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Old 8th November 2020, 01:44 PM   #161
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Captain Swoop posted this in another thread:

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“The president is willing to concede if certain conditions are met,”
Says Rick Santorum on CNN
Smacks of "I'll go quietly if I get a pardon".
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Old 8th November 2020, 01:54 PM   #162
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It would be incredibly disappointing if Biden were to pardon Trump as much as it would be if Biden were to abuse the power of the office in the same way Trump did. Trumps abuses of power were so egregious, and even worse purely selfish, that they’re unforgivable.
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Old 8th November 2020, 02:03 PM   #163
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Originally Posted by Garrison View Post
Captain Swoop posted this in another thread:
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Says Rick Santorum on CNN
Smacks of "I'll go quietly if I get a pardon".
It's a lousy deal, because it doesn't matter if he goes quietly. I did hear a rumor that Trump might try locking himself into the White House bunker, though if he did, it'd only take one load of concrete to seal that deal.
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Old 8th November 2020, 02:11 PM   #164
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Not bringing Trump to justice is the very essence of elite privilege... its how Jeff Epstein was initially slapped on the wrist with a wet tram ticked for his vile and egregious crimes.
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Old 8th November 2020, 02:15 PM   #165
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Originally Posted by eerok View Post
It's a lousy deal, because it doesn't matter if he goes quietly. I did hear a rumor that Trump might try locking himself into the White House bunker, though if he did, it'd only take one load of concrete to seal that deal.
Nah, you can drill through a single load. I'd say at least a dozen should keep him nice and safe in there.
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Old 8th November 2020, 02:39 PM   #166
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
I quoted the wrong person and apologize to you for the error.

I intended to quote shuttit.

Again, apologies.
Hey, I once made a mistake. Remember it well, though I was only 5 years old. So no apologies needed at all.

I think that no Trump analogues exist, actually. He's unique among American presidents. Poor old Harding wasn't even remotely that dishonest. Nixon was an alien, in some ways unfathomable. Reagan was as dishonest as Trump, but a smoother article even as he worked his destructions. Bush # 2? A sorry object but little worse than imbecilic -- and just now he's sounding about 35% statemanlike. (Those guys who died in his war? Well, they're still dead.) In Trumpff, we have a baffling phenomenon, crookeder than any big-city boss, dumber than a Teabagger, cruder than a Blackshirt capo, as lazy and ineffectual as any slob rich boy could ever manage to be. And finally, not even interesting.

A more pressing question is how n hell, why n hell, the Republicans ever came up with him. Better to dig into that dirt than into Donnie's sordid little dungheap.

Not that I want him and his family to get away with anything.
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Old 8th November 2020, 03:36 PM   #167
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Originally Posted by sackett View Post
Hey, I once made a mistake. Remember it well, though I was only 5 years old. So no apologies needed at all.

I think that no Trump analogues exist, actually. He's unique among American presidents. Poor old Harding wasn't even remotely that dishonest. Nixon was an alien, in some ways unfathomable. Reagan was as dishonest as Trump, but a smoother article even as he worked his destructions. Bush # 2? A sorry object but little worse than imbecilic -- and just now he's sounding about 35% statemanlike. (Those guys who died in his war? Well, they're still dead.) In Trumpff, we have a baffling phenomenon, crookeder than any big-city boss, dumber than a Teabagger, cruder than a Blackshirt capo, as lazy and ineffectual as any slob rich boy could ever manage to be. And finally, not even interesting.
As a friend of mine on another forum said... Trump is "a poor man's idea of a rich man, a stupid man's idea of a smart man, and a weak man's idea of a strong man."
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Old 8th November 2020, 11:51 PM   #168
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As a friend of mine on another forum said... Trump is "a poor man's idea of a rich man, a stupid man's idea of a smart man, and a weak man's idea of a strong man."

Well said. That goes some way in explaining what is otherwise inexplicable, how this douchebag comes anywhere close to being as popular as he undoubtedly is (was?). (And such relief to be able to put that in the past tense, even if within parentheses and with a question mark.)
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Old 9th November 2020, 02:12 AM   #169
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It seems to me that there are two possible outcomes here.

(1) Biden declines to pardon Trump. Trump spends the next four years stringing out the case by fair means or foul, and attracts as much attention as possible by posting on whatever social media platforms that will still have him by claiming that he's been pilloried and crucified after having been the greatest US President ever to have lived, and is now receiving worse treatment than anybody in history, worse than the most evillest murderer. His supporters believe every word and cause as much trouble as they can, and the Republican Party does all it can to block everything the Biden administration tries to do.

(2) Biden pardons Trump. Trump spends the next four years basically running his 2024 election campaign, and attracts as much attention as possible by posting on whatever social media platforms that will still have him by claiming that he's been pilloried and crucified after having been the greatest US President ever to have lived, and is now receiving worse treatment than anybody in history, worse than the most evillest murderer. His supporters believe every word and cause as much trouble as they can, and the Republican Party does all it can to block everything the Biden administration tries to do.

The only difference, it seems to me, is that in scenario 1 Trump doesn't get to run in 2024.

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Originally Posted by shuttlt View Post
I wasn't talking about whether he was criminal.

<snip>

Do you agree that he was a criminal?

Do you feel he should go untried and unpunished for misdeeds he committed before he was president, unrelated to any actions he took in office?
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Old 9th November 2020, 05:50 AM   #171
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Originally Posted by shuttlt View Post
If I remember rightly, the bail was paid by rich interests in the north who wanted to get on with fixing the country. People were torn, as today but decided that revenge, and treason charges weren't worth it. Which do you prefer, having a country or righteous retribution? Pick one.

As false dichotomies go that one ranks pretty high on the list of doozies.

I hadn't really considered them being built so completely of straw. Well done.

Tell me, do you believe all criminal sentences are solely righteous retribution, or could there be some intent of deterrence involved?
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
There’s basically two options:

Allow presidents to commit crimes without consequence.

Hold presidents accountable for the crimes they commit.

And in fairness, we should let Republicans choose which option we move forward with.

The option they would choose would be;
Allow Repugnican presidents to commit crimes without consequence.

AND

Hold Democrat presidents accountable for the crimes they commit.

Duh.
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Originally Posted by shuttlt View Post
If I remember rightly, the bail was paid by rich interests in the north who wanted to get on with fixing the country. People were torn, as today but decided that revenge, and treason charges weren't worth it. Which do you prefer, having a country or righteous retribution? Pick one.
Personally I would prefer a country in which everyone is subject to the same laws.
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Old 9th November 2020, 07:10 AM   #174
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Yeah, I'm becoming increasingly hostile to the idea of pardoning Trump. It really does send a poor message to the country. The privileged elite like Trump shouldn't be allowed to skate on such blatant contempt for the law. Him having been president only makes it worse.
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Old 9th November 2020, 07:48 AM   #175
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Which charge will be made first, and when?

I have no idea which will be the first one, but I'm picking no charges will be laid until about March 2021.
As with all these things, I doubt, very strongly, that Trump is going to go to jail for anything, particularly things like obstruction of justice or laundering money for the Russians.

Look, the famed lawyer Vincent Bugliosi wrote a book supposedly indicting George W Bush for murder:

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Famed Charles Manson prosecutor and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career.
In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. Bugliosi sets forth the legal architecture and incontrovertible evidence that President Bush took this nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses—a war that has not only caused the deaths of American soldiers but also over 100,000 innocent Iraqi men, women, and children; cost the United States over one trillion dollars thus far with no end in sight; and alienated many American allies in the Western world.

As a prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines and instead based upon hard facts and pure objectivity.
Did that happen? No, that did not happen.

Did Henry Kissinger go up on trial, let alone go to jail?

Did Bill Clinton go to jail for alleged rape and sexual assault? No, he did not. Yes, he was impeached, and we all said how ridiculous it was to impeach him for lying about having sex, but it doesn't seem as ridiculous to me now. I hadn't realized the background to the Monica Lewinsky story.

Obviously Richard Nixon was pardoned by Ford, so nothing there.
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Originally Posted by angrysoba View Post
As with all these things, I doubt, very strongly, that Trump is going to go to jail for anything, particularly things like obstruction of justice or laundering money for the Russians.


...snip....
I don’t think he will as we have made prosecuting the privileged for “white collar”/“process crimes” very difficult.

But I do think it is possible that he may face charges for tax evasion in NY.

ETA: Obviously Biden should not be attempting to “direct” federal investigators and prosecutors in investigating or prosecuting Trump but if such investigations happen as per the SOPs and evidence is found that indicates Trump should be prosecuted, prosecutors should know that they will be able to proceed without fear of political interference.
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Originally Posted by angrysoba View Post
As with all these things, I doubt, very strongly, that Trump is going to go to jail for anything, particularly things like obstruction of justice or laundering money for the Russians.

Look, the famed lawyer Vincent Bugliosi wrote a book supposedly indicting George W Bush for murder:



Did that happen? No, that did not happen.

Did Henry Kissinger go up on trial, let alone go to jail?

Did Bill Clinton go to jail for alleged rape and sexual assault? No, he did not. Yes, he was impeached, and we all said how ridiculous it was to impeach him for lying about having sex, but it doesn't seem as ridiculous to me now. I hadn't realized the background to the Monica Lewinsky story.

Obviously Richard Nixon was pardoned by Ford, so nothing there.
And despite the constant calls to "lock her up," Hillary was never charged with anything. Politics is a lot like wrestling. Not that the matches are actually fixed, but the woofing that goes on before the fight is pretty much scripted. The Republican candidate is the second coming of Adolf, while the Democrat carries around a copy of Mao's little red book for inspiration.
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And despite the constant calls to "lock her up," Hillary was never charged with anything. Politics is a lot like wrestling. Not that the matches are actually fixed, but the woofing that goes on before the fight is pretty much scripted. The Republican candidate is the second coming of Adolf, while the Democrat carries around a copy of Mao's little red book for inspiration.
Ah yes actually calls for the imprisonment and "2nd Amendment Solution" to your political rivals is just cutting a good promo. Truly Trump is the C.M. Punk's Pipebomb of our time.

Yeah no.
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Originally Posted by Brainster View Post
And despite the constant calls to "lock her up," Hillary was never charged with anything. Politics is a lot like wrestling. Not that the matches are actually fixed, but the woofing that goes on before the fight is pretty much scripted. The Republican candidate is the second coming of Adolf, while the Democrat carries around a copy of Mao's little red book for inspiration.
That has nothing to do with Trump not facing the consequences of any criminal acts he may have undertaken.

What people are saying is that for so-called “unity” or “mending” the country Trump has to be made immune from any consequences of any criminal act he has undertaken.
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Ah yes actually calls for the imprisonment and "2nd Amendment Solution" to your political rivals is just cutting a good promo. Truly Trump is the C.M. Punk's Pipebomb of our time.

Yeah no.
It does seem strange that those on the “republican side” did not think Trump should have pardoned Clinton for any and all crimes in order to “unify” or “mend” the country yet now think Biden should pardon Trump in order to unify the country...
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It does seem strange that those on the “republican side” did not think Trump should have pardoned Clinton for any and all crimes in order to “unify” or “mend” the country yet now think Biden should pardon Trump in order to unify the country...
No not really.

You have to understand that the core idea that the are the "real Americans" who therefore should be the rightful rulers by simple fiat is so ingrained into the consciousness of the Right that it's not that they don't question it, they never even think about it in the first place.

To them a Democrat pointing out their hypocrisy is like your child asking you why they can't set your bedtime or a prisoner asking a guard "How come you get a gun and I don't?" The inherent power imbalance by simple universal decree is so obvious to them that the question is so nonsensical they can't answer it. It's like asking you why you get to tell your toaster how dark you want your toast.

Of course Hillary should be in prison but Trump shouldn't. Of course the Left should compromise with the Right but the Right shouldn't compromise with the Left. Their entire worldview would fall apart not even if these things were wrong but if they were even forced to put the question on the table for discussion.
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A pardon for Trump would be a gross mistake. It would not actually result in healing the nation's divide nor would it right any injustice (what the pardon is supposed to be for).

The only way I would accept such a pardon, would be for Trump to first formally request one. He should have to lay out what crimes he requests a pardon for, and then issue a contrite apology.
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I predict no charges directly related to his conduct in office.

His taxes? It's hard to say. To be honest, I doubt it. I think if they had a solid case, they would have brought it already, or revealed the evidence already.
And all the campaign crimes Individual 1 is publicly known to have committed?
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We'll never know.

My opinion is that if there was blatant tax evasion, public support would have dwindled, and his Senate support would turn on him, just like it did on Nixon.

It would have to be pretty blatant though.
Not his base, tax evasion would be no more clearly criminal to them than Individual 1's campaign finance felonies.
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A pardon for Trump would be a gross mistake. It would not actually result in healing the nation's divide nor would it right any injustice (what the pardon is supposed to be for).

The only way I would accept such a pardon, would be for Trump to first formally request one. He should have to lay out what crimes he requests a pardon for, and then issue a contrite apology.
That's not a bad idea. Have Trump admit to all of his federal and state crimes, then give him a federal pardon. The look on his face when the state, county and city of New York arrest him because of his own confession would be priceless.
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That's true, and it offers some hope for tough justice. I think that, regardless of potential indictments, the inevitable lawsuits will hammer Trump into the dust, which is also justice.
Also the loans he can't pay back coming due, and covid decimating his hotel and resort businesses.
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Trump never represented the GOP. He was their populist useful idiot.
Which GOP, who is the party if not those registered as it, and he was their chosen representative.
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Which GOP, who is the party if not those registered as it, and he was their chosen representative.
What I mean is that Trump didn't care about Republican policies, only personal power.
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What I mean is that Trump didn't care about Republican policies, only personal power.
Problem is "Screw you I've got mine" is Republican policy, or at least Republican Philosophy.
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:09 AM   #190
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Too big to fail? Too fat to jail?
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:11 AM   #191
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Originally Posted by Chanakya View Post
Too big to fail? Too fat to jail?
Imagine if it comes to putting him in a strait jacket.
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:15 AM   #192
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Originally Posted by JoeMorgue View Post
Problem is "Screw you I've got mine" is Republican policy, or at least Republican Philosophy.
There's that, but Trump was always ignorant of politics, and appears to remain so.
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:19 AM   #193
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It does seem strange that those on the “republican side” did not think Trump should have pardoned Clinton for any and all crimes in order to “unify” or “mend” the country yet now think Biden should pardon Trump in order to unify the country...
I am shocked to think that there could be any hypocrisy in the republican party!
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:21 AM   #194
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What I mean is that Trump didn't care about Republican policies, only personal power.
He certainly represented a shift in stated policies of the republican party, but his broad support shows that the bulk of the party was fine with it.
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Originally Posted by ponderingturtle View Post
He certainly represented a shift in stated policies of the republican party, but his broad support shows that the bulk of the party was fine with it.
Trump was a rube-whisperer. Of course they were fine with it.
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:37 AM   #196
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Originally Posted by eerok View Post
Trump was a rube-whisperer. Of course they were fine with it.

LOL. Rube whisperer. So stealing that one.
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Old 9th November 2020, 10:38 AM   #197
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Old 9th November 2020, 11:52 AM   #198
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And despite the constant calls to "lock her up," Hillary was never charged with anything..
That has nothing to do with politics. That is because there was never any evidence to charge her with, or at least none that a DA could take to a Grand Jury to have her indicted.
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Originally Posted by Brainster View Post
And despite the constant calls to "lock her up," Hillary was never charged with anything. Politics is a lot like wrestling.
Are you suggesting that Hillary was never charged with anything because of political wrangling and not because the multiple Republican investigations never actually came up with something to charge her with?
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As a friend of mine on another forum said... Trump is "a poor man's idea of a rich man, a stupid man's idea of a smart man, and a weak man's idea of a strong man."
I would have added, "A coward's idea of a brave man."

Overheard on the bus the other day: "Bucking popular opinion and calling POWs losers - now that takes *real* courage."
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