Martin68
Nov 2022
#73
And who is it you suppose I am hero-worshiping based on this exchange? Or are you unfamiliar with
Martin68
Nov 2022
#75
'Bet trumpie is terrified of this guy and 'has his "dogs" burning the midnight oil trying to
Peregrine Took
Nov 2022
#53