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Team Trump faces subpoena over sexual misconduct allegations
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Funyarinpa
Member
That he was still allowed to be president after all this is absolutely shameful.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
PandaPandaPanda
Member
as he said, he could have shot someone and his cult would have still voted for him
Demoskinos
Member
Yeah, I'm sure this lawsuit will distract him from doing all the golf playing he is.
jasminlovesyoux
Banned
This. And it's absolutely true.
GoldenEye 007
Member
The Electoral College could have made itself useful. But even that institution failed.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Hell, depending on who he would shoot, he might even have gotten more votes.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
There are days where I wonder if people will ever feel embarrassment over things like this.
Probably not...
And golf time. And Twitter time.
There should be another image attached to it with Trump looking at her saying "no thanks".
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
What was the point of this comment?
Sometimes I wonder how deep the delusion of people like these goes in order for them to not realize that Trump would just laugh her off as an "1/10" and call her "fat" and "ugly"`...
See also my post. That Trump is a sexist asshole and doesn't give a shit about the people that admire him.
What Bedlam said
NullPointer
Member
And this:
And they get so upset when you call them deplorables.
(In case you don't know the context thats Republicans mocking John Kerry's purple hearts when he ran for President)
Potentially because he actually said something along those lines about the accusers. The real life version of Dennis's "you certainly wouldn't be in any danger" line from the Implication scene.
That is what we call consent. I'm sure she is willing to teach Trump about it
RustyNails
Member
~~~Locker Room Talk~~~
Nah he said he'd sue the women after the election, so he's obviously innocent. Why else would he do that?
Oh wait he never did sue them.
madstarr12
Member
Because Hillary was the devil or some nonsense like that. Plus her emails and Bill!!
if weinstein goes down (which looks like he is, and he should) i hope it blows up on trumps front door because hes been walking that same lifestyle his whole career.
SolarPowered
Member
Don't know, but maybe it's about time the president's powers and stature are severely reduced. If we can't heighten standards for who can run then restraining the power of those who hold the office is the only option left to us going forward and we can't wait for slow ass congress to do it for us.
jellies_two
Member
Can't find the Weinstein topic but the company has just been bailed out financially by Thomas barrack.
Who is arguably trumps closest friend.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weinsteins-co-could-be-sold-colony-capital-financial-infusion/
Who is arguably trumps closest friend.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weinsteins-co-could-be-sold-colony-capital-financial-infusion/
We had a thread about the original Buzzfeed report: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1448234
ThLunarian
Member
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know, it's not 100% clear if a president can be successfully sued. It's something that the courts have not yet had to decide on, but many people generally believe that presidents enjoy immunity from lawsuits.
Especially considering how Clinton got impeached for consensual misconduct. This dudes a sexual predator.
ThLunarian
Member
It's not a waste of time. Even if filing the suit goes nowhere legally, it's just one more way to say "This is not normal, and we should not accept this as normal. It needs to be resisted at every turn."
We as a society need to do this constantly, to make sure that this is just some horrible one-time mistake, and is never repeated.
ugh BARF... Murica sucks these days :/
It feels like an insurmountable wall. We've hit Trump with literally everything we've got; severe sexual harassment allegations, collusions with Russia, racism, overt corruption... Nothing we do matters. Corruption and apathy will be the death of us (and yes I realize the irony in blaming apathy).
ThLunarian
Member
He might not suffer any legal consequences while he's president for the things he's done. There will be a reckoning though. There are already personal consequences; all reports indicate that he is miserable every day of his life. His name has been dragged through the mud and his businesses have decreased in value. His immediate family members and many of his old associates are being investigated for federal crimes. The midterms will probably be a bloodbath for his party, and suddenly he'll be facing some real opposition in Congress.
And even if none of that happens like we want it to, we still can't accept this as normal. We have to be vocal and constantly remind everyone how abnormal this whole thing is. It's the only way not to continue sliding into the abyss after he's left office. It's the best way to help guarantee that he won't get away with it in the end.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Thats how NPD works yes; make punishment or deterance more trouble than just letting it go...
Its the buried lede in this sexual predator megascandal.
Phoenix RISING
Banned
Remember that "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."
"We've hit Trump with collusion and overt corruption", Um...no we haven't? With the exception of a deposition relating to the Trump University bullshit a few years ago, Trump hasn't set foot in a courtroom for either of those things (yet).
Mueller 's team are still working and investigating. Remember, there's a reason Trump warned Mueller about looking at his finances and business dealings. Anyone with half a brain can figure out that there's stuff there that Trump would rather the government (and the IRS) not know about. Mueller's been hiring a litany of rockstar fraud prosecutors for a reason - they're following the money. And because they straight up told Manafort to expect to be indicted, they're clearly finding a lot of shady shit. I will be shocked beyond belief if Mueller and his team find absolutely zero dirt on Trump that he can be prosecuted for. It may not be directly conspiring with Russia, but it'll be something - likely related to dodging taxes or massive fraud.
Remember, Al Capone was considered to be untouchable since the authorities couldn't directly trace any of the crimes committed by his gangs back to him - but then they found out he'd been dodging income tax for a years and successfully prosecuted him for tax evasion.
But even then, Trump isn't some hardened criminal mastermind, he's a fucking idiot who surrounds himself with fucking idiots. So it's entirely possible that Mueller's team doesn't even have to look very hard to find wrong-doing.
Sexism and double standards that strangely apply to virtually everyone else, but him.