• @stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    142 years ago

    Amazing to me that we’re still talking about how to hold this fucker accountable while he’s gearing up for the next election.

    • HuddaBudda
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      42 years ago

      It’s more surprising that a rapist, election denier (With no evidence), Money launderer, and past seditionist, is somehow the front runner for the party of law and order.

      I feel like I’m taking crazy pills, the more evidence that comes out, the more republicans want to vote for him.

    • @aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
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      42 years ago

      while he’s gearing up for the next election.

      Even better—he’s using the fact that he’s running as justification for not prosecuting him, claiming “election interference.”

      Want to do crimes and get away with them? Just run for president!

    • @Huxleywaswrite@lemmy.world
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      22 years ago

      They keep coming back with these headlines, but they all look the same to me, “Trump did thing that we all already knew he did!”. Fucking get on it then and charge him

      • @stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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        52 years ago

        Yeah I get that they’re complicated charges and justice takes time. But if there aren’t actual consequences before he has another chance to run we’re basically telling future fascists that coup attempts are a pretty good idea because even if you fail you can try again in 4 years and if you succeed the second time you’re all good.

        • This is exactly what happened with Hitler and Napoleon. They were tried and convicted of major crimes, and given a slap on the wrist. They both took the time to raise more support, and came back even stronger.

        • @Huxleywaswrite@lemmy.world
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          32 years ago

          Are they really that complicated though? He did most of it on television where we could all watch it, and has bragged about it repeatedly, again in public. If someone gets a DUI, while livestreaming their drive and posts all over social media about how they were “fine to drive that night,” and “only had a few drinks”, that wouldn’t be complicated. It would be an admission of guilt that sealed their fate.

          • @stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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            42 years ago

            Yeah, but there’s a shit load of precedent for every possible DUI case, not a lot for attempted coups by a president. Plus presidential immunity and 1st amendment rights complicate everything.

            Even so I think you’re right that they’re not that complicated as far as why it’s taking this long. The real complication is that his entire political party was complicit in the attempt and are continuing to run any interference they can to help Trump avoid or delay consequences.

      • skulblaka
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        22 years ago

        Yeah when a normal person commits a crime they don’t get a couple weeks warning about their raid, arrest and indictment

        • keeb420
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          02 years ago

          I didn’t think we’d make it this far but I’m bot holding my breath on him being found guilty. Especially in Florida and Georgia.

          • @eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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            22 years ago

            The Florida Federal Judge is going to spike the case, yeah. Really sucks.

            But the Georgia trial is in Atlanta specifically, and the presiding judge there seems fairly responsible.

            Unfortunately the Georgia state house just gave themselves permission to unseat locally elected prosecutors, which will come online in, I think, September?

            • keeb420
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              22 years ago

              It’s more the juries I’m worried about. All it takes is one person to refuse to change their mind.

      • teft
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        -12 years ago

        The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.