Replying to @HouseJudiciary
This is why Trump is afraid of the free press. His lies cannot withstand even the most basic scrutiny and research.
House Judiciary Dems
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House Judiciary Dems
@HouseJudiciary
Proudly working to protect and defend the safety, privacy, consumer rights, civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Ranking Member @RepRaskin ⚖
- Replying to @HouseJudiciaryTrump also claimed the California elections are “rigged,” saying: “It’s four days and they aren’t even close.” There is no rigging. There is counting. California takes days because it processes millions of valid mail ballots under a thorough verification system. While Trump
- Replying to @HouseJudiciaryTrump again repeated the foundational lie of 2020: that the election was “rigged” and that he won “in a landslide.” He actually lost in a landslide, by more than 7 million votes and by a 306–232 Electoral College margin. And more than 60 courts rejected or dismissed every claim
- Replying to @HouseJudiciaryAnd it bears repeating: The FBI worked for Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. The prosecutions he now denounces for foggy reasons began under his own administration on Jan. 7.
- Replying to @HouseJudiciaryTrump said the 172 Jan. 6 rioters who pleaded guilty to assaulting police did so because they were “frightened,” adding that “Many of them were arrested without even going into the building.” Demonstrably false. They pleaded guilty because the evidence against them was
- Replying to @HouseJudiciaryAsked whether the fanatics who attacked police on Jan. 6, 2021 should collect taxpayer checks, Trump said: “97% of those people, you look at them, the FBI or whoever it was, you had a lot of crooked cops. Comey was a dirty cop. [...] Try looking at the tapes.” The tapes show
- Did you see the Toddler-in-Chief’s tantrum on Meet the Press this weekend? Before he stormed out, Trump offered a brief tour of his delusional mental funhouse. It’s a wacky place filled with lies, fantasies and conspiracy theories.
- The Trump Administration wants to control what people can watch on television. In opening remarks, RM @RepRaskin breaks down how the Administration's involvement in major media mergers is a huge violation of the First Amendment.
00:00 - In opening remarks, @RepJerryNadler explains that the Trump Administration’s selective antitrust enforcement is making it more expensive for everyone to watch what they want, especially sports fans.
00:00 - The Southern Poverty Law Center is on the front lines of fighting violent extremist groups. Several civil rights defenders spoke out against Republicans’ baseless smears against the SPLC.
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Here we go again. My Republican colleagues just held another hearing attacking the Southern Poverty Law Center for supposedly “manufacturing hate.” But when it comes to the very real hate groups fueling racism, violence, and extremism across this country, suddenly they have
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Republicans in Congress are weaponizing the House Judiciary Committee to the detriment of Americans’ safety. Today, they hosted the second hearing in less than a month focused on attacking @splcenter. SPLC’s informant program has been essential in preventing acts of hate and
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