Talk:United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election
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[edit]Given that this is a controversial topic, I'll explain that I gave this article a C-class because it's missing some inline citations where they would otherwise be appropriate. It also doesn't cover Trump's responses to any of this. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}}
on reply) 19:47, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate it. We shall continue to work on it.
- Re: Trump's responses, it's tricky to know what to include because his responses aren't normal (IMO) and don't form a coherent narrative.
- Legal responses—He sues as a delay tactic. In the government document theft case, he had a lawsuit from August 22–December 12 this year.[1] Also, in the Jan 6 investigation, he never testified after the House committee subpoenaed him in October. These have been added to this article. DOJ hasn't yet charged him with a crime, so he can't respond in a formal legal way to charges that don't exist yet. But, generally, in court, he delays or sues. This phenomenon is discussed on "Legal affairs of Donald Trump".
- Threats and incitement—Throughout 2022, he expressed an interest in pardoning Capitol rioters.[2][3][4] This month, he posted to Truth Social saying "the termination of all [Constitutional] rules, regulations, and articles" would be an appropriate response to his election loss[5] and that DOJ/FBI are "Weaponized Thugs and Tyrants [who] must be dealt with".[6] These reactions are on the article "Domestic reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack."
- Nonsense—Over the last week, since the Jan 6th House committee published its final report, he's posted to Truth Social saying "What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger,"[7] name-calling the "Unselect Committee"[8] and claiming "I had almost nothing to do with January 6th."[9] These reactions are on the article "United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack."
- The Jan 6 committee just published its 845-page final report. If he has any kind of substantive response to this, we should certainly add it. But realistically I believe no one is holding their breath.
- Knowing how to frame Trump's responses, or lack thereof, is a challenge. I personally don't know what more to do here right now, but maybe someone else has an idea. Tuckerlieberman (talk) 20:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
References
- ^ Epstein, Jack; Leonard, Kimberly (December 12, 2022). "The federal judge who appointed Trump's special master just threw out his lawsuit against the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago". Business Insider. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Pager, Tyler (January 30, 2022). "Trump suggests that if he is reelected, he will pardon Jan. 6 Capitol rioters". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (June 17, 2022). "Trump Says He'll 'Look Very Seriously' At Pardoning Jan. 6 Defendants If Reelected". HuffPost. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (2022-11-05). "'Let Them All Go Now': Trump Calls For Release Of Everyone Arrested In Jan. 6 Riot". HuffPost. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Holmes, Kristen (2022-12-03). "Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (2022-12-17). "Trump Ominously Evokes Jan. 6, Tells Backers It's Time To 'Deal With' FBI, DOJ 'Thugs'". HuffPost. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Mueller, Julia (2022-12-19). "Trump responds to Jan. 6 criminal referrals: 'It strengthens me'". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Vlachou, Marita (2022-12-23). "Donald Trump Reacts To Damning Jan. 6 Committee Final Report". HuffPost. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ Dicker, Ron (2022-12-25). "Donald Trump's 'Merry Christmas' Message Is A Grievance-Filled Lump Of Coal". HuffPost. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
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