MAGAReport 6/28/2024 - the SCOTUS J6 edition

Today: SCOTUS rules on J6 issue, still no organized plans for violence or demonstration

I thought I was going to write today about the MAGA reaction to the debate, which was honestly boring and predictable (they called Biden senile, they think Trump did great, etc.) But instead, SCOTUS ruled on their J6 case which has been much more energizing on the MAGA forums.

The court ruled today that, in order to charge January 6th defendants with obstruction, the government needs to prove that they tried to tamper with or destroy documents*. The vast majority of people charged in the insurrection were not charged with obstruction, but in the world of the MAGA forums, they believe this decision has two impacts: (1) it will lead to the dropping of charges and release of J6 defendants and (2) they are scheming up other cases where people could be charged with obstruction .

This may be the first time they are hearing about what obstructing an official proceeding is, and their take away is that “destroying documents” is necessary and sufficient to be charged with it. They also are acting like the SCOTUS decision created this charge, rather than putting together that it obviously existed before because people have been charged with it. So, for example, they are discussing how now, after the ruling, Nancy Pelosi could be charged with obstruction for ripping up Trump’s State of the Union address. It’s one of those very internet moments where you need this meme:

The other tidbit that came up a lot today is the fact that Amy Coney Barrett dissented and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the conservative majority. They are very disappointed in Barrett, leading one person to declare:

“Barret has been a huge dissappointment. Women should not be judges - I don't care who that pisses off.”

Beyond this, the topics were the usual right wing rage bait. There are no organized plans for any kind of action, demonstration, or violence.

*interestingly, this law was enacted after the Enron scandal which gives me an excuse to recommend Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, a brilliant documentary that is still timely nearly 20 years later.