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Rhiannon12866

(245,329 posts) Tue Jun 13, 2023, 12:51 AM Jun 2023

Why banning Trump from public office could tempt DOJ on a no-jail plea deal - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC [View all]

Rachel Maddow looks at the plea deal the Justice Department crafted in the only other case that is similar to the current situation with Donald Trump, and why giving up the possibility of prison could be worth avoiding a U.S. president serving from behind bars. - Aired on 06/12/2023.

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Why banning Trump from public office could tempt DOJ on a no-jail plea deal - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 OP

She needs to stop with the plea deal bullshit. sheshe2 Jun 2023 #1

I couldn't agree more. We never need to hear anything from him again. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 #5

😂😱 sheshe2 Jun 2023 #11

And Trump agrees to disqualification from public office for all time? Frasier Balzov Jun 2023 #2

When San Diego's Mayor Bob Filner took a plea deal, it was similar and here's the rub: Liberty Belle Jun 2023 #4

This is not an appropriate deal. Liberty Belle Jun 2023 #3

And we can hope that after not hearing from him for 10 years we'll lose the hateful rhetoric Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 #6

Nope. swong19104 Jun 2023 #7

I agree that prison is the only way to shut him down for good, nothing else has worked Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 #8

constitution has zero prohibitions for items like criminal behavior. a deal would be invalid nt msongs Jun 2023 #9

Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 #10

You'd also have to BAN him from the Public Airwaves and Social Media too. MagaSmash Jun 2023 #12