Summary

Senator Lindsey Graham urged special counsel Jack Smith to end his legal cases against Donald Trump after Trump’s projected 2024 presidential victory.

Graham criticized the charges as “politically motivated” and claimed the American public was tired of “lawfare.”

Smith, appointed in 2022, had charged Trump over classified documents and his role in the January 6 Capitol attack. The Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting prosecution scope bolstered Trump’s legal position.

Trump, convicted in a separate case involving business record falsification, has indicated plans to dismiss Smith upon taking office in January.

150 points

It’s time I stop reading the news for the next 4 years. It’s going to be nothing but absolutely infuriating.

Trump gets away with everything and the people trying to uphold some sense of justice immediately get the hammer.

I hate people so much.

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19 points

This is the worst part of it all. Trump will serve 4 more years (and hopefully not a day longer) and retire blissfully. He’s getting away with everything scot-free.

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7 points

With his health I doubt he will live that long.

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28 points

Not reading the news isn’t going to make the situation better or worse. I understand the sentiment, but don’t understand why saying it is useful. Hiding your head in the sand doesn’t mean your body won’t be harmed.

There are better ways to cope with the emotional onslaught of this change. Focusing on your community, finding new digital communities, learning to cope in general, finding validating ways to feel liberated… In other words actions. Small perhaps, but beyond this notion of burying our heads in the sand.

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16 points

If I keep reading it I’m eventually going to go buy a 9mm and eat some lead . Sometimes not participating IS the best option.

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2 points

I’m with you on that brother

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21 points

I think that’s their point. Reading it doesn’t help, it’ll just stress you out and cause worry. For most people there’s nothing we can do, so ignoring it might be the healthiest option.

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1 point

Mostly nazis.

Yes the response to stopping them was shit on several fronts. But all of that added together multiplied by three is less than nazi republican badness.

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The people who have enough privilege to ignore the news are the ones who can do the most to fix things.

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13 points

What can I do? Genuine question. I vote every election, I even donate every month. Reading the news is going to cause stress and anxiety over things I have 0 control over. Why expose myself to that?

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-3 points

Like anything stressful but important sometimes ya just gotta find ways to deal with it. Knowing what’s happening, at least somewhat, is important.

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8 points

As if I had any power to change what has happened with our government over my entire life to begin with. I’m just one useless prick in a sea of Nazis

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30 points

He must carry on

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8 points

For a little while at least.

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37 points

They don’t seem to be getting destroyed, though…

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6 points

The “we” turned into “everybody”

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41 points

All republicans who refused to fall in line with MAGAtism at pretty much all levels of public representation have been beyond destroyed politically.

Look at all of trumps “enemies” and those he calls “traitors” to see the ones eliminated based on his word.

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4 points

“yet” is one of the few things keeping me going.

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8 points

he sold his soul long before that. Several times.

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35 points

Fight on, Jack!
But it’s understandable if you choose not to.

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