▲ 521 ▼ Megathread, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Indicted Trump on 3 more felony charges. (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by outrageousmatter@lemmy.world [M] to c/politics@lemmy.world 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/politics/trump-documents-carlos-de-oliveira-charged.html https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/feds-add-new-charges-against-trump-in-classified-documents-case-00108667
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't know if that fits. He was showing off war plans. That could have had dire consequences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Totally fair, I’m not trying to downplay what he initially did, I just think focusing on the coverup aspect is, in some ways, more effective. They can convince their followers that what he did wasn’t actually wrong (even if it absolutely was) but it’s harder to explain trying to cover up something that “wasn’t wrong”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shuzuko@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago You would think so, but their explanation will just be "he covered it up because he knew the libs would act like this". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Totally fair, I’m not trying to downplay what he initially did, I just think focusing on the coverup aspect is, in some ways, more effective. They can convince their followers that what he did wasn’t actually wrong (even if it absolutely was) but it’s harder to explain trying to cover up something that “wasn’t wrong”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shuzuko@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago You would think so, but their explanation will just be "he covered it up because he knew the libs would act like this". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shuzuko@midwest.social 4 points 3 years ago You would think so, but their explanation will just be "he covered it up because he knew the libs would act like this". permalink fedilink source parent