The problem is that if it is true that the warrant was overblown and really just grabbing some old documents... Trump and friends don't want his followers thinking that. He and other pubs trying to use this fuel to unite the base around a common enemy instead of so much in fighting that has been happening and not to mention use this to push his own election platform forward

Yes... I'd like four Filet Mignon, rare please. With a side of Lobster tail.

Same!

This argument would have merit if not for the context of the intelligence community and the federal bureaucracy being at Trump's throat since before he was even sworn in. His presidency was deliberately undermined from the outset by excessive investigations based on questionable premises as well as brazen leaks and disloyalty. Two things are imho true at the same time: 1) Trump is a corrupt figure who did a lot of shady shit and deserves to be investigated for it. 2) The investigations into Trump were overbearing and heavily politicized.



I agree that Trump should release the warrant. But I also think that the FBI should publicly detail its justification for conducting this raid. Was Trump really THAT uncooperative with regard to the documents he (allegedly) hadn't returned to the national archive yet? The feds storming the residence of a former president and presumptive future presidential nominee is a really drastic step which would undeniably have a lot of grave and troubling implications unless there was a damn good justification for their actions. And so far, I haven't seen any reasoning which rises to the bar of justifying such an approach.

The onus is imho on the FBI to demonstrate that they are acting on a consistent standard when it comes to holding politicians "accountable". Selective enforcement of the law based on political affiliation would be EXTREMELY dangerous to democracy, so much so that even the mere idea of the FBI being politicized is harming their work and undermining their legitimacy.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Aug 10 2022 01:56pm

...so much so that even the mere idea of the FBI being politicized again <---- fixed.


I mean, let's not forget the 2016 wiretaps in Trump Tower, NYC.

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 10 2022 02:00pm

dp

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 10 2022 02:00pm

Why are you so mad Trump is a criminal bro you acting like the dude doesn't have an absolute deplorable history filled with crime.

Like wtf

How is this happening a surprise to y'all

Everyone has been telling you that Trump is a criminal for years now he is being treated like a criminal with no knock warrant executions and you are LIKE HOW FUCKING DARE THEY like bro crawl out from under the rock you are staying

Day 3 of “Trump Watch DCXLVII”



Crickets, not even in the news cycle today. Apparently the ever corrupt Latisha James is doing something with courts and Trump for the umpteenth time. I didn’t click on the article.

This post was edited by YeeHaw on Aug 10 2022 02:00pm

And you're acting like this isn't true of all politicians.

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 10 2022 02:04pm

I wouldn't call what they did "storming." They informed Secret Service, DeSantis, etc. well before arriving and only sent in 30 agents for a MASSIVE property. In the podcast I referenced, they actually made the argument that the DOJ should NOT comment because it would be a violation of procedure. The procedure exists for a reason. Given the amount of people who would have to be involved, I can't imagine that this was taken lightly. What makes you think that this is "selective enforcement?" Wouldn't it be selective enforcement to allow Trump to break the law?