516

Trump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictment (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by captainjman2@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

101 comments fedilink hide all child comments

top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] michaelrose@lemmy.ml 208 points 2 years ago

"Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts"

Or you could spend your own money

“It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede,”

That isn't how the court works you file in whatever court has jurisdiction then appeal if you have cause. It would be contrary to standards for them to even comment at this juncture.

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

[-] StarServal@kbin.social 124 points 2 years ago

Wait…

“Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts”

Did he just admit to another crime?

[-] OptimusPrimeDownfall@discuss.tchncs.de 69 points 2 years ago

I don't think so. You can put your own money into running a political campaign.

However, the IMPLICATION that he uses campaign donations for his legal defense is there. And stupid MAGA donors will believe that's how their money could be spent and that it's OK.

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 2 years ago

It’s all super PAC money that has very little rules about its use. They’ve been using it thus way all along and openly raising money for legal defense. He may be admitting to exerting control over the super pac, which is supposed to be against the law, but seems to be practically unenforceable.

[-] DragonAce@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Meh....sorta? I'm pretty sure he can legally use campaign funds to pay legal bills relating to the election interference cases, since the cases are sort of tied to actions made during his 2020 campaign. But AFAIK he cannot do so with the classified documents case, since it has no direct connection to his election campaign.

But even if part of it IS legal, given his propensity to break the law whenever possible, it probably should warrant another investigation if nothing else.

[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

He ran again because it was the most profitable thing he has ever done. Him and his family made billions.

[-] Darth_Brooks@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Amazingly...no

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/01/donald-trump-2024-campaign-donations-legal-fees/70503786007/

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 44 points 2 years ago

There's a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

Unfortunately Mango Mussolini could even be arrested and still win the presidency from prison... (Although it is a good thing the rules exist in that way)

[-] Granite@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago

Horrible hypothetical: he wins and pardons himself of all federal crimes, but he’s still convicted of state crimes in NY and GA and has prison sentences. What happens?

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 24 points 2 years ago

Constitutional crisis. Decent band name, horrible time to live through.

[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of the old Chinese curse, ”may you live in interesting times.”

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I would like to have a few less historic years please.

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest.

Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/

[-] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

When Nixon was president we also didn’t have public indoctrination stations like Fox. Nixon being accountable for Watergate was why Rupert Murdoch created Fox

[-] b00m@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Mango Mussolini

👌🏽

[-] Francisco@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Cheeto Benito

load more comments (3 replies)

load more comments (8 replies)

[-] Zalack@startrek.website 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

IMO this is mainly a way to communicate talking points to his supporters. They want to start a lot of talk about Biden's "election Interference" to make it feel like this is something both sides do but only Trump is getting charged for.

load more comments (1 replies)

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

For being the party that supposedly represents "law and order", Republicans really seem soft on crime (at least on the ones they continually committed).

[-] timespace@lemmy.ninja 10 points 2 years ago

Did he just say he was going to use campaign funds for personal benefit?

🧐

load more comments (6 replies)

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 123 points 2 years ago

That's because Trump was trying to use the Justice Department to forward his own interests, so he assumes that any other president does/did the same thing.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 70 points 2 years ago

So... he did just admit to using election funds for his personal legal battles, which is illegal... right?

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago

If the Supreme Court got involved it would destroy it. No one with any common sense is helping Trump, those that do also go down with the ship.

[-] DragonAce@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

Yeah, we've passed the tipping point where fear of prison outweighs the fear of retaliation from Trump and his MAGA idiots.

load more comments (3 replies)

[-] morgan_423@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago

It's pretty amazing that a guy who has picked up several dozen felony charges in the last few months has this little idea of how the legal system works.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

guy’s dumber than dogshit.

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Trump, the top contender in the Republican presidential primary, claimed that dealing with numerous ongoing legal battles amounts to “election interference” — the very thing he is accused of conspiring to do in his latest indictment.

He's doing the DARVO thing again. Since he's being accused of election interference, he's using the "NO U" defense, and hoping "his people" at the Supreme Court bail him out.

It doesn't work that way. If he wanted to have his time free to campaign, maybe he shouldn't have done so much crime to begin with.

[-] flossdaily@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

Donald Trump is right! It's absolutely inappropriate for Biden's politically appointed Attorney General to prosecute Trump!

... Wait? What's that you say? Biden's Attorney General famously dropped the ball on even INVESTIGATING Trump? And ... What's this? An independent special counsel was appointed EXPRESSLY for the purpose of making sure that investigations of Trump's criminality were handled by someone who doesn't report to Biden or anyone else in Biden's administration?!

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 2 years ago

"It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede," he wrote.

The first four words seem relevant to him, just not in the way he means.

[-] AnyProgressIsGood@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

In his world he thinks the DOJ operates as the presidents arm. This is one of many reasons he is a bad president

[-] Shit@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago

Banana Republic energy here.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

So he’s asking what, the Supreme Court to cancel the election and give it to him as a handicap?

'I am a whiner, and I keep whining and whining until I win'

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] Pagliacci@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago

I don't think he knows how SCOTUS works...

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago

Then again does the SCOTUS know how they work?

[-] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

The high priests can do whatever they want.

load more comments (1 replies)

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] skellener@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago

Squirm motherfucker! Prison soon!

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

Yeah right, the supreme Court has no actual jurisdiction over anything. What are they going to do, send in the army to free Trump?

Lol

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Why the Fuck does he Write like This? It’s Fucking Aggravating.

load more comments (2 replies)

[-] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

he must not be getting enough help in Congress outside of the usual loonies so he's moving on to another branch of government.

load more comments (1 replies)

load more comments

this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023

516 points (100.0% liked)

politics

19634 readers

2453 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News