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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] 139 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

yeeh, my first though was "ooh, that's gonna command a few marches.." fuck

edit - i should be productive and not just cynical. who's arranging the president's birthday concert? do we have springstein? vedder? come on y'all

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Whoa, trump violated a law??? We've got him now!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (13 children)

I’m over these headlines. The Supreme Court said he has presidential immunity. The law doesn’t apply.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They said he has immunity for official duties. This article is about him using the presidential seal for non-official duties. I don't think anything is going to happen still, but even the insane SC ruling doesn't give him immunity for this.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The ruling outlined that official duties includes pretty much everything he does while president, unless he explicitly states it's not in his capacity as president or for national interests, which he won't do in court, so effectively, yes, he has complete immunity. The "official" part is just a fig leaf to give the ruling the appearance of jurisprudence.

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Mother fucker is breaking every law he can. Who will stop him?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

nobody dies with dignity. golden toilet child's days are numbered, and even he can't stop it. it's creeping, and it'll hit him in about 20 years if the world stays as fair as it's been. buckle up.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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] 52 points 1 week ago

Yeah. He breaks laws multiple times a day.

We live in an authoritarian fascist state now.

NOT hyperbole.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago

Don't worry, guys. Pam Bondi is in charge of the DoJ, and there's no way she's going to let this slide. /s

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (5 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.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is he ever not violating federal law?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Once he forgot to take his phone to the toilet

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

SPOILER ALERT!

Nothing will happen.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So sick of “may have” headline.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 1 week ago (6 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 4 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?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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] 20 points 1 week ago

What are you going to do, arrest me?

:(

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lmao… let’s start counting the laws he hasn’t broken. I’m so done with trying to care about each instance of him breaking the law. He’s unfit for office, has been impeached twice, and he deserves only jail for as long as his miserable heart will last.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lol they gonna put him in prison?

We all know what makes this stop.

Somebody has to do it eventually.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (7 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.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week 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.

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

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

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Oh, no shit?

[–] WizardofFrobozz 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week 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] 11 points 1 week ago

Dude violates federal law every day

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Laws are for POOR People!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] roserose56 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Oh no! What might become of this?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Let me know when he follows the law.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

may have

It was pretty fucking blatant, actually.

[–] CircaV 9 points 1 week ago

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

Crickets.

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