@argv_minus_one He's being held to account in NY, both in his fraud case and E Jean case. He just got held to account by the appeals court. He's been held to account in other cases and by even SCOTUS. So, even though he skates a lot, he also gets held to account. @Sandywb
@GottaLaff @argv_minus_one @Sandywb I didn’t make myself clear; I was referring to Clarence Thomas.
@Sandywb Oh, so sorry. In that case... I agree! @argv_minus_one
@GottaLaff @Sandywb @argv_minus_one Also, yes, TFG is formally held to account - but has it come with any actual consequences for him so far?
I mean, he's just going ignore the rulings; he was already a criminal before & saying so won't stop him. He's just going to keep doing what he does until he's fitted for an orange jump suit.
@jwcph Going broke is killing him, so yes, those are actual consequences that matter to him more than criminal ones. @Sandywb @argv_minus_one
@GottaLaff @Sandywb @argv_minus_one Do you see him shopping for groceries at Walmart or taking the subway?
Being rich is sticky; rich people don't go broke - you have to take their money away by force.
@jwcph Sigh. Fine. Being fined multi millions, having to put liens on his properties, closing down Trump Org aren't consequences, & he wishes they'd take more. It's why he focuses on them. It's EVERYthing to him.
Please. (+ 91 counts, 4 court cases)
He HATES this. His entire image is $, this is making him miserable. He's about to be worth nothing. Even his base won't be able to donate enough to cover him.
Oh & your bio: "I'm argumentative"? Not a fan. #Toodles
@Snowshadow Reply Guy time! I blocked.
@GottaLaff thanks. What a pain, eh?
@Snowshadow I hope my reply to Reply Guy drove home the point
@GottaLaff I doubt it. His profile says he likes to argue. good block
After some reading, I did the same. First #block w/o any prior engagement or racist etc. behavior.
The "argumentative" part in connection with your quote pushed it over the top for me.
He might simply not have known. So much happening in #TFG's cases daily.
I like dialogues.
You share. I share. We talk and we both might learn something.
Discussions might sometimes be necessary, but not for discussions' sake. Not in my non-work related platforms
And even there...
@HistoPol @GottaLaff Exactly my view.
ETA: Discussion is good...arguments for the sake of arguing =block
@Snowshadow @HistoPol Same. But tbh, I have zero tolerance now for people who say Trump is suffering no consequences.
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Hm, that depends on the bar you set for his punishment.
4 me personally, he is far 2 dangerous and quite probably should get the maximum punishment possible under the law.
The #MAGATs and its militant arms will never permit him serving a prison sentence.
Besides, he knows too much about #US (military) secrets.
If found guilty of high treason, only the classic Roman #TarpeianRock punishment'll do this time:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111713425850261518
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@Snowshadow
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....To preserve #democracy, there must be no #NixonRevisited nor #SpiroAgnewRevisited.
Future would-be dictators mus singularity KNOW what will be there fate, if their coup attempt fails.
#TFG being, IMO, the most successful #RussianAsset of all time, only makes the issue all the more pressing.
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@HistoPol Of course, but again, that wasn't the point of the thread.
Nobody's saying he shouldn't get the most severe sentence possible.
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100% agreed.
I have not seen this as a discussion, but a dialogue.
A lot of people read these convos. Possibly sentencing a #US #president to capital punishment will cost more than 90%(?) of the population a long time getting used to.
It's important to repeatetly bring up this possibility that the laws permit.
Just looking at #SethAbramson's PROOF OF...series*, I, personally, can only see a mistrial or ...
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...#supermajority #SCOTUS
intervention saving him--apart from a win this fall.
He knows he's fighting 4 his life + that he's painted himself into a corner.
Like wild beasts, he's extremely angry about the people who've cornered him.
The talk about #SealTeam6 in the courts the other day? I'm sure he relished that idea and is already scheeming how 2 realize it quickly after inauguration.
And even if it isn't an official military unit, there are 1,000s of vets,...
@HistoPol Yes. You're right.
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...and dozens of paramilitary groups, more than ready to do his bidding.
For many, he's a messiah.
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@HistoPol Seal Team 6 to be exact @Snowshadow
@HistoPol You are not being succinct! @Snowshadow
@GottaLaff
Very true.
There are only very few months lefts to prevent the #NextCivilWar, which our joint #Canadian friend surely knows the author of.
We need to pull out all the stops now, rhethorically OFC.
So, how do we preach to the community, or better still, to those outside?
@HistoPol @Snowshadow Not sure, but I can promise you this: Long posts are not the way to attract readers, unfortunately.
Very true.
@HistoPol @GottaLaff But the US justice system works slowly. To force any action would be to risk everything moving forward.
Think about the court's decision on whether or not congress could subpoena a his personal records to find out if there was foreign influence.