Arthur Besse to Not The OnionEnglish • 1 month agoTrump posts fan fiction about Biden stealing nomination back from Harriswww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down114cross-posted to: politicsneoliberal
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkTrump posts fan fiction about Biden stealing nomination back from Harriswww.rollingstone.comArthur Besse to Not The OnionEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: politicsneoliberal
minus-square@FrozengyrolinkEnglish25•1 month agoNot to mention not testifying has nothing to do with innocence. That’s not how our justice system works.
minus-square@thallamabondlinkEnglish18•1 month ago“You see the mob takes the Fifth,” he said during one rally in Iowa. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-quote-about-fifth-amendment-resurfaces-allies-use-it-jan-6-panel-1660741
minus-squareEleventhHourlinkEnglish11•1 month agoAlthough true, for Trump, testifying would only lead to him further incriminating himself, so I feel context is important when making such distinctions.
Not to mention not testifying has nothing to do with innocence. That’s not how our justice system works.
“You see the mob takes the Fifth,” he said during one rally in Iowa. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-quote-about-fifth-amendment-resurfaces-allies-use-it-jan-6-panel-1660741
Although true, for Trump, testifying would only lead to him further incriminating himself, so I feel context is important when making such distinctions.