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[-] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 68 points 1 year ago

It's to undermine the RICO case against Trump

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Well that's just idiotic grandstanding if true, because Trump's plays out the steps EXACTLY on how to catch a RICO charge. It's like a 'Criminal Racketeering and Conspiracy to commit 100 Kinds of Fraud: For Dummies' book.

[-] Hegar@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

It's not 'just' idiotic grandstanding, it's also how Republicans are intentionally eroding the power of our institutions.

Any tool that is brought to bear against them, they'll try to undermine and abuse so it's less effective for anything. They want it to look like RICO is just a partisan tool to go after your enemies. That makes democrats look as petty as them - if you ignore reality.

One of the ways you can tell Republicans are actively trying to destroy our democracy is the way the prefer political strategies that do as much institutional damage as possible.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And the governor praised the charges. That mother fucker needs to be removed from office. Republicans and conservatives need to be all removed from society.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Would that be the same Georgia governor who, as Georgia Secretary of State, oversaw his own election as governor, whose win against Stacey Abrams was (and will ALWAYS be) suspicious as hell, and who is even now doing everything in his power to make it harder for the people of Georgia to vote, especially people of color? That governor?

"Needs to be removed from office" is a great start. But if actual justice were applied under the law, that shithead would have a lot more to fear than a simple removal and retirement into mild disgrace.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Love to know more about his cheating and not surprised.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is still putting up a fight? Because I love for her to become Georgia governor. She shut down that cop city I am sure.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I've been waiting for someone to point that out since the story first broke.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s to undermine the first amendment

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I think it's an attempt to stifle resistance to cop city.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Did Trump pass out fliers? Organize a protest? Offend murders by calling them murderers? Was he arrested for wearing a yellow hat? Does he own a curious monkey named George?

Honestly, I doubt it. The state has been throwing their full weight against the Stop Cop City protestors from the beginning.

[-] jimbo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

How would it undermine the RICO case against Trump?

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