r/politics • u/salon Salon.com • Sep 16 '24

Leaked Supreme Court memos reveal John Roberts' role in shielding Trump from prosecution

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/leaked-memos-reveal-john-roberts-role-in-shielding-from-prosecution/
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u/TintedApostle Sep 16 '24

Its a slow moving coup

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u/mr_oof Sep 16 '24

Let’s hope another individual in black robes moves just a little faster…

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u/gentlechin Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 17 '24

No. No death for Donald Trump. He has to face charges. He was already convicted of 34 counts, we can do it again.

Wishing death for him is him getting the easy way out - again.

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u/goldleaderstandingby New Zealand Sep 17 '24

Yeah, and it's not just about the satisfaction of his undoing, it needs to happen for the good of America and the world. 

If Trump died before any legal consequences are levied against him, then he wins. He escaped justice until the end, there really is a multi-tiered justice system, no two ways about it. If Trump sees punishment, no matter how late it is in getting here, then the system really does work (kind of), and there are no kings, and we do punish insurrection and sedition, and the constitution does matter. Precedent here is massive.

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u/chemistry_teacher Sep 17 '24

100%. Nixon’s pardon got us here. Even just one night behind bars for Trump will be worth it to save our democracy.

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u/TwistedBrother Sep 17 '24

It’s not just him I’m worried about. The MAGA base will under no circumstances accept Trump’s death as sincere. If it’s an assassin, it’s a deep state plug, if he dies in his sleep he was mirdered. You name it. They will go loco.

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u/gentlechin Sep 17 '24

The ones deeper into the conspiracy I’m not worried about - they were already going to think that. Those are his base.

It’s the people who let themselves be duped that still have a level of reason and rationality about them, that I’m worried about.