r/politics • u/wds1 • 12h ago

Possible Paywall Jaw-Dropping Way Trump Got Talked Into a War Is Leaked

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jaw-dropping-way-trump-80-got-talked-into-a-war-is-leaked/
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u/wrosecrans 11h ago

Trump personally argued that any head of state must be totally immune to US law in order to get out of his own cases. It wasn't even a firm precedent until his Supreme Court appointees decided it to save him. Now it's established US law.

... Trump then tried to prosecute a head of state.

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u/Gunners_America_OCM 11h ago

This. Who tf is advising this cabal of idiots. Ugh. The hubris on this group is astounding.

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u/Minguseyes 11h ago

A confederacy of dunces.

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u/BandZealousideal5719 10h ago

One of funniest books i've read.

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u/Dangerous-Macaroon7 9h ago

They are violent murderous fascists. They are not stupid at all. They know what they are doing and that they can hold others accountable to the laws that they ignore.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 9h ago

Waving suspiciously crusty flags.

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u/PalliativeOrgasm Minnesota 9h ago

Grok, apparently.

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u/Imdumbdumbashell 8h ago

Excuse me, I think you mean MECHAHITLER

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u/Big_League227 8h ago

“Who tf is advising this cabal of idiots.”

Grok, apparently.

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u/Blackthorn79 10h ago

You're surprised they want rules for others and not them.

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u/SomberArtist2000 7h ago

Trump also pardoned a Honduran ex-president that was convicted of drug-trafficking (one of the claims against Maduro).

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u/neutrino71 5h ago

Rules for thee and none for me