When #Conservatives say the #ruleoflaw, they really mean #fascism , #authoritarianism, and the end of #democracy in the #unitedstates.

Actually supporting #LawAndOrder would be wanting convicted #felons like #trump put in #prison.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fy-gt9DHiwk&si=Hlou4kivltGHFkT1

Jasmine Crockett Dominates MAGA “Attorney” In Fiery Hearing

TX Rep. Jasmine Crockett is skewered America's First Legal attorney Gene Hamilton for his involvement in contributing to Project 2025. The Damage Report's Jo...

^YouTube

"Stock market way up on Trump's conviction, investors liked the strong vote of confidence in the integrity of the American legal system."

~ Matthew Yglesias as quoted by Jay Kuo

#Trump #felon #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump #guilty #crime #LawandOrder #ElectionInterference #economy #StockMarket

Fox News predicted that the market would fall as a result of Trump's conviction.

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-june-2

"We are living through a massive and concerted attempt to delegitimize and discredit our democratic institutions, especially our elections and judiciary. Judges, prosecutors, and the courts are major targets, as they are wherever authoritarianism is trying to take hold."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Trump #felon #crime #criminal #lawlessness #authoritarianism #LawandOrder #Republicans
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https://lucid.substack.com/p/a-fateful-time-in-our-nations-history

A Fateful Time in Our Nation's History

We can feel grateful for democracy and free and fair trials, while feeling sad that a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist is on the ballot for president

^{Ruth Ben-Ghiat (Lucid)}

"If she [Hillary Clinton] were to win this election, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis. In that situation, we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial. It would grind government to a halt."

~ Donald J. Trump, 5 November 2016

#Trump #felon #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump #guilty #ElectionInterference #LawandOrder #Republicans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDmrom_TMaE&t=552s

Speech: Donald Trump - Reno, NV - November 5, 2016

Speech given by Donald Trump on November 5, 2016 in Reno, NV.

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"Trump stared blankly ahead as the verdict was read. 'Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.'”

#Trump #crime #criminal #felon #guilty #ElectionInterference #LawandOrder #Republicans
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"ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TRUMP’S MISDEEDS is all the more important given that the U.S. Supreme Court, with its right-wing majority, is AWOL from its most basic tasks: seeking equal justice under law and winning public trust in a prudent and steady system of rules not subject to radical revision based on the whims of recent appointees."

~ Donald B. Ayer and Dennis Aftergut

#Trump #crime #criminal #felon #guilty #ElectionInterference #LawandOrder #SupremeCourt
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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-convicted-felon-guilty-verdict?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Donald Trump Is Now a Convicted Felon

Guilty verdict in hush-money coverup case is a triumph for the rule of law.

^{Donald B. Ayer (The Bulwark)}

"Today, twelve ordinary Americans did what Republican senators refused to do.

They protected the rule of law and held Trump accountable for his attempt to rig an election."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #crime #criminal #felon #guilty #ElectionInterference #LawandOrder #Republicans
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-30-2024

May 30, 2024

After slightly less than ten hours of deliberation, a jury today found former president Donald J. Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to unlawfully influence the 2016 election.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}