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On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it to you that Trump is eventually jailed for his crimes? [View all] mtnsnake Dec 2020 OP

0. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #1

I know the feeling of not wanting to get your hopes up just to be let down over and over again. IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #81

Lol no, it's just being a realist about what power will and will not do. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #94

True that!!! IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #128

50 durablend Dec 2020 #2

Ditto. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2020 #24

150 Or else this will happen again in 2024, only this time not the village idiot like Trump. trueblue2007 Dec 2020 #86

3- We have a huge mess on our hands and he will be pardoned no doubt...hope he Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #3

Who do you think will pardon him? StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #12

He will either get Pence to do it as acting president or he will pardon himself. And with the court Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #99

A self-pardon won't work StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #100

This mtnsnake Dec 2020 #110

I don't agree. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #116

I am not sure of that... some on SCOTUS including Kavanaugh support almost an imperial Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #115

I'm pretty sure they would not allow a president to self-pardon StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #123

I am not confident of that. But suppose a lower court finds for Trump. SCOTUS could merely Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #126

It won't work for the reasons StarfishSaver mentioned, but even if he was to self pardon, mtnsnake Dec 2020 #109

You are kidding yourself. Trump is unlikely to face jail time...and this sort of thing can be Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #114

No. You are changing the subject. My post wasn't about how likely it is that he will face jail time. mtnsnake Dec 2020 #119

It is not important to me as I don't believe it will happen and am not one to tilt at Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #124

"Trump is scum sucking murderer and a criminal" mtnsnake Dec 2020 #127

This question can't really be answered without stating a cost Hortensis Dec 2020 #118

You say it so much better than I do Hortensis. But that is how I feel. I believe that those who Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #125

Agree, we know them now. Just look at the enormous backlash Hortensis Dec 2020 #129

10 -- gotta keep fascism at bay poli-junkie Dec 2020 #4

Probably an 8. Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #5

10+++++..........he must be held accountable, his crimes too numerous to not persecute vapor2 Dec 2020 #6

126 CanonRay Dec 2020 #7

I see what you did there. LMAO! Brilliant! nt Progressive Jones Dec 2020 #78

put me down as a Spinal Tap, crank it up to 11. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #8

I feel the same way as you mtnsnake Dec 2020 #14

This. Digger Dec 2020 #58

I don't hold out much hope for jail. But I'd like to see a massive seizure of assets Walleye Dec 2020 #9

10. If he isn't prosecuted, the next fascist will be worse. And smarter. Squinch Dec 2020 #10

THIS. Silver Gaia Dec 2020 #27

I agree. I want him, and his entire family in prison. smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #54

THIS. nt Baltimike Dec 2020 #59

If you go after him and are seen as a politically motivated party that doesn't help Americans. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #101

10 Rowdyag Dec 2020 #11

a brazillion milestogo Dec 2020 #13

Me too matt819 Dec 2020 #35

Me too matt819 Dec 2020 #39

10 - I don't see it happening though. Probably a "let bygones be bygones" and the beat goes on. walkingman Dec 2020 #15

1. Trenzalore Dec 2020 #16

Any jury will have at least two or three Trumpers who will never find him guilty. Doodley Dec 2020 #17

Not a DC jury, and not likely a Manhattan jury. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #76

Baloney. There is one or more Trumpers everywhere. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #103

Good government brings criminals to Justice. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #121

Good government leaves it up to AG's, DAs, state lawyers. What is sought here is revenge... Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #122

Good governments, of which the AG is part, can walk & chew gum at the same time. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #130

10 choie Dec 2020 #18

20 grumpyduck Dec 2020 #19

10. Chellee Dec 2020 #20

10. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #21

7, but I don't care if it's federal or state prison dawg day Dec 2020 #22

Jailed, exiled, or in the grave. Any of these options would be okay with me. n/t pnwmom Dec 2020 #23

11. tblue37 Dec 2020 #25

10 Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #26

Accidental dupe. Self-delete. tblue37 Dec 2020 #28

10...We need to know what happened and how it happened. jrthin Dec 2020 #29

Well said and I agree, however I might go with the Spinal Tap crew and crank it up to 11. c-rational Dec 2020 #33

LOL jrthin Dec 2020 #37

We already know that. This is about revenge...and this is why we never get policy...instead of Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #102

10, US presidents need to realize they're never above the law ansible Dec 2020 #30

You act like such are capable of learning a lesson...and that is simply not the case...and do you Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #104

10+ Lars39 Dec 2020 #31

1 Demonaut Dec 2020 #32

1 ... just wanting to move on. nt Raine Dec 2020 #34

Me too... Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #105

10 samplegirl Dec 2020 #36

As an Illinoisan, where "our governors make your license plates," I say 8. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2020 #38

Hey do you think he pardoned Blagojevich because of his hair? LeftInTX Dec 2020 #84

I had just chalked it up to professional courtesy. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2020 #91

11+ effing CRANK IT UP!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬 electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #40

I know it will never happen Skittles Dec 2020 #41

9 if he turns on Mitch, Lindsay, and the kuds JT45242 Dec 2020 #42

10 and maybe convicted of some crimes, but he won't see a day in prison... Thomas Hurt Dec 2020 #43

100 sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #44

10. He has to held accountable. Delmette2.0 Dec 2020 #45

We have kids starving and that is my priority...nature will take care of Trump. He is an old man Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #106

TEN, 10, X kacekwl Dec 2020 #46

If it is that important...? kentuck Dec 2020 #47

Sure let's go for 'justice' (revenge)...to hell with all those starving Americans...Let make Trump Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #112

10 Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #48

10 Glorfindel Dec 2020 #49

10+ Justice is very important to me and to many others dustyscamp Dec 2020 #50

I don't need him jailed handmade34 Dec 2020 #51

11 Kingofalldems Dec 2020 #52

10 dwilso40641 Dec 2020 #53

Remember that quote about watering the tree of Liberty flotsam Dec 2020 #55

10...n/t bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #56

1 LeftInTX Dec 2020 #57

9. Biden's AG should do the work though so that.. mvd Dec 2020 #60

In terms of wanting him to pay, it's 10 mvd Dec 2020 #65

I would love to seem him pay. But I believe it would destroy Biden's presidency which means Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #107

100 n/t Timewas Dec 2020 #61

10, they will find someone worse next time marlakay Dec 2020 #62

Yep, that's what worries me. Luciferous Dec 2020 #75

That is a ridiculous argument...if they get someone worse there will be no punishment because Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #111

Really? MizLibby Dec 2020 #63

Personally - TexasLefty29 Dec 2020 #64

1 to the jailing, just moonscape Dec 2020 #66

He won't LeftInTX Dec 2020 #83

5 treestar Dec 2020 #108

100% dweller Dec 2020 #67

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd say it's in Carl Sagan territory- - - lastlib Dec 2020 #68

👍 billions and billions of.... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #138

∞ Midnightwalk Dec 2020 #69

Ooooo, even Better! Bwah! electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #140

If he dies first BainsBane Dec 2020 #70

100 wellst0nev0ter Dec 2020 #71

He doesn't even know where he is half the time. betsuni Dec 2020 #72

Is and it should be at a level x100,000,000 mshasta Dec 2020 #73

11. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #74

I want him tried and convicted of any and all crimes for which he's guilty. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2020 #77

10 raised to the power of the number of crimes committed. NNadir Dec 2020 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2020 #80

10 RockCreek Dec 2020 #82

He must be made to pay- tried, convicted, jailed, bankrupted Meowmee Dec 2020 #85

7 malaise Dec 2020 #87

10+ Sunsky Dec 2020 #88

10 panader0 Dec 2020 #89

Pipe dream as far as I can tell Beringia Dec 2020 #90

This is more important than any given number. Ani Yun Wiya Dec 2020 #92

11 Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #93

In a few years Ellen will snuggle up with him at a football game RandiFan1290 Dec 2020 #95

On a scale of 1 to 10? 65, 535. Give or take. SKKY Dec 2020 #96

Adding a few Zero's... msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #97

🤔 that looks like around an Octillian plus... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #132

interesting, I've never done a deep into numbers msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #133

aww, thanks electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #136

He probably will not be. MineralMan Dec 2020 #98

I would like him, his family and his accomplices to go to Jail. kpete Dec 2020 #113

Awesome post mtnsnake Dec 2020 #120

It goes to 11 Bettie Dec 2020 #117

11. Mike Niendorff Dec 2020 #131

0... brooklynite Dec 2020 #134

1,000. Lock him up. nt ecstatic Dec 2020 #135

NADT I want him dead of covid the most deadliest kind without the super big $ drugs he got demtenjeep Dec 2020 #137

I want to see him held accountable in Court. Him having to wear an ankle bracelet for life Blue_true Dec 2020 #139

10! Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2020 #141

1,000. It means A LOT to me to see him held accountable for his crimes. Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #142