Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.

[Jolly]

@89th said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

No, THIS is how the game should not be played. Remember, replace Trump with Obama, how do you feel?

• Trump calls Georgia's top election official and asks him to find enough votes to change the outcome
• Lies to lawmakers about election fraud
• Asks election officials to alter election results
• Breached voting system
• Scheme to submit false slates of electors

Politics ain't beanbag. Be careful you don't turn it into a blood sport.

[jon-nyc]

Trump didn’t just ask, he threatened him with prosecution.

This is bringing to justice those who tried to turn us into a banana republic in 2020.

[LuFins Dad]

My thread title was better

[Horace]

So, how does any of this affect 2024, if at all?

[89th]

I guess technically we have the potential of a President serving his term from prison.

[George K]

Telling people to wash OANN is conspiracy.

Asking to speed up the signature verification, with an offer to help is a conspiracy.

Telling public to call your legislator is a conspiracy.

[Horace]

The jury system is going to come in handy.

[LuFins Dad]

@Horace said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

The jury system is going to come in handy.

[LuFins Dad]

Better thread title? Release the Crackers!

[LuFins Dad]

Seriously though? The Georgia thing always had the sense of being the most serious and problematic if they had evidence beyond innuendo. It still is. Unfortunately, the NY crap over Stormy Daniels, the highly partisan Documents indictment, and the January 6th indictment really dilute this. It makes it look like so much bullshit.

[LuFins Dad]

And the grand juror really did hurt the perception of this whole thing.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K

[George K]

[Jolly]

@89th said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

I guess technically we have the potential of a President serving his term from prison.

Would tickle the feces out of me.

Then, maybe the Demoncratic Socialist Party doesn't go down this road again.

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

@89th said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

I guess technically we have the potential of a President serving his term from prison.

I think realistically they’d have to declare him incapacitated under the 25A for the duration of his incarceration.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

When Trump tries to steal an election, it's because he genuinely believes he won, which makes it ok.

[jon-nyc]

I suppose that’s ultimately why his people are ok with it.

But that just means they never gamed out what things would look like with such a norm.

In such a world elections would be merely opening bids, to be ultimately decided by whichever party controls the right state and judicial machinery.

[LuFins Dad]

I imagine Kemp is having a helluva week.