In any other democratic country, including the UK, Donald Trump would have been convicted in 2020 or soon after. It would not have taken over four years for a functioning justice system to find he encouraged a violent riot. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - ThreadSky

ewanmg.bsky.social • 105 days ago

In any other democratic country, including the UK, Donald Trump would have been convicted in 2020 or soon after.

It would not have taken over four years for a functioning justice system to find he encouraged a violent riot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/14/donald-trump-2020-election-conviction-special-counsel-report-jack-smith

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exiladomd.bsky.social•105 days ago

I hope you're actively lying, because if you are bring sincere it'd be tragic. And a bit funny.

wescontreras.com•104 days ago

Are there any cases of a democracy successfully prosecuting a billionaire?

If so, how long did it take?

ewanmg.bsky.social•104 days ago

Simple cases take less long than many of these of course: https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/billionaires-behind-bars/

wescontreras.com•104 days ago

Bankman-Fried was broke when they arrested him. Looking at the rest, looks like 3 years is a pretty normal timeline.

airfriedrosie.bsky.social•105 days ago

Oh come on, our country is no better for prosecuting powerful white men. Let's be serious.

hehenunja.bsky.social•105 days ago

"democratic country"
"UK"

Choose one

ewanmg.bsky.social•105 days ago

For reference, for those interested, here's a UK statute of encouraging or assisting a crime.

It requires (a) doing an act capable of encouraging a crime - in Trump's case, a riot, and
(b) intending it - for Trump, shown easily by questioning before a jury:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/part/2

chadloder.bsky.social•105 days ago

what lmao

griffonatrix.bsky.social•105 days ago

That's why Tony Blair is in prison

debbiesand.bsky.social•105 days ago

Certainly not when we all watched it live…

ravenonthill.bsky.social•105 days ago

United States has not had a functioning judicial system since the conservative majority was placed on the Supreme Court and that was 7 years ago.

stevebergin.bsky.social•105 days ago

The riot was just one part not the whole thing and it was organized not just incited. The fake electors and the Proud Boys and the pressure on Pence and others to throw out results didn't all just happen to occur around Jan 6, it was a failed coup plot.

oso-peligroso.bsky.social•104 days ago

Successful*

oso-peligroso.bsky.social•104 days ago

Just took a few more years to marinate

mikeintlh.bsky.social•105 days ago

The American justice system has failed.

oso-peligroso.bsky.social•105 days ago

Go on

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