As has been said, if he had been an ordinary citizen and said what he said in public . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . . he'd have been hauled off in handcuffs for - at an absolute minimum - intense questioning.

Why isn't he?

Seriously.

[malaise]

1. Because suddenly these things are jokes

unless...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. if the Secret Service came to haul him away,

what would his Secret Service detail do?

[spanone]

3. because he's the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

[Glamrock]

4. Because he isn't an ordinary person.

He is a presidential candidate for a major political party. I'm sure he'll be getting the questioning / warning, but the prospect of law enforcement getting involved in an election is not something anyone in law enforcement would relish. Not to mention what his followers, the militia movement, klan, neo-nazis might pull if he's hauled off in handcuffs before the election.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. This is one way coups start

[Glamrock]

6. Hey man

Someone asked why, I'm just answering. I'm not condoning.