Too many Trumpâs guilty cartoons this week. This isnât a cartoon, but itâs timely:
The response by Republican leaders to Trumpâs guilty verdict is unnerving. In the Senate, Mike Lee (R-UT) led a total of ten Senators in a revolt against the federal government by issuing a public letter saying that they would no longer pass legislation, fund the government, or vote to confirm Bidenâs appointees because âthe White House has made a mockery of the rule of lawâ. Hereâs the letter:
The Senators are Lee, J. D. Vance of Ohio, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Rick Scott of Florida, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Marco Rubio of Florida, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. So these ten say they will not do the jobs they were elected to do because a private citizen, Trump, was convicted in a state court by a jury of 12 people in New York, a trial that had nothing to do with Biden and everything to do with Trump.
A number of these senators were also involved in the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In a way, theyâre sowing the seeds of the GOPâs destruction. Who thinks that these threats of retaliation are a winning strategy to get the votes of average Americans?
In a discussion at CNN, Trump conviction heralds a somber and volatile moment in American history, historian Timothy Naftal opines that Trumpâs call to arms for a campaign against the legal system will mean that every Republican will be forced to put it at the center of their 2024 campaigns. Weâll see whether that is a winning strategy.
Will Trump be dragged off the political stage?
Trumpâs Georgia plea returns, but in the opposite direction:
Trust the lawyers to look on the bright(er) side:
Trumpâs first argument when sentencing comes around:
Who except the most committed MAGAs will vote for this guy?
Alito wonât recuse:
And finally:
If these people don’t honor their word to do their job, it’s our duty to vote for those with honor!