Former President Donald Trump was indicted for an unprecedented third time on August 1, adding another set of serious federal charges to the mounting legal issues he faces.

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    1 year ago

    We need to handle this carefully. I feel martyr vibes coming from all of this bullshit if he is found guilty. Maybe it’s the part of the US I live in, and the political slant of the people therein, but I see him and his supporters using this to do something even more epically stupid than trying to invade the capital.

    • DreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      On the other hand, if we’re afraid to prosecute insurrection leaders because of fear of resulting violence, that’s kinda definitionally terrorism (and specifically losing to the terrorists).

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      1 year ago

      Honestly good.

      The dipshits of the republican party are already committing acts of terror in the name of protecting insert fake concern here

      Like I don’t know why we’re treating them like a volcano about to blow, it’s been blowing for years now.

    • hairinmybellybutt@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m not American, but I’ve been imagining a world where magas would take over Washington with guns.

      I don’t want it to happen, but I see it happening. Republicans are anti government.

      It would be quite entertaining, though. Not great, but still entertaining.

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      1 year ago

      I agree, but I don’t know what could be done differently? If people refuse to acknowledge a single thread of evidence that Trump tried to overturn a legitimate election, what can be done to reassure them if he’s put in prison for doing it? The options are give him a fair trial, and sentence him if found guilty or just ignore his crimes completely.