Organization seeks 'immediate arrest' of Trump and Vance over Springfield hoax
Fixed the title. I read nothing to suggest that Trump or Vance are currently in any danger of being arrested in Springfield, Ohio.
Yeah, they do not "face immediate arrest" there have been calls to arrest them, but they face nothing.
I'm beginning to think RawStory exaggerates their headlines for clicks. An organization has asked a court to arrest them, a FAR cry from facing immediate arrest.
RawStory faces immediate arrest for spreading disinformation and falsely representing ongoing legal situations!
"There's nothing special about Trump and Vance that entitles them to get away with what they've done and are doing," the attorney added. "They think they're above the law. They're not."
Except for the Senate Republicans who would not hold their own accountable for crimes they committed or the federal supreme Court Justice feeding Trump's attorney legal advice to use in the lower courts. And the billions in PAC funds and trinket grifts used to campaign for politicians and appoint judges who are loyal to them above the Constitution and citizens. And anything Trump did as president is legal if he says it was part of the job. Except for those facts sure they're just like you or me in the eyes of the law.
Yeah, you can't even pretend that Trump isn't above the law when the Supreme Court has literally ruled that he is at their discretion.
Technically the ruling was for ~~crimes~~ official acts he committed while in office.
He's no longer president and holds no privilege, except being the Republican nominatee for President. Which apparently is a protected class.
Correct. Regardless, it has been codified that he IS above the law in some cases. Slippery slope is not a fallacy in this instance.
Tempted to remove as "Fox by Proxy" but here's an alternate source which confirms the story and raises an excellent point:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/g-s1-24436/haitian-group-charges-trump-vance-springfield
“If it were anyone else other than Trump and Vance who had done what they’ve done — wreak havoc on Springfield, resulting in bomb threats, evacuated and closed government buildings and schools, threats to the mayor and his family — they would have been arrested by now,” Chandra said. “They are not above the law.”
Chandra said the U.S. Supreme Court's July ruling granting ex-presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution does not apply in this case because Trump is currently a private citizen and Vance was not acting in his capacity as a senator when he amplified the rumors that members of Springfield’s 15,000-member Haitian community were eating people’s pets.
"If it were anyone else ... they would have been arrested by now,” Chandra said. “They are not above the law.”
Those two sentences don't add up.
Yeah. "They shouldn't be above the law." works better.
They add up to "therefore they should be attested".
So this is the real reason why Trump cancelled his Springfield visit.
"i'm still voting for trump!"
--this fucking guy
Sonos DeWine, that shady fuck.
I think it would be pretty hilarious if this was the thing that got Trump in jail. Aaaaaall the other stuff? Nah. but this Springfield hoax? Yeah we got to do something about that.
Al Capone got put away for Tax Evasion, so anything is possible I guess.
If only the IRS had the teeth now as it did then, we'd never heard about this trump fellow.
We probably would have heard about him going to prison in the 80s.
Silly billies. Don't they know that the law doesn't apply to rich people?
Good on them for trying.
As fucking if lmao
I'll believe it when I see it.
It's now a talking point, which is good.
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Didn't cause me any trouble either
I'm positive that they'll be arrested and face justice 🤦🏽
@just_another_person@lemmy.world Looks like Rawstory heard the complaints and modified the headline on you.
The new headline is "Trump and Vance face criminal charges over Springfield hoax"
If you could make this match, that would be great!
I'm sure that will work. "ONE SIMPLE TRICK THE REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT."
Yeah mate, a criminal record
Lock them up! Lock them up! Lock them up!
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Why are politicians not accountable for spreading lies? Not even ridiculous ones like this?
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