Summary
Donald Trump condemned France’s conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, calling her four-year sentence and five-year political ban a “witch hunt” and likening it to his own legal battles.
Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling EU funds and plans to appeal.
Trump claimed the charges were politically motivated, calling them a “bookkeeping error” and urging France to “FREE MARINE LE PEN!”
He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents. Le Pen’s National Rally party was fined $2 million.
It was not a witch hunt, it was a bitch hunt. And it succeeded.
Since America has now set a precedent for letting criminals get away with shit if they run for office, I wanna see Luigi Mangione run for congress
Prez. Luigi for Prez. At least he’s actually done something for the people.
He’s not old enough to run for president
Trump is a felon, Edward Rafael Cruz was born in Canada, and half of our Congresspeople are dementia patients. Who gives a fuck about the requirements at this point.
Unfortunately, there is no constitutional requirement that says the president can’t be a felon or have dementia
There is one that you can’t be part of an insurrection and that didn’t matter either.
None of those are legal barriers. Being under 35 is.
Waging an insurrection is also a legal barrier. Does article 2 of the US constitution self execute? No? Then it can’t be enforced, just like amendment 14, section 3.
Nobody really cares about laws anymore, so lets just ignore that one.
I’ve observed that such laws are of zero consequence.
Can you imagine if he turns “full on maga”, sings trumps praises, claims woke mind virus made him do it. Trump Pardons him and invites him to the white house. He 2 for 1s Trump and musk
Luigi wouldn’t lose any votes if he gunned someone down on avenue of the americas
Perfection
He just needs to start wearing a MAGA hat at his court appearances.
Please offer her asylum in the US.
And extend that offer to Orban, Fico, Farage, Abascal, Weidel and the rest of fascist scum.
Please please don’t. You’re setting great examples by putting them in prisons. Nobody anywhere needs American fascists getting reinforcements. It’s better for everyone that they be incarcerated, banned from public office, and their wealth seized. If they can be rehabilitated, fine. Maybe. Otherwise let them rot.
I think we would set a better example if more people went the Mario’s brother way.
I don’t disagree
French here. Donald, take care of your burning house before you step in ours.
He’s being ordered by Putin on his behalf, le penne is putins agent
How is he aware of her bookkeeping?
Was he doing it?
I wouldn’t be surprised.
It’s just not a bookkeeping error, there are internal emails where they state that they wouldn’t be able to keep the lights on without paying their staff with our taxes.
Source?
Here you go. My translation of the email :
During the upcoming years we will only make it if we make substantial savings thanks to the European parliament, and if we manage to get additional subsidies.
Well I knew it wasn’t a bookkeeping error. I believe the opposite of what the orange man says by default.
But I’m not aware about the actual fraud. They asked for more money when they already had enough money? The article you linked might translate wrong but they seem to be dismissing that email as proof.
Well yeah, “they” being the VP of the FN :)
He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents
That is a fine mental gymnastic there.
I hope I’m not erring on the side of over-simplifying reality to make it abide to my limited mental capabilities to comprehend it, but more likely it is them, “He and allies like Elon Musk”, who by doing what they normally do are using the legal system to silence themselves.
Rule of law 101
What’s funny is that the French government is not “left-wing”.
By comparison with MAGA they are.
By comparison with US in general Europe is living in communist utopia :)
In comparison with the US democrats they are.
They’re arguing that as if they’re not doing that exact thing themselves, as if they ain’t silencing their critics. Worst part is he’s disguising himself as a libertarian and someone who’s pro free-speech, when his ideas of libertarianism only extend to his govt. and cronies and his ideas of freedom of speech extend to his own views and his own supporters. He’s using the guise of being censored himself to censor literally anyone who opposes him.
“fine mental gymnastics”!?!?
There’s a few American law firms that need to be listed here, just for starters.
‘Fine’, my ass
Everything this idiot does, I look at through the eyes of the kremlin. That makes it make sense.
Trump = Krasnov
Big mad at functioning countries who can hold criminals accountable.
Uh, le fuck off.
On behalf of France to Trump:
Va te faire foutre.
I think for this one we can dust off one of my old favourites: “va te faire enculer à sec avec du gravier”.
trump must vouch for Le penne because she is also a russian asset, and putin will be disappointed of he doesnt.
She won’t see an actual jail unless she seriously fuck-up, most of the sentence is suspended and as the remaining time is under two years she has the right to request house arrest or any other alternative sentence.
So the remaining sentence is that she can’t run at next presidential election (provided that she doesn’t get something else in appeal before the election).
Obvious reminder that if you or I would have stole 4 millions Euro we would see an actual jail.
I guess he realizes he would be in the same boat as her if America had a functional legal system. Or maybe I’m giving him too much credit, thinking he has the self-awareness to compare his situation to hers.
In the Orange Goblin‘s world, why should criminals be prosecuted or sentenced instead of being pardoned? He should better deal with the mess he is creating at home and manage his own affairs.
Wilhoit’s law.
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
He “demands”, how cute…
