• Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Facing increased scrutiny for raping children is appropriate. Also appropriate , facing 15 years in prison for raping children. Of course unless it was an official act by the president.

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      3 months ago

      Technically, if he obstructed the case while president by ordering his DOJ to drop it or obviscate it, it could be considered an official act.

  • FreakinSteve@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Okay, question: NOW??!!

    Fuck that guy with a red hot poker but this is an issue NOW??!!

    prediction: nothing will come of this because it’s a weak attempt at electoral October Surprising

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        3 months ago

        How strange. It’s political gold and the Democrats are just ignoring it. It’s almost like a prominent Democrat might be vulnerable.

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            3 months ago

            I wish. Unlike the Republicans (and apparently a lot of Democrats) I think that there should be consequences for rapists without regard for what party they belong to.

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            3 months ago

            Fuck that “BoTh SiDeS” whining. I said no such thing. However, Bill Clinton is almost as connected to Epstein as Trump, and that’s just a matter of public record. How is it that everyone seems to forget that he stuck it in a Whitehouse Intern? Whatever else Bill Clinton is, he is a slime ball, but he is still in the bubble of people protected by the Democratic party. There are political consequences to that, whether you want to accept it or not.

            You want to offer an alternative theory about why the press and Democrats aren’t all over this story? They can’t seem to campaign on anything but how truly shitty Trump is, but they ignore this? Make it make sense.

            • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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              Bill Clinton is old fucking news and I don’t care to engage with conspiracy theories other than to deride them

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                3 months ago

                A weapon to destroy Trump is lying on the table TODAY and it isn’t being picked up because of that old news. That is why it’s relevant TODAY. Deride it as a conspiracy theory if you want, but it’s not the first time Bill Clinton’s dick has saved Trump in an election.

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                  3 months ago
                  1. you really think a single Republican would care about this?

                  2. wtf are you talking about with Bill Clinton’s dick?

            • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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              I feel so bad for Monica Lewinsky and for us as a nation. She was so young, naive, optimistic, and driven. An old man with power took advantage of all of that and ended up ruining her career for a stupid blowie. Granted, she fucked up but telling her friend, but once again, young and naive.

              I’m the past decade or so, she’s been an incredible speaker and activist and it makes me sadly wonder how different our country would be if she’d stayed in politics. She’s one of those people who I’d love to meet but would be too scared to then learn something disappointing about her.

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          3 months ago

          Stop criticizing the democrats. They’ve done nothing to wrong you.

          Because thats what they are good at.

  • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    the person that authored the article is named “STAFF WRITER” which I support using.

    the story is not the author’s identity.

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    3 months ago

    Conservatives are A+ 100% OK with raping a child, even with violence. Their religion does not oppose it and neither does their political leadership.

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    3 months ago

    Renewed scrutiny huh?

    I want to know why the scrutiny needed to be renewed. Why did scrutiny diminish under these kinds of allegations?

    I can see from the comments something about this being affected by him becoming president, and I’m left here thinking, shouldn’t the FBI/CIA/enforcement agencies, be able to operate without the president getting all up in their business?

    That’s just sad, honestly. I won’t assume Trump is guilty until he is convicted of the crime, but there should be nothing that can prevent law enforcement from fully investigating what happened and providing justice for that girl.

    The fact that this is a headline at all is pretty dark.