Summary

Special counsel Jack Smith dropped 44 federal charges against Donald Trump, citing DOJ policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted.

The charges, including election interference and classified documents retention, could be refiled after Trump’s presidency.

Critics, including Rep. Dan Goldman and former Capitol officer Aquilino Gonell, decried the move as a miscarriage of justice, asserting it places Trump above the law.

Trump and allies celebrated the decision as a victory, with Vice President-elect JD Vance vowing to prevent similar prosecutions.

Democrats fear Trump will seek political retaliation, deepening national divisions.

  • @givesomefucks
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    -18 hours ago

    Certainly the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you; if you don’t bet you can’t win.

    As true today as in 1987 when Heinlein wrote it

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      36 hours ago

      I don’t want to win. I want to not play this bullshit game anymore. ET on Atari is more fucking fun than this shit.

      • @givesomefucks
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        36 hours ago

        With all due respect then, stop playing.

        Don’t stick around to talk about how you no longer care, go spend your time on communities about different things.

        Sometimes people need to disengage, just don’t half ass it. If you need a break from it, actually take a break. Hopefully you come back before the next election. But if you just talk about needing a break and never take one, you’ll never stop needing the break.