and that, if nothing else, will succeed in further delaying the matter, and that is not incidental in this case. that in fact appears to be his only real game at this point. he does not have any great legal arguments to make. for why his white house records should be handed over. that s why there was a decisive earlier federal ruling against him. that s why things went so poorly for him today in the courtroom at the appeals court. the legal arguments on his side are gossamer. but if he can stretch out the legal proceedings to last as long as possible, hopefully through next year, well then, hey, maybe he ll get lucky and republicans will win back control of congress next fall, where upon they will undoubtedly fully get back in line behind trump and they will shut the investigation down entirely. why would they want to investigate the january 6th attack? so his delay strategy is really
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Clashes between Trump loyalists and those who want the party to move past him will be a focal point in the ex-president’s upcoming Senate impeachment trial and in Republican fights for Senate seats up for grabs in next year’s midterm races. Incumbent Republican Sens. Rob Portman, Patrick J. Toomey and Richard M. Burr in the swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, respectively have announced their retirements, setting up intraparty free-for-alls.
In making his surprise announcement this week, Portman underscored the challenges that pragmatic Republicans like him face in the current polarized political climate. “This is a tough time to be in public service,” he said.
Trump leaves GOP with an identity crisis. First test: Virginia [Los Angeles Times]
Amanda Chase likes to be known as “Trump in heels.” She spoke at the pro-Trump rally in Washington before the crowd turned into a violent mob at the Capitol. For her social media posts calling the insurrectionists “patriots” and making other false claims, she has been blocked on Facebook, stripped of her committee assignment in Virginia’s state Senate and threatened with censure.
She’s also a prominent Republican candidate for Virginia governor this year, and the GOP establishment in the Democratic-leaning state is worried. Chase personifies a political risk that looms for the entire GOP in the post-Trump era: If the party’s voters continue to be in thrall to the former president, they may nominate candidates too Trumpy to win in swing states.