I don’t. I think they’re all idiots. They think they’ll get in good with Trump, he’ll become president, and all will be forgiven.
FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024
But he repays loyality so well. He is even going to pardon the January 6th rioters. Just give him some time.
You’re probably right but I really fear that he will somehow, magically get off scot-free
@Dr_Paprika, I should have directed this to you with the ‘@’ designation.
And to other Dopers, I will try to clean up my act.
I can see the Govt. saying something like, Hey we got our stuff back, we’re all good. I mean, as it stands, he hasn’t been charged with a crime.
No offence taken. I get that what Trump did could have very serious implications. Thank you for your expertise.
I disagree with this. Who the special master is will be crucial, and if it isn’t someone he wants, he will cry unfair. And if it is someone he wants but who essentially does his job correctly (instead of returning everything to Trump), again he will cry unfair and corruption and whatever else that falls out of his mouth.
I think it is not useful to worry about or try to work around things that Trump and his followers will complain about. They will complain, illogically and without regard to truth or honesty, about anything and everything that goes against them. Work transparently, follow the law, do the best job you can to close the loop and get a good indictment, and preserve all the records of what you have done (as part of transparency, in case “something happens” to the official copies). Not easy, not glamorous, not fast. But right.
Thank you. I can be an obnoxious prick at times.
There is no cure for being human.
Trump, from my POV, seems to be Mr. Teflon and were he anyone else he would have been just some low-life unknown years ago.
This is not how “this” gets settled. Backing down to a bully and letting him off the hook is a sure fire way for him to attack again on his terms. He must be bloodied and humilated in front of everyone for this to be settled.
And when I talk about “this” I mean the attack on our Democracy. Trump plays by schoolyard rules and must be taken down in a schoolhouse fashion.
It’s not how I want it settled. But I can see it happening.
Before Biden’s last speech, I would have thought so too. But not anymore. Because now there are political ramifications if they don’t charge him. If Biden devotes a speech to calling out people who are attacking democracy and putting the country at risk, and specifically mentions Trump and his supporters (MAGA Republicans) multiple times, and then the DOJ does nothing about what are clear and serious crimes… Well, at that point people will see the Democrats as feckless, and I can’t say I would blame them. That might crush the Democratic Party, at least in the short term.
I thought that Biden tossed the gauntlet down. So did Garland, though not as directly and forcefully. If that gauntlet is meekly picked back up, they’re basically saying, “Okay, we give up, go ahead and take this country.”
As I see it, at this point it’s a question of whether Trump has a political future, or the Democrats do.
I certainly agree that that’s what should happen, but will it? Please say "yes’.
It’s not No Harm No Foul. The docs are a danger to security. There must be punishment. There also must be an intelligence assessment of the damage.
Big time!
hmmmmmmmm Russian oligarch property being searched.
That story is several days old. I don’t see any connection to the MAL search, but I’m just some guy on the internet. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/politics/russian-oligarchs-homes-searched/index.html
NYT article on the “60 day rule”. Basic point: no-one is sure how it should apply in this case.
If they find documents from MAL.