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Chasstev365

(7,827 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:20 AM 3 hrs ago

I never thought I would say this, but after seeing Trump's bat shit crazy post this morning

I would try to get a delegation of willing Democratic Congressional figures to go to the White House and tell Trump if he resigns the presidency, we won't prosecute you, but you and only you! If you don't agree, we are going to hold you responsible for ever illegal act you've committed. You have 48 hours to decide.

Yes, I know; Republicans always get to skate for their crimes and it has made me so angry over the years, but the man is mentally unstable, has an equally insane Secretary of Defense (won't call it war), and has the nuclear codes. All of the planet is in danger, and if the GOP won't stop it, I would at least try to see if he'd go for it.

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I never thought I would say this, but after seeing Trump's bat shit crazy post this morning (Original Post) Chasstev365 3 hrs ago OP
He would Greg_In_SF 3 hrs ago #1
And we woul have 3 horrible years with J D Vanquish. Chipper Chat 3 hrs ago #2
Everyone hates JD Vance: MAGA, GOP Senators, etc Chasstev365 3 hrs ago #8
I agree & it's a good thing cuz Peter Thiel is creepy af. CrispyQ 3 hrs ago #11
Thiel popsdenver 1 hr ago #21
Chasstev365.... Upthevibe 2 hrs ago #14
But he would have the same Project 2025 backers wnylib 2 hrs ago #18
Agree yellow dahlia 1 hr ago #26
Without djt's looming menace around, Vance might be more apt to allegorical oracle 1 hr ago #29
But he'd also be able to appear sane MadameButterfly 45 min ago #33
And Vance won't be able to keep the attention of the cult. yellow dahlia 6 min ago #35
Someone always chimes in with this whenever Trumps removal from office comes up. lol! Blues Heron 1 hr ago #30
+1. dalton99a 3 hrs ago #3
the semi-rational Republicans don't want him to resign.. agingdem 3 hrs ago #10
Not even if offered a substantial amount of money? wnylib 2 hrs ago #17
Is this atrocity the result of his executive time out yesterday? BattleRow 1 hr ago #28
It is plain to see that there are no guardrails anymore. NONE. dalton99a 3 hrs ago #4
The 'both sides moderates' in media outlets tell us that the courts are holding. Not only is that not the wiggs 49 min ago #32
That would just convince him he's doing a really good job! bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #5
You know, he might be glad to find a way out... Tesha 3 hrs ago #6
That was my thinking. Might be worth it to save the USA and the human race. Chasstev365 3 hrs ago #7
Yup, I hate the idea of immunizing him from any kind of prosecution but I guess it would be worth it to save the planet. thesquanderer 2 hrs ago #15
Simple, just lie to him, and then tear up any agreement once he's gone ashredux 3 hrs ago #9
That's why he would never agree to it. crazylikafox 3 hrs ago #12
Federal vs state AverageOldGuy 1 hr ago #22
He never admits guilt. debsy 2 hrs ago #13
We know that will never happen, Bayard 2 hrs ago #16
That would remove any semblance of justice left in this country. OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #19
Kegsbreath is the Secretary of War Crimes AllyCat 1 hr ago #20
Something has to happen Grim Chieftain 1 hr ago #23
And the message should be Republicans have the power to end the madness, but won't. Chasstev365 1 hr ago #25
November is coming! BidenRocks 1 hr ago #24
Not the stupidest plan I've heard. yellow dahlia 1 hr ago #27
What was the batshit crazy post this morning? MorbidButterflyTat 55 min ago #31
I suggested this during the 2020 election SomedayKindaLove 37 min ago #34
Krasnov is like Tyson EnergizedLib 2 min ago #36

Chasstev365

(7,827 posts)
8. Everyone hates JD Vance: MAGA, GOP Senators, etc
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:47 AM
3 hrs ago

He will not have the same hold as Trump has had.

CrispyQ

(40,979 posts)
11. I agree & it's a good thing cuz Peter Thiel is creepy af.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:00 PM
3 hrs ago

And he's not "in your face" like Trump & Musk, so who knows WTF he's up to.

popsdenver

(2,319 posts)
21. Thiel
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:30 PM
1 hr ago

and a bunch of others, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, etc appear to be running things from the shadows, behind smoke and mirrors. Everything except Trump's personal shitstorms, and Comrade Putin's orders.......

allegorical oracle

(6,487 posts)
29. Without djt's looming menace around, Vance might be more apt to
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:03 PM
1 hr ago

be easier to live with. Beginning to think the devil would be more reasonable than djt.

MadameButterfly

(4,049 posts)
33. But he'd also be able to appear sane
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:23 PM
45 min ago

and unlike Trump, he's actually smart. He'd be just as crooked stealing the vote, but not stupid enough to ignore warnings about the Straights of Hormuz. Nor is he likely in the Epstein files, or guilty of J6 or stealing documents. Everything that might bring down Trump, JD is not implicated in. No, he has no charisma, but all they have to do is come up with a Quanon like conspiracy with him as the hero.

I still think we have to discredit the whole administration to get ourselves out of this.

Blues Heron

(8,859 posts)
30. Someone always chimes in with this whenever Trumps removal from office comes up. lol!
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:06 PM
1 hr ago

Is Vance a child raper too?

agingdem

(8,863 posts)
10. the semi-rational Republicans don't want him to resign..
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:53 AM
3 hrs ago

they want him to die in office because graceless buffoon Vance can be intimidated and controlled... and maybe if he runs for the presidency in 2028 and wins, Republicans can retain power...and with Vance in the Oval Office, Trump's gang of venal wretches lose sway...

dalton99a

(94,267 posts)
4. It is plain to see that there are no guardrails anymore. NONE.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:29 AM
3 hrs ago

The world is ruled by a crazed demented monster

wiggs

(8,817 posts)
32. The 'both sides moderates' in media outlets tell us that the courts are holding. Not only is that not the
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:18 PM
49 min ago

case, but courts are the very last guardrail after norms, morals and ethics, common sense, advisors, in house lawyers, congress, the interests of other countries, and fairness guardrails have all been exhausted. We shouldn't even have to go to court to defend against an unhinged, disordered executive but this is where we are.

Loopholes in laws, a vulnerable constitution, vast wealth, and complicit gop destroyed the nation's defenses against tyranny. There's one last desperate guardrail that other countries have used but which we have not...since we were a colony.

bucolic_frolic

(55,216 posts)
5. That would just convince him he's doing a really good job!
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:32 AM
3 hrs ago

Because it comes from Democrats. We are cooked.

Tesha

(21,143 posts)
6. You know, he might be glad to find a way out...
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:33 AM
3 hrs ago

And aside from $$$ his freedom matters most

thesquanderer

(13,015 posts)
15. Yup, I hate the idea of immunizing him from any kind of prosecution but I guess it would be worth it to save the planet.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:24 PM
2 hrs ago

And really, the odds that he'd ever be prosecuted for anything aren't good to begin with.

But not impossible.

So like Tesha was saying, the only thing that could matter to him more than money and power would be keeping himself out of jail.

crazylikafox

(2,932 posts)
12. That's why he would never agree to it.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:03 PM
3 hrs ago

That’s what he would do and he assumes everyone is as evil as he is

AverageOldGuy

(3,884 posts)
22. Federal vs state
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:32 PM
1 hr ago

Congress could grant him immunity from federal crimes but what about states?

Surely some states could make the case that he illegally interfered in their elections.

Bayard

(29,763 posts)
16. We know that will never happen,
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:57 PM
2 hrs ago

It will just make him dig in deeper. Unless, maybe a group of high-profile rethuglicans went with them--a united front. Isn't that what happened with Nixon?

OldBaldy1701E

(11,184 posts)
19. That would remove any semblance of justice left in this country.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:12 PM
1 hr ago

Now, if we did that with the request that his entire regime steps down, and if they did that, we would be willing to discuss leniency, once the prosecutions begin.

But, I am NOT letting those evil bastards off the hook. None of them.

Grim Chieftain

(1,756 posts)
23. Something has to happen
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:41 PM
1 hr ago

Seriously, this cannot go on. Each and every day is new affront to democracy, the rule of law, and sanity.

The man is deranged and has no checks and balances, he has declared war on the world, including this country.

This has to stop - NOW.

BidenRocks

(3,284 posts)
24. November is coming!
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:44 PM
1 hr ago

Then in January the guardrails are coming back!

The end is in sight. We need to inform them we will be asking for executions for Crimes against Humanity, The Constitution and attempting the overthrow of our way of life! Treason! (The whole book!) Art. 134! Everything!

Repent! Or else!

I would cite the end of Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania in 1989. He and his wife.
I could live with this for Chump and the bitch! I Won't Care, Will You?!

Only then can we back down from this nightmare and rebuild America.

yellow dahlia

(5,966 posts)
27. Not the stupidest plan I've heard.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:55 PM
1 hr ago

The priority needs to be saving this Democracy...and this planet.

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,531 posts)
31. What was the batshit crazy post this morning?
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:13 PM
55 min ago

Batshit crazier than any other thing he (supposedly) posted?

SomedayKindaLove

(1,186 posts)
34. I suggested this during the 2020 election
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:30 PM
37 min ago

Drop from the race and you won’t be prosecuted. Would have at least saved the lives of everyone killed by Jan 6 coup attempt.

EnergizedLib

(3,056 posts)
36. Krasnov is like Tyson
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:06 PM
2 min ago

- Both are psychos.

- One is a convicted rapist, the other a convicted felon and credibly accused rapist.

- One wanted to eat Lennox Lewis’ children, the other has been accused of raping children.

- Both said Praise be to Allah in an unhinged rant.

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