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Two of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case.

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[–] Dick_Justice 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sidney Powell looks like a clown that ran out of makeup while getting into character

[–] raef 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Better get Frank to whip up another batch.

[–] Slwh47696 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

4 Seasons Total Landscaping sells the best hair tar

[–] raef 3 points 1 year ago

They do, but he can't afford it anymore

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

You're not wrong....

[–] FlashMobOfOne 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is mildly impressive. I would not have expected Trump's toadies to be booked and mugshot because, as of yet, Trump himself hasn't been handcuffed, perp-walked, or mugshot himself.

We'll see what happens tomorrow.

[–] numlok 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sheriff has previously stated that Trump would be treated just like anyone else, and the way the toadies have so far been treated seems to back that up. Fingers crossed!

[–] FlashMobOfOne 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, and it's definitely possible they've found the one sheriff in America who just doesn't give a fuck.

I really, really hope that's the case. If there's one thing Donald Trump needs, it's to feel the clamp of handcuffs, the sting of a perp walk, and the flash bulb of a mugshot.

But I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My bet is he gives plenty of fucks. He wants that picture of him upholding the law to go down in history. Which I am totally cool with.

[–] xantoxis 6 points 1 year ago

It literally will, wow. You just need to be standing in the path of a camera when Trump gets booked and history students will be learning your name.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 1 points 1 year ago

I hope you're right.

Every other person who's indicted or "booked" Trump in this country seems to have done it solely for performative political points, judging by the total lack of actual police procedures they've followed thus far.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did Rudy's evil brain goo leak down his face again?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was like one of the scenes from Fifth Element

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You said not to disturb you, unless it’s Mr. shadow, and it’s Mr. shadow.

[–] sebinspace 6 points 1 year ago

Fucking I forgot about that

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Time’s fucking ticking, Donnie boy

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah... But expect some kind of payback from him and the henchmen.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Let them slowly out themselves one by one. Each and every time they get reamed by PD or the FBI. All the j6 losers have been getting wrecked in court. Keep it coming.

We are stuck having to deal with these rejects, the very least we can hope for is that they continue to fuck up at literally anything they try to do and get nailed to the wall by the justice system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’ll never stop.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am fucking thrilled that Sidney Powell in particular got snatched up. She was just so, so awful. Absolutely the signpost at the intersection of Stupid St and Evil Ave.

[–] LeadSoldier 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's weird that I generally have been following this but have no idea who she is. Do you have any place for me to start reading?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I don't have anywhere to start reading, but she was pretty vocally involved with the whole alternate electors and election fraud shit. She was on Fox, and other places, pretty frequently pushing it. She was probably more the face of it than Rudy was. I'm not sure how you haven't heard about her, but she wasn't hiding. It should be easy to find.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Just her wikipedia article will get you a general feel. She's the deep end of Q. Election lies, antivaxx but less on the "it should be my choice" side and more on the "babies of vaxxed parents are born with all-black eyes and sharp teeth/the vaccine makes you magnetic in order to power the surveillance microchip in it" side. She's at least a 4 time veteran of suing the government about the election and losing, and she eventually went so far off the rails that the Trump legal team sorta disowned her in public though she still met with him in private while he was president. She's a hateful, harmful monster who was willing to do anything to seize power. Now she's gonna go to jail, which is dope.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

She makes my skin crawl - fucking horrific person.

[–] FrankTheHealer 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those are some fucking villainous mugshots wtf

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well... They are the villains... So...

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Son_of_dad 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] ikidd 11 points 1 year ago

That's the only time I ever wanted to look at Guiliani's ugly mug.

[–] SwallowsDick 7 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

In a high stress situation like this I expected much more hair dye running down his cheeks.

[–] Treczoks 3 points 1 year ago

He looks as if he wants the camera to melt down.

Why so angry, Rudy? Didn't you have fun working for the clown?

[–] greendakota99 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they not visible for you on this post’s thumbnail? They are there for me. Lucky me!

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

Oh weird, it updated and is showing them now! It was three other people in the first version I saw.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I will pay ten dollars if anyone sees her walk out of courtroom or police station and screams "the kraken is released".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'd pay twenty to see her try to lift her eyebrows

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

We're all witnesses here: ten dollars to support your favorite lemmy instance.

Can we throw some funny hat wearing just for comedic purposes?

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

You're telling me that these are two different people? Bullshit!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SheeEttin 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, whatever happened to that? Did the kraken ever get released? What was the kraken supposed to be anyway?

[–] TropicalDingdong 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For once this meme means something other than getting a boner.

...and that's odd coming from /u/tropicaldingdong

[–] Treczoks 1 points 1 year ago

Who is paying for their bonds? I assume it's not Trump.

[–] eran_morad 1 points 1 year ago