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Trump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictment (www.cnbc.com)

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[-] michaelrose@lemmy.ml 218 points 11 months ago

"Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts"

Or you could spend your own money

“It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede,”

That isn't how the court works you file in whatever court has jurisdiction then appeal if you have cause. It would be contrary to standards for them to even comment at this juncture.

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

[-] StarServal@kbin.social 133 points 11 months ago

Wait…

“Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts”

Did he just admit to another crime?

[-] OptimusPrimeDownfall@discuss.tchncs.de 71 points 11 months ago

I don't think so. You can put your own money into running a political campaign.

However, the IMPLICATION that he uses campaign donations for his legal defense is there. And stupid MAGA donors will believe that's how their money could be spent and that it's OK.

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[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 11 months ago

It’s all super PAC money that has very little rules about its use. They’ve been using it thus way all along and openly raising money for legal defense. He may be admitting to exerting control over the super pac, which is supposed to be against the law, but seems to be practically unenforceable.

[-] DragonAce@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Meh....sorta? I'm pretty sure he can legally use campaign funds to pay legal bills relating to the election interference cases, since the cases are sort of tied to actions made during his 2020 campaign. But AFAIK he cannot do so with the classified documents case, since it has no direct connection to his election campaign.

But even if part of it IS legal, given his propensity to break the law whenever possible, it probably should warrant another investigation if nothing else.

[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

He ran again because it was the most profitable thing he has ever done. Him and his family made billions.

[-] Darth_Brooks@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Amazingly...no

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/01/donald-trump-2024-campaign-donations-legal-fees/70503786007/

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 43 points 11 months ago

There's a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

Unfortunately Mango Mussolini could even be arrested and still win the presidency from prison... (Although it is a good thing the rules exist in that way)

[-] Granite@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago

Horrible hypothetical: he wins and pardons himself of all federal crimes, but he’s still convicted of state crimes in NY and GA and has prison sentences. What happens?

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 22 points 11 months ago

Constitutional crisis. Decent band name, horrible time to live through.

[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

Reminds me of the old Chinese curse, ”may you live in interesting times.”

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I would like to have a few less historic years please.

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[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest.

Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/

[-] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

When Nixon was president we also didn’t have public indoctrination stations like Fox. Nixon being accountable for Watergate was why Rupert Murdoch created Fox

[-] b00m@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

Mango Mussolini

👌🏽

[-] Francisco@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Cheeto Benito

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[-] Zalack@startrek.website 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

IMO this is mainly a way to communicate talking points to his supporters. They want to start a lot of talk about Biden's "election Interference" to make it feel like this is something both sides do but only Trump is getting charged for.

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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 11 months ago

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

For being the party that supposedly represents "law and order", Republicans really seem soft on crime (at least on the ones they continually committed).

[-] timespace@lemmy.ninja 10 points 11 months ago

Did he just say he was going to use campaign funds for personal benefit?

🧐

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[-] Nougat@kbin.social 128 points 11 months ago

That's because Trump was trying to use the Justice Department to forward his own interests, so he assumes that any other president does/did the same thing.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 54 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

and by implying that, he discredits the government in general, which is always his purpose

[-] mindbleach@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Please don't infer that sort of "4D chess" nonsense. This is not an act or a strategy. He's exactly as stupid as he appears.

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[-] Nougat@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago

His purpose is staying out of prison. Discrediting the government in general is a means to that end.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

and stuffing his pockets with anything he can get his hands on in the chaos

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 68 points 11 months ago

If the Supreme Court got involved it would destroy it. No one with any common sense is helping Trump, those that do also go down with the ship.

[-] DragonAce@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

Yeah, we've passed the tipping point where fear of prison outweighs the fear of retaliation from Trump and his MAGA idiots.

[-] Roundcat@kbin.social 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It would all be up to how the Executive and Legislative branches react to the court's actions. The House is Republican controlled and will likely side with the Supreme Court, thus rendering Congress from acting. Meanwhile, Biden isn't even willing to change the courts, let alone challenge their legitimacy. He will likely go with whatever the Supreme Court decides in order to appear like he's being impartial or bipartisan, when the reality is he will always be accused of sabotaging the Republicans by the Republicans.

That would only leave the people to react to the Supreme Court's decision, which if its anything like Dobbs or any other protest over the last 20 years, The Supreme Court has nothing to worry about.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I believe the smart move is to let it all play out and not cause a Consitutional Crisis. There is no reason to destroy our government for someone like Trump. If I was running against him I'd be trashing him ruthlessly. Don't give him any respect.

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[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 68 points 11 months ago

So... he did just admit to using election funds for his personal legal battles, which is illegal... right?

[-] morgan_423@lemmy.world 64 points 11 months ago

It's pretty amazing that a guy who has picked up several dozen felony charges in the last few months has this little idea of how the legal system works.

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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago

Trump, the top contender in the Republican presidential primary, claimed that dealing with numerous ongoing legal battles amounts to “election interference” — the very thing he is accused of conspiring to do in his latest indictment.

He's doing the DARVO thing again. Since he's being accused of election interference, he's using the "NO U" defense, and hoping "his people" at the Supreme Court bail him out.

It doesn't work that way. If he wanted to have his time free to campaign, maybe he shouldn't have done so much crime to begin with.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 11 months ago

"It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede," he wrote.

The first four words seem relevant to him, just not in the way he means.

[-] flossdaily@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago

Donald Trump is right! It's absolutely inappropriate for Biden's politically appointed Attorney General to prosecute Trump!

... Wait? What's that you say? Biden's Attorney General famously dropped the ball on even INVESTIGATING Trump? And ... What's this? An independent special counsel was appointed EXPRESSLY for the purpose of making sure that investigations of Trump's criminality were handled by someone who doesn't report to Biden or anyone else in Biden's administration?!

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

every troll spams the GMs and Mods

[-] AnyProgressIsGood@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

In his world he thinks the DOJ operates as the presidents arm. This is one of many reasons he is a bad president

[-] Shit@sh.itjust.works 24 points 11 months ago

Banana Republic energy here.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

So he’s asking what, the Supreme Court to cancel the election and give it to him as a handicap?

'I am a whiner, and I keep whining and whining until I win'

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[-] Pagliacci@lemmy.ml 21 points 11 months ago

I don't think he knows how SCOTUS works...

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 26 points 11 months ago

Then again does the SCOTUS know how they work?

[-] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

The high priests can do whatever they want.

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[-] skellener@kbin.social 21 points 11 months ago

Squirm motherfucker! Prison soon!

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

People really need to tamper their expectations. I dunno what universe you live in, but I live in the one where a rich ex president gets away with his crimes and never sets foot in jail, because sadly that's the reality. It would never be allowed to happen.

[-] HWK_290@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

I agree... But 4 months ago, no former president has ever been indicted. Now Trump has been so 3x, with a fourth on the way in GA. the walls do seem to be closing

Also it's temper not tamper

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[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 19 points 11 months ago

Yeah right, the supreme Court has no actual jurisdiction over anything. What are they going to do, send in the army to free Trump?

Lol

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Why the Fuck does he Write like This? It’s Fucking Aggravating.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

He's stupid and can't read.

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[-] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

he must not be getting enough help in Congress outside of the usual loonies so he's moving on to another branch of government.

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