Please tell me these can be refiled once he's impeached & convicted or out of office in 2029?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jack-smith-files-drop-jan-6-charges-donald-trump-rcna181667

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No need for these trials anymore. The election is over.
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Apparently yes because the dismissal is without prejudice, meaning the charges can be reinstated.
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From what I understand, yes. And it is a very big part of why he filed them. If it wasn't filed, trump could very likely just drop the case. This puts the case on pause... hopefully. the brief also states that they do believe trump is guilty.
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🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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You are assuming he will step down after 4 years like a normal president would. He intends to rule for life. Ugh
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He had 4 years to pull this together.
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You’re assuming he’s out of office in 2029. Keep an eye out for his cronies and him to try to repeal the 22nd amendment.
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Wooow Very Disappointed
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if they where serious about this thing they should have started this in 2022 since it took so long to request the documents back from him
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Smith just paused the statute of limitations. The federal cases were dismissed without prejudice and can be reinstated when Trump leaves office.
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Big fricking surprise. The guy gets away with everything. So frustrating!
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From what I've read, yes it can.
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It's a big fuckin' club - and we ain't in it. But, Joe Biden and Donald Trump ARE.
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No surprise here but, damn! Foul, foul!
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As hopeful as what you are askling sounds lets hope that we are not still dealing with the P0S in 2029 and he is gone.
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I hope he does something so horrific that we can impeach him by June 2025!!!
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I heard no.
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Filed “without prejudice” so yes. But frankly the dementia is going to make that irrelevant.
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Our government has failed to to its job
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Please, dont be so naive

If the people want justice, theyll have to get it themselves

As the Italians did
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Yes. The dismissal motion specifies “without prejudice.”
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So CONman Trump just gaslit the entire U.S. government, its lawyers, judges & its people
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There's no federal statute of limitations on treason.
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If not, I'm sure they will have new crimes to charge him with at that time.
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If Obama committed any crimes, the republiCONS would have hundreds of congressional hearings.
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Wtf! Why do all these idiots allow him to get away with his wrongs??
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As far as I know Smith did this "with prejudice" which I believe means if we have a free and fair election in 4 years and a Dem is elected then yes the charges can be set in motion. Of course in 4 yrs DT will be 82 & possibly dead.
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Sorry I meant "without prejudice".
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Your country had no intention of charging him or it would been done hrs after President Biden was sworn in, I stead ur country allowed him time to place ppl in places where they could help fix the election, as why did ur country use starlink to send vote tallies instead of ur high-speed broadband
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I thought he changed the wording to allow him to press forward on this taken out the immunity crap
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I say if trump can break every fucking law known to man, why should we be required to live by the law.
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17.03 EST
Trump election interference case dismissed.
Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote:
“Dismissal without prejudice is also consistent with the Government’s understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office.”
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If the court agrees to the 'without prejudice' then yes.
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He’s not going in 2029 - once he’s back in the WH they’ll never get him out of there !!!
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Please tell me these can be refiled once he's removed from office thru the 25th Amendment.
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Yes, that’s what “without prejudice” means. Jack is just following the law, a “sitting president” can’t be tried.
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It's a sad time here in America.
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Without prejudice, baby.
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Hopefully he dies long before then...
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Sorry to say but that’s the only way he will leave office this time.
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Think about who is first in line…Vance
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Yeah, scary right?
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Terrifying. I don’t know which is worse. One who sexually assaults women or one who thinks it’s required to stay in an abusive relationship.
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He’ll be dead by then
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The 25th amendment should be usable. He is totally unfit to run a bath never mind a country
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He should be dead by then
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He dismissed without prejudice so hopefully
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Maybe a disgruntled Mickey D's employee will put strychnine in his hamburger before then
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Statute of limitations comes into play.

The offense occurred in 2021. By 2029 seven years has gone by and I do know 7 years is the limit for some crimes.

Not sure about an insurrection or stealing highly classified documents.
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It’s no wonder Black people are beyond fed up. I’m white & absolutely disgusted, disappointed, angry, frustrated, and BEYOND fed up with my similar skin colored kind! 🧵
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Not only have we stolen, enslaved, and harmed their ancestors, but we KEEP ON harassing, persecuting, harming, disrespecting, and disappointing them. REPEATEDLY! Seriously, WTAF, folks?!🧵
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And don’t come at me sputtering ‘Not all white folks’ because if it’s one of us, then it’s ALL of us. We need to get it together & start doing the hard work, or start working at it harder.
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Well he turned out to be a disappointment just like the rest of the current administration 😒👎🏻
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WTAF?!!
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Such sad news
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Going out on a limb here, I do believe after years of a meidas touch diet, that Jack Smith Could suspend the trial until 2029. Convict tramp in 5 years 🤔 Poor Melania lol...
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No it is done but who knows what new things he will do this time around. Then you have to look at the reality he will be 83-84 yrs old time is running out for him.
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Taxpayers payed for this. Release the information
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No, I'm sorry, they can't.
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Yes he can but is unlikely.
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In answer to the question(in the US) who is above the law?

The President...

Go forth and corrupt the system for your personal gain, for you, Trump, are above the law...
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Seems to be his plan, but…. I’m sick of waiting for trump to pay for his crimes!!
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Unlesshe pardons himself. Smith probably just saw there was no point now.
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Unless he***
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All my political heroes have disappointed me
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He had no choice, courtesy SCOTUS. But filed without prejudice, meaning can refile if statute of limitations not exceeded by time he either resigns or is impeached. I think after term completed too late.
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Those few months of optimism and joy gave me false hope Sandra. You’re right but it’s just one more disappointment.
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True, sadly, Mutts.😞
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What makes you think we will survive this asinine act?
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Who will survive what exactly??
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this stupid act gives trump freedom to break any law he wants and to go after anyone he sees as an enemy. he's already promised to deport millions of migrants and plans to use the military to do it. Just like Hitler's brown shirts. We'll have concentration camps before the end of January 2025.
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What act? Not sure I understand what you're asking.🙂
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I understand your disappointment but he really does have no other choice.
Karma will hit 🍊🤡 one day.
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I used to say karma is a procrastinator but she has a long memory but these days I’m having trouble not surrendering to pessimism.
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May not be necessary as DJT may not be alive in 2029.
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Pissed away 4 years. Both him and Merrick Garland.
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Once t RUMP is in office. He will never leave. This will be his home until he dies and he will pass it on to one of his ingrates kids or someone he trusts, his loyalty. What a tragedy this country.
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They can revive it as it was dismissed without prejudice.
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By then he'll be too old and feeble to be charged.. just like Biden.
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He has the scariest face. He looked like The Grim Reaper but in effect was the Wizard of Oz
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Noooooooooooo!
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Probably a good idea to save them for later.
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Very disappointed. Republicans are hypocrites - have been since Reagan, at least. They prattle about the "rule of law," by which they mean "let's lock up all the scary brown people," while simultaneously excusing the most filthy crimes of their own. Unfit to run a bus, let alone a country.
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Please
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This is one lesson that they never teach you in school, in fables or in those coming-of-age movies:

Sometimes bullies win.
Big time.
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This is why I don't really like the Star Wars series. The bullies win. The Rebellion just wins a few battles.
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He left the door open. If the 25th Amendment is implemented the charges can move forward. Garland is a national disgrace.
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It will never happen in 2029. Trump should have been behind bars already. Prosecutors and judges were all talk, and no balls.
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All of them f**king cowards!!!
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Yes they can per Caitlin’s order.
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I meant to say Judge Chutkin.
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What a waste of space Merrick Garland was. Biden should have fired him after year 1🤬
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You forgot about Trump’s SCOTUS giving him immunity and causing a 4 month delay.
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Not in year 1 they didn’t.
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I.N.V.E.S.T.I.G.A.T.I.O.N.
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The article seemed to imply it; I'm hoping
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“Without prejudice”, so technically yes but practically no since the only thing more unlikely than the dude living another 4 years is him ever giving up power.
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We won't even have a nation in 1 year from now!
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That will depend on whether the statute of limitations on the charges has expired by then. I think that's a 5 year window, don't know how that window is affected by the charges having been filed, but it would not surprise me if at 6 years the indictment can't be re-filed.
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Exactly what does this mean?
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I'm not even mad anymore, just disappointed.
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I’m so numb inside.
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If the statute of limitations has elapsed by the time he leaves office, then it’s a No. Either way, he will likely pardon himself, so I don’t think there will ever be a federal charge. But Georgia still looms—let’s pray. 🙏 #GeorgiaMatters #PardonOrNot #FingersCrossed
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Was it filed with or without prejudice? Anyway it doesn’t matter. He’ll pardon himself. What I don’t know if how specific pardons need to be
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Is he dropping the charges to try to save his job??
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No. Trump’s AG would dismiss the case. In the way they can refile after he leaves office
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OK, well that’s good then I guess. Thank you for clarifying!
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Doubtful
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By who? The whole department are a bunch of weak cowards.
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Oh no how dare they not break the law more than they already have to continue their lawfare campaign
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Do you believe in the rule of law? Are you literate enough to read for yourself and determine whether a law was broken (with Trump over 100 times in various cases)? You sound like a fucking parrot, repeating aholes in media running cover for that scumbag.
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What really burns me up is he gets away with everything. How is that even possible?
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WTF?
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Why bother? There is no criminal justice system for the rich in this country.
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I thought that’s why he dropped it. So they could be refiled.
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Garland beats responsibility for our nightmare.
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This is the equivalent to encourage MAGA to use violence against anything or anyone they disagree. It’s frightening.
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Even the all mighty US government couldn’t do anything to stop them, who else could?
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The voters are the ones who decided this. And those who couldn’t be bothered to show up cuz #BothPartiesAreTheSame.

Anyone seeing a difference yet? JFC.
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How cute are you thinking he’ll ever leave…
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Who said he's leaving. The threat we faced all along is now a very real situation. He's not president to run a nation. He's like the guy in rehab only ducking the cops to buy himself time.
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NO THEY CANT! AND IF I WERE JACK SMITH I WOULD LEAVE THE USA
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Of course he does. So sick of this special treatment "IT" has been given. I am not looking forward to this next, However, many years b4 he croaks. Sick of hearing, let's hear him out. Let's give him a chance. Please! 🤮
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As long as he doesn’t pardon himself.
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Oh, I’ll bet that pardoning himself will be in the middle of all of his brand new executive orders that will drop like an exploding piñata in his first month.
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He will never leave office !
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He’s not going to leave Office
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It's over dude
He won
Deal with it
You'll live better if you do
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Hopefully they won’t have to be as one day soon they will find the 🍊 🤡 at the bottom of the stairs, face down his his dribble.
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Federal SOL is 5 years. That clock starts ticking now. How long did it take them to file these charges? They'll have mere months to get the information filed & who knows what will be done to the SCOTUS and Constitution between now and then & if DJT will even still be alive by then. This is over.
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I blame Mitch Mc Connell and Merrick Garland .
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Stop. It’s never going to happen.

Justice delayed is justice denied. You can thank Garland for this.
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I’ve lost all hope that he will ever be held responsible. But you can bet your ass we would be if we committed treason!
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Or if we just opposed him, and it would be twisted in such a way that he would make it to be treason….that’s what autocrats do.
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Politics is a joke now. How do we follow laws set by criminals? The Republican Party needs to dismantle.
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Trump gets away with crimes the rest of us would rot in prison for.
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the optimism that he’ll be out of office in 2029.
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GOD DAMN YOU JACK SMITH. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
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This is such bs. They KEEP letting him get away with any/everything!!!!
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If he is out of office...

He is seeking to gain the 2/3 of Congress at mid term to change the constitution
And stay on
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Trump will face zero consequences...the con man was pardoned by the people...😩😩😩
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Yes.
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Jerk Smith screwed us too
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No, he did not.
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This is the only way he can publish the evidence before Trump’s DOJ destroys it. Dems & Justice lost, remember? 49% said make it so.
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Filed without prejudice, meaning possibility to refile. But must not exceed statute of limitations.
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Trump will have his DOJ destroy all the evidence while he is in office. This will never see the light of day unless all the evidence is released now.
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Yes, the filing says it can be re-filed once he is out of office
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I believe that’s one of the reasons for this action now vs when Trump is in office. With Prejudice vs without.
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If we’re even still around by then….
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I wouldn't want to lie to you,so yeah!
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Why is trump above the law. And has he paid e Jean Carrol her $90,000,000 yet
Americans are a total joke here in Australia 🇦🇺
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Dismissed "without prejudice" means the charges can be filed again.
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I guess this is how dictatorships are born. Some people keep evading justice and, in the end, put themselves above the law. The underlying strength of the USA lies in its adherence to the rule of law and the Power of Judicial review
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😔🙏
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Yes, she dismissed without prejudice.
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Following recent court actions, Trump is already outside the law, as are Musk and other associates. In an oligarchy, the law doesn’t apply to everyone!
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What a nightmare.
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Yes they can - the case was dismissed without prejudice.
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It’s the very reason these charges are being pulled because Jack is taking the long view that as soon as Trump is out of office he is toast.
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I fear that even if they were dismissed without prejudice and therefore rechargeable, he still wouldn’t be able to be charged because of the decision his elected SCOTUS justices made in July. https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5002157/supreme-court-trump-immunity
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You may be right, but I hope you’re not. In any case I am sure a giant piece of karma is awaiting Trump and a lot of his enablers.
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Well, he got away with it! Dems need to play hardball as any illegal behavior surfaces during these MAGA years! Use the courts and be quick about it!
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DOES THIS MEAN THAT COUP D'ETAT'S ARE LEGAL IN AMERICA?
Or is the law making fun of me when I said that it was neither "tourists' nor "Antifa" that joined TRUMP's GREAT METH INSURRECTION? Either way, this was caused by Christians. The solution is to say FUCK OFF TO JESUS.
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DON'T SAY: IMBALANCE IS A LIE
Merrick Garland's snail's pace leadership failed to challenge a rigged justice system. Hence, American justice became selective, inviting the possibility of autocracy. The best bet is to say FUCK OFF TO JESUS and hope his followers rethink their religious influence.
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What a disappointment
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The NYT piece said as much
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WTF!! So the 🍊🐷is above the law! Thanks for NOTHING!!!
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Another great day for the Republicans and President Donald Trump. You liberals keep wasting your time.
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Its only going to get worse
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If he gets kicked out your can be sure more classified, secret documents will be at Mar a Lego and sprinkled around this country clubs
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yes. This preserves his options.
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yes
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make someone happy...me. Someone better remove the orange eyesore, take it to the dump...even my bones knows he cheated.
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Another coward like the AG.
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He’ll be dead by then. There will be no accountability
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He does not deserve to be a Federal judge now!
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I want to see everything he had on him not redacted. I hope they will release this otherwise it might never be seen.
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Only if the statute of limitations has not passed…..
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Dude. He doesn't plan on leaving office. He wants to stay on as king.
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From my understanding, he filed for "without prejudice" which means, yes, it can be brought back up once he is out of office.
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He isn't even in power yet.
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This has to happen if he is to write a report containing most of the evidence which can be released to the public before Biden leaves. After that, Trumps DOJ could destroy it all. 49% of voters said that was okay with them.
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Maybe, but I'd venture to guess he has more power than Biden right now for just about anything.
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This is good - it saves it from being dismissed by trump. It can be refiled when the time is right. Now, Biden should appoint Jack as a federal district court judge.
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Exactly
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That's assuming Trump is even mentally competent in 4 years, or even 4 months, to face charges. And that's only if he's physically able to get through the next 4 years with his plastic 🍔 habit.
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Without prejudice = Yes
With prejudice = No
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wait till you see is getting out of jail in January!!
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Who cares Trump is king now the courts have ensured he will NEVER face responsibility reaffirming ICOTUS ruling making him King
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These cowards moved way too slow on this. Almost as if they really didn’t want to bring it to trial in the first place. 😞
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Yup.
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One rule for the rich and screw everyone else.
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I've been here only for a few weeks, but I tweeted several times on X that I didn't believe tfg would ever spend one day behind bars for anything. He going to get away with it all. Crime pays for tfg and it pays very well.
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Will he get out of office in 2029 ? 🤔
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Sweet Jesus! 2029 sounds like aeons away right now.
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Trump won’t be around that long for that to happen
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It doesn't matter. In the coming years, he will do much worse many times over. If he leaves office, there will be new indictments and probably some from ICC.
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Garland, Smith and the lot of them should all go to jail for wasting taxpayers money, and not bringing an insurrectionist to justice! They had for years if it were me, I’d already be under the jail! I’ve lost all faith in our system!
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This is BS. He is not the sitting president. Joe Biden is.
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what an absolutely useless and corrupt system we have
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Shouldn’t people in jail accused of govt document crimes be released?
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Tr#ump never be impeached. He might be out of office well before his term ends as VP Vance was chosen as his successor by the Oligarchs. The question is when will the 25th Amendment be used.
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This is that bullshit😤😮‍💨
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This is BULLSHIT!! That Fuckhead Skates FREE again!!!
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Google told me that dropped charges can be refiled under certain conditions. The list of conditions was a little too long to post.
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The answer is yes
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Only his imminent passing will bring relief. The last two sad chapters will be some buffoons giving him a presidential medal of freedom, and a state funeral.
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I cannot believe this!🤬
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Nothing will ever happen. Never does.
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Dude. I’m afraid you’re still living in the beforetimes.
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Suck it losers
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After Trump puts more massive suffering on this country, I want him and his allies to be punished.
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Trump will never leave office… one way or other… he was elected President for life, King of Amerika, thanks to all who decided to take a voting vacation like was done in 2016, “because they just couldn’t vote for a woman…”…
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Yes, they can. ‘Without prejudice’ is the key.
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I don't know whether to scream or cry. Such a let down, even though part of me knew he'd get away with everything. It's only going to empower him more. He is above the law.
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It will have to be a new grand jury finding.
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imagine a third impeachment. one of my nun teachers used to say: "3x for the normal mind".
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