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Jarqui

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60. A big problem if he's acquitted is he can solicit

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 06:38 PM

Jan 2020

China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc to help him win in 2020
They can throw money, trolls, hack, etc
And they can smear Biden or whoever is leading the Dems.

It's basically "legal" because the constitution / system failed to stop him via impeachment.

He can do whatever he wants to get re-elected while the media sleeps through his impeachment not reporting the real stakes.

Trump can order ballot boxes not counted or hack election machines.
What's Bill Barr going to do about it? Charge/investigate those making the complaint.

The constitutional framework of the country is unraveling. It's been taken over by a corrupt president backed by a corrupt party and a corrupt cabinet.

The stakes are high. If they don't pull it off, they're going to jail.
So they're not going to pull any punches.
This democracy is becoming an authoritarian government right before our eyes.

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If Trump is acquitted, this will become the number one question. [View all] shockey80 Jan 2020 OP

If Trump doesn't win, they are all going to jail C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #1

And they've had decades of practice. dchill Jan 2020 #3

In my wild swings from optimism to pessimism, I am currently in the pessimism trajectory, not_the_one Jan 2020 #7

Thank you for describing my trajectory cilla4progress Jan 2020 #85

Same. Going from hope to despair like a roller coaster. Blaukraut Jan 2020 #87

I can relate. cilla4progress Jan 2020 #89

Like Cheney and others went to jail? LiberalArkie Jan 2020 #16

Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 2020 #24

Cheney, Rove, Abrams and other traitors of GWB's administration RVN VET71 Jan 2020 #27

yup Skittles Jan 2020 #71

tRump's agenda IMO is to destroy the US and set himself up as some type of dictator. If so, there RKP5637 Jan 2020 #2

IMO tRUMP has been and will always be about SayItLoud Jan 2020 #28

And a good portion of the citizens of the US still don't get WTF is going on. US United Stupidity RKP5637 Jan 2020 #64

Fight of our lives. cilla4progress Jan 2020 #4

",,,at political imprisonments...and worse..." pangaia Jan 2020 #37

He could attempt to dissolve Congress. EndlessWire Jan 2020 #46

He could commit cilla4progress Jan 2020 #47

He already has Dopers_Greed Jan 2020 #83

everybody here, well most, well many, say OH the military and police pangaia Jan 2020 #69

The key is whether law enforcement and military have citizens' backs or their paymasters' backs. ancianita Jan 2020 #84

of course.... pangaia Jan 2020 #88

If Trump is vindicated, Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #5

Win OR lose I still think we are screwed Runningdawg Jan 2020 #6

I believe they will try to eliminate all elections. louis-t Jan 2020 #8

How many elections does the opposition win in Russia? Jim__ Jan 2020 #9

I agree. n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #48

He will be acquitted evertonfc Jan 2020 #10

You have to seriously wonder how any American could WANT this world wide wally Jan 2020 #11

Yeah. EndlessWire Jan 2020 #51

K&R, Pelosi should go nuclear...announce there's no election certification without evidence then let uponit7771 Jan 2020 #12

"no election certification without evidence" TryLogic Jan 2020 #30

Maybe she should just announce that she won't certify unless the Dem wins. hughee99 Jan 2020 #72

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #73

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #13

Suggest you delete. My Pet Orangutan Jan 2020 #15

Why? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2020 #41

18 U.S. Code  373 My Pet Orangutan Jan 2020 #44

Oh, please A HERETIC I AM Jan 2020 #53

What is the proper response to a dictatorship, then? muntrv Jan 2020 #43

That question presumes 1 exists....the voters in the U.S. won't.. AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #61

Advocating assassination sarisataka Jan 2020 #39

What is the proper response to a dictatorship, then? muntrv Jan 2020 #42

I lived through the JFK assassination. ... spin Jan 2020 #45

More dictators have been forced from power sarisataka Jan 2020 #54

Why wait? moondust Jan 2020 #14

Ironically, the Mueller report had nothing to do with Dems elias7 Jan 2020 #17

Trump will win the vote in the Senate jimlup Jan 2020 #18

And we have to keep the House. Without them, we would know nothing of these crimes. OMGWTF Jan 2020 #19

Calling all "alternate candidate purity voters of conscience or vengeance . . ." NBachers Jan 2020 #25

I agree. n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #52

The argument about IF we should impeach is over LiberalLovinLug Jan 2020 #20

Well said. n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #55

Rigged? Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #21

we can beat him in Nov 2020 - we just need to turn out in high, high numbers. nt iluvtennis Jan 2020 #22

The acquittal amounts to a massive Trumpian power grab that will Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #81

not if, but when study war no more Jan 2020 #23

When he is acquitted, warmfeet Jan 2020 #26

We need to catch and stop the hacks that are coming scarytomcat Jan 2020 #29

Have no doubt he will be acquitted in this farce of a trial tiredtoo Jan 2020 #31

The problem with rigging elections in the US paleotn Jan 2020 #32

They only have to rig a few swing state elections in order to win the Electoral college. Kablooie Jan 2020 #35

Still extremely hard to do. paleotn Jan 2020 #36

I call bs on whether elections can be "swayed" essaynnc Jan 2020 #77

I think MI WI and PA happened because of yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #80

We will continue to lose unless something is done about the hate media- Rush Limbaugh and his ilk Tumbulu Jan 2020 #33

What are you talking about? The republicans have always been corrupt like this. rockfordfile Jan 2020 #67

They may have always been corrupt but they did not have zealots for followers Tumbulu Jan 2020 #91

100% Agree calguy Jan 2020 #78

I hope that I am wrong too, but I doubt it Tumbulu Jan 2020 #90

Exactly what I fear. Kablooie Jan 2020 #34

Correct. warmfeet Jan 2020 #38

What, exactly, sarisataka Jan 2020 #40

Like Joe Biden says, Bayard Jan 2020 #49

I'm not sure it'll be Nazi Germany, but it won't be great Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #50

+100000 bdamomma Jan 2020 #58

Your parallel to the rise of Nazism matches a tweet I read several months ago peggysue2 Jan 2020 #56

I'm not so sure the majority of Germans despised Hitler. Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #76

I know I'm an eternal optimist, but I believe the burring of the Mueller report, the collective Pub napi21 Jan 2020 #57

this has been the question since barr became AG. plus there are trump appointments Kurt V. Jan 2020 #59

A big problem if he's acquitted is he can solicit Jarqui Jan 2020 #60

What if we cheated too? Poiuyt Jan 2020 #62

Tom Perez should make that a priority for 2020 advertisers. Kid Berwyn Jan 2020 #63

Extremely cogent insight. 7wo7rees Jan 2020 #65

WHEN not if. nt live love laugh Jan 2020 #66

At this point most Americans know he's corrupt, and un-American. rockfordfile Jan 2020 #68

Americans take democracy for granted Skittles Jan 2020 #70

Rigged, 2000, 2004,2016 RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2020 #74

I'm right with you... elias7 Jan 2020 #75

We are in the last days of the democratic republic. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #79

We will have anarchy along with sarisataka Jan 2020 #86

I don't see much hope for us as a species ... ananda Jan 2020 #82