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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 165 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This is pathetic. 

The American government is a joke to let this keep happening. 

He should be impeached and charged for violating his oath. 

He won’t be, but he should be. I don’t think he’ll ever face any consequences, and if he must his master Satan will pluck him from his mortal coil to collect on his debt. 

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He should be impeached and charged for violating his oath.

By who? Everybody who is in a position to impeach him are his corruption buddies.

[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is where the second amendment comes into play.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It has only ever served to protect tyrants. There is a reason it was right wingers who imagined the particular modern interpretation of the amendment to mean what people believe it means today.

Historically speaking of course. I would be very happy to see a change in that trend, but of course so far there has been no signs that that trend has changed in any way.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Based on the most recent special-election results, we should* see the Dems leave the 2026 mid-terms with 250+ house seats and a slight majority (50-55 range) in the senate.

Enough to impeach the orange turd - but not enough to convict, without some of the more moderate reps growing a spine.

* rough estimates based on a ~25 point swing in urban and suburban districts, and a ~15 point swing in rural seats towards the Dems from the 2024 result.

Again, this is also based on the idea that Trump won’t somehow rat-fuck the US to the point of declaring martial law due to a perceived insurrectionist uprising, and trying to cancel the mid-terms altogether.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even a slight majority in the Senate will mean they can do a real trial there, something that didn't happen in the previous two impeachments.

It also means that if he's removed and Vance becomes President, his VP will have to be approved by a Democratic Senate.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

And a small handful of Dem senators will give Vance whoever he wants as VP.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The shit he's pulling lately, getting voter rolls, admitting to the fact doge was just a way to steal data specifically for the started purpose of election interference, the midterms are either not going to happen, or be totally bogus

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

If the Dems get a majority, they'll immediately start making excuses about why they won't impeach.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I'm paying a significant sum in taxes yet I'm not seeing the intelligence agencies do the right thing. What, no grassy enough knolls near Mar A Lardo? Buncha slackers.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 94 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He's still selling off the USA's secrets then.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago

This is the guy that stole classified documents, put them in his white trash palace's bathroom and then refused to return them, and even now has the absolute balls to be salty about being raided to retrieve them. ( https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/may/23/donald-trump/fact-checking-trumps-false-claim-about-fbi-deadly/ )

And so the "they" is pretty much the entire government, and the "it" is just about anything Pedonald can dream up. He paid no penalty at all about his willful refusal to return classified documents he had no business having as a non-President.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They just did it - it usually takes ICE a few days to get around to their latest targets.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Why not? His friend Elon hacksawed out anything that might be considered oversight.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How else is a guy gonna make a buck?

There's no absolutely NO limit to the ways in which this asshole will "make" a buck.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 58 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The most powerful person on the planet, also happens to be the most shamelessly corrupt.

LOL.

The way I see it, Trump will be dead long before the law holds him accountable for anything.

That said, is there any way any of the kids could get roped in to this?

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope they all get roped.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

First fair and speedy trials, of course. Then as many ropes as are needed.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I hope all of them go to prison. Jared, too, that little snake.

Pedonald has some weird sway over his cult; I don't know if any of his fanboiz and fangurlz have any special love for the rest of the crime family.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The Trump companies have been sued and lost dozens of times - and as figurehead and CEO of most of them I presume civil damages cases could wipe out a lot of the Trump family fortune. But, Trump has been working with the mob since the 80s and had Roy Cohn (mob laywer) as his personal laywer back then and for many years, so being career criminals (essentially a mob family), I'd not be surprised if most of the money and assets are carefully squirreled away in offshore accounts and trusts and whatnot.

Also given that the US is doing everything it can to pull apart legislative protections against the billionaires class, it would probably all be a major uphill battle without a sweeping change of government and an expansion of the supreme court.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Hey! They can't do that! That's illegal!", we scream for the 2568th time since was elected for his 2nd term.

Maybe we should set age limits for presidency so that if something is ever done about all the crimes committed, they actually live long enough to be punished for them.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Or: crimes are crimes and elected public office doesn't inherently require or extend any immunity to that.

[–] PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean who isn't bribing the orange narcissistic clown. Jfc I think I can throw a dart blind folded and get a correct answer.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not.
I'll help crowdfund a guillotine for the child rapist, its family, and cronies though.

[–] PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Going to be a big crowd dude. Then they'll see how truly unpopular they all are

Or something.

Oh wait. Now we got him. Maga will finally see the truth. Yup. This is it. We finally have proof of high crimes and misdemeanors. Good sleuthing boys. Job well done. No way he escapes this scandal. Huh.. remember that word?... Scandal? Hm. Not really a thing these days. Anyway... I digress.... So happy. Today is truly a day that will be known forevermore as our new independence day. Yup. This was the straw. I can't believe I was alive for this moment. Our collective trauma can finally begin to heal. Our Republic can once again hold its head high on the world stage. Yes sir. Today you see American exceptionalism on full display. We had a problem and we got to work and fixed it. Super proud to wave the red white and blue again. No more fascism. No more SS. Once again the sun shines on the Constitution. All rights that were once trampled have now been restored. The concentration camps have seen the err of their ways. We got him. Surely no politician could ever survive such a damning revelation. We wake at the dawn is a new day. What once was lost has now been found. Yessir. The American Justice system has proven its superiority. The rule of law has been restored. So happy. All American rejoice in the changing of the guard Inhales deeply huuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh...... We are lucky to live in extraordinary times. On the 7th day we all rested. Love won. The victims will all see their retribution.

Sigh.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

BUT WHAT ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN?!?!

REEEEEEEEEEE

[–] slampisko@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

You either die a predatory scumbag, or live long enough to see yourself become an internationally recognized predatory scumbag.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

“Bribe what’s that!” “I’m already married!”

🫲🍊🫱

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

And nothing is going to be done about it by the inept government and their uneducated racist goons. Let me know when it’s guillotine time

[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think you can qualify any trump scandal as an "earthquake". Earthquakes move things around. USAians would still vote for trump.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Just a ridiculously easy to propagandized people they are.

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

can someone in power please sue? or do something

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

marc elias can only carry us so hard

[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago

Does it feel "great again"?

[–] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 1 points 1 week ago

Lol, good one.

[–] Aonifall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

piece by piece the cards are falling

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Fourth box.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

The most powerful person on the planet, also happens to be the most shamelessly corrupt.

He needs no shame either, as he has a subservient Supreme Court that is working overtime covering for him.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Trump is the biggest corporate yes man there is. He positioned himself as some anti corporation guy and has been getting gold bars and all type illegal deals. No wonder why he said he doesn't need the Presidential salary.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I’m beginning to think this administration is corrupt.

/s

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah we know

Also, every other country, and billionaires

He will also still accept small donations of even a dollar from the proles! I have hundreds of texts of him begging me for donations, daily, often multiple times a day.

Some of the messages are like "My dad mentioned you yesterday" from Eric Trump. This is not a joke and I'm not exaggerating.

So, even proles can contribute! He won't actually do anything for you, though, sorry. I mean, what, ten dollars? What can you buy with ten dollars? A grocery? Come on.

[–] phtheven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The UAE is not ruled by the Saudi Royal Family. That would be Saudi Arabia.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 2 points 1 week ago

Good catch. Fixed.