▲ 65 ▼ Trump Threatens Would Be ‘Very Dangerous’ If Jack Smith Sends Him To Jail In New Interview (www.mediaite.com) submitted 3 years ago by DarkGamer@kbin.social to c/politics@kbin.social 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments Trump threatened it would be "very dangerous" if he were jailed over the new charges he's likely facing, citing the "passion" of his fan base.
[–] Izzgo@kbin.social 18 points 3 years ago (3 children) Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkGamer@kbin.social [S] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough. That was a huge mistake. We are still dealing with the consequences of the failure of reconstruction. (Article is a few years old but still very relevant.) archival link Racism was the primary motivator for Trump votes in 2016. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent president. It was right there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DarkGamer@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent. I agree with you in principle, however I don't know how we could have accomplished that without preventing Ford from using his pardon, causing a constitutional crisis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkGamer@kbin.social [S] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough. That was a huge mistake. We are still dealing with the consequences of the failure of reconstruction. (Article is a few years old but still very relevant.) archival link Racism was the primary motivator for Trump votes in 2016. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social [S] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Our first mistake was not stomping out the confederacy hard enough. That was a huge mistake. We are still dealing with the consequences of the failure of reconstruction. (Article is a few years old but still very relevant.) archival link Racism was the primary motivator for Trump votes in 2016. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent president. It was right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Our very first mistake was not sending Nixon to prison. Set a bad precedent. I agree with you in principle, however I don't know how we could have accomplished that without preventing Ford from using his pardon, causing a constitutional crisis. permalink fedilink source parent