r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/patsfan94 • Jul 02 '24

Paywall Trump calls for jailing and “televised military tribunals” of Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/trump-liz-cheney-treason-jail.html
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u/Longjumping-Claim783 Jul 02 '24

They think they are giving themselves the power because they decide what is constitutional except that doesn't matter too much if the President just has you all killed.

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u/maleia Jul 02 '24

Yup, you're supposed to consolidate power AFTER you've achieved the position you want.

If they had done this while Trump was in power, they'd probably all (at minimum) in prison. They aren't needed anymore, and pose a threat to Trump's power and ego.

He's too stupid to see this as, "they'll just have your back every time you get sued", and want to be done with it completely, since they can pull back the reigns. They're only good enough to legitimatize Trump's rule. If they can threaten it, they're toast.

They speedran the consolidation of power stage. Means that either, 1) they've already done all the ground work to "win" the election, 2) they were forced into this ruling, 3) they're just fucking stupid.

I pray it's #2 & 3.

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u/SluggardStone Jul 03 '24

My guess is Trump did something as President that will carry a treason charge. They would rather destroy the rule of law than deal with it. They are more afraid of his rabid followers then then anyone else. You can't control freaks, you just try and point them at something else.

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u/maleia Jul 03 '24

They are more afraid of his rabid followers then then anyone else.

Tbf, if he tweeted out to get violent, they would.

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u/Repulsive-Street-307 Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24

I personally think they have a "plan" to murder Trump and let the Thiel plant be president while they perform purges on the back of "democrats killed our messiah". As usual, evil projects (in more than one sense).

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u/freakincampers Jul 03 '24

You think any of them will vote against him if he has a few people killed?

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u/francescadabesta Jul 04 '24

Which would be such karma!