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'Probably something you shouldn't do': Alex Jones condemns Donald Trump's call for 'protests'
March 21, 2023
Disgraced right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones condemned former President Donald Trump's rallying cry for "protests" over his arrest that never happened on Tuesday. Jones explained on Louder with Crowder that he fears that the potential criminal charges that Trump is facing in New York and elsewhere will serve as fodder for the supposed political persecution of Trump's supporters akin to the aftermath of the insurrection at the United States Capitol two years ago.
"Do you think there'll be protests if he's indicted?" host Steven Crowder asked Jones.
Jones replied:
Oh, well, that's – I've got an issue with Trump on that. And I'm not saying he didn't have the right to say it. I'm not saying he's wrong to say it, but I would have said it better. We got set up on January 6th. We know that now. A million people came there. A few hundred attacked the police. The police hit themselves with tear gas, we now have the footage. That's how the first breach happened. But then they waved in the other folks and have put a, you know, almost a thousand of them in jail. It's an American gulag. It's absolutely terrible. And then Trump says, 'take our country back, protest if I get indicted.' Well, you could see then how some people will think take the country back – and then if some provocateurs do something – they can now point right at Trump and say, see, he basically pushed him to do this. So, it does look like he's trying to use the public to push right up to the edge. And I think in this powder keg volatile situation we're in, we don't need to be like the Antifa that just tried to burn down the police station in Atlanta two weeks ago. We don't wanna be like them out shooting people at four-way stops. So, they want violence because they're losing hearts and minds. We don't wanna be like Maxine Waters saying go out and get violent. We wanna be the opposite. I get he's pissed. I get it's wrong. Someday there may be a 1776 issue where things are so bad we gotta get physical, but I think we should exhaust all the remedies first. And I don't think – if there is a violent revolution, it should be randomly attacking police or Capitol buildings. It should be, you know, how George Washington would do it. And I'm not wargaming that here, I'm just saying war, physical war is a very serious issue. And it shouldn't start in some riot.
Crowder added of Trump that "I don't think he wanted" chaos "but like you're saying, he didn't word it, maybe, prudently. There's one thing that's like, hey, protest, you know, protest, make your voice heard peacefully – which he did by the way on January 6th – but this just being in a written post, it'll be easier for the media to paint it."
Jones agreed and again warned of the hypothetical hazards that accompany Trump's rhetoric.
"Well, he's got a lot of power. He's got a lot of power, and it'll allow them to plant provocateurs like Ray Epps again in there to provocateur some hotheads, and so it's like, listen. If you're filling up your tractor with gasoline and if you're farm, do you have a right to smoke a cigarette while you're doing it? Yeah, but it's probably something you shouldn't do," Jones said. "And so, he basically, he's lighting up a cigarette while he's playing with gasoline."
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Even Trump's own lawyers know his bid to crush Georgia prosecution is 'a loser': Legal expert
March 21, 2023
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is likely to fail in their motion to block Fulton County, Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis from using anything obtained during the special grand jury proceeding to pursue an indictment, according to a legal expert.
"Let me read you a part of this Washington Post description of what has happened," said MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin. "In the filing, Trump's legal team drew an argument that a state law is unconstitutionally vague about the use and scope of a special grand jury and the failures in the statutory fundamental fairness of the proceedings and violate the due process rights of those involved. Trump's lawyers argue the special grand jury involved a constant lack of clarity to the law and inconsistent constitutional protections for those asked to testify and those who are believed to be targets of the investigation."
"I'm not a lawyer, don't want to pretend to be one," he added. "Is this a real legal argument they just read for you?"
"It's real," replied legal analyst Renato Mariotti. "I don't anticipate it's going to be successful, but I will say Trump's Georgia lawyers are a cut above his lawyers in some of the other jurisdictions. They know this is a loser."
"They brought this for a couple of reasons. One is they are hoping to get a ruling they can use to get the right to appeal to try to delay things. And I think second, the goal here was to try to tarnish the entire process and put out there that there's something unfair in the grand jury foreperson's comments. Basically, to try to paint a negative brush on the Fulton County investigation, which otherwise has been very comprehensive and detailed and wide-ranging."
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Florida GOP lawmaker who wrote ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill facing up to 35 years after pleading guilty in COVID fraud case
March 21, 2023
Joe Harding, the now-former Florida Republican lawmaker who authored the extremist “Don’t Say Gay” bill could face up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon to federal felony fraud charges in a scheme to obtain $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, according to Florida Politics‘ publisher Peter Scorsch.
Harding, 35, was a construction project manager who started his own lawn care company. He quickly became a right-wing darling after his anti-LGBTQ legislation, officially the Parental Rights in Education Act, was embraced by Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis, who signed it into law.
Harding was charged in a December federal indictment with six counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in his plot to obtain $150,000 in COVID funds.He resigned from the legislature the following day. He originally pled not guilty.
After Harding was charged and resigned, Nadine Smith, the executive director of Equality Florida, responded via social media, saying: “So much harm to students, parents and teachers because of his raw political ambitions. He slandered entire communities and trafficked in lie after lie that has emboldened violent bigotry. He will have his day in court but his legacy is already a despicable one.”
Harding is not the only family member accused of criminal acts.
“Harding’s indictment follows a September guilty plea from his brother-in-law, Patrick Walsh,” Florida Politics reported in December. “As reported by Fresh Take Florida, Walsh pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges connected to his receipt of nearly $8 million in disaster relief loans.”
Unrepentant to the harm many feel he has done to children and the LGBTQ community, in a statement Tuesday Harding said: “During the past legislative session I have felt the support of millions of Americans while fighting for our shared concerns and for the rights of parents. I will never forget the support I received from every corner of this great country.”
Harding will be sentenced in July.
Florida’s Voice also reported Harding’s guilty plea Tuesday.
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