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highplainsdem

(48,987 posts) Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:43 AM Oct 2016

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Holder hits Trump for threatening to jail Clinton

Source: Politico

Former Attorney General Eric Holder lashed out at Donald Trump Sunday, slamming him as "dangerous" for calling for a White House-directed special prosecutor over Hillary Clinton's emails and for threatening to jail Clinton if he is elected.

"So @realDonaldTrump will ORDER his AG to take certain actions-When Nixon tried that his AG courageously resigned. Trump is dangerous/unfit," Holder wrote in one of three tweets slamming Trump over the issue.

Holder was reacting to Trump's statement that he would order his attorney general to name a special prosecutor to go after Clinton's use of a private email server found to have contained highly classified information.

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"Be afraid of any candidate who says he will order DOJ/FBI to act on his command This is dangerous/so is@realDonaldTrump-he's not qualified," Holder wrote. "In the USA we do not threaten to jail political opponents.@realDonaldTrumpsaid he would. He is promising to abuse the power of the office."

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/10/2016-presidential-debate-eric-holder-donald-trump-229517?lo=ap_c3

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Holder hits Trump for threatening to jail Clinton (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2016 OP

It's what tRump's rabid base wanted to hear! GWC58 Oct 2016 #1

Desperation drives desperate men to say desperate things and make desperate promises, LOL! cynzke Oct 2016 #7

Yes, his base of deplorables will love that. Ligyron Oct 2016 #8

K&R BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #2

Trump absolutely thinks he'd be a dictator if he won. Neema Oct 2016 #3

Its been said many times that he represents the real soul of the GOP. Seems accurate to me. Ford_Prefect Oct 2016 #4

Why wouldn't he? He thinks Hillary has been dictator for 30 years. JHB Oct 2016 #9

Guess he thinks it is like being a CEO. NOT! nt ginnyinWI Oct 2016 #10

This is BlueMTexpat Oct 2016 #5

Thank you...I thought something felt funny there... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #11

It really drives me BlueMTexpat Oct 2016 #14

Seriously me too.....goddammit! Especially since it's REALLY important to get truth out there. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #15

The key in his comment that I think was REALLY revealing.... cynzke Oct 2016 #6

Holder never would lock up anyone, even the crooks of Wall St banks after 2007-2009. dmosh42 Oct 2016 #12

exactly, he would use the office to get revenge treestar Oct 2016 #13

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

1. It's what tRump's rabid base wanted to hear!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:50 AM

Oct 2016

This fucker is beyond dangerous and this shit stopped being funny long ago!

cynzke

(1,254 posts)

7. Desperation drives desperate men to say desperate things and make desperate promises, LOL!

Reply to GWC58 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:57 AM

Oct 2016

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)

8. Yes, his base of deplorables will love that.

Reply to GWC58 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:59 AM

Oct 2016

They've been waiting forever to hear somebody say horseshit like that directly to her face in an escape proof environment. However, I think she handled it well.

But, it won't help him with any of the voting citizenry he needs to win over in order to have even a slight chance of getting into the WH.

BumRushDaShow

(129,032 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:52 AM

Oct 2016

One of the commentators on one of shows (maybe on CNN?) mentioned that tweet from Holder just after it came in last night.

Neema

(1,151 posts)

3. Trump absolutely thinks he'd be a dictator if he won.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:11 AM

Oct 2016

Not at all surprising, but sickening nonetheless.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)

4. Its been said many times that he represents the real soul of the GOP. Seems accurate to me.

Reply to Neema (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:31 AM

Oct 2016

They being the party of the rule of law and all that...

JHB

(37,160 posts)

9. Why wouldn't he? He thinks Hillary has been dictator for 30 years.

Reply to Neema (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 09:50 AM

Oct 2016

Yet despite of her thorough control of all things, she was never able to make him stop fidgeting like a pouty kid who was never taught how to behave in public?

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

10. Guess he thinks it is like being a CEO. NOT! nt

Reply to Neema (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 10:30 AM

Oct 2016

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)

5. This is

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:53 AM

Oct 2016

simply not true:

... to go after Clinton's use of a private email server found to have contained highly classified information.

Her emails did NOT contain classified information at the time she sent or received them. Rinse. Repeat.

Anything that was classified was only classified after the fact.

The media keeps enabling Hillary's detractors. Let us please continue to set the record straight even though we know that it won';t make the slightest bit of difference to the Trumpets and Trumpettes. Please!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

11. Thank you...I thought something felt funny there...

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 10:46 AM

Oct 2016

Important details that make all the difference slip through the cracks.

I was confused myself about the specific details that made email gate another repuke lie.