Would This Be Enough To Get Trump Arrested?

[ichkeria]

For stupidity if nothing else.
Does he not know these calls are recorded?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55524838

[royfromaus]

Dunno but keep your fingers crossed eh.

[wolf63]

He seems to thrive on all the attention so, maybe, have him declared insane and send him to a distant institution in a really remote of the world. There he will not be heard and we can all ignore him.

[Paigntonian]

If it's true it's an extraordinary indictment of Trump. I just wonder if his actions might constitute a crime under American law. Can't even think what the charge might be. Sadly being a XXXX is not a crime.

[Untitled]

We assume of others what we know of ourselves... trump accuses the democrats of cheating because it's exactly what he wants to do.

It would delight me if trumps long career as a swindler landed him in prison but I am not holding my breath.

[ichkeria]

I agree.
This call might well be the wake up to those in his party still claiming that Trump isn’t trying to overturn a democratic election - with threats.
That he’s not corrupt, a bully and possible insane

[ichkeria]

I was agreeing with Wolf specifically.
Trump may be beyond prosecution simply because of the toxic divisions in America.
Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell have both had their houses attached lately. Quite possibly by the same side

[Untitled]

I think trump's remaining supporters know exactly what he is. And they know what their support for him makes them... I don't expect to see any of them ditch him over this

[ichkeria]

I do.
If not now then after he’s gone

[tomus42]

I am really hoping he ends up in prison.

[Paigntonian]

I hold firm to my view that he has mental health problems. There are a number of conditions that might fit. It's a simple clinical study, not a political point. I suppose we should be grateful that he didn't unleash nuclear war. Now, hopefully, we can rest just a little easier. Have high hopes for Biden/Harris. We've just to get to Jan 20-ish.

[ToraToraTora]

no don't get yer rocks off, purely circumstantial and also not precise enough.

[ichkeria]

Not .. what?
Are you suggesting that’s Rory Brenner there ?

I’d love to hear from Nigel Farage about this.

[ToraToraTora]

no, what he said is not precise enough in law. Any decent brief would have it thrown out in minutes.

[ichkeria]

I think - perhaps naively - that it will kibosh any hope he might have had of ever being accepted by the Republican Party to stand for office again.
It doesn’t particularly bother me whether he’s arrested (which is all I’m asking, not that he’d be prosecuted) or not but I suspect what’ll save him is the desire not to pour oil in troubled waters

[Paigntonian]

I treated myself to a couple of Biden-Harris baseball caps via ebay. Just made me feel better now that Trump is, I pray, leaving the stage.

[Hymie]

The content of the phone call should come as a surprise to no-one.

Before the day is out, Trump will be announcing that it was the perfect phone call.

[jim360]

Come on ,TTT. You conceded gracefully on Trump's behalf. You must recognise what he's doing, or what he's trying to do, is immoral and perverse. Attempts to get state officials to fix elections on his behalf are also manifestly undemocratic and, frankly, treasonous.

But the thing is, this is what Trump always has been. Maybe that realisation is what's holding you back from condemning him as strongly as you should be.

[Peter Pedant]

Hi itch
have I done happy new year|?
as a master of lodge-sheeeek...

the order of the argument is
1. I have obviously won election
2. the results show otherwise
3. there must therefore be fraud - big fraud if there is a big margin as in some places
4 hence look for fraud
5. decision node - find fraud - no - go to 4
6 drop thro (yes) - fraud found
7 continue to apply to congress for rerun/declaration etc

and with that in mind
his call er makes sense.
esp - - I am telling you there is fraud ( like you know I am telling you someone has broken into my car)
so you gardda look at it

stop looking after the count gets to `12 000 I thought a bit on the overcooked side

[Peter Pedant]

yeah agree high-m
( first syllable of Hymie)

polls running neck and neck Georgia boys and girls

Long queues for pre-voting - - didnt quite understand that bit of Georgia electoral law

[tiggerblue10]

He either has mental health issues or has a case of the God complex.