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RobinA

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169. I Agreed With Ford Completely

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 12:20 PM

Nov 2020

then and I still do today. Let's get these criminals gone and get on with living and building. I get your point, however I think the nation benefits from moving on. If he can be prosecuted by the states for pre-Presidential acts I could probably get on board.

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Don't prosecute Trump so the nation can heal. [View all] TruckFump Nov 2020 OP

I gave you your first rec, along with my total agreement! abqtommy Nov 2020 #1

Thank you! TruckFump Nov 2020 #4

I believe that one of the first things Biden should do is to create a ... aggiesal Nov 2020 #84

Exactly. As Samuel L Jackson said in Pulp Fiction: radius777 Nov 2020 #146

We won't be able to heal until he IS prosecuted! Blue Owl Nov 2020 #2

I agree TOTALLY!!!! TruckFump Nov 2020 #6

Let's not forget all our republican congress persons who coddled him, KS Toronado Nov 2020 #58

If they go after Trump without reminding people who enabled him they're missing dessert. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #155

Exactly! PutGramaOnThePhone Nov 2020 #39

Federal crimes will get a pardon (by Pence, probably) but... Lock him up. Nov 2020 #85

Even if he somehow gets pardoned for federal crimes, 70,000,000 voters and all FOX TryLogic Nov 2020 #101

Fully agreed. The House HAS to set up a Federal Crimes Commission to examine them all. Lock him up. Nov 2020 #108

BOOM!!! THIS!!! YES, I'm SHOUTING!!! calimary Nov 2020 #65

ALL OF THAT - plus....... MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #72

Madame bdamomma Nov 2020 #120

Absitively and Posolutely! calimary Nov 2020 #129

With ya 100%. notinkansas Nov 2020 #143

Precisely! No healing without prosecutions! nt Ilsa Nov 2020 #94

Healing through prison RANDYWILDMAN Nov 2020 #3

Dubya already used up that get-out-of-jail card Azathoth Nov 2020 #5

The Iran-Contra criminals used their card also, and many of them resurfaced during Dim Sons reign. SaintLouisBlues Nov 2020 #26

Even Elliot Abrams is back not fooled Nov 2020 #30

Peanuts? No way. tavernier Nov 2020 #7

Cat food would actually be better for him than the shit he eats now. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #14

No he needs to be exposed and the American people need to learn how much he sold this country kimbutgar Nov 2020 #8

Ford paid for pardoning Nixon by losing the 1976 election, but The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #9

I Agreed With Ford Completely RobinA Nov 2020 #169

Hear, hear. Arkansas Granny Nov 2020 #10

Not just him, Barr and all the rest of the criminal regime. CanonRay Nov 2020 #11

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #86

No, prosecute the heel. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #12

Completely agree with your post, not the headline. Justice demands it! c-rational Nov 2020 #13

MAGAssholes will remain deplorable no matter what happens to Trump. oasis Nov 2020 #15

i'm very bitter about this. barbtries Nov 2020 #16

+1 Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #18

Yep. TruckFump Nov 2020 #23

Exactly. dflprincess Nov 2020 #130

NO ONE is above the LAW Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #17

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There are a lot of suits that have been/will be filed at the state level. MissMillie Nov 2020 #20

I agree. TruckFump Nov 2020 #22

He has to be totally destroyed legally or he will be back in some way doc03 Nov 2020 #21

The top hundreds DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #127

+1000 Celerity Nov 2020 #137

This is not Nixon. Nixon screwed with the election and his opponents. This pissant has... TreasonousBastard Nov 2020 #24

Also a pardon should be very specific exboyfil Nov 2020 #25

Nixon's underlings and vindictive traits infected the U.S. Government after he wasn't prosecuted. WyattKansas Nov 2020 #27

Case in point, Roger Stone -- one of several keystones KPN Nov 2020 #70

By not fully prosecuting trump it will make the American people trust this government less duforsure Nov 2020 #28

It is time to send a message....Nixon "ran a stop sign" compared to Trump!!! ashredux Nov 2020 #29

Where the fuck is this being reported? Aviation Pro Nov 2020 #31

He's going to leave office with a pardon for federal crimes BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #32

If he pardons himself, which, given his ego, is likely intrepidity Nov 2020 #57

I don't think that's the route he would go BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #60

I used to believe that. I'm lately more convinced of how deluded he is intrepidity Nov 2020 #64

I hope he does too but question whether he'll risk it in the end. Time will tell. BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #66

Somehow we have to hide all the pens & paper until Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #115

I think that would be more likely because misanthrope Nov 2020 #98

Yes exactly BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #112

Pardon himself is creative nonsense. If he tries it should be ignored. TryLogic Nov 2020 #107

Well said. warmfeet Nov 2020 #33

"You'll heal if you just don't drain that abcess!" Dangerously delusional thinking. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #34

prosecute for LEGAL crimes stopdiggin Nov 2020 #35

and that is precisely what investigations uncover intrepidity Nov 2020 #52

or precludes stopdiggin Nov 2020 #61

We're in agreement intrepidity Nov 2020 #68

Simply switch roles. Proceed at ludicrous speed. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2020 #36

And let's try to work with Mitch to move America forward. JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 #37

I guess I would have to say that every president in my lifetime Mr.Bill Nov 2020 #38

chump and the rethug party are a killing cancer on America Leith Nov 2020 #40

I will heal better if he goes to prison for his crimes. ooky Nov 2020 #41

I've been saying this for a long time. cab67 Nov 2020 #42

Oh, hell no! PirateRo Nov 2020 #43

Let New York and Scotland have him. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #44

Yes, This RobinA Nov 2020 #170

Agree 100%. I'm still upset that war crimes charges weren't persued against GW Bush. CaptainTruth Nov 2020 #45

It is not (only) about justice. It's about uncovering the depth and details of what happened intrepidity Nov 2020 #46

IMO, there are and were so many in his Admin that should be criminally prosecuted. TruckFump Nov 2020 #51

He must be held accountable otherwise the rule of law is worthless. Pepsidog Nov 2020 #47

Investigate and prosecute vlyons Nov 2020 #48

If he is not prosecuted, RexLipton Nov 2020 #49

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Nasruddin Nov 2020 #50

If a person violates the law and is not punished, are their actions against the law? LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #53

Failure to follow through with exposing his crimes just paves the road for the next wannabe dictator Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #54

Count Every Legal Crime! Richard D Nov 2020 #55

Peanuts are way too tasty. He should be fed exactly what he doesn't like to eat in solitary Illumination Nov 2020 #56

Nope. Then we'd have every criminal racing to become a Republican leader to avoid justice. gulliver Nov 2020 #59

Credit to "Suicide Squad" - Put him in a hole and throw away the hole (n/t) Moostache Nov 2020 #62

We "moved on" after Nixon wryter2000 Nov 2020 #63

If this is allowed to happen without consequences, our democracy is officially over. Vinca Nov 2020 #67

Absolutely Vinca DeSmet Nov 2020 #151

To have to watch him brag how "they had nothing on me" LiberalLovinLug Nov 2020 #69

It's not about healing. It's about the rule of law, accountability, and DETERRENCE. Martin Eden Nov 2020 #71

That was the rationale with Nixon Jarqui Nov 2020 #73

We tried that after the Civil War & 155 years later intheflow Nov 2020 #74

NY will crimycarny Nov 2020 #75

No fucking way. Anyone that proposes that has lost my support. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #76

We need closure, not 'healing'... lock him up. Talitha Nov 2020 #77

Totally agree. My memory goes back the the Nixon pardon and the Iran-Contra debacle, fierywoman Nov 2020 #78

New York MFM008 Nov 2020 #79

I'm still pissed .... BradBo Nov 2020 #80

that was sickening Skittles Nov 2020 #141

His whole famiily in jail is the cure for what ails me randr Nov 2020 #81

It is the only way to heal, JUSTICE !!!!!! Miigwech Nov 2020 #82

Amen. Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #83

Lock him up! BlueWavePsych Nov 2020 #87

MAGA will never heal. Only the rest of us might. Kablooie Nov 2020 #88

What/ who specifically are you responding to OP? No one is Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2020 #89

People in government PatSeg Nov 2020 #90

I'm afraid that he might die from natural causes before they ever convict him of totodeinhere Nov 2020 #91

Yup. It's completely backwards. AleksS Nov 2020 #92

Let Karma be Karma srose58089 Nov 2020 #93

If we don't hold Trump accountable, we'll get another Trump. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #95

👆 This! And the next "trump" will be smart and charming, instead of stupid and odious. flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #123

Yes, imagine if Trump had been evil and smart instead of evil and stupid. nt SunSeeker Nov 2020 #124

It's not about revenge but safeguards misanthrope Nov 2020 #96

Very important: Lock him up so that he has no access to social media. Towlie Nov 2020 #97

That which is not punished is encouraged. Xipe Totec Nov 2020 #99

Agreed seta1950 Nov 2020 #100

Yep. IF he has committed crimes, which we all know he has, PatrickforO Nov 2020 #102

The one thing the idiot did ...... Firestorm49 Nov 2020 #103

We don't prosecute Presidents, we prosecute crimes. grantcart Nov 2020 #104

Prosecute and convict him of Treason and Genocide cp Nov 2020 #105

I want to have a BULLDOG Upthevibe Nov 2020 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Nov 2020 #109

Biden is handling it well: It's up to the DOJ. SayItLoud Nov 2020 #110

Agree. Trump must be prosecuted to end the BS. Quemado Nov 2020 #111

He Will Be Prosecuted colsohlibgal Nov 2020 #113

A reckoning is coming. EmeraldCoaster Nov 2020 #114

I have thought this for a long time. TruckFump Nov 2020 #121

You know how they say capital punishment is supposed to be a deterrent to murder and liberalla Nov 2020 #116

He fucking committed TREASON! dhol82 Nov 2020 #117

Lock up the Lyin' Loser. Brother Mythos Nov 2020 #118

tRump bdamomma Nov 2020 #119

He needs to be tried for Sedition! burrowowl Nov 2020 #122

maggotrump Got Impeached, didn't he. Cha Nov 2020 #125

Not prosecuting would cross my red line ecstatic Nov 2020 #126

No Way.....LAW AND ORDER!!!......remember? W T F Nov 2020 #128

He has to be Meowmee Nov 2020 #131

Totally Unacceptable. not_the_one Nov 2020 #132

My only concern is that prosecuting him could enrage Republicans Calista241 Nov 2020 #133

But refusing to go after him will allow him to come back with a vengeance, and will enrage Celerity Nov 2020 #140

The STATE O F NEW YORK will prosecute him for Tax evasion ... yuiyoshida Nov 2020 #134

Why didn't the state of NY prosecute him for tax evasion before? former9thward Nov 2020 #136

it was recently discovered .... yuiyoshida Nov 2020 #139

Nothing was recently discovered. former9thward Nov 2020 #154

I could not possibly agree more! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #135

There's a lot he could be prosecuted for MyMission Nov 2020 #138

Fīat jūstitia ruat caelum ET Awful Nov 2020 #142

I suspect Trump will try to self-pardon because Pence won't do it jmowreader Nov 2020 #144

Nothing in the Constitution limits pardons in that way ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #145

The only major mistake Obama made while in office was not appointing an independent investigator cstanleytech Nov 2020 #147

The courts in NY are investigating in prep for doing this. Who is saying that they shouldn't? ehrnst Nov 2020 #150

I cannot heal if criminals are let off because they are loudmouth assholes with a bunch of followers bullimiami Nov 2020 #152

Amen to that!!! secondwind Nov 2020 #153

I don't think we'll solve it here fescuerescue Nov 2020 #156

Manafort's guy in Ukraine jailed the defeated Prime Minster, Ukraine broke apart, democracy died Cicada Nov 2020 #157

with every breath I take llashram Nov 2020 #158

Put him in jail so he can't run in 2024** MRDAWG Nov 2020 #159

X2 sellitman Nov 2020 #160

Criminals must be brought to justice samsingh Nov 2020 #161

The nation isn't going to "heal" either way durablend Nov 2020 #162

He should, for the many excellent reasons already expressed here, be Enoki33 Nov 2020 #163

Can a convicted felon run again for President? StaunchDemocrat1957 Nov 2020 #164

"We the people" DESERVE to see the orange devil tazmaniac Nov 2020 #165

Sadly, as much as I would love to see him face consequences Nexus2 Nov 2020 #166

pardons will not save his arse in NY Celerity Nov 2020 #167

They're fascist and need to be treated as such and taken down hard. Hotler Nov 2020 #168