Crash Course: Trump indictment watch: GOP indicts MAGA

By covering for Trump's crimes, Mike Pence and Kevin McCarthy are validating Trump's incitement. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWxoOWZ6Y2dhbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazJyZWZ5eWkxaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump indictment watch: GOP incites MAGA Trump is doing it again, [issuing all-caps posts on Truth Social](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdHdpY3NlMHp6bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) demanding that his followers "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!" and "THEY'RE KILLING OUR NATION AS WE SIT BACK & WATCH. WE MUST SAVE AMERICA! PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!" While Trump hasn't explicitly called for violence in his relentless online screaming, there's no good faith denial that violence is his desire. [Even mainstream media sources](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2ppaWt6MWdxbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are pointing out this language is, if anything, more over-the-top than the rhetoric he used to gin up a mob on January 6. Despite knowing how bad things can get, Republican leaders are giving Trump's incitement a boost of sweet, sweet validation. But hey, this time he's aiming his cannon of unhinged MAGA types at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg this time, not Congress, so I guess their attitude is "YOLO!" [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWVsZWJmZjlwNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) House GOP goes to bat for Trump in Manhattan DA probe With the indictment of Trump looming, GOP committee chairs, led by Jim Jordan and spurred on by Kevin McCarthy, want to see Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s cards. “We expect that you will testify about what plainly appears to be a politically motivated prosecutorial decision," Jordan and other Republicans wrote in a letter to the prosecutor. Democrats quickly fired back. “Local prosecutors, including DA Bragg, owe you nothing. In fact, it is illegal for you and @JudiciaryGOP to interfere in an ongoing criminal investigation, or a criminal trial (if there is one)," wrote Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif. “Using a congressional committee to bully a state DA sounds like...the weaponization of the federal government," added Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. [Read more from Rae Hodge.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNG5jOWR0NWo4dS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) - Trump panics on Truth Social over "leak" of looming indictment—and [tries to appeal to his NYPD pals](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3g2ODVjM3Z0Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Not just Florida: The entire GOP is waging a nationwide [racism-fueled war on public education](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmlqcjZnZWR2ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - “His credibility is suspect”: Legal experts unimpressed as [Trump’s surprise mystery witness](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdmVrNXJyZXVmai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) revealed - Lock him up: [MAGA vows to make Ron DeSantis pay](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvODVkMDRmcDY0eC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) if Donald Trump is indicted~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvam94dW1odTloei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo - Lauren Boebert blows up the [GOP's biggest talking point](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveGFndXEwYzQycy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "We don't need to protest": [MTG tries to tamp down](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd3U2MTlia3N0ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Trump's attempt to incite MAGA supporters - “He’s very anxious”: Maggie Haberman says Trump [“does not want to face getting arrested”](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYjVzeGRiYWNlaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - “This man is a recidivist criminal”: George Conway trashes "ridiculous" [GOP defense of Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbDI0NmsweHN4ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - The [criminalization of abortion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZzl5cnRsd2hqYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): How the health care system might fuel mass incarceration - Some stoners become [suddenly and violently ill from cannabis](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbTdzZDdxYzk3OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and scientists aren't sure why - [ChatGPT](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb2V6NWEyMGVmYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) isn’t sentient. Could we build a chatbot that is? - Sugar, spice, everything nice: The ultimate guide to [seasoning your bacon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMDloeWhpYXp5di8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZm9rZ2wwbDVteS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Time's up: Trump has dodged prosecution his whole life, but Judgment Day is coming At the peak of his power, and even after orchestrating a failed coup, the "Houdini of organized crime" has this far managed to escape his smorgasbord of transgressions with all but a few scratches. Now with the impending and unprecedented criminal indictment of both a former president and a candidate for president, apparently to be brought forth by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, we will all become witnesses to the ways in which Trump's standard legal tactics as a civil defendant — deny, deflect and delay — will be limited in his new role as a criminal defendant. [Read more from Gregg Barak.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb2c2anYwZjlpMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) - "Fascists Are Attempting to Win Followers by Rebranding as Antiwar," [Truthout](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMWlzeWUzZmliYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Mike Flynn and MAGA Activists Wage War Against a Florida Hospital," [Mother Jones](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZmYxNmNxeDh0NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Why the Press Failed on Iraq," [Foreign Affairs](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmlhcGpyM3lpZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "This Georgia County Spent $1 Million to Avoid Paying for One Employee’s Gender-Affirming Care," [ProPublica](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWc5OGJ2Nzk5YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich," [The Nation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveXAxODh2bHlmaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "YouTube millionaires are not your friends," [Vox](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOG9xZ3FyanV0ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objRXA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRl_BM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbWhub2NpOWZ3dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXl5aXNzY29objQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZApAjhlkN28-h1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Trumpageddon is upon us In an act of textbook stochastic terrorism, Trump is now feigning concern about violence and urging his followers to be "peaceful" after the incitements to violence have already been made. But over the last weeks and months, Trump has been channeling Hitler and Mussolini with threats of "retribution" and revenge for his followers if they can retake the White House and then punish their common "enemies." Following through on the cult leader-follower power dynamic, Trump has also repeatedly told his followers that he and they are "victims" of some type of conspiracy and only he has the power to save them. In this twisted view, if Trump is indicted for his crimes it means that the MAGA movement is under assault and in danger of becoming political prisoners of the "Biden regime." These threats are part of a much larger pattern where Trump is literally claiming that he is the country's savior, the personal embodiment of the state, and that if he is not reelected or otherwise put back in power, then the United States and the world will be destroyed. 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