This wouldn't be such a problem if he was in prison where any of us would be had we committed his extensive list of crimes.
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Any of us would be in prison for life if we committed one percent of his crimes.
We'd be in prison if we had 1 of his 12+ counts of contempt in one of his latest court cases
None of those charges have completed trial yet. All he’s done so far with his power and money is postpone the inevitable. If he’s found not guilty of the 88 criminal charges, then I’d agree with you.
I would love to have your optimism. I have no doubt that he'll be found guilty for some - probably not all, but hopefully a significant amount - of the charges against him. However, I am highly skeptical about him facing any serious consequences.
He has the political power and wealth to delay justice indefinitely. If he's found guilty, I highly doubt a judge will have the courage to sentence him to jail. Even then, he'll spend years appealing and delaying. If he's reelected, that will make things even more complicated, likely delaying many of his pending cases. Then he'd be 82 years old at the end of this term. Starting trials then, with their endless appeals and delays, would never result in him facing jail.
The best case scenario is that he loses all his trials and loses the election. Assuming some judge is ballsy enough to sentence him to jail, he will still be able to drag this out in appeals until his hamberder stuffed heart gives out.
I’d be curious to know what is a quid pro quo if not this.
According to John Roberts they have to hand you a bag that has a giant dollar sign on it while you literally do the thing they tell you to do.
...and you just do that thing during stampede of wild elephants in Porky Pig's Russian estate between 3:55 and 4:00 pm on the Fourth of July during a hailstorm. Oh, and there needs to also be one baby zebra bringing up the rear.
I'm sure You could skip all that and just wear a tan suit.
Only if the money goes to you personally. Free yachts or campaign donations legally don't count as bribes
It's only a 'quid pro quo' if a Democrat does it. That gets you arrested real quick
I wouldn't call two years "real quick" tbh..
Bold to ask for a billion dollars to undue all environmental regulations that Biden implemented when they know you'll do it for free
Because what else are you going to do?
I really hate this country's leadership. Now watch how Republicans will cry witch hunt.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
House Democrats are launching an investigation into Donald Trump’s meeting with oil executives last month at his Mar-a-Lago Club, where the former president asked the executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign and promised to reverse dozens of President Biden’s environmental policies.
The probe comes after The Washington Post on Thursday first reported the fundraising dinner, where Trump said that giving $1 billion would be a “deal” because of the taxation and regulation the oil companies would avoid thanks to him, according to people with knowledge of the meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private conversation.
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Excellent work AutoTLDR
What type of food do you serve at a billion dollar oil fundraiser and what kind of invites do you think will get those doners to come to my house and give me money to "stop regulation"?
McDonald's
Perfect. I've got a guy who gives me a deal on the fries they're gonna throw out at the end of the night.
Freshwater clams from the Cuyahoga River?