Less than two weeks after paying E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million tied to a civil sexual abuse and defamation case, President Donald Trump is asking for the money back.

Trump’s legal team is seeking an emergency injunction that would force Carroll to return the amount she was paid following a judge’s July 8 ruling that ordered the payment process to begin, according to The Independent.

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    It took less than 10,000 people to almost overthrow the government on January 6th. A few million of you should easily be able to overthrow the tyranny that you’ve all enabled.

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      Maybe, but 1. Those 10,000 had the backing of the president (which means the military wasn’t called in to stop it) and they didn’t even get close to overthrowing the government, they just delayed the inevitable and 2. How do you propose millions of people organize to do something like that without law enforcement stepping in to shut it down?

      This isn’t the 19th century, or even the 20th. Everything is under surveillance and military power is orders of magnitude more advanced than what’s available to civilians. A civilian force can maybe work defending their homes with guerilla warfare, but marching on the capitol?

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      Trump didnt send help to the capital police. Thats why it was not more bloody. He wanted it to be just enough to breach the building and kill Pence.

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        And any other perceived obstructions. And to gauge how well it might work in other/future scenarios.

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      But you don’t understand, America’s so big! And people need to keep their jobs, they’ll lose their healthcare if they protest! It’s too haaaaaard!

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        Yea, because losing all income and healthcare for an entire family is super easy. People don’t need to eat and if they get hurt or sick, they can just rub some dirt on it. I don’t know why more people don’t just make the sacrifice, especially individually when the chance for success is basically non existent.

        It’s dumbass posts like yours that really highlight how idiotic we as a species can be.

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        They just don’t understand! faCeDeEr risks so much bitching and whining about the things they’d absolutely never ever ever ever do but judge others for not doing. They’re totally not a fucking hypocrite!!! Because they’d definitely overthrow the government with the weapons they totally know how to use and own because they are definitely in a trained and highly skilled militia. The world is against you fAcEdEeR but I got your back!

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          I am Canadian. I’m in a country that America’s president has repeatedly and persistently threatened the sovereignty of. I’ve been doing what I can to prep for that, but it shouldn’t have to come to that in the first place. He’s your president, you rein him in.

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            Oh trust me, I support your God given right to keyboard warrior the fuck out of this shit.

            Edit: I’m obviously making the point that you would never and I mean ever, do what you’re suggesting Americans have to do.