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kimbutgar

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21. Isn't there a statue on the law books stating malicious prosecution is illegal ?

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:35 PM

10 hrs ago

Or a Supreme Court ruling against it?

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Well, it's not like they have anything more important to focus on. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #1

Our tax dollars at work. n/t forgotmylogin 11 hrs ago #19

I thought Rebl2 5 hrs ago #44

This will not go over well.... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #2

I think he has received a very poor prognosis about his health Skittles 20 hrs ago #3

Not One Human Being Other Than Himself. Literally...... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #11

His "care" for her is very much like most incestuous parent's "care." Maru Kitteh 10 hrs ago #23

absolutely correct Skittles 7 hrs ago #38

Also to do as much damage as he can before the midterms. tanyev 14 hrs ago #12

well it's pretty obvious they intend to steal them Skittles 7 hrs ago #39

Except this is precisely why Republicans voted for a agingdem 17 hrs ago #5

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This is absolutely the dumbest thing they could do, and, is accelerating their downward spiral. Oneironaut 10 hrs ago #22

Oh my gawd BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #4

More bad news every day. mucifer 16 hrs ago #6

Bondi is in the top 5 to be prosecuted if we ever survive this mess Chasstev365 16 hrs ago #7

Didn't some of these people swear in their confirmation hearings, under pain of perjury, Alice B. 15 hrs ago #10

They all believed they would be getting blanket pardons that cover their testimony and Maru Kitteh 10 hrs ago #24

Ugh just ugh :( Alice B. 2 hrs ago #47

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So affordability no longer a priority? Johonny 15 hrs ago #9

I thought affordability was a new made up term? IbogaProject 9 hrs ago #30

It's not like he has anything else to do. Swede 14 hrs ago #13

Should TACO go after Barack and Michelle Obama, LOOK OUT!!! ProudMNDemocrat 14 hrs ago #14

As do Hillary and Bill Clinton (Yale) niyad 5 hrs ago #45

I can see it now maxrandb 13 hrs ago #15

He needs to name a Grand Inquisitor dalton99a 13 hrs ago #16

Someday we will use this as textbook evidence of what we don't want in a president Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #17

So how is he going to act when they tell him that 77 million plus people hate the adjudicated 34 count convicted turbinetree 13 hrs ago #18

Isn't there a statue on the law books stating malicious prosecution is illegal ? kimbutgar 10 hrs ago #21

It's not technically illegal, but can be both grounds to throw out the case... Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #32

Perhaps "immunity from malicious prosecution"... GiqueCee 5 hrs ago #43

Trump wants indictments before the midterms Jersey Devil 10 hrs ago #25

He needs twice daily meetings with a team of psychiatrists. milestogo 10 hrs ago #26

They can't get a dictatorship, but they can get revenge. tinrobot 10 hrs ago #27

This is News? Harris, Pelosi, HRC told us flat out that Donald was a Russian agent and he had enemies Botany 10 hrs ago #28

Isn't targeting people with all these frivalous doc03 10 hrs ago #29

No, but that is a claim the defendants can try to make at trial--well, not the contempt part; but... Ol Janx Spirit 8 hrs ago #34

They're meeting daily about this, not just weekly! tblue37 7 hrs ago #40

Sorry, yes, daily! That just shows how desperate they are to come up with... Ol Janx Spirit 7 hrs ago #41

Grand Juries will not indict. If they do... Justice matters. 9 hrs ago #31

More taxpayer money being wasted. mdbl 8 hrs ago #33

Propaganda, page 2: Conduct ongoing "Show Trials" Duncan Grant 8 hrs ago #35

That's not fascist at all! sakabatou 8 hrs ago #36

Need more concentration camps. moondust 8 hrs ago #37

Witnessing Trump's staggering stupidity... GiqueCee 5 hrs ago #42

He will not live to see any of these play out. I predict that his passing will be sudden and unexpected. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #46

They are losing their focus and striking out randomly. A good sign that they are losing control. Martin68 1 hr ago #48

That's rich Grim Chieftain 51 min ago #49