Last weekend, an auction held at his Florida home saw the item, described as “a one of a kind Trump Glock from the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump,” go up for bidding during a charity event. Pictures circulating on social media show the gun being presented at the auction, with news website Meidas Touch saying that bidding for the item began at $10,000.

However, the transaction could land the former U.S. president in considerable trouble, given that federal law prohibits those under indictment from transacting firearms. Trump is embroiled in active legal proceedings, having testified at a civil trial over the New York investigation into financial fraud at the Trump Organization. The former president has denied all wrongdoing and repeatedly said that the ongoing federal and civil cases against him are part of a political witch hunt.

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Ok ok we fucking get it, US government. Trump is clearly above the law.

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All we can say with certainty is he gets special treatment, well beyond what any other nobody-defendant would receive. If he avoids all charges in his growing number of cases, then I’m with you that the evidence clearly indicates he is indeed above the law.

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That’s close to the same law they indicted Hunter Biden on.

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Narrator: … and nothing continued to happen.

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It makes me less sad when I imagine this came from a Douglas Adams book.

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I thought this was some sort of weeks old story being posted…

But is the gun that he’s selling the same gun he “totally did not buy, we swear”

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/25/donald-trump-gun-glock/70965018007/

Edit: perhaps not https://www.meidastouch.com/news/exclusive-trump-gun-auctioned-off-at-mar-a-lago-likely-violation-of-indictment-release

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18 USC § 922 (d)(1)

(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person, including as a juvenile

(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year

For those wondering.

EDIT: This is incorrect. It is 18 USC § 922 (n) as indicated by my reply to @Neato and thanks to them for pointing out my error.

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Doesn’t that just say you can’t sell a gun to someone under indictment. Not the other way around?

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You’re right, it’s 18 USC § 922 (n) that covers the other way around.

(n) It shall be unlawful for any person who is under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm or ammunition or receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

I totally got ahead of myself pasting the related law. Thank you for your keen eyes.

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