Posted on 07/28/2022 10:41:10 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that if the Department of Justice failed to prosecute former President Donald Trump, it would harm our democracy.
Johnson said, “Based upon everything we know from public sources, including, most notably, the January 6 hearings, I believe that an aggressive prosecutor would be willing to take on the case against Donald Trump for participation in a seditious conspiracy, for a violation of the insurrection statute. In my opinion, January 6 was the very definition of an insurrection. And the statute punishes those who incited the insurrection and those who give aid and comfort thereto. Donald Trump lit the match. There were moments during January 6 where he poured gasoline on the fire, and he was the commander-in-chief of all the firemen and failed to call them in. I believe that we are well within the range of potential criminal liability if an aggressive prosecutor is willing to take that on.”
Hayes said, “I wonder, what do you think about the case of this will be bad for the country?”
Johnson said, “I respect and admire what Gerald Ford did in 1974, ’75, sparing the country from the prosecution of Richard Nixon. I think we live in different times right now. An argument could be made that if there is an indictable case against the former president, yet we fail to prosecute him, we may be doing more harm to our democracy than if we forbear. It is a different time now. And in my judgment, the actions that occurred during the Trump presidency, around January 6 and before we’re far more serious than Watergate.”
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Jeh? Meh.
They think “our corrupt dc takeover” euphemized as “our democracy” is fooling everyone.
It is not.
Liar
these people are really, really terrified of what is about to happen to them. And they should be.
That’s nice. I want “Our Democracy” to die screaming.
“Our Democracy”
Translation: “Democrat’s ability to rule the masses however they see fit.”
“everything we know from public sources, including, most notably, the January 6 hearings,”
Right, that is about the intellectual level of this affirmative action idiot. The J6 Committee is nothing but propaganda but Johnson is too much of an idiot and partisan to acknowledge it Meanwhile, the corrupt Biden admininstration and family is a-ok with him.
So a sitting President can be criminally charged when the process of impeachment, which was illegal in itself acquitted him?
Hisopinions are all over the place. One minute he seem rational the next he stabs us. Think Bono and the Rock.
An insurrection is when the executive party of the US gov’t refuses to execute the Laws of the US wrt illegal aliens.
Prosecute Trump for what exactly? There has been no first hand evidence produced, no video, no audio and no rebuttals.
What “democracy” is this dipstick referring to?
From the Obama DHS guy that tried to hack the Georgia elections? In an effort to have elections federalized? F off, Jeh.
“Our democracy” = ObamaBidenPelosiClinton democracy a
And charge him with what?
Theses people are morons!
“... it would harm our democracy.”
Our Democracy = Their Oligarchy
https://www.theepochtimes.com/our-democracy-their-oligarchy_4197031.html
prosecute Trump on what?
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