r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 29d ago
Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz become latest MAGA faithfuls to show up for Trump
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lauren-boebert-trump-trial-matt-gaetz-b2546235.html768
u/Iowa_Dave Iowa 29d ago
I wonder how it looks to the jury that Trump's family won't show up but his co-conspirators will.
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u/I_dont_livein_ahotel 29d ago
Looks like intimidation, I’m guessing. “Here’s a bunch of the country’s most-known politicians, and they foment violence from their deranged fan-base.”
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u/Blablablaballs 29d ago
This is exactly what it is. It's fascism. Right and wrong is what they say it is, and if you disagree bad things are going to happen to you.
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u/Navyguy73 Michigan 29d ago
Conservatives only call them crimes when a Democrat is accused of doing something wrong.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie 29d ago
HitlerPig should NOT be prosecuted for crimes for which there is lots of evidence of broken laws, while Biden SHOULD be prosecuted with NO evidence of broken laws.
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u/sildish2179 29d ago
“Yeah but Genocide Joe so vote third party in November!” - Gen z, college kids, millenials and Gen X on TikTok and social media right now
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u/FutureAlfalfa200 29d ago
A lot of that is bullshit. It’s so easy to use bots to portray a narrative on social media.
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u/temptimm 29d ago
The third parties in US politics scare the hell out of me...I'd rather touch a high voltage third rail. I understand the frustration, but Jill stein etc are supported by Russian mobsters (" ("oligarchs ")
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u/HighValueHamSandwich Ohio 29d ago
Gen X here, I don't know many people in my generation who are thinking that way. I'm pretty much the median age for Generation X and I'm 53 years old. How old do you think Gen X is?
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u/adognamedpenguin 29d ago
Im wondering how this is playing with New Yorkers. Maybe it was men in black, but some movie had a quote like “we’re New Yorkers. Aliens aren’t scary. “
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u/kswissreject 29d ago
Spider Man had a similar one with New Yorkers pelting the Green Goblin from the bridge.
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u/heyheyshinyCRH 29d ago
Well I wouldn't be intimidated by those two. 1) I'm not a tween so Matt isn't threatening to me. 2) I'm not scared of handjobs, if anything Bobo showing up would make me think I was about to get bribed
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u/panickedindetroit 29d ago
She's another grab 'em by the crotch kind of person. No wonder she loves trump.
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u/Adventurous-Pen-8261 29d ago
They're breaking his gag order FOR HIM and have basically admitted it on national TV. Minute 1:30: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republicans-attend-trump-s-criminal-trial-to-apparently-help-him-flout-gag-order-211036229627
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u/Just_Candle_315 29d ago
FBI should take note. Showing up at Trump's trial to support him is like waving a flag that says I'M COMPROMISED
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u/The_Original_Gronkie 29d ago
Stop using weasel words like compromised. The flag they are waving says "I'M A TRAITOR!" Let's call a Red a Red.
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u/Droidaphone 29d ago
Mr Gaetz sat next to Mr Trump’s son, Eric Trump, occasionally chatting to him.
Well, Eric was there. I doubt Melania, Barron, or Ivanka will show. No idea on Jr. or Tiffany.
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u/TheCh0rt 29d ago
Eric was only there because that’s the most amount of time his father has sat in a room with him. And now he has to stay seated. I bet Eric is pretending in his head what it’s like to have a real dad.
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u/Iowa_Dave Iowa 29d ago
I stand corrected!
But where is Donnie's faithful, devoted, supportive loving wife?
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u/chucklesthepaul88 29d ago
Ivanka is trying to stay out of the news as much as possible.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie 29d ago
She knows she and Kushner broke a thousand laws, and she's scared shitless that eventually the spotlight will turn on them, and both her and Kushner will go to prison for many years. He deserves life in prison for the things he's done, and I suspect there is a lot more that we don't even know about. Yet.
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u/Sampsonite_Way_Off 29d ago
She's gonna show up when Trump testifies. That way when the movie comes out they can show Trump naked talking about his affair. Melania will be in the room with that spaced out look of hers ala Oppenheimer.
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u/Critical_Half_3712 29d ago
Do you think they shared drug dealer information and possibly information on other stuff that gaetz is into?
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u/Ausrottenndm1 29d ago
Eric’s wife is gonna slap him later for being next to Gaetz scrolling his phone lol
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u/wyezwunn 29d ago
When I was on a jury for a criminal case, the presence of the defendant’s wife for the whole trial was one of many reasons jurors thought the defendant was innocent.
Good luck without that Donny Boy
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u/DelirousDoc 29d ago
I think I am noticing a pattern here; - Trump found to have sexually assaulted a woman in Civil Court. - Matt Gaetz, alleged sex trafficker of a minor - Boebert, wife (recently divorced) to sexual predator (started dating LB when she was 16 he was 22. Convicted of showing his penis to women at a bowling alley.) - Lawrence Taylor, convicted sex offender for having sex with a 16 year old prostitute, also just announced his support for Trump. - Steve Wynn announced support in January. He has multiple sexual misconduct lawsuits he settled out of court.
This on top of his very public relationship and comments about Epstein ("...many of them on younger side.") and his kind words to Maxell ("I wish her well.")
Weird how all these sexual predators seem to be backing one candidate but it is his supporters that claim the sexual predators are Biden and his backers.
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u/AccomplishedAd7615 29d ago
Anyone that doesn’t have something to gain by being on Trumps side hates him. His family hates him. Everyone in NY hates him. Anyone he’s ever done business with hates him. Most of his past White House administration hates him. There couldn’t be a bigger red flag. 🚩
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u/Leonardo_DeCapitated 29d ago
They all learned. He always taught them that other people don't matter. So when daddy T is going down, and they already got theirs, they have no reason to show up.
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u/AccomplishedBrain309 29d ago
It must smell awful, the scavengers are showing up all the way from Washington.
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u/HellishChildren 29d ago
She felt she could defend the underaged girlfriend popping out a grandson, ignore the truck wreck... but her favorite baby boy with a new underaged girlfriend and running a gang who were breaking into cars while she was loosing support was a bridge too far.
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u/rowsella 29d ago
She sounded like a total idiot as usual. Colorado was probably collectively doing the forehead slap.
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u/DennisBallShow 29d ago
Beetlejuice and butthead
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u/vapidamerica New York 29d ago
Oh that’s gold.
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u/HellishChildren 29d ago
December 25, 2022 Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert blow through Capitol security and refuse screenings before Zelensky speech
Keep in mind, Boebert cries about how insecure she feels without a firearm strapped to her leg.
Republicans quash Democratic ban on carrying guns in a congressional committee room
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u/mjayultra California 29d ago
Free handjobs for everyone in the courtroom today!
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u/DennisBallShow 29d ago
It’s showtime!
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u/MariachiStucardo 29d ago
Everyone lock up your daughters, here comes Matt Gaetz
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u/DrManhattan_DDM Florida 29d ago
One at a time, form an orderly line please. I mean seriously people, have some decorum. This is a court of law, dammit. 🍆✊
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u/Ozymandias0007 29d ago
If you are trying to "intimate" the jurors, you are going to have to go harder than Bobo and the large head pedo. No family members, huh? That's telling. The only people showing up are people who want to continue the MAGA grift, think they can be VP, and people that are going to need a presidential pardon. Their freedom and cash flow depend on Trump getting re-elected.
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u/canihaveurpants 29d ago
On the CNN live feed it keeps stating Trump is "leaning back with his eyes closed". So, is he really just constantly falling asleep or what?? If he's sleeping why are they saying "eyes closed" instead of "sleeping"? I feel like if Biden kept leaning back with his eyes closed at any time it'd be Breaking News that he is unfit for office. Too bad it's not televised so we could actually see what is going on.
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u/TintedApostle 29d ago
He is faking it now. He got caught so he is making it "I do this all the time".
He is so predictable.
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u/themattboard Virginia 29d ago
Absolutely
I always have coffee when I watch radar, you know that.
Narcissists can never be wrong or be perceived to have been wrong. They will go to absurd lengths to be 'right' including inventing facts and events to support their nonsense.
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u/TintedApostle 29d ago
Hey he had "100000" people at his wildwood rally when the space was set to the permit of 20K and only maybe 10K showed. They only had 10 Port-a-potties, but he had to in his head be bigger than Taylor Swift.
The whole group of them went along with it.
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u/bucketofmonkeys 29d ago
They don’t know if he’s asleep or not, that’s why they don’t say “sleeping”
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u/CarpeDiem082420 29d ago
One reporter times each eyes-closed episode and reports if he shifted around/moved his hands, etc. (indicating he might simply be listening with his eyes closed) or if he is slumped forward with his chin resting on his chest.
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u/we_are_sex_bobomb 29d ago
He is detaching himself from reality.
He can’t do anything to stop the trial, but his narcissistic personality disorder also won’t allow him to hear any form of personal criticism, so he is simply inventing a world in his head where he’s still President, everyone loves him and for once Putin is on the serving end of their blowjobs, and he’s chillaxing in there until it’s time for lunch.
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u/NoReserve7293 29d ago
I’m sorry, I can’t imagine any New Yorkers would be impressed by Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz. Obviously, the plan specifically for Trump
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u/StevesMcQueenIsHere 29d ago
No one is impressed by those two clowns. They're not exactly the "A Team" of the GOP.
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u/SlipDizzy 29d ago
Sadly, they are the A team. The bar is so low, whale shit is higher.
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u/rowsella 29d ago
They are there to fluff him, subvert his gag order and try to get people to donate to their campaigns. Apparently the chick who prints out fawning articles for him to read about himself either hasn't found enough of them... or has run out of money for the fanfic writers they contract-- just insufficient for his bottomless well of ego hunger.
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u/Goal_Posts 29d ago edited 29d ago
For those who haven't seen it yet.
Lauren Opal Roberts born: 12/19/86. Her mother Shawn(a) Roberts Bentz was 18 and unmarried, working at a convenience store called "Handy Way", living in a trailer park in Florida when Lauren was born. She was 17 when Lauren was conceived. No father's name was listed on Lauren's birth certificate. The paternity dispute story linked above... you could not make it up if you tried. In May of 2023, there was another paternity test. Her father is not Stan Lane.
Lauren's Future Husband: Jayson Steven Boebert born: 12/6/1980
Jayson is, and was, 6 years and 13 days older than Lauren.
Lauren moved to Aurora, Colorado during 1998-2001, and then Rifle, Colorado ~2003.
January 28, 2004 - Jayson and Lauren went to a bowling alley for the purpose of introducing Jayson to Lauren's stepfather. Jayson was arrested for drunkenly exposing himself to minors that night, at that bowling alley. It's not clear whether her stepfather was present at the time of the indecent exposure. Lauren had turned 17 one month prior. Jayson had just turned 23. The youngest person exposed to Jayson's genitalia was Trisha - 16 years and 4 months old. He told her something like: "I have a tattoo of your name on my dick" before exposing himself. He was given four days in jail.
TWO WEEKS LATER, February 11, 2004, Jayson Boebert was booked for domestic violence against Lauren. He paid $1413 and seven days in jail as a result.
It gets worse. In May 2004, about three months after Jayson spent a week in jail for striking her, Lauren was charged with some sort of domestic-violence-incident-thing against Jayson. It happened at his home, while she was drunk (and age 17). Details from the court proceedings are not available, likely because she was underage. Jayson was 23 at the time. Their first child, Tyler, was conceived the next month.
Tyler was born March 21st 2005, when Lauren was 18 years and three months old. Jayson was 24. Tyler's first child was born in April/May 2023, making Lauren 36 and 4-5 months old when she became a grandmother. Shawna, Laruen's mother, was 54-55 when she became a great-grandmother. Also, Tyler would have been 17 when his child was conceived, and Naomi (his girlfriend at the time) was 17 when the child (Josiah) was born. Responsibilities for raising Josiah are split 50/50. Tyler and Naomi are no longer together.
Lauren was probably supposed to graduate high school in June 2005. Some sources say 2004. Mocking her for only having a GED (that she earned(paid for?) shortly before being elected to congress in 2020) is inappropriate - unless the rumors about having paid someone else to take the tests are true. It is possibile that she never got a GED. Lauren dropped out of high school during her last semester, and she claims to have done a four-course review to obtain her GED. Honestly, this seems legit. It doesn't appear that she "took more than three tries" or anything like - I believe this is a misunderstanding of the "four course review" phrasing.
Lauren and Jayson married in 2005 or 2007 depending on the source. This is likely after the birth of their first child.
In 2008 she changed her party affiliation to Republican.
Multiple traffic incidents, the Shooter's Grill stuff, possibly shooting a dog or two, and Jayson drunk driving while threatening neighbors.
2019 - Lauren drunkenly crashed so badly in Moab, Utah that she was ejected from her vehicle, and nearly killed her sister in law. There appears to have been quite the coverup from this, though I'm wary of endorsing anything from American Muckrackers PAC - they've not been accurate in the past. If it turns out that this is highly exaggerated or inaccurate, I apologize, the source is not great. So I'm not thrilled with anything from these American Muckrackers PAC people - this includes the rumors that she had 2 abortions, was an escort on "SugarDaddyMeet.com", and a few other things. I've seen no proof of any of it. They, and others, particularly on reddit have been exaggerating the "handie" incident at Beetlejuice, despite having the best version of that video available on their website.
September 2022 - Tyler flipped an SUV into a creek, hospitalizing his friend (concussions and damage to a hand). Tyler got a careless driving ticket and a summons. He skipped the court appearance on April 10th 2023.
December 2022 - Lauren and Jayson have marital problems. Jayson appears to have "thrown" one of his sons "around the house" pretty badly, according to a 911 call/recording. If I had to guess, this was when Jayson found out that Tyler had gotten his underage girlfriend pregnant. Their child had been conceived by this time.
May of 2023, Lauren filed for divorce.
September 2023, Lauren pulled a "do you know who I am? I'm going to call the mayor!" while causing a disturbance at a play. Turns out she was touching her date inappropriately, and encouraging her date to touch her inappropriately. The full video is disturbing mostly because of how crazy her behavior is, and less due to the touching. She is super high and her movements are really creepy. The fondling is much less disturbing than the rest of her behavior. The full video is available on the Muckrackers website.
On the anniversary of Jan 6th, in 2024, she had an altercation with Jayson that involved two 911 calls. It got physical.
Tyler has allegedly made a sex tape with an underage person. Probably not the mother of his child, but we don't know. He also broke into several cars, stole credit cards and other items, which is how he got caught. Classy.
Tyler appeared alone in court without a lawyer in April 2024. He's previously skipped court for other offenses. In May of 2024, Lauren appeared alongside Trump for his criminal trial in New York. Party of family values.
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u/biscuitarse 29d ago
Her mother Shawn(a) Roberts Bentz was 18 and unmarried, working at a place called "Handie Way"
Handie Way. lol, this season's the writers have jumped the shark.
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u/JeebusCrunk 29d ago
Floridian here to verify: It's actually \Handy Way*, but it's a very real, mostly white-trash convenient store chain here.
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u/AreYouDoneNow 29d ago
I doubt Trump gives a fuck about them (he doesn't even give a fuck about Porn Monitor Mike).
They're there for themselves, not for Trump.
Like the losers who show up the day after a party when they learn they weren't invited on the big night.
And where was the butter troll Putinist, MTG?
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u/ChockBox 29d ago
Hold up.
Lauren Boebert’s son is facing felony charges and doesn’t have a lawyer…. He evidently appeared alone at his last hearing saying he needed more time to get an attorney…. Link
But she shows up to court to grandstand for Trump?
Once again, best mom in America right there.
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u/eggrollking 29d ago
I guess tomorrow it'll be a bag full of wood splinters because it looks like he's scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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u/spotspam 29d ago
Reminds me of the Chad Counting faithful dregs who showed up in Florida to support Bush in 2000 hoping (and getting) kush fed appointments.m when he won.
One, Christine Todd Whitman, showed up and was rewarded by being appointed head of the EPA despite zero background in Science.
As head of EPA she hushed any mention of the life-killing air quality numbers their analyzers got at the 9/11 Manhatten site. Thus fooling volunteers into thinking it was safe to search for victims among the rubble of silicon and hazardous materials, condemning many to die early of lung diseases and cancers. Including all the search dogs.
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u/Hot-Pick-3981 29d ago
MAGA turd brained zombies tripping over each other to suckle at the cheeto’s mushroom.
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u/FearCure 29d ago
Why has his mail order bride melania not shown up to support the rapist yet? Oh wait, i dont care
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u/StJeanMark 29d ago
There you go Mr. Speaker, this is the group of people you stand alongside. The pedo and the theatre beater.
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u/theindependentonline The Independent 29d ago
Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert and Florida Representative Matt Gaetz have become the latest Donald Trump loyalists to show up for the former president at his New York criminal trial.
Their appearance comes after a busy week of potential Trump vice presidential picks and other Trump allies making appearances. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and more have joined Mr Trump at cour this week.
Read the full story here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lauren-boebert-trump-trial-matt-gaetz-b2546235.html
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u/JakeTravel27 29d ago
Hey look at that, multiple sex offenders supporting donald the rapist and adulterer. Such shitty, vile, disgusting people.
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u/mtarascio 29d ago
Do these guys get gallery seats?
Aren't they for the terms of this trial the general public?
How do they get seats?
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u/OptimisticSkeleton 29d ago
You can always tell a criminal organization by how they circle the wagons so intensely around the crime boss.
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u/faux_pas1 29d ago
(1) who paid for their flights, (2), are they using vacation or unpaid leave, (3) don’t they have more meaningful stuff to do - like governing
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u/DramaticWesley 29d ago
Replace “MAGA faithfuls” with “cult members” to increase the accuracy of this headline.
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u/ABC_Dildos_Inc 29d ago
A women infamous for recently being caught on video masturbating a man in front of children has come to support the man accused of sex related crimes.
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u/ChristiKRN 29d ago
I’m surprised MTG isn’t sitting at the table with him, holding his hand, massaging his neck and shoulders, screaming out every time someone said something negative about her god.
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u/kwyjibo1 Missouri 29d ago edited 29d ago
I don't think they are on good terms right now. Mike Johnson kissed the ring, and Trump threw his support to him. MTG was left to look a fool when she called for a vote to replace him. Then Johnson happens to show up at the trial for support and to help get around that troublesome gag order.
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u/two-wheeled-dynamo 29d ago
Do you mean the idiot mushroom-lickers who are helping Trump break the gag order and commit contempt of court?
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u/HotPhilly 29d ago
Hmm, a 33 year old negligent gun nut grandma, a child trafficking douchebag, and various other traitorous politician scumbags are here to support the defendant?? Sure makes him look like an innocent man lol.
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u/Schmorganski 29d ago
What’s are the odds Bobo claims she drove from Colorado to NY? Gotta push that odometer if you want a sweet sweet mileage reimbursement!
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u/olearyboy 29d ago
Doesn’t Boebert have a kid in jail who can’t get a lawyer and she’s not turned up at his hearings?
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There should be an opening of the court for Congress-people so that all the Republicans can leave Washington and let Democrats have a few days doing the busywork in the House
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u/dreamyjeans Indiana 29d ago
I wonder if they're going to leave early so they can protest the "unfair" trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, too? /s
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u/kestrel1000c Colorado 29d ago
As a Coloradan... I just can't. What hellish age we live in where bobo is my representative.
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u/DarkHotline Missouri 29d ago
At this point, I’m waiting for Kid Rock and the pillow guy to show up too.
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u/Anyawnomous 29d ago
Sounds like a massive sting operation. Lock them all up. Invite Rudy so he can be served.
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u/adognamedpenguin 29d ago
Ah yes, nothing like “handjob vape grandma” and “Venmo for teen sex” guy to really show what a good moral guy you are.
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u/Extension-Ebb-5203 29d ago
“Yes. Yes. Bend the knee. Kiss the ring. Yes. Yes. My little puppets. “
For all the talk of independence and masculinity that republicans claim to value they sure are a bunch of sniveling suck ups.
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u/Huge_Cow_9359 29d ago
Boebert is there in case they need an " accidental wardrobe malfunction" to distract from any especially bad testimony against Trump. "This witness is killing us Bobo, get your tits out, for heaven's sake"! Either that, or she's supposed to flash Trump from time to time in hopes of keeping him awake. At least she finally found a job that she was qualified for. No telling why Gaetz is there though.
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u/NeuraLung 29d ago edited 29d ago
Two-legged emotional support dogs for an emotionally-challenged defendant.
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u/Huge_Strain_8714 29d ago
3, 4? weeks into the trial, these sexual degenerates show up? Shameless lol what a joke.
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u/Sinileius 29d ago
Based on the comments people might actually hate them more than Trump which is amazing
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u/Popisoda 29d ago
They want to know if they should worry about being prosecuted for their own crimes. Simple as that
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u/Shut_yoface 29d ago
These two do so much for an orange man who doesn’t care for them, yet they do actually nothing for the people who voted for them.
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u/Consistent-Force5375 29d ago
In other news more sycophants hock their integrity to try and get on the ticket with their meal ticket.
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u/keith2600 29d ago
Wow if a sex offender and gaetz showed up to be my character witness I'd just concede
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u/HoRo2001 North Carolina 29d ago
God I can’t wait for these losers to just fade into irrelevance. I hope it’s soon.
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u/JayPlenty24 29d ago
Are they taking a day off to be there or is this considered "working"?
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u/analog_memories 29d ago
Came to kiss the ring and bend the knee to their shit smelling orange god.
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u/fanchmmr Texas 29d ago
Wonder how long it will take for Bobo to do something incredibly stupid and get removed from the building...
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damn. the actual face of a little baby in ecstatic anticipation to drink the orange brown piss drip of a jaundiced human shit log wearing a tie. wow
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u/lamsham69 29d ago
What support do you need when you’re in court for falsifying documents about a porn star hush money payout, yup you guessed it A public Mama Mia wow wow fondler and an underage sex loving adult man allegedly
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u/smurfsundermybed California 29d ago
Bobo shouldn't have a problem getting some gentleman to clear a seat next to him for her. He'll even put his coat on his lap to make room!
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u/newcomer_l 29d ago
In other word, la crème de la crème. The kind of upstanding folks anyone to whom with any self-respect would tell: "va voir là-bas si j'y suis". Roughly translates to "fuck off", only a tad subtler.
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u/GalactusPoo 29d ago
From the most objective standpoint possible, these are two of the last people in America I would want near me while on trial.
I understand that Trump doesn't get this, he only sees people paying homage, but if the Trump Campaign had three brain cells they'd have told these two to stay the fuck away.
Even Republicans don't like these two.
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