Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.
If only he didn’t try to undo the results of the 2020 election, then maybe nobody would be investigating him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Really makes you think… if it can happen to him, it can happen to one of us who tries to overturn an election. And what kind of a world would that be?
Unless he’s indicted (for this one), put on trial, found guilty, and incarcerated he and people like him won’t stop. Only full penalty will make people think otherwise about doing what he did. Until then, wealth and the potential upside will override any perceived threat the justice system can offer.
That can be said for any insurrection, though. Had he not failed he’d be in a position of absolute power so of course nothing would be done. This one failed because everyone involved couldn’t pass the same brain cell around fast enough to not act like teenagers in the principles office.
Even then, you’re still talking about the sort of people who are so far up their own assholes, they’ll run for president and believe they should win. They’re better, they’re smarter and they’ll never get caught so why worry about the consequences? Those only happen to other people.
I’m all for burning the bastard (figuratively, feds!) but don’t expect it to deter the next one.
I just watched a video on how evil people come to power and your comment reminded me of it. One of the classic traits of someone with a dark triad personality is wishful thinking that it wouldn’t happen to them despite all the evidence to the contrary. Very interesting video:
https://youtu.be/3eBN_9rMoVI
If only he didn’t try to undo the results of the 2020 election, then maybe nobody would be investigating him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Really makes you think… if it can happen to him, it can happen to one of us who tries to overturn an election. And what kind of a world would that be?
A democratic one… shudders
Unless he’s indicted (for this one), put on trial, found guilty, and incarcerated he and people like him won’t stop. Only full penalty will make people think otherwise about doing what he did. Until then, wealth and the potential upside will override any perceived threat the justice system can offer.
Jail time won’t stop the next one. The only reason they’re even investigating is because he failed.
That can be said for any insurrection, though. Had he not failed he’d be in a position of absolute power so of course nothing would be done. This one failed because everyone involved couldn’t pass the same brain cell around fast enough to not act like teenagers in the principles office.
Yeah next time they’ll probably just bring more weapons.
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I think that is optimistic even then. Even if all that happens to him, there are still those who would try again.
Either way, hopefully he can be held truly accountable to all his crimes.
Even then, you’re still talking about the sort of people who are so far up their own assholes, they’ll run for president and believe they should win. They’re better, they’re smarter and they’ll never get caught so why worry about the consequences? Those only happen to other people.
I’m all for burning the bastard (figuratively, feds!) but don’t expect it to deter the next one.
I just watched a video on how evil people come to power and your comment reminded me of it. One of the classic traits of someone with a dark triad personality is wishful thinking that it wouldn’t happen to them despite all the evidence to the contrary. Very interesting video: https://youtu.be/3eBN_9rMoVI
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It’s not like the 2016 election had any problems or anything.