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kentuck

(111,079 posts)
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 08:53 PM Dec 2020

Trump has a legal right to take every legal recourse to make sure the votes are counted accurately.

How many times have we heard that?

And nobody argues with that.

But, he does not have a right to try and bribe election officials or to threaten elected representatives of the people or to attempt election fraud.

What he is doing is criminal. There is no question about it. The only issue is that no one will hold him accountable.

If we had a Justice Department worth its salt, they would issue a restraining order against him and enforce it with a huge fine if necessary. They could also issue a restraining order on Twitter if they continue to permit tweets that are false and inflame angry voters. They should not publish the tweets of the President of the United States if he continues to flaunt and break the rules.

Otherwise, he is above the law.

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Trump has a legal right to take every legal recourse to make sure the votes are counted accurately. (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2020 OP
With rights come responsibilities dlk Dec 2020 #1
Not sure he has the right to bombard courts with frivolous, meritless lawsuits... as 1500+ lawyers Karadeniz Dec 2020 #2
If he had any actual evidence, every case wouldn't be thrown out of court, proving this is nothing Doodley Dec 2020 #3

Karadeniz

(22,510 posts)
2. Not sure he has the right to bombard courts with frivolous, meritless lawsuits... as 1500+ lawyers
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 08:57 PM
Dec 2020

Said as they petitioned for consequences to b.s.

Doodley

(9,088 posts)
3. If he had any actual evidence, every case wouldn't be thrown out of court, proving this is nothing
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 10:56 PM
Dec 2020

but a money-raising scam.

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