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TheRickles

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12. True, but I bet DJT could find a way.

Reply to Polybius (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:20 PM

Jan 12

Behind the scenes pressure to resign and spend more time with family, etc.

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Vance Says Violent Jan. 6 Protesters Shouldn't Be Pardoned [View all] riversedge Jan 12 OP

"If you protested peacefully on January 6, and you had Merrick Garland's Department of Justice treat you like elleng Jan 12 #1

That's easy enough then, because the people who protested peacefully on Jan. 6..... Think. Again. Jan 12 #2

This is a promising development, showing that insiders can actually disagree with Trump and survive (so far). TheRickles Jan 12 #3

Vance is the only one that Trump can't fire Polybius Jan 12 #11

True, but I bet DJT could find a way. TheRickles Jan 12 #12

Vance is a lot of things, but he's not an idiot Polybius Jan 12 #13

I meant that Trump could force the resignation - "Lovely daughter you got there, it'd be a shame if...." TheRickles Jan 12 #15

Trump controls Attorney General Nasruddin Jan 12 #17

I wonder if J.D. cleared that with his big boss man? ReRe Jan 12 #4

Vance must be thinking -- well, dreaming maybe -- ahead to a Vance-Thiel-Musk triumvirate. KPN Jan 12 #5

Interesting. I wonder if he's trying to appear the sane alternative. NH Ethylene Jan 12 #6

That ship sailed when he objected to fact-checking during the debate. n/t intheflow Jan 12 #8

Nobody (except us) is going to remember that a couple of years down the road. n/t NH Ethylene Jan 12 #18

Perhaps, and he was the only Republican who clapped when Harris announced the Electoral Votes for her and Walz Polybius Jan 12 #10

Who? Dem2theMax Jan 12 #7

Pfffttt....he's just claiming they all protested "peacefully" as Trump has Bengus81 Jan 12 #9

Perhaps some day I'll give a fuck what JD thinks or says JoseBalow Jan 12 #14

Did Trump get Vance to float this position as an excuse to reneigh on his promise to issue blanket pardons for Jan 6th? patphil Jan 12 #16

Maybe because someone told the felon these convicted felons Justice matters. Jan 12 #19

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