“That’s Not How They Do It On TeeVee!”

Which is curious bc JUST with the privilege review of Rudy's phone (9 months, started on Lisa Monaco's first day on the job) and EP challenges (June 2022 to April 2023), you've got 19 months.

There were overt steps against Jeff Clark, Sidney Powell, and Rudy, all in 2021.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 8, 2024

ew and I are of one mind.

This was a coup planned on Signal and Telegram. EVEN WITH Enrique Tarrio -- whose phone was seized BEFORE the attack -- it took over a year (Jan 2021 to Jan 2022) to get to his comms.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 8, 2024

For the life of me I don't know why people think they're serving democracy when they feel entitled to literally JUST MAKE SHIT UP, even when there is a public record available. You're literally sowing myths that train people to hate democracy.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 8, 2024

I don’t think democracy is endangered so much as an intelligent understanding of how a democratic republic functions. There’s a reason there’s an Article 3 in the Constitution. But to-may-to, to-mah-to. 🍅 

Here's a post where I compare what took time in Jan6 to what took far less time in Watergate (Hint: It helps when Presidents WIRETAP THEMSELVES). https://t.co/JefhTCiHco

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 8, 2024

And because people are doing PR for Bill Barr again, here's why Garland COULDN'T just charge the Mueller counts. https://t.co/b7yJLNKljV

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 8, 2024

It’s not the ignorance that bothers me, it’s the proud ignorance. Haven’t we gotten enough of that from Trump and MAGA?