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Trump’s Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines (newrepublic.com)

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He may not be in office, but Donald Trump has been speaking with the powers that be about Israel’s war on Gaza—but it’s not in an effort to end the genocide.

Instead, Trump has allegedly been talking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avert a cease-fire deal, fearing that doing so could help Vice President Kamala Harris win in November, according to PBS.

“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said PBS’s Judy Woodruff Monday night. “So, I don’t know where—who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, and that’s to work on that one.”

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[-] khan_shot_1st@lemmy.world 192 points 4 months ago

I'm really tired of Trump not being in prison.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 64 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I’m really tired of Trump not being in prison.

Yes, but I'm more tired of realizing he will never be in prison. There's not a judge in the country that seems willing to do more than make him fork over a little of his pocket lint. And if it's ever more than that, it's still going to be an ankle bracelet and a 1% lifestyle.

One justice system for the rich and powerful, another for the rest of us.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

If Trump were ever facing real jail time, he would hie himself off to Russia or Saudi Arabia. Which would be better than nothing, to be sure.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 45 points 4 months ago

It would be great if nature took its course because the legal system never fucking will.

[-] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Merrick Garland is such a disappointment.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Assuming the election goes in a positive direction, this might be the feds just letting him make his own bed… and hopefully, they throw the book at him afterwards. It’s of course a moot point if he wins, for a lot of reasons.

Edit: fwiw I don’t disagree with the pessimism. Justice delayed is justice denied.

[-] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

It's also moot if he dies. I'm really tired of the feds just letting him make his own bed.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I agree, the amount of pussyfooting is un-fucking-believable

[-] notacat@mander.xyz 7 points 4 months ago

what book? The supreme court just ruled that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for anything that can be considered “official acts.” So nixon wouldn’t have to worry if he were president now.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

hopefully, they throw the book at him afterwards

This is the same genre as the people who insisted that Merrick Garland was just dotting his i's and crossing his t's before nailing Trump.

[-] exanime@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Oh please, 6they seem to be waiting for Trump to walk right into a prison cellt, lock himself in and throw away the key

This bs excuse has been peddled since 2016

[-] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

If the election goes the right way we can have another 4 years of ccourthouse drama l. After which we will b back where we r today.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Oh fuck no that's not it.

[-] 5in1k@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

I’m tired of him not being in Hell.

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