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He was deliberately hiding them, no amount of bullshitery or Fox News talking points will change this fact. Had he simply disclosed it we would never be having this conversation.
The Republican Agenda 2021 and Forward
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No, the jury followed the Judge’s instructions. So they can’t be blamed.
We will see via the appeals process if those instructions were appropriate.
Did Biden commit a crime by possessing them?
Yes or No question.
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So it's the judges fault? Help me out here, I'm confused on anyone I should be blaming except for Trump.
LOL you keep trying to make this point but the DOJ was clear that the only crime were looking at was "not turning them in". Biden did, Trump did not. But you know, as some MAGA guy on the internet you should really be given as much weight as the attorneys at the DOJ, my apologies.
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Yes. The Judge’s instructions were horrible.
The appeals process will determine which one of us is correct. So no need to worry about that now.
LOL you keep trying to make this point but the DOJ was clear that the only crime were looking at was "not turning them in". Biden did, Trump did not. But you know, as some MAGA guy on the internet you should really be given as much weight as the attorneys at the DOJ, my apologies.
Reuters says different:
WHAT CHARGES DOES TRUMP FACE?
The most serious charges are 31 counts brought under the Espionage Act, which criminalizes the unauthorized possession of national defense information.Unauthorized Possession.
Right there in black and white.
Should he have turned them over, yes. Don’t understand why he didn’t. And him doing that hurt his chances of claiming selective prosecution. Which we see in the disposition of the Biden and Pence cases. But it is where we are.
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On the documents case, out of all the politicians that had documents they shouldn’t have when the government asked for them back they all complied except Trump. What does the right say about that?
I’ll reply to more of your response later…I try to stay away from these conversations in the evenings.
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WTF does OJ have to do with this? You know (or should know) that I wasn't referring to disparities in punishment related to a defendant's means or status, as egregious as those are. People often are sentenced differently because of the circumstances of their crime, how remorseful they are, and other variables.
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The majority of voters outside of the Republican Party believe Trump is guilty of something.
Anyone who thinks otherwise by this point won’t have their mind changed. There’s nothing anyone can do about that.
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On the documents case, out of all the politicians that had documents they shouldn’t have when the government asked for them back they all complied except Trump. What does the right say about that?
I’ll reply to more of your response later…I try to stay away from these conversations in the evenings.
I say he should have given them back.
That was a copy/paste from my phone.
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I don't know about the right, but maybe...
Vlad was still waiting for an opportunity to take a look at them?
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Well, I am not convinced that most Republicans do not think he is guilty of stuff – they just could not careless. He broke the law for them, and if he suffers for it, that makes him a martyr.
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I’ll keep it somewhat short. Do I believe he wouldn’t be facing most of any of these charges if he accepted the results of the election, peacefully handed over power, and stayed out of politics? Yes. But he didn’t. So play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Probably 80% of “successful businessmen” could be thrown in prison for something but they are smart enough to stay out of elected office. The only reason he is the nominee is because the majority of our elected officials are cowards both during and after his presidency paralyzed by the threats from his domestic terrorist followers.
The irony is that while the Democrats struggle to accept somebody else other than Biden could possibly beat Trump, literally anybody other than Trump on the Republican side could probably beat Biden right now.
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For the millionth time, he didn't. Not only that he willfully and purposely hid them from legal orders to return them. That is what he should be slam dunk found guilty of. Biden and gang turned them over upon discovery.
I would say it was political hit job if Trump turned them over on the second request, or on subpoena to turn them over, and then they charged him. Instead he legally responded with a response that equated to the shrug emoji and then was found to have possession of them after all. Not only that, there is clear video that shows his aids hastily whisking away boxes that are similar to what he had the documents stored in, and many are still "unaccounted" for.
Funny how now it's a political hit job, when in 2016 they Trump and company hammered Clint for less. Remember when he stood up there at the podium in 2016 and talked about Hilary's missing emails and said, "On political corruption, we are going to restore honor to our government. In my administration, I'm going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law." Trump 8/18/2016
Stop trying to sell it it as a political hit job, when if the name of the one being charged in the same scenario as Trump, had a last name of Biden, Obama, Clinton every one of you MAGAs would be in line to hang them without trial.
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TL;DW. There are all kinds of things from the Bible that the authoritarian Republican agenda wouldn't be happy about. He mentions the jubilee where all debt is to be forgiven and land given back every 50 years. How about we teach kids that. Also evangelicals have clearly never heard of Jesus and the commie shit he believed in. I hope there are teachers smart and brave enough in the state to prove his points.
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I suspect *intent* plays into whether charges would be filed.
trumps's deliberate actions... refusing to hand classified documents over when demanded, hiding classified documents so they wouldn't be discovered during FBI searches, etc. I suspect will speak to *intent*.
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That Legal Eagle guy on YouTube did a video on the topic and that was exactly it. People having classified documents they shouldn't isn't just a White House thing. There have been cases involving military people going way back. In every case it comes down to intent. Those who immediately contacted the proper authorities when the breach was discovered never faced charges. The people who didn't do the right thing were charged. It doesn't matter if you stole them for another government or decided you'll deal with it next week so you can go out partying tonight.
Now I can't just throw that out there and leave it. Give me a minute... Here it is. You can skip ahead to 14:30 for the best part.
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The classified documents case is a slam dunk, unless they are going to back-fill in the law with the “Trump exemption” special pleading like they’ve done with him on everything else.
Let’s just beat him in November. He can run again in 2028 when he’s 82, the MAGA folk tells me he ages backwards, so that shouldn’t be an issue. But four years is plenty of time to resolve these cases, no matter how they pan out.
Let’s just beat him in November. He can run again in 2028 when he’s 82, the MAGA folk tells me he ages backwards, so that shouldn’t be an issue. But four years is plenty of time to resolve these cases, no matter how they pan out.
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None of these people making threats will be taking up arms. I mean, if he’s the one on the frontlines, I’ll take my chances with the war.
No, they sit back in safety and are hoping the brainwashed cult rubes do all the work. And they’re probably right. But I’m not getting my boxers twisted over this baldy goofy closet case.
No, they sit back in safety and are hoping the brainwashed cult rubes do all the work. And they’re probably right. But I’m not getting my boxers twisted over this baldy goofy closet case.