...but de minimus,* nonetheless.https://t.co/EsljKJ62Ie pic.twitter.com/IHM2VfH66H
— U.S. Attorney Ed Martin (@USAEdMartin) March 31, 2025
The questionable incident unfolded on Tuesday as Charles Downs, a reporter affiliated with right-wing firebrand Laura Loomer, shoved his camera phone into Crockett’s face. The Texas Democrat can be seen in the clip shared by Loomer and others in MAGA world appearing to stretch out her hand and cover the camera as she continues walking a chatting with a Republican senator before the clip abruptly ends.The idea that it could be criminal is laughable. Just like Martin’s claim that “no one is above the law.” Except the Administration officials in the Houthi small group Signal chat, right, Ed? I think you meant “No Democrat is above the law.” I don’t think the courts will think any are beneath it, either. If you decide to waste the court’s time….
*Fancy legal jargon for “too little to bother with.” The Latin phrase is “de minimus non curat lex,” explained to me in law school as “the law does not concern itself with trifling matters.” Criminal assault usually requires a higher standard of injury than civil assault.
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