The Citizen's Revolt
The Citizen's Revolt Ordinary people serving on grand juries have become a new front line in the resistance against the Trump regime. Robert Reich Feb 11 Friends, Please forgive me for imposing on your inbox for a second time today but I wanted to highlight important news and give it some context. The news is that Trump’s federal prosecutors have failed to secure an indictment against six Democratic lawmakers — all veterans of the military or the intelligence community — who posted a video in November reminding active-duty members of the military and intelligence community that they were obligated to refuse illegal orders. The video enraged Trump. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” he wrote on his social media site, and shared another post saying, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!” Days later, the six lawmakers disclosed that the F.B.I. had contacted the House and Senate, requesting interviews with them, indicating that a criminal investigation was underway. FOX ...