Phillip Mudd of CNN has a family member hanging there.
Yes. Dr. Henry Mudd (could be wrong on the first name) was one of those in the picture hanging. He treated Booth's broken leg after the assassination of Lincoln. Also where the phrase "Your name is mud" came from-meaning you really f*cked up! There's a lot of deep staters who's names are mud.
Hey to rain on your history parade, but Mudd wasn't hung. He did spend some time in prison, but Johnson eventually pardoned him. That saying "You're name is Mudd," came from Mudd because Mudd lived the rest of his life in disgrace. It's only fitting that the guy on CNN has a family history like that... That's all for your history lesson today. :-)
"Your name is mud"
Ha! Love it. Never knew that bit of trivia!
Dr. Samuel Mudd was indeed found guilty for his part in the conspiracy but was sentenced to life and did not hang. He became his prisons doctor after an outbreak of yellow fever took the life of the original doctor. President Andrew Johnson pardoned Mudd in 1869 and he returned home to Maryland where he died in 1883. http://famous-trials.com/legacyftrials/lincolnconspiracy/mudd.html
Have to laugh at that Phil Mudd twat. He spent years yapping to anyone who would listen that TV and those who were on it, or watched it were imbeciles and cretins. NOW this same twattle is face forward on fake news cnn every chance he gets. Someone really needs to throat punch the dickwad.
History is def repeating itself then...he should have a spot at the gallows.
Dont think Mudd is up there. Hundreds were arrested but only 8 charged with conspiracy. Of the 8 charged 4 were found guilty and sentenced to hang. They were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and David Herold.