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onecaliberal

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39. We do not arrest former presidents?

Tue Sep 14, 2021, 10:30 AM

Sep 2021

Even when they commit treason? Rape? Election fraud, tax evasion, tax fraud? Even when they kill 700,000 people? Even when they urge supporters to hang their own VP on the gallows they built along the national mall while committing sedition. Republicans are one all encompassing crime spree. The fact that Trump, Pence and 99%of their caucus isn’t locked up is the clearest proof yet that america is nothing more than an autocratic banana republic.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] kentuck Sep 2021 OP

Same reason that Bush was never arrested post presidency. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #1

So you're saying that the Democratic Attorney General intentionally will NOT indict him? brooklynite Sep 2021 #8

Mueller handed him 10 counts of obstruction and nothing has been done about it Fullduplexxx Sep 2021 #46

It's your assertion. you present your evidence. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #56

Your statement implies choice and intent... brooklynite Sep 2021 #78

Times change. Perhaps we need to re-evaluate Firestorm49 Sep 2021 #70

Perhaps. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #85

In the US Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #2

Good answer. kentuck Sep 2021 #6

Yes they can LeftInTX Sep 2021 #24

look back to watergate..... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #36

This. Follow Glenn Kirschner to understand how long the process takes. fierywoman Sep 2021 #37

+2 Subscribe to his podcast or his YouTube channel "Justice Matters" yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #73

I was a voter before Watergate too. fierywoman Sep 2021 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #48

We do not arrest former presidents? onecaliberal Sep 2021 #39

+++ llashram Sep 2021 #55

Exactly; banana republics let former presidents get away with murder. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #62

Corporate Oligarchy is a better description IMO. The 1% Go unpunished ALL THE TIME Tommymac Sep 2021 #79

I was told no one is above the law Fullduplexxx Sep 2021 #47

Failing to arrest a war criminal or a mass murderer, just because they used the Presidency lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #59

yeah, a Bush banana. librechik Sep 2021 #71

So they're above the law? n/t toasty Sep 2021 #60

Does this mean he is above being responsible for his actions? overleft Sep 2021 #72

seems like anything goes these days Blues Heron Sep 2021 #3

Nobody pressed charges. pwb Sep 2021 #4

Trump should be arrested and charged, as you say. That he is not BeckyDem Sep 2021 #5

bush/cheney was a different matter.... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #53

Follow the money trail from the treasury to Afganistan, Iraq and then back to Haliburton... lees1975 Sep 2021 #77

Without 100% slam dunk, open/shut case I'm GLAD he hasn't been arrested ... YET. Get the evidence uponit7771 Sep 2021 #7

Do you truly believe they will someday have an open/shut case? kentuck Sep 2021 #10

Yes, Putin's Whore saying he's going to go down to the capital with the people is a start ... uponit7771 Sep 2021 #13

IMO they already have evidence of election fraud that IS a slam dunk. onecaliberal Sep 2021 #41

What YOU think is a slam-dunk and what a prosecutor can get 12 jurors to agree is a crime beyond StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #49

I personally don't think he will ever be convicted by any jury...they will all have Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #50

Serious answer: criminal prosecution takes longer than it does on LAW & ORDER..... brooklynite Sep 2021 #9

Do you expect him to someday be charged and convicted? kentuck Sep 2021 #11

So the US Attorney General, appointed by President Biden, is engaged in a charade? brooklynite Sep 2021 #44

Nope I doubt he will be charged ...he is out of office...and lets hope he lose most of his money. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #51

Wait...so he can't be charged while in office, and he can't be charged because he's out of office... lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #64

No one said he can't be charged because he is out of office. whopis01 Sep 2021 #68

Be patient. For him to be arrsted, the case needs to be air tight. tinrobot Sep 2021 #12

We arrested Haldeman, Erlichman, Colson, and the rest of Nixon's creeps, Greybnk48 Sep 2021 #14

+++ quaint Sep 2021 #31

Haldeman, Erlichman, Colson, etc. were not arrested within months of the crime StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #52

Colson doesn't count. Grasswire2 Sep 2021 #91

Exactly! Duppers Sep 2021 #63

What specifically would you charge him with? Jose Garcia Sep 2021 #15

There you go! kentuck Sep 2021 #17

Lessons in power are everywhere: Tthe various people and groups who have it, Hortensis Sep 2021 #16

The DOJ is slowly building some conspiracy cases Tomconroy Sep 2021 #18

He could be found guilty on all charges... kentuck Sep 2021 #22

Those idiots are all disposable fescuerescue Sep 2021 #67

You don't understand how conspiracy cases are made. You Tomconroy Sep 2021 #74

Nobody ever understand how deep the conspiracy goes. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #86

Trump Has Justified Breaking One of America's Most Sacred Norms BeckyDem Sep 2021 #19

Some might say that he did not "criminalize politics"... kentuck Sep 2021 #23

I think we have a BINGO. FalloutShelter Sep 2021 #26

Maybe. but for me, the last straw was his call for the insurrection. BeckyDem Sep 2021 #27

I think that is the bottom line. kentuck Sep 2021 #30

+1. I am afraid if we don't. BeckyDem Sep 2021 #42

Because the US is a banana republic. David__77 Sep 2021 #20

Because he has never faced any real consequences for anything he's done Bettie Sep 2021 #21

Can a sitting U.S. president face criminal charges? BeckyDem Sep 2021 #25

New York's AG, having filed 15 felony charges against Trump Org, is heading in that direction. ancianita Sep 2021 #82

+1. Fingers crossed and all that. BeckyDem Sep 2021 #84

Oh but don't you want the nation to heal? Let's put the past behind us. tenderfoot Sep 2021 #28

I will believe it when I see it Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #29

It's the "intent" thingy... Septua Sep 2021 #32

I'm settling into the notion that he's going to get away with it. Paladin Sep 2021 #33

Arresting high-level political figures isn't easy? Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #34

I still think he will be malaise Sep 2021 #35

His arrogance may well be his downfall Septua Sep 2021 #38

it is unlikely he will ever be held to account Celerity Sep 2021 #40

Here is a link Beachnutt Sep 2021 #43

Thank you. ancianita Sep 2021 #88

Difficult to believe... Septua Sep 2021 #45

Most prosecutors won't indict white collar crime unless they are sure of a conviction Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #54

Mitchell and the other Watergate defendants were indicted while Nixon was still president. former9thward Sep 2021 #75

because Banana Republic, we are one and nobody wants to admit it RANDYWILDMAN Sep 2021 #57

Easy peasey lemon squeezy bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #58

The establishment does not want to set a precedent of indicting and trying former Presidents... Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #61

The US will never arrest a current or former *president* Marius25 Sep 2021 #65

Trump figured out pretty quickly once he was in office that he would be immune to prosecution from jalan48 Sep 2021 #66

It's coming. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #69

Because he's one of the ruling/ownership class. Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #76

BIden and Garland are part of the ruling/ownership class? Good to know. brooklynite Sep 2021 #80

I didn't say that. Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #93

...and those decisions are up to the AG who serves at the pleasure of the President.. brooklynite Sep 2021 #94

as a Bizzaro cartoon on my desk says, onethatcares Sep 2021 #87

Yup. Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #92

New York Grand Jury will indict him first! KS Toronado Sep 2021 #83

When he became president he got a get out of jail free card. For life. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #89

Hey! Look forward, not back! (/sarcasm) Grasswire2 Sep 2021 #90