'Not Possible in a Functioning Democracy'

[sop]

"A whirlwind of developments closed the deal yesterday on what is arguably the single most corrupt scheme of the Trump II presidency to date."

"In broad daylight, President Trump raided the U.S. treasury to the tune of $1.776 billion, to be disbursed at his discretion to an assortment of insurrectionists, pardoned criminals, and disgraced former officials whom he counts among his political allies."
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"In a normal, functioning democracy, none of this would be possible. If it were attempted, the legal and political blowback would ruin careers, lead to prosecutions, end in impeachments, and might shift the balance of power away from those associated with the culprits for a generation for more."

"The importance of what happened yesterday is that Trump and his cabinet declared to the world that they can do anything they want — and they will. Unshackled by the Roberts Court before he was even sworn in and backed since then by a supine Republican Congress, Trump is free to raid the Treasury, to use public funds to prop up his political machine, to use the federal courts to launder his schemes, and to unleash upon civil society domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, and other bad actors to perpetuate his regime."

Article at link:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/picking-through-the-wreckage-from-the-worst-day-of-trump-ii-so-far

[Moostache]

1. After he dies, I am coming for my pound of flesh from ALL OF THEM...

First things first - DIE YOU MOTHER FUCKER TRUMP, DIE IN PUBLIC PAINFULLY AND PUBLICLY SO ALL CAN SEE IT.

Second, its time to have an official enemies of the people list drawn up for prosecutions, imprisonments and deportations to Russia.
Anyone tangentially associated with Trump goes first, then we'll get to the rest in due time. The next administration is going to open a new branch of government to handle the prosecutions and trials.

[dweller]

2. but but but reasons ya know

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[mopinko]

3. i find it hard to believe this 'agreement' is enforceable.

the judge said there was no case. no case, nothing to settle.

[sop]

4. Apparently, it wasn't structured as a settlement to the IRS lawsuit, rather the DOJ established a $1.776 billion fund

to pay off Trump's henchmen, at his discretion, if Trump agreed to dismiss the IRS suit. This "agreement" is similar to the ones made by the various law firms Trump sued; the firms agreed to offer "free" legal counsel to unspecified parties in return for Trump dismissing his lawsuits.

[mopinko]

5. they agreed not to audit tsf or his family, forever.

c’mon man.

[JustKay]

6. How can this be happening? It's so corrupt?

This used to be America, a democracy ruled by a Constitution, and then overnight, it's a dystopian nightmare!

I grieve for us, and for the generations to come. How horrible.

[Zorro]

7. Trump will claim most of that money

Bet on it.