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Showing Original Post only (View all)Have you noticed AG Garland no longer says Trump will be treated [View all]
like any other person? "No one is above the law," I recall were the words he used. That message got blown out of water the day the first indictment dropped.
Any normal defendant would be in jail by now. Law enforcement reports the judges, law clerk, prosecutors, etc., have received "credible threats" of violence, but even the court of appeals is cowed by the onslaught of TFG's vitriol, and won't approve a meaningful gag order for this criminal defendant.
BTW, I am hereby declaring myself as candidate for president, so I can do whatever the hell I want with no fear of consequences.
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Have you noticed AG Garland no longer says Trump will be treated [View all]
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2023
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rushing cases to court often results in aquittals and cases overturned on appeal
bigtree
Nov 2023
#9
No question ... "extraordinary special treatment". Definitely politics at play in this whole thing ... more than a
KPN
Nov 2023
#37
Nope, trump should have been in jail for at least a few days and given a very heavy fine
Escurumbele
Nov 2023
#82
Have you noticed that Jack Smith is now in charge of all Trump investigations?
Beastly Boy
Nov 2023
#3
After Trump's approach to DOJ, that's almost a laughable statement. I agree that a DOJ
KPN
Nov 2023
#41
He hasn't said anything at all about the case since the handoff to Jack Smith.
Ocelot II
Nov 2023
#12
Good idea and now apparently you don't have to show up for debates. Seems like a no brainer!
usaf-vet
Nov 2023
#17
I missed it too and I suppose this is Garland's fault too? Is he supposed to arrest him if he doesn't participate?
Bev54
Nov 2023
#39
Are you saying that everyone charged with possession of classified documents is jailed pending trial?
onenote
Nov 2023
#40
Seems like the answer for many will always be "one more time than he has". n/t
CincyDem
Nov 2023
#30
I view complaints like this as pure nonsense, can't help but wonder if some folks are just trying to depress
tritsofme
Nov 2023
#25
We can turn out big and be fairly and factually critical of the people we support, we're not MAGA
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#88
I agree, the lines of equal justice for all would apply to the rich and powerful too. Right now it doesn't, anyone else
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#89
"Jailing political rivals is what third world despots do" ... "... when they commit no crimes". There, fixed it for you
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#94
There are literally people in this thread who've been jailed for less than what TFG has done and no amount of ...
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#96
"he's a former president" isn't a good reason after the 500th time, your point was addressed
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#105
Facts Not In Dispute: Anyone else would've been in jail for acting like TFG does in court PERIOD end of story. To claim
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#90
I have said many times that Garland would have made a fantastic Supreme Court justice,
gab13by13
Nov 2023
#60
This one has a super easy answer. Mike Lee wanted a vacancy on the critical DC Circuit for Trump to fill.
tritsofme
Nov 2023
#65
Nope, only in the imagination of folks who either love to whine, or make a living off of it.
tritsofme
Nov 2023
#45
So people are imagining they were sent to jail for 1/10th of what Benedict Donald has done?! REALLY?! That's some cope
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#91
Nonsense. Everyone who goes to trial can disobey the judges orders and ignore gag rules
Autumn
Nov 2023
#48
Trump is taking a gigantic shit on the judicial system, just like he always did before.
Oneironaut
Nov 2023
#70
He turned the whole thing over to Jack Smith and gave him the authority to act autonomously.
ShazzieB
Nov 2023
#79
"The way I see it, not holding Trump accountable will suppress the vote." Same I'm just slightly more optimistic in ...
uponit7771
Nov 2023
#103
Trump is definitely being treated differently. One hopes the end results are the same as for anyone.
Freethinker65
Nov 2023
#101