It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trumpās defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy. Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court system ācorrupt.ā
The display was, by any fair measure, obscene. The sitting speaker of the House ā Congressā top official and a man two heartbeats from the presidency ā decided that it would be fully appropriate to show up at a criminal trial and allow himself to be used as a mouthpiece for a suspected felon.
Johnson couldāve stuck to a relatively anodyne script, telling reporters that he expects his partyās presumptive 2024 nominee to ultimately be exonerated, but the GOP leader went far further, lashing out at the judge in the case, prosecutors, witnesses and even the system itself.
Or as Democratic Rep.Ā Jamie Raskin toldĀ the Daily Beast, āI donāt find anything unusual about a fundamentalist theocrat who thinks the Bible is the supreme law of the land attending the legal proceedings of an adjudicated sexual assailant and world-class fraudster and con-man for cooking the books to cover up hush money payments he made to a porn star to conceal his adulterous affair. Do you?ā
Ya know, Raskin wasnāt on my radar until he was named the lead Impeachment manager in 2021 but that man is sharp and everytime he shows up in the news it seems like itās because heās not shying away from telling it exactly how it is.
I did, but the past eight years have really flipped the script. MAGA has poisoned the republican party. Alt-right figures have become powerful enough to dictate terms for their party in enough cases as to be a serious threat to our country.
Holy shit. Somebody call the burn ward. Thatās incredible.
Lol you got that quote into Politics anyway. Suck it, mods!
Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court system ācorrupt.ā
Takes one to know one.
It certainly proves Johnsonās hypocrisy. Not that that matters to Republican politicians or voters. Trump is the living incarnation of the Seven Deadly sins yet this āfundamentalist theocratā is right there shilling for him.
