Trump suggests death penalty punishment for Comey, Page, Strozk and McCabe

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story


By Sarah K. Burris - May 23, 2019

During his speech about bailing out farmers, President Donald Trump unleashed on his political opponents, saying that they deserved the death penalty.

“Sir, the Constitution says treason is punishable by death,” one reporter asked Trump at the event. “You’ve accused your adversaries of treason. Who are you talking about?”

Trump claimed, “they’re trying to take down the wrong person.”

“Look at [James] Comey, [Andrew] McCabe, people higher than that,” Trump continued. “If you look at [Peter] Strozk, if you look at his lover, Lisa Page, his wonderful lover. They talked openly. They didn’t use their private server because they didn’t want to get caught. So they used the government server. That was not a good move. He talked about the insurance policy just in case crooked Hillary loses. That didn’t work out well for them. So you look at them.”

Watch the full remarks below:

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[trev]

1. shrug

The death penalty is the Republicans' best friend. It is their Coliseum.

[SergeStorms]

49. All except for...

unborn babies. After they're born.........have at it. They don't give a damn then.

[trev]

59. Yep.

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Okay, WAY past time to do something.

He wants to kill anyone he doesn't like.

Adolf would approve.

Satan approves.

Satan's minions approve.

Humans in good standing cannot.

[CentralMass]

35. I agree. He is a danger to the country.

[bdamomma]

39. He has been

a "danger" since Nov. 2016. It's time for the people to act before we hit rock bottom.

[Evolve Dammit]

42. Could not agree more.

[Honeycombe8]

44. I think this is a big deal. He's going after individuals who did their jobs...

these are people who can't afford to hire lawyers. Imagine if it were you. Lawyers who defend against these things charge hundreds of dollars an hour. They'll be defenseless.

Unless...there's something in the law that provides that the govt will provide a defense for them. How ironic that would be. But I doubt there is such a provision.

Then he's going after the intelligence community as a whole, to stop them from doing their jobs in the future. Stop them from following Russia's continuing infiltration of our govt, maybe?

I'm no Constitutional authority, but I don't think the founding fathers fathomed that this would happen. That the President would be so unbalanced and corrupt, and half the Congress would be too afraid to stand against him, and that he'd have a White House staff to go along with him. After packing the courts with hand picked judges, who also may be afraid of him. And then there's the S.Ct.

I doubt the founding fathers thought it would have been possible to get this bad.

[Jedi Guy]

45. Full disclosure before I begin this post: I'm not an attorney.

There's nothing here to defend against. Trump is shooting his mouth off like he always does. No one in their right mind can imagine that any of these named individuals are guilty of treason. They're guilty of speaking out against Trump, which in his mind is treason. That don't make it so.

Regarding attorneys, the Sixth Amendment guarantees a right to legal counsel in all criminal prosecutions. So if the DOJ under Barr were stupid enough to attempt to prosecute any of these folks for treason, they're going to get counsel. More to the point, there would be lawyers coming out of the woodwork to represent them pro bono, just as a "fuck you" to Trump.

The issue here is not that there's a chance these people will be charged with treason. They won't be. The issue is that a sitting President is so far gone (and has been since before he took office, for that matter) that in his mind, disagreeing with him is treasonous. This is the way dictators and tyrants think, not United States Presidents.

The fact that he's calling for the deaths of people who disagree with him and it's not front-page news is, frankly, astounding. If Obama had said this, it would've been front-page news for weeks, with the GOP stridently decrying him as a tyrant. Trump says it, and it's just another day in the office. Strange but true.

[Nitram]

3. The question is, will Trump completely lose it at some point?

Sure would simplify things.

[ananda]

30. This doesn't qualify as losing it?

That man is batshit dangerous!

[Nitram]

43. No, he's been acting out at this level since he was elected. I'm talking about batshit crazy.

I think it's very possible he'll lose its completely. I hope so, because that would simplify things.

[dameatball]

4. Pardon war criminals and seek death penalty for FBI agents doing their jobs. This is Trump's world.

Reality doesn't mean much to him. Only the scenario he cooks up in his brain at any single moment. He's nertz.

[Traildogbob]

6. We should encourage!!!

I would love for the death penalty to apply to treasonist government. Let him push that penalty as satisfactory because he, McConnel, Graham et al, after conviction, will have zero argument as we prodcast a pay per view application of said penalty. Pro life ass holes.

[stuffmatters]

11. 1000%

[dalton99a]

13. +1

[Chin music]

19. +1

When will the FBI snap out of it? Seriously? When the first guy gets shot, it's too late. If they don't have a lock on the counter-intel case by now, it's never going to happen.
Cyber security NOW.

[CharleyDog]

38. What you said!! This . We should all march against this insane fraud criminal

[bringthePaine]

5. ask not for whom the bell tolls...

it tolls for thee

[Chin music]

20. Nice one.

[mr_lebowski]

7. Yes, an FBI insurance policy against the President being someone who's compromised

by a hostile foreign power.

Sounds entirely reasonable, and exactly what I'd want our FBI to be doing, given the circumstances where the person as a Candidate was hiring people for their campaign with extremely suspicious ties to the foreign enemy, such as Carter Page and Paul Manafort ...

This is especially true given the fact that said foreign enemy was attacking US elections with a military-grade psyops campaign meant to elect ... said candidate ... AND said candidate was welcoming and even publicly encouraging the Help of said enemy.

Strzok, Comey, and McCabe were doing the exact job they SHOULD have been doing.

BTW how fucking stupid is his argument that their using a government server is somehow evidence that they were TRYING to hide ... doing something wrong. It's totally ass-backwards, but he's too friggin stupid to realize ... how stupid he sounds.

[Chin music]

21. And, nevermind almost every cabinet member has done exactly what they accuse HRC of doing.

It's ridiculous. Hopefully, families can have a nice weekend without this nonsense.

[dhol82]

28. Doesn't matter how stupid he sounds

His supporters slurp it down like prime oysters.

[RedParrot]

8. Dictator wannabe

Trump’s admiration of autocratic regimes is very disturbing. More concerning is the rising number of Trump supporters arrested for plotting attacks against his political enemies.

[FM123]

12. Yes, very disturbing.

BTW welcome to DU RedParrot

[RedParrot]

17. Thank you

Trying to figure out my way around this site. Lots of stuff here.

Thanks for the welcome

[Merlot]

9. That "reporters" question was a set up.

[samnsara]

10. i agree! wow what a smoke screen for him...

[CharleyDog]

41. Fox News? And now the Fox viewers support pardon for war criminals? But execution for

FBI investigators? These insidious threats must be confronted head on. It was so great to hear Buteigeig tell the obvious OUT LOUD on how The Fraud pretended an injury to keep his con jobs and "big phony stud" role in New York City.

Every candidate should call out at least 20 cons The Fraud is perpetrating. Every day. Plus read the Mueller Report. Nancy should use the House to teach the country what The Fraud has done. (she should hire Hollywood to make it an entertaining production for the dumbed-down America that we are now).

[milestogo]

14. What about Hillary?

Doesn't she rate with these guys?

[durablend]

23. You forgot Obama

Clearly presidenting while black is a capital offense

[milestogo]

29. Its almost as bad as being a member of congress while hispanic and female!

[BBG]

34. For many racists it was a capitol offense

To have a black man as president.

See what I did there?

[sprinkleeninow]

40. ISWYDT. I see...☺

[watoos]

51. When Barr's investigation is finished

Hillary will end up on the 2020 ballot.

[not_the_one]

54. when all this is over

Hillary, the rightful and legitimate winner of the election, should be installed for the remainder of his term (even if only for 2 days....).

Since turdface will be proven to be illegitimate everything he has done should be reversed by Hillary, including all judge appointments, in one executive order.

The 2020 election can go forward (I don't think Hillary would think she is entitled to step over all the candidates who are running), and the new democratic president could appoint Hillary as the 1st new Supreme Court Judge.

Heads can explode, and we can get on with healing this nation and passing legislation that ensures THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!

[PerceptionManagement]

15. Tell the draft dodging coward treason is a capital offense

[Chin music]

26. Isn't the firing sqad reserved for deserters and traitors?

Especially the top ranks, if caught fraternizing w the enemy and endangering the troops? He's the Commander in Chief. THE HIGHEST DUTY owed, to the troops safety, and the safety and security of the homeland. (TRUE security.)
I think he says this shit so everyone will say, "Nooooooo. We don't execute people in the US for treason etc." So he can lay his sparsely haired head down at night.
The trump show continues. All day every day, it's all about him. Why did he want the job? To enrich himself. So obvious a blind man could see it.
The "calling for a doctor " at his dumbass rally the other day, was all for show. He AND his son did it. Such a load of shit.
I remember when Obama did it. You KNEW he really cared, and someone really was in distress, and not faking it to make him look sympathetic.

[mahannah]

16. Followup question was what? These folks need to get their shit together.

[ffr]

18. He's right about the death penalty for treason. Only, none of those he's projecting on

have done anything worthy of it. Whereas the one projecting....

[durablend]

22. Who was it thinking he would be calling for hit men?

Guess you the winna!

[keithbvadu2]

24. Comey gave Trump the WH but now Donald thinks he is a traitor. Trump does not care about treason t

Comey gave Trump the WH but now Donald thinks he is a traitor.

Trump does not care about treason to the nation.

Trump cares about his underlings' loyalty/treason to himself.

[StevieM]

33. Great point. What is so scary is that people hear Trump constantly attacking Comey and it becomes

impossible for them to understand that it was the GOP that benefited from Comey's illegitimate actions. At most, they decided the attacks on Comey are unfair. It would never occur to them that Comey was unfair to Clinton and the entire email story was a total fraud.

[Maxheader]

25. And the handjob calls libs....haters...

P.O.S. won't always be able to hid in the white house..

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

27. THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT SAY TREASON IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.

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Clearly the reporter is no more familiar with the Constitution than Trump.

I cannot believe no one here has pointed that out already.

[Jedi Guy]

46. People of all political stripes are ignorant of the Constitution.

You'll often hear people say that the Constitution includes "separation of church and state." Those words appear nowhere in the Constitution itself. They're from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802. They're an expression of what the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment mean, but the exact words aren't in the Constitution.

In any case, I think everyone is focusing more on the fact that Trump is calling for the deaths of people who have said mean things about him. It's not hard to guess that, given his way, all of us here would be lined up in front of the firing squads before the sun came up. This is some truly unnerving shit.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

55. While the Constitution does not include the precise words

"separation of church and state" the very first part of the first amendment is "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" which clearly implies such separation.

Remember when "I am not a witch" Christine O'Donnell was completely unaware of that?

[Jedi Guy]

58. That's what I meant: people insist those words are in there.

And it doesn't surprise me that Crazy-Eyes O'Donnell wasn't aware of it. I expect you could write a pretty long book about all the things she's unaware of.

[dawg day]

31. He's all set to pardon war criminals who committed murder--

But death penalty for investigators.
He's ... I don't even think he's insane. I think he is a man without morality at all, and also stubbornly stupid because he doesn't care about right or wrong.

[Mc Mike]

32. Rump Admin's new FBI retirement program.

He's so law and order, law abiding.

[Kid Berwyn]

36. Gee. It was Trump who conspired with Putin, not those FBI people.

It was Trump who met with Putin in secret and alone.

It was Trump who wanted a secure back channel communication channel to Putin.

It was Trump who got billions in loans from Deutsche Bank which also laundered billions of ill gotten gains from Putin’s pals.

The FBI people worked against Putin and noticed Trump’s little fingerprints everywhere along the way.

[world wide wally]

37. Be careful what you ask, Shitforbrains

[I_have_had_enough]

47. Now it is getting scary

Impeach now, before it is too late.

[Skittles]

48. he really, REALLY wishes he could have his critics exectued

that's why he loves him some dictators

[beachbum bob]

50. lol, so it will be fair to suggest same for him, his kids and his supporters?

[Danascot]

52. He could be gone in a week

if McConnell and GOP senators had any respect left for the constitution. They're abetting his crimes and are all accessories. Don't forget who's ultimately responsible for this ongoing disaster.

[Duppers]

53. K & R

[Firestorm49]

56. J. C., if anybody is guilty of treason it's Trump. Honest to god, how much of this can we take?

[Bayard]

57. On the same level

That Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow called a 4-alarm fire last night---new charges yesterday, and trying to extradite Julian Assange, for publishing classified material. They pointed out that if this happens, any investigative reporter could be arrested and tried, including themselves. Forget freedom of the press, no matter what you think of Assange. Scary stuff.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-indicted-new-charges-under-espionage-act-n1009441

Reminds me of that scene in "The Stand", where reporter, Kathy Bates, is gunned down live on the radio by the government. Can't find it at the moment.

[bigbadR]

60. What goes around comes around

Many people say this is what is needed for Trump.