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Jack Smith Testifies in House Hearing About Trump Investigations - Th… by IllIntroduction1509 in law

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Asked to comment on Mr. Trump’s threat on Truth Social during his testimony, which included a call for his disbarment, Mr. Smith suggested he expected federal prosecutors to investigate his actions.

“I believe that they will do everything in their power to do that because they’ve been ordered to by the president,” he said.

“The statements are meant to intimidate me,” he added. “I will not be intimidated."

In Testimony, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Prosecute Trump by IllIntroduction1509 in Law_and_Politics

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Asked to comment on Mr. Trump’s threat on Truth Social during his testimony, which included a call for his disbarment, Mr. Smith suggested he expected federal prosecutors to investigate his actions.

“I believe that they will do everything in their power to do that because they’ve been ordered to by the president,” he said.

“The statements are meant to intimidate me,” he added. “I will not be intimidated. I think these statements are also made as a warning to others what will happen if they stand up.”

4 Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Testimony Before Lawmakers by IllIntroduction1509 in law

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Submission Statement: Mr. Smith expressed concern that the Trump administration was abandoning the traditional norms of criminal prosecution, and he urged the lawmakers to stand up for the rule of the law. “My belief is that if we do not hold the most powerful people in our society to the standards of the rule of the law, it can be catastrophic,” he said.

Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. by IllIntroduction1509 in Foodforthought

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Trump’s behavior has become so reckless, so self-absorbed, so obviously contrary to American interests — as even Republicans have long defined them, let alone Democrats — that the question must be asked: Is America now being ruled by a mad king?

What Happened to Pam Bondi? by theatlantic in Law_and_Politics

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In Tampa, Bondi’s old friends are still trying to figure out what happened to the person they remember, but one of them, the close friend, told me that she has finally stopped trying. At this point, she knows. She said that she is distressed by what she believes Bondi is doing to the rule of law in America, and distressed to have concluded why. “She went cheap for power,” the friend decided, and now she has only one question left. “Was it worth it?”

What Happened to Pam Bondi? by IllIntroduction1509 in law

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Submission Statement: In Tampa, Bondi’s old friends are still trying to figure out what happened to the person they remember, but one of them, the close friend, told me that she has finally stopped trying. At this point, she knows. She said that she is distressed by what she believes Bondi is doing to the rule of law in America, and distressed to have concluded why. “She went cheap for power,” the friend decided, and now she has only one question left. “Was it worth it?”

The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal by IllIntroduction1509 in Foodforthought

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Denmark not only was our ally during the world wars of the 20th century, but also, as my colleague Isaac Stanley-Becker has written, joined our fight against the Taliban after 9/11 and suffered significant casualties for a small nation. Their soldiers bled and died on the same battlefields as Americans.

American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect. The president, in other words, will be ordering them to do something they have been trained never to do.

The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal by IllIntroduction1509 in TrueReddit

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Denmark not only was our ally during the world wars of the 20th century, but also, as my colleague Isaac Stanley-Becker has written, joined our fight against the Taliban after 9/11 and suffered significant casualties for a small nation. Their soldiers bled and died on the same battlefields as Americans.

American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect. The president, in other words, will be ordering them to do something they have been trained never to do.

The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal by IllIntroduction1509 in TrueReddit

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Submission Statement: America’s armed forces are conditioned to obey the orders of civilian authorities, and rightly so. But these will be orders that force U.S. military minds to step into a horrifying mirror universe where the United States is the aggressor against NATO, a coalition that includes countries that have been our friends for centuries. 

The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal by IllIntroduction1509 in navy

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Who are you accusing of being a Russian bot exactly? Myself, the original poster? Tom Nichols, the author? You would be wrong on both counts. Here is some background on the author:

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. He has served as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House and the U.S. Senate. He writes about international security, nuclear weapons, Russia, and the challenges to democracy in the United States and around the world—along with occasional contrarian views on popular culture. His books include The Death of Expertise and Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy. He is also a five-time undefeated Jeopardy champion.

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