Trump Wants Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever

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1. To be signed by…wait for it…Dark Brandon? 😂

2. The bill says presidents can remand state cases to federal court if they’re related to matters done as part of their federal duties. This makes sense, but how would this insulate Trump from prosecution for fraud, falsifying business records, election interference, inducing govt officials to break their duties? None of this stuff is an official duty, and some of it occurred before and after his presidency.

3. >But in a scenario where Trump defeats Biden in November, he would in theory still have criminal charges and a trial waiting for him in Georgia, where he would not be able to pardon himself or have his Justice Department quash the case.

   >Different ideas have been kicked around, including in private discussions with Trump, about how to go about this. But more recently, Trump appears fixated on the idea of passing a law to give former American presidents the option of moving state or local prosecutions into a federal court instead, the two sources add.

   He might not even need this while in office, sadly. The theory is untested, but OLC suggests that federal *and state/local prosecutors* can’t “incapacitate” (key word) the office of the Presidency.

   Perhaps that theory won’t survive, but if tested it will undoubtedly be adjudicated by the Supreme Court, where I have zero hope of letting something like Willis’ case or Trump’s appeals in Manhattan play out while he’s President.

   Which is all the more reason that he loses in November. He can very realistically avoid all accountability in office, no matter the jurisdiction.

4. Oh, so all of his claims of immunity are complete nonsense? You don’t say.

5. For the love of Jeebus please stop using these gross fucking close ups of him staring directly into the camera on every single post.

   Its like looking at a survey map of the moon if it was actually made of cheese

6. so do I, and I haven’t even committed any crimes.

   I also want a trip to Tahiti and a pony.

7. Me too!

8. That’s what innocent people do

9. And Biden will sign it? lol

10. Can’t we just send him to Elba or St. Helena?

11. “The former president is convinced state prosecutors will target him again after a second term, and wants the GOP to solve that problem for him
    Donald Trump likes to tell anyone who will listen that he’s absolutely convinced he will win his 2024 rematch against President Joe Biden. And, according to people who’ve spoken to the ex-president about this, Trump also seems convinced that if he wins another four years in the White House, state prosecutors will still be waiting for him on the other side of his term — ready to put him on trial, or even in prison, just as they are now.

    To avoid such risks, the former and perhaps future president of the United States wants Congress to create a very specific insurance policy that would help keep him out of prison forever, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Trump vaguely alluded to this idea last week outside his New York criminal hush money trial, when he said he has urged Republican lawmakers to pass “laws to stop things like this.”

    In recent months, the sources say, Trump has spoken to several GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, attorneys, and other associates about the possibility of Republicans passing legislation in a second Trump term that would shield former presidents (i.e. Trump) from non-federal prosecutions. In recent conversations with closely-aligned lawmakers, Trump has pressured them to do so, describing it as imperative that he signs such a bill into law, if he again ascends to the Oval Office. “

    That’s the short version.

12. Why would you need to do this if you’re innocent???

13. So much for “states rights”.

14. So when it comes to protections over a women’s body or anything else wildly unpopular and ass backwards at the federal level, it is up to the state, but breaking state laws would be up to the feds if you are Trump

    Definitely nothing fascist about that

15. If you need a special law to keep you out of jail, that is a very loud admission of guilt.

16. Funny thing about laws. You need Congress to pass them

17. He knows he is going to do much crime if he is elected president again. So if he is still alive in 2029 he needs protection.

18. I want a law passed where I can never be persecuted for any shit I do….GOD life would be great.

19. Lol how long does he think he’s going to live

20. I support this, if they add a clause he leaves the country never to return.

21. What’s he gonna do if they don’t? Scream, cry, and shit his pants like usual? He sure is weak for a “strong man” trope 😆

22. If dump wins, he will get out of all convictions. It’s not even a question.

23. “I didn’t break the law! But you need to rewrite the law so I can’t go to jail for breaking it.”

24. It’s so weird how this issue of immunity, legally prosecuting presidents, and no one being above the law was never really that great issue until Trump…I wonder why that is? 🤔

25. He’s quite the optimist to think he’ll live long enough to finish a second term. Not a threat – just an observation on his age, health and signs of mental decline.

26. Interesting…will this mean he can do whatever he pleases including handing the nuclear codes to his buddy Putin. He’s probably done this already…but just in case…

27. With everything Trump is pushing for, I hope a second Biden term means he passes all the Trump-focused legislation and then committing whatever crimes he wants just to really stick it to republicans.

28. Innocent people don’t ask for blanket protection against prosecution.

29. Not even Hitler had to work this hard.

30. He makes Nixon look like a choirboy

31. He is ex POTUS.
    Will never serve a jail sentence.. think of the security coverage and issues.
    If they absolutely cannot whitewash any criminal trial, unlikely, then the letter agencies will see him have a perfectly natural stroke or heart attack before he serves a day.

32. “Trump vaguely alluded to this idea last week outside his New York criminal hush money trial, when he said he has urged Republican lawmakers to pass “laws to stop things like this.””

    Yup, party of law and order against laws and orders.

    ““Even after a second term, he doesn’t think any of this is going to end,” says one of the sources. “He doesn’t think Democrats are going to quit coming after him.””

    Democrats, criminal justice system, same thing amirite?

    “Last year, Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) introduced the “No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023.” The bill, just a few lines long, would allow current and former presidents and vice presidents to remove any state or civil cases against them to federal court for any acts committed in the course of their official duties.”

    1. Crime is an official duty of the presidency, apparently. 2. What happened to state rights? Weren’t republicans championing how important it was for states to maintain their autonomy, be able to do shit their way?

    “Among the bill’s cosponsors is House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who recently told Politico, “I think it’s common sense that you can’t have the president sitting in the Oval Office worried about whether some lawyer or some local DA somewhere is going to go after him.””

    Generally seems like good motivation to not be a criminal. Is it that hard to avoid committing crimes? I speed some when I’m driving and don’t use my turn signal 100% of the time, but I can spot and avoid opportunities to commit treason.

33. But if he was innocent, then he wouldn’t be headed to jail in the first place. He keeps claiming he’s innocent.

34. Proposed text:

    – Thou shall not hold Dear Leader accountable for anything he did before he ran for President
    – Thou shall not hold Dear Leader accountable for anything he did while he was running for President
    – Thou shall not hold Dear Leader accountable for anything he did while he was President
    – Thou shall not hold Dear Leader accountable for anything he does after he was President
    – Anyone whom accuses Dear Leader of any wrong doing must be held accountable and be smote in a bigly way

35. As Fletcher Reese said – “Stop breaking the law, asshole!”

36. Oof, someone’s scared.

    I love it!

37. forever? does that mean he can try and pass the presidency off to one of his kids when he dies?

38. Cannon’s his judge. TF is the asshole worried about?

39. Do they have a bill in which they wipe his ass and change his diaper until he’s out of our misery?

40. If you’re innocent, you don’t have to worry about jail.

41. Enough of this fuc**** Narcissistic Sociopath.

42. His gravestone should be an out house

43. Millions of Americans use this one special trick to avoid prosecution…… not committing crimes!!!!

44. Fine! Then throw him out of the country! Let Putin have Crazy Trump