[GT] US election - It's 2020, what could possibly go wrong?

[Weitz]

So how many days late is his concession today?

[Senator Clay Davis]

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Boy, you're really on a roll with god-awful takes today, aren't you? What do you think future Republican presidents/lawmakers will do if they believe there are no consequences for illegal actions?

This law professor who literally wrote a book about demagogues warns it would be a really bad idea to prosecute Trump. But hey, what does he know about it.

Spoiler!

...An investigation and potential indictment and trial of Mr. Trump would give the circus of the Trumpian presidency a central place in American politics for the next several years, sucking the air out of the Biden administration and feeding into Mr. Trump’s politically potent claims to martyrdom. Mr. Trump will portray the prosecution as revenge by the “deep state” and corrupt Democrats.

For many people, and not just his supporters, the charge will resonate. Prosecution based on technical statutes that have never before been applied to a president would convert this narrative into a powerful mythology that will haunt American politics for years to come.

The Democrats cannot win. If they push forward, prosecutors may drop the case or narrow it down to nothing in response to adverse judicial rulings. If they get to trial, Mr. Trump and his lawyers will turn the tables on the government and attack it for its partisan motivation.

Acquittal would be Mr. Trump’s crowning achievement, but even conviction would enhance his political standing with half the country by completing his martyrdom. If the goal of a trial of Donald Trump is to renew American faith in government, the effect will be the opposite.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/o...osecution.html

Edit: Anyway, it's a moot point. Biden and his advisors aren't stupid enough to turn the first two years of his administration into a ####ing circus with Trump as the main attraction.

[Red_Baron]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

Looks like he's been put on notice.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Would require him admitting his crime/crimes.

Would be an interesting twist.

This is Trump we’re talking about. He will grant himself (THE BEST PRESIDENT) a pardon against all future (FAKE) charges (WITCH HUNT), admit nothing (ALL THE CALLS WERE PERFECT), and dare anyone to object.

[Senator Clay Davis]

The thing is they will be pursuing crimes he committed before he became President. Should those just be ignored to not piss MAGA off? And if you're willing to lay down because you're afraid his cult will go off the deep end, isn't that, well, the terrorists winning?

[dino7c]

If he impeached and removed he can't run in 2024

This clown is full of #### and will ramp back up on the 21st

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

[Sluggo]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

This law professor who literally wrote a book about demagogues warns it would be a really bad idea to prosecute Trump. But hey, what does he know about it.

And if nothing is done would that be better? Effectively if you have 1/3 loyalty in the Senate you are a King

[Dion]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347317550242295810

[Swift]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

Does this count as becoming presidential? Only 1448 days in.

[Flashpoint]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

I love seeing the jump cuts where he clearly went off the rails and his handlers had to corral him back to the teleprompter.

I also love how this will play with the QAnon crowd. "oh no, the dear leader has been replaced!"

Finally - this video is probably the "deal" he struck to avoid federal prosecution after he leaves office.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

This law professor who literally wrote a book about demagogues warns it would be a really bad idea to prosecute Trump. But hey, what does he know about it.

That article was written a month ago. A month ago, I would have agreed. Situation has changed just a little since then, don't you think?

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

This law professor who literally wrote a book about demagogues warns it would be a really bad idea to prosecute Trump. But hey, what does he know about it.

That is some of the weakest stuff I've seen from an academic in a long time. Weak soup. Yeah, don't try someone for crimes they've committed because of their position. That's goes against tradition. That's some serious bull####. While there are arguments that you can't charge a sitting a President with a crime while they are in office, once the President leaves they are just another private citizen subject to the law like everyone else. If they committed a crime, they are open game. If they are corrupt as Trump, they deserve to swing if it should come to that. Anyone who says Trump shouldn't be pursued criminally, and uses the good of the nation as an excuse, wasn't paying attention when Ford pardoned Nixon for the very same reason. Screw morons like this. Burn trump and his criminal enterprise family to the ground as a warning to anyone else who thinks they will be able to get away with similar stuff in the future.

[transplant99]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347327743004995585

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by transplant99

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347327743004995585

Haha! #### you, you fascist psychopath!

[rubecube]

Also this:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347337732268433408

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

He's back and more valium'd up than ever.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1347334804052844550

Sorry Donny, no one wants to follow a LOSER. Your supporters will abandon you quicker than you abandoned the moral high ground the day you were born.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

This law professor who literally wrote a book about demagogues warns it would be a really bad idea to prosecute Trump. But hey, what does he know about it.

Spoiler!

Edit: Anyway, it's a moot point. Biden and his advisors aren't stupid enough to turn the first two years of his administration into a ####ing circus with Trump as the main attraction.

Thankfully the decision to prosecute will be Merrick Garland's and not Biden's, so we do not need to worry about what Biden and his advisors think. The Attorney General is not the personal attorney of the President's therefore there is not a solicitor-client relationship where the AG has to take instructions from the President.

[Sluggo]

^ Also State crimes in NY and now Georgia and maybe some non-federal laws in DC