Summary

White House insiders blame National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for a group chat error that exposed military strike discussions to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.

Waltz mistakenly added Goldberg to a Signal chat about potential strikes in Yemen, involving key officials like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and JD Vance.

Trump has defended Waltz but is reportedly weighing his options.

Some aides urge resignation to avoid forcing Trump to make a decision. Critics call Waltz reckless, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes his resignation.

  • @FiskFisk33@startrek.website
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    3 days ago

    two words: presidential pardon.

    No one will spend the time, money and effort to prosecute these people when they can just wave the whole thing away with a signature.

      • Flic
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        43 days ago

        But then I don’t really think I understand US politics. To me it makes no sense why there isn’t an impeachment charge against him every day. He’s providing enough ammo. If he’s going to flood the zone, flood it right back.

        • @xyzzy@lemm.ee
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          3 days ago

          What’s hard to understand? Republicans control the House, and Republicans are complicit. Any impeachment charge wouldn’t make it out of committee, and any charge on the floor would be quickly voted down.

          • @GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
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            23 days ago

            Then make them vote it down? What is so hard to understand about this? Every impeachment charge is time spent on the floor that forces them to delay voting on other damaging policies. If he’s going to continue flooding the zeitgeist with damaging policies and immoral action, then force his colleagues and constituents to sit down and listen to it in detail. Eventually the end goal doesn’t become worth the sacrifice to get there. There’s a reason no one ever sits through a time share seminar even if its for a free 3 day weekend getaway.

            • @xyzzy@lemm.ee
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              13 days ago

              Voting on what? Everything is being done through executive actions. This Congress has rendered itself irrelevant. The only thing Congress is actually doing is voting on nominees, and I think Democrats should vote against those, but they’re too busy unanimously voting in favor of them.

    • @barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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      13 days ago

      That’s not the reason to choose not to prosecute. You indict them, prosecute them, sentence them, and then if he wants to pardon them, he is choosing personal loyalty to him over acting against the American people and our national security. Charge them, and use the predictable sociopathic response to beat them incessantly for years.