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Trump builds strong impeachment case against himself



The United States' descent into authoritarianism accelerated over the weekend,
as President Donald Trump used the power of the presidency to punish his
enemies and reward his allies—just like a dictator would do.

On Saturday, Trump admitted that he fired the U.S. attorney for the Eastern
District of Virginia because he would not charge his perceived enemies with
crimes—a blatant example of the kind of lawfare he wrongly says he’s been
subjected to.

Trump then demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint someone who will
charge California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and New York state Attorney
General Tish James with federal crimes, even though there is no evidence to
warrant such charges.

Trump made the comment on Saturday in a Truth Social message, which sounded a
lot like he was trying to direct-message Bondi rather than make a public post.




 



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Trump wrote:

Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially,
“same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What
about Comey, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Leticia??? They’re all guilty as hell, but
nothing is going to be done.” Then we almost put in a Democrat supported U.S.
Attorney, in Virginia, with a really bad Republican past. A Woke RINO, who was
never going to do his job. That’s why two of the worst Dem Senators PUSHED him
so hard. He even lied to the media and said he quit, and that we had no case.
No, I fired him, and there is a GREAT CASE, and many lawyers, and legal
pundits, say so. Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a
lot. We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.
They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST
BE SERVED, NOW!!! President DJT

Later Saturday night, Trump officially announced he was appointing Halligan to
replace ousted U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert.

Halligan, who served as one of Trump’s personal attorneys, is currently
working on the Trump administration’s effort to whitewash American history by
purging the Smithsonian museums of content Trump and Republicans think promotes
“improper ideology.”

Meanwhile, also on Saturday, MSNBC and The New York Times both reported that
Trump's racist border czar, Tom Homan, was caught in an FBI sting in September
2024, in which he allegedly accepted a $50,000 cash bribe from two undercover
agents posing as businessmen, in exchange for getting those agents federal
contracts in a potential Trump administration.

But when Trump took office, the investigation was closed after FBI Director
Kash Patel got involved.

That means Trump is seeking to prosecute his enemies who did not break the
law, while letting his allies off after committing apparent violations of the
law.





 



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“White House knew Homan had accepted $50K to influence contracts. They
appointed him anyways. Then they disbanded the DOJ's Public Integrity unit and
quashed the Homan investigation. There's no end to the corruption in Trump's
White House,” Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon wrote in a post on
X.

If that lawfare wasn't terrifying enough, the Department of Defense told media
outlets that they are no longer permitted to report on unauthorized information.

“Information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing
official before it is released, even if it is unclassified,” reads a memo sent
to reporters and obtained by the Associated Press.

If reporters do not agree to become stenographers for the Pentagon, they risk
losing their press credentials—a move that experts say is a blatant violation
of the First Amendment.

“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication, which is considered
the most serious of First Amendment violations,” Seth Stern, director of
advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, told CNN.

That is just the latest First Amendment violation for the Trump
administration. Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr
demanded that ABC remove late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel from the air or else
face consequences. The network folded.

Ultimately, Trump’s actions during this weekend alone should get him impeached
and removed from office. But given that Congress is filled with Republican
yes-men who excuse Dear Leader’s actions both because they are scared to anger
the MAGA base and because they are okay with lawlessness if it benefits them.



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