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AudibleNod t1_iw1doqb wrote
But why though?
Didn't he want to march with his legion of followers to the Capitol? Where's that verve now? He's going to deny the halls of congress all his machismo and peerless intellect? The ratings alone are worth the trouble to see recorded video of himself take the steps of - -
- oh I see why. Steps are Trump's kryptonite.
androshalforc1 t1_iw1e5k2 wrote
> A lawyer for Trump, David A. Warrington of the Dhillon Law Group, said in a statement: “Long held precedent and practice maintain that separation of powers prohibits Congress from compelling a President to testify before it."
Too bad he isn’t a president.
fucktrutin t1_iw1e6ey wrote
Nailed it.
blankyblankblank1 t1_iw1eesv wrote
This is what happens when you grant extensions instead of just enforcing the law.
paulsmt t1_iw1ff2e wrote
He pretending he is. When he's in jail, it will really hit him hard.
tr3v1n t1_iw1fp99 wrote
Which is to say well enough. His strategy here is to drag things out. The committee itself is likely going to shut down soon unless the democrats somehow manage to hold the congress. It isn't impossible the last I checked but they will have to be lucky. He only needs to kick up enough dust to get him into January. On top of that, he will be using his run for reelection as a tool to frame any case against him as a political hitjob. It doesn't really matter if he loses his case after the point where it could have any impact on him.
SpCommander t1_iw1guzs wrote
Someone should politely explain to this lawyer that a lot of long held precedents and practices have gone out the window the last 6 years.
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DToccs t1_iw1hofr wrote
Despite being convicted, Steve Bannon is not in jail.
Raffelcoptar92 t1_iw1jscv wrote
He is also weak to ramps
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powerslave789 t1_iw1l3si wrote
"It's a witch hunt! THE FAKE NEWS, LAMESTREAM MEDIA OUT TO GET ME! Sad!" - Donald Trump probably.
HunterRoze t1_iw1nyww wrote
Right now I am willing to bet $20 in the next 2 weeks the GOP is going to cut any and all funding to Trump for his legal defense. I also bet we will start to hear rumblings of GOP officials asking where all the money Trump got to help elect people has gone.
Oh this is going to be a glorious hard break
Mental_Attitude_2952 t1_iw1o2gb wrote
That didnt happen. Bill clinton had to testify to the grand jury for special counsel Starr.
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Dollarist t1_iw1oo1g wrote
Your words to God’s ears.
Shadpool t1_iw1p2cv wrote
Not as hard as Bubba’s gonna be hitting it.
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ChrisFromIT t1_iw1q1br wrote
This is likely a delay tactic, with him hoping that the GOP does get the majority in Congress. Which then if he can delay it long enough and if the GOP takes the Congress, they might end up canning the whole Jan. 6 committee or fill it with GOP members who then turn it into a farce.
mabirm t1_iw1rude wrote
Theres nothing quite like the sweet sound of balls clapping in the early morn.
JennJayBee t1_iw1t72j wrote
Sucks for him that the Republicans have all but turned on Trump after what happened on Tuesday.
For the first time in a long time, I actually have hope that they might just abandon him entirely and let him face consequences.
JennJayBee t1_iw1tq3g wrote
Right now, he's getting all the blame for Tuesday. The propaganda outlets have started to turn on him, because they know that their true loyalty is to the party and not necessarily to Trump.
The party establishment has been waiting for this moment, because they've hated him this whole time. They had a whole ass mountain of blame and talking points ready to go if Tuesday went south, and they gleefully have pulled the trigger.
cunt_isnt_sexist t1_iw1ukjj wrote
He gonna live on a strict diet of cockmeat sandwiches.
Almainyny t1_iw1usqo wrote
How can you tell when Trump’s lying?
Look to see if his mouth is moving.
deviltrombone t1_iw1vgtd wrote
So this is the Friday night news drop. I would've preferred "Trump, his crew, and 500+ Republican congressmen and other high-ranking/profile traitors were arrested tonight. Better late than never."
Separate-Print4493 t1_iw1vqth wrote
When in jail?
Hilarious.
Will be running for president in 2024.
Xenjael t1_iw1xogo wrote
Yeah well we also went 250 years without a piece of shit like trump. New precedents happen.
Xenjael t1_iw1xqp1 wrote
Cant drink water either. Amazing how repubs always support the vilest and most pathetic of candidates.
Wife beater? Rapist? Racist? Pedophile? Republicans love em.
Xenjael t1_iw1xtd2 wrote
Republican tears are sweet. I for one intend to keep kicking them while they feel sad about their prospects.
bluedarky t1_iw1zzn0 wrote
The committee already has its recommendation and evidence to hand over to the DoJ, Trump’s testimony (and his refusal to testify) is just the icing on the cake.
They were already preparing to end the committee before Jan 20th 2023 in case republicans took the house anyway.
moham225 t1_iw20z9j wrote
Andrew Jackson begs to differ.....
breakwater99 t1_iw228sd wrote
Long held precedence and practice also maintain that the penalty for treason is severe.
MoreOfAnOvalJerk t1_iw22p1n wrote
Hah. Since when did he give a shit about precedents and norms?
Beau_Buffett t1_iw256hz wrote
Remember when Andrew Jackson tried to cancel our democracy because he didn't like the election results?
boomership t1_iw269be wrote
IIRC Saddam Hussein still thought he could order people when he was captured and put in a jail cell.
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Kiiaru t1_iw2823l wrote
Andrew Jackson the woat when it comes to US presidents. The firing of his whole cabinet and replacing them with his uneducated buddies. THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT. And him giving all of the governments gold to local banks, who then immediately sold it and crashed the economy.
Trump is bad. But he didn't crash the economy by... Ok. I'm trying to come up with a comparison but he did sort of crash the economy by not listening to those smarter than him. In a roundabout way with covid and the covid relief funding. Andrew Jackson was a little more hands on with the crash.
Still... Genocide keeps Andrew Jackson at the top of the list
CalGoldenBear55 t1_iw29okx wrote
He really is a worthless piece of shit.
NGC3992 t1_iw2azhd wrote
The child separation policy at the border meets the UN standards for genocide.
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MrMonstrosoone t1_iw2b6ho wrote
I am so sick of this mans shit
put him in front of the committee making him answer questions, I want to see how stupid he is without massive handling. I will pay for it, make it a pay per view event to decrease the national debt or student loan forgiveness
or better yet, tell him he can keep the money
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colexian t1_iw2chlz wrote
As someone that despises the orange menace, this person is right. At this point I am convinced Trump could shoot someone on camera and gain voters with no consequences.
tjn182 t1_iw2ctzs wrote
There's no way the GOP would allow that. One term president, impeached twice, lost house and senate both to the democrats, then this year's mid terms had almost all his picks losing.
Take away all the fluff about him and his stats are shit, the GOP wants a winning candidate and he's not it.
skettimonsta t1_iw2d2bd wrote
unfortunately, i think you are right.
shim_sham_shimmy t1_iw2dbnw wrote
He obviously still has a big following but I think the GOP will at least try to move on in 2024. You hear a lot of rumblings now which is why Trump will probably announce he is running any day now. Hopefully they dump him and it causes Trump to rip their party apart.
BeerGardenGnome t1_iw2f0u2 wrote
Whenever his jowls are flopping.
agoodfriendofyours t1_iw2f1ow wrote
Yeah, because that's when this session of Congress ends, and they always expected that the new House Speaker would kill the committee (to save money of course) and promptly open up 6 new ones to investigate Hunter Biden.
HardlyDecent t1_iw2ffyo wrote
But, but, the lower taxes! The economy! Biden cancelled the Keystone XL!
-some whiny Republicans who would rather support Nazi beliefs and pseudoscience than women and the environment
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Previousman755 t1_iw2frrv wrote
When he sues someone/thing!
colefly t1_iw2gq6s wrote
Someone should politely explain to this lawyer that ....
He's not getting paid
TeriFade t1_iw2j82q wrote
True but that's as far apart as non-consentual finger insertion is from pelvic bone breaking, back-alley forced vaginal sex. Both get labeled as rape but one is several magnitudes more damaging.
WirelessBCupSupport t1_iw2jkbf wrote
Hey Donny, every good American needs to sue you. Imagine 200million separate lawsuits. Oh and were's your taxes? I think a suit to demand Declaration of his tax records before/during/after office would suffice, yes?
e22ddie46 t1_iw2ln88 wrote
And part of the reason we don't prosecute former presidents is they don't regularly, flagrantly obstruct justice and commit crimes. And brag about them at campaign rallies.
Ciccio178 t1_iw2lr5p wrote
Idk why the downvotes.
Trump is a useless sack of shit, but he knows how to do one thing better than anyone. That's stay out of jail. He's been flaunting laws for decades, yet he was elected President and will announce his candidacy to run in 2024 in a matter of days 🤷♂️
verasev t1_iw2lrjw wrote
Someone should go harder on that bastard. Gamergate is his fault and so is most online spaces gaining a huge fascist underbelly.
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LessThanLoquacious t1_iw2ndy1 wrote
Buddy, trying to justify sexual assault by saying there are worse sexual assaults is not a good look. Also, Trump rapes children.
NoHalf2998 t1_iw2nlss wrote
Haven’t turned on his policies though
NoHalf2998 t1_iw2nprv wrote
Too bad they supported a fascist for power and we keep notes
Velkyn01 t1_iw2o611 wrote
Man, I hate how catchy that ramp song is.
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goofygarry t1_iw2pn39 wrote
How many people is he suing now? I've been hearing he's in a lot of civil cases and or lawsuits
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androshalforc1 t1_iw2q7dk wrote
if hes breathing... and its entirely possible that if hes not breathing he might have managed to fake his own death so even then.
jpiro t1_iw2qzcz wrote
I could absolutely see him forming the MAGA party or some shit and ripping the GOP a new one. Would be fun to watch.
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Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_iw2shyr wrote
Must be terrible to feel the walls closing in on you.
3eyedflamingo t1_iw2ss8l wrote
"Trump flails helplessly hoping the kangaroo court of the United States will continue to shield him."
Atotallyrandomname t1_iw2sy09 wrote
Weird, if he hasn't done anything wrong he shouldn't be doing all this. Just go and talk.
cptnamr7 t1_iw2ue4u wrote
I'm confused here. Not too long ago he said he WANTED to testify and was looking forward to it. Why would he file this lawsuit? Weird.... /s
Apotropoxy t1_iw2vzdr wrote
The Parasite will never allow things to reach the discovery stage. The "suit" is just a temporizing headline grab.
Zolo49 t1_iw2yqk6 wrote
Anybody remember when Trump said he’d gladly make his tax returns public if he won the Republican primary in 2016? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
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AngryZen_Ingress t1_iw33zox wrote
Personally, my in-laws are both Trumpers AND DeSantis worshipers. Watching them break down in real time as their daddies fight is amusing.
MisallocatedRacism t1_iw34v4w wrote
And until someone actually grabs their nuts and does something about it, it'll keep working.
ToastAndASideOfToast t1_iw354z5 wrote
You reap what you sow.
Rogue_ChaoticEvil t1_iw361jt wrote
Sorry what happened Tuesday?
Coucoumcfly t1_iw36z90 wrote
Its the same for every narcissists…. Speaking = lying
He just turned the knob To 12
dwinps t1_iw374mh wrote
He just needs to delay until this Congress is out of session
But yes, Oreo Thomas is Trump's step and fetch it go to house negro
dwinps t1_iw379y9 wrote
Like any good crook, he'll just take the 5th 937 times
1live4downvotes t1_iw37fmu wrote
Sorry, I don't mean to be that guy, but that doesn't cover any of his posts on social media. It would probably be easier to pin down when he is telling the truth.
BlkSoulDeadHrt t1_iw385ay wrote
He will never go to jail. There are other sentences though that we could all live with.
House arrest.
Social media silence. In and Out.
Bare minimum: To never be allowed to hold office.
paulsmt t1_iw38ejy wrote
First indicted candidate for president in history.
AldoTheeApache t1_iw38isn wrote
Or his neck skins a flappin’
TenderfootGungi t1_iw38ul4 wrote
He is still getting a not small percentage of political donations instead of the GOP.
torpedoguy t1_iw3asul wrote
Use rope and a horse to drag him from marde-a-lago to DC if you fucking have to.
No more allowing that fucking traitor to delay. If he gets away of natural causes, the DoJ must be damned for their complicity.
torpedoguy t1_iw3b8xm wrote
The only place it should go is out of the country and into an interrogation site. The fact that he's not tells us too many agencies have been compromised by fascists. Were there any justice left in this country half his damn party would've been extradited before January 10th 2021. Mo Brooks was wearing fucking body armor. THEY HAD SHIRTS MADE.
If it's good enough for random village children arbitrarily accused of terrorism, it's MORE than good enough for an actual terrorist leader whose attacks against the nation were even on CSPAN.
sys64128 t1_iw3bfu0 wrote
in this country, its just about everyone's tactic. keep appealing until you get the decision you want. lower courts are useless here.
sys64128 t1_iw3blsj wrote
he feels fine. delay until January when new Congress takes over.
Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_iw3cjb7 wrote
New Congress is going to be too close to help him.
freddy_guy t1_iw3d82a wrote
What is it right wingers like to say? If you didn't do anything wrong, you shouldn't have anything to hide?
JennJayBee t1_iw3dg25 wrote
New season of "The Crown" dropped.
Other than that, not much— which seems to have really pissed off Republicans.
Redd575 t1_iw3dzws wrote
At this point I think Giuliani held the infamous four seasons press conference because that landscaping company was sponsoring him.
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw3e29c wrote
Special Counsel is appointed in part to prevent bias or the appearance of bias in the investigation, isn't it? This is an important distinction, as Congress itself definitely has a political agenda in nearly everything it says or does.
With that being said, Trump is a stain on our country and deserves to be behind bars, but I wanted to highlight the reason that testifying before a Special Counsel and testifying directly to Congress are very different for a current President. (Which Trump definitely is not.)
IamSauerKraut t1_iw3emyj wrote
Too bad Warrington misstates what precedent (which is a legal opinion not a binding court decision) says. See Paragraph 2 of the Complaint.
IamSauerKraut t1_iw3erri wrote
The precedent cited by Warrington does not exist as he claims.
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw3es31 wrote
The RNC already said they will stop covering his legal fees if he runs again in 2024.
That tells you all you need to know about their opinion of his political usefulness going forward.
The GOP will turn a blind eye to insurrection if someone's politically useful, but they turn on him fully the moment he costs them in the midterms.
Tells you all you need to know about the values and ethics of the GOP.
IamSauerKraut t1_iw3eu71 wrote
When Barr died, do you think Clinton laughed?
piTehT_tsuJ t1_iw3f5qj wrote
Is he breathing... Hes thinking up lies.
hotassnuts t1_iw3f93p wrote
This guy gets Loans just to pay for lawyers.
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw3fpzr wrote
Much as this would destroy the Republican party as we know it today, I like the idea of more political parties in America. It causes parties to require compromise to get things done, instead of one of two major parties always angling for complete control.
Assuming a GOP split into multiple parties, I would support the Democratic party splitting into Centrist and Progressive parties for the same reason.
We already have caucuses within each party. Let's just make them full parties and do away with this GOP vs Democrat nightmare we have now that produces nothing but gridlock.
piTehT_tsuJ t1_iw3fra6 wrote
Hes claiming he is still part of the executive branch of the government.. and shouldnt have to testify because of that.
Affectionate-Tax-856 t1_iw3gbrh wrote
When his vagina neck is dancing, trying to seduce us you know he's lying.
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw3ggut wrote
Yes, but he is dealing with an entirely different caliber of federal and state investigations now. I believe he knows that his only chance now is delaying court proceedings. Once evidence is allowed to be presented to a jury or a FISA court, he's fucked.
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw3h4lm wrote
No judge wants to be the reason Trump is granted a mistrial. It sucks that he's able to game the legal system, but a good judge is required to operate within the boundaries of the law and the law allows for frequent delays.
On the bright side, he's running out of lawyers good enough to craft reasonable excuses for repeated delays.
I'm so looking forward to this chapter in American history being done with.
Thanks, GOP.
sarcastically_senile t1_iw3ktgd wrote
Disgustingly true. These past 5-10 years has really opened my eyes to the extreme disparity of wealth and political power between the rich/connect versus regular people. How authorities respond to whistle-blower reports, or hell even basic shit like assault or vandalism, are entirely different depending on your personal wealth, perks you give cops, how nice of a place you live at...
Scary-Duck-5898 t1_iw3lsde wrote
Don trying to run out the clock as usual.
Indercarnive t1_iw3lyzx wrote
>On the bright side, he's running out of lawyers good enough to craft reasonable excuses for repeated delays
On the downer side, the number of judges willingly to grand repeated delays without needing reasonable excuses is pretty large, ala Aileen Cannon
Cheap_Coffee t1_iw3obys wrote
Twisting in the wind....
Life is good.
colexian t1_iw3pwze wrote
Its actually pretty entertaining because while they coined the phrase "Never Trumpers", I think a good number of people joined the cult of "Trump or bust" and its going to really screw them come 2024 when it divides the party. Cults rarely have a peaceful change of leadership.
shim_sham_shimmy t1_iw3qq48 wrote
Trump running third party would guarantee a GOP loss. I'm not wishing for it but messing with power and money on a national scale like that is the kind of shit that gets people assassinated.
Art-Zuron t1_iw3rvqu wrote
That's why he's hiding everything, because he has everything to hide. It's too bad pretty much everyone knows what it is he's hiding. But we don't "know" what it is, and money and hate are really good at ignoring laws.
torpedoguy t1_iw3s1cw wrote
Yes but like in all things they expect a double-standard.
A peasant woman it must apply to when they want to see some breasts.
Your entire medical history it must apply to when they're looking for something to fuck your campaign with.
Their own crimes it must never apply to because otherwise they don't have exclusive use of all existing privacy.
Art-Zuron t1_iw3s588 wrote
You also shouldn't forget Andrew Johnson, who crippled southern reconstruction, causing like 60% of our current problems.
torpedoguy t1_iw3s961 wrote
Exactly this.
We know he's lying when his lungs exchange gasses with the environing atmosphere. He doesn't have to be using vocal cords.
Art-Zuron t1_iw3sb42 wrote
Yeah, but it's fine if it owns the libs. That's not sarcasm. That's how they think. If it counts as thinking at least.
CompetitiveEditor336 t1_iw3tkre wrote
The mid term elections showed that America wants trump to stand trial for his crimes
Chloe-s_mom2020 t1_iw3ugt1 wrote
His favorite delay tactic. Why do they continue to let him waste the courts time and waste tax payer monies?
Rogue_ChaoticEvil t1_iw3wxtd wrote
Ah so they were expecting a Red Wave then?
It was not very smart to go after abortion right before the mid terms.
Embarrassed-Ad-1639 t1_iw3yui8 wrote
You mean Starr?
Gamebird8 t1_iw41xfi wrote
At this point, the longer Trump is in the spotlight, the more and more damaging he is to the GOP
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IamSauerKraut t1_iw44prp wrote
yeesh, yeah. brain fart. sorry.
Embarrassed-Ad-1639 t1_iw44xl4 wrote
No worries, just clarifying
Junior_Builder_4340 t1_iw46d4d wrote
I wish we could have some form of parliamentary system of government, like the rest of the civilized world has. So sick of this two-party, shit see-saw.
Junior_Builder_4340 t1_iw46kax wrote
I'm looking forward to that weasel fight.
justforthearticles20 t1_iw477aq wrote
His corrupt Lawyers are still trying to say that a Former President is still above the law.
blackrabbitsrun t1_iw49sxk wrote
Trump: I'll testify!
Committee: Okay here's a subpoena to make sure.
Trump: Wait a minute!
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When you give a mouse a cookie
numanoid t1_iw4lucc wrote
> step and fetch it
*Stepin Fetchit
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Fishtails t1_iw4sugr wrote
He'll die eventually, right?
.....right, guys?
Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_iw4wdh9 wrote
His odds are not looking good
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hornyjacks t1_iw5cern wrote
> No judge wants to be the reason Trump is granted a mistrial.
What trial?
hornyjacks t1_iw5cms2 wrote
I fully expect buttery males to make a comeback.
GossipOutsider t1_iw5lei6 wrote
He doesn't even need RNC money, he could just email his followers for "freedom fund" against evil Dem's political hit
waitingforthetardis t1_iw5rn7d wrote
I always upvote a Four Seasons Landscaping reference. That was a joyous moment in troubled times.
davidkali t1_iw5yxse wrote
I thought it’d be more when he hides one of his tiny hands.
lowertownn t1_iw6n6j8 wrote
The only running he has ever done.
lowertownn t1_iw6nxtm wrote
They already have everything they need to indict him. And they absolutely knew the timeline to get it done if the Dems lost the house. He will be indicted before January 3rd.
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Western-Web2957 t1_iw7s41o wrote
Something tells me this Trump guy might not be trustworthy....
JustAnotherHyrum t1_iw8cej3 wrote
Trump suing to prevent himself from testifying is in itself the beginnings of a trial.
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Pleadings
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Discovery
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Trial
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Appeal
NAGDABBITALL t1_iw8sk4k wrote
The constant message should be "Hillary testified for 11 hours. Didn't claim one 5th. Hillary is so much braver than Donald."
jschubart t1_iw8vrj3 wrote
He sucked up the life force of the millions of people he helped kill.
_malovern_ t1_iw92zzs wrote
Frivolous lawsuits should have consequences.
WirelessBCupSupport t1_iwd9h6a wrote
Next in the news:
Trump sues himself not to testify!
bless_ure_harte t1_iwdqv6y wrote
I thought Gamergate was started by Sarkeesian's ex boyfriend?
bless_ure_harte t1_iwds9so wrote
That sounds like something a rapist would say...
Durdens_Wrath t1_iwimxky wrote
Put him in jail. Regular person defies a subpoena they get charged with contempt and jailed
Charge him with contempt of congress, let the DOJ arrest him and jail him until January at least.
Durdens_Wrath t1_iwin7of wrote
He can still be jailed by contempt in the meantime
angry_guacamole t1_iwkak03 wrote
In other news, water is wet.
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Wear-Fluid t1_iw1depv wrote
Should go about as well as every other lawsuit he has filed in the last 6 years lol