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ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)
Sat May 16, 2020, 12:06 PM May 2020

HAHAHAHAHA. This is too funny. And pitiful.

The most corrupt President in our history is seeking to use the vast power and influence of that office in order to indict the most beyond reproach and squeaky clean President in our history. Yup, in his effort to get re-elected, Trump is going after Obama and trying to have Obama's administration indicted.

Why is this funny? Because Trump is establishing new precedent; former presidents are now vulnerable to prosecution for their misdeeds while in office. We witnessed George W. Bush escape any prosecutorial action after his administration pursued illegal acts of torture and lied our country into a war with Iraq. But Trump's actions are now making clear that former Presidents can be held accountable. And Biden has stated "no pardon for Trump". Trump doesn't realize he has just opened a can of whoopass on himself.

HAHAHAHAHA.

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HAHAHAHAHA. This is too funny. And pitiful. (Original Post) ChiTownDenny May 2020 OP
Biden said True Blue American May 2020 #1
Add criminal liability to his handling of the epidemic. OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #3
Just doing their jobs, without prejudice, will lunatica May 2020 #20
Biden Has To Win For That To Happen modrepub May 2020 #2
Guaranteed that Covicide Don will not wnylib May 2020 #12
Donny's got a lot of guys with guns Wednesdays May 2020 #19
Yes, I am well aware of that.. wnylib May 2020 #23
That's why Graham said relayerbob May 2020 #4
good reminder. Cha May 2020 #25
Donny thinks the rules are different for him and him alone. Grokenstein May 2020 #5
Good post malaise May 2020 #6
Trump is too stupid to know how stupid this is..K and R Stuart G May 2020 #7
Trump really does not care! True Blue American May 2020 #8
They used a similar technique tiredtoo May 2020 #9
No. It's not funny. [Redacted] intends to NEVER be a "former" President. n/t TygrBright May 2020 #10
This is the thing right here Kitchari May 2020 #11
This prez will never set any new precedent. Except Biden will: NO PARDON. ancianita May 2020 #13
Numbnuts seems to think he will be named President for Life just like his handler in the Kremlin catbyte May 2020 #14
Well, yes. The irony escapes His Nibs. HOWEVER... he isn't going to LEAVE. Texin May 2020 #15
20th Amendment: CaptainTruth May 2020 #18
THIS. Silver Gaia May 2020 #21
Oh trust me, there are plenty in the military that will follow him no matter what Squidly May 2020 #22
We have Allies on our side too.. I refuse to live in FEAR. Cha May 2020 #27
Not living in fear at all Squidly May 2020 #31
At 12:01PM on January 20, 2021, if he's still infecting the OO... Lock him up. May 2020 #33
World class idiot. Pepsidog May 2020 #16
That is so self defeating and he's such a dumb ass he can't see that he's KS Toronado May 2020 #17
LOL.. I like your style! Cha May 2020 #24
If one President can pretend to find wrongdoing from his predecessor... Beartracks May 2020 #26
thankfully, he's dumb as a rock. Joinfortmill May 2020 #28
And Bill Barr argues that the POTUS can't commit crimes while in office. panader0 May 2020 #29
The hyperbole at Faux News is hysterical Dukkha May 2020 #30
So this Faux News outlet . . . Aussie105 May 2020 #34
We certainly hope so but I fear that we are headed for far worse... jimlup May 2020 #32
Wait and see. Aussie105 May 2020 #35

True Blue American

(18,105 posts)
1. Biden said
Sat May 16, 2020, 12:22 PM
May 2020

He would not interfere with the Justice Department. But Trump has bigger problems. All those Prosecutor's and Government Officials he has fired.

Revenge is going to be sweet for them, and we still have decent Judges in this Country.

Trump’s Enemy list is a mile long, unlike Nixon.

OAITW r.2.0

(27,466 posts)
3. Add criminal liability to his handling of the epidemic.
Sat May 16, 2020, 12:28 PM
May 2020

He is going to be prosecuted on multiple fronts and the truth on his finances, Russian treason, and criminal incompetence will eventually be part of the historical record.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
20. Just doing their jobs, without prejudice, will
Sat May 16, 2020, 04:53 PM
May 2020

rain kickass on Trump AND his brothers and sisters in crime. Prosecutors are gonna be very busy for a few years.

modrepub

(3,575 posts)
2. Biden Has To Win For That To Happen
Sat May 16, 2020, 12:25 PM
May 2020

I think he has a good chance to win, BUT, at least in my state, how this election will be held is in extreme doubt. I'm already seeing evidence there will be fewer polling places open and the absentee/mail-in vote is extremely spotty. If the heavily Democratic areas in my state have any reduction in voter participation then I would't be surprised if the election (in my state) is a toss up and gets decided on how well each party can get its voters to the polls or to mail in their ballot. And I know how (dis)organized the Democratic party can be. They have a lot of time to get their act together, but they have to take this seriously and get people in place who have proven they can get things done.

And I wouldn't be surprised if Trump refuses to recognize the election results or gets a couple of key states where votes are close to tip things in his favor via either the courts or incumbent Republican governors. The Dems have shown too much complacency and tendencies to "do nice" (bring a lemon to a knife fight) for me to consider this election as "in the bag" (even though by all accounts it should be).

wnylib

(23,775 posts)
12. Guaranteed that Covicide Don will not
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:18 PM
May 2020

accept any voting outcome that is not a win for him. He has no intention of ever leaving office.

He will need to be forced out when the time comes.

Wednesdays

(19,509 posts)
19. Donny's got a lot of guys with guns
Sat May 16, 2020, 04:21 PM
May 2020

And I don't mean the AR-15 toting MAGAt militia. Although, they'll be in the mix as well.

wnylib

(23,775 posts)
23. Yes, I am well aware of that..
Sat May 16, 2020, 06:38 PM
May 2020

But not all of the guns under his power of office will stand by him or obey orders.

Plus, there are some wealthy people on our side who have powerful foreign friends.

Grokenstein

(5,796 posts)
5. Donny thinks the rules are different for him and him alone.
Sat May 16, 2020, 01:41 PM
May 2020

Maybe someday someone will prove him wrong.
Make it someday soon, guys, please.

True Blue American

(18,105 posts)
8. Trump really does not care!
Sat May 16, 2020, 01:53 PM
May 2020

He is only concerned about himself,right now! Nothing else matters!

He knows he is dead meat when he leaves office. Will do anything to win.

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
9. They used a similar technique
Sat May 16, 2020, 01:54 PM
May 2020

on Hillary. Making false allegations and having her testify in hearings. Use caution here.

Kitchari

(2,347 posts)
11. This is the thing right here
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:17 PM
May 2020

It's all or nothing with these people. If they can stay in power, they are home free. They will do EVERYTHING to accomplish this. We must do EVERYTHING to defeat them.

ancianita

(37,848 posts)
13. This prez will never set any new precedent. Except Biden will: NO PARDON.
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:20 PM
May 2020

I can't wait to watch the whoopass proceed. Americans need to see it and I'll be spreading it around whenever I can.

catbyte

(35,437 posts)
14. Numbnuts seems to think he will be named President for Life just like his handler in the Kremlin
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:22 PM
May 2020

or his soulmate in Pyongyang. He can't think two moves ahead in tic tac toe, much less presidential politics.

Texin

(2,626 posts)
15. Well, yes. The irony escapes His Nibs. HOWEVER... he isn't going to LEAVE.
Sat May 16, 2020, 02:29 PM
May 2020

He will start a civil war in this country to stay in office. He'll have the WH cordoned off by surrounding it with the remaining tanks in the US arsenal if necessary. And, of course, this means that McConnell and rest of his crimial rethugs don't plan to leave either. And Barr will back them!

CaptainTruth

(7,110 posts)
18. 20th Amendment:
Sat May 16, 2020, 03:52 PM
May 2020

"The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January..."

If Trump is not re-elected he becomes a private citizen at that moment.

Do you really think there are members of our armed forces who would volunteer to be court martialed for surrounding the White House based on the orders of a private citizen who isn't their Commander in Chief?

I know quite a few high-level folks in the military & what I hear from them is first, they're all tired of Trump, & second, there's no way officers would allow anything like that to happen.

We just need to GOTV & kick Trump out of the White House!

Squidly

(867 posts)
22. Oh trust me, there are plenty in the military that will follow him no matter what
Sat May 16, 2020, 05:54 PM
May 2020

If anyone actually thinks that just because you are in the military you suddenly become protectors of the constitution you are dead wrong. Its a microcosm of the country in a more structured setting.

There are more MAGAts serving our country than you really want to know, Officer and enlisted alike. If their glorious leader gives the order you are going to have military vs military, cop vs cop, civilian vs civilian.

Its extremely dangerous for any of us to believe that just because the constitution says so that he will be removed. Hes not going to go peacefully and he has the allies in the military/law enforcement to put up a very ugly fight.

Lock him up.

(7,365 posts)
33. At 12:01PM on January 20, 2021, if he's still infecting the OO...
Sat May 16, 2020, 10:51 PM
May 2020

... he will be escorted out by the Secret Service (these guys are really tired of him, believe me).

Once he's out the front lawn, it will be none of their duties. If the FBI is there to pick him up to charge him with election finance fraud (like Cohen), they will arrest him.

KS Toronado

(18,863 posts)
17. That is so self defeating and he's such a dumb ass he can't see that he's
Sat May 16, 2020, 03:14 PM
May 2020

stabbing himself in the back. Unbelievably funny on so many levels. Trump doesn't realize he has just opened a can of whoopass on himself. Sums it all up

Beartracks

(13,316 posts)
26. If one President can pretend to find wrongdoing from his predecessor...
Sat May 16, 2020, 06:56 PM
May 2020

... then the next President must be allowed to prosecute actual wrongdoing from HIM.

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Dukkha

(7,341 posts)
30. The hyperbole at Faux News is hysterical
Sat May 16, 2020, 08:08 PM
May 2020

The GREATEST political scandal in American history!!! YUGE!!!

LMAO!

Aussie105

(6,043 posts)
34. So this Faux News outlet . . .
Sun May 17, 2020, 03:08 AM
May 2020

Have they come out with anything specific?

Specific, beyond 'breathing while black' type stuff, of course.

i hope the the Faux News rumor think tank has some inventive thinkers in their midst, and can come up with some good ones for our entertainment.


jimlup

(8,002 posts)
32. We certainly hope so but I fear that we are headed for far worse...
Sat May 16, 2020, 10:51 PM
May 2020

I honestly think that Trump will not concede power in November. He will either cheat and win with the help of Putin - or - he will declare the result invalid because of God knows what - "democratic voter cheating".

I hope I am wrong.

Aussie105

(6,043 posts)
35. Wait and see.
Sun May 17, 2020, 03:10 AM
May 2020

Some very determined anti Trump forces about, lying low at the moment but ready to pounce.

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