Members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have warned America for three years to take former President Donald Trump at his word.
Now, as Trump is poised to win the Republican presidential nomination, his criminal trials face delays that could stall them past Election Day, and his rhetoric grows increasingly authoritarian, some of those lawmakers find themselves following their own advice.
In mid-March, Trump said on social media that the committee members should be jailed. In December he vowed to be a dictator on “day one.” In August, he said he would “have no choice” but to lock up his political opponents.
“If he intends to eliminate our constitutional system and start arresting his political enemies, I guess I would be on that list,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose). “One thing I did learn on the committee is to pay attention and listen to what Trump says, because he means it.”
Lofgren added that she doesn’t yet have a plan in place to thwart potential retribution by Trump. But Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who has long been a burr in Trump’s side, said he’s having “real-time conversations” with his staff about how to make sure he stays safe if Trump follows through on his threats.
“We’re taking this seriously, because we have to,” Schiff said. “We’ve seen this movie before … and how perilous it is to ignore what someone is saying when they say they want to be a dictator.”
Unfortunately we have a right wing party in the government right now, but you’re talking about a country ranked 20 globally
You live in a country where the highest 10% have 60-70% of the nation’s wealth. I don’t give a shit how you’re tanked globally. You have oligarchs, and those oligarchs aren’t going to jail for crimes they commit. Just the same as in every capitalist owned shithole.
https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/sweden/
Do you live in a place that’s better?
Whether I do or not has nothing to do with my point. It’s quite telling that you feel the need to deflect from it in this way.
You’re the one that was deflecting from their point by bringing up Sweden, which is irrelevant. You made a very clear false equivalence in your OP, and then kept hurling invective at anyone who responded. Honestly, you just come off like an unhinged asshole with a sadly common lack of media literacy. Do try to be more useful, and less of an idiot.
Nope, I’m not the one who started bleating about Sweden https://lemmy.ml/comment/10023783
The fact that you’re now resorting to personal attacks here shows what an intellectually bankrupt individual you are. Do try to take your own advice and be less of an idiot.