It looked like some of his supporters outside the trial are spoiling for the shooting war to start. I hope if anything happens to any court officials or jurors that Trump is directly held to account for it.
The man of lawlessness, or ho anthrōpos tēs anomias in Greek, is a figure in the Christian Bible’s Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. He is also referred to as the man of sin, man of rebellion, man of insurrection, or man of apostasy. In Christian eschatology, he is often associated with the Antichrist.
Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury in his home town. These are people who knew him long before his political life, before The Apprentice, before The Art of the Deal. They knew him when he was a young real estate developer, a media-hungry would-be celebrity, an oft-bankrupt businessman. These are the people who know him best. And they convicted him.
Donald Trump offered oil executives the reversal of some of President Joe Biden’s climate policies upon the former president’s reelection in exchange for campaign contributions, specifically $1 Biillion dollars.
The chairs of the Senate Finance and Budget committees announced in a joint statement Thursday that they have sent letters to nine oil companies, including ExxonMobile and Chevron, asking for additional information related to a fundraiser event where Trump allegedly sought $1 billion in campaign contributions in return for promises of policy changes to benefit their companies.
That is the “quid pro quo” that is illegal. The way this is supposed to work is that the candidate puts out statements of what he intends to do and people donate based on liking or disliking what he says. It’s a simple rule, and whether the donation is a bribe or not is mostly in the mind of the donor. Trump, instead, announced it at a meeting of oil execs.
I don’t know how the GOP allowed this to happen. They should know campaign rules better than I do. Trump is either too stupid to understand the rules, or he has lived so long with the notion that rules don’t apply to him that he is simply unable to realize that they do. This is why we was guilty of 34 legal violations, and why he seems to be unable to stop behaving illegally, and worse yet, unable to at least stop doing it on tape.
One aspect of it that I find comical is that if he hadn’t been so cheap, and used his own money instead of the business’, it would have been likely that he wouldn’t have gone to trial. It’s not illegal to have an affair; it’s not illegal to pay hush money. It’s illegal to commit election fraud, but that would have been a much more difficult case to prove (that he paid the hush money to keep the story from voters, as opposed to keeping it hidden for other reasons). What got him was the illegal cover-up. Which wouldn’t have happened if he’d used his own money!
sipsienwa Premium Member about 1 month ago
And the repubs. still support him.
Radish the wordsmith about 1 month ago
Trump wasn’t expecting a guilty verdict or the crowds outside of Trump Tower chanting,
“New York hates you!”
Flashaaway about 1 month ago
It looked like some of his supporters outside the trial are spoiling for the shooting war to start. I hope if anything happens to any court officials or jurors that Trump is directly held to account for it.
Radish the wordsmith about 1 month ago
The man of lawlessness, or ho anthrōpos tēs anomias in Greek, is a figure in the Christian Bible’s Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. He is also referred to as the man of sin, man of rebellion, man of insurrection, or man of apostasy. In Christian eschatology, he is often associated with the Antichrist.
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 1 month ago
How apropos. Nice, sir!
VegaAlopex about 1 month ago
…and incredibly blatant about it as the god Agent Orange
WaitingMan about 1 month ago
“Your honor, we find the defendants incredibly guilty.”, The Producers
The Nodding Head about 1 month ago
Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury in his home town. These are people who knew him long before his political life, before The Apprentice, before The Art of the Deal. They knew him when he was a young real estate developer, a media-hungry would-be celebrity, an oft-bankrupt businessman. These are the people who know him best. And they convicted him.
GOGOPOWERANGERS about 1 month ago
Now
Send him to jail , it the right thibg to do
walstib Premium Member about 1 month ago
He never wore his signature long red tie in court, go figure.
NormN354 Premium Member about 1 month ago
And the Jury was warned if they didn’t convict their houses would be burned down by Antifa.
piper_gilbert about 1 month ago
At least the Trump lawn signs will point out the neighbors that support criminals who commit sexual battery, fraud, and so much more.
Valiant1943 Premium Member about 1 month ago
Tells you that they found someone just like them.
Diane Lee Premium Member about 1 month ago
Donald Trump offered oil executives the reversal of some of President Joe Biden’s climate policies upon the former president’s reelection in exchange for campaign contributions, specifically $1 Biillion dollars.
The chairs of the Senate Finance and Budget committees announced in a joint statement Thursday that they have sent letters to nine oil companies, including ExxonMobile and Chevron, asking for additional information related to a fundraiser event where Trump allegedly sought $1 billion in campaign contributions in return for promises of policy changes to benefit their companies.
That is the “quid pro quo” that is illegal. The way this is supposed to work is that the candidate puts out statements of what he intends to do and people donate based on liking or disliking what he says. It’s a simple rule, and whether the donation is a bribe or not is mostly in the mind of the donor. Trump, instead, announced it at a meeting of oil execs.
I don’t know how the GOP allowed this to happen. They should know campaign rules better than I do. Trump is either too stupid to understand the rules, or he has lived so long with the notion that rules don’t apply to him that he is simply unable to realize that they do. This is why we was guilty of 34 legal violations, and why he seems to be unable to stop behaving illegally, and worse yet, unable to at least stop doing it on tape.
Meg: Cute as a Button... The ON is important! about 1 month ago
Do they have to state the obvious?
ncorgbl about 1 month ago
Those are just the highlights time permitted.
Radish the wordsmith about 1 month ago
Trump goes against all of Christ’s teachings, only fake Christians follow Trump.
willie_mctell about 1 month ago
He’s a tough guy who knows you have to break the rules to get things done.
MissyTiger about 1 month ago
One aspect of it that I find comical is that if he hadn’t been so cheap, and used his own money instead of the business’, it would have been likely that he wouldn’t have gone to trial. It’s not illegal to have an affair; it’s not illegal to pay hush money. It’s illegal to commit election fraud, but that would have been a much more difficult case to prove (that he paid the hush money to keep the story from voters, as opposed to keeping it hidden for other reasons). What got him was the illegal cover-up. Which wouldn’t have happened if he’d used his own money!
vwmdabbler75 30 days ago
Zero votes for ‘republican’ party candidates this Nov 5 and beyond!