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Say what you like, trial by jury is a sound system.
I am sure that Trump was gulity as hell and the verdict was correct. I don’t not think this was the trial that should have come first. The pending trials are the ones that would damage the Trump brand most. This one is the least damaging and will likely bolster his campaign.
Not much for anyone to rejoice about. Politically Trump is stronger today than he was before the jury read its verdict.
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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I haven't followed every case but feel like it's pretty common sense Trump pushes the legal boundary wherever he can, so when I see cases against him I am completely unsurprised.
Whether it's being sloppy with handling classified records, or asking a state official to find votes in his favor, or allegedly sexually assaulting and defaming someone, or conspiracy to defraud the United States (subvert democracy), or to fraudulently report the value of properties in order to either lower his tax bill or improve the terms of his loans, or to falsify business records while paying hush money...
In other words, FAFO. I'd feel the same if Obama allegedly did all of those things and the justice system went after him.
If Obama had been convicted yesterday, your city would be burning...
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@xenon Yep. I was just listening to NPR on my way to haircut. They bemoaned the abandonment of long held norms - only by the GOP, of course. Either a complete lack of self-awareness or a deliberate descent into propaganda.
Propaganda.
They know exactly what they are doing. I used to listen to NPR 25 years ago. I never listen to them today. They no longer have anything my America wants to listen to...
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I agree with 89 on a broader point - Trump just doesn't get what America is and how it's able to work. I think he has excellent instincts on what it should feel like to be an American.
That's not enough. He gets into situations that undermine the republic and he's way too self absorbed to care.
He also brings out the worst in the opposition. That's kind of not his fault - but we should all know better.
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He literally tried to overturn an election in which he lost, so that he could stay in power.
He thought he had been cheated and was using every legal means possible to try to beat the cheat.
Now, stud duck, you tell me what laws he broke? I'd like to hear how Trump was illegally trying to overturn the government...
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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I agree with 89 on a broader point - Trump just doesn't get what America is and how it's able to work.
I think he gets it. Not maybe what it is, but what it should be.
As for how it works...Trump put more real dollars in American pockets during his first three years in office, than had been done in decades. Low taxes, a friendly business climate, a less intrusive government...That isn't what makes America work better?
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Trump put more real dollars in American pockets during his first three years in office, than had been done in decades.
I thought he was president for four years??
(and no, no, no, it is not possible to erase the last year and blame it on COVID. A person is either President or not, and what happens as president you have to take responsibility for it, you cannot only take things that work in your favor. It would be the same if ignoring the first X months of inflation under President Biden because it was created by President Trump. If that is the case, President Biden has done a great job in reducing inflation.)
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At the end of his term, it was still a net gain. With the Resident, not so much.
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President Trump beginning of term vs end of term
Summary
The statistics for the entirety of Donald Trump’s time in office are nearly all compiled. As we did for his predecessor four years ago, we present a final look at the numbers.
The economy lost 2.9 million jobs. The unemployment rate increased by 1.6 percentage points to 6.3%.
Paychecks grew faster than inflation. Average weekly earnings for all workers were up 8.7% after inflation.
After-tax corporate profits went up, and the stock market set new records. The S&P 500 index rose 67.8%.
The international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up. The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services in 2020 was the highest since 2008 and increased 40.5% from 2016.
The number of people lacking health insurance rose by 3 million.
The federal debt held by the public went up, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion.
Home prices rose 27.5%, and the homeownership rate increased 2.1 percentage points to 65.8%.
Illegal immigration increased. Apprehensions at the Southwest border rose 14.7% last year compared with 2016.
Coal production declined 26.5%, and coal-mining jobs dropped by 16.7%. Carbon emissions from energy consumption dropped 11.5%.
Handgun production rose 12.5% last year compared with 2016, setting a new record.
The murder rate last year rose to the highest level since 1997.
Trump filled one-third of the Supreme Court, nearly 30% of the appellate court seats and a quarter of District Court seats.
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Common sense is sometimes a rare commodity. COVID was real and its impact cannot be denied. It's why I give Biden a pass on his first stimulus bill.
Reagan's words still echo, "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" .
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