Gingrich says Jan. 6 commission members could face jail time if GOP retakes House
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Via: vic-eldred • 2 years ago • 162 commentsBy: Sophie Mann (Just The News)
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Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich is warning of possible jail time for Jan. 6 committee members should Republicans reclaim the House majority during the upcoming midterm election.
"You're gonna have a Republican majority in the House, a Republican majority in the Senate. And all these people who've been so tough and so mean and so nasty are going to be delivered subpoenas for every document, every conversation, every tweet, every email," Gingrich told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
"I think when you have a Republican Congress, this is all going to come crashing down. The wolves are gonna find out they're now sheep, and they're the ones who are, in fact, I think, going to face a real risk of going to jail for the kind of laws that they're breaking," said Gingrich, though he did not specify which laws he believes have been broken.
Gingrich, widely considered a GOP party elder, has reportedly been advising Republican leadership as the midterm approaches.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the committee and an outspoken critic of former President Trump, criticized Gingrich's assessment.
"A former speaker of the House is threatening jail time for members of Congress who are investigating the violent January 6 attack on our Capitol and our Constitution," she said. "This is what it looks like when the rule of law unravels."
Cheney is one of two Republicans who sit on the investigatory panel.
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They have weaponized the law and violated all the norms of a civilized society.
It's time to hold them accountable.
Has anyone seen what laws they have violated? Newt offered no specifics.
The quote says they have weaponized the law. Pay attention to the wording. This is a no-spin zone.
You may recall how Letitia James, began her campaign for NY AG, in front of Trump Tower with a pledge to investigate Trump’s private-business interests in New York.
Let me quote her: “The beating heart of Trump’s corruption is here in our state."
She won, took office and has launched an open ended investigation of all things Trump ever since. That is called weaponizing the law!
Pay attention to what Newt said (it is right there in your seed):
I repeat. Has anyone seen what laws they have violated? Newt offered no specifics.
If you do not have an answer then don't reply. You, the seeder, attacking with snark is a crappy way to manage a seed.
Then you made a mistake. In post 1.1 you quoted me and now you point to what Gingrich said. Now that we have that straight, we can say that we haven't yet seen what laws have been violated and we are unlikely to until the House & Senate changes hands. Then a new inquiry will begin. Maybe Gingrich will be right and maybe it was simply a gut feeling, but that day is coming.
"The former House Speaker says House Democrats have broken enough laws to warrant jail time"
We're all waiting TiG to hear which laws they are/were.
I quoted you from your opening comment (@1) which normally would be addressing the content of your seed.
Is Gingrich talking about weaponizing the law? If not, then why does your opening comment summarize their actions as such?
It is not a mistake to expect the seeder’s opening comment to be consistent with the seed.
You're not the one who made the mistake TiG.
I'm sure that is part of it.
Then you do consider your comment @1 to be talking about the content of your seed. Thus this snark from you about quoting your comment @1 was a gratuitous ill-conceived attack.
I asked the obvious question because I could not find any supporting material on the web where Gingrich gave any specifics:
Unless there are specifics, what is a rational person to do with this allegation? Just assume that Gingrich is NOT blowing smoke and actually has a specific argument to make? That is not good enough for me.
Yes, it's time to hold the gop/gqp/republicans/alleged conservatives accountable.
I do. And no, it wasn't.
I asked the obvious question because I could not find any supporting material on the web where Gingrich gave any specifics:
I didn't think you would. He made those comments last night and if he had evidence, I assume he would have submitted it, Just like I assumed Robert Muller would have about 2 or 3 years ago.
Unless there are specifics, what is a rational person to do with this allegation? Just assume that Gingrich is NOT blowing smoke and actually has a specific argument to make? That is not good enough for me.
Thanks for sharing.
Lock them up!
For what?
No form of the word "weapon" appears within the article. The article does quote the following: "...going to face a real risk of going to jail for the kind of laws that they’re breaking," There is; however, no mention of any specific law or laws. It is all imaginary.
In what way can one infer that the law is being weaponized?
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ivanka trump is 40 years old
She is a daughter. Do you have children?
Why is she being asked to tesify?
Because Trump gave her a title and a job inside the Whitehouse, and she was aware of some things occurring on or before Jan. 6th insurrection.
ivanka trump was an official presidential adviser to Donald Trump and was present in the White House on Jan 6.
That's not a reason to go after her.
and she was aware of some things occurring on or before Jan. 6th insurrection.
What things?
Like her farther asking for the National Guard and Nancy Pelosi rejecting it?
I certainly hope he doesn't have any children.
So what?
They are calling everyone connected with Trump. Why?
What do you think we are going to do with Hunter Biden next year? The difference is that Hunter Biden actually did something that should have been investigated, but isn't really being investigated.
LOTS of bad stuff on that computer of his. Hopefully the FBI hasn't erased the drive.
Hunter Biden isn't President. Also, there's nothing to investigate him for.
We voted for Joe Biden, not Hunter.
The media covered up during the election. They have a fake investigation going on right now. Notice that we haven't heard a peep on it.
You seriously dont believe Trumps efforts to overthrow the election should be investigated?
You are long gone Vic. Long gone.
We elected Donald Trump once and NOT Ivanka
You promote the BIg Lie here almost every day Vic. [removed]
I don't know how you went from Ivanka to Hunter to Trump?
The point here is that this committee is all hand picked by Pelosi. All are Trump haters and they are most likely only involving his daughter to hurt him. Gingrich is right. We need to make Pelosi and co accountable for what they are doing.
Which big lie?
Hillary Clinton's about the 2016 election? Trump's about the 2020 election? or Biden's about the next election?
Because nepotism.
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You mean like John Kennedy having Bobby Kennedy act as AG?
I don't recall any complaints about "nepotism." Was it a crime?
Obviously you don't get how stupid that comment is.
They were Democrats, so perfectly acceptable.
If Pelosi heard that statement, she'd put him on the committee as well.
LOL!
Heard of pay for play? Hunter was funneling money he received for access to Biden. Biden's brother was also involved.
Are you saying that asking Bobby Kennedy to testify at a hearing would have been a crime? How about Hillary Clinton? She testified before congress a few times. Should those Congresspeople be jailed? Do you think Congress should lose it's power to subpoena witnesses?
That's what they want to find out. Are you not aware of how this works?
Don't you know I don't read your endless and not true postings?
Obviously not, but I am saying it would be partisan BS, unbecoming of a House Committee.
How about Hillary Clinton?
What about her?
She testified before congress a few times. Should those Congresspeople be jailed?
Four Americans died in an attack on the American Embassy that the administration lied about. Are you saying that she shouldn't have been called?
Do you think Congress should lose it's power to subpoena witnesses?
No, but I think it should exercise that power with a modicum of integrity.
You don't "recall" them? They were all over the newspapers back then. A lot of people protested his appointment. Your not "recalling" them does not mean it didn't occur, and a simple Google search would have shown your "recollection" was once again incorrect.
It's not a fishing expedition. They have real issues that should be looked into, such as why the National Guard wasn't utilized when they knew there would be a big crowd at the Capitol. Instead, they all but barred the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Speaker from questions. (And you have a glaring contradiction between what the Capitol Police are saying and what the Sergeant-at-Arms said.)
I lived through that time.
Don't you know I don't care? I don't post the responses for you.
Others do care; and you are a wonderful foil that shows how preprogrammed those on the left have become.
If you didn't care, you wouldn't respond.
Others do care; and you are a wonderful foil that shows how preprogrammed those on the left have become.
The alleged conservatives I guess who will believe any lie about the libs.
The rest of your statement is your typical nonsense.
Comical considering you all are parroting exactly what the right wing wants you to.
Then stop posting them to me.
But why?
Why what?
So what? As I said, your recollection is incorrect as a simple Google search would have shown.
Yeah, so what if she's a daughter? WTF does that have to with anything?
Speaking of Bobby Kennedy and living through that time
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I don't know if anyone on the committee would qualify, but I do believe that New York Attorney General Letitia James may be guilty. We are about a year away from a changing of the guard. We will find out if Republicans hear the Gingrich call to investigate.
Every single one of your comments on this seed is ridiculous.
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Really? Is that what drew your interest or was it the name Trump?
Like moths to a flame.
Talk about an obvious sweeping generalization
Have they even charged him?
Even if she were.... which is borderline ridiculous... she's not going to jail for it.
If they do, they are just as insane as Newt appears to be...
You think we should just let 'let bygones be bygones?"
Need they? To relentlessly investigate someone without a reason should be enough.
Even if she were.... which is borderline ridiculous... she's not going to jail for it.
In certain states a conviction does carry jail time. For instance, in Nevada it's 1-4 years. I'm not sure about New York.
No, but we do not need to be going about it in the spirit of vindictiveness like they are...
If the republicans don't come up with a plan on what to do, they will be nothing more than the democrats with a different name...
Gingrich is a self serving ass, always has been.. Does anyone remember the damage he did to the republicans while he was speaker? the deals he made with Clinton playing all his silly I gotcha games?
I can't, bygones are one thing, none of them will ever face any actual jail time... They never do...
So we can run the same dog and pony show they are or we can do better....
And it's way past time to do better...
I'm for administering the law without malice.
If the republicans don't come up with a plan on what to do, they will be nothing more than the democrats with a different name...
That is a whole other issue, but an important one. Republicans can not come back into power and simply do nothing again or they will get the boot too. This time there will be a lot to do, from legislation to cleaning out the government.
Gingrich is a self serving ass, always has been.. Does anyone remember the damage he did to the republicans while he was speaker?
He got a big head when Republicans scored big gains in Congress. I recall an assistant Dairy Buyer for a large supermarket once doing the same, so I know that it happens. He is someone who knows how congress works and let us not forget that he carried the Conservative colors when the banner was going down.
So we can run the same dog and pony show they are or we can do better....
And it's way past time to do better...
We can and should, but there are those who must be held accountable.
You'll get no argument on that point from me brother, just lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater... (which we have been immensely guilty of the last few times thru...
As far as Gringrich, he got so full of himself he thought he was the savior of Ronald Reagan's legacy... Ronald Reagan wouldn't give him the time of day... He perverted Reagan's legacy and did real damage to the party...
He carried the conservative colors while shouting "Look at me, Look at me" see how important I am.... He should crawl back into whatever crypt he crawled out of...
You're saying Democrats/liberals/progressives are vindictive?
Talk about deflection, projection, and denial.
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Thank you for that...
For what?
For copying my {chuckle}
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and most consider it a compliment...
Thank you.. {chuckle}
Member #1 of the Nowhere Man fan club....
You prove it every time you do it... {chuckle}
That's what an arrogant and conceited person would say. It's not flattery. It's derision.
Jail time for what?????????????????????????????????????????
Once again the gop/gqp/republicans are going to investigate the investigators for investigating the multitude of wrongdoings by the gop/gqp/republicans.
Learn what?
Newt Gingrich is the Hillary Clinton of the Republican Party. A divisive, bitter, whiny political has-been trying to be the voice of the GOP only continues the party's struggle for relevance.
The House committee is not going to capture public attention. The electorate is not on the edge of their seats waiting for more dirt. The only achievement of the Jan. 6 committee, investigating someone who is NOT the sitting President, has been creating a wall of resentment, recrimination, and revenge. Gingrich is only playing the whiny victim card the same way Clinton does. Gingrich, like Clinton, is a political grifter seizing an opportunity to be more relevant than he deserves.
There are going to be public hearings that will prove beyond a doubt that Trump tried to steal the election. If that doesnt capture public attention then America is doomed.
Not everyone in America is as enamored with all things Trump as you are, JR.
Some of us have actually moved on.
The American public doesn't care what happened on January 6th any more than they do about climate change...in other words, not much.
Ask not for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee!
How could Trump possibly steal the election? State governments would not have accepted the legitimacy of Trump remaining in office. The other two branches of the Federal government would not have accepted the legitimacy of Trump remaining in office.
Democrats are investigating something that could not happen. The biggest danger to America is the continued delusion that some sort of revolution can overthrow the Federal government. The Federal government can't even force people to wear a mask. The Federal government can't even persuade its own military to get vaccinated. How do you think a coup could possibly succeed?
Democrats have gone Q anon over Trump.
Gingrich is feeding a delusion the same way Clinton did. And for the same reasons. The press ain't the brightest people on the planet. But the press is very good at creating conspiracy theories and gaslighting the public. That's how the press makes money. That's how Gingrich and Clinton remain relevant, too.
Been telling them basically the same thing for months. And ya get "but Trump" constantly.
When has Q anon listened to facts and logic? The select House committee investigating Jan 6 is foisting a conspiracy theory onto the pubic in the delusional belief that it's going to change anything.
Would these "public hearings" be anything like the public hearings when Democrats tried the same thing with their "investigation" into Trump that was based on the mumblings of a failed Presidential candidate and the fictitious opposition research?
Funny that you choose to ignore that JR.
Greg is correct in 51.2. The general public really doesn't care about the Jan 6 Protest. We are more worried about the fall of this country that started14 days later.
It won't save them next year.
28 House democrats got the message!
The word 'tried' is operative word in: "...Trump tried to steal the election."
Nonsense. Trump wanted state legislatures to override the initial electoral count and name him the real winner of a states electoral votes. Would states have done it? Probably not, but one doesnt have to have succeeded at a crime to be guilty of it. Someone can be prosecuted for bank robbery whether they got away with any money or not.
Where is the EVIDENCE that Democrats stole the election? Where is the fricking evidence? 14 1/2 months later Trump is STILL claiming the election was stolen from him. WHEN are any conservatives going to confront this travesty?
UNTIL the majority of conservatives DENOUNCE and condemn Donald Trump this country is going nowhere.
Is that what the Jan 6th commission is supposed to be investigating? Or are they supposed to be trying to find out why Jan 6th happened so it never happens again?
This is no different than the Russian collusion Mueller BS investigation; or the Ukraine investigation. Democrats are leaking select information to their media lemmings to further their agenda of "Get Trump at all costs". They are burying any and all information that shows how full of shit they are. They are completing ignoring any and all Democrat involvement in the Jan 6th riot. Putting Pelosi and the Mayor off limits for turning down Trump's offer of National Guard for extra security.
They are also not questioning FBI involvement/incitement the two days prior. People that the FBI wanted found for questioning for their actions suddenly dropped from the list and no charges filed. Not to mention there was an FBI informant involved.
The FBI also had their elite unites in place on Jan 6th; but never bothered to use them. If the situation was as dire as the TDS morons like to claim why weren't they deployed?
Tried, so using the courts and system that is in place to contest an election is now stealing.
Then you should be absolutely livid Biden and the Democrats trying to steal the next election with their "voters right's bill" BS. Biden is already pulling a Trump by stating the next elections will be stolen if the bill isn't passed.
So while Democrats are desperately trying to lock up Trump; they better save some room for Biden, Harris, and themselves in that prison.
You do not realize that Trump tried to steal the election???
Unbelievable the lengths some people go to just to protect donald...
Its hard to tell if people are really stupid or just liars. They are wearing out their welcome though. Will this ever end?
Either way, I will likely never understand why anyone would intentionally present themselves as stupid or as a liar. Is this trashing of one's own credibility seen as some kind of selfless act for the party?
It seems as though a sizable part of the conservative mindset has fallen prey to conspiracy thinking, on a large and constant scale over the past decade or two. This is not an insignificant development in the history of this nation.
What about Biden's big lie that the 2022 midterms could be illegitimate?
First, I think Biden's assessment is wrong and politically dumb to express.
Second, he did not lie ... he offered his opinion on what might be possible. Big damn difference between that and lying (and certainly when comparing to Trump's Big Lie). Your comparison is absurd. Trump did not just opine on what could happen, he blatantly lied, repeatedly, even still today, that election of 2020 was rigged. And he acted on his lies. Biden simply offered his opinion that the midterms could be illegitimate.
No, he did not.
The self delusion of those who actually think that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election knows no rational or objective bounds at all.
You deny indisputable facts. This is truly pathetic.
Trump tried to overturn the results of the election using the authority of his office and against the Constitution:
Denying facts that do not fit your desires is confirmation bias which leads to living in a false reality and, thus, being wrong most of the time.
Followed by the delusion that, if given the chance (even if the charges were legitimate) the republicans would prosecute anyone on the left. This is as close as it gets to pro-wrestling, back in the days when the wrestlers all rode to the venue in the same vehicle, helped set the ring up, hated each other for the duration of the show, then tore down and moved to the next venue.
If there was evidence to charge him with a crime, they'd have done it already.
They're going to spend the next 6 months "investigating" and dragging this shit out as a desperate attempt to divert attention away from how poorly everything else is going.
Then, about 10 days before the election, they're going to release a "shocking" report that basically says they've found evidence that Donald Trump is a terrible person and eats tacos with a fork.
I'm sure he wanted a lot of things.
One definitely has to be charged with a crime to be convicted of it. They've been on this for a year. If there was any worthwhile evidence, we'd all know it by now.
Oh good grief. What is it with liberals and "denouncing"? Seriously, if everybody denounced everything they demand we denounce we'd all have to quit our jobs and become full time denouncers.
Bingo!!! Newt is delusional, always has been always will be... I would vote for Slick Willie before I would EVER vote for Newt...
You do not realize that he didn't? In no way shape or form did he "steal the election". He used every damn legal means to try and over turn it and failed. He asked for recounts and tried to strong arm election officials- he failed at all of those as well. He threw a hail marry trying to get Congress to overturn it and failed. The election was not stolen. The system worked.
Now care to comment on the human fuck up machine in the White House stating that if the Democrats attempt at rewriting the Constitution and making all elections federal run doesn't pass the mid terms will not be valid?
This is a real attempt to steal elections; and the left are all on board because it will put Democrats in charge. One party rule has worked well so far with them in charge./S
This fixation that Democrats and the left will come to an end one way or another at mid terms. A good solid dose of getting voted out of office will be just what is needed.
He 'tried to' - what legal means??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
If you cannot debate a point, change the point eh? Engaging in intellectual dishonesty is pathetic.
Dishonest tactics illustrate the lack of a sound argument and destroy credibility for future exchanges.
And that's exactly how the idea that Biden is even remotely a better candidate than Trump.
The denial is amazing...
Sadly it happens all the time. Some are beyond reasoning with. Even a single sentence will be distorted to fit into the special little artificial reality they have carved out.
Trump 'tried' to use institutional government and legal means to challenge the legitimacy of the election. Seeking remedies in the courts is legal. Petitioning legislatures is legal. Invoking and applying bureaucratic procedures and regulations is legal.
Trump challenging the legitimacy of the election may have been stupid - but - was not illegal. Trump did what the law allows. The narrative that 'Trump tried to steal the election' highlights what the law allows.
As the summer of violent protest demonstrated, petitioning legislatures and administrative government through protest is legal and protected by the Constitution. Violent protest is protected free speech. And several state and district attorneys determined that prosecutions for violent protest are not warranted. Trump did not set any precedent.
Trump used institutional government and legal means to challenge the legitimacy of the election according to what the law allows.
Democrats have rigged the laws and regulations so that stealing elections is legal. Election day has become election month. Five weeks of voting allows the press, political parties, and activist groups to manipulate the elections - and - that's legal. The candidates are exerting less influence over elections than third party entities who are not accountable to voters. And that's legal because the election process has been rigged.
Even if trying to suborn his VP to engage in an unconstitutional act or trying to coerce officials to lie is not found to be illegal that does not change the fact that Trump tried to steal the election.
And that is what I stated so your ‘rebuttal’ is (big surprise) yet another strawman.
Why do you defend Trump’s Big Lie actions? Do you condone such behavior by a sitting PotUS?
Why would the VP exercising authority under the law be unconstitutional?
The argument you've made is based upon assumptions concerning legality rather than based upon the law and regulations.
Why do you make arguments that can't be defended? If Trump's 'Big Lie' is illegal then there should be no difficulty indicting and prosecuting Trump. In case you haven't noticed, there haven't been any sort of charges floated over Trump using institutional government, the courts, and what is allowed by law to challenge the legitimacy of the election.
The House attempted to impeach Trump in absentia for fomenting insurrection. The House special committee is investigating the so called insurrection; the House committee isn't investigating the 'Big Lie'. That's because seeking remedies in the courts, petitioning legislatures, and invoking and applying bureaucratic procedures and regulations are all legal. Trump's 'Big Lie' may be stupid but it's legal.
It would not be. I said that Trump to get Pence to commit an unconstitutional act (tabling certified votes from select states).
Wrong. You imposed legal, not me. 'Legal' is your strawman.
And you return with the 'illegal' strawman. Pathetic that you cannot engage without such dishonesty.
Who says tabling certified votes is unconstitutional? Congress really does have the authority to nullify state election results. That's what the Congressional procedure to certify results of a Presidential election allows. Otherwise Congress interposing itself between the electorate and the elected office of President would be unconstitutional.
What criteria other than legality are applicable?
So you are for taking the vote away from the people...
Truth. If you cheat on a test, you have not broken a law but you did cheat and produced a result that was ethically and actually wrong. Trying to steal an election = attempting to produce a result that goes against that which was determined by the voters. See?
You are not embarrassed to ask why Pence tabling certified votes to remove states in which Trump lost is against the CotUS??
If a VP tables votes simply because doing so is part of a plan to disenfranchise the voters of select states in order to enable Trump to claim victory, that goes against the CotUS that he is sworn to uphold. Using powers of office to falsely disenfranchise states should register with you as something that goes against our constitution.
Can you believe these fucking 'arguments'?
Who thinks that way? Your bunch of disparate statements does not overcome the fact your clear intent is to excuse an attempted coup!
No crime is worse than subverting elections.
Yes, Congress could have and Vice President Pence could have but it would have been the gravest crime ever against our Republic...
What about that do you fail to be able to get?
Correction, trumpturd supporters and enablers and deniers don't care what happened on 1/6/21 and are doing their best to project, deflect, deny - all they got.
What a Bizarro World/Alternate reality where some choose to reside.
AMEN BROTHER!!!!
I agree with you regarding Newt. It's bogus regarding Hillary.
AMEN BROTHER!!!!
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Just because trumpturd and his mobs of domestic terrorists didn't get away with it - nothing should be done, right Nerm?
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Let’s go Brandon and his mobs of domestic terrorists did get away with it, stealing the election. What should be done?
How is it possible to so distort one's reality where one views Biden stealing the election in 2020 even when the evidence overwhelmingly contradicts that utterly stupid belief?
It's not a distortion of reality. It's a total disconnect from it.
Whatever it is, it is bizarre and dangerous (given this is not an isolated case).
Don't forget delusional too.
It is something that will haunt Brandon for the rest of his Presidency
There is that bizarre distorted reality again. The damage is to the GOP for not condemning the Big Lie.
This is not a difference of opinion. This is factually, demonstrably a profound lie supporting an attempt (for the first time in our history) to steal a presidential election ... by the incumbent no less. There is no way that history will treat the GOP (and Trump) favorably for this.
How you and others cannot see this is sad.
You are actually claiming that Biden stole the election and did not leave even a whiff of smoke much less the smoking gun.
Nahhh.
By August the recession will have made you forget all about it.
Same old tripe, no facts.
It's Bizarro world here - where everything is the exact opposite of the truth.
All the thought going into all these Trumpist's prevarications makes it even more egregious.
A complicated web they spun for themselves
That is without question the stupidest comment I have read on NT in my time as a member.
And that, G2, is saying something.
Seems that he is reaching for a new low or a new high in stupidity.
Successfully I might add.
Yes, "Ridiculousness". Bizarro World Delusion!
There is really nothing else that can be said about it.
Successfully and disgracefully.
Bingo!
Gingrich could face jail time for criminal stupidity.
I think it's thanks to this scumbag (for a lot if not most) of all the hostilities against Democrats from republicans - started with this asshole during the Clinton years.
Someone forgot the poo being flung from democrats in congress toward Reagan and Bush 41 that predates anything Gingrich ever directed at Clinton.
Y'all need to stop living in the past and in your alternate reality.
There are thosevwho seem to prefer to live in the past.
By that standard Biden would be in prison for life. He’s the definition of criminally stupid!
Comment 8.2 represents the definition criminal stupidity.
Every single comment demonstrates that.
No wonder Newt Gingrich got run out of DC on a rail.
If Ronald Reagan could have done it, Newt would have been run out of the republican party on a red hot rail.... with spikes up his butt...
Just in case anyone thinks Newt is some kind of conservative elder statesman, (or god for that matter)
I remember the day Newt wrangled himself a trip home from some photo op on Airforce One, he wanted to get a seat near Ronnie so he could ingratiate himself... Reagan told his chief of staff to keep him as far away from him as possible... they placed him all the way in the back of the plane... Reagan and most of us were long off the plane before Newt was even allowed to exit the plane... The reason Newt didn't become speaker until Reagan was out of office was cause Reagan deliberately held him back...
Reagan did not like Newt cause Newt is all about himself 24/7/365
Newt does nothing unless there is something in it for himself... Newt made Clinton a better president than he otherwise would have been with that asinine "Contract with America" crap...
The Republican party isn't going anywhere with Newt advising them...
"The Republican party isn't going anywhere with Newt advising them..."
or trumpturd.
Come midterms they will be going a hell of a lot further than Democrats in Congress.