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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️"Terrifying prospect." Trump will use U.S. military to carry out mass deportations <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/19/terrifying-prospect-confirms-he-will-use-the-us-military-to-carry-out-mass-deportations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.salon.com/2024/11/19/terrifying-prospect-confirms-he-will-use-the-us-military-to-carry-out-mass-deportations</a>* plans to declare national emergency * response to 2024-Nov-08 Truth Social post f. Tom Fitton, president of conservative group Judicial Watch * critics: military round up costly/dangerous * big price tag: astronomical economic costs * requires unfeasible infrastructure<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JudicialWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialWatch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USmilitary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MassDeportations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xenophobia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hatred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hatred</a>

TouaregtweetTrump FALLS INTO His OWN Trap with UNLICENSED Legal AdvisorBen Meiselas reports on Donald Trump screwing himself by taking legal advice from someone who isn’t a real lawyer.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVc0m3dya4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVc0m3dya4</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a>

Big Jesus Trashcan☑️🏴<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoesMad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoesMad</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MemeAtMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MemeAtMeBro</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a>

SLCW💥This schmuck isn't a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lawyer</a>, but he plays one on TV. And that's good enough for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>! Rather than listen to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advice</a> from actual lawyers, he took this clown's advice, and now he's facing more than 30 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#felony</a> charges. Talk about a self-inflicted wound! Derp!<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TrumpIndictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpIndictment</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/notALawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notALawyer</a><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/tom-fitton-2662313557" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rawstory.com/tom-fitton-2662313557</a>

Toots McGeeReminder: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> isn't a lawyer and majored in English in college<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indictment</a>

Sue CohenMark Twain said, "A lawyer who defends himself in court, has a fool for a client." Corollary # 1: "Go on" - Jack Smith & the DOJ Corollary #2 "Anyone who uses <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> for legal advice is a fucking moron" - Me <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpForPrison2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpForPrison2024</a>

Badwolf303<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> was advised by his attorneys to return the documents but Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch advised Trump he could legally keep them. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JudicialWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialWatch</a> is funded by the Koch Network which also funds <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/americansforprosperity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#americansforprosperity</a>. AFP oddly enough is now running ads against trump’s Re-election. Hmm? <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/KochNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KochNetwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trumpindictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpindictment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trumparraignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumparraignment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/afp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#afp</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WaltNauta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaltNauta</a> charged w/conspiring w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> to hide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassifiedDocuments</a> from the government, dined at the club’s swanky steakhouse, BLT Prime, as a guest of the fmr president. Joining them around the table was a large group that included Trump’s political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/advisers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advisers</a>, his lawyer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChrisKise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisKise</a>, Nauta’s lawyer, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StanleyWoodward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StanleyWoodward</a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightWing</a> media figure <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obstruction</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Espionage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indictment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/14/trump-documents-walt-nauta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/14/trump-documents-walt-nauta/</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialWatch</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lost</a> a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lawsuit</a> in 2012 that demanded the audio recordings be designated as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PresidentialRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PresidentialRecords</a> & that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalArchives</a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NARA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NARA</a>) take custody of the recordings. A court opinion issued at the time stated that there was no <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> mechanism for the Archives to force Clinton to turn over the recordings.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassifiedDocuments</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obstruction</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Espionage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indictment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Legal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a>

NonilexSeveral other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> advisers blamed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> for convincing Trump that he could keep the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassifiedDocuments</a> & repeatedly mentioning the “Clinton socks case” — a reference to tapes Bill Clinton stored in his sock drawer of his secret interviews w/historian Taylor Branch that served as the basis of Branch’s 2009 book documenting the Clinton presidency.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obstruction</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Espionage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indictment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Legal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a>, who appeared before the grand jury & was questioned about his role in both the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassifiedDocuments</a> case & the investigation into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a>…, acknowledged the advice he gave to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>. He added that he read the indictment & did not believe it laid out illegal or obstructive conduct. Multiple witnesses said they were asked about Fitton in front of a grand jury & the role he played in Trump’s decisions.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obstruction</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Espionage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indictment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Legal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JackSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JackSmith</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> time & again rejected the advice from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lawyers</a> & advisers who urged him to cooperate & instead took the advice of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a>, the head of the conservative group <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialWatch</a>, & a range of others who told him he could legally keep the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassifiedDocuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassifiedDocuments</a> & should fight the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a>, advisers said. Trump would often cite Fitton to others, &Fitton told some of Trump’s lawyers that Trump could keep the docs, even as they disagreed, the advisers said.…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Obstruction</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Espionage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a>

Laffy👀 From this morning, via Scott MacFarlane: ALERT: Via pool… Judicial Watch head <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomFitton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomFitton</a> is at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> Federal court where <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrandJury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrandJury</a> is sitting.

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