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Time magazine called the ex-president’s plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’

Donald Trump has warned that Joe Biden and his family could face multiple criminal prosecutions once he leaves office unless the US supreme court awards Trump immunity in his own legal battles with the criminal justice system.

In a sweeping interview with Time magazine, Trump painted a startling picture of his second term, from how he would wield the justice department to hinting he may let states monitor pregnant women to enforce abortion laws.

Trump made the threat against the Biden family in an interview with Eric Cortellessa of Time, in which he shared the outlines of what the magazine called “an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world”.

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[–] mPony 160 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fuck TIME Magazine for giving anyone a platform to make threats against others.

[–] dhork 80 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But it's important that the stuff he says gets documented. If for no other reason than if it all goes downhill, the alien anthropologists can figure out what the hell happened after we exterminate ourselves.

[–] Dkarma 42 points 6 months ago (7 children)

No it's not. Put this asshole in jail for all his crimes already.

[–] dhork 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] cybersandwich 104 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The implication, well one of many, is that the President is the one charging Trump with these crimes. He's being charged for state crimes, by the various states AGs, in accordance to their laws. He's also being sued civilly by people he's defrauded, sexually assaulted, or defamed.

The current president and current administration has had no input in any of this.

The federal cases he has stem from his "mishandling" of classified documents after he was out of office. This case is being handled by a special prosecutor who is insulated from the executive and bound by laws, procedure, legal ethics, etc to act independently from the administration.

So, at the end of the day it's just more absolute horse shit from Trump and more evidence he should never be on the ballot.

[–] FenrirIII 51 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's the persecution complex that attracts his followers. He must be a danger to the deep state of he's been accused of breaking so many laws!

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (26 children)

"If you give me immunity for my crimes, I'll give you immunity for your crimes. Deal?"
"I haven't committed any crimes."
"..."

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Oh sweet, he’s at the threat-begging stage.

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[–] hdnsmbt 66 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Sure thing, just like he locked Clinton up. Why does anyone believe the stupid shit this idiot says?

[–] FlyingSquid 37 points 6 months ago (20 children)

It's different now though. He didn't have the power to lock her up. This time around, he'll have Project 2025 behind him to allow him to do things like that.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He also didn't have an actual legal case, despite a LOT of digging.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

He still doesn't have an actual legal case against the Bindens either, despite a LOT of Russian support trying to falsify something.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The guy literally tried to overturn an election he lost. It wouldn't surprise me if it's just bluster, but at the same time it also wouldn't surprise me that he is trying to become a tyrant.

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[–] cultsuperstar 52 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Prosecute the Bidens on what grounds? The GOP have been investigating them for a few years now and have admitted they can't find anything, other than Hunter's tax evasion or whatever it was.

He's full of shit and just says whatever the fuck no matter how stupid it is because he loves the uneducated and his followers are certainly that. They believe anything from anyone with an R in front of their name.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't think he understands or really believes that there are impartial laws. He thinks when he's being prosecuted it's just personal bullshit targeted at him, so he can do the same to anyone.

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[–] FlyingSquid 47 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Not he says Biden has "committed many crimes" but won't say what those crimes are.

That will give you an idea of what he's going to come up with to charge Biden with. And he'll make it stick too.

[–] Beryl 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a common way of thinking in people with little to no ethics. They think everyone else is the same, and thus if you dig you're surely going to find something.

[–] FlyingSquid 23 points 6 months ago

That's a problem with the Republican Party as a whole and why they're constantly projecting. "We would have done that, so of course they did."

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's crazy that this is even a political talking point. I support Biden in this election but I very much want him prosecuted if they have clear evidence of a serious crime he committed.

[–] NOT_RICK 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah they don’t have anything beyond straw grasping

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I love how Trump doesn't even understand that it isn't Biden attacking him, it's the justice department doing its job of getting criminals convicted. Barking up the wrong tree, dipshit.

[–] Riccosuave 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh he understands just fine. He just wants to sell this idea to his stupid fucking followers.

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[–] HurlingDurling 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So... Trump wants immunity in order NOT to go to Jail, but if he doesn't and goes to jail, how will he prosecute Biden? Also, if he gets immunity and somehow becomes president, how is he going to prosecute Biden if Biden also has immunity?

The mental gymnastics he sells his followers would almost qualify as an Olympic event.

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[–] badbytes 29 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Funny to imagine how this story gets recorded and retold in history books. What a fool who was elected by fools. An honest low point for America.

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[–] then_three_more 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Please don't elect this guy.

Sincerely Europe

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately, you don't really need to address all Americans. It really comes down to the entirely rational people of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania

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[–] cosmicrookie 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He will just keep shouting as long as people are listening to him.

Luckily those people are becoming fewer and fewer

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Time shouldn't have interviewed him tbh

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Everyone knows these guys are just going to lie their way into the presidency right? As in just get fox news to declare early, then stand over election officials to call it their way.

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[–] Cocodapuf 15 points 6 months ago

Waaahhh Waaaahh!

Somebody get that little guy a binky.

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