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captainjman2@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Trump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictment

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Trump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictment

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captainjman2@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Former President Donald Trump called for the U.S. Supreme Court to "intercede" in the 2024 presidential race.
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    There’s a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

    Unfortunately Mango Mussolini could even be arrested and still win the presidency from prison… (Although it is a good thing the rules exist in that way)

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      Horrible hypothetical: he wins and pardons himself of all federal crimes, but he’s still convicted of state crimes in NY and GA and has prison sentences. What happens?

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        Constitutional crisis. Decent band name, horrible time to live through.

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          Reminds me of the old Chinese curse, ”may you live in interesting times.”

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            I would like to have a few less historic years please.

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            I know it’s not a Discworld reference, but I couldn’t help but think of Interesting Times

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        Nixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest.

        Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly

        https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/

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          When Nixon was president we also didn’t have public indoctrination stations like Fox. Nixon being accountable for Watergate was why Rupert Murdoch created Fox

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      Mango Mussolini

      👌🏽

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        Cheeto Benito

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          Tweetler

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            Immor-tangelo.

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              Orange Julius Caesar

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      So my question is, if he won the presidency from prison, would they let him out of prison during his presidential term? Would the White House temporarily have some black bars on it?

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        There is neither precedent or written rules for it. Whatever happens will be a case of ‘made up as we go along’

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          Imho that’s reason enough not to find out.

          Imagine the global reputation hit from a convicted treasonous felon being the leader of the country… woof. So much worse than him just having the support of such a huge swath of the country…

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            We’ve already lost credit rating due to this clown

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        Imagine if every presidential public appearance, he has to do it wearing his orange jumpsuit.

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          Thank God he’s not smart because if I were him and doing these things on purpose I would wear that orange jumpsuit as a Red badge of courage and end up becoming emperor or at least Hitler part 2 electric boogaloo.

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      There’s a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

      He should have listened when Liz Cheney, and more importantly her father, said he wouldn’t be allowed near the Presidency again.

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      🍊🤌🏻

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