Santos was expelled.

#16 | Posted by visitor_

Why did trump pardon him?

Same reason Democrats didn't care when Swalwell was running for President.

they only cared, (and really they don't) when Swalwell got in the way of the Democrat elites' favorite choice. Who happens to be a billionaire who made his money investing in prisons.

No you do the elites bidding yet again, ignoring the stick in your eye.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut

Democrats DIDNT KNOW about it then.

But if democrats had seen footage of swallwell bragging about how, for example, he could grab women by the ----- because he's a star, his candidacy would have ended there.

Unlike republicans who proved they will overlook anything and everything.

Sure, if they are de facto foreign agents. Otherwise, being sent something is not a deliberate act.
Heck, any one could send anything to anyone else.
...But if the "footage" were "given out", that would defeat the purpose

#10 | Posted by john_savage2

What about if they hire a russian agent as their campaign manager and then immediately start doing russia's bidding?

Expel every one that's taken pay from aipac osf or any other foreign org

#6 | Posted by john_savage2

Should we expel everyone that esptein gave the footage of trump raping kids to?

Premature? What about what Swalwell was yelling during the Kavanaugh hearings? Blasy Ford said Kavanaugh showed her his weaner when she was 15, she couldn't remember where or when but Swalwell said it didn't matter, she must be believed. He also slept with a convicted chinese spy when he was on the Intelligence committee. WTF? Not only is he a greasy dirt ball but he's
a really dumb greasy dirt ball.

#7 | Posted by fishpaw

And now democrats are saying investigate and get rid of him if guilty.

Why can't repubs say that about trump?

Let's also look how many on Trump's circle were prosecuted by Weissman, I mean Mueller and how many others Dem attorneys went after once his first term was over. The lengths you go to defend Democrats knows no bounds.

#67 | Posted by BellRinger

You really want to rehash why 20 people went to jail over russiagate?

Because we can do that.

But I thought you wanted people to just slowly forget about it and swallow your lies about it being a nothingburger.

It will be different this time!
Hey, that's what Trump promised too!

#167 | Posted by snoofy

You still don't get it?

THAT WORKED. People want populism. They want to punish the elites. Just because trump was lying about it doesn't make his path the power the wrong one. The problem was the leader not the message.

Instead dems run someone who literally says nothing will be different (from the unfair situation that everyone is sick of).

"pathetic moderate democrats refused to stand up for democracy."

Nobody stands up for democracy on the other side of the aisle.
I'll take the Democrats.

#166 | Posted by snoofy

They're the only sane choice. But that doesn't mean you shouldnt push them to jettison all the delusional moderates who got us into this catastrophe.

The continued escalation between the political factions in the US, not sure how it ends, but I can imagine.

#40 | Posted by oneironaut

Trump attempted a coup and the left didn't even punish him for it. They tried to let him just fade away but he refused.

And the LEFT is responsible for escalation?

To your point, if Democrats running for the House in 2026 can't commit to full release of the Epstein Files as a campaign platform, they don't deserve to win, and probably won't in 2028.

But the problem is more the rapist President, than the other party who didn't prosecute him. It's notoriously difficult to prosecute. As his life story lays bare.

#163 | Posted by snoofy

if democrats WANT to win, they'll tell the truth about the DNC's terrible record and why they are going to be different.

And again - criminals commit crimes. Then they get punished. If you don't get punished for crimes then why are they crimes. Why shouldnt anyone else attempt a coup like trump did? Why should any other nation trust us to be a nation where fascists can't attempt coups?

They can't. Because pathetic moderate democrats refused to stand up for democracy.

STFU raetard. You voted for the clown who made this a thing. You have no right to even open that dick trap of yours.

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Pardoning an entire administration was already a thing? Gonna need a link for that. One that isn't a false equivilancy.

I bet he wins.

He's calling out the elites.

*CHOSE not to do anything about it in response.

You asking of "Why didn't the Democrats stop Trump" is like asking "Why didn't airport security stop 9/11?" And then blaming Airport Security for 9/11. You know that's how we got TSA, right? And DHS and ICE.

#158 | Posted by snoofy

No asking why the democrats didn't stop trump is like if 9/11 happened and then democrats not to do anything about it.

If we had a democrat president and the nation suffered an attack like that, what should that president do in response?

Gee, I wonder where he got the idea of pre-emotive pardons.

#16 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Trump would have done this either way. Biden pardoned people to protect them from fascist crooks. Trump is pardoning people BECAUSE they are fascist crooks.

Because leftists be crazy

#14 | Posted by THEBULL

Leftists have next to zero power in this country. Conservative principles have dominated this country for decades, as it gets worse and worse for everyone except rich criminals.

The founders never thought the country would elect a party this criminal so they gave us no defense against it.

The DNC is such a corrupt trash organization that it's ripe for an outsider to come in and topple the whole thing like trump did to the GOP.

Call them out on their big money addition. Call them out on their subservience to israel. Call them out on not prosecuting trump's crimes.

Mock them. Embarrass them. They deserve it.

Then offer real policies for the people and punishment for the corrupt oligarchs.

"If you don't know who to blame how can you avoid empowering them again in the future to make more massive blunders?"

And what's the opportunity cost when you avoid empowering Democrats?
Does it empower anybody else, or do your choices mean nothing?

#149 | Posted by snoofy

I didn't say not to empower democrats. I said not to empower the gutless wimps who lacked the courage to prosecute fascist traitors and terrorists.

Crime happens because of criminals.
Society is upheld by the prosecution of criminals.
#146 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

That's what ICE says, you stupid piece of ----.

#148 | Posted by snoofy

ICE eats sandwiches. Does that mean sandwiches shouldnt be eaten?

It's a simple fact that if laws aren't enforced then society will fall.
Why have laws at all if they wont be enforced?

Why defend any political group that refused to do their jobs to enforce the laws against the most dangerous traitors we've seen in generations?

Why defend any political group that does a study to determine why they keep losing, then hides the results of that study because it would offend their donors?

Name the nation that improved itself by blaming juuust the right people.

#145 | Posted by snoofy

If you don't know who to blame how can you avoid empowering them again in the future to make more massive blunders?

Who do you blame for the fact that crime happens, criminals or cops?

#144 | Posted by snoofy

Crime happens because of criminals.

Society is upheld by the prosecution of criminals.

Those who choose not to prosecute criminals lead society to downfall.

"I will never get over the fact"

We know.
You found your hill, you're gonna keep dying on it for us.
Your disappointment is Turned Down For Prom Suicide Attempt.
You sound like a prancing little ------.
Find a better hobby.

#98 | Posted by snoofy

It's the hill the nation died on stupid.

I have the clarity to point it out. You are still defending the oath breaking doormats who let it happen.

You seem like you'll never get over the fact that your crush on the Democrats didn't result in Democrats inviting you to the Prom.

Your Hurt Feeling is all that's left of you now.

You're like a Democratic Eberly.

#95 | Posted by snoofy

I will never get over the fact that dems had the power to prosecute the most criminal treasonous leader we've ever had and didn't do it. Nor should you. It was democracy's last chance at survival and they betrayed their oaths of office to let it pass by.

#52 speaks actually says, "The DNC has already ensured that. Their last chance was the Bernie movement."

So, according to you, speaks, the DNC (and, by extension, all Democratic Party candidates) are incorrigible.

#59 | Posted by A_Friend

You are really terrible at drawing conclusions from my statements.

Bernie was their last chance because that was the last chance they had to harness the anti elite populist energy in the country.

Once they surrendered that energy to trump, it was game over.

But yes, the DNC has shown they are incorrigible. My last straw with them was when they did their 2024 election post-mortem study to find out why they lost to trump again. Do you know what it concluded? Nope. They buried the results. They literally refuse to learn from their mistakes because they're addicted to bribes and status quo.