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2016 Postmortem

forjusticethunders

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10. Obama truly feels I believe

Reply to ElementaryPenguin (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 12:11 PM

Jan 2017

The only thing worse than Trump would be to normalize the idea of "locking up your political opponent", especially since we railed against Trump for doing the same thing. He's a Constitutional Law scholar to the end.

I'm not sure I fully agree but I see where he's coming from. He also likely sees the fact that 40% of the country would never accept the legitimacy of locking him up, no matter what evidence was produced or how disgusting it is.

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Under the circumstances, with all of the circumstantial evidence, why isn't Trump being officially [View all] UCmeNdc Jan 2017 OP

A republican being investigated hells Jan 2017 #1

Get him in and put him under oath. He speaks - he lies. Perjury. He is done. The Wielding Truth Jan 2017 #2

Gowdys main goal was to get Clinton to commit perjury. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #8

republicans control congress and at the moment trump is more popular among republicans JI7 Jan 2017 #3

Because the GOP has total control of government? Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #4

This was a coup and a theft of an election libtodeath Jan 2017 #5

because COMEY would be doing the investigating. nt LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #6

To some extent he is zipplewrath Jan 2017 #7

The Justice Department should be all over this...(perhaps they are) ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #9

Obama truly feels I believe forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #10

Well it is truly the fault of the Republican Party. They value Power over ethics. UCmeNdc Jan 2017 #11

I respect Obama tremendously, and I understand that, but... ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #12

He's probably thinking of: forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #13