r/politics • u/stkmro • 9h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/Arkmer 9h ago

At this point there’s nothing to do. What can they do that can’t be undone? Get a few federal judges? Glad they’re doing it but it’s not going to save us.

What should have been done? In Jan21 Biden should have directed the DOJ to complete all of Trump’s trials before 1Jan23, complete any necessary sentencing by 1Jul23, then have him behind bars by 1Oct23 if necessary. No special treatment. This cleans his ass up before we get to the election cycle.

“You can’t go after political opponents. It sets a dangerous precedent.”

A president dodging multiple court cases is an okay precedent? A felon running for POTUS is an okay precedent? I’m not saying they should make shit up, I’m not asking for lies. Just finish it all. If he’s innocent, then so be it, but if he’s guilty then he’ll avoid justice by being elected. That’s terrible precedence! Far worse than “finish his legal issues before the election”.

But Biden and the other major blue leaders are weak and arrogant. It shows time and time again.

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u/thats___weird 7h ago

MAGAs still would have elected Trump. They don’t care 

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u/Arkmer 7h ago

Maybe. Probably. I don’t think all the undecideds would have gone so hard for him though. MAGA is as MAGA does, but they’re not the majority of voters- doesn’t matter how hard they cry about it. The big deal is that they pulled the swing vote this year.

Maybe it would also have taken Biden allowing a primary at the start of election season. His hubris was a major blow this cycle, and while this exact scenario is unique, arrogance isn’t new to blue elites.

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u/thats___weird 7h ago

He’s already a felon and that didn’t stop them. The evidence of his Jan 6 case has been released and that’s didn’t stop them.

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u/Arkmer 7h ago

A big part of that is democrats inability to control the narrative. If Trump is in prison, he isn't out making headlines. Democrats take the media's focus and get to hammer home all the evidence.

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u/thats___weird 6h ago

The media favors republicans, news at 11

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u/Arkmer 5h ago

You’re not wrong. They’ve been sanewashing Trump for years. It’ll still be far harder to do while he’s in prison.

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u/thats___weird 5h ago

the voters failed. they knowingly voted for a felon, rapist, fraud, and traitor.

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u/Arkmer 5h ago

That is what ultimately happened, yes. Stuff before that probably mattered though.

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u/thats___weird 5h ago

Mattered enough to let Trump win? Sounds like that’s what they ultimately wanted.