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[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 105 points 1 week ago

But why?

Make the fascist fire you.

  • Because his job will now never be completed
  • Because this also slightly diminishes the possibility that he’ll be politically prosecuted by the incoming admin - though to be clear, I fully expect the Trump DoJ to make Smith’s life a living hell, and to throw him in jail if they can, and perhaps even execute him if they can figure out how to kangaroo court things to that degree. That is not a joke. This is an entirely serious comment.
[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 week ago

Why have a trial? SCOTUS already ruled President Trump is a king and can kill anyone so long as it's an official act.

We are entering the beginning stages of fascism people. Hold onto your butts.

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I understand the sentiment, but it will never happen. Killing "Whites", especially whites named "Jack Smith" is bad for optics. Now Letitia James and Fani Willis is another story entirely. If I was either one of them I'd be getting my ass on a plane to someplace with a non-extradition treaty post haste.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Nazis make new in-groups and out-groups all the time. Loyalty way overshadows race in this case.

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Actual reasons from an actual lawyer here https://youtu.be/wFEo9YJjGA0?si=-tQmsAGUSC4-H4jw

Tldr; Every other possibility ends in dismissal with prejudice. Dropping it leaves it potentially reviewable in 4 years. It's still highly unlikely anything happens.

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Came here to post this. Legal Eagle breaks it down proper here.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Thanks for this.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Because the cause for his appointment no longer exists. The OLC memo regarding the prosecution of sitting Presidents means that Smith's appointment is frustrated at its most basic level of inception.

[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

The Fascists will fire people with firing squads, there's no shame in an act of self preservation when resigning from a job you can't do might keep you alive.

[-] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

just wait till Jack see's all the new crimes trump is gonna commit, he'll be back in business in a few years

[-] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago

Dog.... just stop with the copium. It's embarrassing. Trump will never answer for his crimes, period. This should be abundantly clear after 8 years of flopped motions against him.

No Mueller report, no special council, no hush money case.... is ever going to stop this guy.

Give up on the idea of justice against this dude and start preparing for his dictatorship.

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

"Won't somebody [redacted] of this [redacted] p[olitician]?" unfortunately seems like our only escape hatch. I wish the two time travelers had better success in their missions. I am not confident the future resistance has enough resources to send a third, but one can hope.

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

The Supreme Court already rules that not only is Trump all but immune from prosecution, but that he can't even be investigated or questioned over it.

So if Trump were to make a phone call and say "Yes, we're going to sign this into law, and schedule a meeting about that other thing. Oh, and have Tom Hanks killed in a hail of bullets, kthxbye.", the fact that he ordered Tom Hanks killed might be prosecutable. The problem is that even if they know he ordered Tom Hanks killed, they legally can't even ask him about it because it happened during an official phone call.

Trump could go on a crime spree that would make the Mafia legitimately look like choir boys, and Jack Smith......well, Jack Smith isn't going to be able to do Jack about it.

January 20, 2025 isn't a swearing in ceremony. It's a coronation.

[-] 4grams@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

yep, I hate it but at least it's starting to sink in. come jan. we are in a functional trump dictatorship. there are no checks and balances left, the court assured so and with the legislative branch under his control, the single, only hope we have is that he's too hilariously inept to be effective.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

And this didn’t even require a violent takeover like he thought was necessary last time. He was a far worse candidate this time and so much of the American public was eager to throw the power back into his hands, while a sizable chunk did not seem to think it was important enough to go vote against him.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Because he’s a nazi supporter, and was ineffective on purpose.

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