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Mad_Machine76

(24,391 posts)
Mon Sep 5, 2022, 09:47 PM Sep 2022

All of the instances where Trump was allowed to operate under different rules

Last edited Mon Sep 5, 2022, 10:22 PM - Edit history (2)

1. The FBI didn't disclose they were investigating Trump campaign ties to Russia during the 2016 Election while Comey was publicly commenting at every opportunity about the HRC e-mail server investigation even though no charges were determined to be warranted, even leaking just before the election that undeniably damaged HRC at the last minute just because they were supposedly afraid of Republican backlash.
2. Trump got to appoint a SCOTUS Justice right out of the gate, since Senate Republicans kept Obama from nominating Garland to fill the late Scalia's seat all throughout 2016 because of a principle/rule that never existed before.
3. Trump could never be indicted, charged, stand trial, etc. because of some obscure OLC memo even though Clinton had to stand trial/get deposed in a civil suit during his Presidency.
4. Trump couldn't be impeached/convicted in 2020 because Republicans said that the voters, not the Congress, should decide whether he is fit for the office (even though it is Congress' duty to respond to an out-of-control executive and they certainly felt strongly about that when it came to Bill Clinton).
5. Republicans hypocritically reversed themselves on seating SCOTUS justices near an election and rushed to install yet another Trump Justice WHILE PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY VOTING in 2020.
6. Trump couldn't be impeached/convicted right after instigating a coup in 2021 because he was leaving office (consequently, now he can still run in 2024 or beyond and threaten the country and democracy again).
7. Now all of this insane "Special Master" business with the Mar-A-Lago doc raid.

Feel free to add any others you think of.......

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All of the instances where Trump was allowed to operate under different rules (Original Post) Mad_Machine76 Sep 2022 OP
Bookmarking. Duppers Sep 2022 #1
Slightly different framing, but close enough that you can tack on these 20 norms Trump broke... Taylor Picker Sep 2022 #2
+1 Mad_Machine76 Sep 2022 #4
AND all the instances when many millions of Americans helped elect Hortensis Sep 2022 #3

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. AND all the instances when many millions of Americans helped elect
Tue Sep 6, 2022, 09:40 AM
Sep 2022

these people to power.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

The root of the problem. Those who refused to vote to stop the Republicans -- and refused to vote to insist the rules be applied to all -- far outnumber those who actually voted for Republicans.

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