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Democrats chose not to throw him in prison for treason when they had the chance. They were also sitting on a mountain of evidence of child sexual assault and sex trafficking and they chose not to prosecute for that either. Thanks guys it’s almost like this was preventable.
well, i sure am grateful that the fbi and doj will be fully investigating and arresting these people threatening congress….
for real it can’t be that hard to do… i bet the majority of them don’t know how to use proxies or leaked their identities somewhere…
yet i never hear about them being prosecuted.
Trump would just pardon them anyway
Are there no state-level crimes to charge them with?
I'm not really sure how locality plays into that. If this all happened in DC then there is no state government to handle the situation. Perhaps the state governments of the state that either the congress member or the person threatening them is from could prosecute them but I'm honestly not sure.
Then we know their names.
That might be useful information if the left could muster the courage to do something more than talk shit about them on Twitter
“Anyway”? So it’s not worth following through on?
I mean, Trump controls all the departments that would be involved in that process so it's not really a matter of worthiness at all. Criminals don't investigate themselves with any kind of impartiality. But, if you were to somehow convince the DOJ to follow through and convict these people against Trump's wishes he would just pardon them. That's the reality of the situation. The ideal outcome isn't anywhere near this picture.
Yes, but a pardon implies the process worked. And I think it’s important because sane people will understand the outcome.
But I guess, as others have pointed out, that’s not justice. So prosecution post the possibility of pardon does make sense.
What a fucked up situation.
If you can't play the roll of party loyalist, you're not working for the DOJ. I'm fine waiting until that is over to begin prosecutions
They could refuse illegal orders???
Aren’t they required to refuse illegal orders under the USMJ and the constitution?
Servicemen were dishonorably discharged for refusing to deploy to Iraq.
Shooting at civilians is obviously illegal. Soldiers must disobey such an order.
However, there are many circumstances where there isn't an obvious crime. A soldier who disobeys an order not obviously illegal assumes the risk of punishment
Honestly, it's a legal grey area, especially if those orders come from the President. However that is absolutely not the mind frame conservatives are engaging this with. It's just good old-fashioned hate of the other.
The YouTube channel Legal Eagle did an interesting video on it. Link
It's pretty clear what is legal and what isn't here. The president is not above the law, and many of his decisions/actions have been deemed illegal by yhe actual court system.
This is supposedly fine, but people saying Charlie Kirk was an asshole who didn't deserve life or sympathy are "inciting violence".
And now Charlie's in Heaven and is the patron saint of FAFO.
Naw, just kidding, he's burning eternally along with all the other sanctimonious hypocrites.
he's burning eternally along with all the other sanctimonious hypocrites.
We can only hope. I'm not counting on it though.
Who is saying what part about this is fine?
Have you not noticed that republicans will defend literally anything Trump does?
Got it, ty.
His every whim is a demand according to the mentally bereft smooth brains that adore him.
Unfortunately there was No Way to KNOW nor PREVENT this From happening! Oh well, let's send a VERY STRONG Letter, do EVERYTHING Trump says, and head Back to Minnesota!
Even if the government remained in shutdown this would probably all still be happening. Dems have no power.
I'm honestly worried one or more of these Democrat lawmakers is going to be murdered. Wouldn't be the first time this year.
Aren’t those democratic voters so violent!
Apparently the orange traitor learned from Jan 6!that he can get away with even the worst crimes. That plausible deniability is microscopically thin