And no one is going to do a damn thing about this because the US is not a nation of laws anymore.

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      yeeh, my first though was “ooh, that’s gonna command a few marches…” fuck

      edit - i should be productive and not just cynical. who’s arranging the president’s birthday concert? do we have springstein? vedder? come on y’all

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      Well there will be court cases that will drag on for months which he will whine persistently. So not exactly nothing, just more whining.

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    Just so you don’t have to read through the article to find out which law he broke this time: he used the presidential seal while he spoke at a private, for-profit event.

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      Oh, yeah, of EVERYTHING he’s done, this is the thing that will finally land him in prison.

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        I mean, al capone was brought down due to some tax issue. Sometimes they gotta get a really good grip on a small thread and just keep pulling

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          2 very good lawyers had Donald dead to rights on election fraud and stealing government documents, and they both gave up when they realized the law doesn’t apply to him. There is no legal thread to keep a grip on that will ever make any difference.

          Nobody seemed to care when the supreme court gave us kings again. This is what it looks like.

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    Yeah. He breaks laws multiple times a day.

    We live in an authoritarian fascist state now.

    NOT hyperbole.

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    Now, watch as literally nothing at all is done about it, just like his last blatant and obvious felony and just like his next one.

    We suck.

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    He’s not in prison for treason and espionage - it’s doubtful he’s going anywhere no matter how heinous a crime he commits.

    He’s…a…fucking…criminal. A criminal is in charge of the law. AND the national piggy bank, but that for another time.

    How many of you have criminals as friends? None. You know why? Because they’ll lie and steal from you just as fast as anyone else - that’s why. And that’s trumpski - a lying criminal con man. AND a traitor to the country that gave him everything he’s got.

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      How many of you have criminals as friends? None. You know why? Because they’ll lie and steal from you just as fast as anyone else - that’s why.

      I know you’re making a political point, but tbh, I thought Lemmy would have a better take on criminal justice

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        Equally petty, but I don’t associate crime with being a bad person.

        Speeding is a crime. Drug use is a crime. Evading draconian copyright laws is a crime…

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          Totally agree. But I think depending on the type of speeding you do can make you a bad person.

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          Do you consider them your friends if they steal from you? Lie to you? Lie about you and have you put in prison?

          I don’t consider drugs or speeding crimes either - but these aren’t the crimes I speak of when relating to trump.

          And stealing, no matter what you think of copyright laws, is never a good thing… even if done with good intention.

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        Actually not political although I’m referring to the orange traitor. How many friends in your life steal from you and lie to you and you still call them friends?

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      Well it depends on the definition of criminal. Most people have committed something that could be considered a crime. The most common crimes are probably speeding and underage drinking

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      Well Al Capone was brought down by the IRS, maybe this fucker will be put behind bars by the post office or something… Or maybe nothing will happen

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    As long as the Department of Justice continues to work exclusively at the behest of Trump, you should expect no actual justice. 86 Pam Bondi, 86 Trump. 86 the Republican party for abdicating their oaths.

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    Lol they gonna put him in prison?

    We all know what makes this stop.

    Somebody has to do it eventually.

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    So can we expect more finger wagging, indignant tweets and furrowed brows? Maybe a SLAM or two? No? Then suck it up, america!

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    Lmao… let’s start counting the laws he hasn’t broken. I’m so done with trying to care about each instance of him breaking the law. He’s unfit for office, has been impeached twice, and he deserves only jail for as long as his miserable heart will last.