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Only in America can a white, rich man who spent his entire life in Manhattan be the “victim” and people with barely a high school diploma who would never be allowed in his home be in agreement. It boggles the mind.
I fear that no matter what, DJT wins here. Either they find/found nothing of consequence, in which case there will be no prosecution and he will be able to cry "I'm being persecuted", which will help him with both fundraising and electoral votes, or they found something, in which case he'll scream that it was planted, his base will believe him (see "anonymous" poster below) and it will still help him with both fundraising and electoral votes.
Only in America can a white, rich man who spent his entire life in Manhattan be the “victim” and people with barely a high school diploma who would never be allowed in his home be in agreement. It boggles the mind.
I fear that no matter what, DJT wins here. Either they find/found nothing of consequence, in which case there will be no prosecution and he will be able to cry "I'm being persecuted", which will help him with both fundraising and electoral votes, or they found something, in which case he'll scream that it was planted, his base will believe him (see "anonymous" poster below) and it will still help him with both fundraising and electoral votes.
That's the state of our country now.
Advice to gop: to avoid perjurymouth (a Republican version of monkeypox), take the 5th.