Donald Trump accidentally posted an incendiary private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi on his public Truth Social account... According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump believed he was sending Bondi a private message, insisting she prosecute his nemesis and former FBI director, James Comey, along with other targets.
RawStory adds: "the President of the United States communicating with his cabinet via Truth Social direct message is both insane and a violation of the Presidential Records Act," former Obama administration staffer Dan Pfeiffer posted on X.
Archive article: https://archive.is/zy8Eo
RawStory article: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674167645/
33 Comments
Vorticity@lemmy.world · 127 pts · 337d
Fucking DO SOMETHING THEN!
Until Trump faces some consequences for doing illegal shit it doesn't matter what the law says. Trump is above the law and that needs to change.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 337d
My dude, who is supposed to do anything and what do you suggest that person(s) do?
Large, peaceful protest is our best option right now.
Edit: Another great option for people in Portland and Chicago with a lot of time, start doing live cams of the areas that are supposed to be insurrections. People tend to believe the first thing they hear and see, let's show everyone how crazy these towns are.
Here is a start:
running_ragged@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 337d
General strike is way more effective
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 337d
We can do both?
running_ragged@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 337d
Yeah, of course. But only one one can best.
Peaceful protests are vulnerable to being incited to violence.
And in late stage capitalism, government is only listening to capital holders. Money speaks way louder to capital holders than the inconvenience of a protest.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 337d
And requires way more organizing. You get that (in part) by doing peaceful protest first.
Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 337d
Peaceful protest will be ignored like always. Do it the Nepal way and burn down shit.
AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 337d
Why? That does nothing. They need to fear for their well-being.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 337d
Have you tried a strongly worded post on Twitter?
jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 337d
Everyone can continue speaking plainly, which in this case includes pointing out that an individual in power failing to stop nazi shit is noteworthy, and always an aberration.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 337d
it's like trying to nail diarrhea to the wall. impeachments, indictments, injunctions - nothing fucking sticks the runny shitwad to the wall.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 337d
Neoliberals been aligning with Republicans to prevent any politician from being held accountable for decades...
If Biden had held trump accountable for what he did his first term, someone might have tried to hold Biden accountable for going around congress to provide arms we knowingly would be used to commit genocide.
The DNC finally wised up, but if we want any politicians held accountable, we need start voting straight progressive not just straight D
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 337d
Yeah ...... Not so sure about that.
Pretty sure the heads of the dnc would still rather lose to a fascist than endorse a democratic socialist. Until we cast out every thirdway Democrat from congress were never going to actually going to see any real progress.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 337d
The DNC is a dictatorship...
The chair has complete and total authority. With a Dem president they nominate someone, when the Dem loses the ~400 voting members get to pick.
After 2024 they rejected neoliberalism and got us the first nonbiased chair in decades.
They won't endorse anyone in a primary, but the DNC chair has endorsed Mamdani and said he's the future of the party and a blueprint for what they need to do nationally.
Like, 10 months ago I was pissed too.
But we literally just won a fight over the Dem party that's lasted over a generation. If you're still shitting in the DNC today, it's because you fell for neoliberal propaganda fed to you by billionaire owned media corporations.
We can't afford for people to be ignorant right now, you need to pay more attention
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 3 pts · 337d
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 337d
Total authority to do.....? This is a complete exaggeration of the responsibilities of their job. The chair of the dnc is mostly a talking head in charge of fundraising. They cannot order democratic candidates or elected officials to do anything or to take a particular stance on any topic.
Plus, the new chair lacks wide support or appeal in his own party. The current dnc is wrecked by infighting and a huge gap in fundraising.
I would hardly say they've rejected neoliberalism..... I mean Ken Martin is basically just a Democrat from the 90's, which is still a neo liberal. Hes not a socialist , he's just not a Republican noising as a Democrat.
Source for this? I don't think him saying he didn't agree with him, but that the dnc was a big tent party really reflects your claim.
Or maybe you are coping a little too hard and investing a lot of power into a position that is largely considered to be a figure head.
Ahhh yes......I often consume neoliberal propaganda ......as a socialist?
There's still plenty to criticize about every political party in America, mainly because they are fruit of a poisoned tree.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 337d
For decades under neoliberls...
Martin not just doing that, is a good thing, right?
Like,you understand the goal wasn't to get someone to do the same shitty things that ruined the party, it was to get someone in who would do what they're supposed to?
That's like how people are pissed Martin isn't biased in the opposite direction, instead of celebrating that we have a non biased chair.
Shits been fucked up so long, lots of voters like you have no idea what a functional political party is supposed to look like, let alone an American political party.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 337d
You haven't substantiated that Martin is any different, or that he has somehow been imbued with more power over the party than previous chairs.
How is he not just doing that? Again, you haven't shared any information that would lead me to believe that the dnc has significantly changed their stance in the last 8 months.
Just because he isn't a Republican in disguise doesn't mean he's a leftist, he's already claimed as much. And just because the party elected a progressive compared to previous chairs, does not mean that the party has changed to a significant degree. The important cabinet and leadership positions are dictated by seniority and are still filled by center right ghouls.
Lol, what does that even mean? What is a long time for you? And what does a functional political party supposed to look like in your opinion?
My first election was Bush Sr vs Dukakis and let me tell ya, nothing was "normal" back then either.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 337d
His over a decade running Minnesota kind of shows that...
People exist before you hear their name
baronvonj@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 337d
So then maybe not give a shit who they endorse and just vote for progressives running in the Dem primaries regardless. Just like when Bernie ran for Senator, and when AOC ran for the House, and when Mamdari ran for mayor. If enough voters show up for the available candidates, then the DNC heads don't have any fucking choice in the matter.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 336d
I didn't say to do otherwise?
My point was that we need to vote out the old guard who fall over themselves to compromise with conservatives any chance they get.
One of the problems we have to deal with is that the old guard has a lot of influence over where election funding is spent. People like Mamdari might be an outlier that candidates in more rural localities may not be able to copy.
Triumph@fedia.io · 1 pts · 337d
"Official acts."
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 337d
Using truth social as a messaging platform
But her emails!
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 337d
The full post doesnt really seem like it was meant to be private tbh. Just an open letter. I think the "surprise" is only because Trump has dementia (clearly) and is probably "surprised" to hear what he ate for breakfast every morning.
Redditsux@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 337d
Stylistically, it was a clear deviation from how he typically writes public posts. It read like a private DM, not a public post. It was speculated at the time that the post was meant to be private. WSJ story got insider information that confirms that speculation.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 337d
Doesn't seem like it to me tbh. I think it only seems like that because it isnt his usual inflammatory old-man-word-salad and is just a soft warning for Bondi to "do your job or I will turn MAGA on you."
jj4211@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 337d
I'm with you, it seemed still sufficiently performative to be really intended to get his base in on the pressure to go after his personal enemies.
baronvonj@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 337d
I think the two main tells are that he addressed it directly to the recipient, and that he "signed" it (instead of thanking society for their attention to the matter).
plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 337d
Isn't this old news at this point?
gdog05@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 337d
This happened two years ago in Trump time.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 336d
We are a clown show, and not a good one.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 337d
....are you serious? This was like 2 weeks ago.
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website · -3 pts · 337d
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 337d
I make an exception for Trump given how obsessed MAGA was with Biden's age