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[–] 186 points 10 months ago (18 children)

Biggest dropped ball in the history of American criminal justice.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    That and Hilary's emails. That other moron Comey is responsible for that. I am so glad that investigation was so thorough! What a bunch of idiots! All those movies with the super fbi agents and in reality they can't investigate their way out of a paper bag...

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  • [+] -21 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    Even bigger than the last Democratic administration failing to send anyone to prison for the Iraq war, illegal torture programs, illegal assassination programs, or the 2008 financial crisis

    If we ever want to get this country to stop being a shithole the Democratic party is the one that needs to be fixed

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  • [–] 69 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    .......okay?

    Why do people always act like it's such a gotcha that Democratic politicians have sucked?

    They're all fucking worthless, both parties.

    But only one is in power right now and actively tearing down the structures of our democracy. Until that's dealt with, I'm sorry, but addressing shit someone did in office 20 years ago is just not the priority.

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  • [–] 28 points 10 months ago

    People like that are just promoting nihilism. They want to discourage us from doing anything effective. Notice they don't promote any practical solutions.

    If Dems suck, vote in primaries.

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  • [+] -17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    The Republicans are in power and actively tearing down the structures of our democracy because the Democratic party allows them to. The Republican party can only be dealt with through a more effective Democratic party. Any conversation about what the Republicans have done and stopping them from doing more absolutely must reckon with how we are going to fix the Democratic party first or it is going to inevitably be a complete waste of time and effort that puts us in an even worse place than where we are at now (see; 2024, 2016, etc.).

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago

    Did you miss the part where I said both parties were shit?

    Absolutely Democrats need to step up, clean house, and get their priorities in order, but needing to revitalize and organize the party doesn't involve going back 20 years and pointing fingers at what people should have done or said back then.

    What I'm interested in is what they're going to propose and vote for going forward.

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Even bigger than the Nixon pardon.

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago*

    I would say about as big as LBJ finding out like a month before the 1968 election (which put Nixon in power) that candidate Nixon had been illegally coordinating with his friend Henry Kissinger at the State Department to undermine peace talks that could have ended the Vietnam War and decided to just sweep that little bit of treason under the rug rather than deal with the headache of arresting the GOP's candidate for president right before an election

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  • [–] 40 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    It's been a couple days and not a peep from the rapist about this.
    How is that possible?

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago

    Because he won. This is all over with. This is an enemy he's already defeated, and he's not UPSET, he's HAPPY to see his beaten enemy lamenting about how he's been beaten. He's THRILLED about this.

    Was Trump culpable? Absolutely. 100%. And he should be in prison. But the useless asshats did absolutely nothing for four years, probably because they were afraid of making him a martyr, and now it's simply impossible that he can ever be held criminally accountable for anything again. Regardless of what happens from here on out, that stain is on them.

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    [–] 22 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    What a fucking joke of a justice system! Fucking morons had 4 years to slam him into a dungeon and throw away the key. What good does it do now? Everybody saw it as it happened. All was clear as day. Fuck you and your justice system.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    If their next president does NOT create new laws so this type of coup never happens again, then they are actually so dumb fr

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  • [–] 69 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Wonder why the fat, old demented, orange felon didn't get impeached - oh yeah, Republicans.

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  • [+] -6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    And the only way they will ever be dealt with is if we remove the useless shitbag Democratic party members who refuse to hold them accountable from office

    Don't get mad at the bank robbers for robbing a bank, get mad at the do-nothing sheriff who only ever wants to talk about how we all need to vote to rebuild the bank

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  • [–] 29 points 10 months ago

    Would have, should have but didn't.

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  • [–] 57 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    THEY WHY DIDNT YPU GET HIM INTO COURT YOU TWAT!

    YOU HAD 4 YEARS AND ONE JOB AND NOW WE'RE HERE!

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  • [–] 46 points 10 months ago

    THEY WHY DIDNT YPU GET HIM INTO COURT YOU TWAT!YOU HAD 4 YEARS AND ONE JOB AND NOW WE'RE HERE!

    Smith was appointed in Nov of 22 and filed the first indictment in June of 23. If you're addressing your comment to Garland, then you need to actually name him because this post is about Jack Smith.

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago

    Would... had the case gone to the court...

    Pathetic.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Yes, but would it have mattered though? He was convicted of rape and the majority of the American public either voted him in, or sat it out because they thought Kamala was somehow the same as him or for some virtue signalling about a topic halfway around the world. Dumb as bricks. Played for fools.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    E X P L O S I V E

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Breaking! Prosecutor believes person they had charged was guilty!

    Unprecedented!

    Explosive!

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    I love this Jack Smith guy

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    If Trump was held accountable he might not be President right now. It ended up with Dick Cheney getting platformed as it was The Avengers to stop Thanos and Biden telling Trump welcome home. Unserious country.

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    If only America had united to settle for some pro-corporate, fought against de-segregation, thinks abortion should be outlawed, do nothing moderate after Trump's first term just so trump could be held accountable....

    What's that?!

    We did unite to elect the historically unpopular do-nothing moderate who spent 40+ years trying to win a presidential primary?

    And he just did nothing?!

    Who could have ever seen that coming....

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Americans decided to vote Trump back in again so that is what gave him a get out of jail free card.

    Blaming everything on Biden when he did a ton of good is lazy, boring and ignores reality.

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  • [+] 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    There hasn’t been a single shred of evidence proved in court that shows otherwise.

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  • [+] 7 points 10 months ago* (2 children)
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    Due to the 2020–2021 illegal election-equipment breaches, on December 4, 2023, twenty-two computer scientists, election-security experts, and voter-advocacy organizations sent a Duty to Warn letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Special Counsel Jack Smith, and CISA Director Jen Easterly.

    Their warning was blunt: “The multistate effort to unlawfully obtain copies of voting system software poses serious threats to election security and national security and constitutes a potential criminal conspiracy of enormous consequences.”³³

    The letter named those involved and documented confirmed illegal breaches involving Dominion Voting Systems and Election Systems & Software, which together tabulate more than 70% of U.S. votes.

    The experts warned that stolen election software could be used to study vulnerabilities, develop malware, and fuel coordinated disinformation campaigns. The letter closed with a stark conclusion: “Urgent implications for the 2024 election and beyond.” The FBI, DOJ, and Smith’s office declined to comment. CISA did not respond. No federal investigation has been publicly announced.

    Then, on November 13, 2024, the same election security experts sent another Duty to Warn letter—this time to Vice President Kamala Harris—alerting her that voting systems had been breached by Trump allies in 2020 and 2021 and urging her to seek recounts in key states to ensure election verification.³⁴

    And the Democratic Party continues to remain silent.

    Now, a year after the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris has put into words what so many Americans feel:

    “Both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust… The people feel that the very institutions designed to support them have failed them. They are not wrong.”³⁵

    The Democratic Party continues to hemorrhage public trust as its leadership attempts to gaslight voters into believing that Elon Musk played no role in manipulating the 2024 election to keep himself—and Donald Trump—out of prison.

    Now we know the depth of Trump’s ties to Russia. We know the Department of Justice was aware long before 2016. And we know he should never have been permitted to run—but when the system itself is compromised, accountability collapses.³⁶

    At the same time, party leadership has shielded elites named in the Epstein files³⁷ to prevent exposure of a decades-long sex-trafficking operation implicating powerful donors across party lines.³⁸

    The elite are protecting the elite, and the American people are experiencing an awakening.

    

    What To Do About a Stolen Election

    The Constitution doesn’t give us a “redo the election” button—but it does give us the mechanisms to remove a falsely seated administration and install the rightfully elected president. These tools exist for moments exactly like this.

    This “Good Trouble Blueprint” begins with mass pressure in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. These Democratic-led swing states must immediately authorize independent, third-party hand-count audits of the 2024 ballots. Blue states must also act now to abandon electronic voting systems and transition to paper ballots and hand-counted elections—while they still retain that authority under states’ rights.

    Impeach Donald Trump under Article II, Section 4. If full congressional support is lacking, disqualify him under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. It takes only one member of Congress to recognize the disqualification.

    If states are stalling investigations or audits, file bond claims against state legislators and attorneys general who refuse to protect the electorate. This compels state-level investigations into the irregularities, Musk/DOGE, and forensic audits in MI, WI, MN, PA, and beyond.

    Invoke Section 3 of the 14th Amendment against all participants and legislators involved in both the January 6 insurrection and/or the 2024 stolen election. A stolen election is a rebellion against the Constitution.

    From here: Democrats sweep the 2026 midterms and special elections, and a new Congress enforces the Constitution—refusing to seat disqualified officials under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and removing those who refuse to resign under Article II, Section 4. Congress then passes a 2024 Election Correction Act, voids the fraudulent certification, accepts corrected electors from audited states, and swears in Kamala Harris as the legitimately elected president.

    Will this be easy? No. Has it been done before? Also no. Do we owe it to future generations to try? Unequivocally yes.

    We are asking our leaders—and everyone with a platform—to acknowledge the stolen election and “Do something.” We have constitutional avenues to remove this entire illegitimate administration. It’s time to use them.

    And readers, hold on to your hope. This is not left vs. right—it’s bottom vs. top. Again, we don’t need permission to enforce the Constitution. We just need courage.

    

    Want the truth they’re not telling you? For fearless reporting and expert-backed research, read The Common Coalition Report. And if you believe in funding real, independent work—support our all-volunteer team here.

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    This Will Hold. (2025, Nov 28). How did 6 million people vote in Burke County, Florida—when it doesn’t exist?

    Armitage, C. (2025, Dec 19). The comprehensive 2024 election theft fact check.

    Forbes. (2025, July). Hakeem Jeffries: “We’re not election deniers.” https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ne7we

    Allen, J., & Nichols, H. (2025, Dec 18). DNC will not release its report on what went wrong for Democrats in 2024. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/dnc-will-not-release-report-went-wrong-democrats-2024-rcna249925

    Election Truth Alliance v. Schmidt, No. 1:25-cv-00329 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 6, 2025).

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    This Will Hold. (2025, Aug 24). She Won, Part VIII: North Carolina—93 of 100 counties used untested, uncertified equipment in 2024. https://substack.com/@thiswillhold/p-171809227

    House Democrats. (2022, Aug 8). Tate commends Nessel’s request for special prosecutor. https://housedems.com/tate-commends-nessels-request-for-special-prosecutor-and-accountability-for-involved-officials/

    Associated Press. (2023, Aug 1). Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines. https://apnews.com/article/matthew-deperno-michigan-trump-voting-machines-a58c4a58de84d432815ec1be39c19b90

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Biden was so incompetent that his only quality was being not-trump

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    So whose fault was it? Doubt that Jack Smith was the issue. How about Biden gets convicted for helping Trump and causing irreparable damages to the country?

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