I think Comey is a scumbag. That doesn't mean that what he did rises to the level of a criminal act. As I said, "86" essentially a shorthand for "get rid of". How many times have you heard people on Free Republic say that we need to get rid of some Democrats or get rid of some people, etc? Should all of those people have been prosecuted for advocating murder?
I'm just telling you what the law is, whether either of us agree with it or not. This is a guaranteed fail prosecution. To be honest, the part of this that's most disturbing to me is that I am sure the Acting Attorney General absolutely knows that, but the DOJ feels compelled to push a doomed prosecution to avoid angering Trump so he doesn't throw a temper tantrum and start firing everybody again.
Really? After all the bogus prosecutions by Biden's DOJ?
And BTW, why wouldn't you use such a phrase?
Wouldn't it be because it has a reckless double meaning?
“How many times have you heard people on Free Republic say that we need to get rid of some Democrats or get rid of some people, etc? Should all of those people have been prosecuted for advocating murder?
“I’m just telling you what the law is, whether either of us agree with it or not. This is a guaranteed fail prosecution. To be honest, the part of this that’s most disturbing to me is that I am sure the Acting Attorney General absolutely knows that, but the DOJ feels compelled to push a doomed prosecution to avoid angering Trump so he doesn’t throw a temper tantrum and start firing everybody again.”
Throw a “temper tantrum”?
What an odd choice of words for an FR poster.
Utterances that might lead to the death of a president are held to a very strict standard. That’s the law, and you know it. Why? Lincoln, McKinley, Kennedy.
“This is a guaranteed fail prosecution.”
Lawyers typically say things can go either way (for good reason) (and that you best pay their fees).
“I’m just telling you what the law is, whether either of us agree with it or not. This is a guaranteed fail prosecution. To be honest, the part of this that’s most disturbing to me is that I am sure the Acting Attorney General absolutely knows that, but the DOJ feels compelled to push a doomed prosecution to avoid angering Trump so he doesn’t throw a temper tantrum and start firing everybody again.”
I agree 99%. No doubt, Comey’s seashell message was to “get rid of Trump.” That’s a given. The DOJ, however, must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt for a jury to convict. As long as there are objectively plausible, non-violent means of getting rid of Trump (i.e., impeachment/conviction, 25th Amendment), DOJ cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Comey was calling for the assassination of Trump unless — and this is why I only agree with you 99% — the DOJ has collateral evidence such as emails, text messages, or recordings in which Comey states that’s that he wants Trump dead.