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edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol

Also shoutout to @SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone who shared a gift article link in the comments. I hope you don't mind but I kinda stole it and updated the post

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 165 points 9 months ago (4 children)
[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 123 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 44 points 9 months ago (11 children)

God damn it, don't take my job away from me!

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Today we're all flying high, Squid

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was and then I got out-Rikered!

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 86 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Translation: republicans rigged 2016 election to usurp power, stole 3 Supreme Court seats, passed illegitimate tax cuts for ultra rich, and committed violent insurrection when public legitimately tried to remove them from power.

Every. Single. Republican. Is. Guilty. By. Association.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That’s completely incorrect.

Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records. These were the charges in the NY “hush money” trial only.

Here’s a handy tracker for the other cases from the Associated Press.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So what happens now?

Fines? Community service? Jail? Nothing?

[–] sar1n@infosec.pub 48 points 9 months ago (15 children)

He'll get 34 slaps on the wrist then become our president for a term that doesn't end until he dies

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 20 points 9 months ago

Won't know till July when sentencing happens.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Most likely, fines that he'll pay for with cultist money.

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[–] donuts@kbin.social 149 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is only the tip of the iceberg. Trump is a fucking convicted felon and a serial rapist. Fuck him. Now on to sentencing.

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 87 points 9 months ago (4 children)

There may have been some light treason also

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 24 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Who among us has never committed a tiny bit of light treason though…

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 117 points 9 months ago (4 children)

If he is guilty on even a single count, the former president and the presumptive republican nominee for the White House will not be able to vote for himself

What a shit show the Republican party has become.

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 58 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Apparently, assuming he's voting in Florida, for an out of state felony they use the other state's rules to determine if he can vote. For New York, you can vote unless you are in prison for a felony (people on parole can vote). So unfortunately unless he's thrown in jail, he'll probably be able to vote for himself in Florida.

https://www.aclufl.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/florida_voting_rights_amendment_4_one_pager_august_2022_final.pdf

But hey maybe he goes to jail for something finally. That'd be nice.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 21 points 9 months ago

Fuck prisoner disenfranchisement. Adult citizens should be able to vote, full stop. Even a treasonous scumbag fascist racist felon like trump.

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 22 points 9 months ago

#34 out of 34!

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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 103 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Guilty on the first count.

Edit: Counts 2~34 guilty.

We got a total sweep.

[–] Cosmos7349@lemmy.world 43 points 9 months ago

🧹🧹🧹

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 77 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] Ranta@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Did you make this mockup or has the current state of American legal reporting devolved into a Sportsnet style scoreboard?

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

American legal reporting devolved into a Sportsnet style scoreboard?

How else are we supposed to understand it? Go away, I'm batin.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This quick must be guilty. I’ll allow myself to hope. Edit:

lock him the fuck up

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Lock ~~her~~ him up!

We even have signs that will work for this occasion with a slight modification.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 63 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One way or the other, it will be historic. This is much faster than I expected the Jury to deliberate.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Former President and convicted felon, Donald J Trump

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In other news, some little-known actor committed multiple felonies. Probably will end up on the front of grocery store tabloids. ;)

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[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 45 points 9 months ago (8 children)

First time in history a candidate running for president can’t legally vote for themselves?

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Despite @ummthatguy@lemmy.world doing it first, this is my domain.

Don't do a Riker on my turf, damn it.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Hey now, on this occasion there's enough Riker to go around for all of us.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (9 children)

Do you guys think this matters to his voters/supporters?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago (4 children)

This is going to give a lot of GOP Senators a fig leaf.

If someone puts a motion in Congress to make it illegal for him to run, a lot of them will vote for it.

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[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It'll probably be good for his campaign somehow

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[–] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So TIL my parents will be voting for a convicted felon in November 🤦‍♀️

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[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The GOP could have gotten off this wild ride at so many points in the last 8 years, yet here we are. A republican presidential nominee who has been convicted of felonies.

Edit: And with Biden’s poll numbers they could have run literally anybody else and won.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Today is a very good day.

Now on the downside, convicted felons are still legally allowed to run for office. Not being able to vote for himself is delicious schadenfreude, but this doesn't suddenly save democracy. However, I would expect Biden's administration will push this hard, and I don't think undecided voters want a felon in the White House.

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Holy fucking shit, I need to eat my shoe

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