254 points

Trump will never stop trying to obstruct justice.

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Can’t the judge find him in contempt for this? I can’t think of a better reason for contempt than trying to influence the investigations by withholding funding.

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89 points

Sure. But that just proves she’s political!

(In reality not doing so is political. Like how not knocking in his door with a full fbi tactical raid the moment the documents were discovered missing is inherently political.)

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61 points

Waiting 2 years to prosecute this dipshit was political. They should have brought charges sooner. Instead, they drag their feet into election year, making it appear intentional.

Our government is so fucking incompetent. Dude admits to a crime openly and they still manage to fuck it up.

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When you’ve racked up 91 federal charges like he has, what does he really have to lose at this point? He’s basically at the point of ‘Go for Broke’, there is no middle ground here. He’s either completely screwed or not at all.

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4 points

A. B. T. Always be Trumpin’.

or…

Trump’s gonna Trump.

Favorite slogan?

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3 points

He’ll have to stop trying to obstruct it once he’s convicted and imprisoned.

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128 points

Shouldn’t this result in more charges for obstruction and another RICO case if any Representatives go along with it?

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Should?

yes.

Will it?

LOL no

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potentially

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What a pathetic creature. I hope he gets a jumpsuit as orange as his spray-on tan.

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Can you imagine him trying to keep up with the rhythm of the chain gang song? He’d get a pickaxe to the head just for that.

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Then he’ll look naked. Ew.

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If there’s one thing I want above all else taken away from him assuming he’s convicted, it’s luxury. Trump should be forced to live like he’s in an army barracks, or, well, a prison!

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3 points

I hope he gets a jumpsuit for someone who is 6’3 and 215 lbs.

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Personally I wish he could be tortured to death and kept alive for as long as possible with various stimulants and machines to ensure a long, long, long process.

Others’ mileage may vary.

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9 points

If I had meme skills I’d make a Simpsons “Don’t make me tap the sign” macro, and the sign would have the cruel and unusual punishments clause on it.

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Some people deserve it. Of course if it were legal, many who didn’t would get it.

Though it being illegal doesn’t stop the cops from doing it. Just look up all the news about people showing up at the ER instead of booking when arrested, the literal torture warehouse uncovered recently, and the general fascistic nature of US cops… Not even talking about Guantanamo or the military.

If you want the constitution to be adhered to, you already have work to do.

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Personally I wish he could be tortured to death and kept alive for as long as possible with various stimulants and machines to ensure a long, long, long process.

Others’ mileage may vary.

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96 points

All of these obstructionist assholes should be in prison.

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86 points

Can donnie just flee the country already or something? So sick of this asshat.

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I remember when he said he’d leave if he lost, still waiting I guess

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26 points

He didn’t lose, remember? He totally won.

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I doubt he’ll ever set foot in jail. But I would love it if he fled to Russia. There’d be no more denying his allegiances after that, and we can all move on from him. With any luck he dies by by big Mac long before any of that happens though. Thankfully he’s almost 80, and doesn’t take care of himself, so he won’t last another 10 years, but he has rich ex president doctors, so who knows.

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There is already no denying his allegiance to Russia.

-Constantly brags about deals made with the Russian government -Openly, on television, called for Russia to hack Hilary Clinton’s emails -Praises Putin at the DROP of a hat -the Helsinki summit -openly disparages Zelenskyy and regurgitates Russian state propaganda

If this was the 60s, Trump would be crucified by the GOP. Doesn’t the GOP still hate capital C Communism? Russia is hardly a communist country, but the optics of it are completely antithetical to what conservatism in America has always stood for.

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Modern conservatism stands for nothing except power for power’s sake. They want nothing except “their way”, what ever it happens to be this week. They’re simply enemies of democracy.

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“Russia if you’re listening…” should have been the start of cuffs being slapped on his wrists, instead it was laughed off as a joke.

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Russia is hardly a communist country, but the optics of it are completely antithetical to what conservatism in America has always stood for.

Fascist kleptocratic Russia is 100.0000% fully aligned to micrometer precision with what conservatism in America has always stood for.

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11 points

I keep dreaming to see a world where a fascist dictator attempts to run for president of the United States while exiled and hiding somewhere like North Korea or Russia.

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6 points

…and still gets over 30% of the vote

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Then there will be hang wringing about whether it’s allowed or not…

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