Chronology of a Dozen Times Trump Pushed to Prosecute His Perceived Enemies

Tuesday, September 03, 2024

The cascade of election coverage, commentary and speculation about how Donald Trump might use the power of the presidency to retaliate against his perceived political enemies has overlooked important context: Trump has done just that, while he was president, at least a dozen times.

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THIS would be Lawfare, my dumb Republicans.

No criminal activity but still threats of prosecution.

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-03 02:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Epstein's wingman should swing for J6.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-03 02:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump talks about doing it and Democrats actually do it.

#3 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-09-03 04:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Trump talks about ENFORCING THE LAW and Democrats actually do it.

POSTED BY BELLRINGER

FTFY

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-09-03 04:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

FTA:

First, the kinds of issues we examine here are related to concerns that a president may also abuse his or her authority by relieving friends and allies from accountability in the justice system.

And this is for stinkerbell ...

Second, we do not also chronicle President Joe Biden's use of the Justice Department because there is no evidence that he or anyone at the White House ever took similar actions.

Ouch! Thats gotta sting a bit.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-09-03 04:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" THIS would be Lawfare, my dumb Republicans."

If you'll notice, the Republican morons crying LAWFARE can never point to a single instance against Trump, where the average person could commit the act, without fear of legal repercussions.

I've asked for an example dozens of times, and NEVER had an actual honest reply.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-09-03 04:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Trump talks about doing it and Democrats actually do it.
#3 | Posted by BellRinger

You didn't read the article, did you?:

Conclusion: "Weaponization," Real and Imagined

When Trump's allies accuse the Justice Department of "weaponization," they generally are not referring to the examples during his presidency. Our list does not even include Trump's pressure on the Justice Department to stop criminal investigations into himself or his associates, nor does it include pressure on U.S. attorneys that led to at least three ousters: two in the Southern District of New York and one in the Northern District of Georgia.

This deeper understanding of the past events is not simply about Trump himself. It is also a lesson in how political leaders then and now choose to overlook or excuse it. How some of the best fact checkers don't account for it. And how American institutions have not fully reckoned with it.

#7 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-03 05:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4