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Donald Trump and His Emails

By Jeralyn, Section Misconduct
Posted on Tue Jun 15, 2021 at 02:08:07 PM EST
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Donald Trump is on a downward legal spiral. But oh, the irony, if he goes down on emails after all the years he spent maligning Hillary and urging she be "locked up" over her emails.

The report in the New York Times today about how he tried to pressure Assistant AG Jeffrey Rosen (who later became Acting Attorney General) to support his baseless claim of election fraud is very damaging.

Are the emails the final nail? (They are available here). The Times says the emails show:

Mr. Trump pressured Mr. Rosen to put the power of the Justice Department behind lawsuits that had already failed to try to prove his false claims that extensive voter fraud had affected the election results.

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They are also the latest example of Mr. Trump’s frenzied drive to subvert the election results in the final weeks of his presidency, including ratcheting up pressure on the Justice Department. And they show that Mr. Trump flouted an established anticorruption norm that the Justice Department acts independently of the White House on criminal investigations or law enforcement actions, a gap that steadily eroded during Mr. Trump’s term.

I am beginning to believe that Donald Trump may not escape the consequences of his misdeeds after all. I hope he doesn't try and get his legal fees paid by taxpayers.

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    Initially, (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by KeysDan on Tue Jun 15, 2021 at 04:46:40 PM EST
    I was of the opinion that, in the interest of the country, it would be best to let him skate.  As unpalatable as that was, my thinking was that imprisoning The Former Guy would trigger a civil war/guerilla war by his wacko diehards. And, he had done enough damage, we needed no more.

    And,too, maybe by holding every underling accountable, including his dullard spawn and their mates, that would be a reasonable accommodation and deterrent for the future democratic health of the country.

    However, I laid down for a while and let that feeling pass--which it did in no time flat. The risk to the country is greater in letting his alleged crimes slide than pursuing them vigorously through the criminal justice system. He is the national boil that needs to be lanced for healing and recovery to occur. And, the irony of "his emails" is too much not to chant this opinion to the tune of "Lock Him Up."

    And (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by CaptHowdy on Tue Jun 15, 2021 at 05:03:04 PM EST
    He is an ongoing threat.  More every day.

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    So disappointing (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by smott on Wed Jun 16, 2021 at 07:44:56 AM EST
    https://mobile.twitter.com/bensiegel/status/1405113725879730184

    I do not want to hear (5.00 / 3) (#5)
    by Zorba on Wed Jun 16, 2021 at 01:58:39 PM EST
    the whole "look forward, not back" horse manure.
    I'm sick of it.  Keep investigating and going after them to the fullest extent of the law.

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    We all have (5.00 / 2) (#7)
    by Ga6thDem on Sun Jun 20, 2021 at 07:25:50 AM EST
    Obama-itis and don't want a repeat of the begging/pleading cycle of politics and/or the "turn the page" Obama strategy that proved disastrous for the country.

    Fortunately some seem to have gotten the message.

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