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  "Everybody in America is innocent until proven otherwise," Perry told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.
  "We're gonna investigate, and we need to we need to make sure that that these agencies aren't running amok and aren't out of control, which clearly they are"
  He's innocent until proven guilty but has already decided the outcome of the investigation?
context: Scott Perry vows to run investigation into himself. “I was busy rescuing puppies that day” says. Scott Perry “and the record will show that just as soon as I write it down and destroy all the existing records” >
  
  Expose the records now and make sure his history can still be written from the primary sources >
  
  Good idea. >
  
  Continuing the tradition of Clarence Thomas. >
  
  Except congress has ethics committees. Would this be an ethics violation? >
  
  Aren't the Republicans planning to dissolve the ethics committee? I thought I read that headline. >
  
  Yep >
  
  The convicts have taken over the prison. >
  
  Convicts would have more humility and restraint >
  
  Convicts can be reformed. GOP politicians, however.. >
  
  
  
  trump installed a friendly AG to ruin the trump-Russia collusion investigation
  
  
  trump fired the head of the FBI when he wouldn't agree to make the Russia investigation go away
  
  
  Thomas refused to recuse himself from rulings about the coup despite his wife's involvement in the coup
  
  
  So, this is more "business as usual" for the group of mobsters that is the GOP. >
  
  Recusals should not be at discretion but automatic and mandatory every branch of government including SCOTUS. >
  
  One of those things we believed to be some kind of ironclad rule, but once again reveals itself to be spit and tape. >
  
  They are pledging to waste money to investigate the investigation they said was a waste of money >
  
  Not enough problems with SCOTUS, now we've got a Kangaroo Court >
  
  Welp, how else is he going to try and save his own ass? My money is on Special Counsel Jack Smith to take down Perry right along with Trump. >
  
  I admire your continuing optimism >
  
  Repeat after me.....
  NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO RECUSE OR NOT!
  If there is a real, potential, or perceived conflict of interest, you should have no role in any investigation, hearing, or trial and recusal should be mandatory. >
  
  unfortunately that's not how it works. >
  
  So maybe you guys should change it? >
  
  Not surprising, and doesn't matter. The world already knows what kind of insurrection pissant he is... >
  
  "Everybody in America is innocent until proven otherwise," Perry told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.
  "We're gonna investigate, and we need to we need to make sure that that these agencies aren't running amok and aren't out of control, which clearly they are"
  He's innocent until proven guilty but has already decided the outcome of the investigation? >
  
  Did anyone expect an honourable response? >
  
  What better way to perfect your crime, stop the investigation, look at all the evidence, see your mistakes, correct them and succeed in next time. >
  
  The republican way. >
  
  Scott Perry looks like he smells bad. >
  
  Pretty sure he owns a wastewater treatment company so it fits. >
  
  “How did they get evidence against me!?! Do they have enough yet to convict? Those are the tough questions that need answers.” 
  -Republican Scott Perry >
  
  How is this even legal? 🤦‍♂️ >
  
  “I will make it legal.” Palpatine, err I mean Scott Perry. >
  
  Toss one more rule on the rules committee pile. >
  
  “In surprising news…” >
  
  Republicans = Scum >
  
  It shouldn't be an option. >
  
  This is exactly why he and gym were excluded from the probes. Also why this was sent up to the DOJ. Separation of powers is going to let Garland tell them to fuck right off as it's an active investigation. But they know that and it's part of their plan to scream that checks and balances are suddenly corrupt because they can't get away with everything they want. >
  
  Only in congress can the criminals investigate the investigators of their very own crimes. >
  
  Scott Perry is a fucking fascist. >
  
  Good thing they released all the evidence to the public. I’m sure they knew record destruction was coming when republicans took control. >
  
  The DOJ royally fucked this up dragging its feet for 2 years >
  
  I read elsewhere that the republicans plan to pull the teeth of the ethics panel. >
  
  They can look all they want. They dont have the power to stop any DOJ investigation >
  
  Until they give themselves the power. >
  
  Again they have no power over the DOJ. they can subpoena and have “hearings” but that wont change anything. >
  
  Until they use the newly-reinstated Holman Rule to fire anyone involved in an investigation. >
  
  United States v. Lovett held that Congress may not forbid the payment of a salary to a specific individual as it constitutes a bill of attainder, which is forbidden by Article One, Section 9 of the Constitution. >
  
  And Roe vs Wade held that states cannot ban abortion.
  Your mistake is thinking that they will operate in good faith; they will not.  They do not care if it's unconstitutional, they will do it anyway just to make a statement and tie it up in courts for years.  They are going to do something blatantly unconstitutional, people are going to scream "You Can't Do That!" and they're just going to go :trollface:.  If they can get a court to uphold it and then have SCOTUS just not hear it, what then?  In Lovett they almost did not appropriate the funds even after a court ordered it, so even if the court finds it unconstitutional, what are they going to do when there's simply no budget for it?  While all this is being hashed out, the right-wing media's smear campaign will be in overdrive going on about how the House is fighting a corrupt FBI/DoJ who want to persecute Republicans.  They will then just defund part or most of the DoJ using this nonsensical "corrupt persecution" as an excuse.  And all this is assuming Federalist Society member Garland doesn't just drop it because "they can't be political." >
  
  Straight up corruption. Yay, 3rd world status.. >
  
  The 3 ring circus 🤡 this is Y we have a 14th amendment but the insurrectionists only like the 2nd one >
  
  Fascists gonna fascist >
  
  I can tell who is an extremist, just by their faces >
  
  Someone please change my mind: Perry is a Sith Lord. >
  
  He’s that evil, but far less competent. >
  
  r/pitchforks >
  
  Shocking >
  
  He can give it shot. It won't keep him from being prosecuted. >
  
  I mean I wouldn’t either if I were him. >
  
  The criminal investigates the investigators.  Only in a GOP congress. >
  
  Plainly obstruction of justice. Prosecute all of them. >
  
  He’s a scumbag. >
  
  What is snowflake, isn’t there mantra if you don’t have anything to hide why are you worried? >
  
  There’s really only one thing to do w/these folks. >
  
  Does not really matter. He and others doing the investigation have no power to stop them or control them. The DOJ and FBI will still do their jobs. Sham investigations by benighted politicians. >
  
  There was a double agent at the FBI who was in charge of finding himself "the mole/leak".
  Now he's in a federal Supermax and they made a movie about him.
  Fuck House Committees, what the fuck is the DOJ doing? >
  
  Why is he being given a choice? This ridiculousness needs to stop. >
  
  domestic terrorist >
  
  Unless I was invited I would probably never go to  a drag show, it's just not really my thing, baby. That said, I could not possibly care less if other people go to drag shows. >
  
  Ethics much? >
  
  How on earth is it up to Scott??!?
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  Decline to recuse, and get recused. >
  
  Why the fuck is this even allowed? Simply because no one’s been able to jump through the fucking hoops to legislate something this specific? Ridiculous >
  
  How is his recusal not automatic? Like, htf is this even allowed in a 246 year old nation? >
  
  Because the Republicans do not care about the rule of law and are actively working on turning this country into a fascist hellhole. >
  
  This and two years of HB Laptop is the agenda.  Also blame Biden for the weather, gas prices and random immigrants. >
  
  Ah, so he’s pulling a Brian Kemp. >
  
  The party of personal responsibility folks! >
  
  Self interest and self protection is on brand for swamp dwelling GOPers >
  
  We are witnessing the demise of America.  DOJ must deliver. >
  
  I guess every defendant in a criminal case can now lead the investigation of the actions that led to them being arrested. Seems about right for the #GOP. >
  
  Get ready for the Shit Show I am embarrassed to be republican.  Why don’t they get rid of Santos from New York >
  
  
  I can see the Democratic Party following suit—obviously in less egregious standards.
  
  How? >
  
  His turn to get get the WHOLE story out. >
  
  Scott Perry vows to run investigation into himself. “I was busy rescuing puppies that day” says. Scott Perry “and the record will show that just as soon as I write it down and destroy all the existing records” >
  
  Expose the records now and make sure his history can still be written from the primary sources >
  
  Good idea. >
  
  Continuing the tradition of Clarence Thomas. >
  
  Except congress has ethics committees. Would this be an ethics violation? >
  
  Aren't the Republicans planning to dissolve the ethics committee? I thought I read that headline. >
  
  Yep >
  
  The convicts have taken over the prison. >
  
  Convicts would have more humility and restraint >
  
  Convicts can be reformed. GOP politicians, however.. >
  
  
  
  trump installed a friendly AG to ruin the trump-Russia collusion investigation
  
  
  trump fired the head of the FBI when he wouldn't agree to make the Russia investigation go away
  
  
  Thomas refused to recuse himself from rulings about the coup despite his wife's involvement in the coup
  
  
  So, this is more "business as usual" for the group of mobsters that is the GOP. >
  
  Recusals should not be at discretion but automatic and mandatory every branch of government including SCOTUS. >
  
  One of those things we believed to be some kind of ironclad rule, but once again reveals itself to be spit and tape. >
  
  They are pledging to waste money to investigate the investigation they said was a waste of money >
  
  Repeat after me.....
  NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO RECUSE OR NOT!
  If there is a real, potential, or perceived conflict of interest, you should have no role in any investigation, hearing, or trial and recusal should be mandatory. >
  
  unfortunately that's not how it works. >
  
  So maybe you guys should change it? >
  
  "You can't investigate anyone if they investigated you first" seems like the kind of thing that could have some unintended consequences. >
  
  Not enough problems with SCOTUS, now we've got a Kangaroo Court >
  
  Welp, how else is he going to try and save his own ass? My money is on Special Counsel Jack Smith to take down Perry right along with Trump. >
  
  I admire your continuing optimism >
  
  Not surprising, and doesn't matter. The world already knows what kind of insurrection pissant he is...