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CNN obtains the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by brandon@lemmy.ml to c/news@beehaw.org

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The recording, which first aired on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” includes new details from the conversation that is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump over the mishandling of classified information, including a moment when Trump seems to indicate he was holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran.

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[–] Nusm@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My biggest fear is from the post I read that said that, in cases like these, the Justice Department will frequently offer the defendant a sweetheart plea deal. The information is so classified that it can’t be used as evidence for national security, and he will get little more than a slap on the wrist again.

[–] brandon@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been wrong before, but I can't imagine Trump accepting a plea deal.

Mostly I'd be worried about actually being able to finding a decent jury without one nutjob who refuses to convict under any circumstance.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

oh god you're right - it will be the ultimate hung jury and it will be annoying af.

the good thing is, in the current climate I can't see Trump getting reelected.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Can't you? Every time Trump gets caught breaking the law it's spun as a political attack on conservatism. It's sunk-cost fallacy. They have bought into so many of his lies that to cast doubt on him calls into question who they even are.

I figure anything that puts Trump in front of a camera works to his advantage. Will it swing an election in his favor? Who knows? That's over a year away - you can't really say anything for certain.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

in the current climate I can’t see Trump getting reelected.

As bad as he is, if he becomes ineligible to run, there are equally bad GOP candidates standing in the wings, except they're more competent and are willing to fuck over the country far worse than Trump was able to.

[–] MoonRocketeer@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's so stressful to think about. The only good thing to come out of this is a less-apathetic voting demographic between 18-35. Let's hope it's enough to keep the fascists at bay.