Schiff, a fav of Repubs, puts Ed Martin on ice.

[j-mac]

Maybe if you even once tried to refute the facts I present you'd have some credibility.

What crime did Schiff commit as part of his work on the J6 committee?

A crime would suggest someone has the balls to prosecute it…

But, it’s amazing that you truly believe the narratives that you pass in here are “facts”

 

[Papageorgio]

That's a classic case of the kind of misinformation I'm talking about. I do think Biden was too aggressive in trying to reverse the inhumane policies of Dotard regarding immigration but the suggestion he did nothing about it for four years is a demonstrable, overt lie.

Republicans kill border bill in a sign of Trump's strength and McConnell's waning influence​

Republicans kill border bill in a sign of Trump's strength and McConnell's waning influence

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell encouraged GOP senators to pass an immigration and Ukraine aid deal. Just four of them supported it. In the end, even he voted no.

www.nbcnews.com

Again with your disinformation, all that needed to be done at the border was to enforce the laws on the books. Instead in 2024 he tried to pass laws to get himself re-elected, why didn’t he ask for this in 2021, if he really cared?

And Biden did help create the crisis at the border in 2021, there is no doubt.

Day one he halted border wall construction, sending a signal to the world that we were no longer interested in protecting our borders. He suspended the Migrant Protection Protocols which required asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims were processed. By removing this barrier, more asylum-seekers could enter the U.S. interior during processing delays.

Then Biden instituted a 100-day moratorium on deportations for many non-violent undocumented immigrants. Again border officials and analysts note that this and public statements may have signaled to migrants that there would be less immediate enforcement, contributing to increased attempts.

Then the administration expanded asylum protections, reinstated DACA, raised refugee caps, and introduced new parole programs for Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans. Although intended to reduce unauthorized crossings, these programs sometimes encouraged migrants to try reaching the border after legal routes were closed or backlogged.

Then Biden continued the use of Title 42 expulsions—a COVID-era public health rule—to quickly remove many migrants. However, studies show that Title 42 often incentivized repeat crossings, because expulsions under Title 42 carry fewer legal consequences compared to formal deportations ().

This resulted in the U.S. Border Patrol logging a record 1.66 million migrant encounters in fiscal year 2021. Sharp monthly border encounters spiked from ~74,000 to nearly 300,000 per month early in Biden’s tenure.

Unaccompanied Minors: In January–February 2021, unaccompanied children encounters increased by 61% month-over-month, the sharpest increase since data collection began.

Biden created the issues, created the crisis and then had Harris put in charge and she did nothing and then in 2024 tried to pretend he cared and was trying to fix the issue, when all he had to do was enforce the laws on the books.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Many of the witnesses were former Trump employees who had nothing to gain from telling the truth.

 

[Man With A Plan]

You have to have lived under a rock for the last 8 years to ask that question. Members of the FBI and DoJ were guilty of nothing but investigating the crimes of trump's J6 mob and his own crimes in trying to steal the election and hold on to classified docs he stole. Yet some were fired by hacks like Pam Bondi and Emil Bove for doing their jobs in acts of retribution carried out for the Doddering Dotard.

How in your deluded mind do you think Schiff broke the law?

You know what's really convenient for Adam, Berg? That it's a crime if you're anyone else to lie to Congressional committees...but it's NOT a crime if you're a member of Congress and you tell lies on the House floor!

 

[berg80]

A crime would suggest someone has the balls to prosecute it…

But, it’s amazing that you truly believe the narratives that you pass in here are “facts”

Maybe if you even once tried to refute the facts I present you'd have some credibility.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

The DOJ is once again a partisan weapon of the Trump regime.

LOL. Holder said he was Obama's wingman, and Garland went after Catholic fathers and trespassers like they were Mafioso.

 

[berg80]

You know what's really convenient for Adam, Berg? That it's a crime if you're anyone else to lie to Congressional committees...but it's NOT a crime if you're a member of Congress and you tell lies on the House floor!

Know what else is convenient? Making unsubstantiated accusations.

 

[Papageorgio]

I understand if you don't want to examine the facts. They tend to make MAGAists uncomfortable.

The 2022 election for the House of Representatives was so close1 that if any number of things had gone differently, Democrats might have kept their majority. And one of the biggest things that affected the battle for the House was redistricting — the decennial redrawing of congressional districts’ lines to account for the results of the 2020 census.

But was the impact of redistricting significant enough to swing the House to the GOP? As I wrote in June, the 2021-22 redistricting cycle didn’t radically change the partisanship of the national House map, so I mostly agree with those who say redistricting didn’t cost Democrats the House. But at the same time, those who say Republicans won only because they gerrymandered are also technically correct. How can both things be true? Allow me to explain.

Did Redistricting Cost Democrats The House?

The 2022 election for the House of Representatives was so close that if any number of things had gone differently, Democrats might have kept their majority. And…

fivethirtyeight.com

Gerrymandering happens on both sides of of the aisle.

Key States Where Democrats Have Tried Gerrymandering
1. Maryland
Democrats drew highly skewed congressional maps favoring their party, especially the infamous 3rd District, which looked like a “broken-winged pterodactyl.”
Legal result: In 2022, a Maryland judge struck down the congressional map, saying it was an “extreme partisan gerrymander” that violated the state constitution.
Goal: Try to eliminate one of the last remaining Republican-held districts in the state.

2. New York

What happened: In 2022, New York Democrats drew a map expected to give them 22 out of 26 congressional seats.
Legal result: The state’s highest court struck down the map, saying it violated the state’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Effect: A court-drawn map was used in 2022, which led to Republicans flipping key seats.

3. Illinois
What happened: Democrats redrew maps after the 2020 Census that eliminated Republican districts and packed GOP voters together.
Criticism: The maps were called “brutal” and “surgical” by political analysts due to how aggressively they minimized Republican influence.
Result: Democrats retained a large advantage in both congressional and legislative seats.

4. California (More subtle)

What happened: Though redistricting is done by an independent commission, critics say Democrats influenced the process behind the scenes, including through coordinated public comments and political lobbying.
Impact: Maps generally favored Democrats, though not as egregiously as in other states.

5. Oregon
What happened: Democrats were accused of drawing congressional lines to favor their party after the state gained a 6th seat.
Result: Critics called the new 6th District a gerrymander designed to ensure another Democratic win. Republicans sued, but the state Supreme Court allowed the maps to stand.

Legal & Political Fallout

Courts have increasingly struck down Democratic gerrymanders, especially when state constitutions contain anti-gerrymandering clauses (like in NY and MD).
Despite criticism, both parties attempt to draw favorable lines when they control the redistricting process.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Know what else is convenient? Making unsubstantiated accusations.

Unsubstantiated? Did you miss the whole part where he was censured by the House for lying? California deserves Schiff. Any State that would elect someone that corrupt deserves everything that's coming down the pike!

 

[struth]

Senate Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff (D- CA) announced on Tuesday his intention to place a hold on the nomination of President Donald Trump’s nominee for D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.

In an April 1 statement explaining his decision, Schiff said Martin has “demolished the firewalls between the White House and his own office within the Department of Justice.”

“Confirming him to serve permanently in the role he has already abused in his interim capacity would cross the prosecutorial Rubicon that every single Senator would come to regret and that would threaten the rights of Americans from all walks of life,” he added.

Schiff’s announcement comes only a day after a group of about 100 former assistant U.S. attorneys requested that Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen Chuck Grassley (R-IA) “set a public confirmation hearing,” to allow witnesses to testify against Martin’s confirmation, according to reporting from the New York Times.

Schiff Will Place Hold On Ed Martin Nom Citing ‘Demolished’ Firewalls Between WH And DOJ

Senate Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff (D- CA) announced on Tuesday his...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Ed is currently engaged in seeking to invalidate Biden's pardons of family members. Just the kind of performative hackery trump so enjoys. Previously he.........

Earlier this year, interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin sent letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) for what Martin described as “threats” to public officials.

Bondi Continues Using DOJ As Musk Retribution Weapon In Warning To Dem Who Protested Tesla

Attorney General Pam Bondi sent Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) a warning on Sunday...

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Martin is a blight on the DoJ..........or would be if the agency hadn't already been corrupted by Pam.

Not surprised Adam "Pardon Me" Shifty is fighting so hard to make sure that Ed Martin can't undo his pardon. Speaks volumes.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

What's amusing, John is that you don't seem to realize that it was YOUR PEOPLE that weaponized the system way back during the Obama Administration and that you're only now being exposed for what you did!

The fact that Trump was reelected was the "triumph" that you claim will never happen! The fact that he's getting the things done that he promised the American people when they elected him despite the lawfare you subjected him to is proof that you've lied about him all along.

So keep posting your stupid memes and I'll keep shaking my head about how pathetic they really are.

There is nothing amusing about Trumpery, other than your submission to it.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Unsubstantiated? Did you miss the whole part where he was censured by the House for lying? California deserves Schiff. Any State that would elect someone that corrupt deserves everything that's coming down the pike!

Schiff is a saint compared to Gowdy, Comer, and Jordan.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Texas is the class GOP gerry mandered state.

 

[j-mac]

Maybe if you even once tried to refute the facts I present you'd have some credibility.

Show me some that I'm supposed to refute in your own words....I'm supposed to be debating you, not the NYTimes, WaPo, or even Raw Story.....You throw out these mind numbing articles, then say 'see, I gave you facts'

Let's drill down on the facts you think are in those articles, and go from there....Also, what are your ideas, and suggestions that can be debated? "I hate Trump" is not an idea....

 

[luiza]

Senate Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff (D- CA) announced on Tuesday his intention to place a hold on the nomination of President Donald Trump’s nominee for D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.

Our FAKE NEWS TROLL BOT CHAMPIONS ANOTHER VILE PIECE OF SCHIFF

Trump Accuses 'Shifty Adam Schiff' Of Mortgage Fraud, Says He 'Needs To Be Brought To Justice'​

 

[Man With A Plan]

Schiff is a saint compared to Gowdy, Comer, and Jordan.

Did you just claim that Adam Schiff was a "saint" compared to Trey Gowdy? Wow...just wow!
Remind me which one of those four men has been both indicted on fraud charges and censored by the House for lying?

 

[Man With A Plan]

There is nothing amusing about Trumpery, other than your submission to it.

Trumpery? I don't even know what that means. Do you?
Is that a verb for "continuous winning"?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Show me some that I'm supposed to refute in your own words....I'm supposed to be debating you, not the NYTimes, WaPo, or even Raw Story.....You throw out these mind numbing articles, then say 'see, I gave you facts'

Let's drill down on the facts you think are in those articles, and go from there....Also, what are your ideas, and suggestions that can be debated? "I hate Trump" is not an idea....

You don't deal with facts on Schiff.

You simply troll.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Did you just claim that Adam Schiff was a "saint" compared to Trey Gowdy? Wow...just wow!
Remind me which one of those four men has been both indicted on fraud charges and censored by the House for lying?

Trey Gowdy with his ELEVEN nonsense investigations of HRC.

That Gowdy, yes.

Stop trolling. You will be called out every time.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Trey Gowdy with his ELEVEN nonsense investigations of HRC.

That Gowdy, yes.

Stop trolling. You will be called out every time.

You mean the investigation into Benghazi that discovered how Hillary was using private servers hidden in her home to run the State Department and that she'd lied to Congressional investigators when she said she'd turned over all materials relating to Benghazi? I hate to break this to you, John but it was probably Trey Gowdy's "nonsense" investigation that led to Hillary Clinton's defeat when she ran for President!

Balls in your court, Little Buddy!