Donald Trump

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

If Trump loses the upcoming US Presidential election, he'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail.

Should Trump win reelection, there's going to be hell to pay. First off he'll pardon himself for all federal charges. And do whatever it takes to avoid jail in any state (e.g., Georgia) case against him. This will generate massive unrest in the populace. What next transpires is anyone's guess and will likely depend on whether or not Democrats control both houses of congress.

 

[TinFoilHat]

If Trump loses the upcoming US Presidential election, he'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail.

Should Trump win reelection, there's going to be hell to pay. First off he'll pardon himself for all federal charges. And do whatever it takes to avoid jail in any state (e.g., Georgia) case against him. This will generate massive unrest in the populace. What next transpires is anyone's guess and will likely depend on whether or not Democrats control both houses of congress.

If he wins and the Dems control the Capitol he'll just keep issuing executive orders, by passing them completely and expect his pals on SCOTUS to ok it when its taken to them.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Shouldn't any SCOTUS judge appointed by Trump have recused themselves as obligated to one of the parties to the case?

He didn’t appoint them. He nominated them and Congress confirmed them. Same as Nixon did three of the the justices who were on the bench for US vs Nixon (and voted against him).

 

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[TinFoilHat]

He didn’t appoint them. He nominated them and Congress confirmed them. Same as Nixon did three of the the justices who were on the bench for US vs Nixon (and voted against him).

Point still stands about recusal.

One judge is involved in the Jan 6 insurrection by association.

 

[KS55]

He didn’t appoint them. He nominated them and Congress confirmed them. Same as Nixon did three of the the justices who were on the bench for US vs Nixon (and voted against him).

It’s a bonkers system. Everybody identifies justices with a particular president.
The British ‘‘Don’t ask, don’t tell.” system is far superior! Judges just emerge.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

It’s a bonkers system. Everybody identifies justices with a particular president.
The British ‘‘Don’t ask, don’t tell.” system is far superior! Judges just emerge.

I thought the monarch and PM together appointed judges with NO electoral oversight/consequences.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Point still stands about recusal.

One judge is involved in the Jan 6 insurrection by association.

Is his wife on trial? Not saying the MORAL and judicially-appropriate thing to do isn’t to recuse himself, mind.

But not in US vs Trump.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

I thought the monarch and PM together appointed judges with NO electoral oversight/consequences.

They go through a rigorous application and boarding process and only accepted on merit. This goes to the LC who notifies the PM for notification and for HM the King to make the appointment.

From what I’ve read on here of the US appointments, a very different process.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I don’t consume enough US media to know with any level of scientific certainty, but CNN in the last two years has gone hugely downhill in my estimations. How can people forget that car crash New Hampshire town hall where they got Trump on air to signal boost all of his lies about Carroll and the election being stolen, without challenging him on any of it. I’ve seen some highly questionable “positioning” from them since they were bought out, especially on matters relating to Trump and the Hunter Biden laptop guff.

I used to think of it as one of those “enlightened liberal capitalist” style publications, like the FT. No doubt a lot of their writers and editors are still of that ilk. But there is definitely some goings on at the management level trying to force this “both sides” nonsense, which is an ostensibly right wing position when the right wing candidate is the one committing 90+ felony offences.