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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 09:20 AM Sep 2016

"Law and Order" Trump ideas/rants/suggestions that break the law?

Trying to amass a list of things Trump has suggested that would/could be
unlawful/a war crime?

1. Shooting a person out of the water for a gesture (Murder?)

2. Taking Iraq's oil (US and International law, Geneva Convention)

3. Killing the families of terrorists?

4. Extreme interrogation

5. Deporting children born to illegals in the US

6. Prosecuting women who get abortions.

[font color=blue]7. Inciting a foreign government to interfere with a US election.

8. Requesting someone murder his opponent (and her Supreme Court appointees)

9. Inciting followers to break the law and attack protesters

Any more?

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"Law and Order" Trump ideas/rants/suggestions that break the law? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2016 OP
Inciting a foreign power to interfere in an election liberal N proud Sep 2016 #1
thanks LNP Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2016 #3
Requesting someone murder his opponent (and her Supreme Court appointees) C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #2
Thanks and thanks for link Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2016 #4
Inciting violence among followers Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2016 #5
Him taking over the military to fire all the generals bettyellen Sep 2016 #6
 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
5. Inciting violence among followers
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 09:56 AM
Sep 2016

In plain English, the constitution protects Trump when he spews hatred. It doesn’t necessarily protect him when he encourages his supporters to attack protesters. It comes down to intent and if his comments can result in imminent harm. Trump’s assurances that he would pay the legal fees, at minimum, prove he knew he was instructing his followers to break the law or at least that his rhetoric was likely to produce such actions. The problem is the law distinguishes between knowing something will happen and intending to make that thing happen.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/13/donald-trump-broken-law.html

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
6. Him taking over the military to fire all the generals
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 12:37 PM
Sep 2016

Also - not knowing the military has its own court system?
Fucking idiot.

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