I’m not saying that it’s likely or that it would have any effects.

  • snooggums@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    113
    ·
    edit-2
    15 days ago

    He should be sentenced if he is a sitting president. Eric Adams didn’t get a free pass for being in office and neither should the president because the president isn’t a fucking king.

    He won’t be due to how shit our system is, or he would have been sentenced months ago like a normal person.

  • Vent@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    69
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    15 days ago

    It is a universal axiom that any question starting with “Will Trump ever face consequences for…” can be answered with “no”.

    If, instead of prison, Trump was faced with a free luxury mansion on a private island and a $1B/yr pension to live out the rest of his years Epstein style, Kamala may have had a chance. As soon as the alternative included a hint of repercussions for his actions, the universe simply could not allow it.

    • db2@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      54
      ·
      15 days ago

      Doesn’t matter anyway, the spineless bitch conceded faster than John Kerry did.

        • db2@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          6
          arrow-down
          45
          ·
          15 days ago

          It’s a concession. I don’t give a fuck what she has to say about it.

          • pinkystew@reddthat.com
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            46
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            15 days ago

            “A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. And anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it.”

            Please watch her speech.

            • db2@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              8
              arrow-down
              40
              ·
              15 days ago

              No. Fuck her. We put all our hope in to her and she utterly failed us all, even the cultists whether they’re smart enough to know it or not. At this point I wouldn’t piss on her if she were on fire.

              I was upset when Kerry conceded, this is a whole other level. People are going to die that wouldn’t have otherwise and her cowardice at calling out the bullshit tactics the extremists said flat out they’d use to secure power places that at her feet. She didn’t even fucking try. Basis were burned, found in a fucking sewer. That isn’t democracy.

              If you can’t see that you need to pay more attention.

                • db2@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  arrow-down
                  7
                  ·
                  15 days ago

                  You really think that’s the cause when ballots were found stuffed in to a storm drain? Really?

      • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        17
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        15 days ago

        I really don’t like her but what the fuck did you want exactly? A coup?

        Please, she’s not that cool.

        • db2@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          15 days ago

          I want elections where the far right doesn’t get to say “we won” after detailing dozens of illegal things they’d do to secure the election while everyone else who is supposed to be in charge is just like “oh OK”. It’s not an unreasonable ask.

      • Twoafros@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        15 days ago

        Just came to say you’re a coward and an idiot. If you want change, run for elections or lead a direct action movement instead of insulting people actually trying. What bad logic are using to insult the person who ran and lost instead of the person who won and who is threatening to make everyone’s lives worse? again coward and an idiot

    • scala@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      15 days ago

      When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become king. The palace becomes a circus.

  • ilost7489@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    15 days ago

    Theoretically, yes he can. Under US law (if the justice system was working correctly at all), no individual is above the law.

    However, it is very unlikely. Trump is stupidly popular amongst people willing to overturn the establishment to let him do whatever he wants. Not to mention that he has a favourable supreme court that can just choose not to prosecute him.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    13 days ago

    I’m gonna mostly copy paste my answer from another question I answered:

    What will happen is the judge would give a slap on the wrist sentence like a fine and call it a day.

    Because the alternative is the judge giving a prison sentence and then the president goes “The NY Courts have made their decision, now let them enforce it” essentially creating a State vs Federal government political crisis.

    Spoilers, the Federal government wins.

    What if NY gonna do, send agents to somehow get past the SS to arrest the president?

    If that was even attempted, the president would invoke insurrection act and arrest the governor/judge/ whoever gave the order for the arrest and flip the narrative, claiming the state officials are attempting a coup.


    Edit: Also, giving him a prison sentence before he takes office wouldn’t do anything either. Even if the Biden-led SS cooperates, on Jan 20 at noon he is president and the military is getting him out, he’d the order the arrest of NY state officials.

    • m0darn@lemmy.caOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      13 days ago

      Yeah I agree that can’t keep him locked up, but could they jail him, because honestly that isn’t nothing. Obviously it’s career suicide for anyone involved but you know.

  • Bear@lemmynsfw.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    15 days ago

    Basically they had 4 years to get it done but acted far too slowly and now there’s not enough time before he’s a sitting president they won’t prosecute.

  • Enceladus@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    15 days ago

    Odd. The question fits here, but it isn’t a stupid question, its relevance is astonishingly stupid.

  • humanspiral@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    15 days ago

    Biden as a zionist wants what zionists want. It seemed to be good electoral gambit back in 2021 to let Trump embarass himself and GOP more by walking around unhinged, but after October 7th, Zionists want him to win and DNC wants what Zionists tell them to want.

    Putting Trump in military jail for the treason charges makes sense instead of Aileen Canon case, and makes sense after Aileen Canon misbehaviour. Either the treason charges are as serious as Jack Smith says they are, and military jail is the right solution today, or it was all a witch hunt as Trump calls it. DNC making fundraising charades to hand over power to GOP fascism seems to be very pro Trump of them.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      14
      ·
      15 days ago

      Cant tell ur side. I am 3p but ya… People crying now is too late.

      Sucks to sucks peasants, dont trust dnc next time