Politics Thread

[xuphan]

Manhattan...30 cases of business fraud.

Poor Trump. Bad news seems to follow that guy everywhere he goes. I am sure this is another bogus attempt by the Dems to make sure he doesn't become president again. Didn’t they learn anything from the Russia hoax?

[noteggs]

Like him or hate him, Elon has a great sense of humor!

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/...shJKowj_nNzfHg

[paulxu]

For those who somehow think Trump's case is at all like Biden's or Pence's, just take a moment to read the indictment.
(and look at the pictures). There is no comparison. Biden and Pence didn't actively seek to keep documents, or lie about them, or hide them, or fail to turn them over when subpoenaed. You don't need to be a lawyer to understand the difference.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000...8-b3ff4de50000

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/0...-read-00101292

[X-band '01]

I'm sure Trump will be in a much better mood should Ron DeSantis get criminally charged in California for illegally transporting migrants (especially if it fits the definition of kidnapping).

[Masterofreality]

For those who somehow think Trump's case is at all like Biden's or Pence's, just take a moment to read the indictment.
(and look at the pictures). There is no comparison. Biden and Pence didn't actively seek to keep documents, or lie about them, or hide them, or fail to turn them over when subpoenaed. You don't need to be a lawyer to understand the difference.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000...8-b3ff4de50000

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/0...-read-00101292

I can’t wait to read The Indictment of Biden when it comes. This indictment reads like a partisan piece of crap. Know who else jailed their political opponents over Jacked up charges? Hitler and Stalin. Glad Paul now supports Jack Booted Thuggery.
How can it be said that Biden didn’t actively seek to keep documents when there was stuff found in Three locations including his own garage??? I don’t think that classified docs are something you just forget about…unless you are dementia ridden…but he’s had them for years before his Swiss cheese brain hit.
Trump was in the process of negotiating the documents return when the FBI made a showcase raid to dramatize it. Now it has sprung to this.
The Dems won’t like where this goes when the Republicans regain power. Norms have been shattered.

[xuphan]

I can’t wait to read The Indictment of Biden when it comes. This indictment reads like a partisan piece of crap. Know who else jailed their political opponents over Jacked up charges? Hitler and Stalin. Glad Paul now supports Jack Booted Thuggery.
How can it be said that Biden didn’t actively seek to keep documents when there was stuff found in Three locations including his own garage??? I don’t think that classified docs are something you just forget about…unless you are dementia ridden…but he’s had them for years before his Swiss cheese brain hit.
Trump was in the process of negotiating the documents return when the FBI made a showcase raid to dramatize it. Now it has sprung to this.
The Dems won’t like where this goes when the Republicans regain power. Norms have been shattered.

What norms were there before these indictments? The only norms I can think of is to protect your political party and people within your party at all cost and blame the other party in some way. These norms are playing out again over these new indictments. In my opinion, there should be charges for Trump, Biden, and Pence. Could care less what party they are affiliated with. The removal of classified documents is a big no no.

[STL_XUfan]

Having him on tape saying “Secret. This is secret information. Look, look at this,” is laugh out loud funny.

[bobbiemcgee]

No different than finding Top Secret stuff lying around in Biden’s garage, or at an office at U Penn among other possible locations. An office that was partially paid for by Chinese donations.
If you weren’t so blinded by hate for Trump you’d be calling for equal justice and prosecution to make sure that “No one is above the law”.
Comical.

No difference? They caught him on tape showing classified info to staffers and who know else. He said he couldn't declassify becuz he wasn't President anymore. "Look at it. Look at it." (classified doc to invade Country A) He obstructed at every turn before and after the raid. Geesuz, read all the 49 pages of the indictment. Scumbag.

[paulxu]

Time to get a new pony to ride Paul.
Your one trick is up. Find a new topic to obsess over.

I'm very interested in our national government. And very glad that the 3rd grade bully will no longer be part of it.
I just hope he doesn't create a lot of mayhem on his way out the door. He's still trying to get the VP to overturn the election. Crazy stuff.

Move on Paul. Your continued screeds are tiresome.
What’s your group gonna do?

This was a series of posts here in this thread, on the morning of January 6, 2021.
My "group" watched in horror as insurrectionists and now convicted seditionists stormed the seat of our government that afternoon, and attempted to stop the peaceful transfer of power, threatening the lives of our elected representatives.

Now we have a new threat to peace in our streets. Wonder if things will (hopefully) be like New York arraignment, when everyone ignored him.
Hope so.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2...rt-appearance/

[noteggs]

First the WSJ reported that China was planning to build a spy facility in Cuba. Kirby comes out and says he has seen the reports and states they are not true. Then, press confirms reports which contradicts Kirby.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/polit...ity/index.html

Now we’re to believe the Biden administration inherited the problem? What the hell!

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/0...a-spy-00101386

Couldn’t we have been alerted before if that were the case? Is this just CYA, being lied to, or politics as usual? Probably all the above…

Regardless, President Xi and the Chinese are laughing their as off.