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Why Trump must go to prison. (Original Post) Mr.Bill Apr 2020 OP
He will be dead 4 years from now SoonerPride Apr 2020 #1
I hope so, Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #3
not sure about dead, but yeah, the next 4 years won't be kind to him. unblock Apr 2020 #11
And please not one of those white collar joints Blue Owl Apr 2020 #2
traitortrump needs to go to prison, with some kind of treason-like tag - so that many of his empedocles Apr 2020 #4
Because we must send a message to the next would be dictator. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #5
If he goes, he needs to penniless totally broke, his worthless spawn too. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #6
I really hope they do launch all the investigations possible but I fear OnDoutside Apr 2020 #7
I fear this as well Mystery sage Apr 2020 #9
Exactly, if there is no accountability, history will repeat...and quickly. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #17
To any politician who says that, I say Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #13
Amen. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #16
This So freakin this RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2020 #18
The pragmatist/cynic side of me says that this will almost certainly be the outcome bullwinkle428 Apr 2020 #20
There's that too. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #22
Prison is a good start, but I sort of wish I believed in the existence of hell. MANative Apr 2020 #8
"Lock him up! Lock him up!" Jeebo Apr 2020 #10
I agree except change two words bluestarone Apr 2020 #15
I think this is the last Republican administration this country is going to have for a ooky Apr 2020 #12
My hope is that by 2022 Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #14
+1 nt ooky Apr 2020 #19
He won't have any consequences Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #21
We would run out of ink before the list would be done. nt. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #23

unblock

(52,203 posts)
11. not sure about dead, but yeah, the next 4 years won't be kind to him.
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:19 PM
Apr 2020

he's likely to deteriorate mentally and physically quite a bit. i don't see him suddenly getting sensible about his health.

Blue Owl

(50,352 posts)
2. And please not one of those white collar joints
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:00 PM
Apr 2020

Gotta be the drafty, leaky cell with bare mattress, stainless steel sink/toilet combo, and cockroaches. Lots of cockroaches...

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. traitortrump needs to go to prison, with some kind of treason-like tag - so that many of his
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:01 PM
Apr 2020

co -conspirators can readily join him in prison.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
6. If he goes, he needs to penniless totally broke, his worthless spawn too.
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:03 PM
Apr 2020

The only thing they care about is money, nothing else, if you want to destroy them take their money or expose the fact that they don't have what they say they do, or that their money came from Russia.

OnDoutside

(19,954 posts)
7. I really hope they do launch all the investigations possible but I fear
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:03 PM
Apr 2020

that there will be a sense that the country must move on and there won't be an appetite for jailing an American president because of the disgrace it would bring to the country. I agree with you though, that it is essential, otherwise the country cannot move on.

Mystery sage

(576 posts)
9. I fear this as well
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:09 PM
Apr 2020

Somehow we must make them the example that you can't just do whatever you want and get away with it.

Mr.Bill

(24,282 posts)
13. To any politician who says that, I say
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:27 PM
Apr 2020

we got to where we are now because Richard Nixon did not die in prison.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,669 posts)
18. This So freakin this
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:50 PM
Apr 2020

God Damn them who let Nixon go
who let Reagan go
Who let Bush go
Who let W/Cheney go

If we let Trump go, every President is freaking above the law and F- the people

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
20. The pragmatist/cynic side of me says that this will almost certainly be the outcome
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 05:23 PM
Apr 2020

that will actually occur, most through the drumbeat of the media. They WANT to see him spend all of his remaining days sending out 50 Tweets a day from his "palatial splendor" of Mar-Immunity.

Jeebo

(2,023 posts)
10. "Lock him up! Lock him up!"
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:14 PM
Apr 2020

Will this be the new Democratic candidates' rally cry?

I think it would be perfectly appropriate, given that that con man's whole administration is crookeder than a dog's hind leg, from top to bottom.

-- Ron

bluestarone

(16,914 posts)
15. I agree except change two words
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:30 PM
Apr 2020

Change Him to THEM LOCK THEM UP LOCK THEM UP The whole family because they (the trump family) will TRY to run again for president

Mr.Bill

(24,282 posts)
14. My hope is that by 2022
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:29 PM
Apr 2020

We have 67+ Democratic Senators. Because that is when we start impeaching judges.

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