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Face justice like Cheney before him!
Hey if he did like Cheney recently that'd be great, but ideally he rots in prison for decades so he personally experiences the consequences of his evil actions.
Name one politician, anywhere, at any time, that has suffered consequences for criminal activity.
I guess you could start here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
Brazil and Peru have also had high profile coup attempts in the past couple years, Brazil recently convicted and the guy from Peru is still in exile in Mexico, which has been hurting relations. Oh, and South Korea
Wait, you mean, anywhere? Look at every coup, every deposed dictator (e.g. Ceaușescu, Gaddafi). Around the world there are countless stories of politicians who are imprisoned for embezzling or other corruption. That's a pretty common thing all over.
Now, yes there are a ton who commit crimes in office and we just don't know about it or they're never prosecuted, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.