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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Off to the dungeons!

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 161 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There have been dozens, if not more, of impeachable offenses Trump has committed and they don't care. Why would they care about this, which helps their dear leader?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 66 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because no one cares about Pam Bondi, but the American people care about the Epstein files

Who's going to defend her? She made the administration look bad while also pissing off the public

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In n particular, MAGA care about the Epstein files. This is a major crack in their coalition. They spent years throwing around conspiracy theories about pedophile cults secretly running the world. They are obsessed with the Epstein files, and the more Trump tries to obfuscate their contents, the more they have to start wondering what his skin in the game is. We're already seeing it happen with people like MTG publicly turning on him.

It's still a cult. They don't want to suspect dear leader of anything. But the more he works to conceal stuff, the more they're trapped between two things they hold at absolute truths. One of them has to give eventually.

[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 12 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I’d dearly love to believe you but if any group of people are champions of managing cognitive dissonance without addressing it, it’s the MAGA crowd.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (14 children)

Who’s going to defend her?

More pressing, who is going to prosecute her? To date, I've seen zero impulse under any prior administration to prosecute the wrongdoing of outgoing officials.

The closest case has been the half assed effort to get Leticia James on... misreporting a mortgage statement?

Nobody at the highest levels of government and business actually want to fuck with one another. It is always and forever punching down on the plebs.

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[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago

The only thing the military should be doing is locking up the administration for crimes against humanity

[–] Paul_1958@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago

Lock her up.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Throw it on the heap of all the other illegal shit this administration has done for which they'll never be punished.

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hey, now, you can make sure they're punished. You can be the justice you want to see in the world. It's just a matter of willpower ;)

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 week ago

Paedo protector pam.

Remember what she did when the fat old child rapist dies.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

Then what will be the consequences? I don't give a fuck that these people are breaking the law if nothing is going to be DONE about it. I want a headline that says Trump and his cronies are to be prosecuted. Not might be! ARE! and I want the trial to happen quickly, not be dragged out for four years, by which time America has irreversibly descendended into fascism!

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Disbarred and indicted is a very real possibility for a Trump associated lawyer. I lost count how many times that happened

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

And off to Fox News to be a pundit, still making millions of dollars per year.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Democrats will make a big theater about and proceed to not do anything when they have power.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"It's time to come together and heal as a nation. Now is not the time for retribution."

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Accountability is what we want. Retribution is what they see it as because they don't believe they're doing anything wrong.

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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope that if I’m ever in the papers for abandoning my morals, my oaths, and all dignity in egregiously stupid ways, that my wonton and clear law-breaking is characterized as defiance.

“Oh, no, your honor, I wasn’t breaking all those laws! I was defying them!”

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm sure her loyalty will be richly rewarded.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 14 points 1 week ago

The leopards are licking their lips

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[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do it, stop talking about it.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Government be like "I'm gonna count to three...one...two...two and a half....two and three quarters.....two and seven eighths.........two and fifteen sixteenths........"

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 week ago (5 children)

And we now go live to the DNC for their complete strategy for holding the American Fascist Party accountable:

[–] SereneSadie@quokk.au 9 points 1 week ago

And now we see the dbshitter answer of 'do fucking nothing but complain and let bigots kill minorities.'

To own the libs of course.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

https://archive.is/S1p87

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (9 children)

And not shit will ever happen about it. More news at 5!

It just gets so exhausting. Nothing will happen. No one will be held accountable. Ever. USA USA USA!!!

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Okay, she erased them. But did she remember to click "Empty Recycle Bin"

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Until the dems control Congress with a healthy majority, nobody in this administration will face accountability.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even after dems have healthy majority these people won't face backlash.

It's two hands of the same body. They're working together.

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 19 points 1 week ago

the reason they'll say for no prosecution ?something like "so we can focus on our mission, let the healing start and so we can move forward together" ™

Bullshit. Too many old schools dems. Is Schumer actually still there? Pelosi? Probably. If so, we are all fucked anyway.

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some of us pretended to to wrap presents for the kids. Others erased evidence that could help put a pedophile in jail.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 1 week ago

The department’s own explanation confirms it is violating the law it claims to follow.

LOCK. THEM. UP!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

This bitch belongs in prison.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Unimpeachable: Republicans control too many seats to ever allow successful impeachment (even less conviction) of any of their loyal gang members.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She's on the same shitty level as Epstein. Protecting pedophiles.

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Bondi’s been on the outs for a while now. They’re just throwing whatever blame at her to rationalize getting rid of her. People might think her eventual departure is good, and it is, but they’ll just put some other just as awful person in her place.

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I'd rather see her be subject to the rule of law, or even vigilanteism, before I wanted to see the government doing still more blatantly illegal shit.

If this is ever over, she is going right to jail.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago
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