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Former federal prosecutor Sara Levine, fired by Trump, warned on 60 Minutes that the Justice Department is "under attack."

Levine, who prosecuted January 6 rioters, said she was fired for upholding the law.

Legal expert Peter Keisler criticized Trump's pardons of Capitol rioters, arguing they signal that crimes committed in support of Trump's agenda may go unpunished.

These actions undermine the rule of law and discouraging accountability for political violence.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago (41 children)

This is what pisses me off about all the people who kept talking about how the Democrats were failing to get voters engaged in 2024.

If the Dems weren't doing the job, what was keeping you from stepping up?

Its like there was a fire going on and people were complaining the firemen weren't doing enough instead of jumping in and helping.

[–] WagyuSneakers 11 points 12 hours ago (18 children)

I'm not a politician. I developed an entirely different set of skills. Throwing away my career at the potential of reskilling is absurd.

And Dems weren't doing their job. I'm tired of people pretending like that's acceptable. I canvass. I get people ready to vote. I do my part.

I can't even tell you the last time a Dem policy benefitted me directly. What I have in common with them really just boils down to them being the only opposition right now. I pushed Harris like we had to and I'll never forgive them for running such an unlovable candidate. They knew what they were doing. The second there's another serious option I'm gone. Dems complete lack of opposition makes them complicit in everything that's happening.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

My analogy is that it was like someone threw a molotov cocktail through your window, but you let the house burn down because the window didn't stop the bottle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

That'll teach that window.

[–] grue 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The Harris campaign spent a billion and a half dollars on "getting voters engaged" and she still lost anyway. All the phone-banking and door-knocking in the world can't overcome the fundamental problem of refusing to adopt policies the people actually want!

So please, explain to me exactly what the fuck kind of "stepping up" you expect randos from the Internet, who had no ability to affect the campaign's platform, to actually fucking do?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Idk, maybe voting against the dude who straight up said he would be a dictator and you'd never vote again?

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