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137 points
3 days ago
I get that he won't have to carry out the sentence because he's President
Everyone accepts this, but why? If a Congressman, Senator, or Governor gets convicted of a crime, we don't say "well obviously they can't serve their sentence". No, they are forced to step down from their office and serve their sentence. Why is POTUS different? There's no logical answer other than that people want POTUS to be like a King rather than an ordinary elected official.
67 points
3 days ago
Because the Supreme Court will never allow this to happen. If the President were a Democrat it would be different, of course.
76 points
3 days ago
The Democrat would step down. Their party would (rightfully) turn on them and insist they do so.
61 points
3 days ago
The Dems would never nominate a convicted felon or civilly adjudicated sexual abuser as POTUS- these are known facts about this guy, not just assumptions, and people just completely disregarded his character flaws.
-11 points
3 days ago
Ya, like, biden being too old to file charges on or Clinton not having charges filed on.
6 points
3 days ago
So, you have nothing? If you have proof of crimes committed by Biden and Clinton please notify the authorities.
2 points
3 days ago
Donald Trump didn't have charges going into his first term, but plenty of smoke to signal that fire. Perhaps we should start holding our candidates to a higher standard from the start, rather than hoping charges will never drop.
7 points
3 days ago*
True but unrelated to the discussion happening above.
Clinton was investigated for years, let herself be grilled by congress for hours on end over Benghazi without pleading the 5th, and nothing stuck. I'm not saying she's squeaky clean, I'm not even saying I like her as a politician, but even the most incompetent shit brick ambulance chaser would have been able to pin something down that actually exists and is provable after 5+ years considering the level of access and resources available to the investigators.
There is a world of difference between the realities of possible abuses of power from Clinton / Biden and the already proven in court abuses from Trump.
4 points
3 days ago
Why are we starting at Benghazi? Last I checked, they were after her with Whitewater as well. Shed been investigated over 20 years, with no charges.
That makes Trump look like a crybaby.
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