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babylonsister

(171,031 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:00 PM Jan 2020

Ex-DOJ Official's Chilling Warning: Donald Trump Will Do 'Far Far Worse' If Acquitted


POLITICS 01/30/2020 04:08 am ET Updated 21 minutes ago
Ex-DOJ Official’s Chilling Warning: Donald Trump Will Do ‘Far Far Worse’ If Acquitted
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal cautioned the Ukraine scandal could only be the start.
By Lee Moran


Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Wednesday warned that President Donald Trump will be emboldened to do “far far worse” if he is acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial.

Neal Katyal, who served in the Justice Department role under former President Barack Obama, made the prediction on Twitter after Trump’s defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz argued during impeachment proceedings that “if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”

“The fact a President would send his lawyer out to say such grossly unconstitutional things highlights the need for impeachment,” Katyal tweeted in response. “If he believes he can do anything, so long as 1 of his motives is to win reelection, he won’t just do Ukraine leverage again, he’ll do far far worse.”


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Ex-DOJ Official's Chilling Warning: Donald Trump Will Do 'Far Far Worse' If Acquitted (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2020 OP
I'm sure he already has done far, far worse. Phoenix61 Jan 2020 #1
Our Republic will be dead, and Republicans are to BLAME... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #2
And they're doing it because they care more for power than justice Docreed2003 Jan 2020 #5
the asshole will be acquitted... dhill926 Jan 2020 #3
oh yes he will. be prepared for the victory lap of vengeance. Javaman Jan 2020 #4
FACT: There's no low he won't sink to, and there's no low Republicans won't sink to dalton99a Jan 2020 #6
And we'll keep investigating him wryter2000 Jan 2020 #7

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,716 posts)
2. Our Republic will be dead, and Republicans are to BLAME...
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:09 PM
Jan 2020

They will have shown their colors that they no longer serve the Republic for which it stands when they vote to Acquit Trump.

They will have sworn LOYALTY to him. Not to us, the principles and values we hold. 244 years of American history will have been for naught. Erased, deleted, that now Republicans will have anointed a DICTATOR with absolute power. The US Constitution no longer applies. The Bill of Rights will be abolished.

Docreed2003

(16,847 posts)
5. And they're doing it because they care more for power than justice
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:26 PM
Jan 2020

They believe this will solidify their control and their agenda. We are at a terrifying time for the republic. They have become so brazen because they've never been held to account. When the GOP blocked gun reform after Sandy Hook, despite an overwhelming public support for reforms, followed by the blocking of the Gorsuch nomination, and they weren't stomped into the ground, that just empowered their brazenness. They know they can do absolutely anything they wish without any political fallout. I hope that the structures for electoral change are still stable enough to prove them wrong.

Javaman

(62,500 posts)
4. oh yes he will. be prepared for the victory lap of vengeance.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:21 PM
Jan 2020

it will be big, obnoxious and over the top evil.

his "enemies" won't pay, we the people of this nation will pay very dearly.

as the term goes, "there will be no living with him".

his full on psychopathy will be on full display.

we are entering into dark times.

dalton99a

(81,391 posts)
6. FACT: There's no low he won't sink to, and there's no low Republicans won't sink to
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:26 PM
Jan 2020

Democrats must be prepared to counterattack, and punch HARD


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