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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago (5 children)

So what will be the consequences?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He's a Republican, and there's no "R" in "consequences"....

[–] bluemellophone@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

It’s neither here or there, but there’s no “D” in “consequences” either….

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's two R's in "corruption".

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some news paper or maybe a senator will slam him. Then nothing else will happen.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

To true, unless you get a state to make the arrest and charge him, Trump would just pardon him. And no state leader (governor) wants to challenge him enough. If there was such, they would arrest him when he landed in the U.S. hold him without bail as he is a flight risk and sentence him to 3 years prison.

And Trump would throw a hissy fit and declare war against a state, which any member of the executive branch who followed up on those orders would be violating their oath, as the arrest and punishment were legally binding

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

President can't pardon state charges

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

That's what I said

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

If there were any, they'd be absolved with a pardon or the sentence commuted.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago

Nothing! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Not so long as his father in law is head of the consequences department