Trump Expands His Attack On Special Counsel To Include His Family And Friends

[Eugene]

Source: HuffPost

Trump Expands His Attack On Special Counsel To Include His Family And Friends

Making threats against a federal law enforcement officer and family is itself a crime, although it is unclear whether Trump’s behavior reaches that threshold.

By S.V. Date
Jun 27, 2023, 07:21 PM EDT

Donald Trump on Tuesday ramped up his attack on the federal prosecutor whose charges against him could put him behind bars, this time including in his tirade special counsel Jack Smith’s family, as well ― potentially increasing his exposure to federal prison.

“COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE DERANGED, TRUMP HATING JACK SMITH, HIS FAMILY, AND HIS FRIENDS, THAT AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I COME UNDER THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT, AS AFFIRMED BY THE CLINTON SOCKS CASE, NOT BY THIS PSYCHOS’ FANTASY OF THE NEVER USED BEFORE ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1917,” Trump wrote on his personal social media site early Tuesday in the all-capitals style he favors when he is particularly agitated.

“Smells of desperation,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University history professor and an expert on authoritarianism. “Once again, Trump is acting like a Mafia boss and also stringing as many propaganda slogans together as possible.”

Trump’s call echoes the one attributed to England’s King Henry II centuries ago when he asked: “Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest,” which led to the murder of the archbishop of Canterbury ― although it is unclear whether Trump is aware of the historical reference.

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[Beachnutt]

1. Stochastic terrorism.

[GP6971]

3. That's it in a nutshell. n/t

[spanone]

2. a former 'president' threatening the family of the prosecutor who's only doing what our laws demand.

[anciano]

4. For perhaps the first time in his life he is being held accountable....

and he can't bluff or buy his way out. He is cornered and he is terrified.

[Johonny]

5. I'd love Bill Clinton to make a video explaining

His case versus Trump's. It would be very hilarious

[tosh]

25. Yes! Great idea.

Hope Bill or Hillary or better yet, Chelsea somehow sees this and makes it happen 🌝.

[maddiemom]

32. YES!

Former President Bill or REAL PRESIDNT 45 HILLARY must be having some priceless thoughts about the current situation.

[tavernier]

6. Yes, Trump reads Shakespeare in his spare time.

Although, I think he has much in common with good old Henry VIII.

[Retrograde]

24. Or Henry II

"Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?", Henry II supposedly said of his former best bud Thomas a Becket, who was murdered soon after.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

38. OF course he hasn't read Shakespeare.

But what does Shakespeare have to do with any of this? He never wrote about Henry II. IV, V & VI, yes, but not II.

The quote about the meddlesome priest comes from the 1959 play by Jean Anouilh.

[Emile]

7. This guy is not fit to be an American citizen let alone president!

I hope they get around to locking the bastard up real soon.

[Walleye]

12. Yes very un-American, And he has turned his followers into the same

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Maybe it's not a good idea to poke jack Smith in the eye,

you ignorant, arrogant, fetid tub of shit.

Just sayin'...

[Alexander Of Assyria]

14. Chief Inspector Jack Smith is immune to social media pokes. Some Ignorance is bliss.

[TwilightZone]

17. I guarantee that he's not ignoring Trump's social media.

I agree that he's not going to be swayed by Trump's social media nonsense, but he is undoubtedly making note of anything Trump says that can be used against him in the various cases.

Trump will keep digging himself holes. He can't help himself.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

34. Ignoring? No... but dont think for a second he even knows about the insults...or would care.

Doesn’t seem he’s the type to take social media silliness personally, or care to know about the mass ignorance social media spawns, at all.

Can you imagine the social media crap a world court criminal prosecutor might have cyber tossed their way!?

A Hollywood blockbuster will be written…subplot…how his laser focus on the law has no time or ears for insults.

He is the anti-MAGA, in every way.

[kentuck]

9. Desperation brings forth the true nature.

He is being surrounded by incoming indictments.

[republianmushroom]

10. 29 months and counting

[Alexander Of Assyria]

35. Meaning...what's taking soooo long! Will be 30 in couple days! Really, why can't an espionage

act charge against an ex President be wrapped up in couple weeks, right?!

[ancianita]

11. THAT right there should get him contempt of court and a fine or pre-trial detainment.

If it's 1A protected speech, then no one's safe from wannabe dictators. Fuck Trump's domestic terrorism free speech.

Since Supreme Court justices are protected by the US Marshals, so should the entire Special Counsel team and their families be.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

36. Protected free speech will be the end of free speech. Get some hate speech laws America, or suffer.

[PatSeg]

13. He is becoming increasingly unhinged

In the process, he keeps digging the hole deeper. God, what an idiot.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. I'd say it's more than obvious that he's not aware of any history, including American history.

[tinrobot]

16. "Clinton Socks" will forever remind me of this feline

[tosh]

26. What a drop-dead gorgeous cat he was!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[live love laugh]

18. What attack? Stupidity? Yeah but I don't see an attack.

[Artcatt]

19. 45 needs fitted with a testicular shock collar.

[617Blue]

20. Just say the word "Clinton" as many times as you can.

[iluvtennis]

21. What an idiot.

[LudwigPastorius]

22. "Smells of desperation," said Ruth Ben-Ghiat"

Smells more like a full diaper.

[tosh]

28. Rec

[ZonkerHarris]

23. I want Jack Smith to rake this man over the coals in court. Just destroy the man.

[Septua]

27. "Smells of desperation..."

The desperation doesn't stop with Trump...the entire right wing-nut Trump cult family is trying to save him.

[barbtries]

29. COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE DERANGED

asshole over there blabbering that he is NOT the fucking president?!

[lastlib]

30. "COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ...SMITH, HIS FAMILY, AND HIS FRIENDS...."

Brings to mind the scene in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, when the Enterprise is about to go into the nebula, where they will be nearly invisible to Khan, Khan tells his crewman: "Explain it to them," so they fire a photon torpedo at the Enterprise.

AnusMouth CLEARLY is calling on his minions to take violent action against Smith and those around him. He should be charged with incitement.

[Aussie105]

31. This has always been Trump's approach to things that annoy him.

Low level threats, then escalate them if they don't work initially.

Not going to work this time.

Trump is probably wondering why it's not working this time.

But it is the only approach he has - he is stuck with the habits of the past.

[Skittles]

33. haha, Donald sounds SKEERED

[NowISeetheLight]

37. Somebody

Somebody needs to mail this guy a box of smelly socks already. He's obsessed with Clinton Socks.