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Summary

Fox News hosts Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld on The Five controversially suggested the death penalty for prosecutors involved in Donald Trump’s criminal cases.

This comes as the Department of Justice prepares to wind down federal cases against Trump in line with a policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

Trump faces state charges in New York and Georgia, where he cannot use presidential pardons.

The hosts noted that Trump’s legal challenges appear to have strengthened his support, potentially aiding his return to the White House.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 137 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mask isn't just off, it's on the floor being trampled.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

To be fair, these particular people, they never wore the mask in the first place.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Their closets are full of starchy white hoods.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That guy's wife worked really hard on those.

All I can hear is 'criticize, criticize, criticize'!

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago

It's mind blowing this is what passes for normal conservative conversation. In a minute and a half, they hit on:

  1. Trump is a hero

  2. Trump is so cool because he made racist jokes about Harris

  3. It's weird that Biden would peacefully transition power to someone who plans to be a dictator

  4. Bashing on trans people

  5. Prosecutors should get the death penalty

  6. They voted for Trump because he is a criminal

[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

What mask? They have been open about it the whole time.

[–] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I fucking hate how I agree with Jesse Watters when he says

It's also crazy that they call this guy a dictator and when he won they're like "Oh we're gonna help you transition,"

The Republican party is done with any sort of politeness or goodwill, to the point of not conceding elections. They are breaking the system and rebuilding it in the aftermath. You can't stop them from breaking the thing by using the thing itself.

[–] elvith 11 points 1 week ago

Don't worry. When the time is right (e.g. when there's some oil to be found) the USA will invade them and bring them democ.... oh....

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If they do that, then the "thing" is already broken and he's succeeded

[–] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

It is already broken -- and he has succeeded -- is what I'm getting at. But Democrats will still try to use the thing.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well couldn't those prosecutors just go shoot the Fox news reporters calling for them to be killed? They all have gun rights too. They can stand their ground in self defense of death threats.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Lol we don't do that here. We just sit back and watch it happen because we're all feckless cunts, government officials and all. Jack Smith and the like will take one last whiff of his own farts smiling as he imagines himself glorious on his high horse for being Above It All™ and then the ground comes out from under him as he gets ~~hung.~~ hanged.

Edit: I making muchy good englishing

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, I feel like Jack Smith was absolutely sabotaged by his boss. Garland had ZERO interest in the investigations actually going anywhere. It’s part of why he waited so long to even get started on anything, and part of why he didn’t push back more forcefully against blatantly partisan judicial bullshittery.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 21 points 1 week ago

Wonderful Republican Merrick Garland. Literally suggested to Obama by Republicans for SCOTUS and then they gave him the finger anyway. Well they definitely got what they wanted in him. :/

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago

Daily reminder that the moral high road is filled with corpses.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hanged*

Sorry, everyone gets that wrong constantly and it drives me nuts

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the correction! I has big good englishing

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

He might also be hung you dunno

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well are we fascists or not? Get it started with a bang!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago

American voters say absolutely, wholeheartedly yes! 1000 times yes!

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

Just the death penalty? Not burned at the stake or hung and quartered?

The trumpist crowd is much nicer than expected.

See? Things aren't so bad.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Jesse Waters has one of the most punchable faces I've ever seen

[–] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

I, like many others, are vowing to throw up on Jesse Waters shoes. Join the movement. ✊

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Death penalty? For, uh, what?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 1 week ago

Opposing Dear Leader, nothing more and nothing less.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Full embrace on the rabid polar bear, is it? They’re not even going to pretend.

Can I at least have Christmas before it begins?

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why are you trying to cancel Christmas to begin with you monster? The fake celebration of Jesus' mom lying about adultery to avoid getting stoned, overridden by capitalism, is our new christian state's most important holiday.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You left out the ubiquitous shitty, brain-dead music.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

All year round

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

they better flee if they haven't already. we're the new Russia!

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Because of the old Russia

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Miserable fucking toady looking for a job in the Trump administration.