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global1

(25,270 posts)
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:13 AM May 2019

What Will Happen To All Of Trump's People That Enable Him To Cover-Up.....

his crimes and obstruction if he is impeached?

Seems to me that they are as guilty as he is of obstruction. Shouldn't they be subject to some penalty? His lawyers, advisors, spokespeople, etc?

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tblue37

(65,483 posts)
1. They will be treated as "too big to fail," & just like Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc., will
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:16 AM
May 2019

be allowed to continue their criminal activities in other venues.

Cyrano

(15,053 posts)
2. Straight out of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:17 AM
May 2019

Going to work for the orange creature means giving up your humanity.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
6. Bunch of Watergate enablers went to jail. COS down to lesser known staffers
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:53 AM
May 2019

Conspiracy law provides a big net.

global1

(25,270 posts)
10. I Got To Think Like You That Many Will (Should) Wind Up In Jail....
Fri May 31, 2019, 04:33 PM
May 2019

If Trump goes down on 'obstruction of justice' wouldn't his enablers and advisors (like Ghouliani, Kushner, other WH lawyers, etc) down for obstruction too?

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
7. I think it will be interesting...
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:53 AM
May 2019

To see where each one breaks up with the mis-administration. They should be breaking in areas where they have no chance of getting hit by blowback.

Just saw one from Grassley. Over Mexican tariffs.

Wounded Bear

(58,704 posts)
8. They will form the next generation of assholes trying to undermine democracy...
Fri May 31, 2019, 09:56 AM
May 2019

Just like we're still dealing with the folks who enabled Nixon, Trump fluffers will be around for decades, screwing things up and making money from it.

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
11. Judging by history, nothing
Fri May 31, 2019, 04:42 PM
May 2019

They will be "Susan Collinsed"..Spoken harshly about, perhaps written about, and in some cases, movies may be made, but for them personally, nada,,,zippo..zilch

Dems, once back in power always "move on..let bygones be bygones...get down to work...move forward...don't look back, work across the aisle, etc..

It's in our DNA

global1

(25,270 posts)
12. This Has Got To Change This Time....
Fri May 31, 2019, 05:51 PM
May 2019

We must hold them responsible for their actions if we don't want this crap to happen ever again.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
13. Look at how many folks went to prison for Nixon
Fri May 31, 2019, 05:54 PM
May 2019

and he resigned before impeachment. Expect way more - I want to secret keepers starting with Lyin' Ryan.

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