At this point an indictment of Trump in the US has reached the same level as mass shootings and our dying planet. Which indictment, mass shooting or catastrophic environmental disaster are we talking about? I’m numb and have lost track amongst the desperate hopes for change.
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This is definitely some of it. Although being in DC probably also helps to tone things down. DC is a pretty blue town outside of the federal buildings.
I can picture a world where Trump’s fervent supporters would descend upon DC and cause at least a little turbulence.
Impossible. They’d never do that.
I believe you're referring to Antifa, Trump supporters would never ever never do anything like that.
What i find interesting is that somehow in developing countries justice was slow but eventually it arrived. I can think of places like Peru with Fujimori. Presidents got away for a while but eventually their own justice systems made them pay. I would be surprised if somehow justice didn't prevail in this situation with Trump.
Justice has to prevail on some level if the US has any hope of protecting its democracy. This was a direct attack on the most fundamental parts of the country.
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Fucking traitor. Lock him the fuck up.
It's never gonna happen. At most he'll become bogged down in lawsuits and charges till he dies. But there's no way they'll ever allow a u.s president to set foot in jail
Hard disagree.
This stupid cuck is going to jail 100% if he does not win the next presidential election. Our legal system can be pretty fucked up sometimes but it's not that fucked up, this guy literally tried to overthrow our democracy.
I'm not saying he's not going to jail, but I am saying our system is absolutely fucked. This dude is free years after openly trying to overthrow our democratic processes. The most blatant example (Georgia) isn't even one of the indictments he's currently facing.
Yet.
cuck
I hate this word so much because his supporters used it ad nauseum.
But I'm okay with it just this one time.
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I was told in my local pub yesterday that someone with a criminal record can still be president. But I’m British, and drink with people who chat shit. The landlord in said pub also said that Oceangate was eaten by a megalodon, and landlords like to chat shit.
Someone who is literally in jail can become President, technically. What the day-to-day reality of that would be, I've no clue. But it's technically possible, and we've had people (most notably Eugene Debs) run from behind bars.
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“it’s not that fucked up” - doubt.
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I hope you're wrong personally
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I imagine one of the prosecutors touches Trump's forehead for a few seconds, then says: "It's afraid!"
Excellent reference!
The only good bug is a dead bug
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Most of the protesters aren't allowed near Washington DC government buildings due to their plea deals.
Headline: "Trump rawdogs own arraignment!"
Awesome
Oh no, the consequences of his own actions.
Well, the GOP is the party of personal responsibility, right?
Sad that he can't Grab Them By The Posse!!!
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Lol well done.
I couldn't believe when that came out and had no effect. Like when George W would just misspeak or Clinton admitted smoking weed in college or whatever, it always seemed like there were huge political consequences.
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He's still the frontrunner for the Republican nomination by a wide margin, there is no one who is showing like they will compete, even after this most recent indictment. Republicans will still rally behind him if he gets the nomination. Unless his trials are ahead of the election, which they likely aren't, nothing will change.
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Sad trombone lol
What checks? They think they're getting paid?
He's raked in hundreds of millions in political donations since this started, they've been paid more than 40m so far
And yet he still stiffed Rudy Giuliani.
Giuliani should have seen it coming though, it’s like someone who marries a known cheater and is shocked they got cheated on.
Well, Rudy had a number of embarrassing moments in public that I think caused Trump to lose any respect he might have had for the former mayor. Two that I can think of, the hair dye sweating down his face and the fart picked up on mic in a courtroom.
But his worst offense, in terms of how Trump views people: he lost. He's a loser.
You forgot their perfect press conference at the lovely Four Seasons Landscaping company.
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Win or lose, Trump would never pay. He stiffs vendors for good or bad jobs.
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He's not alone. He still has millions of US voters on his side.
He has to be pissed that Jarvanka took the 3 billion and booked without kicking up to the head czar
You mean his pattern of betraying everyone somehow backfired?
Oh no! Anyway....
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