• realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOP
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    2 months ago

    Yeah I was kind of curious as to how this story would be spun into a negative story against Trump. Anyone who does something illegal should be sentenced appropriately. Maybe “the president can’t set the sentence” will be the tack with this one?

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      2 months ago

      You do realize that when Trump says “anything illegal” he really means “anything I don’t like”, right?

      Also, surely you think that Trump should be sentenced appropriately for violating federal law at Arlington cemetery?

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        2 months ago

        The logical line of “when the guy I don’t like says anything, he really means what I say he means” is pretty errant and toxic. I cringe when the right does it too, “you can tell a Democrat is lying because they’ve opened their mouth”. It’s stupid and ridiculous.

        IDK what happened for sure at the cemetery, I’d need some footage and to read up on the pertaining law a little before I make a judgement on that.

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          Trump has proven that’s what he means at literally every possible opportunity for nearly a decade. You cannot possibly not have come to that realization without purposefully ignoring it because you like him, claiming it’s some weird partisan issue is certifiably weird.

          He took a campaign photo in section 60 at the cemetery, that is a violation of federal law. You don’t need a video, you’re just giving him a pass because you don’t care what he does or who it hurts.

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          IDK what happened for sure at the cemetery, I’d need some footage and to read up on the pertaining law a little before I make a judgement on that.

          The US Army releasing a statement that a) what Trump and his campaign did there was illegal and b) that they physically attacked the person who tried to stop them from breaking the law isn’t good enough for you? When it’s Trump you need footage and to do some “research” before accepting any facts, huh? What a joke.

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            The US Army releasing a statement that a) what Trump and his campaign did there was illegal and b) that they physically attacked the person who tried to stop them from breaking the law isn’t good enough for you?

            Why would it be? Does the government tell the truth all the time?

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          I don’t know if you’ve kept your head buried in the sand for 8 years, but all we’ve seen is Trump proving that he believes any perceived wrongdoing to himself is a crime. It’s a CEO philosophy of fire anyone that disagrees.

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      Yeah, how can the potential next head of state threatening a specific individual with an arbitrary sentence of life imprisonment for some vague charge like “doing anything illegal” possibly be spun into a negative story?

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        When did crazy talk become the norm. Was it when trump first ran? Was it before? Its so hard to remember with the constant crazy talk all over.

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          I think it’s Trump trying to find a way. In specific, find a way to do something outside of his presidential powers.

          He wanted to “lock her up” with Hillary too. Were you one of the people chanting that? Have you noticed she hasn’t been locked up yet even though he had four years to do it?

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      Yeah I was kind of curious as to how this story would be spun into a negative story against Trump.

      That says more about you than it does about the story.

      Remember when his senior DOJ staff threatened to quit when he told them that a yes-man would be their boss and help overturn the election? Trump’s whole administration was about corrupting the executive branch.

      He is a racist traitor who doesn’t belong anywhere near power; he should be in prison.

      Anyone who continues to support him is a reactionary traitor, too.

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      If a life sentence is appropriate for interfering with an election, I look forward to Trump’s impending life sentence.

      Because anyone who does something illegal should be sentenced appropriately, right?

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        I wouldn’t expect anything less from a self-proclaimed Law-and-Order candidate.

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        2 months ago

        Fair enough. The “perfect phone call” was actually pretty bad, it’s the one case against him that I think probably has a lot of merit. I was thinking at the time that it was probably illegal.

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          So you think he should be imprisoned for the rest of his life, right? That’s the appropriate sentence? You seem to be agreeing with Trump here.

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            I mean something like 10 to 20 years sounds fair to me if that’s the appropriate sentence (IDK what election interference sentences look like), which would probably end up being the rest of his life anyways