Time magazine called the ex-president’s plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’

Donald Trump has warned that Joe Biden and his family could face multiple criminal prosecutions once he leaves office unless the US supreme court awards Trump immunity in his own legal battles with the criminal justice system.

In a sweeping interview with Time magazine, Trump painted a startling picture of his second term, from how he would wield the justice department to hinting he may let states monitor pregnant women to enforce abortion laws.

Trump made the threat against the Biden family in an interview with Eric Cortellessa of Time, in which he shared the outlines of what the magazine called “an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world”.

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Fuck TIME Magazine for giving anyone a platform to make threats against others.

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But it’s important that the stuff he says gets documented. If for no other reason than if it all goes downhill, the alien anthropologists can figure out what the hell happened after we exterminate ourselves.

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No it’s not. Put this asshole in jail for all his crimes already.

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30 points

¿Porque no los dos?

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Except he can still run for and win the presidency from jail. Clearly still important for anyone who is amazingly still on the fence to know that he ja threatening to do scary shit.

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The implication, well one of many, is that the President is the one charging Trump with these crimes. He’s being charged for state crimes, by the various states AGs, in accordance to their laws. He’s also being sued civilly by people he’s defrauded, sexually assaulted, or defamed.

The current president and current administration has had no input in any of this.

The federal cases he has stem from his “mishandling” of classified documents after he was out of office. This case is being handled by a special prosecutor who is insulated from the executive and bound by laws, procedure, legal ethics, etc to act independently from the administration.

So, at the end of the day it’s just more absolute horse shit from Trump and more evidence he should never be on the ballot.

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It’s the persecution complex that attracts his followers. He must be a danger to the deep state of he’s been accused of breaking so many laws!

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And laws don’t mean much to conspiracy nutjobs.

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“If you give me immunity for my crimes, I’ll give you immunity for your crimes. Deal?”
“I haven’t committed any crimes.”
“…”

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You really just said genocide joe hasn’t committed any crimes? Thats insane

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Biden has not committed any crimes. Don’t conflate what Bibi is doing with what Joe is doing. They are not the same person.

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Yeah almost like “genocide Joe” is an inane nickname mischaracterizing the situation or something.

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Supporting genocide, so I don’t think its a mischaracterization at all.

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What would the reaction have been had he denied aid to Israel? The answer is fuck off, you made your bed.

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His crucial role in support and push for the Iraq War which resulted in the estimated death of 1 million Iraqis and many american troops? Biden has been a war criminal and corrupt way before the palestine issue. You made your bed when you decided to give loyalty to these corrupt criminals. You’re the reason why we have shot candidates and why we have corrupt people in power. Gtfo

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other than, you know, the whole supporting Israel and its genocidal acts thing

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You can disapprove of the actions but supporting an allied nation with money or weapon sales is squarely a presidential act, nobody thinks presidents should personally be held criminally liable for their presidential duties.

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Yeah, The Hague can try him if they’d like, but the United States has no evidence of a crime

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That might be a crime against humanity, but it isn’t a crime in the US criminal code.

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convenient, aint it?

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29 points

Charge Congress with that crime.

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You know Trump is the one who moved the embassy to Jerusalem which is ultimately the match that lit the keg.

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Right? These Russian or right-wing grifters would be fawning over support for Israel and Bibi’s genocide if it was tRump in there right now. Fuck, the dude would probably have sent US troops to aid in ground offensives alongside the IDF.

It’s tiresome, and I just want this collective nightmare for most, and wet dreams for others, to be over. The constant goal-post dodgeball game is beyond overplayed at this point. Anyone who still conflates what Biden is doing with regards to Israel and what tRump would do in the same position, are beyond help at this point, IMO. tRump supporters have, for nearly a decade now, refused to accept reality as it exists, and instead are perfectly content with tRump so long as he is hurting the right people. They simply cannot distance their ideology from their politics so they double-down.

This is why MAGA constantly thinks all those voting for Biden and the Democratic party are doing so because they are loyal to Biden and the party. Most of us voting for Biden are not loyal at all to the Democrats or Biden. We vote for whomever will move the needle toward the kind of world we want to live in. tRump absolutely will do the up opposite, we already know that from the first circus of an administration.

Whatever keeps that traitor out of positions of power is a good thing for this country, it’s people, and the world. tRump is a weak-man’s version of a strong-man. He deserves no less than jail time.

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Oh sweet, he’s at the threat-begging stage.

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Do I wanna know what stage comes after that?

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The treat-bagging stage I think.

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13 points

Why can’t it be the aneurysm stage?

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5 points

Wasn’t that just the trump presidency?

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Sure thing, just like he locked Clinton up. Why does anyone believe the stupid shit this idiot says?

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It’s different now though. He didn’t have the power to lock her up. This time around, he’ll have Project 2025 behind him to allow him to do things like that.

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He also didn’t have an actual legal case, despite a LOT of digging.

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He still doesn’t have an actual legal case against the Bindens either, despite a LOT of Russian support trying to falsify something.

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Yeah, I kind of always assumed that there were some skeletons in Hillary’s closet, but if Trump’s AGs didn’t even find anything that warranted an investigation…

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He’s the exact same impotent blowhard. Not even his cronies will change that. He’ll lose interest the minute he’s elected, just like with Clinton.

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He might lose interest. His handlers might not. You need to read about Project 2025. It’s what happens if Trump wins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

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He’ll lose interest the minute he’s elected, just like with Clinton.

That’s not what happened. He directly ordered Bill Barr to prosecute Clinton and Bill Barr refused knowing there was no grounds. Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump doesn’t have the power to do this. He literally tried already tried and failed.

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The guy literally tried to overturn an election he lost. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s just bluster, but at the same time it also wouldn’t surprise me that he is trying to become a tyrant.

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Absolutely. As long as he keeps throwing these batshit fascist ideas out there, eventually one or more will gain traction and actually happen.

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Being a tyrant takes energy he just doesn’t have. He’s a tired old man desperately trying to get elected to get out of his legal troubles.

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6 points

The guy built his entire platform off fooling idiots.

Why would he change now?

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If his base was capable of critical thinking they wouldn’t be his base. This is exactly the kind of shit they line up for at rallies to hear.

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There were still sane people in his administration to keep him in lineish, if he gets in again they will all be loyal to Trump, not the USA

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It’s scare tactics by democrats.

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Accurately reporting what trump said is a scare tactic by democrats, now? You don’t think it might have anything whatsoever to do with what trump said?

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Found the the republican. At least I didn’t say found the Nazi, like you do apparently in you comments.

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It’s funny cuz Nazis were right wing.

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How on earth do you claim it’s a scare tactic bu Democrats, when we’re talking about what trump literally said he is going to do?

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Lmao AlL hAiL tReMp!!one!!

Fucking Republicans.

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You’re an anti-american traitor

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Lol, fuck America.

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