Did *Certain* Politicians Commit Sedition?

[@LegalEagle]

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[@benjaminlamothe2093]

Nice reference

[@ronitkrovidi7156]

@Joseph well there are a few reasons. 1. Looking better/good 2. Don't die of fat problems 3. Exercise improves your mental/intellectual ability. People are more productive, effective , and happy with more exercise as it releases endorphins. There are a few more but these are the basics I guess.

[@swisschoco25]

When is the FAQ video coming?? I have SO many questions....1) If ANY of the rioters wanted you to defend them..would you? What legal defense would you provide if you were there lawyer?

[@benjaminlamothe2093]

@Joseph so that you can live a longer life and enjoy more things

[@steven7936]

Can you please cover what's going on in the stock market with game stop and AMC stocks.

[@AnelorGalor]

Things we love when looking for an answer: A) It depends B) Its complicated

[@nathanbrown8196]

i mean... i dont know about you, but i usually look for yes/no... or yes but actually no and vice versa...

[@ivandafoe5451]

Maybe the lawmakers back then weren't all that much better than the ones we have now.

[@keyissues1027]

It becomes complicated when people keep adding confusion, myths, conspiracies, lies, and inaccuracies to the message, however, it would be more complicated if you add quantum physics.

[@Nika-cp9np]

@@nathanbrown8196 I mean, "It depends" is also the number one answer you get when asking an overly broad question to a scientist or an engineer also

[@MyChannel773]

@@nathanbrown8196 that was the point lol (14:20)

[@EricLing64]

The desk is obviously to hide the fact that he's not wearing pants.

[@Mrich775]

The desk is his pants.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Pants are expensive...

[@justinianthe1st790]

He's lawyer Kyle Kulinski. He has no legs.

[@lgilbert720]

What are pants?

[@Nevertoleave]

He’s probably wearing pants, this isn’t a very BRIEF case

[@KianaWolf]

"The stuff that was on instagram deserves to be in jail." That line is fantastic.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

His entire segue into the sponsorship ad was brilliant.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

They'll get a 'free trial' in jail subscriptions.

[@arcadeinvader8086]

"And I'm not even talking about the riot related stuff just instagram in general"

[@hippieash2799]

I remember when I told people that Trump saying "Stand back, stand-by" was more of an order rather than a call to leave I got so much push back from it. From my VERY limited military experience (I was in military school) there is a big difference from telling military people to "stand-by" and "dismiss". These words are very powerful.

[@steppenwolf3252]

That's right, Hippie. And I've seen and heard the Proud Boys asserting that they believe those words were calls to overthrow our Government.

[@joeybleu66]

stand by says stay tuned and stay ready.

[@Enenra138]

Having been IN the military, I fully agree, the wording used for things can, and is, very powerful. It also often goes unnoticed by the vast majority of people in any and all context, from my personal experience. I tend to be specific and careful with how I word things to avoid confusion. 😅

[@TheSandwichMonster]

Military people putting military terms and understanding on civilians is stupid. We appreciate your service but if you can't figure out that the President isn't required to have done military service and doesn't speak in that way, maybe you need to see things from the other side.

[@6PathSage]

Agreed

[@boxhead6177]

The fact that these politicians are called "law makers", when they are in fact both "law ignorant" and "law breakers" is astounding.

[@electronicbattlefield2442]

I know right! Dems are crazy!

[@sasukeuchiha998]

@@electronicbattlefield2442 This is why we should let more businessmen take over. At least they can bother to read the laws and understand how to interpret them.

[@MkeKen67]

@@sasukeuchiha998 - Yeah, right. Businessmen try to cut all the corners they can, in order to operate as cheaply as possible. They hire lawyers to see how close they can get to the edge of breaking the law, without actually breaking it. And occasionally they go ahead and break laws, anyway.

[@sasukeuchiha998]

@@MkeKen67 then they'll just ignore any complaints since ppl and the govt tend to just get tired of complaining. Joking aside, wish the politicians we get weren't so slimy.

[@doom2avatar]

@@MkeKen67 most businessmen are upstanding people. Think zuckerberg. They're not trying to screw the country. They just happen to wield substantial power and want to not blow everything up. We need reasonable laws and lawmakers that actually understand how the country works.

[@than217]

Basically if you plan to commit sedition or treason just be REAL vague, never explicit.

[@sh1927]

Trump's never done anything perfect in his life. He doesn't know more about the military than the generals do. His healthcare plan, always almost ready to introduce, isn't beautiful or even in existence. But he was truly a president who was unlike anything anyone's ever seen before.

[@yanivrubin4166]

Oh like the mafia "Hey lets take Penns, to a little swim" "Oh yeah boss, we can send Biden too! "Yeah I'm sure they'll get along with the fish" *courtroom recording turned off* "Trump clearly wanted to kill them" "Objection your honor, I was mearly planning a birthday party"

[@Cynsham]

@@sh1927 yeah he will forever be another stain on the american presidential resume.

[@than217]

@@sh1927 Without question. lol

[@seankrkovich2869]

Yeah, if you're planning seditions say regular rhetoric while supporting the same views as the seditionists while condemning them and telling people to be peaceful.

[@tynebaker]

Wildlife biologist here to ruin the day. Fact check and Objection: That is a Red-tailed hawk call not an eagle. Hollywood foley artists have horribly misled you, eagles have a piping calls closer to some gulls and falcons than Buteo screams you used.

[@democracybacksliding]

I love little factoids.

[@nob2243]

_NEEEERDD!_ Nah, just kidding, it's good that there's someone who pays attention to details.

[@DarkPhaaze]

Note the belly band and white V along the scapulars. I actually don't tend to hear raptors very often so the only one I could definitively recognize by call would be ospreys.

[@tynebaker]

@@nob2243 I'm happily a nerd, it pays my bills. ;)

[@tynebaker]

@@DarkPhaaze I specialize in eavesdropping on critters, but raptors are tougher for sure.

[@Durgenheim]

The wildest thing is that these traitors gave up the game with every chance they could; it wasn't a secret what they wanted to do and how they wanted to accomplish it. It was entirely transparent, but somehow, as long as they didn't use specific words or phrases, they somehow are able to avoid all legal ramifications - even when their own supporters committed crimes because of their rhetoric.

[@saltyolbroad2962]

They are not traitors. Did not listen to the video? We don't have thought police!

[@hesky10]

What they said in public and what they've said online etc are two different things, in time they could be on trial for their actions. Evidence may take a while to be gathered and indeed new evidence may be presented in several years time, we don't fully know yet.

[@noahjones9833]

What just gets me is for civilians they would've been shot for far less. Politicians are above the law, id call that treason against the people

[@debrajonet1497]

It is very sad that We The People are going through this, however we need to save Democracy! Vote Blue!

[@kainthedestroyer]

Let's be honest: "It depends," and "it's complicated" are the only answers that thrill me.

[@surferdude4487]

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. To my knowledge, when a murder is committed while in the act of committing another crime, it is murder in the first degree. Check. Also if a police officer is murdered while performing his duty it is murder in the first degree. Check. This means that every single person that participated in the murder of that police officer, whether it was part of their plan or not, is on the hook for a life sentence or the death penalty if it exists in D.C. Sorry, I do not know if the death penalty applies in D.C. But, this is one very good reason to avoid killing or assaulting a police officer. Even with this protection, their jobs are difficult, dirty and dangerous enough. But, to apply this standard equally, any police officer that abuses his authority to commit murder should be likewise guilty of first degree murder. This is because as law officers, they should know better and because they are permitted to carry side-arms, wear body armor and are well trained in multiple techniques of using force to subdue or kill. That's a lot of responsibility. Anyway, I'm not a lawyer and the law is more often than not an ass.

[@Plexiux]

@@surferdude4487 That is the kind of charge that gets tacked on to other charges to get people to plead guilty in exchange for it being dropped. While you are technically probably correct, its more of a fluff charge because a even semi-decent defense lawyer could get a jury to not convict on it but it sounds very intimidating.

[@kainthedestroyer]

@@surferdude4487 Challenge #1: Prove that the act meets the definition of murder. Challenge #2: Prove which actors were specifically involved in the death, which is presumably homicide. Challenge #3: Prove the identity of the actors within evidence matches the identity of the accused. Could you make the accusation of murder against the rioters whose actions resulted in assault on and/or death of a police officer? Maybe. Would you get a conviction on those charges in front of a presumed-to-be unbiased jury? It depends. These things are complicated.

[@TheBusyJane]

They fill me with fear, which I suppose is a type of thrill. It makes it sound like everyone with power is going to get away with this and bring more of their own up. If they do everything just right, they can keep getting away with it until the last minute. When they started arresting people and then there was the video how some of the initial charges are not necessarily all the charges and there will probably be more as the FBI put the cases together I really started to believe there would be consequences discouraging enough to put the whole thing down over the next year or so. But if the government employees get away with this, then everyone arrested was just fodder and they can keep waiting for their day.

[@karsaorlong666]

Its complicated but it depends on what the complications are. Lol

[@sirjuly2791]

Does that “Christian” militia group in Michigan remind anyone of a jihadist training group in Afghanistan??

[@iwantsomecookies08]

Yeah, they look and sound like an american-flavoured Taliban. U.S. law officially labels that as “fishy”.

[@WaladilScion]

In the same way that red reminds me of scarlet, yes.

[@w2hostile486]

Indeed. They are one and the same. Cut from two different cloths yet serving the same purpose...Hate!! The circumstances are irrelevant.

[@calebandrews7563]

I as a Christian republican would like to say that were are not all like that. I would pull a Rittenhouse and help protect my neighbor's property. I would never try to stop a democratic process unless the election was CLEARLY UNDISPUTABLY STOLEN.

[@DodderingOldMan]

Oh, absolutely. There's a reason why the phrase 'American Taliban' has been increasingly popular in recent decades.

[@Next0gen0]

"You are advocating for Serfdom" That statement is irony on the highest level.

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

I mean we are kinda heading that direction, but that's not really anything to do with Biden being elected, It's more so the ever increasing wealth of a few at the top at the expense of everyone else (which Trump giving massive tax cuts to has only sped up).

[@Maxolotl124]

@@scottthewaterwarrior that's the irony

[@totemictoad4691]

@@Maxolotl124 also those trumpists insisting he proclaim himself king,,,,,,,,,

[@biocapsule7311]

While technically the irony, is more along the lines of: if anyone is going to bring back serfdom, it would be the GOP leading the charge then simply income inequality.

[@AzureRook]

there's no reasoning w/ cultists like that, 😂 at best he's been indoctrinated to believe such nonsense and doesn't know any better...

[@elizabethmead2852]

I came to this video after the 11 Oath Keepers were charged with seditious conspiracy. I watched a short PBS video wherein an attorney who was being interviewed said it's been a very difficult charge to convict in the past because prosecutors failed to prove that the defendants had a "sincere belief" they could genuinely bring their plot to fruition. My question is: why would a "sincere belief" matter?

[@bluemarlin8138]

Two reasons: 1. Seditious conspiracy is a specific intent crime. The conspirators had to have the specific intent to stop the certification of the electoral college votes. If they didn’t sincerely believe they had a chance of success, then it’s hard to argue that they had the specific intent. An example would be charging someone with attempted murder for stabbing someone with a safety pin. Sure it’s illegal, and they may be guilty of a lesser crime, but they clearly didn’t believe they could kill someone that way. (This is why attempted murder charges can be hard to prove and people are often charged with felony assault instead.) Of course, the law says that intent can be formed in an instant, so even if prosecutors can’t prove the defendants originally believed they had a chance of success, they might be able to show that this changed once they entered the capitol building. But...that might require a showing that they agreed to continue the conspiracy from that point, which would be pretty hard to prove in all that chaos. 2. The defense contended that the conspirators sincerely believed that they were stopping an illegal act by preventing the certification of an election they believed was stolen. Even though this belief was false, and probably not objectively reasonable with the data at hand at the time, they still sincerely believed it because that’s what they had been told by people they trusted. So how do you prove someone intended to prevent a lawful government function if they sincerely believed that the function was unlawful? Mistake of fact is a defense in a lot of cases. I’d have to read some case law to be sure, but I don’t even think the mistake has to be reasonable in this case. But again, this doesn’t mean these people aren’t guilty of other crimes. It just means this particular crime is very specific and often hard to prove.

[@Listening_Books12345]

It's even more interesting, considering recently the judge in the Whitmer kidnapping retrial explicitly instructed the jury that their consideration of whether the men involved are guilty of charges should not be affected by whether their kidnap plan would have actually worked. It only matters that they materially assisted in creating the plan and were willing to commit to said plan.

[@tedjob21]

PBS, there's a good news source.

[@elizabethmead2852]

@@tedjob21 but my question is, why does the belief need to be sincere?

[@Lewtable]

@@elizabethmead2852 Probably because the sincerity expresses intention. If there isn't a requirement of some sorts that ensures only individuals that are serious about their intentions can be convicted then practically anyone that as much as jokes about the idea can be convicted. I'd imagine the need for sincerity effectively is to act as a filter to keep most citizens from being struck by it. These types of reasons is largely why we generally can't arrest or convict someone based on thought crimes and have to wait for the individual to act upon it; otherwise the scope of potential law-breakers is practically every individual in society.

[@racheltrammell7843]

Most of the politicians are lawyers. They know exactly what they're doing, and they hope that we're so ignorant that we won't notice.

[@WilsonMagna]

They know how to tow the line, and also have the charisma to win elections, a dangerous combo.

[@WatcherofVids]

exactly. divide and conquer. keep us arguing over minor issues and not the big one, our freedom.

[@saltytruffelbutter5284]

@@WatcherofVids you said it perfectly. 💯👍👏👏

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Probably true.

[@clocked0]

@@WatcherofVids This. We're tearing each other apart over gender pronouns instead of denouncing 1984-esque mass surveillance conducted by the NSA, and advocating for laws to prevent this. Also the right to repair laws that allow consumers the freedom to repair the products they buy, thus killing planned obsolescence.. They seem like a pipe dream

[@joshualanhan9267]

Burr’s “Talk less, smile more” defense helped him escape treason charges.

[@274pacific]

When a KZbinr gives a more informed and researched take on current events than the entirety of the corporate media landscape.

[@rogerwadell8784]

Please remember over 70% of the corporate media is owned by large corporations or extremely wealthy people. It is in their best interest not to inform the general public of the truth. You will always get a part of the truth never the complete it’s just like a lie which contains at times a little bit of truth.

[@PointsofData]

...the youtuber is a lawyer though my dude

[@fett713akamandodragon5]

@@PointsofData corporate media has plenty of legal experts on who are lawyers, and yeah they usually just waffle about and say nothing and provide no details

[@ggundercover3681]

​@@PointsofDataand how is lawyer suddenly media?

[@shadowninja6689]

This is why I stopped watching the news for ages. Most of the places I get news from these days focus on news in a specific niche sector/industry.

[@mickelodiansurname9578]

Here in Ireland we have the 'Offences against the state act' which is in fact a result and governed by our constitution. What it says is that even discussing the illegal overthrow of the state or doing anything to harm it, or raising any form of armed group other than the legal police force or armed forced of the state, is treason. So you cannot form any sort of militia. You aren't even allowed to discuss the overthrow of the government by any means other than the ballot box. Now you could say that for example a gun club, of which there are a few in Ireland, would be 'forming a militia', guys who like shooting guns on the weekend are all of one mind and this constitutes an armed force in the country right? But to get any sort of a license in Ireland to own a weapon, you have to explicitly state that you are not a member of any outlawed group or unknown group that stands apart from the Irish armed forces or police force. Even members of the armed forces and even police officers (who are unarmed in Ireland anyway) have to sign this. It reminds them that their club is not a militia and if they think it is they can be tried for treason. Our constitution prohibits any armed force, full stop, that is not paid for and operated by the Irish state. In fact ONE person, who is not an Irish citizen, with a gun, could be legally interpreted as a foreign force. Hence the recent and ongoing argument that as a neutral nation, with this law, we cannot allow US deliveries of weapons to Ukraine from landing at Shannon airport since those weapons are owned and operated by a foreign government. Regardless of how friendly that foreign government might be, our constitution prohibits a foreign army operating on our territory. The only way to circumvent that is to rewrite the constitution, and the only way that would happen is for the Irish population to remove our neutrality clause by a referendum, and 95% of the population will not do that! We've been a neutral nation since the foundation of the state, through every war in the 209th century and every war in the 21st including the current one n Ukraine. Although we did impose sanctions on Russia becasue we are also in the EU. A legal way around this is for the US to 'donate' these weapons to Ireland, including the aircraft that delivered them, and we would then immediately pass them on to the UK as some ort of 'gift' and the UK would then deliver them to Ukraine. Bizarre right? However other laws prevent Ireland from transiting, dealing or delivering arms, so that's sort of screwed, but at least its just a law and not a constitutional requirement. This might seem like its is complete state control of a right to bear arms... and yes, that is exactly what it is. However you can still own a weapon in ireland... Its just that not a lot of people can be bothered. Americans often cite the constitutional right to carry arms in case King George V comes back and invades the US. However Ireland has, and had, more reason to fear an invasion by the British needing us to have guns than the US will ever have. We are after all the only nation that borders with the UK. Yet we manage not to run about in the woods dressed up like an idiot playing cowboys!

[@zubetp]

i'm not generally in the market of absolving american citizens of idiocy. however, i will say this about gun control: if americans are zealously committed to something that by every account is dangerous, there's another reason it's happening. by every metric except one, guns and SUVs are dangerous and should be heavily restricted. they're killing us every single day. the numbers don't lie. they prove that. weapons manufacturers and the NRA lobby relentlessly against gun regulation. car manufacturers aggressively advertise SUVs and larger pickup trucks as ideal vehicles to skirt regulations that are placed on other types of vehicles. they also lobby against changes to those regulations, so that they can continue to exploit this loophole. what's the one metric that doesn't support tighter regulation? money. it's always money. politicians are _directly incentivized_ to advocate for their patrons' causes.

[@robinisomaa]

"There's not a first amendment right to stop the government from functioning" Someone should tell the Senate...

[@hodeyfu7617]

Hmmm. They didn’t get that memo in Seattle.

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

I cannot like this comment enough.

[@Lilpenguino1028]

I don't understand. Could someone spell it out for me a little?

[@BrianLocke]

@@Lilpenguino1028 The republican lead Senate literally shut down the government a couple of times when the couldn't get their way.

[@HardBall-be1fe]

There is also no first amendment right to burn businesses and destroy property, whether government or citizen owned.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:10 - Chapter 1 - What is treason ? 2:45 - Chapter 2 - Aaron Burr in The Room where the treason happened ? 6:10 - Chapter 3 - Trump treason 7:15 - Chapter 4 - What is sedition ? 10:50 - Chapter 5 - What trump said ? 11:40 - Chapter 6 - Militias 14:15 - Chapter 7 - Members of congress & trump inner cicle ? 29:15 - Chapter 8 - Expulsion 30:40 - Chapter 9 - Insurrection or rebellion 31:50 - End roll ads

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Legal Eagle: *throws away lightsaber* *random guy:* MY LEG!

[@Johnny-rx4hs]

Cut to the arm on the floor in A New Hope

[@kyleking3839]

@@Johnny-rx4hs or lukes hand in Empire Strikes Back

[@singletona082]

Would legal eagle then be guilty of reckless endangerment?

[@tiberiusbrain]

I was expecting a wilhelm scream at that moment.

[@michaeloliver5892]

*Please*. Lightsabers only cut off hands.

[@Bored_Overthinker]

As a Texan, I formally apologize for Ted Cruz’s existence.

[@quillofthewolf5728]

As a Texan, I also formally apologize.

[@adammiller9029]

@@quillofthewolf5728 itd be better if you... did something about it.

[@alikazerani]

As a Canadian, I too am sorry.

[@Bored_Overthinker]

@@adammiller9029 how do you know they haven’t? How about you not be a jerk to people who are on the same side as you.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

​@@Bored_Overthinker Because he's been a tumor since the 2016 cycle. A meme spawned of him being the *Zodiac Killer.* There's no excuses when it comes to elections, if you don't chastise the *entire* state, then you chastise no one. His own daughter *recoiled* from him when he tried to hug her. We all saw it. I was 15 then... I'm 23 now. *He is still a cog in the government.* Texas in particular needs to be reminded of their actual place in North America. They are a micro-nation that's jammed between two countries, one below that absolutely doesn't like them, and one above that is a key player in the world. Sometimes you need to put someone in their place. And Texas, and by proxy those who live there must put in their place every once in a while. All signs indicate that they're complacent, content, unable, or unwilling to make changes. You can say the same things about people who live in the Northeast. We're all pricks here. The fact they have a power grid constitutes them being a micro-nation, as far as I'm concerned.

[@MikeJones-qn1gz]

“So it’s treason then” oh oh look he did the thing 😂

[@nobodyrogers]

The senate will decide your fate

[@kyleking3839]

@@nobodyrogers I am the senate

[@nobodyrogers]

@@kyleking3839 Not yet

[@kyleking3839]

@@nobodyrogers it's treason then *ignites lightsaber* raaaaaaaa

[@munstrumridcully]

Oh wow, wow wow! He did the Thing! Doing the Thing is _tight_ :)

[@emmalarson07]

Juxtaposing the complicated ways prosecutors dance around treason and sedition with the fact that you can get convicted of drunk driving by sleeping intoxicated in your car with the keys in the center console, and it's pretty clear how the law is anything but objective.

[@kazansky22]

My thoughts exactly.

[@uploadstuff1762]

I also find it strange how, there are many ways to get caught drunk driving, without even driving, but a domestic abuser could beat the crap out of their family in a crowded Mall and he might just get anger management classes, well being right back at it the next day

[@joeybleu66]

center console not the ignition you sure about that?

[@emmalarson07]

@@joeybleu66 Yes, there is precedent, at least in my state. All you need is to be in proximity of the vehicle controls and have "easy access" to the keys. Even sleeping in the backseat, if the keys are in the vehicle, can lead to a DWI charge.

[@nikkiofthevalley]

@@emmalarson07 That seems a bit ridiculous at first, but I can see why. A drunk person may not have the mental restraint (or enough awareness) to not drive if the controls are within easy access. Although, it should be a secondary charge, and _much_ less serious. Maybe even just a ticket.

[@pdxcorgidad]

"Burr wasn't willing to wait for it." *Leslie Odom Jr intensifies*

[@calebfisher7345]

I was hoping when he started talking about burr there would be some hamilton lyric puns

[@sukumykaja]

LIFE DOESNT DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE SINNERS AND THE SAINTS

[@elizavetakadochnikova6988]

@@sukumykaja It takes, and it takes, and it takes ....

[@gryyphyn8639]

Holy crap. THANK YOU for pointing out that initial American leadership was guilty of treason against the crown. That context is so incredibly important to what is happening right now.

[@simonhallin8909]

Did Rudy advocate for violence? Rudy: Trial by Combat

[@greggrobinson5116]

Devil's Advocate: "No, no. Rudy was just suggesting Trump & Biden go mano a mano with knives and wrists tied together in the Gypsy fashion!"

[@donaldfschiff1229]

Panty wrestling for world peace!

[@Kannot2023]

Probably he has dementia, and he forgot the laws, and only was left was medieval jurisprudence

[@Optimistprime.]

Yep. I think the republican party has found a way to legally terrorize their own country. Insane!

[@aztecwarrior7373]

Probably not because he supports trump

[@bookbwitched466]

The 7% gravitas is astonishingly impressive. Good on you. Such a relief!

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

I had to hit the like button 3 times just for the 7% more gravitas.

[@Sahdirah]

+

[@77mcmarine]

Objection! You should've hit the button 7times

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

@@77mcmarine oh! So right you are. I have now hit it an additional 4 times for a total of 7.

[@imaner76]

@@77mcmarine overruled, once is enough exuberance does not make for a compelling argument the act is enough.

[@crbulldog5638]

Should have it on repeat for an hour.

[@royce6485]

This didn’t age poorly. It aged sadly.

[@tski3458]

It's getting hot on Wednesday. All those who texted meadows are not having a good weekend because they are about to outted.

[@idalily3810]

@@tski3458 Any day now, right? LOL.

[@DjeauxSheaux]

​@@tski3458 I don't think anybody other than the rioters themselves are going to face real consequences over this.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@DjeauxSheauxyea trump is sadly going to jail in the other hundred crimes has has committed.

[@Balingy]

Oop

[@biogopher]

"he wasnt willing to wait for it" legal eagle spitting some lines

[@GlitchCrunch]

"After Burr killed hamilton, the political class basically shunned Burr. and because he wasnt willing to wait for it" Just couldnt resist putting a Hamilton reference in there huh?

[@IceHax]

Care to explain?

[@marievemacgregor4624]

@@IceHax Wait For It is one of the songs Burr sings in the musical Hamilton. It's a nod to the lyrics in the show.

[@hobochili92]

@@IceHax give in and check out Hamilton I promise it’s worth it

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Was looking for a comment about that 😂

[@angelshot9264]

@@IceHax one of us one of us

[@kiyahforever]

"Now with 7% more gravitas." I need a desk specifically for parenting.

[@notme2day]

The best thing about your analysis is you don't give me false hope. All the other legal eagles (especially on MSM) say such and such broke the law without the benefit of everything else you provide. Thank you for that... I can stop holding my breath in anticipation.

[@KThyme]

Enjoyed the Hamilton jokes. Also the history lesson on Burr.

[@QemeH]

Alan Burr, Sir.

[@johnjones947]

not sure if anyone on here is old enough to remember the old "got milk" commercial about Hamilton and Burr

[@CarrieJamrogowicz]

@@johnjones947 lol I was in high school 😬

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@QemeH So, not Bill Burr? Good. The world needs his anger.

[@Noromdiputs]

haha history lesson go Burr.

[@MichiCommander]

"He wasn't willing to wait for it" I see what you did there good sir.

[@archdeaconslag805]

Considering everything that's been revealed about this in the last week, it might be time for a follow-up video for this

[@emilygordbort7300]

Tell me I wanna know Anyone I can watch who'll talk about it?

[@leorkoubi4626]

@@emilygordbort7300 yes please

[@AlmeaCulpa]

Sorry what's been revealed? I've no idea what to look up

[@kevintamu98]

@@AlmeaCulpa nothing just a bunch of one sided nonsense. In a mok hearing.

[@cjtramm8]

My dad was a defense attorney, he would have loved listening to you. I do think he would have debated many point but he love to do that. Great job.

[@CristopherElie]

I do not appreciate those high definition close-ups of Burr and Sessions' faces

[@robertthweatt1900]

Very unpleasant(particularly Sessions).

[@4077Disc]

Brooks: "Louder" Script Writer: *facepalm* He's reading the stage directions again...

[@joedonnelly387]

Had me howling when he said louder, otherwise he was doing an alright job of motivating idiots

[@jaycievictory8461]

Oh my gosh, I thought you were joking. He literally did! 😂😭🙈

[@cmdraftbrn]

@@joedonnelly387 don't you mean alt-right job of motivating idiots. lol

[@pshaw8406]

He'll read anything you put in front of him.

[@jenchan4817]

Wouldn’t delaying the national guard’s response count as an overt act as part of the conspiracy?

[@jayit6851]

Only if you can prove that it was withheld intentionally to aid the riot. Incompetence is not the same as an overt act.

[@Unyubaby]

@@jayit6851 With the new document appearing signed by Christopher Miller showing that they purposely withheld or restricted the DCNG from acting against the rioters, could we then point to the overt act?

[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

@@Unyubaby no

[@Hideyoshi1991]

@@Unyubaby maybe they didn't want to escalate things like they did earlier in the year, perhaps some thought the situation was under control, etc...

[@russianhackers53]

@Hudson Donald it's okay to cheer people on though. Look I will show you: "I support the Capitol Riots." That's a true statement. I do. If the FBI "investigates" me and wastes their time and resources and someone else ends up getting away with a crime, that is neither my fault nor my problem. I don't care, nor do I have to. It's perfectly legal for me not to care at all.

[@debrajonet1497]

This is disturbing and I know it is a older show, but it is shocking. Ty for making people aware. You always have truths to tell.

[@paytonborland2327]

"So, it's treason then" *HUZZAH, A MAN OF QUALITY!*

[@sallyjrwjrw6766]

7:12 he says it's not treason

[@paytonborland2327]

@@sallyjrwjrw6766 it's a prequel meme, friend.

[@GummeeHater01]

"Stop the steal" is a pretty ironic slogan for a mob that proceeded to ransack the capitol

[@trappenweisseguy27]

It’s also very unusual that it was set up two years BEFORE the election 🧐.

[@sce2aux464]

I suspect a large percentage of that mob considers itself to be anti-fascist...and proves it by beating up conservatives.

[@GummeeHater01]

@@sce2aux464 you're not about to start going on about antifa attendance are you?

[@SkibaDeBop86]

@@GummeeHater01 Well they have already identified multiple Antifa that were there bashing in windows. And what about the Multiple cops letting the nonviolent protestors through? Please get informed before you spread your liberal filth.

[@deviousxen]

Any three words chanted together that aren't 'BLM' Or something all are now etched into my brain as an early warning system to just start evading other humans. Worst rhythm ever. They ruined a rhythm. And the Trump Rambo Flag ruined flags worse than the Kekistan one appearing at the Capitol Siege thing. *wonders how someone could ruin something as nice and neat as a flag* *twitches* *a spark comes out of my head* *oh wait that's easy to ruin too lmao*

[@krisinsaigon]

Stephen Colbert called Ali Alexander “Sammy Davis Hitler” 🤣

[@jgunther3398]

I hope minorities will learn who their real allies are. It's shameful the way you treat them.

[@GuacJohnson]

@@jgunther3398 right? Biden literally made a joke about how black people have no choice but to vote for him thanks to Repubs being so obviously racist and it went over sooooo many peoples heads

[@someguy_namingly]

@@jgunther3398 Wow, you think the joke OP mentioned was racist? You must be so confused

[@goddrikhyde4990]

I have no idea what side any of y'all on... You need to get better at conveying your opinion.

[@krisinsaigon]

@@goddrikhyde4990 I am against people trying to overthrow democracy, and pro comedy

[@Traincal007]

To many loopholes in the law to aid those of power get out of whatever illegal acts they commit... they need to rewrite laws and close all the loopholes ASAP.

[@DjeauxSheaux]

Why do you think those loopholes are there to begin with?

[@kimandmiked]

I know this 10 months old, but I want to see an updated special of this once the house report or DOJ court filings are made public

[@rohankurian5641]

👊✌🔥🗽

[@TheTravelerww]

The Irony is that if most of the rotors wore face masks it would be a lot harder to prosecute them

[@Fjaloeat1]

You're so right. People protesting in Hong Kong have been wearing masks since way before Covid for that very reason.

[@alertedcoyote7892]

Thank god for idiots

[@hucasluffman]

@@alertedcoyote7892 you could say that again

[@msjkramey]

My bf and I have been saying this over and over. Like, this is one of the *few* times where you could get away with hiding your identity without looking suspicious, but these conspiracy nuts are so damn hard about COVID being fake and masks being a violation of free speech that they didn't even cover their faces out of obstinace. Like, they could have even worn Trump masks or ironic masks that say dumb shit like "this mask does nothing." But they didn't because they're priorities are so ass-backwards. I hope they all get caught and I hope they didn't spread the virus through their ignorance

[@tamarrajames3590]

Except for the fact they were all so pleased with themselves that they splashed it all over their social media...stupid is as stupid does, or as my Granther used to say, Stupidity should hurt.”🖤🇨🇦

[@StraveTube]

"If only these darn QAnon people would start taking _Skillshare_ courses" was NOT a take that I was ever expecting, but I'll allow it.

[@frickin_robin]

why did i read this in dean pelton from community's voice...

[@StraveTube]

@@frickin_robin *Even his shadow!!*

[@frickin_robin]

@@StraveTube OH GOD

[@jondeare]

Crooks in the White House. No Security. They just went into the White House.

[@steviesevieria1868]

Q anon requires an incredibly low level of intelligence and education. So any education is people can get would be a plus.

[@TheWispiestKitty]

THANK YOU! I have been trying to explain the difference between treason and sedition for years.

[@Clevercomback]

"It always depends, and it's always complicated." Legal Eagle, 2021

[@DJRY360]

I'll take one in medium

[@queenpagan]

As a legal specialities student I can’t help but notice how these videos are formatted very similar to IRAC. I’m here for it.

[@juliehenderson1672]

Why were the senators involved with the incitement allowed to participate as jury in this Impeachment trial?

[@gindymartin8979]

You can’t explain what you can’t explain!!!

[@jdatlas4668]

Because impeachment isn’t actually a normal trial and basically none of the usual rules apply. They make their own rules, historically under guidance from the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There’s no such thing as being obviously incapable of making an impartial ruling, unless the senate itself decides they want such a rule.

[@mahande88]

@@jdatlas4668 Also because there is absolutely zero evidence of any involvement from any senator.

[@fjellfinn4618]

@@mahande88 isnt that in line with the FBI's investigation?

[@rachelgarber1423]

Liz Cheney and Adam Kinsinger were not involved with the incitement on 1/6

[@ridgebhouse]

you have a great talent for taking complex topics making them easier to understand while adding a little humor. Good job!😉

[@pspicer777]

It's like pornography - hard to define, but you know it when you see it.

[@Warriormon87]

I think its more like cubist pornography. Slightly easier to define, but much harder to actually judge when you are seeing it.

[@doubtful_seer]

So, basically, if you’re politically powerful or have allies who are, you can get away with anything.

[@mennograafmans1595]

Welcome to reality. Where laws made by rich folk with political power will always protect said rich folk with political power.

[@doubtful_seer]

@@mennograafmans1595 oh, I know reality. Been a little too familiar with it ever since I tried pressing charges against my father for r api n g and ab u si n g me for 17 years and the police wouldn’t even let me do so much as file a report. Then the times I was in the ER on the floor in my own vomit and screaming because my brain was swelling and the nurses were laughing and saying I was faking for pain medicine. Plus section 8 applications being closed in my area for over 6 years and only avoiding homelessness for the second time by the skin of my teeth because I’m on SSDI (which only pays $8,000 per year because of course a permanently disabled person who can’t leave their house can live in that) and all the apartments in my area have rent that is more than I get in a month and they require income to be rent x3. Yeah, reality is kinda on my shit list.

[@marisadallavalle393]

@Nicole Wren. Yup. And a raise.

[@AegixDrakan]

@@doubtful_seer Holy shit yikes you have my deepest sympathies. :o

[@jeffreyscarbrough5321]

Like Democrats

[@sheckyfeinstein]

“We love you”...”you are special”....”now let’s take a little walk down to the Capitol; I’ll be with you.” [maybe]

[@elroy8272]

Or. I'll watch on tv with family...cheering you on.

[@aidanmargarson8910]

It does raise the question of if he physically could have walked from there to the capitol? he actually use a golf cart after all

[@MrRamziaB]

"peacefully and patriotically March and make your voices heard." Yup. Sounds like he was encouraging a riot. /s

[@patriciajones474]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏾👍🏾

[@patriciajones474]

@@elroy8272 👍🏾👍🏾

[@gloomyblackfur399]

Our country is ridiculous and foolish. That sending an armed mob to the capitol to resist the government, its laws, and the peaceful transfer of power is not treason is plainly pathetic. I can literally think of nothing more treasonous than that.

[@lucassena3455]

This man has the kind of personality that makes you want to learn about law

[@causeeffect7624]

Yes, hiw to use it to support your personal pov however wrong or right. Much like religion and religious documents.

[@VRCM_Skywarn_XUSA]

Oh bull crap.

[@robertopics]

@@causeeffect7624 ???

[@cyninbend]

You'd love law school!

[@Human_Enthusiast]

I think he directly inspired my brother to start perusing law!! That’s so crazy for me.

[@tylertran522]

I have no idea why I watch so many of these videos. I’m not even American lol

[@Zach-h2l]

good content is good content

[@yehat17]

I think the trend is: Once America does it, everyone else thinks it's okay to do now. eg Bolsanero, Duterte and Boris Johnson.

[@frostyskeletons8950]

@@yehat17 Ugh, I wish that weren’t the case. We Americans are terrible role models. The world should be watching New Zealand or something instead

[@idalarsen2540]

@@Minesofmoria__ That's great! WAY too few people are doing that in the US. That's really common for people in smaller countries to do. I'm from Norway, and we always learned a lot about other countries in school. We also show a lot of international news. I think it's really important to do so. Get out of your own bubble, basically. Learning is always good. Love from Oslo, Norway! ♡

[@toysruskid5074]

I pledge my appreciation to the flag of the United States of America and to the ideals for which it stands. One nation of many lands. Wishing liberty and justice to all.

[@claynorwood9723]

The more history I learn (and relearn) from this channel, the more I realize that in many ways absolutely nothing has changed in this country from the beginning.

[@JoeyMarx]

Well of course. The US was built upon certain principles and opinions. When it comes to those, only their labels have changed.

[@christinebenson518]

To be fair woman and people of color have the right to vote in many of the states. I won't say all since the south is repeatedly trying to suppress the black vote and try to take away woman's rights.

[@intense79nick]

I'm continuously surprised at how much we rely on previous rulings to make current ones. Every situation is unique and while yes there can be comparisons made I wouldn't want to be bound by how we decided to write or rule something 300 years ago in today's society. Makes no sense to me.

[@JoeyMarx]

@@intense79nick That's how the law is expected to function. Stare decisis dictates that, in law, the legal precedent is always used to dictate how it will be ruled in the present and simply for the fact that if it wasn't that way, you could constantly change the interpretation of the law and no one could there would be zero consistency. For instance, take a state that doesn't have stand your ground laws: one judge might rule that someone shooting an intruder is perfectly legal and they don't deserve murder while another judge who happens to be extremely pacifist might say that the same thing is illegal. A part of it is just to make sure that there is equal application of law. It just happens to be that a lot of people believe that there is never a reason to change how a law is ruled, especially in a modern society, and that causes a lot of problems.

[@intense79nick]

@@JoeyMarx I can understand how equal application would encourage this precedent but I feel we have unequal application in other ways across our justice system due to discrimination and biases. In your example who's to say the first judge was correct in their ruling but because they got the chance to rule on it first they set the example that now all other judges will have to abide by it and I don't agree that we should be locked into something because a sole judge ruled that way, especially when it was over a hundred years ago. It feels like a "in a perfect society" rule in an imperfect and ever changing society. Perhaps after a certain amount of time the weight of a ruling can be lessened, especially if an argument can be made in the specific case in question has variables that differentiate it based on the climate of today's times vs when the original ruling was made. I'm not someone who knows much about law though, just a laymen who ponders on these things and writes youtube comments so I'm probably way wrong in being this concerned with it. lol

[@JordonBeal]

Rabid nationalism is absolutely terrifying to witness.

[@cryofpaine]

Could his comments about how much he loved the terrorists that were at the time committing crimes against the government be considered "providing comfort to our enemies"? And could his refusal to send the National Guard be considered "aid"? Specifically given the difference in response to a BLM protest last year?

[@angelaj8958]

the President does not have authority over the Guard, only the Governors do. Both Muriel Bowser and the head of the Capitol Police refused them when offered. In OR, the governor refused to send them in during siege of the federal buildings, so Trump offered active duty troops.

[@cryofpaine]

@@angelaj8958 in all states, you are correct. But DC is not a state, and has no governor. The National Guard in DC is under the direct command of the President.

[@Yattatt]

"So it's treason then" is not something I expected Legal Eagle to say ever.

[@carouselofagony3276]

Imagine if he succeeded. The precedent of violence when you don't like the outcome of democracy should be squashed without mercy. Politically motivated (edit: violent) crimes should be federally considered hate crimes like it is in D.C.

[@johnhogan8327]

Such are the woes of democracy, society, etc. they’re imperfect. Force, unfortunately for your carousel, is not a suitable method of solving these problems.

[@tristansherman9611]

I agree with the notion that these specific rioters are in the wrong and should be prosecuted, remember how easily a common-sense notion like yours (swiftly and mercilessly crush violent opposition to the workings of our government) turns into oppression.

[@derp195]

@@tristansherman9611 that’s what I was going to say. That law would immediately be used to do things like taking a graffiti artist with a political message and giving them life in prison.

[@Melesniannon]

@@derp195 Remember that you can write laws to be specific and Carousel of Agony's comment should be taken in context; you can't just ignore the second sentence and only focus on the third, or cherrypick the part of any sentence to refute. Taken in the context of the second sentence the phrase "politically motivated crimes" refers to "violence when you don't like the outcome of democracy", a definition to which graffiti is inapplicable. Graffiti is not violence, it is vandalism, and the only thing those really have in common is that it starts with "v" and contain similar vowels.

[@brain_tonic]

@@derp195 OP said violence specifically... Things like political speech and art don't count, even if the art is vandalism, then it would just be charged as vandalism...

[@ClaudiaNW]

The definition of treason in England does indeed include levying war against the monarch or adhering to their enemies, but it also includes several other things. The legal definition in the Treason Act 1351, which is still in force, also makes it treason to: - "Compass or imagine" the death of the monarch, the queen consort (when there is one), or the monarch's eldest son and heir; - "Violate" the queen consort, the monarch's eldest unmarried daughter, or the wife of the monarch's eldest son and heir; - Kill judges of the superior courts while they are sitting as judges. And the Treason Felony Act 1848 makes it treason to "compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend to deprive or depose our Most Gracious Lady the Queen, from the style, honour, or royal name of the imperial crown of the United Kingdom, or of any other of her Majesty’s dominions and countries, or to levy war against her Majesty, within any part of the United Kingdom, in order by force or constraint to compel her to change her measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon or in order to intimidate or overawe both Houses or either House of Parliament, or to move or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to invade the United Kingdom or any other of her Majesty’s dominions or countries under the obeisance of her Majesty, and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any printing or writing or by any overt act or deed..." Prosecutions for treason are extremely unusual nowadays, although both Roger Casement and William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") were hanged for treason in the 20th century. Some people speculated that Dodi Al Fayed could be guilty of treason for having an affair with Princess Diana, but he was never prosecuted. More recently, the editor of the Guardian brought a civil claim seeking a declaration that advocating for the abolition of the monarchy did not amount to treason under the 1848 Act, interpreted in light of the Human RIghts Act 1998. It went up to the House of Lords (at the time the UK's highest court) and he lost, essentially on the basis that it was a purely hypothetical issue and the court would not make a declaration about whether hypothetical conduct was or wasn't criminal (Rusbridger v Attorney-General [2003] UKHL 38).

[@bjkjr12]

I’ve forgotten how much this new set just screams “I’m a lawyer” Though for the record I love both you and the new set I’m just making an observation

[@rpgaholic8202]

"The stuff that was on Instagram deserves to be in jail" Damn... never thought I'd hear a lawyer throwing THAT level of shade.

[@gabriellagace1325]

His look of confusion before throwing the lightsaber away implies that he has multiple, and grabbed the wrong one.

[@jaycievictory8461]

Canon accepted! 🤺

[@TheGoodOne1998]

He did use Anakin lightsaber when the 'Its treason meme' it's Palpatine lightsaber.

[@squibble311]

and yours would probably make a nice addition to his collection

[@Eliel7230]

I have given much thought to the January 6 insurrection and I have concluded that there is sufficient foundation for charges of sedition for those who engaged in this attempt to over throw the U S Government with force, ability and willful intent. I also believe that there is sufficient grounds for expulsion of certain members of Congress who supported that effort. This video you posted confirms alot of what I was thinking. Now we wait to see if this will carry through with consequences.

[@joshnabours9102]

The fact that they booked a parking lot of a lawn service shop for their speech because it had the same name as the 4 seasons hotel is still a mind buggering wtf for me.......

[@nerd1000ify]

I suspect they screwed up. Someone Google searched "4 seasons phone number" when making the booking, and clicked on the first link without reading it. The lawn shop owner (probably feeling very bemused by the request) agreed to host the speech without actually mentioning that they were a lawn shop... and by the time Guliani's staff realised their error it was too late to cancel and book the actual hotel they'd intended to use.

[@WolfgangDoW]

It shows how much fact checking and actual research they do

[@Ajehy]

@@nerd1000ify - my suspicion is that they sent out that tweet before they actually got the booking, the hotel said “no you don’t!” And trump, as always, refused to back down & admit he was wrong.

[@gregsvideos3411]

@@nerd1000ify The garden center probably thought it was a prank and just played along. The funny thing is that no one would admit to the screw up, because conservative doctrine doesn't allow for one admitting they could ever be wrong on anything.

[@katyungodly]

@@gregsvideos3411 “it’s not manly to admit I made a mistake!”

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

I love how every one of these is basically "Did they do the thing?" "Well yes, but legally no." :P

[@pcarrierorange]

Which is much better for the people than “Well no, but legally yes”.

[@fiddley]

@@pcarrierorange Having criminals remain at large, is that better for all the "No, but legally no" people?

[@pcarrierorange]

@@fiddley Yes! That's the principle behind innocent until proven guilty - it is better for 100 guilty men to go free than 1 innocent man be punished. How would you feel if you, your family, and your friends were imprisoned for treason, or tax avoidance, or fraud, because you criticised the government? Alexei Navalny would like to speak with you.

[@fiddley]

@@pcarrierorange The bar is too high. All the people mentioned in the video need to face accountability. If we can't do it legally then Biden should be placing an order for some polonium ASAP.

[@sfitzmd]

It's almost like lawmakers wrote the laws to insulate themselves and their actions while coming down hard on anyone not them. :P

[@CorpusCallosum0]

"Its treason then" *Ignites lightsaber* 1 second in and you have my like. Good day.

[@Cybernaut551]

It's Lego Yoda.

[@matthewferrantino9521]

Did somebody Order 66 likes?

[@raghibabrar7151]

I had to unlike this just to keep 66 likes. I am sad now.

[@AC3handle]

Shoulda used a purple lightsaber.

[@matthewmcgee1434]

@@Cybernaut551 so I’m not important :(

[@aaronhansen706]

This video just came up for me on the first Friday in February 2022. This makes the Jan 6th commission and DOJ taking so long make sense. It will be interesting to see what happens now because earlier today the GOP declared what happened as perfectly fine

[@JohanWinqvistTesseract]

Would like anyway, but pushed the button at "7% more gravitas."

[@seran-nei227]

My old Polisci teacher once said "the line between a protest and a riot is a brick"

[@ontos9981]

But no longer. It is now whatever the media decides it is.

[@delphidelion]

"Unless you live in Michigan" Me: Stares sadly at all the snow out the window.

[@williamlulay7982]

Yep, and I'm still wondering why all those Senators still have jobs. Will they ever pay for their seditious conspiracy?

[@akeustis]

"[Giuliani] had pressed his claims in court, in ad hoc meetings with rogue legislators around the country ... and at a lawn care company in Philadelphia." Oh man, that delivery was just... outstanding.

[@greggrobinson5116]

A pic from that presser MUST appear in every history of this period ever to be written.

[@billstewart5421]

Please keep doing what you’re doing!!! As we’re waist deep in this political -- storm a voice of hope and optimism comes shining through. And with a humerus edge that helps us deal with the insanity that’s all around us. It’s hard to have faith in leaders that turn out to be nothing more than CORRUPT LIARS and CON-MEN. Spouting their foney patriotism and religious hippocracy.

[@tski3458]

You said it. Things are getting real for the orange turd bag.

[@davivignola5895]

My gods, your patience and legal prowess in keeping your sanity through all this is beautiful to behold.

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

OBJECTION: you don't consider having an armed mob storm the Capitol to be "levying war against the United States"?

[@choleraphd7702]

Not sure what world you’re living in where an isolated insurrection constitutes levying war, but from where the rest of us are from, the facts are clear. The insurrectionists did not break away from the USA like the Confederates did, it was a disorganised mob of thugs who could have easily be put down by the National Guard. To “levy war” is an extremely high threshold to meet, the French peasants levied war against the monarchy in 1789. Unless you’re telling me this isolated incident is on the same level as the French Revolution, then I don’t see how anyone can believe otherwise. It’s a good thing that we have laws to hold these things to an extremely high standard, if we left decision-making to people like you our prisons will be bursting with political prisoners.

[@cailinanne]

7% more gravy toss! Idk, just let me have this.

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

No.

[@CaptFoster5]

Eh, what the hell, I gave you a like

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

Lol take it and enjoy, friend

[@cailinanne]

@@Delightfully_Witchy cold Bucky, cold.

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

@@cailinanne if so, then it came off as more mean than I intended. I meant to make you laugh, sorry.

[@teonnaweakfall1606]

These politicians have to many legal loop holes they can use 🤦🏽‍♀️😡😡.

[@189Blake]

Yeah, I'm actually surprised that Trump was able to do all that he did, and still get away with it.

[@indoor_vaping]

POV: you’re talking to your new white-shoe attorney you had to hire to defend yourself against seditious conspiracy charges

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

Okay I gotta ask: What does "white shoe attorney" mean?

[@jfarrar19]

@@Delightfully_Witchy not a lawyer, nor in the legal field, but from context it sounds like it means "new"

[@indoor_vaping]

“White shoe” actually means prominent and prestigious.

[@Jartran72]

@@Delightfully_Witchy It means well connected in the world of money and politics. Those are the best lawyers who can argue for release of people who should not be releaded. The people who get clearly guilty people minimal sentences. The reason why people hate the lawyers that the rich and morally bankrupt people can afford.

[@jfarrar19]

@@indoor_vaping Ah. I get it. Thank you.

[@Oldschool_Gamer_]

I think we can all agree on 2 things here 1: The existing laws are inadequate for dealing with these crimes 2: if left unpunished, this will happen again, and we risk losing America (again) I also think that most of us would agree that they expertly tippy toed around the few existing laws and precedents, in the attempt to commit actions that these laws sought to prevent. And so it is kind of hard to see that the people will accept these people not being found guilty, just because technically they didn't break any laws. Now luckily, as the investigations into jan 6th continue, we are learning more and more about those responsible and their involvement. And the evidence currently made available to the public is starting to get awfully close to them actually crossing those lines. (If they didn't cross them already) And i could imagine the vast amounts of evidence that is not yet made public will be enough to prove that they did in fact cross those lines And that should result in their prosecution. But i fear what will happen if it does not. Will you let the biggest crime against America go unpunished because of technicalities? Or will you stretch the laws just enough to cover the parts where they tippy toed around? Which is the lesser of 2 evils? Which is the least of 2 slippery slopes?

[@cthulhutheendless1587]

“He wasn’t willing to wait for it.” 😉 I see what you did there

[@JimPea]

I can't believe some of these people could've been that stupid, that loud and that angry and not have somehow incriminated themselves.

[@Draeckon]

It's less about did they incriminate themselves and more about whether or not other Republicans will actually vote to charge them and expel them. Which... I find unlikely, unfortunately.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

I mean, how stupid is a system that gives the exact people who are on trial complete control of whether or not they're found guilty? There should be some sort of override to put them on trial without the jury being their buddies and tribe.

[@northernmetalworker]

Assuming you are referring to the capital storming. I think it really comes down to how directly coordinated the actions were to commit violence against the congress in session. If they were there, armed with rifles, invading the capital, and shooting officers, directly heading towards the congress hall, because trump told them to stop the vote by force, that is the truest definition of an insurrection that I can think of. But it most certainly was not that. In fact I haven't heard a news story of any of them being armed in the capital.

[@northernmetalworker]

@@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 it would be important to look at where that would lead, would we want a president impeached every time they lose their majorities in house and senate? That seems to ovveride the will of the public to elect the president and delegate it to the strongest party in congress at the time.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

@@northernmetalworker there's no integrity left in these people, so they can't be trusted to uphold the laws of this country completely unchecked anymore. It has to stop. Men were different in the time of our founding fathers, so there was a certain amount of duty and integrity that was implicit in every leader, and our system relies on that to an extent. They couldn't plan on a corrupt majority, because that was unimaginable. Corrupt individuals would be expelled from office by both parties, because duty came before tribalism. That integrity clearly doesn't exist anymore, so the system has to change.

[@johnkerpan7735]

Unlike Flynn, no one knew about Wilkenson's treachery at the time. *oof*

[@AalbertTorsius]

So much shade thrown, it'll be dark for days.

[@synonymouse6583]

Of course they did. The real question remains, "Can the legal system handle it responsibly?"

[@jackwilliamson6018]

it amazes me that these fools, who are a definite minority, actually think the rest of us will hesitate to shoot back. and after all, it would only take one single bullet to end bone spurs "rule of diapers".

[@mrcarrino]

The major TV/Cable networks are fools not to be knocking at your door to give you a segment on daily news casts. In short, you give us faith in what the law should be and very nicely explain why things are as they are. You are my law degree after I realized the folly of Law and Order or Boston Legal. Keep up the great work, sir. Someday,, a full review of everything Denny Crane did would be cool, too.

[@MartaWomack]

I watched the entire catastrophe occur at our Capital with a terrible sense of dread and foreboding in the pit of my stomach. January 6th was also my 66th birthday and I did not have a good one, to say the least. Thanks for the enlightening video! Law is so complicated.

[@jmcmillan8713]

Dread and foreboding is my constant state of being. How can there possibly be so many folks who have ceased to think?

[@TheRadPlayer]

"Fishy" is quite the succint way of saying "we don't prosecute our own".

[@causeeffect7624]

Factual

[@xuto2693]

I picked up on that as soon as it was clear they were Christian extremists. As long as you're on the right, the government loves you even if you want to kill it.

[@1MarkKeller]

Frankenstein did at first love his creation.

[@col4574]

I notice his glib chatter glossed over the second part of the definition of treason in the Constitution,which was more then violated on several occasions

[@thugg90]

Rudy sounding clearly drunk in that message he left. Shocker, who wouldve guessed?? Thats when he does his best work - just like in Borat

[@gus.smedstad]

Worth noting that Trump regularly called just about any act contrary to his interests "treason. "

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

Because his interests were also those of the people, generally speaking.

[@stevekight1955]

trump's interests were only of interest to less than half the people.

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@stevekight1955 More around 90% of the people's interest.

[@stevekight1955]

Less than half the country voted for him, so...less than 1/2 the people were interested in what the buffoon said.

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@stevekight1955 Elections in the U.S. are always very close, with presidents being of the opposing party when another president is elected, and majority voting isn't necessary in the U.S.

[@eannelisarheuben]

Thank you so much for clarifying the difference between these two terms. It does limit my hope for justice to hold these liars accountable, but at least it's made clear our freedom of speech law is so broad it allows for people to not be held accountable despite the deaths their words cause.

[@fjellfinn4618]

Well its good that you cant be held accountable for others actions

[@WarGamesMilsim]

@@fjellfinn4618 You're right. But you CAN if you DIRECTLY cause them to!

[@fjellfinn4618]

@@WarGamesMilsim ofc but no one is disputing that, there is a big difference between saying "i dont like ice cream shops" and someone start burning down ice cream shops because i said that and telling someone to burn down ice cream shops.

[@BryanM86]

@@fjellfinn4618 lol you expect democrats to think that much you are giving them to much credit

[@1MarkKeller]

History is written by the winners, imagine if they had won their little "insurrection/coup/seditious/treasonous" plot. Constitutional loopholes in the face of overt actions against the State will be the death of Democracy.

[@richard526]

They don’t really think we’re to stupid to see through their screams, they know that’s the case.

[@fuzzlemacfuzz]

objection: Brookes lied when he said "America is the greatest country in the world"

[@kirstenwhite9988]

Andy McQuoid America has become the biggest joke in the world.

[@SWalkerTTU]

It's not a lie if he truly believes it; in that case it's just erroneous thinking.

[@seanmccleary313]

This guy mixes BS with some truth. Is he trying to be the lefts counter to Ben Shapiro listen how fast this guy is talking. Your reference to the militia as a Christian militia is flat out wrong, the Maltin and you clearly don't know what a real Christian is, and looks like. I will give you credit for defending the 1rst amendment even if you add your personnel caveat.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

Then which country is?

[@chasem4183]

@@seanmccleary313 "what a real Christian looks like" Christian's dont have a specific look my man 😭

[@bobskewer1874]

The 7% more gravitas is what earned my subscription today.

[@dantevalehuntik28]

"it depends and it's complicated, something that you're probably thrilled about /s" Yes, actually, I am thrilled; bc those words mean I'm about to learn something