Of course Palin is an idiot. That goes without saying. But this exchange with Piers Morgan in interesting because Morgan was once one of Trump’s strongest supporters:
Donald Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial is set to begin in the Senate today.
Trump’s close supporter @SarahPalinUSA maintains the former President only ever advised people to protest peacefully.
She says Trump never told people break laws and it’s convenient to blame Trump.
‘There were shenanigans, obviously.’
@SarahPalinUSA responds to @piersmorgan saying Joe Biden won the US Presidency by fair means.
She avoids answering whether she accepts Biden won legally.
‘No one will convince me that there were not shenanigans going on.’
She cites ‘dead people who voted’ as so-called shenanigans but @piersmorgan says she’s talking nonsense and there is no evidence of voter fraud being upheld anywhere.
Originally tweeted by Good Morning Britain (@GMB) on February 9, 2021.
I think we’re going to see a lot this buck-passing during this impeachment trial. And this, by Sarah Longwell at The Bulwark makes a great point which Trump’s loyal minions should stop and think about:
There is something deeply, cosmically unfair about a group of elites force-feeding voters a lie about a stolen election, bilking them out of their money, demanding with the most overheated rhetoric that they “fight” to save the country—and then avoiding all responsibility while those people are hauled off to jail for doing what they’d been asked to do.
Look: The people in mobs are supposed to be held accountable for their actions. That’s the law. But there’s also a whole section of the law which realizes that the creation and instigation of a mob is, itself, a criminal action. And people who do that are supposed to be held to account, too. And the January 6 mob was no different. As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
The QAnon Shaman, of all people, seems to understand what’s happened here:
The so-called QAnon shaman who took part in the Capitol riots sporting face paint and a horned hat has indicated he is willing to testify.
Jacob Chansley’s lawyer, Albert Watkins, said he hadn’t spoken to any members of the Senate since announcing his offer, but it was important for senators to hear the voice of someone who was incited by Mr Trump.
Mr Watkins said his client was previously “horrendously smitten” by Mr Trump, but now felt let down by the former president’s refusal to grant him and others who participated in the insurrection a pardon.
“He felt like he was betrayed by the president,” the lawyer said.
I can understand why he would feel that way. Trump pardoned all of his criminal accomplices, but he didn’t pardon the people who stormed the Capitol on his behalf. They will probably do some time and will have records. Trump will be golfing in Mar a Lago and fundraising from his followers.