• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    127
    ·
    10 hours ago

    Gee, whyever would he think that? Could it be because he’s been breaking the law for years and years, and nobody’s done anything about it? Because he staged a fucking coup, and the DoJ rolled over? That he’s essentially been issuing open threats to anyone who opposes him, and everyone’s capitulating? That he’s openly accepting bribes and everyone’s just opening their wallets? No, couldn’t be any of those things.

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      2 hours ago

      Yeah, but u know, Biden did what every other sitting president including trump did by supporting Israel, so they’re basically the same

    • CMLVI@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      41
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      10 hours ago

      Meanwhile, anyone who has previously opposed him has stepped down or stepped away from their roles in basically full and utter shame after accomplishing nothing. Years of bluster and screaming about smoking guns, all swept away because they wouldn’t do anything. They wanted their role and positions of power, and when it mattered, retreated to be nothing more than a cowardly footnote soon to be deleted from history by the current regime.

      How to Ruin your Legacy 101: Written by Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, and Co.

        • CMLVI@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          8
          ·
          edit-2
          9 hours ago

          Smith had his own shortcomings, but agreed not nearly on level with fuckin Garland. He was a face of the Trump opposition who also resigned without results or prosecution, though. The clock was on the wall, and whether or not it was moving too fast or too slow is neither here nor there. I don’t think we will remember the details of appeals or tactics used in time, but the result of the case and the return of Trump to power. Whether those details are lost or deleted remain to be seen.

    • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      10 hours ago

      Yeah, and a bunch of people voted for him. They did that because a bunch of social media psyops convinced them of a bunch of nonsense. So I don’t think they want what he will do. But, he wouldn’t be wrong to conclude he has a mandate to break the law. I think if you asked the average Trump voter if Trump can break the law, they would say, “Of course.”

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      8 hours ago

      Yep, he’s been breaking the law since the 70s and hasn’t faced any accountability for all this time.