In 2019, Michael Cohen testified before the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee as he was beginning his heel turn against former president Donald Trump. In response, then-congressman Mark Meadows brought Lynne Patton, a longtime aide to the Trump family, who was African-American, as a means to show the then-president was not racist.
When Rep Rashida Tlaib said Mr Meadows was using Ms Patton “as a prop” and called the act “alone racist in itself,” Mr Meadows took exception. The committee’s chairman, the late Elijah Cummings, noted he was friends with Mr Meadows and Mr Meadows and Ms Tlaib later hugged it out. It showed how Mr Meadows operated; through a combination of naked ambition, trying to play all sides and thinking of himself as clever when most saw him as scheming.
Now, Mr Meadows’ attempts might finally be catching up with him in Fulton County, Georgia, where he, Mr Trump and 17 other allies have been indicted for their sprawling attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Similarly, my colleague Andrew Feinberg reported that in 2016, Mr Meadows tried to subvert the will of the people in North Carolina when he tried to send a slate of delegates to the Republican National Convention who supported Ted Cruz despite the fact the state voted for Mr Trump. Of course, little came of the alleged plan but it goes to show why Mr Meadows had few friends in state politics, with one person saying “he is a big, fat phoney.”
Dude really tried this once, it failed, so he tried it again the very next election?
Sounds like no repercussions the first time may have emboldened him to try again. Kinda sad
Political parties are private entities, even tho no one acts like they are.
So it is entirely possible that no laws were broken for the 2016 shenanigans. Which may be while he felt comfortable doing it in a general election, which isn’t a private affair and pretty fucking illegal
Also - dude really tried this once, it failed, and we let him try it again?
I hope what they say about the dildo of justice is true
It’s double-ended? It has no flange? It’s purple and vibrating???
”The dildo of justice rarely arrives lubed”
Do we have a list of GOP “Leaders”, Reps, and Senators who’s careers were destroyed by DT?
