Summary

Senator Lindsey Graham urged special counsel Jack Smith to end his legal cases against Donald Trump after Trump’s projected 2024 presidential victory.

Graham criticized the charges as “politically motivated” and claimed the American public was tired of “lawfare.”

Smith, appointed in 2022, had charged Trump over classified documents and his role in the January 6 Capitol attack. The Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting prosecution scope bolstered Trump’s legal position.

Trump, convicted in a separate case involving business record falsification, has indicated plans to dismiss Smith upon taking office in January.

  • @Asafum@feddit.nl
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    1389 hours ago

    It’s time I stop reading the news for the next 4 years. It’s going to be nothing but absolutely infuriating.

    Trump gets away with everything and the people trying to uphold some sense of justice immediately get the hammer.

    I hate people so much.

    • This is the worst part of it all. Trump will serve 4 more years (and hopefully not a day longer) and retire blissfully. He’s getting away with everything scot-free.

    • @ironsoap
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      328 hours ago

      Not reading the news isn’t going to make the situation better or worse. I understand the sentiment, but don’t understand why saying it is useful. Hiding your head in the sand doesn’t mean your body won’t be harmed.

      There are better ways to cope with the emotional onslaught of this change. Focusing on your community, finding new digital communities, learning to cope in general, finding validating ways to feel liberated… In other words actions. Small perhaps, but beyond this notion of burying our heads in the sand.

      • @Lennny@lemmy.world
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        84 hours ago

        If I keep reading it I’m eventually going to go buy a 9mm and eat some lead . Sometimes not participating IS the best option.

      • Lightor
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        176 hours ago

        I think that’s their point. Reading it doesn’t help, it’ll just stress you out and cause worry. For most people there’s nothing we can do, so ignoring it might be the healthiest option.

    • JaggedRobotPubes
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      14 hours ago

      Mostly nazis.

      Yes the response to stopping them was shit on several fronts. But all of that added together multiplied by three is less than nazi republican badness.

    • @Soup@lemmy.world
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      68 hours ago

      The people who have enough privilege to ignore the news are the ones who can do the most to fix things.

      • Lightor
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        126 hours ago

        What can I do? Genuine question. I vote every election, I even donate every month. Reading the news is going to cause stress and anxiety over things I have 0 control over. Why expose myself to that?

        • @Soup@lemmy.world
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          15 hours ago

          Like anything stressful but important sometimes ya just gotta find ways to deal with it. Knowing what’s happening, at least somewhat, is important.

          • Lightor
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            43 hours ago

            The people who have enough privilege to ignore the news are the ones who can do the most to fix things.

            You’re saying I can do the most though, is the most I can do just know what’s going on? Curious how that helps anything.

      • @Asafum@feddit.nl
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        87 hours ago

        As if I had any power to change what has happened with our government over my entire life to begin with. I’m just one useless prick in a sea of Nazis