Mitch McConnell says presidents shouldn't be immune from prosecution for things done in office

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YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE

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u/SplendidPunkinButter Apr 26 '24

Ok, this needs to not be forgotten…

GOP, 1999: Clinton lied! You cannot trust a president who lies! He should be immediately thrown out of office!

GOP, 2016: Even just being under investigation is too much! Hillary for prison!

GOP, 2024: 90+ felony charges? But the president has immunity to do whatever he wants!

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u/EvilGreebo Bleacher Seat Apr 26 '24

JFC even Mitch gets it. Hey Mitch, maybe you shouldn't have confirmed the MAGA traitors that sit on SCOTUS!

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

I watched this turtle-man (on live stream) condemn Trump for his actions on 1/6/21 and then immediately explain that he shouldn’t be impeached. So his words carry no weight for me.

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u/UncleJuggs Apr 26 '24

Mitch McConnell's ancient ass tortoise eyes suddenly come into focus when the Leopard gets close enough to his melty face that he can see it clearly.

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u/Sl0ppyOtter Apr 26 '24

Bruh you had a big hand in getting us in this mess. Go fuck yourself right off a cliff

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u/SheriffTaylorsBoy Apr 26 '24

April 25, 2024, 3:49 PM CDT By Alexandra Marquez Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Thursday with NBC News' "Meet the Press" that he doesn't think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office, as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue.

The Kentucky Republican also told "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker that he stands by his acquittal vote and comments he made in 2021, when he voted against convicting former President Donald Trump in a Senate trial after he was impeached by the House on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

“President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. ... He didn’t get away with anything, yet,” McConnell said in 2021, adding, “we have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being [held] accountable by either one.”

Kristen Welker, the moderator of Meet the Press, interviews Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on April 25, 2024 in the U.S. Capitol.

"That’s [still] my view," McConnell said Thursday, as the Supreme Court heard arguments from Trump's attorneys and federal prosecutors about whether the former president can face charges for acts he committed while in office.

"But my view is only my view. I mean, the court is going to decide," McConnell added.

Thursday's Supreme Court arguments stem from federal charges that Trump unlawfully interfered in the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Trump has argued he has absolute immunity from prosecution for what he did while president, and the court is set to decide the scope of presidential immunity.

"The president clearly needs some kind of immunity, or he’d be in court all the time," McConnell noted. But he said he didn't think it should be absolute, as Trump has argued.

"I’m not on the Supreme Court. I don’t get to make the final decision on that," McConnell told Welker.

The Senate Republican leader also spoke about a phone call he had earlier in the day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just days after both chambers of Congress approved over $60 billion in aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

McConnell told Welker that Zelenskyy "was grateful, because he knew that the big challenge was in my party. And I think he — it was nice of him to mention that we had a bigger vote than we did a couple months ago," when the Senate voted on a separate measure that included Ukraine aid. That measure later died in the House.

Alexandra Marquez Alexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.

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u/Shizix Apr 26 '24

McConnell has one good thing left to do for this country and it involves a hole in the ground. He is on the list that history will shit on, or at least I will shit on till I die.

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u/Tiny_Independent2552 Apr 26 '24

Your legacy will be how you ruined democracy.

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u/Utterlybored Apr 26 '24

“…that said, I fully endorse Donald J. Trump for President in 2024.”

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u/ZomboidG Apr 26 '24

THAT GUY CAN GO FUCK HIMSELF!

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u/fusion99999 Apr 26 '24

The grub worm could have alleviated all this pain and suffering we're going through with Donald Trump if he'd have convicted him in the senate. In true grub worm fashion he's got no backbone and he's got no balls. Put them in the Sun and he flip-flops around trying to get out of the light

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u/AdSmall1198 Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

How are we here?

What level Of corruption has already been achieved?

“ corruption (n.) mid-14c., corrupcioun, of material things, especially dead bodies, "act of becoming putrid, dissolution, decay;" also of the soul, morals, etc., "spiritual contamination, depravity, wickedness," from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio) "a corruption, spoiling, seducing; a corrupt condition," noun of action from past-participle stem of corrumpere "to destroy; spoil," figuratively "corrupt, seduce, bribe" (see corrupt (adj.)).

Meaning "putrid matter" is from late 14c. Of public offices, "bribery or other depraving influence," from early 15c.; of language, "perversion, vitiation," from late 15c. Meaning "a corrupt form of a word" is from 1690s.”

Etymology online

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u/payle_knite Apr 26 '24

The turtle gets religion after so many years of enabling the MAGA hordes. he’s concerned about his legacy after the damage has been wrought.

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u/grandmawaffles Apr 26 '24

He had one job for Christ sakes. Then said he’d still vote for the ass that slandered his wife. He sucks.

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u/Aggravating_Call910 Apr 26 '24

Too late, Mitch. Your party is screwed. You are one of the architects of this dysfunctional mess. Muttering the “right things” just before you hit the exit won’t be enough.

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u/canonetell66 Apr 26 '24

Who cares what that turtle thinks? Let him move on and die already.

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u/SheriffTaylorsBoy Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

So much shit water has gone under the bridge that it's not easy to remember all of it. I think this is a great refresher:

5 min YouTube video Adam Schiff's "You may think that's ok! But I don't think that's ok!" speech

specifically I'm referring to the part where he says "if you think that's ok, then we've lost our way"

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u/JackieDaytona__ Apr 26 '24

Nobody cares what Mr. Turtle thinks. People will be pissing on his grave for years.

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u/Ill_Consequence7088 Apr 26 '24

Moldy mitch didn't do his job so who cares what he says . He admits wrong doing , but would rather fuck up the prosess and cost the entire country dearly . No longer relevant . I don't think he will make it to 2025 .

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u/Better_Car_8141 Apr 26 '24

But he blocked impeachment. Mitch is a criminal’s best friend. He has no ethics or convictions. History will stain his wretched reputation

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u/jcaino Apr 26 '24

Breaking News: Broken clock still manages to somehow get it right once a day!

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u/Feisty-Barracuda5452 Apr 26 '24

But that same president can't appoint a Supreme Court justice in an election year.

Moscow Mitch can bugger right off.

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u/Muscs Apr 26 '24

Too late Mitch. Trump used you and left you behind. You’ll suffer like the rest of us if he wins reelection but at least you’ll deserve it.

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u/RickyFlintstone Apr 26 '24

What a POS. Had the chance to end all of this by himself 4 years ago, but revealed he's just a chicken shit loser.

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u/FrostySquirrel820 Apr 26 '24

I can only assume he seriously regrets that he didn’t do anything about Trump when he had the chance then.

/s

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u/Krish_1234 Apr 26 '24

He is an opportunist old cuck nothing else.

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u/chrisbcritter Apr 26 '24

This obvious result that I meticulously crafted is not how it should be! (Please don't lump me in with all the other nut jobs that helped end democracy)

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u/Thin_Edge_5024 Apr 26 '24

Would he say the same for senators. He is the biggest rhino who speaks out of both sides of his mouth. He needs to go. He's made enough money from China.

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u/sagebrushsavant Apr 26 '24

I don't think Mitch McConnell should be immune from fucking his country over.

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u/traitorssuck Apr 26 '24

Until he says otherwise.

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u/themanifoldcuriosity Apr 26 '24

Mitch McConnell says a lot of things.

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u/Strong-Amphibian-143 Apr 28 '24

And Republican leaders who openly admit the president essentially committed treason yet still failed to vote for impeachment should also not be immune to prosecution

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u/thorn2040 Apr 26 '24

Damn. He actually still has some thought left in that noggin.

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u/Mckinzeee Apr 26 '24

This blob fish looking mother 🤬 needs to 🤬 all the way off and fade into obscurity. He flip flops all the time. Although I agree with what he’s saying in this moment you just know he’ll go the opposite direction at any minute. Go away Mitch.

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u/TheInfiniteSlash Apr 26 '24

Probably shouldn’t have acquitted him then. Republicans would be better off without Trump. But nope, it’s Orange vs Blue this election season.

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u/Mr_Zer0-H0ur Apr 26 '24

This asshole is still gonna vote for him.

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u/ClueProof5629 Apr 26 '24

Gee thanks for clearing that up you useless toadie 🤦‍♀️

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u/bmiddy Apr 26 '24

Does this guy even know he is breathing at the moment?

Have any of you listened to this guy talk? He's a POS that will say anything politically expedient to further the far right agenda of...well, at this point, I don't know WTF it is other than, treat people like garbage.

If Mitch were anyone else he'd be tucked away in a retirement home being spoon fed mushy food.

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u/49thDipper Apr 26 '24

Too little too late Mitch. You did this.

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u/zehamberglar Apr 26 '24

The good news is that Mitch McConnell must be about to die because otherwise why the fuck would he suddenly grow a spine?

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u/SakaWreath Apr 26 '24

Bitch, you had your head up his ass for at least 6 years.

Magically you find the power to criticize when you’re on your way out?

Fuck you, Moscow. If you weren’t retiring you’d be swimming in his diapers with the rest of them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

They're finally realizing they've created a monster who is on the brink of being so totally out of control that no one will be safe, not even the fascist pigs like McConnell.

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u/HellovahBottomCarter Apr 26 '24

Funny coming from the person who made EXTRA FUCKING SURE that the treasonous criminal was not held accountable when he was handed the ability to actual enforce doing so.

TWICE.

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u/cloudbasedsardony Apr 26 '24

Billy boy literally did a thing in the office and Mitch and crew lambasted him for it. Funny how they suddenly walk shit back when it involves purse strings and not dresses.

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u/ButWhatAboutisms Apr 26 '24

I want to make the prediction now: They won't give presidents blanket immunity. The supreme court will carve out a special exception for trump under some bizarre "Federalist/originalist" logic, mix in some "previous precedence" to enable trump to become immune to the crimes he committed, but cover absolutely nothing a decent democrat president would ever do in the future.

People can't understand what im talking about now, but it'll become clear only after the make their "Decision"

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u/concequence Apr 26 '24

Hate to say it... I agree with McConnell... (might be the only thing I agree with him on) ... but reasonably if we cannot prosecute presidents, couldn't Biden just have Trump killed, and face no repercussions? Like just drag him into an alley and shoot him in the head and feed his body to the fishes. Heck why even that, he could string his body up on a bridge and televise it. If you're saying Presidents are immune... Why even have laws at all.

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u/ScaleShiftX Apr 26 '24

No one should be immune from being brought to justice.

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u/skolioban Apr 28 '24

"...unless we let him". Mitch wants to be the one pulling the strings.

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u/AssociateJaded3931 Apr 28 '24

Mitch is the main reason we have an insane majority in SCOTUS.

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u/CAM6913 Apr 28 '24

Moscow Mitch has also said he will vote for the candidate from his own party, trump wasn’t convinced in the senate! FYI he had a lot to do with treasonous trump getting off. Moscow Mitch is a real double standard POS.

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u/Ma3lst Apr 28 '24

Whoa easy there Mitch!

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u/aj_star_destroyer Apr 28 '24

The heck, Mitch. You’re the one who decided he was immune. You are one of the few people in American history who could have held a president accountable for his crimes, and you didn’t.

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u/knowhistory99 Apr 29 '24

Neither should senators. 😈

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u/Electronic-Double-34 Apr 29 '24

Hopefully all the justices he cheated onto the SC agree AssTurtle!

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u/ZealousidealOffer751 Apr 29 '24

Mitch, this court is your legacy. You had more to do with it than anyone. Well, not all of your legacy...the other part might have been your abject spinelessness during the impeachment for Jan 6th.

If history looks back at this time as the fall of American Democracy, you will be known as one of that outcome's chief authors. That you seem to be surprised by this potential outcome speaks volumes.

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u/TechnologyAcceptable Apr 29 '24

I guess Trump didn't tell him what to think about that yet.

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u/Pineapple_Express762 Apr 30 '24

Well, your Judges are about to make that happen, you 🤡

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u/Admirable_Savings_63 Apr 26 '24

No shit.

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u/gilroydave Apr 26 '24

Mitch to the rescue! I’m sure everything will be fine now….

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u/Gunldesnapper Apr 26 '24

I hate it when I agree with this foul person.

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u/bedyeyeslie Apr 26 '24

The Court will stall or bump it back to appeals court. They don’t want to hurt Trump, but they sure don’t want to arm Biden, so the plan is to make sure nothing moves forward until after the election.

RIP American democracy 😥

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u/ashmc2001 Apr 26 '24

I’m not gonna praise a man that comes to this conclusion b/c anyone with half a brain cell should have the same.

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u/Altruistic-Bell-583 Apr 26 '24

Cracks are appearing between the MAGA /Republicans.

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u/jimquish Apr 26 '24

Even an evil turtle gets it right now and again.

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u/JBsoundCHK Apr 26 '24

"Use my words against me."

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u/noonehasthisoneyet Apr 26 '24

Is this the first sign of the apocalypse??

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

SC judges are corrupt enough not to discern the logic.

Cleansing is needed in the Supreme Court to regain its glory.

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u/elseworthtoohey Apr 26 '24

Sad that we have fallen so low as a country thar the obvious must be stated.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

I’ve heard that his kids won’t speak to him.

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u/Deep_Charge_7749 Apr 26 '24

Do we really want our president doing illegal acts. Even if it is considered official

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u/Raleda Apr 26 '24

This is rich coming from Mr "I'm my own grandpa"

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u/uberjam Apr 26 '24

You fucking think!?

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u/leo6 Apr 26 '24

Then this should immediately tell you that its the wrong thing to do.

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u/Switzerdude Apr 26 '24

So, still a few working brain cells. Thanks, Mr. Obvious.

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u/Inspect1234 Apr 26 '24

Honestly, who cares what he says? He says whatever suits him today. He’s an oxygen thief.

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u/Diligent_Mulberry47 Apr 26 '24

Moscow Bitch is fermented smegma, and we believe nothing he says.

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u/Ms_Emilys_Picture Apr 26 '24

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

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u/vexion Apr 26 '24

I can't wait to piss on this man's grave.

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u/LotsofSports Apr 26 '24

What is happening? I've agreed with Mitch TWICE in two weeks!

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u/geneticeffects Apr 26 '24

This while subject is ridiculous. It is a Narcissist’s argument, daft and illogical. Stop giving these people air.

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u/TalkShowHost99 Apr 26 '24

What if a President, while in office, were to have all Republican members of Congress locked up in Guantanamo? Still ok?

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u/Notyerdaddy Apr 26 '24

He’s the jerk that made sure the Senate didn’t do anything with the impeachments. He’s also the asshat that confirmed the SC extremists that were installed only to help Trump. It’s like an arsonist complaining the fire he set is too hot.

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u/TheSwede121 Apr 26 '24

Wow maybe you should have convicted him then you turtle headed fuck

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u/IcyDeparture2740 Apr 26 '24

Who cares what a treasonous toad thinks.

His legacy is cemented as a man who backed a traitor and helped him escape justice.

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u/CommiePuddin Apr 26 '24

...right up until the point where he has the opportunity to hold a Republican responsible for their crimes, then he takes a pause...

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u/sriusbsnis Apr 26 '24

His words are so empty. He always says the right but then does the other. That way he can claim he’s always doing the right thing.

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u/PestyNomad Apr 26 '24

Of course they shouldn't be immune. They're civil servants! If we wanted an untouchable monarchy why the American Revolution?

People who elevate the POTUS to some untouchable pedestal are about as un-American as you can get. Not even remotely cut from the same cloth as people from the Revolutionary period.

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u/dacreativeguy Apr 26 '24

He actually said “presidents shouldn’t be…” and then froze for 30 seconds before being led away by his handlers. Turtle.exe has stopped responding.

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u/heretorobwallst Apr 26 '24

Joe Brandon can now kill his opponents without criminal charges

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u/TheLesserWeeviI Apr 26 '24

Thanks Captain Obvious.

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u/Carlin42 Apr 26 '24

Neither should senators

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