Summary

Special counsel Jack Smith dropped 44 federal charges against Donald Trump, citing DOJ policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted.

The charges, including election interference and classified documents retention, could be refiled after Trump’s presidency.

Critics, including Rep. Dan Goldman and former Capitol officer Aquilino Gonell, decried the move as a miscarriage of justice, asserting it places Trump above the law.

Trump and allies celebrated the decision as a victory, with Vice President-elect JD Vance vowing to prevent similar prosecutions.

Democrats fear Trump will seek political retaliation, deepening national divisions.

  • LotrOrc@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Wow I’m so shocked

    Had 4 years to sort this and out the fucker in jail for treason and decided to dick around doing fuck all til a few months before the election.

    Biden has the blood of 100,000 on his hands and the death of democracy in his lap. That’s his legacy.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      Personally, I think the administration dragged its heels because it was stupid enough to want to run against Trump again. After all, if they had the bogeyman incarnate to run against, they could move to the right and still be second worst. And second worst wins elections, right?

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        8 days ago

        Agreed. They still think being not trump is the easiest way to power since single identity politics is losing its charm.

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            8 days ago

            That and:

            "I mean if push comes to shove we can help a small very specific subsect of you guys, after all the rest of you are doing exactly as well as our corporate donors want you to be and that probably means pretty good, we don’t think about it very much and figure your complaints are just people being needy.

            But I mean what could the orange man even offer, he acts like there is something wrong too. He’s wrong and bad! Let’s stay the same, updoots in the center!"

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              7 days ago

              Can’t forget Harris pledging to close the border and build the wall, tax breaks for small businesses and worthy plebs (home-buyers who’d payed rent on time for 3 years), or create “the most lethal military in history”.

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                First generational home buyers who lived in a corporate owned apartment complex and paid on time for the last 2 years.

                Like literally only for immigrants who had been imported in and proven to be helpful to the economy.

                And the business loans were the same way but only for black men who had already been running the business for 3 years in specific industries who has already received a pell grant. So like 5 people they likely new and wanted to give money to directly without giving it directly.

                Hyper specific to help the least amount of people and then murderous war machine to finish anyone else off outside of that.