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Justice Department issues arrest warrant for former FBI chief James Comey charging ‘threat’ against Trump using seashells (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

So the DOJ is hoping that nobody on the jury knows that 86 means to give someone the bum's rush, not to kill them.

Even then, if it were a threat, which it isn't, it's in no way actionable.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 13 points 4 months ago (1 child)

This will never reach the jury. There won't even be a Day 2. The judge will toss this immediately.

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

This time, yes. But eventually, they're going to get a MAGA judge, and someone will go to political prison. That will set a precedent.

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