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PatSeg

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15. Yes, most but not all
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:26 PM
Jun 5

Sure, some will slip through the cracks, but there will be plenty more who will be held legally accountable. We saw that after Trump's first term, but then he got back into office and pardoned everyone and their cat. Of course, it didn't help that Merrick Garland dragged his feet for so long.

You know, I've never forgotten Gerald Ford pardoning Richard Nixon. We may not remember every single transgression (god, there are so many), but we will remember a large number, if not most of them. As long as republicans and MAGA don't regain power, we can expect that there will be plenty of prosecutors and organizations ready to go after this administration. As angry as people were after TFG's first term, there are much more this time and they are even angrier.

This happened after World War II. Of course, not everyone was tried and convicted, but there was an organized effort to prosecute as many as possible. Eventually the world wanted to get back to normal and move on.

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These people are losing it....................... Lovie777 Jun 5 #1
Even idle, academic speculation of doing anything like this to the Statue of Liberty puts me on war footing. Efilroft Sul Jun 5 #2
You think that puts you on a war footing?? AZ8theist Jun 5 #12
Can't blame you if you do go ballistic. Efilroft Sul Jun 5 #13
Wow. Unbelievable. AZ8theist Jun 6 #17
If I described him over a beer, you'd find his story to be even more unbelievable than the Cliff's Notes version. Efilroft Sul Jun 6 #20
The Presidents on Mount Rushmore are there because they've DONE ... SOMETHING ... FakeNoose Jun 5 #14
Do they not realize that PatSeg Jun 5 #8
Are you kidding? SidneyR Jun 5 #10
Yes, most but not all PatSeg Jun 5 #15
That's what he did. He had it turn down before anyone could say anything underpants Jun 5 #3
"I moved on her like a b****......When you're a star, they let you do anything." tanyev Jun 5 #4
;-{)...... Goonch Jun 5 #5
THIS right here ☝️ ☝️ ☝️ is perfect! FakeNoose Jun 5 #11
Just saw moonshinegnomie's post of this from earlier Efilroft Sul Jun 5 #6
Maybe we just need a list of Trump family properties and a hoard of folk with sledgehammers struggle4progress Jun 5 #7
It needs to be made clear that liberalgunwilltravel Jun 5 #9
Bonkers! yellow dahlia Jun 5 #16
Garland would have arrested him for destruction of government property Emile Jun 6 #18
I'm going with... not. Efilroft Sul Jun 6 #19
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