these *years* that go by, seeing Trump walk free

[GenXer47]

are the mailman, walking away from the barking dog.
The dog thinks he scared away the mailman.
I fear that by the time he's indicted, the country will have already concluded that if he was sitting free this whole time, he must be innocent.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Or what he did must not have been so bad.

Must have been a minor crime to walk free for years.

[we can do it]

2. Or damn, this conspiracy was so far reaching, no wonder it took so long.

SMDH

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. You haven't been paying attention

First of all, Do Trump’s recent rants sound like that of a man who thinks he’s going to get away with everything?

Second, polls have shown that Americans can tell the difference between Trumps and Biden’s document cases, and think Trump should be held accountable for his crimes.

I think your fears are unfounded.

[Dirty Socialist]

4. I'll believe it

When I see it

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Believe what?

Right now, it seems You’re believing something without seeing anything.

[Dirty Socialist]

10. I'll believe it

When actual charges are filed against Trump. I am not holding my breath

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. Oxygen is important for critical thinking.

No one should be holding their breath, but everyone should assessing only facts in evidence, not the absence of publicly known facts.

[Dirty Socialist]

14. Maybe the facts will have bearing this time

And they will throw the book at The Donald

[secondwind]

15. An indictment is imminent.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. Well said.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Trump is unique among most people

in that he is incapable of worrying about or caring about whether he did anything wrong. He doesn't know what consequences are. The weight you or I would be carrying around worrying about being in so much trouble because we fucked up so badly is completely non-existent for him.

That's what pisses me off. He doesn't think he has ruined his life. He is incapable of worry or regret. My only hope is if the cell door ever slams behind him, all of the above will make it that much more horrifying for him.

[Pobeka]

7. Oh, he knows and is scared of real consequences. He just thinks he's never going to face them.

We shall see in upcoming weeks if the hammer starts to come down or not in a meaningful way.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Well, it's just a matter of opinion,

but I really think he has no fear of consequences at all. He's gotten away with everything he's done in his life. I don't think he sees the current circumstances as any different.

[Pobeka]

11. I think we are saying the same thing:

He has no fear of consequences because he has, as you correctly point out, always gotten away with it.

But, that doesn't mean he isn't tormented by the possibility of not getting away with it this time. Recent court actions have been smacking him down, and the legal consequences are getting closer to him every day. He has lost in NY, looks like Georgia may be acting soon, Jack Smith is moving fast with the case DOJ handed him.

Still doesn't mean teflon Don will be locked up or lose everything, but he's in the deepest sh*t he's ever faced and from multiple fronts.

[Mr.Bill]

12. Fair enough. n/t