As a native Texan, I'm embarrassed by the way Sen. Cornyn has behaved. He has NOT been a gracious loser, or a Texas gentleman or even a man who cared about his constituents. He has acted like a petulant child. As for the reimbursement fund for non-violent and non-criminal J6 protesters, I do think they deserve restitution for the harm and expense caused by a truly radical and evil Attorney General, Merrick Garland. John Cornyn couldn't kiss up to Garland fast enough when he was awaiting senate confirmation. THIS is why Cornyn was crushed in the primary. It's his own fault.
I think the letter from Blanche states that it will not be restarted. The idea was a good one and it seems that Cornyn and Tillis missed the part regarding those requesting remuneration would have limits by the court re: the facts of the case comparing the government Weaponization vs. their response.
True that. With the exception that those who were incarcerated have the sticker on job applications. There is a GoFundMe supporting potential legal fees.
I read it a couple more times, since my comprehension is often pretty bad.
All it says is the order is rescinded, and the fund doesn't exist. Nothing about restarting, unless it's buried in some reference that I don't appreciate.
Well as I see it, they may win this “battle” but not the war. There is nothing to say that after Jan. 2027 this fund cannot be set up again. I believe the government does owe restitution to many who lost everything and to the families who saw their love ones committ suicide. I realize this is taxpayer money but there should be somewhere to ACTUALLY cut budget items and use those funds.
Both Thom "The Turd" Tillis and Johnny Corn-pop were full-scale reprobates who deserve eternal scorn from all Americans. As far as I'm concerned, they had careers unblemished with success. Maybe they can go on missions hunting for dodo-bird eggs in the Ukraine after their disastrous careers as Senators.
I still am queasy about when Corn-pop decided to help try to pass Democrat-led gun control a few years ago. If I were one of his constituents, I would have turned my back toward him that day.
Cornyn and Tillis will leave behind the usual Senate fossil record: Ukraine checks, media applause, Trump sabotage, and betrayal of their own voters. Tillis admits J6ers faced vindictive prosecutions, then blocks the remedy. Cornyn supported the Garland DOJ while Texans were being hunted for January 6. Now both men posture as guardians of fiscal virtue because compensation might go to political enemies of the Biden prosecutorial apparatus. Blanche will likely be confirmed, and that is good. But the fund concession is ugly. The people crushed by weaponized justice still deserve restitution, exposure, and accountability.
I wonder where Cornyn and Tillis stand on slavery reparations? J6ers who were harmed are still living. Slave descendants living today,150 years after slavery, had NOTHING to do with it and are not owed anything. No living white person is responsible for slavery and do not owe anything. In 150 years, the descendants of the J6ers will not be eligible for anything-because it didn't happen to them.
The damage the odious Lisa Monaco did to “democracy” can’t be overstated. I loved your analogy of Monaco’s undeserved confirmation being like “handing matches to an arsonist”. Exactly. Another great post on the many injustices the J6ers faced and really continue to face. Thanks as always for your follow ups.
Their immature, stupid, senseless actions remind me of boys who forgot or never experienced wearing “ big boy pants” . Their little school yard actions have described them forever. They have cared not for what might be good for their constituents or for the country, only that the crowd would see them pick up their ball & bat and leave the yard together. Good riddance to both.
They have no integrity left, no laurels to rest on. Only remembrance of them is their selfish petty, immature games they chose to play.
I agree with you-but the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Until January 2027, they will continue to squeal and cause as much trouble as they can (in their depends). And after they leave office they'll expect us to pay them for life.
Yes. We pay them $93,616,000.00 a year at a base pay of $174,000.00, not to mention those with titles get more, and they still do a poor job. If we could take all of the money they get after leaving office and apply it to the National Debt we might have it paid off. I tried to figure things up on my hand held, dollar calculator, it didn't give me an 'E' for overload, it gave me the finger. It's like our members of congress have all moved up to the east side, into a deluxe apartment in the sky, and now that they've finally gotten their piece of the pie they've forgotten all about the little guy-because they're only interested in the big money donors? And their big solution to save money-eliminate the cent. Brilliant. We're now a 'penniless' nation in debt for $39 Trillion. That makes a lot of sense!!!
If we can get control of both chambers in the fall, I agree wholeheartedly. This needs to be done to make people who were unfairly prosecuted and persecuted whole. They can’t get back the time and stress but they can, and should, be compensated for what they went through.
Politics is a game of give and take, I rarely disagree with Trump but I did on his decision to give the settlement funds to the victims of lawfare and weaponization by the Biden Administration. Some will completely disagree with me and I completely understand. I think It could have been done differently to give reparations to those targeted by Biden. It’s over now and Blanche will be confirmed, this is a huge win for our country! Blanche has been and will be one of the best AG’s in our history.
What would have been your method of recompensing thousands for reputational and financial ruin, suicided family members, and use of the Justice system to keep a hated political person from regaining office?
Trump was awarded the money because of his tax records that were leaked. It was a settlement from the 10 billion dollar suit. He should have taken the $1.776 billion dollars and set up a trust fund for those whose lives were unlawfully destroyed and all those affected by the Biden weaponization. No one could have stopped this like they did his lawfare and weaponization bill.
Nonetheless the $ belongs to him for the harm done. He is capable of doing that. The problem was Blanche’s involvement and the general lack of respect for the J6 defendants, the inability to consider them worthy of more than a pardon.
If everything was as the fake news would have you believe-there would have been chaos untold and the Capitol police would have opened up like the St. Valentine's Day massacre on everyone. That wasn't the case. Only unarmed Ashli Babbitt, was killed. And the right didn't call to defund the police. Most on the right (like Tillis) were gutless and blamed people, the majority of whom were let inside the Capitol building by Capitol police-they weren't trespassing. Tillis and his ilk can't leave congress soon enough. We don't have the money to keep minting the one cent coin-but sadly we still have enough money to keep playing these slugs for life after they leave office. That doesn't make any sense. Talk about we have no kings-yes we do every male in congress and every female is a queen the way they take care of themselves. Trump should mandate that congress and the Supreme Court all go on that Edsel 'Obama Care' and things would get fixed in a hurry. Or . . . we the people could get the same Cadillac healthcare that our Kings and Queens in congress get-we're probably paying for it anyway. I think the reason Nancy carved herself out of 'Obama Care' was because it didn't pay for facelifts.
He wasn't awarded any money, AFAIK. This was in lieu of any money for him. I wonder if he will now pursue damages in the more "normal" form. He probably won't - it was just the point he wanted made.
Not a huge win. There were also many victims from the Russian collusion. Anybody friends or associates or related to Trump, they were subpoenaed to testify to Congress. They intimidated them and accused them of being Russian agents. Most spent over $100,000 defending themselves against these false allegations. No Russian collusion, so where do these people go to get their reputations back?
As a native Texan, I'm embarrassed by the way Sen. Cornyn has behaved. He has NOT been a gracious loser, or a Texas gentleman or even a man who cared about his constituents. He has acted like a petulant child. As for the reimbursement fund for non-violent and non-criminal J6 protesters, I do think they deserve restitution for the harm and expense caused by a truly radical and evil Attorney General, Merrick Garland. John Cornyn couldn't kiss up to Garland fast enough when he was awaiting senate confirmation. THIS is why Cornyn was crushed in the primary. It's his own fault.
Cornyn and Tillis are imbeciles. The treasury fund is still hopefully a bottomless pit from which I hope all cases/lawsuits are eventually paid from.
What's to stop him from just re-establishing it?
I think the letter from Blanche states that it will not be restarted. The idea was a good one and it seems that Cornyn and Tillis missed the part regarding those requesting remuneration would have limits by the court re: the facts of the case comparing the government Weaponization vs. their response.
Nothing is stopping those who were victims from suing. They need a class action lawsuit.
True that. With the exception that those who were incarcerated have the sticker on job applications. There is a GoFundMe supporting potential legal fees.
I read it a couple more times, since my comprehension is often pretty bad.
All it says is the order is rescinded, and the fund doesn't exist. Nothing about restarting, unless it's buried in some reference that I don't appreciate.
You may be right, since I did not see the letter but read about its contents in the news.
Well as I see it, they may win this “battle” but not the war. There is nothing to say that after Jan. 2027 this fund cannot be set up again. I believe the government does owe restitution to many who lost everything and to the families who saw their love ones committ suicide. I realize this is taxpayer money but there should be somewhere to ACTUALLY cut budget items and use those funds.
Both Thom "The Turd" Tillis and Johnny Corn-pop were full-scale reprobates who deserve eternal scorn from all Americans. As far as I'm concerned, they had careers unblemished with success. Maybe they can go on missions hunting for dodo-bird eggs in the Ukraine after their disastrous careers as Senators.
I still am queasy about when Corn-pop decided to help try to pass Democrat-led gun control a few years ago. If I were one of his constituents, I would have turned my back toward him that day.
Cornyn and Tillis will leave behind the usual Senate fossil record: Ukraine checks, media applause, Trump sabotage, and betrayal of their own voters. Tillis admits J6ers faced vindictive prosecutions, then blocks the remedy. Cornyn supported the Garland DOJ while Texans were being hunted for January 6. Now both men posture as guardians of fiscal virtue because compensation might go to political enemies of the Biden prosecutorial apparatus. Blanche will likely be confirmed, and that is good. But the fund concession is ugly. The people crushed by weaponized justice still deserve restitution, exposure, and accountability.
I wonder where Cornyn and Tillis stand on slavery reparations? J6ers who were harmed are still living. Slave descendants living today,150 years after slavery, had NOTHING to do with it and are not owed anything. No living white person is responsible for slavery and do not owe anything. In 150 years, the descendants of the J6ers will not be eligible for anything-because it didn't happen to them.
The damage the odious Lisa Monaco did to “democracy” can’t be overstated. I loved your analogy of Monaco’s undeserved confirmation being like “handing matches to an arsonist”. Exactly. Another great post on the many injustices the J6ers faced and really continue to face. Thanks as always for your follow ups.
These two absolutely make me want to vomit.
Their immature, stupid, senseless actions remind me of boys who forgot or never experienced wearing “ big boy pants” . Their little school yard actions have described them forever. They have cared not for what might be good for their constituents or for the country, only that the crowd would see them pick up their ball & bat and leave the yard together. Good riddance to both.
They have no integrity left, no laurels to rest on. Only remembrance of them is their selfish petty, immature games they chose to play.
I agree with you-but the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Until January 2027, they will continue to squeal and cause as much trouble as they can (in their depends). And after they leave office they'll expect us to pay them for life.
I agree! Just think of all the money we pay for life… to the ones who truly don’t deserve it.
Yes. We pay them $93,616,000.00 a year at a base pay of $174,000.00, not to mention those with titles get more, and they still do a poor job. If we could take all of the money they get after leaving office and apply it to the National Debt we might have it paid off. I tried to figure things up on my hand held, dollar calculator, it didn't give me an 'E' for overload, it gave me the finger. It's like our members of congress have all moved up to the east side, into a deluxe apartment in the sky, and now that they've finally gotten their piece of the pie they've forgotten all about the little guy-because they're only interested in the big money donors? And their big solution to save money-eliminate the cent. Brilliant. We're now a 'penniless' nation in debt for $39 Trillion. That makes a lot of sense!!!
I called both of their offices a few days ago and gave them a piece of my mind.
Next up: that same j6 fund but going through Congress thus ensuring no self-serving vindictive morons can scuttle it for showboating purposes.
If we can get control of both chambers in the fall, I agree wholeheartedly. This needs to be done to make people who were unfairly prosecuted and persecuted whole. They can’t get back the time and stress but they can, and should, be compensated for what they went through.
they are pox upon the republican party.....thank goodness their time is finite...though I suspect their time and income on CNN will go up......
Cornyn and TIllis, male harpies.
I laughed out loud when cornyn was "caught" disseminating campaign videos in Spanish extolling his support for amnesty for illegals.
Politics is a game of give and take, I rarely disagree with Trump but I did on his decision to give the settlement funds to the victims of lawfare and weaponization by the Biden Administration. Some will completely disagree with me and I completely understand. I think It could have been done differently to give reparations to those targeted by Biden. It’s over now and Blanche will be confirmed, this is a huge win for our country! Blanche has been and will be one of the best AG’s in our history.
At least you're honest! Politics is a game of give to unproductive/illegals and take from productive makers and taxpayers.
Add the Muslim enclaves throughout our country.
What would have been your method of recompensing thousands for reputational and financial ruin, suicided family members, and use of the Justice system to keep a hated political person from regaining office?
Trump was awarded the money because of his tax records that were leaked. It was a settlement from the 10 billion dollar suit. He should have taken the $1.776 billion dollars and set up a trust fund for those whose lives were unlawfully destroyed and all those affected by the Biden weaponization. No one could have stopped this like they did his lawfare and weaponization bill.
Nonetheless the $ belongs to him for the harm done. He is capable of doing that. The problem was Blanche’s involvement and the general lack of respect for the J6 defendants, the inability to consider them worthy of more than a pardon.
How many people have to die from being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, before we all get it? Oh, right, that didn't happen.
No, it was made up. The cop who died had a stroke. God rest his soul. The former marine was shot by Capitol police.
If everything was as the fake news would have you believe-there would have been chaos untold and the Capitol police would have opened up like the St. Valentine's Day massacre on everyone. That wasn't the case. Only unarmed Ashli Babbitt, was killed. And the right didn't call to defund the police. Most on the right (like Tillis) were gutless and blamed people, the majority of whom were let inside the Capitol building by Capitol police-they weren't trespassing. Tillis and his ilk can't leave congress soon enough. We don't have the money to keep minting the one cent coin-but sadly we still have enough money to keep playing these slugs for life after they leave office. That doesn't make any sense. Talk about we have no kings-yes we do every male in congress and every female is a queen the way they take care of themselves. Trump should mandate that congress and the Supreme Court all go on that Edsel 'Obama Care' and things would get fixed in a hurry. Or . . . we the people could get the same Cadillac healthcare that our Kings and Queens in congress get-we're probably paying for it anyway. I think the reason Nancy carved herself out of 'Obama Care' was because it didn't pay for facelifts.
He wasn't awarded any money, AFAIK. This was in lieu of any money for him. I wonder if he will now pursue damages in the more "normal" form. He probably won't - it was just the point he wanted made.
What does AFAIK refer to?
As far as I know
Not a huge win. There were also many victims from the Russian collusion. Anybody friends or associates or related to Trump, they were subpoenaed to testify to Congress. They intimidated them and accused them of being Russian agents. Most spent over $100,000 defending themselves against these false allegations. No Russian collusion, so where do these people go to get their reputations back?
It is important to make concessions that will ultimately leave one better positioned
After Blanche is confirmed,
rename the fund, then move forward with it. In your eye, Tillis and Cornyn.
Yes, don’t give up.
Why did Substack make me verify my email before I could comment? Annoying.
I hope Blanche is a great AG. Trump and the J6ers gave up a lot to get him confirmed.
Did you use a different computer? Or your phone instead of a computer?
Nope. On same tablet I always use, sitting in my living room.
Need some old fashion Texas justice; for both of them.