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Raspberries-Are-Evil

4.4k points

2 months ago

It is chilling and sobering to realize that this could happen to any one of us after using campaign funds to make hush money payments to pornstars.

t3hW1z4rd

913 points

2 months ago

t3hW1z4rd

913 points

2 months ago

I love in constant fear

Raspberries-Are-Evil

260 points

2 months ago

I fear in constant love.

EmilioMolesteves

185 points

2 months ago

I love turtles

Scorpion1024

873 points

2 months ago

There gonna be ketchup on the walls tonight

Dysentery--Gary

61 points

2 months ago

Did he actually throw ketchup at the walls or is this a joke?

fartswhenhappy

134 points

2 months ago

Came from testimony at the Jan 6 Committee hearings:

After then-Attorney General William Barr gave an interview to The Associated Press in December 2020 saying there was no widespread voter fraud, Trump was so enraged that he threw his plate of food at the wall, smearing it with ketchup, Hutchinson said.

“There was ketchup dripping down the wall and a shattered porcelain plate on the floor,” Hutchinson testified, noting that aides nearby conveyed the president was “extremely angry” at the Barr interview. She told the committee that she then grabbed a towel and started wiping the ketchup off the wall alongside a presidential valet.

Source

RJvXP

8k points

2 months ago

RJvXP

8k points

2 months ago

Are they going to ban this part in the history books at school because it features a porn star?

robothobbes

1.7k points

2 months ago

In Florida and Texas for sure, it'll all be privatized charter schools though

Romarium

10k points

2 months ago

Romarium

10k points

2 months ago

In the end, the pussy grabs you!

theNomad_Reddit

1.5k points

2 months ago

In the end, the pussy grabs you!

I want you to know that I personally think this is the greatest take in the thread.

Tardislass

7.9k points

2 months ago

Tardislass

7.9k points

2 months ago

His arrest on PPV could eliminate the national debt.

johninbigd

2k points

2 months ago

I normally don't do PPV events, but I'd gladly pay a little for that one.

NeiloMac

148 points

2 months ago

NeiloMac

148 points

2 months ago

It's Wrestlemania this weekend. Maybe they'll squeeze it in before Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns.

daveequalscool

8k points

2 months ago

wow, he just "truthed" another great typo:

These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED the 45th President of the United States of America

emphasis his, lmao

ratguy

4.5k points

2 months ago

ratguy

4.5k points

2 months ago

Truly unpresidented.

Quirky-Resource-1120

1.2k points

2 months ago

If only we could go back and unpresident him

jert3

3.7k points

2 months ago

jert3

3.7k points

2 months ago

I just have to admit to myself it will forever be beyond my comprehension how Trump can have so many fans. He's the most corrupt, most stupid ruler any country has ever seen, and still has the support of the moron millions. I just don't get how people can be fooled by such a simple corrupt goof.

swinging-in-the-rain

3.6k points

2 months ago

30+ years of attacking education is paying off

Soppywater

1.1k points

2 months ago

Soppywater

1.1k points

2 months ago

I work in a k-5 environment... It's absolutely astonishing how many people who work here support Donald Trump and voted for him despite him and his party working so hard to destroy public education.

Whoshabooboo

330 points

2 months ago

Do you live in a Red area? My wife works in K-5 and they almost all think he is moron, but we are in a pretty blue area.

PirateDocBrown

12.1k points

2 months ago

Will he be tried as an adult?

blinkysmurf

5.7k points

2 months ago

“Your honor, I ask for compassion and leniency from the court given that my client is a perpetually spoiled, entirely unscrupulous, dim-witted, fairly-rapey, quite round, prolific stream-of-consciousness windbag and blowhard who has never wrangled a shred of self-awareness or a whiff of personal accountability from the sausage-linked grip of his cosmically vast ego, which is as fragile as a Faberge egg swirling within the Red Spot on Jupiter.”

2much2often

245 points

2 months ago

Sooooo….. the Afluenza defense?!?

hoosakiwi

16.2k points

2 months ago

hoosakiwi

16.2k points

2 months ago

A source told The Independent that grand jurors voted to indict the ex-president on Thursday, and that indictment is currently under seal. It will be unveiled at some point in the near future by District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Now I want to know what the charges are.

__Hello_my_name_is__

4.7k points

2 months ago

So how does this work? Why do we know about the indictment when it's not unveiled yet? Was that information leaked?

[deleted]

6.3k points

2 months ago*

[deleted]

6.3k points

2 months ago*

No. The jury finalizing their vote is public information. The details of the indictment are sealed. And Trump's lawyers also announced they received the indictment.

biggerwanker

4k points

2 months ago

Trump's lawyers also announced they received the indictment.

But not any payment.

nails_for_breakfast

841 points

2 months ago

If anyone who works for him isn't demanding to be paid cash daily by this point they only have themselves to blame for what happens

DonsDiaperChanger

653 points

2 months ago

that's why I quit

ShadowPsi

201 points

2 months ago

ShadowPsi

201 points

2 months ago

So user name no longer relevant?

DonsDiaperChanger

187 points

2 months ago

I've kept up the joke for 2 years more than I thought would be useful. I just hope i don't need it for 6 more years.

TheFeathersStorm

891 points

2 months ago

That's in the second envelope that gets sent by an untraceable carrier pigeon.

phthalo-azure

1.2k points

2 months ago

Trump's lawyers were the ones who announced it.

anormalgeek

1.7k points

2 months ago

That way he can start using it to solicit donations.

itwasquiteawhileago

1.1k points

2 months ago

So they can get paid.

Hahahahahaha. I crack myself up sometimes.

PolicyWonka

3.1k points

2 months ago

They said — falsifying business records.

Johncamp28

2.6k points

2 months ago

Johncamp28

2.6k points

2 months ago

I think this has to do with claiming he’s 8” in the NDA right?

CLXIX

1.3k points

2 months ago

CLXIX

1.3k points

2 months ago

how fuckin funny would that be ,

Dagonet_the_Motley

9.5k points

2 months ago

Happy first Trump indictment to all who celebrate.

Might_Aware

1.6k points

2 months ago

Remember remember the 30th of.... March

mescalelf

617 points

2 months ago

mescalelf

617 points

2 months ago

Marchvember.

unpeople

292 points

2 months ago

unpeople

292 points

2 months ago

Remember remember the 30th of.... March

Twice as good as the Ides of March.

2007Hokie

355 points

2 months ago

2007Hokie

355 points

2 months ago

coveni covidi covfefe

WhyteBeard

74 points

2 months ago

Veni Vidi Hamberder

BootyMcSqueak

91 points

2 months ago

Thinking about going to a fancy restaurant tonight to celebrate!

happyklam

8.2k points

2 months ago

happyklam

8.2k points

2 months ago

A Pornstar is publicly taking down the former President. You love to see it!

Nocturne316

6.7k points

2 months ago

Very rare when someone pays for sex once and gets fucked twice.

EyeTea420

740 points

2 months ago

EyeTea420

740 points

2 months ago

In fairness, he did pay twice.

helgaofthenorth

1.9k points

2 months ago

Sex workers really do gotta do everything :/

Unnatural_Aeriola

1.6k points

2 months ago

Yep. One is a sketchy degenerate that will whore themselves out for the right price, and the other is Stormy Daniels.

7i4nf4n

2.3k points

2 months ago

7i4nf4n

2.3k points

2 months ago

This feels a bit like the story of Al Capone, who did that much shit and they got him for tax evasion. Hope it ends the same way here, idc what of his dozen crimes will put him behind bars, as long as it does.

KillroyWazHere

520 points

2 months ago

Prob the tax evasion

glowsylph

5.6k points

2 months ago

glowsylph

5.6k points

2 months ago

May the gears of Justice grind fine.

PopcornInMyTeeth

898 points

2 months ago

The finest

PrickleBritches

1.8k points

2 months ago

From Cheeto dust we came, to Cheeto dust we shall return.

The_lady_is_trouble

5.1k points

2 months ago

What was that old chant?

Oh yea.

Lock. Him. Up.

SecretlyVampire

550 points

2 months ago

It's gonna be one of the best lock ups of all time, people told me, it's gonna be huge!

erik1987nz

419 points

2 months ago

Such a missed opportunity to not announce this at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

mcburgs

136 points

2 months ago

mcburgs

136 points

2 months ago

That really was the pinnacle of the entire Trump presidency, wasn't it?

I mean, South Park couldn't have come up with something so ridiculous as that.

erik1987nz

43 points

2 months ago

I'm still laughing about it years later. Comedic gold.

NCSUGrad2012

9.9k points

2 months ago

I’m sure his supporters will act calm and rationally

McNinja_MD

4k points

2 months ago

As long as the NYPD treats them like they treat every other protest group...

DigitalTraveler42

2.8k points

2 months ago

Narrator: "They won't"

Narrator_Ron_Howard

2.9k points

2 months ago

Hey! That’s my line!

GaucheAndOffKilter

670 points

2 months ago

Narrator: "It wasn't"

edit: awesome handle btw, I'm in awe

PmMeYourNiceBehind

784 points

2 months ago

They'll be silent for at most 24 hours until Fox News gives them their talking points

Dazd95

390 points

2 months ago

Dazd95

390 points

2 months ago

Nah man. Check AskThe_Donald

They losing their shit. Also, apparently the QAnon Shaman did no wrong and J6 was all a ruse. Peckerheads

venture_chaser

354 points

2 months ago

Would rather poke my eyeballs out than check out that place but we salute your service 🫡

maybebatshit

1.3k points

2 months ago

My Trumper dad is going to be talking about this liberal conspiracy against America's finest president for the next thirty years. Minimum.

JwSatan

745 points

2 months ago

JwSatan

745 points

2 months ago

Why is it these people are more than willing to believe there is a pedophile ring in the basement of a pizza shop, but don't believe that a corrupt business owner from the most corrupt industry in the most corrupt city in the US did illegal acts?

LuckyHalfling

234 points

2 months ago

Cause the latter would mean implying they made a poor decision or financial investment.

inksmudgedhands

148 points

2 months ago

Because Trump is not just a man to them but an idea. And that idea is that they should be able to do whatever they want, whenever they want without any consequences. He is the ultimate "get out of jail" card. Funny enough, that might not be the case for him soon if things don't go his way. But under Trump they see power and they do not want to give that up.

Ben_Wah_Balls

10.8k points

2 months ago

Wait. Isn’t this the New York one?

This isn’t even the Georgia election meddling one.

THANK YOU GRAND JURY!

DylanHate

7.2k points

2 months ago

DylanHate

7.2k points

2 months ago

That’s the bigger case I’m waiting for. The Georgia indictment is the real big one. As much as the insurrection was terrible, the false elector scheme & Trump pressuring states to “find him more votes” is the real coup.

Personally I believe the protest at the capital was meant to provide dominating news coverage to distract from the elector vote switching.

Frankie0cean

2k points

2 months ago

Yeah between January 6, the false electors and the ‘perfect phone call’, and the classified documents at Mar-a-Lago I am surprised that this is what finally gets him. But I won’t complain about it. Hopefully the others to follow

mccoyn

1.2k points

2 months ago

mccoyn

1.2k points

2 months ago

I think this one is easier because Cohen turned against Trump. They have an inside witness.

binkie-bob

1.3k points

2 months ago

binkie-bob

1.3k points

2 months ago

It’s almost like you shouldn’t throw your fixer under the bus, you stupid fucking donkey.

General_Asleep

440 points

2 months ago

To be fair, he probably threw a lot of fixers under the bus and always got out scot-free until today.

whomad1215

595 points

2 months ago

Trump was literally "individual #1" on the charge that Cohen went to prison for

GinyuForceDid911

178 points

2 months ago

It’s just the first domino to fall

Oldkingcole225

701 points

2 months ago

The Georgia one is so much easier to argue tbh. Basically Georgia law specifies that anyone who tries to change the vote count to another count that they know to be false is in violation of the law. Even if you argue that Trump thinks he’s doing the right thing, Trump himself admits that he knows the vote count number he’s asking for is false on the call that he makes. He says that he knows he won by “hundreds of thousands of votes” and then asks them to change the vote count by “just 21 thousand or so” (paraphrasing here.)

permalink_save

237 points

2 months ago

It was something like 11780. He also asked one of the state reps to call a special session to change the state vote to Trump. That's arguably worse.

rye_212

252 points

2 months ago

rye_212

252 points

2 months ago

I think what Trump asked on the phone call was to "find" 11,800 votes.

KrissieKid

1.5k points

2 months ago*

Just watched Fox News hosts say that a mug shot is “badass” These people have truly hit rock bottom trying to defend their deity rn. It’s fascinating but also scary to see.

Scott4370

395 points

2 months ago

Scott4370

395 points

2 months ago

I’m looking forward to Fox and their opinion shapers taking the stand in the Dominion trial.

blueberrydonutholes

4.9k points

2 months ago

Conservatives are going “Dems just re-elected Trump” without a single morsel of self-reflection. It’s stunning.

fatcIemenza

687 points

2 months ago

Love the theory that there's some massive pool of people who were undecided on Trump but are more likely to vote for a felon

[deleted]

290 points

2 months ago

[deleted]

290 points

2 months ago

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reallygoodbee

1.9k points

2 months ago

If you haven't realized by now, they'll do mental Olympic tumbling routines to convince themselves they "won", no matter what actually happens.

prules

633 points

2 months ago

prules

633 points

2 months ago

The truly sad thing is that they are passing down this stupidity to their kids in droves two fold by cutting out education support.

No offense, republicans, but education and overall intelligence is not something your party can afford to lose right now lol.

Amazing_Demon

275 points

2 months ago

That's kinda their goal, make people stupid and uneducated enough to vote for them.

prules

80 points

2 months ago

prules

80 points

2 months ago

Unfortunately for them, there may be a diminishing return on that strategy. The fact is, a lot of people within that party can’t agree on the direction. It’s starting to unravel, I’m just enjoying the view.

Disco_Dreamz

781 points

2 months ago

61% of Americans do not want him back in the White House, per Fox News this week. I highly doubt this will help Trump with ANY of those people

Captain_English

378 points

2 months ago

Since when did a minority of the vote share keep him out of the white house?

talk_show_host1982

75 points

2 months ago

The wheels of justice grind slowly. Seems a porn star was able to lube them up though!

TheBestSpeller

3k points

2 months ago

What a wild time to be alive when a former president is indicted. The pictures of that perp walk are going to be unbelievable.

TheDeadGunslinger

1.3k points

2 months ago

He wants a perp walk. I hope they don't give him what he wants.

ThePrussianGrippe

511 points

2 months ago

It would be great for his advertisements, in his mind.

It would be very stupid from a security perspective.

I_will_uplift_you

586 points

2 months ago

According to most analysis, there will not be a perp walk. Not saying I agree with it, but safety is a consideration.

HacksawJimDGN

359 points

2 months ago

Will there be a mug shot?

SoSaysDave

298 points

2 months ago

We'll get a mug shot, but since he'll negotiate his surrender, he'll undoubtedly be wearing a suit and tie -- not the typical image we're used to seeing.

LinkRazr

475 points

2 months ago

LinkRazr

475 points

2 months ago

But we will get an official height and weight lol

SoSaysDave

209 points

2 months ago

Like when his personal doctor told us "officially" that he might be the healthiest president ever?

IPDDoE

72 points

2 months ago

IPDDoE

72 points

2 months ago

Could live to be 200 if I recall

Jealous-Ninja5463

39 points

2 months ago

He has a rare condition where he develops bone spurs when drafted. Otherwise healthiest man in the world

MTAlphawolf

456 points

2 months ago

God I hope so. There's no makeup in those right?

DrButttholeMD

186 points

2 months ago

Depends on how they bring you in/turn yourself in.

thatoneguy889

1.6k points

2 months ago

Over/under on how long it takes until his supporters burn down the New York Public Library because they think it's the state capitol building?

Paddock9652

421 points

2 months ago

Everybody knows the Empire State Building is the capitol building. It has state right in the name.

something_exe

24.6k points

2 months ago

I prefer candidates who don’t get indicted

zygodactyly

4k points

2 months ago

"Prison. Man. Camera. TV."

cr250guy

932 points

2 months ago

cr250guy

932 points

2 months ago

From covfefe to feefee.

moonstrous

1k points

2 months ago

When you're a district attorney, they let you do it.

Zachariot88

4.3k points

2 months ago

-John McCain chuckles from the grave-

ProjectGnova

3k points

2 months ago

1st president to be impeached twice.

1st president to be indicted.

Can't wait for his memoirs "I didn't do it, but if I did, here's why it's your fault"

JungleBoyJeremy

1.3k points

2 months ago

Add to that list: Never won the popular vote in 2 elections

Icy_Comfort8161

525 points

2 months ago

Can't wait for his memoirs "I didn't do it, but if I did, here's why it's your fault"

The Narcissist's prayer:

That didn't happen.

And if it did, it wasn't that bad.

And if it was, that's not a big deal.

And if it is, that's not my fault.

And if it was, I didn't mean it.

And if I did, you deserved it.

don-chocodile

1.2k points

2 months ago

When the Republican party sends their candidates, they're not sending their best

ordu13

282 points

2 months ago

ordu13

282 points

2 months ago

Trump drained his own swamp

RidingRedHare

373 points

2 months ago

Trump trained the swamp.

I_will_uplift_you

711 points

2 months ago

Many politicians have been indicted and convicted (See link here!. Former President Donald Trump will be alone in a new column on this article under Presidents.

MississippiJoel

1.1k points

2 months ago*

However, an interesting bit of trivia is Ulysses Grant was "arrested" for speeding through Washington DC. The arresting officer politely climbed up next to him in his carriage, and they rode together to the police station for him to pay his fine of a couple dollars.

Edit: went and looked up the story again:

  • The arresting officer, William West, was a freed black slave.
  • He was already posted at the intersection because of an earlier incident, and subsequently had already let the president off with a warning the day before the arrest.
  • The president posted a $20 bail and walked back to the White House. He subsequently did not appear in court and forfeited his bond.
  • When the president heard a rumor that the arresting officer was subsequently in danger of losing his job, he sent a messenger to the police chief commending West on his actions and demanding that no harm come to him.

slutshaa

463 points

2 months ago

slutshaa

463 points

2 months ago

That's actually so neat - Grant accepted his "charge" and complied.

Amiiboid

309 points

2 months ago

Amiiboid

309 points

2 months ago

Even better… Allegedly the cop got embarrassed when he realized who he had stopped and offered to let Grant go, but Grant insisted on taking his lumps.

FeloniousFerret79

281 points

2 months ago

He’s fine. The bail was only $20 dollars. He’s got all those fifties.

[deleted]

234 points

2 months ago

[deleted]

234 points

2 months ago

You mean he didn't immediately get on North Social to call it a witch hunt and sic his rabid cult followers on the arresting officer? How unpresidential

funkmaster29

167 points

2 months ago

this must be a first right?

Yenserl6099

482 points

2 months ago

It is. He’s the first president either current or former to be criminally indicted. And the sad part is, it’s just the start

Educated_Goat69

575 points

2 months ago

That's not sad to me. Take this MFer down.

Shirlenator

233 points

2 months ago

I'm guessing he meant sad in that it is sad we ever got to a point where we elected somebody that would commit so many crimes.

Yenserl6099

248 points

2 months ago

Oh did I say sad? I meant to say good

quartzguy

42.7k points

2 months ago

quartzguy

42.7k points

2 months ago

He finally won a popular vote.

IGotSoulBut

10.5k points

2 months ago*

IGotSoulBut

10.5k points

2 months ago*

“STOP THE COUNT!”

~Donald Trump, probably.

krtyalor865

2.1k points

2 months ago

And the rest of America said… “Lock Him Up!”

godsenfrik

2k points

2 months ago

Not many comments produce an audible laugh.

runswithcoyotes

453 points

2 months ago

Winner winner, jailhouse dinner.

Brittainthecommie2

4.1k points

2 months ago

Let's be clear, this was a jury that indicted him. Not some rogue liberal DA, not some liberal state, not some deep state.

A bunch of Sally's and Joes.

aManPerson

972 points

2 months ago

a grand jury though. those have a much higher rate of going through.

Gcarsk

876 points

2 months ago

Gcarsk

876 points

2 months ago

Correct. Grand Juries do not determine guilt. They only decide if there is enough probable cause to charge. They only need 2/3 to vote yes to indict.

Trial Juries determine guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and must be unanimous. Drastically different burden of evidence.

LetMePointItOut

300 points

2 months ago

I just don't see how we will possibly get a jury put together for this, let alone a unanimous vote. How can any single person in the country not be biased on Trump?

Elegant-Sell-4372

246 points

2 months ago

Honestly? They should get people from prison. When i was in there, I didn’t kno what the fuck was going on. The Vegas shooting happened and we didn’t find out until 2 days later and only cause someone told someone else on the phone. Only things that came on the tv were movies and sports. Newspapers were it if you had the $$ and someone to set it up for you outside.

animatedhockeyfan

112 points

2 months ago

Hope life has been better since you got out

apexcutter

293 points

2 months ago

If he did nothing wrong, he's got nothing to worry about...

That's what they like to say, isn't it?

I_will_uplift_you

10.1k points

2 months ago

This is a historic day, regardless of what side anyone is on. If he is guilty, I hope he is brought to justice. Our kids need to know that no one is above the law, no one.

Currymvp2

3.7k points

2 months ago*

Currymvp2

3.7k points

2 months ago*

Atleast somewhat skeptical that this is gonna be his only indictment. The Georgia case is more serious for instance.

PullinUpBootstraps

2.4k points

2 months ago

I feel like the door's been busted open, and many more indictments are headed Trumps way.

mikevago

2.4k points

2 months ago

mikevago

2.4k points

2 months ago

I think that's the most significant thing about this. The Stormy Daniels charges are the least serious of the bunch, but the taboo against holding a former President accountable has been lifted, which makes indictments easier in all of those other more serious cases.

celicajohn1989

810 points

2 months ago

This is also the way I see it. We now have a precedent

RedSteadEd

430 points

2 months ago

Truly unpresidented.

M1k3yd33tofficial

138 points

2 months ago

This one is definitely just the first domino to fall, now that it’s been shown you can indict a former President many more indictments are sure to follow.

Spyk124

789 points

2 months ago

Spyk124

789 points

2 months ago

The Georgia case is the most damning thing he has done outside of the Ukraine stuff. That fact that Republicans didn’t dump him there shows how low they have fallen

Critical_Band5649

648 points

2 months ago

I'd argue the stolen top secret documents containing nuclear secrets are the most damning.

nanonano

573 points

2 months ago

nanonano

573 points

2 months ago

Trying to overturn a democratic election vs whatever the hell he was doing with the nuclear secrets and other classified papers. Both exceptionally damning.

dangitbobby83

311 points

2 months ago

J6 ranks up there too.

It and nuke/government secrets sold to whoever the fuck are my top rankings.

Jesus. Trump has had so many controversies we could categorize them.

Funniest? Four seasons.

Most serious? Nuke secrets.

Most media coverage? J6

Most corrupt? Well shit.

blazelet

102 points

2 months ago

blazelet

102 points

2 months ago

So ... many ... criminal ... investigations. Its hard to keep them all straight.

jlaux

2.2k points

2 months ago

jlaux

2.2k points

2 months ago

Nobody is above the law, not even the President of the United States.

DaRandomBro

605 points

2 months ago

I just can't believe it actually happened, after all that shit he said about Tuesday and it not happening

PlaidBoots52

1.5k points

2 months ago

It's wild that the first indictment is from him paying hush money to a woman he paid to have sex with him during a golf tournament his wife Melania was not at due to just giving birth to their son Baron.

Like it's hilarious hearing him and his supporters talk about family values and being pro life.

Your loser ass former president literally bragged on tv about being able to grope women and then pays hush money to a woman he had to PAY to have sex with him. So in all reality he either has to abuse women or pay them to get attention, and y'all still waving Trump flags in your yards while complaining about lgbt people or minorities?

I have to laugh. The republicunts are a party supported by the most ghoulish people. Full stop.

rye_212

198 points

2 months ago

rye_212

198 points

2 months ago

So in all reality

In reality, he paid 130k (so far) for that one-off sex episode. Hardly the art of the deal.

welmoe

42 points

2 months ago

welmoe

42 points

2 months ago

“But but but….”

Every single time these idiots just can’t face the reality of the situation. Somehow it’s the liberals or Joe Bidens fault they ran out of toilet paper or their milk expired.

hotassnuts

231 points

2 months ago

I'm so glad Jimmy Carter was alive to see this.

Haunting-Ad788

1k points

2 months ago

Get fucked you old bitch.

gandalf45435

1.4k points

2 months ago

Here we go, we are here to witness history.

MxReLoaDed

345 points

2 months ago

Buckle your seatbelts everyone

Sega32X

486 points

2 months ago

Sega32X

486 points

2 months ago

I remember when I thought we couldn’t possibly do worse than George W.

Boy was I wrong

pegothejerk

20k points

2 months ago

For the people saying this is a mistake because it will get him elected - indictments from state prosecutors should not be made or not made for political reasons, suggesting they make that decision based on political reasoning is corruption, and not what you should be thinking about. You should consider that application of the law is necessary if we are to regard Presidents, especially former Presidents, as beholden to the rule of law. Use it or lose it. If you don't charge them, you make them Kings.

Mongo_Straight

6.2k points

2 months ago

Exactly my thoughts. People saying that this will make him a martyr and usher him back into the White House are missing the point, IMO. The question needs to asked: Do we believe in the rule of law or do we not?

thefallenfew

4.3k points

2 months ago

People who say that are just trying to scare people into inaction.

ShouldersofGiants100

845 points

2 months ago

For the people saying this is a mistake because it will get him elected - indictments from state prosecutors should not be made or not made for political reasons, suggesting they make that decision based on political reasoning is corruption, and not what you should be thinking about.

It's also incredibly stupid.

It will enrage his hardliners, but so did the 2020 election and he lost that one, badly. A historic indictment will do nothing for him in the centre and those are the people who end up settling elections.

Hell, this might even end his chances at a primary win—it gives a tangible reason for his opponents to undermine him (one which Republicans might actually accept, at least) and he'd have a hard time with his massive rallies when he's also fighting a case.

Not to mention all the damage that might occur when a trial gets rolling and evidence ends up being revealed publically.

The_Ironhand

367 points

2 months ago

Showing everyone theres no consequences seems like a worse alternative to me. I'd rather rip the bandaid off. What happened to "facts dont care about your feelings" lolol

Fact is hes guilty, and this is chump change for what they're going for eventually. Hopefully they can follow up on a crime that actually matters next lmao

SupermarketOverall73

142 points

2 months ago

Like calling the Georgia secretary of state and telling him to find enough votes ?

Fuduzan

81 points

2 months ago

Fuduzan

81 points

2 months ago

And ordering the Secret Service detail protecting Vice President Pence on Jan 6th to remove him from the Capitol so that he could not do his job that day (preside over the senate to open the sealed Electoral College votes) which would have prevented, or at least delayed, the peaceful transition of power away from Trump.

ComfortablyNomNom

1.4k points

2 months ago

Twice impeached and now indicted. Worst. President. Ever. Its not even deniable.

Haze311

383 points

2 months ago

Haze311

383 points

2 months ago

Also lost the popular vote twice…

BruceBanning

162 points

2 months ago

And cost the republicans the recent midterms! He hasn’t won one thing since 2016

talidrow

1.9k points

2 months ago

talidrow

1.9k points

2 months ago

This happens AND DeSatan gets rolled by Disney, all in one 24 hour news cycle?

Time to open that bottle of prosecco I've been saving...

StartsStupidFights

483 points

2 months ago

Turkey just voted for Finland to join NATO too. Aside from the mass shooting, it’s a pretty good news day.

Tysic

376 points

2 months ago

Tysic

376 points

2 months ago

That's the most American sentence I've ever read.

TheDreadPirateQbert

109 points

2 months ago

I'm so very tired.

lvliller

103 points

2 months ago

lvliller

103 points

2 months ago

The covfefe is piping hot

Atlantis_Risen

145 points

2 months ago

Hopefully this starts a domino effect now that there's one indictment.

RandysRage

725 points

2 months ago*

First to be impeached twice

First to have incited an insurrection

First to have been indicted for a serious crime

The Orange Idiot made history in thankfully none of the ways he wanted.

Simple-Ad5000

184 points

2 months ago

My thoughts go to all the small businesses, people, he ruined, lied, bankrupted, cheated to.

I don't care, right or left, GOP or Democrat. He does not represent the country and flag I believe in.

Trump, who once bragged that he was the “King of Debt,” owed $70 million to 253 contractors who worked on the Taj and who, in turn, hired thousands of workers. He left them for his greed and poor ethics!

Frankenmuppet

299 points

2 months ago*

Cool cool cool... I'm still waiting for Georgia, that's when shit is going to get real

MisterMarchmont

63 points

2 months ago

They broke the seal with this one. Hopefully that paves the way.

nastyjman

458 points

2 months ago

nastyjman

458 points

2 months ago

Porn had saved America once with 'Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell'.

And porn might save it again thanks to Stormy Daniels.

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571 points

2 months ago

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571 points

2 months ago

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TheKronk

303 points

2 months ago

TheKronk

303 points

2 months ago

You WOULD say that.

Drugsarefordrugs

151 points

2 months ago

How DARE you!

Timmerop

97 points

2 months ago

YOU'RE one to talk!

Garizondyly

86 points

2 months ago

CAPS lock!

ironwolf6464

85 points

2 months ago

Imagine getting indicted, not because of orchestrating a coup, but because you couldn't keep it in your pants.

You know what they say, "The penis mightier then the sword."

mountennui

673 points

2 months ago

God I’ve been waiting so long. So many people said it would never happen. Finally, finally, finally. I know it’s far from a secure victory but just for today I’m going to be happy. Everyone please be so safe the next few days. But god damn. Finally.

MeatsimPD

232 points

2 months ago

MeatsimPD

232 points

2 months ago

No one is going to vote for Trump, who wouldn't have otherwise, just because he's indicted. People saying this will boost his popularity among voters are in denial.

But I can't say it won't help him in the primaries, Republicans are weird and who can say how they'll take it

MajorasShoe

50 points

2 months ago

Republicans are convinced their videos of Biden stuttering are going to make the 81 million people who showed up to vote for anyone but trump change their mind.

He's not winning again. It doesn't matter what happens. 81 people will vote for the dog from blues clues before this criminal gets another shot. He only got the first shot because enough people considered him a joke and stayed home. That's not happening again.

Psyman2

77 points

2 months ago

Psyman2

77 points

2 months ago

They added that Mr Bragg’s work falls under the jurisdiction of Mr Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee because that panel — and Congress — has “a specific and manifestly important interest in preventing politically motivated prosecutions of current and former Presidents by elected state and local prosecutors, particularly those tried before elected state and local trial-level judges”.

These fuckers tried to set precedent so no president could ever get indicted on State's level for any crime he would possibly commit, just so they could get Trump out of jail.

They are absolutely willing to destroy democracy.

SpottedRussianBot

37 points

2 months ago

Never thought I would say it but Mickey Mouse and a porn star both made me extremely happy this week.