• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    That would depend if you believe that his DOJ were withholding the release due to Maxwell’s court case and subsequent appeals. Those only ran out in October of 2025. I could easily see it being a convenient excuse but it’s plausible

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      12 days ago

      Did or did not Biden believe Trump was a threat to democracy? Did he or did he not have access to the top political analysts reviewing Project 2025? Did he or did he not campaign on protecting “the soul of America” from fascism?

      He had literally everything he needed to protect us from the child-murdering pedophile racist but figured “meh, we’ll let the vote decide it”

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        12 days ago

        He could have legally shot trump in the face, because protection of the constitution from threats foreign and domestic is an official duty of the president.

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          12 days ago

          Didn’t SCOTUS also decide that a president can’t break the law, even if you’re selling top secret documents (that smells like shit for some reason) to foreign powers?

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            12 days ago

            Kinda, it has to be an official duty of the executive branch, but guess who gets to determine what an official duty is? The SC.

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              11 days ago

              So Biden, at the end of his long life, with the full power of the state behind him, with the full awareness of what Trump meant to the future of America, did nothing because he was protecting himself from consequences? Is that what you’re saying?

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          12 days ago

          But still saw the inside of a prison cell because killing is not okay, which is more than Herr Dumpster Fire.

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            11 days ago

            No. The supreme court ruled that a president can’t be charged for official acts of the office, and defending the constitution is a core duty