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[–] [email protected] 104 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Ready for nothing to happen?

[–] [email protected] 127 points 6 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, I’d never thought he’d get this far. So maybe, just maybe, at least in an alternate universe, justice will actually be served. 🤞

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I was about to ask if I could be transferred to that alternate universe, but maybe I’d actually like to be transferred to one where 2016 went drastically differently.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You are allowed, but in that universe you must actually PokémonGO to the polls.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Please, no. Nope. No. NO!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

If only we didn’t shoot that gorilla…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Have you seen the directors cut of butterfly effect? Yeah, I’d like that ending in my alternate universe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah that sounds easier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

We are the alternate universe that's stupidly fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The article says that a fine is more likely than prison time. So he'll sell a few more hats, collect some donations from his base, and be good to go.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I feel silly to have to say this but you're fucking kidding me right?

My justice bones lasted all of 10 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Best case scenario, it takes money that could have been spent on his campaign away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, he's not paying until the appeals process is over, which presumably will go way into the next presidential term.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Ah, good point. So, it just takes away money from rubes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

On a 34 felony count conviction?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Everything that needed to happen already happened.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

This is going to get punted through appeals and yeah, nothing of substance is going to happen