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Podcast: I Feel Snitty

Episode 199: Can You Hear Me Now? Part 4

Premiere Date: 6/22/2022

Length: 6:27 (1,085 words)

Link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/can-you-hear-me-now-part-4/

Transcript: 

Welcome to I Feel Snitty, episode 199, entitled, “Can You Hear Me Now? Part 4.” I’m your host, Craig Rozniecki.

 

I’m not typically one for non-comedic hyperbole, so I don’t think it’d be an exaggeration if I were to say yesterday’s hearing was the most emotionally impactful of the four thus far. This was especially the case when it came to the testimonies of Republican Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers and Georgia election worker Shaye Moss.

 

To think I couldn’t dislike Donald Trump and his inner-circle of cronies any more, I was bigly wrong. As a matter of fact, let’s back up a second here. Yesterday’s hearing showcased, or perhaps further exemplified the fact that while the January 6^th terrorists were seen doing damage the world over, their actions were fully representative to what Trump was doing behind the scenes. In fact, if anything, the criminal behavior by said terrorists paled in comparison to what Trump was doing behind the scenes.

 

It has now been well established that Donald Trump was told time and time again – by his advisors, lawyers, anyone who didn’t possess a name which rhymed with Doody Ghouliani – that he had absolutely no chance of winning the election. He was told ad nauseum that none of his election conspiracies held any merit. Former Attorney General Bill Barr – whom I loathed and inspired the title of this podcast when he used the term “snitty” in a hearing, he even referred to the election conspiracies as, and I quote, “Bullshit.” So, unless Donald Trump is void of a single braincell, which I suppose is possible, he damn well knew he lost the election; the conspiracies were nonsense; and the result wasn’t going to be overturned. Despite all of this, he constantly pedaled lies to the public and attempted to find a way, any way to hold onto power.

 

Here's a basic timeline of how things went down:

 

1)    Trump and his team knew, given the increased number of mail-in ballots due to the COVID pandemic and the fact mail-in ballots tended to favor Democrats, he would enjoy big leads in several battleground states early on election night, but that by the time things were all said and done, Biden would likely wind up winning more than was necessary to eclipse 270 electoral votes.

2)    So, after Trump jumped out to these early leads, he set the narrative that he was dominating; there was no way he could lose unless there was massive voter fraud; and actually set out to stop the counting of absentee ballots as a result.

3)    When this failed and he eventually lost, he went to the courts, and lost all but one of his 60+ election-based lawsuits. Oh, and for the record, that one lawsuit he won had no bearing on any actual election results.

4)    When this failed, Trump went after state officials and election workers to try and change the outcomes and/or spread conspiracies and thereby cast doubt on the election’s legitimacy.

5)    When that failed, Trump and his lawyers attempted to find and send a team of fake electors to do their bidding on January 6^th.

6)    And when that failed, Trump called on then Vice President Pence to go beyond his powers to either rule the election in favor of Donald Trump or to send things back to the states to be recertified.

 

Through all this, Trump and his team threatened state officials, election workers, and others to help them overturn the election or else… This resulted in said state officials and election workers receiving hateful phone calls at all hours of the night; threatening emails; protests at their doorsteps. Shaye Moss, in a heartbreaking testimony, told a story about how her grandmother’s residence was broken into, as angry Trumpers were coming for her. She’s now fearful to go out of her house or even tell someone her name, wondering in the back of her mind if they’ll come after her as a result. Her mother echoed these fears.

 

Donald Trump is an idiot of massive proportions, but he’s always been surrounded by people who know how to skirt the law, who know how to act like complete pieces of shit without being charged for their epic shittiness. Even before the election, Donald Trump ingrained in his supporters’ minds that the only way he could possibly lose the election was through massive voter fraud. His team knew the scene and the history. They knew mail-in ballots would be up in a pandemic year. They knew Democrats tended to hold the advantage when it came to said votes. So, when things went as anticipated at the start of election night, and Trump deceivingly held large leads in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, he declared victory and called for the counting of absentee ballots to be stopped. Throughout this duration, he repeatedly told his supporters the only way he could lose was through massive voter fraud. The guy thought he had a sure-proof plan in tact. Even if he lost the election, surely the judges he appointed would have his back and help overturn the results. If not, then his team of lawyers could find a loophole like his accountants always did with regard to taxes. If that didn’t work, of course his partner in crime for 4 years – Mike Pence – would bail him out. However, if none of those plans of attack worked, he’d call on his supporters to attack the Capitol, much like he attacked state officials, election workers, and anyone else who stood in his way of maintaining power in the Oval Office.

 

The January 6^th terrorists were essentially Donald Trump’s fall guys. Yup, he had hundreds of them. I, in no way, feel sorry for them. However, I do think it’s bullshit that they all take the fall while he stands unscathed. Fortunately, and perhaps I’m being naively optimistic here, but these hearings may be just what’s needed for Donald Trump to finally take the fall for his crimes. The January 6^th attack was an indescribably gut-wrenching event I hope to never witness again, but what went on behind the scenes was even more disgraceful, and the only way we can remove the seemingly permanent orange stain from the White House is to charge Donald Trump; convict him; and lock him up.

 

That’s it for today’s episode. Until next time, you can find me on Podbean, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, and Blogger. This has been I Feel Snitty, with Craig Rozniecki. Take care.