Entries by emptywheel

The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity

The superseding indictment against Trump didn’t, just, remove all mention of Trump’s government officials and tweak the language to emphasize his role as candidate. It also shored up the focus on preventing Joe Biden’s electoral certificates from being counted in a way that DOJ has started to do with some crime scene defendants.

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A Manufactured Fight over Incumbency Hides Trump’s Fascism

Contrary to a common interpretation of the DNC, Kamala Harris is not eschewing the incumbency she has Vice President. She is running on a continuation and expansion of Joe Biden’s successful policies. And she is running, just as Joe Biden did and was doing, on defeating both Trump’s electoral bid but also the threat he poses to democracy itself. 

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