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4. Flip the story and ask yourself which Democrat president could have survived pardoning, now, a sexual predator?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:24 PM

Jun 4

Republicans and minorities are gleefully supporting Trump, because he's been right on the issues they support?

ISSUES THEY SUPPORT?

The support a leader that openly releases criminals, who takes bribes, who has corrupted our institutions and ruined our standing worldwide?

Can his just immoral supporters ever be reached? With the basement already subterranean, I don't see how!

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Pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionist Theodore Middendorf has been sentenced to 19 years for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old [View all] red dog 1 Jun 4 OP

I'd guess many of us would argue for a more permanent punishment. erronis Jun 4 #1

My dad was real old school on what to do with rapists and child molesters. state of stupid Jun 4 #5

I gotta tell you folks popsdenver Jun 4 #11

It's a sad fact Aviation Pro Jun 4 #2

Extrajudicial punishment never goes out of style on DU. maxsolomon Jun 4 #7

Nonetheless, if he's put in gen pop it will probably happen GenThePerservering Jun 4 #20

I suppose there's a difference between indifference to extrajudicial punishment maxsolomon Jun 5 #24

Maybe he will endure the same in prison that he inflicted on that poor child Grim Chieftain Jun 4 #3

Extrajudicial punishment never goes out of style on DU. maxsolomon Jun 4 #6

Flip the story and ask yourself which Democrat president could have survived pardoning, now, a sexual predator? ffr Jun 4 #4

The Donald attracts "only the best people". calimary Jun 4 #8

I often cringe when I watch a movie about the old days tavernier Jun 4 #9

With many individuals popsdenver Jun 4 #13

Good for the fkn child rapist. House him under the jail. iluvtennis Jun 4 #10

He won't last long. Joinfortmill Jun 4 #12

Go figure: The PDF-in-Chief's worshippers are also PDFs. Grokenstein Jun 4 #14

Will the 🍊🐖💩 give him another pardon? kimbutgar Jun 4 #15

My thought also BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 4 #16

WTF? Is every one of them a pedophile? Scrivener7 Jun 4 #17

Probably. It's why they follow Trump like they are in a cult. Ray Bruns Jun 5 #21

How many has that been? I'd love to calculate the percentage just to make a point. Maraya1969 Jun 4 #18

Well, even one percent is pretty scary. Wednesdays Jun 4 #19

My favorite J6er . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 5 #23

I took the number 45 and 1,500 pardoned so that is 3% that have been arrested for either sex crimes Maraya1969 Jun 5 #25

There are two things you don't want to be in prison Blumancru Jun 5 #22

I also think this girl's parents should sue Trump for letting this monster back out on the streets Maraya1969 Jun 5 #26

Trump couldn't be bothered to have the pardon attorneys review the pardons PJMcK Jun 5 #27

;-{) SHORT EYES Goonch Jun 5 #28

Where are the ads? The same way RWers made ads about immigrants that committed crimes, trying to demonize all immigrants tulipsandroses Jun 5 #29

and the con and Blanche want to pay these sickos Quiet Em Jun 5 #30