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Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, QANON, etc., how and why did Americans become so **** stupid?

Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, QANON, etc., how and why did Americans become so **** stupid?

We have them too.

We do, but in Canada, the really stupid ones are marginalized. They have little political power. In the United states, the stupid people are extremely influential.

So how are things going on the impeachment front?

From: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/butch-bowers-deborah-barbier-trump-impeachment-team/index.html
Five of former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside...
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A person familiar with the departures told CNN that Trump wanted the attorneys to argue there was mass election fraud...rather than focus on the legality of convicting a president after he's left office. Trump was not receptive to the discussions...

So Trump's impeachment defense is in tatters. Unfortunately, given the lack of integrity with Republican congress-critters, Trump could hire Lionel Hutz as his lawyer, and they will still likely vote not to convict, regardless of what happens at trial.

It will be interesting to see if Trump manages to find lawyers willing to push his bizarre "election fraud" claims, or whether he will actually find lawyers who can convince him to actually put on a less embarrassing defense.

Looks like Trump has found replacement lawyers for his impeachment defense.

The lawyers he selected look... stellar.

From: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-impeachment-team-ex-da-bruce-castor-alabama-lawyer-david-schoen
Bruce Castor and David Schoen will be replacing no fewer than five other lawyers who split with Trump over strategy
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Castor served as the Republican district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he made the decision not to prosecute (Bill) Cosby when Andrea Constand first accused the comedian of sexual assault...Castor’s successor brought charges against him....Cosby eventually stood trial twice, was convicted, and is in prison. Constand sued Castor for defamation in a case that was settled out of court, and the ex-DA filed a personal injury claim against the sex assault victim, arguing that Constand caused him to lose a 2015 bid for DA. That case was dismissed.
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Schoen is a veteran trial attorney who has represented federal criminal defendants, including Trump crony Roger Stone...
He was most recently in the headlines for meeting with **** sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein before his death in prison

Gotta wonder about Castor... bringing what looks like a frivolous lawsuit against a sexual assault victim suggests he does not have all his legal oars in the watter.

And Schoen... Hmmm... Stone was found guilty, was he not? (Not that that was necessarily the result of bad lawyering...but he did fail to keep his client from making a fool of himself.)

Trump is still trying to float his BS as to election fraud rather than questioning the constitutionality as to impeaching a president no longer in office which is apparently why his previous legal team (5) all left. Once again it seems his ego will cost him dearly.

Yes but don't lose sight of the pain he's also causing the GOP.

Go Trump Go!

Trump is still trying to float his BS as to election fraud rather than questioning the constitutionality as to impeaching a president no longer in office which is apparently why his previous legal team (5) all left. Once again it seems his ego will cost him dearly.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/politics/trump-new-lawyers/index.html

One point of friction with his previous team was Trump wanted the attorneys to focus on his election fraud claims rather than the constitutionality of convicting a former president.

Does the argument matter?   The Republicans aren’t going to convict.

No they won't likely convict but I'm sure the Dems are happy now they have control of both houses and the WH and the repubs are falling into such disaray.

The Republicans aren't in disarray. They're already rallying to use bad faith pleas for bipartisanship to stonewall anything the Dems do. It's the only thing they're good at.

And Trump's impeachment defense is off to a good start...

From: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-impeachment-2650257648/
Former President Donald Trump's new impeachment attorneys couldn't go even one sentence without a typo...attorneys Bruce Castor and David Schoen address the "members of the Unites (sic) States Senate".


You know, that could explain Trump's criminal activity... he doesn't even know what country he was president of, and thought he was the leader of a country (this Unites States) where rioting was legal.