Republican attacks on the FBI are stupid and shortsighted, just as Trump's 2016 chant 'Lock Her Up!' was vulgar and thuggish, writes TPCarney.
First, there was the chorus of liberal journalists and Democratic politicians explaining that the government only uses its coercion power against ne'er-do-wells — that anyone fearing the feds is obviously a crook. Nervous? You must be hiding something.Americans can have a little cheating on their taxes, as a treat. https://t.co/6nhDKf7Blp In case there was any doubt, conservatives are completely in favor of letting wealthy tax cheats get away with fraud.
— Adam Markowitz August 5, 2022 Personally, I think that government power is terrifying. Immigrants, the poor, and the politically disfavored are vulnerable to persecution and abuse when the state strengthens its power to punish. At the very least, having to prove one’s innocence is cumbersome, exhausting, and costly. This is madness: The areas most heaviest hit by the IRS for audits? Black Belt MIssissippi and Alabama. The least audited area? The entire Northeast. https://t.
— David Axelrod August 8, 2022 An MSNBC piece said it wasn’t a “raid” and that with this non-raid, “things may be snowballing in the direction of accountability, and maybe even justice.”
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