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Donald Trump Arrest Time Revealed as Airspace Closed for 'VIP' in Georgia

www.newsweek.com Donald Trump arrest time revealed as airspace closed for "VIP" in Georgia

The former president is due to hand himself in for processing at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday.

politics @lemmy.world Donald Trump Arrest Time Revealed as Airspace Closed for 'VIP' in Georgia

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Given that a conviction does not stop this person from running as a candidate for POTUS. I wish the media would stop giving this guy air time.

It’s all he wants. He didn’t show up to the GOP debate yet somehow still got equal mentions in mainstream media.

Even local news channels airing his prerecorded shit. Like bro, I want the traffic and weather updates. Not this bs

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- The Constitution itself would suggest he's already barred from running. I am just hoping someone takes this up and actually challenges it in the courts well ahead of time. Disqualification comes the moment you're even brought to trial on sedition charges. This was incorporated language following the Civil War as there otherwise would have been too many people to disqualify individually through the litigation process ahead of future elections.
  
  This article does a good job explaining this provision within the 14th Amendment: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/trump-jan-6-insurrection-conservatives.html
  
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  They cherry-pick the Constitution more than the Bible. That doesn't mean anything to them.
  
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  I am just hoping someone takes this up and actually challenges it in the courts well ahead of time.
  
  I personally know someone working to file suit against the state AG to bar trump from the ballot in their state, so there are things going on. Whether they're successful or not is anyone's guess.
  
  My guess is "no, they won't be." The 14th may in fact bar someone from holding office, however, it's my personal belief the 5th and the 14th both require them to be convicted of said offenses to first trigger the bar
  
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  I am rather with you on that. Barring him prior to any court proceedings sets a bad precedent. It would also rile up his supporters and they would have some legitimacy in their arguments.
  
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- He should be. The other republicans are afraid.
  
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After what happened with Pringles in Russia, I think a lot of security is nervous right now, regardless of the possibilities or not.

Not that I care.

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- Pringles left the can and got smashed.
  
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  It's hard to stop a can once it's popped.
  
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- Don't give me hope like this...
  
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  You shouldn't hope for this. If he is assassinated, they turn him into a martyr.
  
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He'll wait until all the nightly news broadcasts are over making them have to talk about him the whole time in anticipation. That's ok. I've waited 7yrs for this shit and I can wait a little longer.

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He is no "VIP" anymore!

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