President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
It’s likely not quite the case that treason has no consequences now.
Actual treason, no matter how egregious, has and will have no consequences if it benefits Trump.
But at the same time, it’s pretty much certain that the definition of “treason” is going to just be shifted a bit so that it only applies to opposition to Trump, but will include everything all the way down to just saying mean things about him. And that will very definitely have consequences, and quite often fatal ones.
Justice doesn’t exist in the US anymore.
The entire system has failed and is ready to be devoured by the wolves. Treason has no consequences.
It’s too bad more of them didn’t get the Babbitt treatment.
US soldiers used to get paid for killing nazis and we were proud of them for it.
Now that the mask is fully off on day 1…
Seems like we might be due for some vigilante justice, then
It’s likely not quite the case that treason has no consequences now.
Actual treason, no matter how egregious, has and will have no consequences if it benefits Trump.
But at the same time, it’s pretty much certain that the definition of “treason” is going to just be shifted a bit so that it only applies to opposition to Trump, but will include everything all the way down to just saying mean things about him. And that will very definitely have consequences, and quite often fatal ones.
Who knew The Grey was predicting our future?!