2016 Postmortem

Coyotl

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30. Trump judged incompetent on this point, but he doubles down.

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:49 AM

Oct 2016

Ezra Klein ‏@ezraklein20 minutes ago
Donald Trump took it Facebook to make sure his supporters know he’s dead serious about putting Clinton in jail

Donald Trump wants his supporters to know he’s dead serious about putting Hillary Clinton in jail
The Trump campaign wants the media to think “You would be in jail” is a joke. His supporters know it’s a promise.
Dara Lind @DLind dara@vox.com Oct 10, 2016

On Sunday night, during the second presidential debate, Donald Trump told Hillary Clinton that if he were president, “you would be in jail.”

It was a horrifying moment. It was the most authoritarian statement in a campaign that was already pretty authoritarian to begin with.

But after the debate was over, Donald Trump’s campaign seemed to want people to think that it was just a joke.

Trump spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany defended it just that way. People in the audience at the debate were laughing, they pointed out, so it must have been a joke.

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Donald Trump’s threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy [View all] napkinz Oct 2016 OP

K & R ......for visibility..nt Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #1

thanks ... CNN is hitting Trump hard on his threat to prosecute and jail Hillary napkinz Oct 2016 #4

Just had a brief section on it.... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #5

CNN called it NIXONIAN napkinz Oct 2016 #6

Yeah, he had an enemies list... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #7

... and they are still using it. Minorities that vote liberal at the tiop of the list. Coyotl Oct 2016 #36

He would have to bypass the justice department to Hortensis Oct 2016 #38

Eric Holder tweeted ... napkinz Oct 2016 #39

Trump judged incompetent on this point, but he doubles down. Coyotl Oct 2016 #30

Donald is running to be America's first African President Buzz Clik Oct 2016 #2

Krugman, Van Jones, Michael Moore are all tweeting about this statment. sarcasmo Oct 2016 #3

caligula dRumft projects his fears he's going to serve time Amonester Oct 2016 #8

He always "hates to say it" but "says it anyway" rickford66 Oct 2016 #9

Someone's may take Trump to court any day now C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #10

"his political career is finished" napkinz Oct 2016 #12

a.k.a. Breitbart TV C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #14

then make it TBN napkinz Oct 2016 #27

It was a lame attempt to rattle her. She is like steel. Absolutely unshakeable. AgadorSparticus Oct 2016 #11

This will be a huge take away from tonight. tammywammy Oct 2016 #13

Indeed, his freeper-talk moment. Wonder what his user name is over there? Coyotl Oct 2016 #18

Dan Senor commenting on this now on MSNBC napkinz Oct 2016 #29

Good! That means President Obama can toss Bush KingCharlemagne Oct 2016 #15

It dovetails with his call for "2nd Amendment" remedies if Hillary wins. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #16

That stood out as the Mr. Crazy moment. He's off his rocker, throw him in the nut house. Coyotl Oct 2016 #17

Winds up his base tighter. Loses votes elsewhere. Loses. Big league loser. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #19

He has already talked about opening up libel laws to sue the press napkinz Oct 2016 #31

Threatening to jail political opponents isn't normal, and needs to be condemned Coyotl Oct 2016 #20

"When Nixon tried that his AG courageously resigned. Trump is dangerous/unfit" Coyotl Oct 2016 #21

CNN commentators called Trump's comments NIXONIAN napkinz Oct 2016 #28

Ezra: "she's going to win the aftermath by a lot as people digest Trump's promise to jail ..." Coyotl Oct 2016 #32

I think every fair minded person can see that for what it was-an abuse of power akin to a dictator LostOne4Ever Oct 2016 #22

Nixonian. Holder is on a rage: "In the USA we do not threaten to jail political opponents. " Coyotl Oct 2016 #23

yep ... napkinz Oct 2016 #33

^^^ THIS ^^^ Coyotl Oct 2016 #37

Trump is a 3rd world fascist thug. /nt radius777 Oct 2016 #24

Donald Trump effectively promised he would commit an impeachable offense. Ignoramus seeks employ. Coyotl Oct 2016 #25

"effectively promised he would commit an impeachable offense" napkinz Oct 2016 #34

That line didn't get C. F. Kane elected Rochester Oct 2016 #26

MSNBC covering the story this morning napkinz Oct 2016 #35

kick napkinz Oct 2016 #40