Dirty Hairy Dawg said:

Cases are dropped all the time for political reasons or due to the usefulness of the accused. The bottom line is our political class is full of junketeers and even though discounted travel and questionable campaign contributions are present in this case, the personal payoff to Adams seems really weak to bring a corruption case. It looks to me like the way Adams was playing politics is pretty standard stuff for pols in his position. Since nobody found gold bars in a safe, hundreds of thousands in bank accounts and exotic cars provided by donors, this looks like a case that called for a modest fine and a return of questionable campaign contributions. This doesn't look like a case that should carry a felony conviction and multiple yrs behind bars based on the severity of the violations when compared to people like O.

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willdup said:

It’s relevant to point out that the Danielle Sassoon clerked with Antonin Scalia and was appointed by Trump only three weeks ago. Her resignation letter is worth a read.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/politics/read-acting-us-attorney-resignation-letter-doj-response/index.html

So in the last week, Trump has had the DOJ dismantle the department focused on investigating and prosecuting foreign bribes of US politicians, pardoned convicted politician Rod Blagojavich and defended his pardons of the J6 felons by claiming they they were the victims of assault by our government and that the first responders were the guilty ones.

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Yesterday, Trump explained that many Russian fought and died for that Ukrainian land, so they deserve to keep it.

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Just wait until committed conspiracy theorist Kash Patel takes over the FBI. What’s happened so far is simply prep for the big show.

Those of you who voted for Trump but are now concerned about the rule of law, what did you think we were going to get from Trump? Trump is doing exactly what he said he was going to do and every important cabinet appointment other than State has been open about the plans.

Oh, and we are going to get hammered with higher prices across the board thanks to the tariff war that Trump promised and is executing, so the systematic destruction of the rule of law isn’t even going to get you cheaper eggs.

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willdup said:

Here is a very tangible accounting of what is only a very small subset of the benefits that Musk is getting out of his current deal. Amazing coincidences, I'm sure.

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willdup said:

So, you’ve personally investigated the charges against Adams and determined them to be frivolous. Can you give us a short summary of why? As Sassoon detailed, the charges are serious and extremely well supported, and I trust her opinion on this topic significantly more than yours.

And I thought this happened all the time. So what’s another example?


I shared a video of Trump telling the country that the people who we all watched live as they attacked and injured over 120 LEOs during their effort to stop certification didn't attack anyone and were the real victims on that day. He didn't suggest that, he stated it in extremely clear language. Lies and propaganda.

The pardons and everything Trump has said on the topic, including this latest affront to truth and our own eyes, prove beyond any doubt that Trump fully supported the attack. Why else would he feel compelled to tell such obvious lies?

This is what I've always said, and what you have always denied. Why does it matter? Because someone willing to use violence to achieve political ends once is surely willing to do it again. Someone who feels they are above the law in any scenario feels they are above the law in every scenario. And now Trump has surrounded himself with the people who will enable his lawlessness instead of working to curb it.

These bad outcomes for the country are already happening. They just haven't come to your door yet, so you are choosing to not see them.

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