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Our goal with the Wednesday Wire is to give you the tools to boost Democrats and take on Trump and his Republican allies here in Massachusetts. Use these talking points on social media, as the basis for a letter to the editor of your local paper, in emails to your personal network, or in conversations with your friends and neighbors.
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May 13, 2020
Trump and Coronavirus
Trump's Corrupting the DOJ
The Radical Right in Massachusetts
After months of ignoring warnings and downplaying the risk, Trump’s chaotic response to the coronavirus has cost over 81,000 Americans their lives. Still, he’s declaring it a victory and is pushing states where cases are still on the rise to abandon their precautions. Trump’s telling us that he’s got the virus under control and he’s willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives to keep up the charade.
Trump’s Corrupting the DOJ
We’re in the midst of a public health crisis, and Trump is trying to use it to his advantage. On Thursday, top Trump crony William Barr and his politicized Justice Department dropped the case against Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor--and he’s hoping we’ll let it slide. Americans are losing their lives and their livelihoods under his watch, and Trump’s using it to distract us from the corruption rampant in his administration.
- With the entire country focused on coronavirus, Trump’s hoping we won’t notice the corruption taking place in his administration. Last Thursday, his Justice Department dropped the case against former national security advisor, Michael Flynn.
- `The case was nearly over--Flynn had TWICE pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts after Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought the case against him.
- This is just the latest attempt by Trump to use the DOJ to do his bidding, and thousands of career DOJ employees are speaking out against his actions.
- Barr’s not concerned with the rule of law, only protecting Trump and his henchmen from being held accountable. This is exactly why we need to kick Trump out of office in November--to make sure the Justice Department is once again focused on justice.
Here in Massachusetts, the Trump administration and his campaign are being supported by cheerleaders in the MassGOP, led by Trump’s biggest fan, Jim Lyons. Lyons and the state Republican Party gleefully promote the propaganda coming out of the White House, and support every despicable, hateful, racist, and illegal move Trump makes.
- Lyons and the MassGOP are supporting and encouraging people to ignore state and local rules designed to protect the most vulnerable from the coronavirus.
- They were quick to celebrate the deterioration of justice, commending Attorney General Barr for corrupting the DOJ and letting one of Trump’s cronies walk free--despite pleading guilty to his crimes twice.
- Facts be damned, the MassGOP proudly promotes wild conspiracy theories and alleges unknown crimes committed by President Obama to harm Trump.
- The radical right even gleefully brags of their Party’s “Death Star,” a name the Trump campaign strangely uses to describe itself.
- Jim Lyons and the MassGOP aren’t embarrassed by Donald Trump’s illegal and disgusting actions, they are emboldened by them. We need to do our part to make sure they don’t gain influence in the State House by supporting these Democrats up for election right now:
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