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Why is Virginia Thomas above the law? (Original Post) onecaliberal Apr 24 OP
Apparently so CanonRay Apr 24 #1
She's too big to jail. jalan48 Apr 24 #2
What specifically did she do that was illegal? maxsolomon Apr 24 #3
Conspiracy to overthrow the Govt. bullimiami Apr 24 #4
Was she? Which parts of the conspiracy? maxsolomon Apr 24 #6
One example -- she was a coconspirator in the Arizona fake elector scheme Ponietz Apr 24 #16
Here's another: Ponietz Apr 24 #18
"encouraging" emails and texts aren't criminal acts. maxsolomon Apr 25 #38
No, she was not. former9thward Apr 24 #23
Isn't that the point OP makes? Ponietz Apr 25 #30
Many charges are thrown against her. former9thward Apr 25 #33
You can defend her at trial Ponietz Apr 25 #34
What trial? former9thward Apr 25 #40
She was involved in Jan 6 and the fake electors and should have been charged. bullimiami Apr 25 #31
"involved" w/ J6 means she went to the rally on the eclipse? maxsolomon Apr 25 #39
You would have to ask merrick garland... Think. Again. Apr 24 #5
Preaching to the choir. Couldn't agree more. onecaliberal Apr 24 #7
Too late for that. LiberalFighter Apr 24 #9
Jamie Raskin BonnieJW Apr 24 #11
THIS!!!!!!! onecaliberal Apr 24 #12
Doug Jones is another great choice WA-03 Democrat Apr 24 #21
Good Question, don't think you will get an answer. republianmushroom Apr 24 #8
Over and over. onecaliberal Apr 24 #13
Yup, and I heard that myth over and over. republianmushroom Apr 24 #26
Delusional. Refuse to believe what eyes are clearly seeing. onecaliberal Apr 25 #28
Lock Her Up HandmaidsTaleUntold Apr 24 #10
Send her to the top floor of the Empire State Building. LiberalFighter Apr 24 #14
Great question. AmBlue Apr 24 #15
I think that Justice is working its way up the food chain... surfered Apr 24 #17
They've been at meadows and he is indicted. onecaliberal Apr 25 #29
Simple WA-03 Democrat Apr 24 #19
What crimes did she commit TexasDem69 Apr 24 #20
Conspiracy to over throw the government WA-03 Democrat Apr 24 #22
I thought she conspired with Meadows GenThePerservering Apr 24 #24
K&R UTUSN Apr 24 #25
Maybe because she's sleeping with the Judge? Dan Apr 24 #27
One of the rare cases, then, DFW Apr 25 #32
Hahhahaha Dan Apr 25 #35
There are billions of reasons. Kid Berwyn Apr 25 #36
Indeed. onecaliberal Apr 25 #37

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
3. What specifically did she do that was illegal?
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:19 PM
Apr 24

She spammed Mark Meadow's phone with a bunch of bullshit. She might even believe what she wrote, but I don't know what actions she took that were crimes.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
6. Was she? Which parts of the conspiracy?
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:40 PM
Apr 24

Was she involved in any of the actions detailed in the charges against Trump in the DC case? Should she included with the unnamed co-conspirators?



maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
38. "encouraging" emails and texts aren't criminal acts.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:26 PM
Apr 25
In the days after The Associated Press and other news organizations called the presidential election for Biden, Thomas emailed two lawmakers in Arizona to urge them to choose “a clean slate of Electors” and “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” The AP obtained the emails under the state’s open records law.

Thomas also had written to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the election encouraging him to work to overturn Biden’s victory and keep Trump in office, according to text messages first reported by the Post and CBS News.


and I addressed her texts to mark meadows in my 1st comment. might as well have been texting a brick wall - he was getting thousands of similar texts every day.

former9thward

(32,077 posts)
33. Many charges are thrown against her.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 09:39 AM
Apr 25

But no one presents hard evidence. Perhaps that is why she was not named.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
39. "involved" w/ J6 means she went to the rally on the eclipse?
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:32 PM
Apr 25

I've seen nothing asserted except that she sent emails and texts. no specific criminal acts.

I think she's a horrible human being, but I don't see the huge outrage here. maybe I've had a NYT subscription too long...

Think. Again.

(8,392 posts)
5. You would have to ask merrick garland...
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:28 PM
Apr 24

...you can probably find both him and ginny thomas at the next federalist society meeting.

onecaliberal

(32,894 posts)
7. Preaching to the choir. Couldn't agree more.
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 07:43 PM
Apr 24

Garland needs to be fired today. We are 13 levels of fucked because he has passed on protecting Democracy.

republianmushroom

(13,677 posts)
8. Good Question, don't think you will get an answer.
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:07 PM
Apr 24

But that myth "No one is above the law,", has been shot down.

onecaliberal

(32,894 posts)
28. Delusional. Refuse to believe what eyes are clearly seeing.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:03 AM
Apr 25

There is zero evidence to the contrary. If not for the states that soulless magat would have skated. He is literally sitting on his shit platform saying if he is elected he is going to jail President Biden. He has said this tens of times. Not a peep from the trump humping media.

surfered

(524 posts)
17. I think that Justice is working its way up the food chain...
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 09:35 PM
Apr 24

…and when they finally get to Meadows, then she may come into play. But what do I know?

onecaliberal

(32,894 posts)
29. They've been at meadows and he is indicted.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:04 AM
Apr 25

Edit to add. We are talking about state charges of course.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,054 posts)
19. Simple
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 09:52 PM
Apr 24

She is a white woman married to a Supreme Court Justice. She married her way into the above the law club

WA-03 Democrat

(3,054 posts)
22. Conspiracy to over throw the government
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 10:04 PM
Apr 24

Election fraud with the bogus electors. Grab her phone and Merrick will sort it out in 20 years for sure

GenThePerservering

(1,838 posts)
24. I thought she conspired with Meadows
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 10:25 PM
Apr 24

to commit insurrection - something like 25-30 text messages imploring to overthrow the election? That seems pretty criminal to me.

Kid Berwyn

(14,953 posts)
36. There are billions of reasons.
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 11:20 AM
Apr 25


Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was at the Bohemian Grove, a secretive all-men’s retreat in Northern California, with billionaire industrialist David Koch, right, and Ken Burns, whose films Koch has financially supported. Credit:Obtained by ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus
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