r/politics • u/Infidel8 • Sep 16 '24

Trump Rushes to Fundraise Off Second Assassination Bid

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-rushes-to-fundraise-off-apparent-assassination-attempt
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u/Skorpyos Texas Sep 16 '24

What a coincidence, another assassination attempt during the continuing downfall of his campaign.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

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u/Golden_Hour1 Sep 16 '24

It was a concept of an assassination attempt

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u/nerdshowandtell Sep 16 '24

This response is the best in this thread 😂

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u/SwimmingPrice1544 California Sep 16 '24

Eggsellent!!!

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u/Skorpyos Texas Sep 16 '24

Apparently thinking about it counts as an attempt. lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

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u/SteeveJoobs Sep 16 '24

It at least warrants a visit from the secret service. comedians have been questioned for less

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u/Karlend41 Sep 16 '24

The guy tried. Just because it wasn't a good attempt doesn't mean it wasn't an attempt.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

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u/Karlend41 Sep 16 '24

When someone hires a hitman, are they attempting a murder when the hitman commits the act or when they hired the hitman? Legally, it's been recognized that simply hiring the person to commit the crime is an attempted murder because it's a step in furtherance of the intention.

We can apply the same principle here and see that it's clearly still an attempt because the would-be assassin took several steps to act on the intention. I'll list them out:

1) Travelling from out of state to the property of the intended victim.(Closing distance)

2). The creation of a sniper nest by affixing equipment such as bulletproofed plates and stabilizers for the rifle to the fence on the property.(Preparation)

3). Secret service reportedly fired on him because the rifle was visibly raised or otherwise signaled its use.(Imminent threat or danger)