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Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election (wapo.st)

submitted 9 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Basically: I committed a crime while trying to stay in office illegally, but you can't hold me to account because I'm running for office.

Pretty much "I'm a big-deal Republican, so you can't apply the normal rules to me, even though others have run for President from jail"

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[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

good. let every presidential term end with the asshole being led away in handcuffs. the presidency as we know it needs to cease to exist. arrest all of them.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Anarchy is fun until the water main breaks.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

Anarchy is when the president is bound by the law

Absolute stunner of a take. Hall of Fame material.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

You took his comment all the way to the end zone and hit a grand slam with it.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago

Meanwhile, actual anarchists:

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