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Hortensis

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23. "On asset forfeiture, weve got a state senator in

Tue Feb 7, 2017, 02:01 PM

Feb 2017

Texas that was talking about introducing legislation to require conviction before we could receive that forfeiture money,” Eavenson said.

“Can you believe that?” Trump interjected.

“And I told him that the cartel would build a monument to him in Mexico if he could get that legislation passed,” the Texas sheriff continued.

“Who is the state senator?” Trump replied. “Do you want to give his name? We’ll destroy his career.”

The forfeiture Trump defends, seizing property of people accused but not tried, is especially popular where law enforcement is allowed to pocket a share of the assets seized.

Evil, all right. Good news is a fair number of conservatives don't like this either. AND those are the more moderate, thoughtful ones we need.

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"Want to give his name? We'll destroy his career." --Trump, today, to a TX sheriff [View all] bigtree Feb 2017 OP

Reminds me of a snip I saw during the campaign. trotsky Feb 2017 #1

Yep. This. n/t Beartracks Feb 2017 #21

Fucking EVIL DICTATOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Feb 2017 #2

"On asset forfeiture, weve got a state senator in Hortensis Feb 2017 #23

So, he supports legalized theft w/o due process and "destroying" public officials Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #38

Yes, highly! Trump might have been sorta joking, but with Hortensis Feb 2017 #40

Now you are catching on, I dont know how he has hid this Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #51

Due process is hated by dictators and their black booted thugs. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #39

Must be a shock to Trump when lower-level functionaries Hortensis Feb 2017 #48

And Sessions track record on this is in line with Trump's it would seem... JHan Feb 2017 #53

Prisons for profit. What could possibly go wrong. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #54

As the right screams, Sharia Law! sarcasmo Feb 2017 #30

Don't the Russians have.... Plucketeer Feb 2017 #34

+1 bluescribbler Feb 2017 #71

Dictator! jpak Feb 2017 #3

Scary. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2017 #4

Why is this not screaming headlines.... Boxerfan Feb 2017 #5

The Washington Post has it now! PearliePoo2 Feb 2017 #52

My favorite comment: Generic Other Feb 2017 #64

Yep, giving cops a legal profit motive for policing is just a plain f**king stupid idea! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #78

Anyone want to ask President Trump what he meant by that? gratuitous Feb 2017 #6

Well let's go back to what he said last week, we have killers elehhhhna Feb 2017 #49

It would probably entail a late-night tweet subterranean Feb 2017 #76

Not at all presidential BSdetect Feb 2017 #7

Lunatic THUG....nt 2naSalit Feb 2017 #13

I totally agree! I wonder if any politician will have the cojones to say anything against raccoon Feb 2017 #58

Tony Soprano Jim Beard Feb 2017 #8

Tony was actually a better person NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #19

At least Tony knew he needed psychiatric help. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #41

Tony Soprano, at least, kept his business out of bankruptcy. LudwigPastorius Feb 2017 #20

the asshole-in-chief spanone Feb 2017 #9

Dictators do this kind of stuff, so do warlords and tinpot tyrants procon Feb 2017 #10

Trumputin has learned from his puppetmasters wordpix Feb 2017 #11

Roy Cohn was trump's mentor alfredo Feb 2017 #73

This is huge. Want to see Drumpf from the inside? LuckyLib Feb 2017 #74

True. alfredo Feb 2017 #75

Yep. The same Roy Cohn who worked so closely with Joe McCarthy. YoungDemCA Feb 2017 #82

Nixon was part of that mess too. alfredo Feb 2017 #85

wow barbtries Feb 2017 #12

As if that might tarnish his rep... BBG Feb 2017 #25

it's one way to get thieving law enforcement agencies barbtries Feb 2017 #35

Well this seems like something the MSM should be reporting. logosoco Feb 2017 #14

more evidence bdamomma Feb 2017 #15

Isn't that pretty much the very definition of "abuse of power"? forgotmylogin Feb 2017 #16

yeah. barbtries Feb 2017 #36

Nixon was excoriated for his enemies list. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #42

K & R for exposure of fascist. nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #17

When do we rise up and destroy them? Initech Feb 2017 #18

He's at it again, every day he wins the "worst person in the world, today" award. lark Feb 2017 #22

And every day, he is busted in an out and out lie too. world wide wally Feb 2017 #61

What will it take to bring him down? mrgorth Feb 2017 #24

He said during the campaign that he could do that in Ilsa Feb 2017 #33

I believe it. The former AG was one of the few who stood up to him. raccoon Feb 2017 #59

That right there makes him unqualified to sit in the Oval Office. Rex Feb 2017 #26

That is evil. Pure oozing evil. Achilleaze Feb 2017 #27

Comrade Casino! Love it! Rex Feb 2017 #32

Everything is personal to Trump PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #28

was this exchange on twitter? onetexan Feb 2017 #29

he was meeting with law enforcement folks in the white house.... spanone Feb 2017 #31

A lunatic thug malaise Feb 2017 #44

guess that's why he's so enamored by putin spanone Feb 2017 #45

I gotta tell you, if I ever ended up on a jury trial that resulted from any situation avebury Feb 2017 #37

Trump is a Banana Republic Dictator Thug workinclasszero Feb 2017 #43

When someone as evil as this should be impeached, why is it that we are commited to having Pense Doitnow Feb 2017 #46

Doitnow, recommend you read the Constitution. There's even a good paperback with ... Hekate Feb 2017 #56

Thanks. I do remember the Agnew episode. Our activism is so important right now. Doitnow Feb 2017 #83

"Quipped"?! Oh that Donald, such a puckish sense of humor. Hekate Feb 2017 #47

he has as much finesse' as... Javaman Feb 2017 #50

Good analogy! nt raccoon Feb 2017 #60

Does the Sheriff acknowledge that he was almost complicit in a crime? randr Feb 2017 #55

there's the fucking domestic terrorist! Sunlei Feb 2017 #57

And the men in attendance all responded with a "yuk, yuk, yuk" LuckyLib Feb 2017 #62

This is full on fascism...just stunning. And not on any news programs. adigal Feb 2017 #63

Look at what they can do in Oklahoma Rstrstx Feb 2017 #65

A public threat in plain sight bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #66

Hey, it was just a "quip." Yanno, FUNNY! A JOKE, already... TygrBright Feb 2017 #67

WTF is wrong with this guy? Initech Feb 2017 #68

Absolutely nothing, if you ask HIM. dchill Feb 2017 #80

Yeah, this fucker needs his fucking "career destroyed" NOW Cha Feb 2017 #69

Abuse os power.Trump is very dangerous. The Wielding Truth Feb 2017 #70

Dictator. sarcasmo Feb 2017 #72

Time to go, asshole orangecrush Feb 2017 #77

Is there any limit . . . OldRedneck Feb 2017 #79

That legislator Percy Cholmondeley Feb 2017 #81

Since we have so many dumbasses from Texas, allow me this one comment, please. hamsterjill Feb 2017 #84