<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[WTAF!?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>WTAF!?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveBannon" rel="tag">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> wins <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" rel="tag">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> order likely to lead to dismissal of his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" rel="tag">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conviction" rel="tag">#<span>conviction</span></a> for refusing to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p>“Prodded” [instructed] by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/subpoena" rel="tag">#<span>subpoena</span></a> from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a> committee that investigated the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" rel="tag">#<span>Jan6</span></a>, 2021 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" rel="tag">#<span>insurrection</span></a> by Trump supporters.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" rel="tag">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" rel="tag">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" rel="tag">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChecksAndBalances" rel="tag">#<span>ChecksAndBalances</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SubpoenaPower" rel="tag">#<span>SubpoenaPower</span></a> <br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>apnews.com/article/supreme-cou</span><span>rt-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/58050257-b9ad-4489-9cdf-dd2fbcde7098/wtaf</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:09:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/58050257-b9ad-4489-9cdf-dd2fbcde7098.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:16:46 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:26:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrisholladay%40mastodon.social">@<span>ChrisHolladay</span></a></span> Oh, I got that. Just reaffirming that it's wrong. Remember when repuglicans actually had some form of morals? Seems like we imagined it. I would never trust any of them ever again. <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f614.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--pensive" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😔" alt="😔" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PeasLuvnJustice/statuses/116358222796155694</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PeasLuvnJustice/statuses/116358222796155694</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[peasluvnjustice@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:26:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:24:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> Looking at the ongoing process from the other side of the pond, it still looks like Americans are sitting quietly still and hoping that the judges will ultimately save their democracy — all the while a) judges side more and more often with the government for one reason or another, and b) TrumPutin’s government don't give a damn about city orders in any case.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/tomminieminen/statuses/116358215953115396</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/tomminieminen/statuses/116358215953115396</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomminieminen@mastodontti.fi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:24:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:24:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" rel="tag">#<span>DOJ</span></a> brought the case against Bannon during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency, but it changed course after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office again last year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveBannon" rel="tag">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> had initially argued that his testimony was protected by Trump’s claim of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutivePrivilege" rel="tag">#<span>ExecutivePrivilege</span></a>. But the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a> panel &amp; the DOJ contended such a claim was dubious because Trump had fired Bannon…in 2017 &amp; he was thus a private citizen when consulting with Trump in the run-up to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" rel="tag">#<span>Jan6</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" rel="tag">#<span>insurrection</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" rel="tag">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" rel="tag">#<span>oversight</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116358214258065848</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116358214258065848</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:24:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:22:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br /><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Epstein" rel="tag">#<span>Epstein</span></a><br />Pam Bondi ne devrait plus rien avoir à craindre d'un refus de témoigner. devant la commission sur les <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/EpsteinFiles" rel="tag">#<span>EpsteinFiles</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/AlbertBorneo/statuses/116358206121515590</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/AlbertBorneo/statuses/116358206121515590</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[albertborneo@framapiaf.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:22:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> so how much is bannon going to sue for this now</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/grumpasaurus/statuses/116358205242950659</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/grumpasaurus/statuses/116358205242950659</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/peasluvnjustice%40mastodon.social">@<span>PeasLuvnJustice</span></a></span> <br />Not to us no, I was referring to the GOP and their ilk</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116358204203038988</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116358204203038988</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:20:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrisholladay%40mastodon.social">@<span>ChrisHolladay</span></a></span> it's not acceptable now <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f614.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--pensive" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😔" alt="😔" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PeasLuvnJustice/statuses/116358199248734554</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PeasLuvnJustice/statuses/116358199248734554</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[peasluvnjustice@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:20:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:20:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The move frees a trial judge to act on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction &amp; indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].</p><p>The dismissal would be largely symbolic. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveBannon" rel="tag">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> served a 4-month prison term after a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" rel="tag">#<span>jury</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/convicted" rel="tag">#<span>convicted</span></a> him of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contempt" rel="tag">#<span>contempt</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" rel="tag">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" rel="tag">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" rel="tag">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" rel="tag">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChecksAndBalances" rel="tag">#<span>ChecksAndBalances</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SubpoenaPower" rel="tag">#<span>SubpoenaPower</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116358198993631741</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116358198993631741</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:20:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to WTAF!? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:19:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br />Nuke em amd start over in DC is my feeling.<br />None of this would have been acceptable a generation ago.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116358196340760018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116358196340760018</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:19:33 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>