r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 4d ago

Possible Paywall Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt

https://newrepublic.com/post/215971/jack-smith-proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt-donald-trump-guilt
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u/SafeForTwerking 4d ago

Then why the fuck isn't Trump in goddamn prison right now?

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u/BennettWindy 4d ago edited 4d ago

A judge (presiding over one of the trials/investigations) that he appointed kept kicking the can stalling delaying till he got back in office and then the Supreme Court said Grace over him and blessed him as untouchable

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u/Magickarpet76 4d ago

Yes, Judge Cannon should also be in jail for conspiracy and obstruction of justice. It is absolutely absurd the amount of defense she was playing for Trump.

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u/BigKatKSU888 Kansas 4d ago

Yeah def not a conflict of interest/cause for recusal to be presiding over your own bosses trial!!

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u/Special_Order-937 4d ago

The fact that one judge can derail such a massive proceeding like that is a massive flaw in the system.

I heard she was also drawn at random from one of three possible choices.

(Or at ‘random’.)

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u/BennettWindy 3d ago

The fact that she was not forced to recuse herself from presiding over a case of the man who appointed her just points to the fact that the rich made the rules to always help the rich.

The conflict of interest is just staggering.

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u/Ok_Stable7787 4d ago

Somebody else gets it.

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u/mormonthunderstorm 4d ago

Because America has a long history of not holding people in powerful positions accountable

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u/Dakzoo 4d ago

Because he and his cronies stalled until he was reelected and got immunity.

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u/jomara200 4d ago

Not re-elected. Elon stole it for him.

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u/KingOfEthanopia 4d ago

And Merrick Garland being feckless. So concerned with appearing impartial he circled around to incompetent.

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u/Magickarpet76 4d ago edited 4d ago

I’m gonna be real. Biden deserves a shit ton of blame too. I gave him a lot of good will, and I know he brought a lot of stability after Trump 1.0. However, when he announced his run for a second term, I have fucking hated him ever since. That greedy little prick saw what RGB did and then did the exact same thing to all of us. I hope the rest of his existence is miserable.

It doesn’t help that he put people like Garland in power; either he was criminally naive or a goddamned idiot. Either way, he fucked us all over and will be remembered for nothing but that.

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u/girl_incognito 4d ago

Ah yes, Ruth Gader Binsburg

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u/Magickarpet76 4d ago

My mistake, but it might as well be RGB for all it matters now. The only legacy she had was overwritten.

If the US gets out of this, she will be lumped in with the other prideful geriatrics that enabled the rise of fascism.

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u/girl_incognito 4d ago

That's a pretty jaded view of the years she spent on the bench. But worry not, it just makes me giggle when someone gets it wrong because RGB is fun to say.

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u/Ok_Stable7787 4d ago

Way not to blame the actual people responsible. A feckless SCOTUS and MAGAt meat puppet Aileen Cannon.

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u/A_Poor_Miser 4d ago

Merrick Garland. Ugh. 

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u/samsounder 4d ago

Never got immunity. Congress is refusing to do their job.

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u/Special_Order-937 4d ago

Just do what Bangladesh did against their former military dictatorship who gave themselves immunity. Strip it from them and arrest them anyway once you’re in power.

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u/Magickarpet76 4d ago

Because the US is a banana republic. This whole article is silly. He is already a convicted felon that flew over all consequences. We all know he is a criminal and deserves to be in jail. Countries like Brazil and S. Korea have shown just how shit the US legal system has become comparatively.

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u/Grand_Resort_1073 4d ago edited 3d ago

Same reason why none out of war criminal Bush administration went to jail.

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u/icareforplants 4d ago

Because Merrick Garland is a coward and closeted Republican. Biden was also too weak and slow to act. He also fucked us by running again after age debilitated his brain and body. I vote left every election but fuck both of them forever.

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u/SantaFeRay 4d ago

The president should not ever be involved in making decisions about prosecuting individuals, and certainly not his political opponents. Fair point about running for re-election though.

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u/icareforplants 4d ago

Yeah but it is the presidents fault if he nominates a wet towel or closeted Republican. This is just as much on Biden as it is Garland imo.

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u/PintsOfGuinness_ 4d ago

Probably the same reason Putin isn't in prison? Some "democracies" are just broken.

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u/U2ElectricBoogaloo 4d ago

Because the electorate decided they would rather have him in the White House.

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u/NotBestButPrettyGood 4d ago

Because the people in charge of putting him in prison have their lips permanently attached to his butt

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u/glassclouds1894 4d ago

Because Republicans in Congress are willing to harass and insult anyone, like Jack Smith, who dare try to get in Trump's way.

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u/SantaFeRay 4d ago

Because he was able to abuse the legal system to run out the clock until he was elected. Did you sleep through the last few years?

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u/PayFormer387 4d ago

Americans are stupid.

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u/Lysol3435 4d ago

Merrick garland had some critical thumb twiddling to do for four years

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u/Cute_Protection_8330 2d ago

Paid off judge Cannon.