# Trump tweets his term should be extended by two years to compensate him for the Mueller coup attempt **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 6, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534 "2019-05-06T01:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/41 "2019-05-06T17:38:55Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Then Obama deserves another eight years to make up for GOP obstructionism. And Garland takes Gorsuch’s seat on The Supreme Court. What about all those years Ken Starr spent investigating Bill Clinton? And the dozen or so different Benghazi hearings that Hillary had to suffer through? Ooh, I know – co-Presidents! Trump can share his extra years with the other Presidents (and almost Presidents) who got cheated. After all, Trump is all about treating Presidents fairly! ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/42 "2019-05-06T18:06:00Z")
I am SO looking forward to seeing him get the “Assange treatment”. And on the whole statute of limitations issue, I know that some jurisdictions have a provision that says that if an individual is outside the jurisdiction of the court the clock stops on the SOL. A smart lawyer could potentially argue that, due to DOJ policy, said provision would apply to trump. If nothing else, it would be hilarious to see trumps lawyers argue that, NO, NO, he _could_ have been indicted. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/43 "2019-05-06T18:29:28Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I think I should get two extra years of life just for having had to put up with this fucking **jabony**. Emphasis added. \*\*Today I Learned While Googling The Spelling Of “ **Jabroni** ” \*\*that [it used to be "jabon(e)y,](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/jabroni)" and might come from the Italian “giambone,” for “ham.” Thanks for that, **El Kabong** 😉 Also, seconded. We could file a class action lawsuit. Oops, look at all those Trump judges. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/44 "2019-05-06T20:25:41Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Then Obama deserves another eight years to make up for GOP obstructionism. And Garland takes Gorsuch’s seat on The Supreme Court. > [@Shoeless](#): > > What about all those years Ken Starr spent investigating Bill Clinton? And the dozen or so different Benghazi hearings that Hillary had to suffer through? I think we owe Al Gore a presidency too. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/45 "2019-05-06T20:29:24Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I don’t know how to quote from Twitter, but apparently Jerry Falwell Jr tweeted that Trump should get two years added to his term to compensate him for the attempted coup, and Trumpski has jumped on it and re-tweeted it. > > [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442222-trump-retweets-jerry-falwell-jr-suggesting-his-term-should-be-extended](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442222-trump-retweets-jerry-falwell-jr-suggesting-his-term-should-be-extended) :smack: He’s like a two year old, but with less self control, common sense and intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/46 "2019-05-06T20:41:01Z")
> [@XT](#): > > :smack: He’s like a two year old, but with less self control, common sense and intelligence. There was a spelling correction: someone said that he is seventy-two years old, but WH Staff clarified that he is actually seventy two-year-olds. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/47 "2019-05-06T20:44:34Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > There was a spelling correction: someone said that he is seventy-two years old, but WH Staff clarified that he is actually seventy two-year-olds. They lie. He’s more like .72 two-year-olds in any measurable criteria. Hell, THAT might be generous. I would entertain the assertion that he has the intelligence, control and common sense of a 2 year old rock, but I’d really need some compelling evidence to back that up… ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/48 "2019-05-07T00:03:43Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > FTR, he didn’t “win the election” by vote count. He lost by 3 million votes. The Electoral College won the election for him. And some of us hold the position that at least two of the electors violated _their_ oath of office and failed to exercise their constitutional duty, thus ensuring we now have the wrong person as president, something the electoral college was supposed to prevent. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/49 "2019-05-07T00:18:47Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > And some of us hold the position that at least two of the electors violated _their_ oath of office and failed to exercise their constitutional duty, thus ensuring we now have the wrong person as president, something the electoral college was supposed to prevent. Not looking for a fight, but I haven’t heard this argument before. Can you summarize or hit us up with a link? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/50 "2019-05-07T12:11:03Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > the only thing id give him is 2 extra points on a caliber rating … I don’t want him dead, jailed would be fantastic. An interesting thing I overheard on base the other day was that theoretically he could be sent to Gitmo, collusion with a foreign government being treason … > [@Chefguy](#): > > If asked, I would have guessed that Falwell had died of syphilis or chronic drug abuse. How is this guy still at all relevant to anyone, regardless of political persuasion? Heaven obviously doesn’t want him and hell is afraid he will take over? > [@snoe](#): > > Emphasis added. > > \*\*Today I Learned While Googling The Spelling Of “ **Jabroni** ” \*\*that [it used to be "jabon(e)y,](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/jabroni)" and might come from the Italian “giambone,” for “ham.” Thanks for that, **El Kabong** 😉 > . One can always learn something interesting on the Dope =) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/51 "2019-05-07T12:55:39Z")
You know things are bad in this country when \*\*Cheesesteak \*\* is arguing with **PhillyGuy**. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/52 "2019-05-07T13:17:28Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > You know things are bad in this country when \*\*Cheesesteak \*\* is arguing with **PhillyGuy**. Money post of this thread. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/53 "2019-05-07T13:43:27Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > Not looking for a fight, but I haven’t heard this argument before. Can you summarize or hit us up with a link? I’m not sure exactly what he’s talking about, because just two electors wouldn’t have made a difference, but a few electors didn’t vote for their party’s nominee in 2016. Here’s a story from NPR: > **[Donald Trump Secures Electoral College Win, With Few Surprises](https://www.npr.org/2016/12/19/506188169/donald-trump-poised-to-secure-electoral-college-win-with-few-surprises)** > > The Electoral College gathered in 50 states to formalize results of last month's election amid increased scrutiny. Despite pressure on Trump electors, more defected from Clinton than the Republican. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/54 "2019-05-07T15:06:52Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I don’t want him dead, jailed would be fantastic. An interesting thing I overheard on base the other day was that theoretically he could be sent to Gitmo, collusion with a foreign government being treason … Haven’t you been paying attention? No collusion!!! ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/55 "2019-05-07T15:59:07Z")
It’s hard to fathom, but I wonder how much chaos Trump would stir up if he did lose a close one in the electoral college. Let’s say it comes down to one state and that the margin in that state is only a few hundred votes like Florida in 2000. Do you all think we would really be looking at major shit happening I’m the event of such a result? I can’t see him going quietly into the night the way Gore did. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/56 "2019-05-07T16:11:26Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > It’s hard to fathom, but I wonder how much chaos Trump would stir up if he did lose a close one in the electoral college. Let’s say it comes down to one state and that the margin in that state is only a few hundred votes like Florida in 2000. Do you all think we would really be looking at major shit happening I’m the event of such a result? I can’t see him going quietly into the night the way Gore did. He bitched and whined when he didn’t win by enough votes, so he better make sure his cell phone is all charged up and his thumbs nimble (win or lose). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/57 "2019-05-07T16:27:13Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > It’s hard to fathom, but I wonder how much chaos Trump would stir up if he did lose a close one in the electoral college. Let’s say it comes down to one state and that the margin in that state is only a few hundred votes like Florida in 2000. Do you all think we would really be looking at major shit happening I’m the event of such a result? I can’t see him going quietly into the night the way Gore did. Oh, he’d challenge the result, it would go to the Supreme Court, and if they could find any - _any_ - ground to throw the election to Trump, they’d do it. As [Josh Marshall](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-cant-be-close) points out, “A far more legitimate, less corrupt court did as much in 2000.” If you’re expecting the current SCOTUS conservative majority to be less partisan than Sandra O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy, good luck with that. It would then be the Dem candidate who would have to choose whether or not to politely yield like Gore did. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/58 "2019-05-07T16:27:50Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > It’s hard to fathom, but I wonder how much chaos Trump would stir up if he did lose a close one in the electoral college… Who’s to say? Lets kick his ass good and solid, just to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/59 "2019-05-07T16:36:26Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Oh, he’d challenge the result, it would go to the Supreme Court, and if they could find any - _any_ - ground to throw the election to Trump, they’d do it. > > As [Josh Marshall](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-cant-be-close) points out, “A far more legitimate, less corrupt court did as much in 2000.” If you’re expecting the current SCOTUS conservative majority to be less partisan than Sandra O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy, good luck with that. > > It would then be the Dem candidate who would have to choose whether or not to politely yield like Gore did. I really have to hope they wouldn’t. It was bullshit then and it’s bullshit now. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534/60 "2019-05-07T16:39:45Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Oh, he’d challenge the result, it would go to the Supreme Court, and if they could find any - _any_ - ground to throw the election to Trump, they’d do it. > > As [Josh Marshall](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-cant-be-close) points out, “A far more legitimate, less corrupt court did as much in 2000.” If you’re expecting the current SCOTUS conservative majority to be less partisan than Sandra O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy, good luck with that. > > It would then be the Dem candidate who would have to choose whether or not to politely yield like Gore did. IMHO Roberts would uphold a narrow R victory but he wouldn’t overturn a narrow D victory. If he did, that’s one scenario where I think major shit would happen. Of course even worse would be one where Trump doesn’t recognize the legitimacy of a SCOTUS decision. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534.md?page=4)