Comey: We Cannot Allow Trump to Become President Again, Or He'll Weaponize the Government Against the People Weaponizing the Government Against Him

We can't have that.

Former Biden explainer and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki said to Comey, "You've said that Trump poses a near-existential threat to the rule of law, and, and this is something, similar language, that I hear privately from national security officials, some people you and I both know, who will say this, privately, about what a second term could mean. But tell me a little bit about the specifics of what he could try to do. What do you mean by that?"

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Comey answered: "Well, think about what four years of a retribution presidency might look like. He could order the investigation and prosecution of individuals who he sees as enemies -- I'm sure I'm on the enemies list -- because the president constitutionally does oversee the Executive Branch entirely, which includes the Department of Justice, prosecutors and investigators. And so he could commission, direct, that individuals be pursued. He could also direct all kinds of other conduct that people would maybe take to court to try to stop, but who enforces court orders? Mostly the United States marshals service, which is in -- part of the executive branch, and reports to the president. And so President Trump could say, 'I don't care what the Supreme Court says or these district judges say, I'm tellin' the marshals service, Don't enforce the court order.'"

Comey added that Trump's nefarious powers to prosecute those who have destroyed our federal agencies and turned them into organs of authoritarian deep-state Leftism were going to be difficult to combat, because they were rooted in a flaw of the document that Leftists everywhere hate with burning intensity: the U.S. Constitution. "And so, our Constitution really does give a rogue president, which is what this would be, tremendous power to destroy," he said. "And so that's why I'm trying to warn people. Given the way he said he intends to operate if he's reelected, this will be something we could never have imagined. Again, it seems like science fiction in a way, but it's what another four years of Donald Trump really promises, which is why -- people criticize CNN for their town hall; I want people to stare at the threat that we're facing and understand that they cannot take the next election off."

Mollie @MZHemingway

The guy who tried to subvert the Constitution and blackmail the previous president through the ludicrous and dangerous Russia collusion lie says the guy trying to imprison his most forbidable political opponent "abides the law and our constitution" -- propaganda press on full display

After making the case that Trump is a singular threat who poses a unique danger to the Republic, Comey immediately contradicted himself and said that all Republicans are a threat to the Republic.

So no, this former (?) communist says he will not consider any other Republican. He also says "It has to be Biden," so you know this is all above-board objective analysis and not just a former (?) communist pushing socialist Democrats as usual.

NeverTrumpers do this too, of course: Claim that Trump is a singular, unique evil in the world, and then say that all Republicans are like Trump, and DeSantis, of course, is even worse.

Their dictionaries must supply different definitions of "singular" and "unique" than mine does.

posted by Ace at 01:30 PM

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