IF Trump loses the election AND he claims it’s a fraud and tweets for every Good American to come to the White House with the most deadly and portable parts of their arsenals, in order to defend Their Messiah, what do you think will happen?
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Do you believe he would not do that, when he is faced with multiple indictments and exposure of all the money laundering and collusion he’s guilty of? Think he would not do that because so many people would be killed and wounded?
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166,000 and counting dead. How many children infected? Another 100,000? Harmless? Immune?
Who would they get to drag him out by the heels? Federal Marshalls? FBI? The Marines? But not a lynch mob; we gotta keep that “peaceful transition” thing going.
Only your first sentence I agree with because the capacity of the delusional idiots to continue to support this treasonous, racist, Liar-in-Chief is just utterly astounding.
Trump has never been known for his strict adherence to the law.
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President Trump said on national television that he’s considering breaking a federal law live on national television.
In a phone interview with Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, Trump confirmed a report by the Washington Post that Republicans were considering having the president give his acceptance speech for the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House.
The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities while on duty or on government property. The president and vice president are exempt from the law, but their staff—who are federal employees—are not.
So, by accepting his party’s nomination for president on the White House lawn, Trump would have his aides break the law so that he could give a speech about his commitment to law and order.
Last year, an investigation by the U.S. special counsel found that Kellyanne Conway, in her role as counselor to the president, had violated the Hatch Act “repeatedly” and recommended that she be fired, just as any other federal employee would be.
Law and order!
Conway didn’t take it well. Here’s what she said:
Blah, blah, blah. If you’re trying to silence me through the Hatch Act, it’s not going to work. Let me know when the jail sentence starts.
Conway knew she wasn’t going to jail, no matter what the blah law blah said. Enforcement of the Hatch Act on political appointees is the president’s prerogative, by custom. And this president does not enforce the law against people who are loyal to him.
Gotta keep those campaign contributions coming in!
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Donald Trump calls himself the “law and order” president, but when it comes to white collar crime, he has overseen a significant decline in enforcement.
The prosecution of securities fraud, antitrust violations and other such crimes has hit a record low as the pandemic slows the courts, according to one tracking service.
But even before the coronavirus, the numbers were falling under the Trump administration.
The average annual number of white collar defendants was down 26% to 30% for Trump’s first three years in office from the average under President Barack Obama, according to data from the Justice Department and Syracuse University, respectively.
The trend also shows up in fines on corporations, which fell 76% from Obama’s last 20 months to Trump’s first 20 months, according to Duke University law professor Brandon Garrett.
“Mr. Trump sets the tone,” said John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School whose new book, “Corporate Crime and Punishment: The Crisis of Underenforcement,” analyzes the decline.
Trump’s Justice Department has even presided over a plunge in deferred-prosecution agreements, Coffee said.
In a DPA, a company is charged with a crime but prosecutors agree to drop the case later if it admits wrongdoing, pays a penalty and makes required reforms.
The administration has also brought fewer white collar racketeering and money-laundering cases, crimes that carry harsher penalties, he said.
“All that is an indication that white collar crime is not a priority,” Coffee said. “If you want to celebrate corporations as leading our economy and the stock market up higher and higher, you don’t want to indict them.”
FEMALE NEWSCASTER: Of course, he does not have the Constitutional authority to really [delay the election]!
MALE NEWSCASTER: And if there’s one thing we can count on with Donald Trump, it is his strict adherence to the Rule of Law and the limits of his authority!
Have you heard about how he gets tested for Covid-19 several times a day?
Imagine how tempting it must be for whoever does the testing. Perhaps they’re waiting till just after the election, when it becomes incontrovertible that Biden has won, and then they tell him he’s got it, keeping him quarantined until January 20, when, miracle dictu, he is pronounced clean.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Good to know that even Republicans are thinking about that, too.
electricshadow Premium Member over 4 years ago
Bill Maher’s been asking that question…repeatedly.
Sanspareil over 4 years ago
He doesn’t have to go! he will order the Post Office to not deliver mail in ballots.
An easy win for the fascists!
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
IF Trump loses the election AND he claims it’s a fraud and tweets for every Good American to come to the White House with the most deadly and portable parts of their arsenals, in order to defend Their Messiah, what do you think will happen?
.
Do you believe he would not do that, when he is faced with multiple indictments and exposure of all the money laundering and collusion he’s guilty of? Think he would not do that because so many people would be killed and wounded?
.
166,000 and counting dead. How many children infected? Another 100,000? Harmless? Immune?
Are we Great Again yet?
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#TraitorTrump
pschearer Premium Member over 4 years ago
Who would they get to drag him out by the heels? Federal Marshalls? FBI? The Marines? But not a lynch mob; we gotta keep that “peaceful transition” thing going.
nosirrom over 4 years ago
What’s the penalty for trespassing on federal property?
RobinHood over 4 years ago
Everyone today seems to be counting their weasels before they pop. Stay tuned others will follow. Same Lib Time Same Lib Channel.
Mugens Premium Member over 4 years ago
Only your first sentence I agree with because the capacity of the delusional idiots to continue to support this treasonous, racist, Liar-in-Chief is just utterly astounding.
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Well…
Trump has never been known for his strict adherence to the law.
~
President Trump said on national television that he’s considering breaking a federal law live on national television.
In a phone interview with Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, Trump confirmed a report by the Washington Post that Republicans were considering having the president give his acceptance speech for the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House.
The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities while on duty or on government property. The president and vice president are exempt from the law, but their staff—who are federal employees—are not.
So, by accepting his party’s nomination for president on the White House lawn, Trump would have his aides break the law so that he could give a speech about his commitment to law and order.
Last year, an investigation by the U.S. special counsel found that Kellyanne Conway, in her role as counselor to the president, had violated the Hatch Act “repeatedly” and recommended that she be fired, just as any other federal employee would be.
Law and order!
Conway didn’t take it well. Here’s what she said:
Blah, blah, blah. If you’re trying to silence me through the Hatch Act, it’s not going to work. Let me know when the jail sentence starts.
Conway knew she wasn’t going to jail, no matter what the blah law blah said. Enforcement of the Hatch Act on political appointees is the president’s prerogative, by custom. And this president does not enforce the law against people who are loyal to him.
~
https://thebulwark.com/the-hatch-act-is-for-suckers/
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Gotta keep those campaign contributions coming in!
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Donald Trump calls himself the “law and order” president, but when it comes to white collar crime, he has overseen a significant decline in enforcement.
The prosecution of securities fraud, antitrust violations and other such crimes has hit a record low as the pandemic slows the courts, according to one tracking service.
But even before the coronavirus, the numbers were falling under the Trump administration.
The average annual number of white collar defendants was down 26% to 30% for Trump’s first three years in office from the average under President Barack Obama, according to data from the Justice Department and Syracuse University, respectively.
The trend also shows up in fines on corporations, which fell 76% from Obama’s last 20 months to Trump’s first 20 months, according to Duke University law professor Brandon Garrett.
“Mr. Trump sets the tone,” said John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School whose new book, “Corporate Crime and Punishment: The Crisis of Underenforcement,” analyzes the decline.
Trump’s Justice Department has even presided over a plunge in deferred-prosecution agreements, Coffee said.
In a DPA, a company is charged with a crime but prosecutors agree to drop the case later if it admits wrongdoing, pays a penalty and makes required reforms.
The administration has also brought fewer white collar racketeering and money-laundering cases, crimes that carry harsher penalties, he said.
“All that is an indication that white collar crime is not a priority,” Coffee said. “If you want to celebrate corporations as leading our economy and the stock market up higher and higher, you don’t want to indict them.”
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/trump-oversees-all-time-low-in-white-collar-crime-enforcement
Silly Season over 4 years ago
^ ^ ^ ^
TP starting his daily flush of RWNJ conspiracy ‘theories’…
“…based on a fantasy and propaganda designed to do just that.”
William Robbins Premium Member over 4 years ago
“We’ve never had to put a disclaimer like this on our forecast before but … well, 2020.” https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1292947361950564353
rossevrymn over 4 years ago
Oh, he’ll go.
RobinHood over 4 years ago
Cliff Mass, SS Thread Reader App must have missed his story.
Bruce1253 over 4 years ago
See the treatment of the nobility during the French Revolution.
Bradley Walker over 4 years ago
From last week’s Tom Tomorrow:
FEMALE NEWSCASTER: Of course, he does not have the Constitutional authority to really [delay the election]!
MALE NEWSCASTER: And if there’s one thing we can count on with Donald Trump, it is his strict adherence to the Rule of Law and the limits of his authority!
Bradley Walker over 4 years ago
Have you heard about how he gets tested for Covid-19 several times a day?
Imagine how tempting it must be for whoever does the testing. Perhaps they’re waiting till just after the election, when it becomes incontrovertible that Biden has won, and then they tell him he’s got it, keeping him quarantined until January 20, when, miracle dictu, he is pronounced clean.
Idle speculation, of course. Never happen.
Kip W over 4 years ago
How many times since 2016 have you said that, Carmen?
bigal666 over 4 years ago
Just borrow from his playbook. Pepper spray and clubs. Hold a lottery; the winners get the job. Trump gone, budget balanced in one shot.
MAGA Premium Member over 4 years ago
Where do loony leftists come up with these thoughts?