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Trump lawyer John Lauro responded to the indictment news by admitting the crimes that Trump is charged with.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think they're setting the stage for more Jan. 6 events

FAFO. The Capitol police won't be hamstrung this time & will have their sub-machine guns.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Events don't have to happen at the capital. Local governments could have problems. We'd have fewer problems if Republican leaders were more willing to throw Trump under the bus instead of trying to court his base.

[–] PRUSSIA_x86 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The magats won't be taking selfies this time either though. We're about to see what real political instability looks like.

[–] SpaceNoodle 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PRUSSIA_x86 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a dangerous move to assume your enemy doesn't learn from their mistakes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not necessarily learning what we’d like them to, though