“We ultimately have a perception versus reality problem,” Caroline Turco, a lawyer for the city, argued in court on Friday. “The president’s perception is that it’s ‘World War II out there.’ The reality is this is a beautiful city and with a sophisticated police force that can handle the […]

Internal reports from the week before #trump ordered #troops into #portland show that, by & large, the officers observed displays of civil disobedience, including protesters standing in front of vehicles on the road, playing loud music & “flipping a bird,” & an older woman using chalk to write […]

Before #trump Ordered In #troops, Federal Officers Called #portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

On Sept. 27, Trump described Portland, #oregon, as a “War ravaged” city that was “under siege from attack by Antifa” mobs protesting #ice raids.

But here is how federal officers described the scene […]

Dog killer #kristinoem, the #dhs secy, told FoxNews Tuesday evening that she made clear demands to leaders in #portland, #oregon, about changes she wanted to see at the #ice building there, including adding more security & a larger buffer zone for officers. Noem said she told the mayor that if […]

#troops IN #us CITIES

#nationalguard deployments by the #trump admin

#chicago area: 500
About 300 #illinois troops & 200 #texas troops are expected on the streets soon.

#portland, #oregon: Currently None
Federal judge temporarily blocked deployment of #california troops staged near the city […]

Lawyers for #cookcounty, #illinois, which includes #chicago, have filed a court brief supporting efforts to block the deployment of #nationalguard troops, saying Trump’s action would “intrude on #state & local #sovereignty” & increase public fear. A hearing in that case is scheduled for tomorrow […]

…After the meeting, the 2 men would be set on a path of escalating conflict & mutual loathing that led last month to a prosecutor handpicked for the task by #trump securing an indictment of #comey.

Trump sought to see Comey investigated & prosecuted for the better part of a decade, relentlessly […]

It was the first time they had met, & Comey’s message — that there was a document circulating in Washington full of salacious claims related to #trump & #russia — left Trump suspecting that the #fbi director was implicitly threatening him because that’s how Trump operates]. [<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#comey later said he […]

Per Maggie Haberman (who would definitely know):

The conflict between #trump & #comey dates to their first meeting.

#jamescomey, then the #fbi director, arrived at Trump Tower 2 weeks before Trump would be inaugurated in 2017. On the agenda was a briefing for the incoming president by Comey & […]

When there is a vacancy in the position of #usattorney, the AG is able install someone as an “interim” US attorney for 120 days, but after that, the #law says a federal #court decides who next serves as interim.

Erik Siebert, who was removed for refusing to bring a case against #comey based on […]

The question of whether the #trump admin’s appointment of #lindseyhalligan as #usattorney is invalid comes down to the fact that Erik Siebert, whom she replaced, had exceeded his 120 days as acting US attorney. If the court finds her appointment is invalid, then the #comey indictment she […]

The #doj told the judge that it expects #Comey’s trial to last two to three days. The defense lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, agreed to the government’s assessment but expressed confidence that his client would be able to dismiss the case based on the motions he intended to file alleging the […]

Fitzgerald, a former federal prosecutor, also said the #DOJ’s rush to charge #comey had left the defense unclear about the specifics of the counts against him. Comey was indicted last month in a 2-page filing that did not detail the accusations against him.

“We still have not been told who […]

Fmr #fbi dir #jamescomey, reviled & targeted by #trump as part of his #retribution campaign, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wed in federal court in Alexandria, VA.

The judge set a trial date for Jan 5. But Comey’s lawyer, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, said he intended to file to motions to […]

"What we have going on right now is literally domestic terrorism in Chicago," #toddblanche, the No. 2 #doj official, lied on FoxNews.

#jbpritzker has accused #trump of trying to foment violence to justify further militarization, & his state has sued to stop the deployment. A federal judge […]

…"My goal is very simple. STOP CRIME IN AMERICA!" #trump wrote on his social media platform.

Violent crime has been falling in many US cities since a COVID-era spike, & #nationalguard #troops have so far been largely used to protect federal facilities, not fight street crime.

#protests over […]

On his social media platform, #trump accused #chicago Mayor #brandonjohnson & #illinois Governor #jbpritzker of failing to protect immigration officers….

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump wrote, referring to US #immigration & […]

Trump's call to imprison 2 prominent opponents of his #immigration crackdown comes as another high-profile political rival, fmr #fbi Director #jamescomey, was due to appear in court to face criminal charges that have been widely criticized as flimsy.

#trump has frequently called for jailing his […]

#trump on Wednesday called for jailing #chicago's #mayor & the #governor of #illinois, both #democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest US city.

#stochasticterrorism #incitement #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism […]

#trump signed into #law after the longest ever #governmentshutdown in 2019 #legislation to ensure #federalworkers receive back pay during any federal #funding lapse. But in the new memo, his #omb #russvoughttps://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#RussVought] says #backpay must be provided by [#congress, if it chooses to do so, as part of any […]

#extortion

#trump warned Tuesday of NO guaranteed BACKAY for #federalworkers during a government #shutdown, reversing what has been long-standing policy for some 750,000 #furloughed employees, acc/to a memo being circulated by the White House.

Trump signed into #law after the longest ever […]

“I got no call. And I got no call all afternoon, all evening, & I have not received a call at all. It turns out that #petehegseth was at a football game, & he was doing push-ups as part of a show of Guinness Book of World Records. So he was out having fun after saying that he was going to call […]

The call never came. Instead, #hegseth was trying to beat a simultaneous pushup record during a Navy & Air Force football game. A day later, #jbpritzker announced that #trump had ordered 400 members of the #texas #nationalguard to deploy into #illinois, #oregon & elsewhere. He also said that 300 […]

As Gov #jbpritzker awaited word from the #trump admin about the deployment of the #nationalguard in #illinois, he cleared his calendar on Saturday for an anticipated call from #defense Secy #petehegseth.

#derelictionofduty #toxicmasculinity #law #military #possecomitatusact #militarystate […]

#bobross paintings to be auctioned to support #publictv stations after #federal #funding cuts

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