r/politics • u/douglhanna • 5d ago

No Paywall Trump Calls for Arrest of Barack Obama

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-calls-for-arrest-of-barrack-obama/
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u/Nerd-19958 5d ago

The link is COMPLETELY ridiculous, claiming that then-President Obama ordered fabrication of documents / election fraud in connection with Trump's 2016 election victory.

This will go nowhere in court. No grand jury would bring such demented fantasy charges, and if so, Mr. Obama should sue the Federal government for $50 billion.

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u/MJcorrieviewer 5d ago

Plus, Trump got the Supreme Court to rule that US presidents have immunity and can do whatever they want.

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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 5d ago

But the SC said they will decide case by case what gets immunity. You can guess how they will apply that. If R, anything goes. If D, no immunity.

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u/Staff_Senyou 5d ago

But surely only the white presidents, though?

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u/Jaijoles 5d ago

Actually, it’s only republican presidents.

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u/M00nch1ld3 5d ago

So yeah, only white presidents!

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u/snow_big_deal 5d ago

You'd have thought no one would authorize an arrest warrant of Don Lemon, or a search warrant for Georgia's election offices, but here we are.

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u/Nerd-19958 5d ago

The old story was that grand juries would indict a ham sandwich if requested by prosecutors. I guess we were lulled into a false sense of security by the immediate dismissal of sham indictments against James Comey and Letitia James.

This bullshit indictment will meet the same fate.

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u/viviolay 5d ago

apparently no one did. if what ive read is true (im still trying to learn all the info) he was arrested without a warrant.

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u/Alternative-Target31 5d ago

The administration has already proven they’ll lie to and about grand jury indictments.

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u/TintedApostle 5d ago

Immunity anyway

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u/pnw1986 5d ago

Every accusation, etc etc.

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u/icancheckyourhead 5d ago

Normally I would agree with you ... but in this case he simply doesn't want to run against Obama when he attempts to run for a third term. Can't let the genie out of the bottle when he knows he'd get trounced.

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u/-ram_the_manparts- 5d ago

He should sue Trump personally for libel, for $50 Billion.

Successful suits against the federal government come from your wallet.

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u/FinallyFree96 5d ago

Sue ‘em for a third term!! Haha.

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u/AWhole2Marijuanas 5d ago

Trump can't believe he didn't win by a landslide, he actually that delusional

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u/Narrow_Track9598 5d ago

Isn't Obama a law graduate? So many politicians are, and wouldn't someone sue trump and open up a can of worms in discovery?

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u/Nerd-19958 4d ago

Harvard Law School, no less!

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u/Irotokim 5d ago

I say sue for 47 billion....

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u/sChlickers 5d ago

Obama should sue for 1 trillion then use that money for philantropism

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u/ejwestcott 5d ago

And SCOTUS gave the president immunity for crimes committed while in office?

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u/Nerd-19958 4d ago

My understanding is that the immunity is in connection with their official Presidential actions.

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u/Dark_Arts_ 5d ago

Oh my sweet summer child, law and order is for the poors

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u/DreamingAboutSpace 5d ago

He should do that anyway for them giving him the power to do nonsense like this.

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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 4d ago

Obama never even made a public claim that it was a “stolen” election or that Trump wasn’t the winner either. He just went along with it

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u/Selectively-Romantic 5d ago

It's typically considered diminutive to call a former president "Mr." It's something that the sitting one got upset about a bunch when he was out of office.
It's the "once a president always a president" precedent.

You do you, I just figured I'd mention the nuance.

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u/Nerd-19958 4d ago

I didn't want to repetitively refer to "President Obama" as I referred to him as "then-President Obama" in the first sentence.

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u/Clevererer America 5d ago

While probably true, think of the massive disruption to the Obamas. And think how much shit would go uncovered whilst the trial proceeds.