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And no one is going to do a damn thing about this because the US is not a nation of laws anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Now, watch as literally nothing at all is done about it, just like his last blatant and obvious felony and just like his next one.

We suck.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Excuse me, are you a man in a shark suit?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don’t see how that’s relevant, and if anything that is a very rude question of you to ask. I’d suggest you gather your couth and think before asking such inane and, frankly, very stupid and insulting questions, which my username has already answered had you bothered to read it, in the future.

Good day.

Edit: I apologize, I read that backwards. No, of course not, I’m just a regular human in my normal human skin keeping my sweet tasty meats contained inside my body, and I have regular non-serrated teeth that don’t grow back when I lose them attacking seals and such, just like the rest of you. Nothing to see here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

No it's fine, the Internet doesn't convey tone so you didn't reslise I am merely a fascinated biologist. Thank you for explaining about your non serrated teeth that definitely don't grow back Mr Man. Have a human day!

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Just so you don't have to read through the article to find out which law he broke this time: he used the presidential seal while he spoke at a private, for-profit event.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh, yeah, of EVERYTHING he's done, this is the thing that will finally land him in prison.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I mean, al capone was brought down due to some tax issue. Sometimes they gotta get a really good grip on a small thread and just keep pulling

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

2 very good lawyers had Donald dead to rights on election fraud and stealing government documents, and they both gave up when they realized the law doesn't apply to him. There is no legal thread to keep a grip on that will ever make any difference.

Nobody seemed to care when the supreme court gave us kings again. This is what it looks like.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

al capone was brought down due to some tax issue.

...and a government organization with the will to do what's right and pursue justice. Do you expect to see that from the people Republicans and Trump put in place??

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I honestly thought a lawless society would be more like mad max. Not his BS!!!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Give it time.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The president has immunity while being in office, was the supreme court ruling right?

And if this doesn't count under the immunity, he just replaces judges and claims he lost faith in the justice system and abolishes and restructures it, just as Hitler did. He already ignored several other judge rulings.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Start attacking his supporters instead. Bring them up on charges for being complicit in his crimes. He may have immunity, but his enablers don't. Make everyone scared to keep supporting him until their only choice is to vote in favor of ousting him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or, Trump will just protect them all. Like he pardoned the Jan6 rioters. He already barred judges who went after friends of his.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

So let him. Keep doing it over and over until the message gets through. You just sound defeatist.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Next Democrat president better go full dictator or they’re stupid

[–] jerkface 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Last Democrat president did nothing to protect you from future abuses of presidential power.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You think there will be one? Seeing how things are going now, there's barely a democracy left. I'm expecting elections like Russia had, at best. Trump is following the footsteps of Hitler. Literally. Tariffs, attacking journalists and judges, spreading hate towards minorities, using fake news as a weapon, replacing key positions with yes-men, deporting people to concentration camps, etc. You might hope for a Democrat as president, but I think that ship has sailed man.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

People still tell me "at least it's only four years" and I can't believe their ignorance

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

Who cares??? Honestly im sick of hearing it. He’s clearly above the law.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

He's not in prison for treason and espionage - it's doubtful he's going anywhere no matter how heinous a crime he commits.

He's..a..fucking..criminal. A criminal is in charge of the law. AND the national piggy bank, but that for another time.

How many of you have criminals as friends? None. You know why? Because they'll lie and steal from you just as fast as anyone else - that's why. And that's trumpski - a lying criminal con man. AND a traitor to the country that gave him everything he's got.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

How many of you have criminals as friends? None. You know why? Because they’ll lie and steal from you just as fast as anyone else - that’s why.

I know you're making a political point, but tbh, I thought Lemmy would have a better take on criminal justice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Actually not political although I'm referring to the orange traitor. How many friends in your life steal from you and lie to you and you still call them friends?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Equally petty, but I don't associate crime with being a bad person.

Speeding is a crime. Drug use is a crime. Evading draconian copyright laws is a crime...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Do you consider them your friends if they steal from you? Lie to you? Lie about you and have you put in prison?

I don't consider drugs or speeding crimes either - but these aren't the crimes I speak of when relating to trump.

And stealing, no matter what you think of copyright laws, is never a good thing... even if done with good intention.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Totally agree. But I think depending on the type of speeding you do can make you a bad person.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Well it depends on the definition of criminal. Most people have committed something that could be considered a crime. The most common crimes are probably speeding and underage drinking

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 days ago

SPOILER ALERT!

Nothing will happen.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

And nothing will happen. All consequences from here on out are just for you and me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

So can we expect more finger wagging, indignant tweets and furrowed brows? Maybe a SLAM or two? No? Then suck it up, america!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

As long as the Department of Justice continues to work exclusively at the behest of Trump, you should expect no actual justice. 86 Pam Bondi, 86 Trump. 86 the Republican party for abdicating their oaths.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Consequences?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I once heard a radio program that changed the way I think about fire and government control. The program emphasized how central fire has been to human survival and how, over time, society has regulated it to the point of alienation. The program explored how we offload very basic functions to authority in exchange for other benefits. In turn the authority is interested in control of these basic functions. For example, historically, entire cities were built from wood, leading to devastating fires. In response, governments began instilling fear around fire to promote caution: we created cartoon bears warning children not to play with matches and imposed strict fire regulations.

As a result, people became increasingly disconnected from fire. Kids raised on fire-safety propaganda grew up being told they couldn’t burn things on their own property or light a fire without permission, especially in cities. Eventually, the knowledge and instinct to responsibly manage fire faded. Fire became something only officials could control. Today, people panic at the mere smell of smoke, not because of immediate danger, but because we've been conditioned to view any fire as a threat.

The deeper point the program made was about dependence on authority. When we outsource essential survival skills, like fire management or justice to the government, we assume it will handle those responsibilities competently. But what happens when it doesn't? For example, Native cultures used controlled burns to prevent wildfires by clearing dry brush. When governments prohibit such practices and also fail to manage the land properly, fuel builds up and massive fires become inevitable.

This raises a fundamental ethical question: If the government refuses to fulfill its basic responsibilities, do citizens have the right, or even the duty, to reclaim control over essential survival functions?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

I do appreciate the media at least saying it. It needs to be widely said and acknowledged. Too often the media just ignores it and instead covers Joe Biden age.

[–] CircaV 9 points 6 days ago

So he broke a law. And what’s anyone in the US going to do about it??

Crickets.

[–] roserose56 10 points 6 days ago

Ohhh no! What the USA justice will do about this? Nothing.
Again, ping me if something happens.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Wake me up when something happens as a result of this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

This is just how our country is now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

May have? LOL!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

The law doesnt matter anymore, the Mafia has control of the military and the armed branches of the federal government, and has more or less told everyone "the fuck are you gonna do about it?"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Inappropriate use of the presidential seal? Oh, he's not walking away from this one!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

In other news, attorney wastes time watching and commenting on video of crypto event.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Who gives a fuck? There are no consequences so he may as well be a dictator

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