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Fani Willis' lawyer has told House Judiciary Committee chairman, Jim Jordan, to calm down and take an anger management class.

The letter also suggests that Jordan, a Republican and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, was as hypocritical as a skunk who tells a possum that his breath stinks.

Willis is prosecuting Trump on felony charges of attempting to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt to derail his bid for the White House next month.


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[–] ZeroCool 145 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"I am just a country lawyer, unaware of the ways of Washington, D.C., but I must comment on your statements regarding obedience to subpoenas lawfully issued by committees of Congress," Barnes added, while highlighting what he claimed was Jordan's hypocrisy.

"I notice that you were issued with a subpoena of the committee of Congress, which investigated the January 6 insurrection against the government of the United States of America. You failed to appear before that committee. I therefore find your protestations regarding a normal citizen obeying subpoenaed to be somewhat hollow," Barnes wrote.

lmao got 'em. Seriously, though, how in the hell did Jim Jordan never end up in jail for pulling that crap. I'm getting really sick of the rules never applying to Republicans.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 81 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Oh man I love the "I'm just a country lawyer..." bit... Made me think that it was literally a quote from Futurama at first lol.

Then made me think of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer,

Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I'm just a Caveman. I fell in some ice and later got thawed out by your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me.

[–] Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

This was immediately where my mind took me... Hilarious!!

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago

Jordan is a spineless traitor.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 46 points 1 month ago

as hypocritical as a skunk who tells a possum that his breath stinks

The rare southern insult you can repeat in polite company

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

I recommend he fuck off and die.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

After everything that has happened, I find it unreal that the orange actually has a 50-50 chance of getting reelected. There's something seriously wrong with this country.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, the country voted him in.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reagan or trump? Cuz trump never got the popular vote.

The country was wrong

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

After dealing with "anger issues" for most of my life and then the "anger" transforming into crying fits after starting my transition, I have concluded that it was never anger.

It's panic.

In people socialized as men it is unacceptable to panic, so we get angry instead to displace the panic into a more socially acceptable masculine expression.

But instead of treating the panic attacks, men are just expected to control their anger. Even though the anger is, itself, a way to cope with panic and so it can't be controlled without addressing the underlying cause.

Anger management, therefore, is treating symptoms and not the cause. Instead he probably needs anxiety meds.

But I am not a psychologist/psychiatrist.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anger management, therefore, is treating symptoms and not the cause. Instead he probably needs anxiety meds.

This is a broad, over-general statement. Not everyone experiencing anger control issues is suffering from the same experiences that you did. I'm happy that you were able to come to terms with your own problems, but dismissing anger management classes as "treating symptoms and not the cause" is not fair. Some people do benefit from them even if you didn't.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just strongly suspect that anger management issues are a common misdiagnosis of anxiety and panic, not just based on experience, but based on the way gender norms obscure and distort men's feelings. It doesn't help that men also tend to avoid getting help, due to those same gender norms.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I don’t disagree and I’ve seen it many times, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s something else. He seems indignant at people challenging him

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I am extremely anxious by default unless I am able to fully control my environment (remove stressors) and converting anxiety to anger is the only way to turn that energy into action, unless an intermediary is present that understands my context. Anger isn't a pure negative, and it can be useful at times.

On the other hand, it's hard to steer it and let go of it once you get locked in. Additionally, many stressors can't be fixed by direct action and that will just stress out everyone else who has to be around you without reducing the original problems.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, it’s unconscionable that he was elected after what he did at Ohio State.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

What's scarier is that trump might 36-up him in November.

[–] Jagothaciv@kbin.earth 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Gym Jordan is also most likely a racist. Anger and racism are basically married. Especially when it comes to black people prosecuting rich WASP whites.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

not entirely true, I'm not racist but I'm always angry.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Most likely?

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 15 points 1 month ago

Mental disease makes people unable to process emotions. They often lash out in anger.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ohio keeps electing Gym Jordan. Are they trash because they live in Ohio or is Ohio trash because they live in Ohio?

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Skibidi Ohio 🤮

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Ohio is as Ohio does, Jennay.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Inb4 Gym lands in the clink

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