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Elon Musk reportedly on top of Dems’ list to investigate after midterms
(www.the-independent.com)
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That was the feckless Biden Administration. They fucked up royally, and got MAGA elected again. The Dems won't be making that mistake again, or they know they'll find themselves in the same hot seat as MAGA. You may not think the Dems are going to follow up, but the MAGAs certainly do. DC criminal defense lawyers are reporting that business is way up, with potential investigative targets booking their favorite attorney now.
The Dems are already making plans for the investigations. Dems know that even if they could pass legislation, the Demented Queen won't sign it, so the next 2 years are going to focus on Investigations. The plans are already in motion, witness lists are being drawn up, and subpoenas will be issued quickly.
Some people, like Musk, are going to be busy running from one Congressional investigation to another. They won't have time to get in future trouble while they are vigorously defending themselves against past trouble.
What I'm about to state is not a personal attack. We can discuss this without hatred even if we end the discussion by agreeing to disagree.
Biden had 4 years to prevent Trumps 2nd term. Biden had arguably the best intel in the world in the world working for him. He had an abundance of resources. One self sabotage (if you want to call it that) was Democrats choosing to have Kamala run against Trump last minute. Even if it wasn't last minute, Kamala is a minority and a woman which is a major disadvantage. Not to make this a race discussion but a white woman couldn't even beat Trump. I'm not trying to make this about race but we can't ignore that.
Democrats didn't mess up. They were complicit.
Democrats and the Biden Admin giving the 2024 election the old-college-try to stop Trump getting reelected wasn't a fumble. They threw the game on purpose. They were fully aware of what was at stake and the climate they were in. Democrats aren't making mistakes. They are letting changes happen and then acting appalled. A sweep in the midterms will only slow down the train but they won't stop it. They can't stop it. The system is broken and has giren significantly more broken in recent years.
the same way 8 years of obama paved the way for trump, pro-billionaire democrats doing nothing for the working class because they have the same donors as the republicans
Exactly. Goes back even further too. This was a long time in the making