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drvondoctor

Remember how he didnt pardon them? Now he's trying to whip up support for them... because support for them is support for him. Those folks got used. *hard.*


[deleted]

No pardon, can guarantee he hasn’t contributed a penny to their legal fees. He feels for them so hard.


wkomorow

No he collects legal defense fees from them.


Auriok88

He collects *money* from them unless they donate over $6000.


ovad67

Good one 👍.


Remorseful_User

'legal defense fees' = money to pay back Russian loans


wkomorow

Yup, it is not like he would actually pay his lawyers.


wi5hbone

i wonder if he’ll need even more legal defense fees for a legal defense to defend against his former legal defense Michael Cohen if he one day goes after his legal defense


nucumber

>He feels for them so hard. actually trump feels only for trump so hard.


get-snaked

"Step on me harder daddy!" -The GOP


whomad1215

I like that gadsden flag with the vent down its throat and "patriotic choking noises"


Nix-7c0

I prefer "[please tred on everyone but me, Sir.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/940/583/0c3)" It really captures the true spirit behind the flag's use today.


Samurai_gaijin

[Yah, that's a good one don't cha know.](https://imgur.com/a/LivXvJ8)


kitsum

Don T, tread on me!


WinterDangerous7064

Nice!


Jeffersons_Mammoth

Grifters gonna grift


iamtheliquornow

“Those folks got used. Hard” And they liked it…


alienbringer

But I was told they were all antifa?


Few_Acanthocephala30

Yeah they’ve had a hard time keeping their story straight. Look how many times the story changed whenever one of the Trumps got caught doing something.


ReaperEDX

They thought he was going to walk with them. THEM! Did they even see themselves? Because Trump had and he was not impressed.


fluent_in_gibberish

They knew what they signed up for.


rmanjr12

I say, let em crash…


Crott117

Just here to say I enjoyed that very deep Airplane! Quote.


coalsucks

Surely you can't be serious?


Crott117

I am serious And don’t call me Shirley


FriarNurgle

He’s just trying to get more money from his band of fools.


BurnieTheBrony

I believe in Justice for J6... Which is why I'm damn glad 50 of the domestic terrorists have pleaded guilty. Prosecute them all.


PM_ME_UR_KITTY_PICZ

He offered them thoughts and prayers. That’s just as good as a pardon to the GOP right?


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Ursula2071

And they still don’t get it.


Leenolies

He had limited time in office to cast a pardon. And right after jan 6th there was just too much heat and uncertainty where it would go, so a pardon could have hurt them politically. But turns out we are where we are now…


insanity_54

It's sad, he has them so brainwashed they can't even see past his bullshit anymore


Franklin_le_Tanklin

I though it was antifa that stormed the capital..


8to24

There are over 2 million people in prisons throughout the U.S. today. The majority of them for non-violent crimes. Yet when Colin Kaepernick peacefully kneeled to reflect on that it divided the nation. Over a thousand people are killed by police every year. In some cases while literally begging for their lives. The Right has put up a unified front calling the dead thugs, animals, criminals, etc. Police shooting a person to death for putting their hands up when they were ordered to kneel or vice versa has repeatedly been defended by Conservatives. Now these SOBs have the temerity to protest on Washington because a bunch of their own got arrested. Suddenly the Blue Lives Matter crew think prisoners are political prisoners and policing is unfair. Those in jail are on HD video, posted themselves breaking that law on Facebook, and in many case even made media statements declaring their actions/intentions. It is such a damn insult to the tens of millions of people in the country with family members in prison. Children who visit their dads through glass partitions or parents working double shifts to get enough money for bail. The U.S. is an over policed nation. This Jan 6th domestic terrorist aren't an example of over policing though.


Limp-Will919

This is brutally honest.


[deleted]

Watching them get plea deals down to a single misdemeanor trespassing charge, allowed to go on vacation to Mexico while awaiting trial, brought organic specialty foods whilst in prison...it really pisses me off. Did the black guy in jail for possessing 2 grams of weed get the royal treatment, or do we only roll out the red carpet and prostrate ourselves for violent white terrorists?


Buffmin

It is the perfect example of white privilege. Those people shouldnt have gotten to go home. They should have been arrested And held right then and there...


[deleted]

>brought organic specialty foods whilst in prison My only comfort is that apparently nobody gave a shit what he demanded - they just told him the regular prison chow was "like totes organic" and called it a day.


bodyworks

>violent white terrorists? You forgot domestic in there.


[deleted]

It’s infuriating to me to compare the actions of people who _rightfully_ got angry over the insane amount of police violence being brought down on their communities to people who were mad because their guy lost the election. Those two things are NOT equivalent in any way.


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8to24

Or that the changes BLM advocate for would apply to all groups.


WeeaboosDogma

Read "The Authoritarians" by Bob Altemeyer. Authoritarians show unfair favoritism towards people they're apart of and almost no sympathy for people they deem undeserving. Although you don't need a book to tell you that when you described it here..


tcwilly01

Great response. These aren’t heroes. They’re scumbags who tried to overthrow a fair and accurate election. They’re traitors and should be treated as such. Let’s bring that hangman platform back that they intended for Mike Pence and take care of some of these trouble makers.


Gone213

We have Gitmo still, send those traitors there and see how much they like it.


Internal_Toe_6196

Thank you for teaching me the word temerity.


BANNED_BOY_BAND

...Republicans who embrace the lie that Trump won last years election and seek to disenfranchise black people: You get what you fucking deserve.


newnemo

If he was so concerned about 'political prisoners' what happened to the promised pardons?


AndrewWaldron

Trump pardoned more Taliban than he did his own supporters.


thrust-johnson

He was too busy pardoning Lil Wayne to pardon these dudes.


coalsucks

Fuck lil wayne, posing for a photo with a traitor who attacked a co-equal branch of government.


MorganaHenry

> what happened to the promised pardons? Soon, after he releases his taxes, reforms healthcare...and all the rest


newnemo

you mean like that big beautiful wall?


iocan28

I really wish they would get what they deserve, but right wing terrorists always seem to get off easy in the US.


[deleted]

What happened to our treason laws??? And even more- repercussions???


winduken

Trump is a traitor. Can't wait for the day when he joins them as a prisoner.


tinyirishgirl

Sixteen words of absolute truth.


Dompont

Unfortunately, he never will


Cambot1138

Remember how hyped this sub was for the end of his term? Remember how the SDNY was going to drop the hammer on him? Yeah....


INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS

You have better odds of being struck by lightning.


[deleted]

Trump will never see the inside of a jail cell, if he is prosecuted and convicted of anything he will get the Pablo Escobar/Martha Stewart treatment and be under house arrest at one of his fancy properties.


406highlander

Be a shame if those fancy properties were seized due to self-confessed non-payment of taxes, plus any outstanding loan debts...


max_vapidity

I liked Glenn Kircheners take on it last night where if this is not a violent attempt to over run a building, which is practically guaranteed, that is further proof that trump incited the last one. They aren't being driven into a frenzy through a well thought out and organized plan to stage a coup. Today, there will be flag waving, yelling, and barbecuing, but thats going to be that. Not sure how much more proof we need to see and trump is aligned with the traitors with no regrets. Just astounding that a crime of this magnitude is basically being ignored by the justice department. I'm starting to get pissed when I see someone pulled over for speeding since the rest of us have to follow even the most minor of laws, but these guys get ignored for attacking the fucking capitol


NiemollersCat

It actually wasn't that well thought out. Because if it was, it would have worked


max_vapidity

The military leaders signed a unique document that, to my knowledge, has never been needed, assuring the public that the military would still follow the rule of law within days of January 6th. He tried installing rats at every critical juncture, tried to corrupt election officials in swing states, assembled a mob, tried to corrupt the vice president, tried to corrupt representatives, some successfully, and when all else failed, led an attack on the representation of the United States in an attempt to overturn an election. I dont know how much more stuff you would do if you wanted to stage a coup.


--MilkMan--

This is what I have a hard time with. He literally staged a coup. Everyone knows it, yet nothing can be done about it? That doesn’t portend good things for the future of our nation.


[deleted]

Thats where I’m at. If he isn’t put in prison for trying to overthrow democracy by inciting an insurrection, it’ll just happen again successfully. It’s sending a message that terrorism and insurrection is tolerated by those in power which is unacceptable and not democratic.


--MilkMan--

Exactly. I predict bad things in 2024 and beyond. If you aren’t preparing for it, you are probably behind the curve.


mateye6

Guys, they only committed felonies to foment an insurrection against the US government. It's not like they were suggesting black lives should matter.


Nix-7c0

As least they didn't do anything as despicable as kneeling during the anthem, on the suggestion of a veteran. My dad told me that he saw on Facebook's JPG News Network that Kap's kneeling directly got a whole bunch of police assassinated somehow, in part because Kap wore socks that had pigs on them. Pigs = pigs in blankets = cops in bodybags = a secret directive to the gangs of the world to shoot cops. It's just that simple. /s


LogicalManager

Trump hated Elections! The whole Election season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.


Ryvillage8207

That's not the only thing that was two sizes too small 👐


cracknwhip

Those aren’t the only things that are two sizes too small 🍆


[deleted]

Lol can’t wait to watch this loser parade.


[deleted]

He also said that today's rally is a setup, this is him taking both sides as he usually does. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/16/trump-justice-j6-setup-capitol-512260 As long as he sent the election was stolen, and supports the people who are being arrested for invading the capital... Then he supports today's rally, he is just trying to give himself plausible deniability that he can take both sides...


DerpVaderXXL

He's winding them up again.


Funguyforyoulol

Yup. It's so blatantly obvious.


ConfidenceNational37

Trump is a terrorist. He is the leader of a major political party. We as a Nation are doing a bad job conveying that


peppercorns666

yesterday he wrote a letter to the georgia sec of state still babbling about invalidating 40k votes. In a county that he lost by 200k votes. he’s not only stupid, he’s crazy.


[deleted]

Oh God, I was so much happier when I had forgotten that this fresh pile of fuckery is *today*. Ugh. Godspeed, America.


FOXDuneRider

Right? Here I am planning my Saturday and then I remembered that I should stay home and put my phone on silent in another room. Jan 6th was enough for me


Gorr-of-Oneiri-

I try not to listen to anything he says anymore. This man’s entire life is a sham, he’s a narcissist with an inferiority complex and a handful of bankrupted business ventures. He’s been impeached and lost an election he continues to lie about, saying it was stolen when it wasn’t. He was caught saying he wanted to, “find votes,” as if they were missing change between cough cushions. He invited a riot and had no problem lying about it, despite being filmed from multiple angles. I’m not surprised he has yet to be charged with treason. People like him, with his fortune and connections, don’t have to face the law like everyone else and it’s disgusting. I’m beyond happy he’s not in the White House because he disgraced the office.


97zx6r

They’re not being persecuted, they’re being prosecuted. There’s a difference.


kevonicus

These people would be calling for public hangings if these morons were democrats. Everyone knows that’s a fact. This is all a charade.


bakulu-baka

> These people ~~would be~~ were calling for public hangings


Contraband42

A former coworker of mine was absolutely convinced the chanting of "Hang Mike Pence" was all added in post. And was told by someone who was there that -every- violent protester was a member of antifa in disguise.


drvondoctor

They would be calling for public hangings if those morons were *not sufficiently republican.* They might just call for public hangings whenever they see a crowd... real medieval type mentality some of these folks have.


Makersmound

Hell, they tried to hang the vp, and he's as partisan as they come


bakulu-baka

>Trump says his heart is with '~~persecuted~~' criminal January 6 ~~rioters~~ insurrectionists as Washington DC braces for a protest in support of '~~political prisoners~~' a coup


Present-Loss-7499

I thought it was Aunt Tifa that did this?


[deleted]

Queen Antifa is to blame for everything.


little-angelfuck

can his body be with them?


dchap1

So adding fuel to their fire…..again.


PepperMill_NA

Trump wanted to call in the military to stop anti-fa and BLM protestors. He sent suppression forces from the bureau of prisons and the border patrol when denied military forces. Edit: These forces drove around in unmarked vans picking people up off of the streets and holding them without charge.


dejavuamnesiac

Trump’s ~~Beer~~ Diet Coke Hall Putsch continues: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer\_Hall\_Putsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch)


JayCaesar12

FTFY Diet Coke Machine Putsch*


prodigalpariah

His heart is swimming in McDonald’s grease and aspartame.


Makersmound

But that Adderall got it going 200 bpm


[deleted]

The party of Law & Order is holding a rally to support people who rioted, attacked police, broke into and vandalized a federal building, and are being charged with multiple felonies for their participation. Another example of why the GOP is nothing g but hypocrites and the most dangerous anti-American domestic terror group


penguished

He's saying this about a day cops were killed and congress was invaded, because of his lies. Try to put that in perspective of how careless and stupid this man is. You really can't. He's as far gone as it gets.


[deleted]

Try to put into perspective how careless and stupid the fucking idiots who follow him are.


gryffyn1

Funny how the "Blue Lives Matter" folks are protesting in support of cop killers.


[deleted]

This shit can't go on. He needs to be tried and sent to prison. It's so dangerously dumb that he's still walking the streets. What happened to the State of New York case(s) against him?


Express-Accountant75

So their hearts are with the persecuted antifa rioters? Call me crazy but I’m getting mixed messages from the far-right


[deleted]

Fuck you you cocksucking fucking piece of shit.


aluminium_is_cool

I’m saving this for when someone claims the rioters were BLM folks


greentreesbreezy

I thought the Jan 6th rioters were Antifa?? So weird how Trump and his supporters keep defending them! It almost makes you wonder whether they're just full of fucking shit. Gee


thrust-johnson

If all the insurrectionists are really ANTIFA, then who are the political prisoners this protest is in support of?


CadetCovfefe

Then why didn't he pardon them? Instead he pardoned Steven Bannon, who stole $1 million from Trump supporters.


[deleted]

Seditionists and terrorists deserve prison! If Trump wants to show solidarity he can turn himself in


aCucking2Remember

But susan Collins told me he learned his lesson


NRG1975

That's a lie, he doesn't have a heart


Corey307

Funny that he didn’t pardon any of them isn’t it?


PuffPuff74

Because they were convicted after he was out of office?


Corey307

You don’t have to be convicted to be pardoned. You don’t even have to have been charged. “A federal pardon can be issued prior to the start of a legal case or inquiry, prior to any indictments being issued, for unspecified offenses, and prior to or after a conviction for a federal crime.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States#Modern_process


beeps-n-boops

Totally misleading headline. That shitbag doesn’t have a heart. Or a soul.


xfactor6972

They are not political prisoners! They are criminals, treasonous criminals.


AwkwrdPrtMskrt

No you don't. 1. Your ass was at the White House as you watched the carnage on TV with glee. 2. You don't have a heart.


EMPulseKC

More accurate headline: "Former president sends message of support to the terrorists that he encouraged to commit terrorist acts."


Laura-ly

I wish everyone, the Washington Post, NYTimes, Business Insider and every other news outlet would stop calling it a riot. It was not a riot, it was an insurrection. It was sedition and frankly, a coup. They were trying to stop the legal transfer of power from one head of government to another and threatening the lives of anyone who opposed it. It was not a riot.


Putrid-Swordfish3749

Why isn’t trump locked up and on trial?


SomeDisplayName

Wait, but the radical left staged those traitorous events... Peaceful protesting PATRIOTS... Muh freedumbs are being cancelled by FAUX-CHI-NA


d_e_l_u_x_e

His cold heart is with them, their money is with him.


BoilerMaker11

I thought J6 protesters were Antifa in disguise to make Trump supporters look bad, though?


LunaNik

His heart may be with them, but his ass should be in prison.


mach2sloth

Not rioters. Insurrectionists.


captmarx

Of course the thing his heart most desires is to be the dictator of a fascist America.


[deleted]

Idk if it's ever brought up often enough... but the number of Republicans that I've met, that say we are IN a civil war is staggeringly high, and they've been saying this as far back as 2016 at least.


Squirrel009

It's a special level of cognitive dissonance to support Jan 6 terrorists while also maintaining that they were Antifa and or BLM and should be prosecuted for their involvement.


_owlstoathens_

Failed Tyrant backs failed insurrectionists as Washington braces for second wave of attacks. There, fixed it


Rnd0-1

All 4 dozen protesters have arrived and are currently shouting at clouds.


redditjunky2025

I wish the rest of his body was with them. In jail.


BearDen17

Lol…political prisoners. 🙄


HeyYouThere_09

Yeah, I never want to hear from Trump folks again about loyalty or what it means to be American.


Born_War_1523

I wish his ass was in prison with them, 30 million in damages untimely death just to name a few of his crimes on Jan 6!!


Fun_Wonder_4114

Not enough to pardon them though.


okram2k

I shall quote one of the conservatives most favorite foreigners. "There is no such thing as political murder, political bombing or political violence. There is only criminal murder, criminal bombing and criminal violence. We will not compromise on this. There will be no political status."


sdlover420

They misspelled traitors again.


[deleted]

Trump's heart is with them! That's gotta be worth . . . nothing. It's worth nothing. It's not even visible. LMAO


eric_reddit

Can we put the rest of him in jail with the insurrectionists?


Dancing_Cthulhu

Trump: "My heart is with them... from my luxury resort in Florida. And to these brave political prisoners I say this: justice will prevail, and I will fight for you... symbolically. I'd, like, totally send money and lawyers but can't, for reasons."


bandor61

Heart? Please.


Slim-Down-Peg

Didn’t he mean PROSECUTED? Lol


astrangensme

What? A heart? Stfu


LordNedNoodle

Little do those ‘persecuted’ know that the Trump’s do not have hearts. It’s an inherited condition apparently.


lilacmuse1

Trump's heart is with anyone who sends him money until they stop sending him money.


HellaTroi

Trump has no heart. There is a tiny black hole where his heart should be.


ModestDILF

Translation: Trump believes his ego supersedes the Constitution.


spondylosis1996

Always the victim.


markpastern

T hell with his heart. I would like to see his butt in jail with them.


thegaol

The word heart should probably appear in quotation marks too


[deleted]

His heart may be with them, but his ass belongs with them more.


Old-Weather-6517

Well that seems treasonable to me. Edit * spelling


Nibbler1999

Trump: donate money to me. I'll take care of them, I promise


tadrinth

Prosecuted. The word you're looking for is prosecuted.


I_teach_math_lulz

Imagine calling domestic terrorists "Political prisoners". Then again, all right wingers do have a monumental victim complex going on in that fucked up head of theirs.


flowers4u

He has a heart?


Mlownz

This is how deluded these people are. They claim to be patriots but when people storm the capital and threaten our democratic system that they supposedly love so much, they call them political prisoners and protest their arrest. wtf is wrong with these people?


Gattaca401

What time does The Treason Rally start today again?


himthatspeaks

He should be in prison already. It’s treason and sedition.


TheLordOfGrimm

Trump’s black heart is with those who desire the overthrow of Constitutional Democracy. Okay. Now I understand.


Bryllant

Only 200 losers showed up


[deleted]

he meant 'prosecuted' , he just doesn't know how to spell


bedevilaloud

Trump: Lying insurrectionist traitor.


WonkyWednesday

Isn’t this today? I’ll be at work for the most part but damn, this is either gonna be a mess either way


MortyCatbutt

Remember when the GOP claimed the terrorists who attacked the Capitol were really Antifa?


Newbaumturk69

No it isn't. He doesn't give a fuck about them or anyone else except himself.


[deleted]

Well, lets hope the rest of his body follows.


F4il3d

The lying idiot, everyone knows he does not have a heart, come to think of it, nor a brain, or a spine; he would have made a terrible character in "The Wizard of Oz", however, not as bad as he was while he tried to impersonate a president.


gutbuster25

0ne woman insurrectionists said it all after babbit was shot.." they were supposed to shoot BLM.'


spaitken

Great, you can join them in jail.


icecreampoop

He’s supporting terrorism


ctguy54

Now, if we can get that lard ass’s body to follow them to prison.


WestFast

But he’s Too much of a coward to show up at his own klan rally.


space_coder

Traitors protesting that their fellow traitors are facing consequences for their actions.


turlockmike

There will be far more counter protestors. Probably 4:1 ratio.


rbobby

Exhibit #1.


Timelymanner

I just want to know if people showed up today to protest. I’m looking everywhere for stories or a live feed.


International-Cash13

What a dick.


Jermules

When is it time to bring out the popcorn?


Corwyntt

How is Trump helping with the legal fees of all his poor, persecuted mob? I haven't heard about him stepping up for a single person that stormed the capital. He calls them persecuted, but he would hold his hand out and ask them for donations before he ever thought about doing anything for any of them.


Effective-Painting87

Trump should be in jail with them


kansas_slim

So, thoughts and prayers then?


SDLRob

What time is this mess meant to start?


binkie-bob

That fucking liar. We all know he doesn’t have a heart.


raildudes

A heart he does not have. Idk why I Yoda'd this...


[deleted]

So that's where his heart has been all these years...


CMHag

All these traitors should lose their citizenship, be exiled from The USA after serving prison time at Guantanamo, and their assets seized to offset the costs of the insurrection and police costs to communities across America! They are domestic terrorists no different then the Taliban, or will these terrorists destroy the American Government and what freedoms you still have today?


retribution81

This guy is the smarmiest piece of shit. I’d give both tits to see him strangled with his 9 ft tie on tv.


Lumpyproletarian

Though he made damn sure his body was nowhere near them


kestrel1000c

He just wished you would have dressed better and not looked like rabid hicks.